Business Leeds agency delivers distinctive design for Leach Trio Media has launched a new website for print and display design solutions business, Leach. Leach is a market-leading print house that counts All Saints, Marks & Spencer, and Peloton as its customers. The Huddersfield-headquartered business develops bespoke, large-format display products for global customers, including graphics, lightboxes, and acoustic solutions By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds printer expands Yorkshire wide format print specialists FaberExposize UK and sister company Northern Flags have expanded their operations, growing their workforce by over 25%. The move, made in response to a highly successful second quarter, is a statement of intent from a company which came out of the pandemic in profit and By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Mark Hearld, Raucous Invention: The Joy of Making Raucous Invention: The Joy of Making will be an ambitious, vibrant, and creative journey where Hearld explores connections through collaboration and risk taking to create bold and challenging works. With several special collaborations planned, it will be a celebration of the joy and inspiration that comes from working with like-minded By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Online bathroom retailer showers Leeds based Brand-8 PR with success Doncaster-headquartered online bathroom retailer Victoria Plum has appointed Brand8 PR to support the continued implementation of its strategic growth plans. The Leeds-based agency won a competitive pitch process to provide Victoria Plum with a range of corporate communications and consumer PR consultancy services. Founded 20 years ago, Victoria Plum was By The Editor • 1 min read
Business What is my ‘why?’ with insolvency practitioner Charles Brook I’ve just had the fortune to experience a restful week away with my family at a rural cottage in Scotland. Apart from an excursion into Edinburgh and an occasional stop for coffee and cake, it has been blissfully, crowd and Covid-precaution free. We all need a break sometimes and, By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Huddersfield business reveals how paper track and trace systems could be putting your data at risk With many Brits reluctant to download the NHS Track and Trace app, many hospitality businesses were forced to offer paper forms to comply with the COVID-19 rules. To support the NHS track and trace system, these records should be held for 21 days before securely disposing of them (1). If By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Peak Architects reveal designs for new residential scheme Hope Valley and Sheffield based company Peak Architects, has revealed design proposals to transform a former car showroom into a new retail and residential scheme in the heart of historic market town, Matlock. Developed on behalf of landowner and developer, Clowes Developments (North West) Ltd, and in discussion with the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Kirklees College and Mark Eastwood MP to host Apprenticeships and Skills Fair Kirklees College is working in collaboration with Mark Eastwood MP to host an Apprenticeships and Skills Fair at the Pioneer Higher Skills Centre in Dewsbury. Working with 18 established employers in Kirklees, including Fox’s Biscuits, John Cotton, Shackletons, UK Greetings, The Armed Forces and The Department of Working Pensions, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Visual Media Conference pioneers a new format for online events A 3-day programme with planned breaks to let participants carry on with their day-to-day priorities and a TV Guide for participants to choose from live keynote speakers, panel discussion and pre-recorded content. Sustainability through Innovation is making sense of the new world with over 30 world-class speakers from the UK, By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Huddersfield’s The Bigger Boat and Company Shop Group team up to tackle food waste The UK’s leading redistributor of surplus stock, Company Shop Group, has welcomed the second cohort of its ‘Luminary Programme’, which educates global-facing brands and shows them how to deliver more sustainable and social business practices. The online learning and development platform – a first-of-its-kind mentoring project for industry leaders – was By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New appointment is a real asset for Gent Visick Leeds-based property consultancy Gent Visick (GV) has launched a specialist Lease Advisory and Asset Management service, following the appointment of property professional Niall Mackinnon. Niall joins GV as a director from Cushman & Wakefield, having also previously worked at Avison Young. He plans to grow and develop the Lease Advisory By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Leeds Digital Festival 2021 launches global programme of events Leeds Digital Festival, one of the UK’s largest tech and digital events, is returning for the sixth year running. The Festival has unveiled a programme of 300 exciting virtual and in-person events that celebrate digital culture in all its forms, hosted by start-ups, leading tech businesses and government institutions. By The Editor • 2 min read
