Business Former Huddersfield Piazza boss joins The Media Centre as new CEO The Media Centre is set to undergo significant transformation as part of bold plans laid out by newly appointed CEO Vernon O’Reilly. Currently finishing his tenure as shopping centre manager for Huddersfield Piazza – and having worked on innovative schemes for Discover Huddersfield and the town’s Business Improvement District By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Eddisons colleagues cycle 80 miles to boost £5,000 brain tumour charity A 12-strong team of colleagues from Eddisons building and project consultancy team have notched up more than 1,000 miles in just one day as part of efforts to raise £5,000 for the Brain Tumour Charity by covering 5,000 miles in one month. The colleagues are supporting a By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Avant Homes Yorkshire site manager wins industry award Avant Homes Yorkshire is celebrating after one of its site managers won a National House Building Council (NHBC) Pride in the Job Quality Award for his work on a 226-home development in Crosland Moor, Huddersfield. Steve Baldwin, who manages the housebuilder’s Fitzwilliam Grange development in the town, was one By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Landscape firm winner at Pro Landscaper Business Awards Landscaping supplier Green-tech has been named as the Supplier and Service Provider in the 2021 Pro Landscaper Business Awards. Green-tech is based between Boroughbridge and Knaresborough. Sales director, Richard Gill comments; “This is brilliant news. I am so pleased to have won. It means everything to the whole Green-tech team. By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Four key hires for technical PR agency Technical communications specialist Scriba PR has made four key hires – taking the headcount to 13 – to bolster its service offering and tackle even more strategic briefs. Bolstering the account management team is Katie Coxall, who joins the B2B PR firm from Open Communications Ltd – where she looked after messaging for By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Coffee entrepreneur says it takes more than just ‘a passion for beans’ to run a successful coffee business What’s the connection between a deep-sea diving instructor and running a successful coffee roasting and wholesale business? The answer can be found in the back-story of Youri Vlag (originally from The Netherlands) who - following a career under water - created a successful business on dry land, Limini Coffee, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Black Sheep Brewery helps Harrogate Town A.F.C welcome fans back to the Club Black Sheep Brewery has announced a major new sponsorship deal with recently promoted Harrogate Town A.F.C. that will see it become the official beer of the club, as well as secure naming rights for its newly built car park terrace; the ‘Black Sheep Brewery Stand’. The football club, By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity PR agency announces 12 months of pro bono support for youth-focused CIC Huddersfield based PR and marketing agency KC Communications has agreed a 12 month pro bono contract with award-winning community organisation Conscious Youth CIC. KC Communications, which was founded in 2014 by Huddersfield businesswoman Katrina Cliffe, has a roster of clients across a range of sectors including manufacturing, property, health tech By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Stafflex announces brand refresh Huddersfield based recruitment agency Stafflex announces refresh of its core brand elements. The refreshed brand delivers a new strapline and alternative main logo as well as new logos for their industrial, office, education and engineering divisions which will be used alongside the original. The rebrand is intended to better communicate By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Property search agency finds new partners as business expands Six years after launching successful home buying agency, The Search Partnership, former Strutt & Parker and Knight Frank estate agents, Toby Milbank and Tom Robinson have been joined by two experienced property professionals who specialise in commercial property and land management. Edgar Seligman will head up The Commercial Partnership, managing By The Editor • 3 min read
Legal Matters Business development director joins LCF Law Kirsteen McFadzean has joined leading Yorkshire law firm, LCF Law, as business development director. Kirsteen brings a wealth of experience to the role after previously overseeing business development at several regional, national and international law firms. She is well-accustomed to harnessing a full range of business development activities to drive By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Name revealed for proposed £60m, 27-acre mixed use development Developers have revealed the name of a proposed mixed-use development with a total construction cost of £60m to be built on a vacant 27-acre site on Brighouse Road in Hipperholme. Located on the site of the former Crosslee tumble dryer factory, which stood there for more than 30 years, the By The Editor • 2 min read
