National Another investment professional joins growing YFM team Ben Pitt is the latest recruit, joining the growing investment team as an investment associate at YFM Equity Partners (YFM) which has offices in London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester and Reading, and is continuing to expand its team across the South. After spending the last four years with EY as a By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Third deal in a year for Ascensor Digital Agency as they acquire Blue Mantis assets. Leeds-based digital marketing agency Ascensor [http://www.ascensor.co.uk] has announced their third M&A deal in a year with the acquisition of Blue Mantis [http://bluemantis.com/] assets. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, secures Blue Mantis’ clients, and includes the recruitment of six Blue Mantis employees. By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink New restaurant opens in Leeds offering pizza 'your way' Pizza Punks pride themselves on creating mouth-watering food, concocting unique cocktails and creating ultimate experiences. Already located in three cities across the UK – Glasgow, Belfast and Newcastle, the team has picked Leeds to be their next port of call, with a brand-new restaurant opening on Bond Street in Leeds this By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Yorkshire accountancy practice outlines covid support schemes With many business owners unsure about the Covid-19 government support that is available to them, Yorkshire based chartered accountancy and business advisory firm, Hentons has compiled a summary of the main schemes currently on offer. Hentons, which is ranked as one of the top 100 accountancy firms by fee income By The Editor • 3 min read
Business New JRP and EV3 Partnership to help businesses reach net zero One of the region’s leading architectural practices JRP Associates has partnered with sustainability consultants EV3 Power to offer sustainable solutions to the construction and industrial sectors to help them achieve net zero. JRP Associates delivers commercially successful developments for a range of clients, from NHS Trusts, private homeowners and By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity ‘My Northern Christmas’ campaign to support North’s bounce back The Northern Affinity has launched a campaign to encourage businesses across the north to celebrate Christmas 2020 in August as it strives to help the hospitality industry and independent businesses bounce back. Declaring 16th to 22nd August ‘Northern Christmas Week’, the firm is inviting businesses and individuals across the north By The Editor • 3 min read
Food&Drink NPIF funding brings early Christmas treat for Hull bakery Christmas has come early for a Hull bakery which produces over a million festive cakes and puddings each year after calling on help from NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance and Finance For Enterprise to secure the vital funds needed to expand its operations to new premises and double its workforce. By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Venari Group to create 100 jobs in Ford deal Brighouse-based Venari Group and Ford have today announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding for a new alliance to take cooperation between the two businesses on emergency vehicles to the next level. The Ford Venari Alliance brings together Ford, the UK market leader in commercial vehicles and Venari, the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Interiors expert creates online hub for design inspiration Interior designers and specifiers across the UK can now order samples from a range of leading suppliers and find fresh inspiration for their projects in the same online marketplace. Sample Library – targeting the UK design market – features leading products from the design world and gives its professional users a quick, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business How to do financial self-discipline without sewing your wallet shut Learning to be disciplined with money [http://www.moneyunder30.com/be-disciplined-about-money] is not always easy. It’s not something they teach us how to do at school and it’s not something that comes naturally to most of us. But it is necessary if you want to get ahead financially By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The Coalfields Regeneration Trust supports plan for the North The Coalfields Regeneration Trust, the only organisation dedicated to levelling up the former coalmining communities throughout the UK, has shown its support for an independent report authored by Professor Steve Fothergill and Tony Gore of the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University. Providing a foreword By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Alpaca back 16yr old Ginetta driver all the way Based in Wetherby, Rob Ashall and Richard Turner founded business growth consultancy Alpaca in 2014, with a driving ambition to set themselves apart from the competition with a commitment to thinking differently. It’s this approach that sees Alpaca and their legal brand Alt-Legal teaming up with 16-year-old up and By The Editor • 2 min read
