Business SalesStar UK’s pandemic efforts recognised in global awards Sales development consultancy, SalesStar UK, has been recognised in the annual SalesStar Global Awards for its success and efforts throughout the pandemic. The Huddersfield-based firm took home Partner of the Year, the Team First Award and Rookie Coach of the Year for achieving exceptional growth in the last 12 months. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Avant Homes acquires land for £21.5m, 80-home development Yorkshire Avant Homes has purchased 14.47-acres of land to deliver a £21.5m development of 80 design-led homes in Green Hammerton, North Yorkshire. Located just off the A59 directly between York and Harrogate, Avant Homes secured planning approval from Harrogate Borough Council in March 2021. The new development, named By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Kohinoor selects Paladin for new product launch Harrow-based Indian food brand Kohinoor has selected Yorkshire-based creative marketing agency Paladin to launch its new range of condiments. Kohinoor, part of Indo-European Foods Ltd, has created a new range of pickles and chutneys for the consumer market that will be launched in ASDA this summer. Paladin has been tasked By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Brighouse's O&H returns to profitability under Venari Group ownership The UK’s oldest and largest ambulance manufacturer, O&H Vehicle Technology (OHVT), has announced its official, successful turnaround after posting profitable results for the first time since 2017, 18-months after its acquisition by Venari Group. O&H Vehicle Technology’s figures for the period ending February 2021 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Lairgate Financial celebrates fifth year of ‘doing advice differently’ Wayne Audsley and Phillip Betts established their financial advice business in 2016, with the aim of championing something they believed was becoming increasingly rare in the marketplace – customer-centricity and true independence. Now, five years on, they’re celebrating the fact that clients have endorsed that approach in their hundreds, to By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Barnsley manufacturer ups production by 25 per cent and creates ten new jobs A Barnsley-based engineering company has increased production by 25 per cent this year following a hike in post-pandemic orders. LNS Turbo UK, manufactures chip disposal systems for industrial cutting machines and sells them across the UK and Europe. Last year, 1,600 chip conveyor units rolled off its production line; By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Sheffield charity founder shortlisted for national award The founder of a Sheffield-based rare disease charity has been shortlisted for a prestigious national nursing award. Dr Iain Armstrong, chair of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA UK) in Chapeltown, is a finalist in the ‘Innovations in your Specialty’ category of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Nursing Awards. Iain, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Eddisons scoops best website in national property marketing awards Property consultant Eddisons, whose head office is in Leeds, has won a top national award for its ‘clear and easy to navigate’ website. Organised by industry body the Chartered Surveyors’ Company, and property trade title Estates Gazette, the annual Property Marketing Awards are judged by an independent panel of leading By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Conveyancing team exchange miles for donations A team of residential property conveyancing lawyers and support staff from Yorkshire have raised £2,888 for a charity that supports anyone affected by the death of a baby. Six people from LCF Residential, which is part of LCF Law, each ran or walked 50 miles during the month of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Innovative companies selected for green accelerator programme A sustainable 3D printer, a digital personal health record and an integrated care platform connecting patients and healthcare professionals are the products that will be the focus of Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network’s (AHSN) inaugural ‘green’ accelerator programme. Commissioned by West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Meeow enhances support to entrepreneurs with shoutout partnership Solopreneurs and entrepreneurs across the globe are set to benefit from increased profile boosting thanks to a new partnership between Meeow and ShoutOut. The two Saas firms have teamed up to enable and encourage members of Meeow’s online video networking platform to give the people they meet on a By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire colleges announce plans for merger The Governing Bodies of Selby College and Wakefield College have today announced plans to merge. The new college group will serve the education and skills needs of residents and employers from their campuses in Castleford, Selby and Wakefield with a wider range of courses and apprenticeships at all levels and By The Editor • 3 min read
