Charity Calderdale shoppers are able to donate to charity through contactless payments The Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC) has partnered with Halifax BID, Woolshops Shopping Centre, Yorkshire Payments, and Briggs Priestley Signs to launch the first permanent contactless card donation point in the area so shoppers can donate safely and help local charities. The donations will go to the Community Foundation for By The Editor • 1 min read
Business New appointments for sign firm Leeds and St Helens-based Widd Signs has made four appointments to its team following a host of new business wins. The traditional and digital signage specialist has hired Jonathan Hitch as group buyer. He is responsible for negotiating the best rates for the group across the supply chain, supporting the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Boost for Northern businesses as The Northern Affinity restarts in-person events The Northern Affinity has announced the return of in-person events across each of its regional hubs in the North of England. In line with government guidelines, the firm has organised a number of local get togethers for business owners within South Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire. From April 29th, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Hatmill becomes employee-owned Hatmill, the Yorkshire-based supply chain and logistics consultancy, has become an employee-owned business. The founder of Hatmill, Simon Dixon, is transferring 100% of shares to an Employee-owned Trust (EOT) for the benefit of employees. A £6m turnover business, Hatmill was established in 2009 and now has a team of over By The Editor • 3 min read
Legal Matters Schofield Sweeney welcomes new members to the team Schofield Sweeney continues to grow its offering to meet clients’ needs by expanding its commercial and corporate teams with the appointment of two new lawyers. David Hunter (pictured below) joins the commercial team as a director. David acts for all types of businesses ranging from PLCs to SMEs and helps By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Eat Out Round About App moves to next stage of Wakefield trial Innovate UK backed startup Not Usual Ltd have shared an update on the progression of their ‘Eat Out Round About’ trial in their hometown of Wakefield following a successful first stage of the trial in March and April. The first and shortest stage of the trial reached almost double its By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Car wash concession to open first Yorkshire site at a Bradford Garden Centre An established family car wash business is the latest concession to open at a Bradford garden centre. Handy Andy Car Wash Limited will open its 17th car wash site, the first in Yorkshire, at Tong Garden Centre on 7th May. The site will offer a range of car wash and By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Sky opens largest shop to date at Trinity Leeds Trinity Leeds, the Landsec retail and leisure destination in the heart of Leeds, has announced the opening of a new permanent shop for Sky, Europe’s leading media and entertainment company. The new shop forms part of Sky’s strategy to move into bricks and mortar retail, to deliver an By The Editor • 2 min read
Business OSL Cutting Technologies awarded prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise Yorkshire-based OSL Cutting Technologies, which forms part of the OSL Group, has been awarded the prestigious 2021 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category. Now in their 55th year, the Queen's Awards for Enterprise is an awards programme for British businesses and organisations which excel By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Expanding brownie brand appoints Umpf for digital PR brief A fast-growing chocolate brownie brand with shops and cafes across the UK, as well as an online business, has appointed Leeds-based integrated agency Umpf to drive traffic to their website and footfall to their stores. Love Brownies, which already has London shops in Clapham, Islington and Southgate, has just opened By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Bringing Manufacturing Home; B2B marketing agency launch industry whitepaper Halston Marketing, a Leeds-based B2B marketing agency, have just released their latest whitepaper, entitled ‘Bringing Manufacturing Home’. This research paper has been developed in collaboration with leading industry initiatives and thinkers including Make UK and Made Smarter, alongside insight derived directly from SME manufacturers working in various sectors. The piece By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Julie flies high for the Kirkwood Hospice Ramsdens Solicitors very own Queen of adrenaline, Julie Ellam from the Litigation team took to the skies…all for charity. She was finally able to take to the sky and complete her wing-walk in aid of The Kirkwood Hospice, after almost two-years of postponements. The flight lasted approximately 10 minutes By The Editor • 1 min read
