Business Yorkshire agency makes 3 new appointments due to unprecedented growth Despite the turbulent year, Leeds-based digital agency Tall have made it a success through continued growth of both existing clients and new business wins such as Provident Financial Group, CR Smith and Yorkshire Building Society. They have achieved this by demonstrating the role that digital continues to play within clients By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Launchpad helps Barnsley creative agency enjoy ‘Awesome’ growth A Barnsley-based creative agency which sought to showcase the artistic awesomeness of their home town is setting its sights on using their skills to support new entrepreneurs in the region after rising to the challenges posed by lockdown to enjoy a record year of growth. Graphic designer Dan Rose launched By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Pentest People is named among Leeds Digital Enterprise Top 100 Local cybersecurity consultancy, Pentest People, been named in the Digital Enterprise Top 100 list of the Leeds city region’s most resilient businesses that use digital technologies in the most innovative and transformational ways. Organisations commission Pentest People’s cybersecurity experts to test their websites, applications and IT systems for By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Make a will and support Barnsley Hospice Barnsley people are being urged to use their time in lockdown to make a will in exchange for a donation to Barnsley Hospice. Local solicitors are waiving their fees and offering telephone and video appointments to hospice supporters as part of the charity’s annual ‘Make a Will Month’. The By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Smith Brothers set to fire up 20MW gas peaking plant in Wales Yorkshire-headquartered Smith Brothers Contracting Ltd is well underway with the design, build and energisation of a 20MW gas peaking power plant in Ebbw Vale, Wales, on behalf of developer Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners. The five-month project, due to be connected to the Western Power Distribution (WPD) network in February 2021, will By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Horizon Platforms reaches new heights with employee ownership Wakefield-based powered access provider, Horizon Platforms today announces a transition to becoming employee owned to support ambitious growth plans. Horizon, who provide powered access hire across the UK and training from their West Yorkshire super depot, worked with the Manchester office of global audit, tax and consulting firm RSM to By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Firm shows it’s on the ball with growth plans and complete brand refresh A Leeds-based branded clothing and merchandise firm is gearing up for growth following increased investment, strategic appointments, a raft of exciting new contracts and a fresh, new identity. Established in 1998 as Creative Emporium, the business has rebranded for 2021 as ‘Infinity Incorporated’. A leading specialist in branded merchandise, corporate By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Show homes unveiled to Doncaster homebuyers Yorkshire housebuilder Avant Homes has revealed a collection of impressive showhomes at its 143-home Furlong Park development in Doncaster. Interested buyers can now take a first look at Avant Homes’ latest specification across three signature housetypes including the three-bedroom Haddington, four-bedroom detached Sudbury and five-bedroom Chesham. Works are progressing well By The Editor • 1 min read
Business AYRE works with Make UK on the Manufacturing Awards 2020 Leeds based AYRE Event Solutions has supported Make UK take their Manufacturing Awards virtual for the first time in their history. The Make UK Manufacturing Awards 2020, ran a series of regional virtual awards at the end of 2020 with the regional finalists competing for the national trophies at the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire profit warnings up 79% in 2020 The number of profit warnings issued by Yorkshire-based listed companies increased significantly to 43 in 2020 compared with 24 in 2019, according to EY’s latest Profit Warnings report. This is a 79% increase on 2019 and is also significantly higher than at the peak of the financial crisis in By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Graphic design students design a solution to help mitigate the spread of coronavirus Students at University Campus Rotherham have created designs to raise the awareness of an all-new antibacterial lamination type that kills 99% of bacteria upon contact using silver ion technology. Working to a design brief set out by the heads of the Creative and Marketing team at the UK’s largest By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Gritting pro’s five top tips for driving in the snow Paul Dyson, owner of private gritting company Gritting Direct has experienced his busiest period to date due to extensive snowfall throughout the past month. His work helps keep essential public sector and private businesses continue to operate safely and provide their essential services in adverse weather conditions. The private gritting By The Editor • 2 min read
