Business Brighouse welded mesh manufacturer announces £2m investment and new jobs After 125 years of trading, welded steel mesh manufacturer Siddall and Hilton Products has started the New Year with a bang, announcing its largest investment in 12 years with the purchase of a new £2m specialist welding machine that will increase capacity and efficiency at its Brighouse manufacturing site and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire Water gearing up to help pubs prepare for end of lockdown Yorkshire Water is once again working alongside the region’s pubs and hospitality sector to help them prepare for reopening once the third national lockdown ends. The water company is enabling landlords to dispose of waste beer free of charge, repeating the scheme it ran before pubs reopened in July By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Sheffield-based Toggle reports 'buoyant’ December sales Sheffield-based hospitality gift card platform Toggle has reported a ‘buoyant’ Christmas performance in spite of December sales being down overall. With the pandemic forcing businesses to close their doors to customers, operators pivoted to selling retail products and at-home experiences, as well as gift cards. Digital sales increased by 39% By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Digital solutions provider charts course for further growth Leading Leeds-based digital solutions provider UX Global (UXG) has appointed a head of sales and marketing as it looks to build on current momentum and pursue significant growth in 2021. Noel Kennedy has been recruited to the newly-created role at the Horsforth-based company, which designs, manufactures and installs digital, LED By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Stafflex announce raft of manager promotions Huddersfield based recruitment agency Stafflex announces a raft of new manager promotions as part of an on-going restructure and growth strategy plan. Stafflex has seen four senior promotions, with Peter Joseph becoming the education manager, Gill North promoted to industrial manager, Nemi Alexis promoted to marketing manager and Rosie Stahelin By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Update for Leeds on council services during lockdown Support and advice about council services across Leeds is being given to help steer the city through the new national lockdown. After the latest restrictions came into force earlier this week, teams across the council have been working to ensure access to services remains as accessible as possible for residents By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Global courier moves to South Kirkby Enterprise Zone Carter Towler and AWS have successfully negotiated the letting of Unit 4A, Data Drive, South Kirkby Business Park to Deltec International Courier Ltd on behalf of the developer Marshall CPD. Deltec International, who has 10 offices across the UK and operates in over 200 countries worldwide, has signed a new By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Brexit prompts relocation of group content division to Ireland International media group Capital Business Media has relocated its UK content marketing and SEO division to Ireland in response to the UK’s exit from the EU on January 1st. The group, which also has offices in London and New York, will now deal with all content marketing and SEO By The Editor • 2 min read
Business City & Capital Group targets significant growth with shake-up of industry norms and key hires The City & Capital Group is preparing for significant growth in 2021, following the launch of a fixed fee recruitment proposition for financial planning and wealth management firms, a new M&A Partner service for vendors, and two key hires. The Yorkshire-based financial services consultancy will make the hiring By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Smith Brothers energises 65MW of renewables projects Electrical engineering firm, Smith Brothers Contracting Ltd, has connected two solar farms to the grid – collectively generating up to 65MW of clean energy for the UK. The first of the two renewables projects – both of which will be connected to the Western Power Distribution (WPD) network, is The Grange, a By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Keepmoat Homes acquires site to build 360 homes in Barnsley National housebuilder Keepmoat Homes has completed the purchase of a site on School Street, Thurnscoe, which will be developed in partnership with Homes England and Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. The site, situated within the Dearne Valley on the eastern outskirts of Barnsley, was previously owned by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business YDBC records solid year of growth Yorkshire-based building regulations consultancy and Approved Inspector, YDBC Ltd, has recorded a solid year of growth following its acquisition 12 months ago by Leeds-based counterpart, C80 Group. Since joining C80 Group at the end of 2019, YDBC has doubled in size, with the recruitment of four new staff and the By The Editor • 2 min read
