Business Digital learning specialist retains business development manager Technology and learning specialist, Cognito Learning, has appointed business development manager, Neville Wray. Neville joins from Safety Business Learning, where he spent seven years managing the sales operation and generating impressive revenue for the learning management system provider. Neville said: “Having operated in the more traditional e-Learning space, within the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Senior hire and trio of promotions A Leeds headquartered chartered accountancy and business advisory firm has made a key senior appointment and three internal promotions following a 13% growth in turnover over the last 12 months. Hentons, which is ranked as one of the top 100 accountancy firms by fee income in the UK by industry By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New device can help fight Covid-19 Leeds digital marketing agency Bolser has partnered with a global manufacturer of pest and hygiene control products to launch a new device that can help stop the spread of Covid-19. Knaresborough-headquartered Pelsis has introduced a hand-held electrostatic cleaning device known as a ‘fogger’ to fight the virus. Called the Hurricane By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink The 5 nutrients to help keep Leeds stay healthy this winter As we get closer to winter and the subsequent rise in colds, flu and likely, covid-19, more of us are hunting out ways to keep ourselves healthy. However, research by the Fruit Juice Science Centre states that 53.4% of people in Leeds are unaware that they are more likely By The Editor • 4 min read
Business York-based SpeedQuizzing sees sales increase by 308% York-based quiz tech company SpeedQuizzing experienced record demand for its virtual quizzing software in November, with month-on-month sales up by 308 percent. December has also started well for the company, with SpeedQuizzing achieving its strongest weekly sales to date, with 1,088 activations of its virtual quizzing software, SpeedQuizzing Live, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Which tier will Leeds fall in this week? Councillor Judith Blake, Leader of Leeds City Council, said: “The decision about which tier Leeds falls in to is ultimately down to the Government and we will adhere to its guidance. We have submitted our view to Ministers and officials, published today in our Exec Board report, that due to By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Ten things you need to know about IR35 and the changes to come If you are a business hiring contractors or you are self-employed yourself, you will have heard about off-payroll working, also known as IR35. It's essential for contractors, recruiters, and employers to understand the rules as new changes come into effect in April 2021. Below, Caroline Vooght, a director By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Electrical wholesaler's expansion sparks interest in refurbished trade park Leeds property consultancy, Gent Visick, has negotiated another letting at a popular North Leeds trade counter estate. There is now just one remaining unit available at Ribston Trade Park on Roundhay Road. Electrical wholesaler, Denmans, has taken unit one on a new 10-year lease. The business was founded in 1946, By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture SOYO bring us Together Again at Playhouse Square Together Again is a new festive display designed by artist Emma Hardaker and sign painter Jameson Rogan, commissioned by SOYO Leeds, to bring some festive cheer to their city centre site. SOYO is the £300 million mixed-used neighbourhood in Leeds’ city cultural quarter at the historic Quarry Hill. Phase one By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds-based SaaS firm eviFile secures two new high-profile appointments Emergent tech company eviFile has recruited two leading construction industry specialists to help drive its growth in the UK building and infrastructure, rail, and project management sectors. Having recently been listed at number 38 in the Yorkshire & Humberside Tech 50 rundown, the company is reinventing field-data collection with its By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Keighley College launches Skills Support Hub to aid economic recovery Keighley College is becoming a central driver for economic recovery in the district, by partnering with local support services to help adults and young people back into work. The college has launched the Skills Support Hub, a community initiative to signpost those who have been made redundant, furloughed or unemployed By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Wellington Place supports next generation in Leeds Developer and Asset Manager, MEPC, is celebrating after the success of its latest school engagement scheme, helping to support the future generation of Leeds. Alongside social enterprise company, Ahead Partnership, MEPC launched its virtual work experience programme – ‘My Experience at Wellington Place’ – to help students from Cockburn John Charles Academy By The Editor • 2 min read
