Business Cashless parking is transferring from Parkmobile to RingGo Start:Stop RingGo is taking over cashless parking across Leeds City Council from 27 November 2020. Cashless parking will transfer from Parkmobile to RingGo Start:Stop solution, which means motorists still only pay for the time they are parked. Motorists will do this by simply starting their parking when they arrive and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire online security experts issue warning for businesses this Black Friday With lockdown restrictions across the UK affecting brick and mortar retail outlets, Black Friday in 2020 is set to be very different. Instead of chaotic scenes of shoppers elbowing each other out of the way for the best deal, we’ll instead see online shopping become the first port of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Small businesses to be recognised as North Yorkshire Business Champions Small community-based businesses will be given the opportunity to be crowned champion of their town or the whole of North Yorkshire in 2021 following the launch of an exciting awards programme. The Town & County Business Champions 2021 awards have been launched to highlight the achievements of the UK’s By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Substantial rail standard opens doors for Salamander’s national and European focus Salamander Fabrications has become one of 21 manufacturers in the UK to be listed on the European Committee for Welding of Railway Vehicles’ online register following EN15085 CL2 certification. The Yorkshire-based sheet metal business joins leading firms – including Bombardier Transportation and Transcal Engineering – on the exclusive portal to further bolster By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Law firm donates £10,000 Christmas party budget to charity Yorkshire law firm Gordons has donated its £10,000 staff Christmas party budget to nationwide foodbank charity The Trussell Trust and two local food banks in Leeds and Bradford. In recognition of the fact that many families and individuals will struggle this winter due to the impact of Covid-19, the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Cycling boom powers 270% growth and new jobs Restrap, a Leeds company that has manufactured cycle luggage in the city for over a decade, has experienced such a steep rise in demand for its products in the last six months that it has doubled both staff numbers and the size of its production capacity to keep pace with By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds libraries and the British Library join forces to support small businesses Leeds Libraries, part of Leeds City Council, has partnered with the British Library to deliver Reset. Restart, a six-month programme to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) transform, future-proof and grow their business through the Covid-19 pandemic. Reset. Restart is open to all UK business owners and offers practical, jargon-free By The Editor • 3 min read
Business REVEALED: Office of the future post Covid-19 While coronavirus has disrupted most of the business industry, working from home has become the norm for many office workers with 68% of working adults reporting that they have had to work in new ways [http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandwellbeing/bulletins/coronavirusandthesocialimpactsongreatbritain/9october2020] since the pandemic began. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Bradford manufacturer becomes one of the first UK companies to launch approved Antigen Covid-19 Test Kit. Bradford-based manufacturing and distribution company Multibrands International has become one of the first companies in the UK to launch an approved Covid-19 Antigen Test Kit that reveals current infection. The news comes as the total number of confirmed UK cases surpasses 1 million, with over 52,000 deaths. The UK By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Kirklees healthcare sector joins forces in new careers engagement initiative for young people Social enterprise Ahead Partnership and C&K Careers are collaborating to launch a new careers programme that provides secondary and post-16 school pupils with the opportunity to consider the diverse range of careers available within the Kirklees Health and Care System. Funded by Health Education England, the timely initiative By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Winners unveiled in Yorkshire and North East Director of the Year Awards The Institute of Directors (IoD) has announced the winners of its Yorkshire and North East Director of the Year Awards 2020. The winners were unveiled at a virtual awards ceremony, streamed live on 18 November, to an audience of business leaders from across the region. The Judges’ Special Award went By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Venari Group help Huddersfield Giants Community Trust support local dementia sufferers Brighouse-based emergency vehicle manufacturer Venari Group has pledged £15,000 to cover the cost of employing a member of staff at Huddersfield Giants’ Community Trust’s (HGCT) brand-new multi-sensory room. The donation will help HGCT to finally open the doors to its £35,000 ‘Multi-Sensory Room’, which was installed last By The Editor • 2 min read
