Business Doncaster Sheffield Airport bucks trend with Wizz Air growth Despite the turmoil the aviation industry is currently facing, Wizz Air and Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) bucked the trend today (Friday 23rd October) as they celebrated the first flights to popular holiday destinations such as Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Lisbon, Alicante, and Malaga taking off from the new base. By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Kirklees College to pioneer Higher Education in West Yorkshire Kirklees College is proud to announce the opening of the Pioneer Higher Skills Centre in Dewsbury, a new learning facility dedicated to higher skills and higher education, this November. The opening of the specialist centre marks a key milestone in the Dewsbury Blueprint, a ten-year plan that aims to make By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Flooring company rolls out Yorkshire expansion One of the UK’s largest distributors of floorcoverings and matting products has opened a new distribution centre in Yorkshire, after expanding into premises at Leeds 27 Industrial Estate. Likewise plc has signed a 10-year lease on more than 80,000 sq ft of space at Leeds 27 Industrial Estate, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Johnsons is nurturing the business leaders of the future Leading commercial nursery Johnsons of Whixley is nurturing the leaders of the future through an innovative in-house training scheme. The latest crop of delegates for the company’s Growing Stars programme has just been chosen, with six employees – Tom Chilton, Richard Csyani, Andrew Nicholls, Wiktor Zygnaki, Kieron Pattison and Ned By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Brighouse-based Venari Group bolsters team with five key hires Brighouse-based emergency vehicle manufacturer, Venari Group, has appointed five key new team members to support growth for 2020-21. Having secured a number of prestigious contracts within the sector together with upcoming, innovative emergency vehicle launches, Venari has welcomed Tom Pawinski and William Sutcliffe as mechanical design engineers; Sarah Earl (pictured) By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Icelandic vegans subject of new photobook and we have two to giveaway! Street photography trip evolves into documentary project. Inspired by a search for vegan food on the island. Photographer Jonathan Straight planned to visit Reykjavik for a street photography shoot in 2019. He was inspired to visit Iceland by the writing of Hallgrímur Helgason, author of The Hitman’s Guide to By The Editor • 4 min read
Businesswoman Panintelligence co-founder named among UK’s top 50 most ambitious business leaders Zandra Moore, CEO of Leeds-based Leeds data analytics and business intelligence (BI) software developer Panintelligence has been named as one of LDC’s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2020. Now in its third year, the programme, which is supported by The Telegraph, celebrates the inspiring leaders behind some By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Planting trees in the Yorkshire Dales and ridding the ocean of plastic Imageco, the ultra-eco-conscious print and signage firm, based in Leeds have launched a brand-new promotion to help their clients stop deforestation and reduce their carbon footprint. The printers have made it their mission to be green and are making it easier than ever for their clients to switch their traditional By The Editor • 2 min read
Editors Blog Yorkshire Businesswoman launching soon We're getting excited here in the TopicUK office as the launch of Yorkshire Businesswoman magazine gets closer. We are a little over a month away to publishing and already we are having to add more pages due to its popularity. The magazine will feature lots of incredible businesswomen By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Grant boosts Wentworth Woodhouse’s plan for ground-source heating Rotherham stately home Wentworth Woodhouse is going greener and warmer. Thanks to a £331,200 grant, its Preservation Trust can forge ahead with plans to replace its old and inadequate gas central heating with a house-wide system powered by a ground-source heat pump. A large portion of the funds, received By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Jaywing expands financial services offering with two new senior hires Data-powered integrated agency Jaywing, has announced the appointment of two senior team members to its financial and professional services team. With twelve years experience as strategic planning director at Brass, and a further combined twelve years of industry experience at Propaganda and First Direct, Phil Stott (pictured) joins Jaywing as By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Major city centre improvement scheme enters final stage An £8 million plus project in Leeds city centre is nearing the final stages of completion as pavement resurfacing work is set to start on Park Row and Infirmary Street. The essential improvement scheme will see Park Row converted in to a one-way street for most of its length making By The Editor • 2 min read
