Business Flurry of deals done on four units at Sefton Park Four units, totalling circa 48,000 sq.ft of industrial space, at an established trading estate in Leeds are now all fully occupied. Joint agents Gent Visick and Jones Lang LaSalle have sold one unit on Sefton Park, Felnex Trading Estate in Leeds for an undisclosed sum to SDL Minorfern, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Awesome Merchandise launches £15k grant and mentoring scheme The Leeds printing company, Awesome Merchandise, is launching a grant scheme to support the creative industries and small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. The grant scheme will offer £15,000, which will be split evenly across the music and performing arts industries, and small businesses. Launching on 19th October, the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Hull dental and skin care clinic takes on second unit A rapidly expanding dental and skin clinic has doubled in size since its move into custom-built premises in a retail park developed by Priority Space in Hull. Kingswood Parks Clinics, formerly known as Whitehills Dental & Skin Clinic, opened its doors to patients at Monks Way retail park in June. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Barnsley's second digital business hub opens for business A trailblazing new digital business hub has opened its doors in Barnsley offering premium office space and state-of-the-art facilities for tech entrepreneurs. The DMC 02 building provides eight new offices covering a total of 12,094 sq ft, plus an attractive atrium, co-working space and fully-equipped ‘Maker Lab’ for hands-on By The Editor • 3 min read
Business York-based growth marketing agency celebrates ‘impressive’ first year Growth marketing agency The Growth Guys has announced plans for ‘significant expansion’ over the next twelve months as it approaches the end of an ‘impressive’ first year, during which it generated turnover of more than £200k, and an average 500% ROI for its clients. A results-driven digital assets and advertising By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Harron Homes Yorkshire appoints new managing director Tony Lee, 51 from Auckley in Doncaster, joined Harron Homes Yorkshire marking the apex of an accomplished career with several housing developers. The appointment follows the launch of a ew website for Harron and the introduction of the National House Building Council warranty to its homes. Having started out as By The Editor • 2 min read
Business The power of video marketing in 2020 Did you know that half of us watch five or more videos every day*? And that by 2022, online videos will account for a staggering 82% of all consumer internet traffic**? In 2020, there’s no denying the power of video marketing, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only increased its By The Editor • 3 min read
Charity Double celebration for Leeds social enterprise Leeds based social enterprise Sporting Heritage is celebrating receiving a funding grant as part of the government’s #HereforCulture campaign, alongside announcing Paralympian and World champion, Dame Sarah Storey DBE as the keynote speaker for their annual conference. The Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage has awarded Sporting Heritage £97,000 By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Growth for Yorkshire specialist coding and marking firm A Yorkshire based coding and marking firm has strengthened its team with the appointment of three new members of staff. Paul Johnson, Jon Blackham and James Newnham bring over 40 years’ experience to Codetronix, which has recently upsized to a new headquarters at Carrwood Park, in Leeds. Codetronix supply specialist By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Membership organisation sees it’s mentoring programme double since lockdown Connect Yorkshire, Yorkshire’s leading not-for-profit business membership organisation, has pivoted towards the new way of working, offering more mentoring sessions than ever before and helping to support Yorkshire based business owners through this difficult time. Set up to support the Yorkshire Business community, Connect Yorkshire helps ambitious business owners By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Engineering company reinforces team with new appointments Adept Civil and Structural Consulting Engineers has appointed Gareth Shepherd as regional director, as well as making four further appointments, in its Leeds office. Gareth brings more than two decades worth of experience, in the civil and structural engineering consultancy sector, to the role, and has spent the last four By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Marketing agencies diversify with new lead generation division In a response to the shift away from in-person marketing and networking events, Harrogate-based PR agency Appeal and sister company GBM, which specialises in international marketing, have launched a new digital lead generation division, GBMLeads. The move follows a number of digital marketing contract wins for GBM during lockdown that By The Editor • 2 min read
