Business MD appointed as TL Dallas spearhead next phase of growth An insurance professional with almost 30 years’ industry experience has joined TL Dallas to spearhead the next phase of growth within its commercial division. Tim Mortimer has been appointed as Managing Director – Commercial, at Bradford headquartered TL Dallas, one of the UK’s leading independent insurance broking and risk management By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Hygiene firm prepped to get organisations back in business Sourcing everything from personal protective equipment to germ-killing disinfectant chemicals and handwash has been one of the over-riding problems of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Since the start of the pandemic, Yorkshire-based hygiene experts Elliott Hygiene have pulled out the stops to continue supporting their longstanding clients on the frontline, including By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Bathroom retailer among largest chains in UK, reaching 50 stores and £33m turnover A growing, independently-owned bathroom retailer has become one of the largest showroom chains in the UK, opening its 50th store and reaching more than £33million in turnover in just seven years. Easy Bathrooms’ newest retail space in Dereham, Norfolk, is ready to open on the first day that Covid-19 lockdown By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Sheffield Hallam University creates first of its kind delivery model Sheffield Hallam University has appointed three partner suppliers to form the Hallam Alliance, a ground-breaking new construction industry procurement and delivery model which aims to inspire change in the industry. The Alliance, the first of its kind in the UK for a university building programme, is made up of the By The Editor • 4 min read
Whats On Tech Mahindra & Wakefield Council TECH MAHINDRA & WAKEFIELD COUNCIL COVID-19 WORKSAFE 19TH JUNE WEBEX INVITATION – BACK TO WORK COVID SOLUTIONS Don’t miss Wakefield Bondholders and Wakefield First's upcoming webinar! Focusing on worksafe environment with tech giant Tech Mahindra! Tech Mahindra have offered the Wakefield Business Community an opportunity to meet (virtual) By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Race for Life in Yorkshire Organisers of Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Yorkshire regret to announce all the much-loved events are cancelled for 2020. The charity has taken the difficult decision to withdraw all 400 Race for Life events across the UK this year to protect the country’s health as restrictions By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Trinity Leeds prepares to reopen Trinity Leeds will be introducing a number of additional health and safety measures, effective from the date non-essential retail stores are permitted to open, in accordance with government guidelines. Trinity Leeds is preparing for non-essential retail stores to open on the 15th June, unless otherwise announced by the government. The By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Accredited Google partner makes new appointment Leeds-based digital agency, Search Laboratory, has made a move to strengthen its service offering and expand its online marketplace presence through the appointment of a new Head of Marketplaces. In a first for the agency, the newly created role sees George Walne, a marketplaces specialist with more than five years’ By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Engage appoints Head of Delivery to accelerate growth Leeds-based digital agency Engage continues to grow with the appointment of project specialist and Head of Delivery, Imogen Lassen. Imogen brings over seven years of account and project management experience with her. Working with the Engage team and clients, Imogen enables the delivery of large and complex projects and the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Hand sanitiser where it’s needed with high capacity portable unit from Brewfitt Operators preparing to reopen post-lockdown can provide effective protection from Covid-19 for customers and staff exactly where it’s needed, with the new fully mobile Hand Sanitisation Station from dispense specialists Brewfitt. The stainless steel unit, developed in partnership with Holchem and KeyKeg, requires no power and so can be By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture City Varieties Music Hall celebrates 155th Birthday The world-famous City Varieties Music Hall – and Guinness World Record holder for the longest running music hall in the UK - turns 155-years-old on Sunday 7 June 2020. On a day that should be marked with great occasion, the doors to Leeds oldest theatre remain firmly closed as a result By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Leeds-based OHS expands into Manchester A health and safety compliance specialist has completed a management restructure as part of plans to expand into Greater Manchester, create jobs and build a £5m business in five years. Manchester entrepreneur Andy Fowler has taken an equity stake in Leeds-based OHS and will head up the management team alongside By The Editor • 2 min read
