Business West Yorkshire hospitality and leisure business secures funding from Barclays Yeadon based hospitality and leisure company First Event today announced it has received support from Barclays through the Government backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Scheme (CBILS) in order to maintain the ability to trade through the COVID-19 crisis. Established in 2001, First Event is headquartered at Ghyll Beck House, Gill Lane, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business SK Sales Ltd takes 10-year lease at Copley Hill Trading Estate Brighouse-based commercial and industrial lettings specialist and landlord, Towngate PLC, has agreed a 10-year lease with SK Sales Ltd, on Unit E1 – a 4,971 sq ft industrial space in Leeds. The high-specification trade counter unit, located at Towngate’s Copley Hill Trading Estate, will see SK Sales Ltd – part By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Cleaning specialists in Sheffield City Region acquire third premises Award-winning cleaning specialist, Crystal Clean Service, will begin operating from a new premise in Rotherham following increased demand for its services across South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Located at Bradmarsh Business Park, near to the M1, the new site will help the business logistically complementing its sites in Sheffield and By The Editor • 2 min read
Legal Matters Leeds law firm praised for free offer A Leeds based law firm has been praised for offering free wills to NHS and care workers in the city. Ms Petra Mullen is one of the first people to benefit from the free will making service that Winston Solicitors introduced in order to give key workers in the NHS By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Partner promotion as Begbies Traynor Group expands in Yorkshire Leading professional services firm Begbies Traynor Group has promoted Lee Lockwood to partner in its BTG Advisory division. Based in the firm’s Leeds office, he works across the Yorkshire region. With over 15 years’ restructuring experience, Lee previously worked for Kroll and the majority of his career has been By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Top up discretionary grant scheme to launch for businesses in Leeds The latest top up business support scheme will be launched next week, as Leeds City Council looks to award grants to businesses and charities across the city who have not already benefited from Covid-19 funding. The discretionary grants fund, announced by the government earlier this month, will be administered by By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds Outdoor market opens next week Following the Government’s announcement on more shops being able to open, Leeds Kirkgate Market will reopen the outdoor market from 1 June. The market have put in place additional measures for the safety of staff, traders and customers and shoppers are being asked to shop safely, respect 2 metre By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity BGF’s North of England team to donate £12,500 to Variety, the Children’s Charity BGF has announced that it will make donations totalling £100,000 to support local community-based charities across the UK & Ireland following the onset of Coronavirus. Each BGF regional office has nominated a charity that does vital work to support vulnerable people within the communities BGF’s teams live and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Bradford business innovates ultra clean air to help businesses return to work A Bradford manufacturer is launching a range of sterilisation units which have been proven to destroy airborne bacteria and viruses, including coronavirus, ensuring ultra clean air in healthcare, business, school and retail environments. Specialist producer of industrial air handling units, Mansfield Pollard, is producing stand alone mobile, ceiling and duct By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Harris CM is motoring on with York College contract Yorkshire construction company, Harris CM has started work on a contract to extend York College’s specialist motor vehicle and engineering campus which will create a state-of-the-art workshop facility that will benefit hundreds of students each year. The £600,000 project will create a steel-framed building that will further enhance By The Editor • 2 min read
Business West Yorkshire’s Pivotal Marketing’s double award win Brighouse based website designers and digital marketing agency, Pivotal Marketing Ltd prove small businesses can rise above the challenges of COVID19 after being crowned Best Online Marketing Specialists - Yorkshire 2020 at the 7th annual Acquisition International (AI) Business Excellence Awards. Pivotal Marketing are also thrilled to have scooped the By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Fighting for Kirklees Kirkwood Hospice, the charity which cares for patients and families affected by any life limiting illness across Kirklees, is responding during the national crisis to ensure that the most vulnerable members of our community are still receiving the best possible care and support they need every step of the way. By The Editor • 3 min read
