Legal Matters Two new associate promotions at Ramsdens Ramsdens Solicitors, which has grown to 11 offices throughout Yorkshire, is continuing to recognise and reward colleagues with two recent associate promotions. The 150-year-old firm’s clinical negligence and personal injury team has been further strengthened by the appointment of Ian Miles to senior associate, while Ramsdens’ private client practice By The Editor • 1 min read
Editors Blog Articles submitted for publishing on our website Here at TopicUK and our sister publication Yorkshire Businesswoman magazine, we receive a high number of press releases from PR companies and businesses alike. Although we do our best to publish as many newsworthy press releases as we can for our readers and members free of charge, many of the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business idhl hires trio of industry leaders National digital agency idhl has bolstered its senior team further with the hire of several senior industry experts. idhl,which specialises in performance media, eCommerce, web development, data and email marketing, has hired Katie Duance as marketing director. Katie brings more than 15 years’ experience working for global organisations and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Premcor directors set sights on self-storage market Six sites planned to open during 2024, including Leeds and Sheffield Directors of the privately-owned commercial property development company, Premcor Estates, (Premcor) are supporting a newly formed self-storage company with development and site-finding expertise as well as direct investment. Yard Self Storage (Yard) launched its first self-storage site on the By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Towngate facilitates Lokring expansion into Leeds Industrial landlord Towngate PLC has welcomed household name in the process industry, Lokring UK, to its growing client portfolio, with the signing of a five-year tenancy contract for 3,900 sqft Unit C at Copley Hill Trading Estate in Leeds. Founded over thirty years ago and operating in 30 countries By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity X-Press donates £1,000 to local foodbanks Property search company X-Press Legal Services South and West Yorkshire has donated £1,000 to two local foodbanks. Supporting conveyancing professionals and the local community, the company has donated to the charities in celebration of 25 years in business. “We are delighted to have been able to incorporate two local By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Bradford Garden Centre reaches final of regional business award The team at a Bradford based garden centre group is celebrating after reaching the final of a regional business award. Tong Garden Centre has been shortlisted in the Community category in the Bradford Means Business Awards. Tong Garden Centre's head of people, culture & sustainability, Neil Barwise-Carr, said: By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Fiducia MGA appoints senior development underwriter Specialty insurance managing general agent (MGA) Fiducia has appointed a new senior development underwriter to its marine cargo, freight liability and fine art and specie facilities to support UK and European brokers. Mike Hall joins the Leeds-based MGA from Zurich Insurance where he worked for 16 years, becoming head of By The Editor • 1 min read
Legal Matters Law firm advises bakery brand on distribution centre pre-let Law firm Gordons has advised Britain’s largest bakery brand on the pre-letting of a new, bespoke 65,847 sq ft distribution centre to be developed in Biggleswade, near Bedford. Warburtons has agreed to take a 25-year lease of the distribution and office facility at developer Tritax Symmetry’s Phase By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Sunny Bank Mills triumph in prestigious placemaking awards Sunny Bank Mills, the historic Yorkshire mill complex between Leeds and Bradford, has won a major honour in the inaugural Yorkshire Business Insider Placemaking Awards. The 10-acre Victorian mill, one of the most famous family-owned mills in Yorkshire, won the prestigious Best Use of Heritage in Placemaking category. The award By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Mulgrave's stunning 18th century hunting lodge restored to former glory One of the most stunning buildings on Yorkshire’s historic Mulgrave Estate has been restored to its former glory. The late 18th century building near Ugthorpe, Whitby, was originally a hunting lodge where the Marquis’s of Normanby, the owners of the estate, would entertain their guests, most likely including By The Editor • 2 min read
Business House builder announces two leadership team appointments Avant Homes West Yorkshire has further enhanced its leadership team with two new senior appointments who will help drive forward the housebuilder’s multi-tenure strategy. Gareth Uttley and Mark Beevers join as technical director and head of land respectively, and will both be based in the regional operating company’s By The Editor • 1 min read
