Business Wakefield’s best business awards are back for 2023 After a stellar first year which saw 13 awards winners celebrated in style, the Wakefield Business Awards brought to you by We Are Wakefield are back for 2023. The Wakefield Business Awards return for 2023 with a refreshed list of categories aimed at giving businesses of all shapes and sizes By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds tech firm boosts security in ecommerce sector Leeds-headquartered website monitoring specialist RapidSpike has launched the first of six new features designed to further boost the security of ecommerce websites, in readiness for PCI DSS 4.0. In response to rising ecommerce threats, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards will impose 63 new requirements on brands processing, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Towngate facilitates Mandate Systems’ move into new West Yorkshire premises One of the UK’s leading providers of independent pressure system examinations, Mandate Systems, has relocated to the newly-refurbished Woodvale House in Brighouse, courtesy of commercial lettings specialist and landlord, Towngate PLC. The firm has committed to a five-year lease on the spacious ground floor suite, which comprises a 1, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New state of the art cameras get Elland Road fit for the future Security specialist Gough & Kelly has designed and installed a bespoke security camera system at Leeds United’s Elland Road stadium intended to protect the club’s hybrid pitch and save time and money on maintenance. Previously, to action security camera repairs or maintenance, the pitch had to be boarded By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Digital Poverty Alliance launch National Delivery Plan at community event in Leeds The Digital Poverty Alliance has set out a landmark strategy to end digital poverty by 2030, launching its National Delivery Plan at a community event in Leeds. The event set out the six core missions of the National Delivery Plan, including calls for a new digital inclusion strategy to raise By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Data consultancy expands with a new office A Leeds-based data consultancy is supporting its growth plans with a move to a new headquarters in the city centre. Oakland Group is moving to 5,620 sq ft of newly remodelled Grade A space at One East Parade. The office will accommodate over 100 staff and facilitate the company’ By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Richard Gretton appointed as commercial director at GNG Sales director Richard Gretton has been appointed as commercial director at GNG Group as the West Yorkshire business continues to drive the growth of its consumer, contract and medical mattress division. With over 25 years’ sales experience, Richard’s long track record includes working within the furniture industry. He joins By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Bradford BID launches city walksafe app to the public Bradford is the first WalkSafe city in the world Residents and visitors to Bradford can feel safer when walking around the city centre, with the release of the new WalkSafe app. The Bradford Business Improvement District (BID) has teamed up with WalkSafe to become the first city anywhere to introduce By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Recognise someone who's excelled this year Applications have now opened for two popular Awards – The Kathy Woodward Award for Learning and the Victor Watson Trophy. The Kathy Woodward Award for Learning Launched in 2015 in memory of the BPIF’s much loved CEO Kathy Woodward, who sadly passed away in 2014, the £1,000 Award, sponsored By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Bradford Garden Centre reaches final of regional business award The team at a Bradford garden centre group is celebrating after reaching the final of a regional business award. Tong Garden Centre has been shortlisted in the Sustainability 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 3M BIC celebrates decade of innovation and enterprise One of the UK’s first ever innovation hubs, the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre (3M BIC) in Huddersfield, has reached its 10-year milestone as it reflects on a decade of supporting over 500 businesses worldwide and narrowing the gap between the academic and commercial worlds. Carved out from a former By The Editor • 4 min read
Business Neurodiverse Leeds agency wins top marketing campaign award. Leeds marketing agency 21 Degrees Digital has won a national award for Best Marketing Campaign, which endorses its commitment to recruiting neurodiverse members of staff. The team picked up their top prize at the BizX Awards, and were also shortlisted finalists for two other awards - 'Best Service Based By The Editor • 2 min read
