Business Membership value and the support of local charitable causes is the theme There’s no doubt that an Annual General Meeting is a formality, but for Beverley Building Society, it’s also a great opportunity to connect with its members and demonstrate how it continues to work hard for their benefit. This was very much apparent at the Society’s recent 2023 By The Editor • 4 min read
Business The Yorkshire-based online training company owned by its employees High Speed Training, a leading online training provider based in Ilkley, has become an Employee Owned Trust (EOT), meaning that it is now wholly owned by its workforce. Founded in 2008, High Speed Training specialises in online compliance training covering a wide range of sectors, from retail and hospitality, to By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Global expansion accelerates for automotive technology firm An automotive technology firm that connects dealers with customers and OEMs is expanding in the Middle East and Africa. Leeds-based Mad Devs, which operates iStoreDOCs, iTrackLeads and iConnect, has deployed its technology in Saudi Arabia and South Africa. The company supports over 1,000 dealers in the UK and worldwide By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Electrical engineering firm Smith Brothers welcomes operations manager Yorkshire-based high-voltage engineering and contracting firm Smith Brothers continues to expand its workforce with the appointment of a new operations manager. The latest onboarding also coincides with promotions for existing colleagues too, with Liam Smith moving into the role of technical director. Joining as operations manager, John Rowland — who boasts By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Jake Shaw named as regional award winner in JTL National Awards Doncaster-based apprentice, Jake Shaw, has been named as a regional award winner in the JTL Regional Awards. JTL, one of the leading apprenticeship providers in the building services engineering sector in England and Wales, runs the JTL Regional and National Awards on an annual basis to award learners who have By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Compulsory liquidations double in 12 months A leading restructuring advisor is urging business owners to take advantage of going concern solutions while they still can, after compulsory liquidations doubled in 12 months to April 2023. Jonathan Amor, restructuring and insolvency partner with UK top ten accountancy firm Azets in Yorkshire, believes the high level of liquidations By The Editor • 1 min read
Business One Nine Nine Agency continues to grow with double appointment Leeds-based marketing agency, One Nine Nine, continues to grow, with two new appointments to its content and digital marketing teams. The new hires consist of junior digital marketing executive, Jordan Okingo, and copywriter, Agata Polasik. Jordan has spent several years honing his skills creating digital content, whilst Agata has previous By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Flourishing Yorkshire business supplies company reports an 'encouraging' start to 2023 CTS UK, the flourishing Yorkshire one-stop business supplies company, has reported a “very encouraging” first quarter of 2023. CTS UK, whose headquarters are in Northallerton, provides personalised workwear, merchandising, promotional products, cleaning and hygiene products, personal protective equipment (PPE) and office stationery. Howard Gill, CTS’s managing director, addressing a By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New promotions at Aon’s Leeds office Aon plc a leading global professional services firm, has made five promotions in its Leeds advisory team which is responsible for commercial risk. Aon, which provides its Yorkshire-based clients - from SMEs to large corporates - with commercial risk solutions, health solutions, reinsurance solutions and wealth solutions, has promoted Jonathan By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Camira sparks textile ‘Revolution’ The first fabric to be produced using Camira’s state-of-the-art textile reprocessing machinery, which the business acquired in 2022, Revolution is a closed loop textile, created using waste wool yarn from Camira’s own manufacturing processes. Commenting on the launch of Revolution, head of creative, Lynn Kingdon said: “Revolution is By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Insolvency-related activities in Yorkshire and the Humber see first fall since January As hopes grow that a UK recession can be avoided, the number of businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber experiencing insolvency-related activity fell by 7% in April compared with March 2023, the first decrease since January. The research from insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, which is based on an By The Editor • 2 min read
Business England International footballer hails premier league Shepley development Fraizer Campbell, the ex-England International footballer, was the guest of honour at the celebration of the success of Yorkshire Country Properties (YCP)’s acclaimed Knowle Grange residential development at Abbey Road, Shepley, near Huddersfield. Fraizer, who played for Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Huddersfield Town, Hull City and Sunderland, as well By The Editor • 3 min read
