Business UNTHA UK helps firm divert over 24 tonnes of wooden pallets from landfill MC Refrigeration Ltd has diverted over 24 tonnes of wood waste from landfill just three months after investing in a PS1300 pallet shredder from UNTHA UK — saving thousands in off-site disposal fees in the process. The company — which specialises in the installation, removal, repair, and disposal of commercial refrigeration display By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Transforming Leeds train station, New Station Street closure announced As part of the next stage in the transformation of Leeds City Rail Station’s main entrance and surrounding area, New Station Street will be closed from Friday 19 May to all traffic (except service vehicles and emergency services). Due to the closure, the station taxi rank will be moved By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Logistics work buoyant as commercial property consultancy reports strong Q1 Leading commercial building, project and sustainability consultancy Jones Hargreaves has reported a 73% revenue increase in Q1 compared to the same period last year as the firm continues to grow its team and widen its services. The national consultancy firm, which has offices in Leeds, has also seen a 60% By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Reward makes key promotion to restructure its client relationship operations in Yorkshire Leading SME funding provider Reward Finance Group has strengthen its client relationship operations across Yorkshire, by promoting Chris Ibbetson to head it up. With Reward providing tailored business finance loans and asset based solutions to SMEs across the UK, Chris will now lead the client relationship team in Yorkshire and By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds-based CDS achieves coveted Cloudflare partner status A Leeds-based strategic consultancy has become the first organisation in the EMEA region to achieve the prestigious Cloudflare Authorised Service Delivery Partner (ASDP) status. CDS are specialists in enabling strategic change in large complex organisations for clients such as the Home Office, Insight Investments, Yorkshire Water and the NHS. As By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Bailie Group operating company launches digital forensics lab One of the six operating companies within Yorkshire-headquartered Bailie Group — Defence consultancy, CDS Defence and Security (CDS DS) — has launched its new digital forensics lab (DFU) at its Government-approved facility, in Cheltenham. The state-of-the-art DFU has been two years in the making and is the firm’s newest cyber security By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Budding entrepreneurs develop unique new sustainable products in just five days Entrepreneurs of the future were given the chance to develop their creative and business skills in the latest educational programme designed to help them unlock their potential. Two teams of young people went head to head in the Creative Enterprise Challenge to meet the brief of creating a new sustainable By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Senior hire for Leeds tech firm with eyes on £100m turnover Transformational technology specialist CloudCoCo Group PLC has appointed a new head of cloud and innovation — Lee Thatcher — as the Leeds-headquartered business eyes an ambitious £100m revenue target. He joins the firm with nearly 20 years’ tech experience — eight in senior cloud positions, most recently at Tieva (formerly Optm and the By The Editor • 3 min read
Business South Yorkshire agency named finalist in prestigious industry awards South Yorkshire PR agency Altitude has been shortlisted in the CIPR Excellence Awards 2023 for New PR Consultancy of the Year. The industry leading awards, run by the Chartered Institute for Public Relations, recognises the phenomenal work of public relations practitioners. Based on a judging process of over 60 experienced By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Azets advise on the MBO of MTE Heat Treatment Ltd Azets, the UK Top 10 accountancy firm, has advised the incoming management team on the management buy out (MBO) of MTE Heat Treatment. MTE Heat Treatment, based in Huddersfield, provides sub-contract services for the heat treatment and surface engineering of metals. Based in over 30,000 sq ft of custom-designed By The Editor • 1 min read
Business New appointments for top jobs at Trinity Leeds and White Rose Landsec-owned shopping centres Trinity Leeds and White Rose have both made appointments in the centre management teams this month, including two new assistant centre directors and a new, shared centre director role for the two sites. Ashleigh Kellett has been appointed assistant centre director at White Rose Shopping Centre, having By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Watson Batty announces board director transition Watson Batty Architects has announced that board director, Andrew Grindrod is to transition out of the business after 22 years with the award-winning practice. With effect from April Andrew is stepping back from his senior role, to pursue other interests. Having dedicated more than 30 years to architectural design, he By The Editor • 2 min read
