Business ACS Interiors wins contract to design and fit Ecology Building Society headquarters Baildon-based workplace interiors specialist ACS Interiors has won a contract to design and fit out the head office of Ecology Building Society. The Silsden-headquartered mutual building society appointed the interiors specialist due to its expertise in creating eco-friendly and sustainable workspaces. The value of the contact is undisclosed. Ecology is By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Jack Fielden Joiners announces online auction More than 100 items from Halifax-based Jack Fielden Joiners’ manufacturing premises are currently up for sale by online auction in an auction. Asset advisory firm Walker Singleton, which has an office on Halifax, is hosting the online auction and has invited bids on the manufacturing facility’s contents. The firm By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Mexborough entrepreneur invests in expansion As success continues to surge across all brands of the Nicky Story Holdings group, Mexborough-based Supplies for Candles continues to invest in onsite infrastructure as it further expands its warehouse to accommodate for its growth, hires and acquisitions. In April 2020, the company invested £150,000 in a new mezzanine, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Exclusive free event for new businesses with big ambitions With a stellar line up of speakers from across Yorkshire sharing their start up journeys, Start Me Up is bringing new business owners into one great space for a jam-packed day of activity to support and enable business growth. Start Me Up will be held at Tileyard North in Wakefield By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Nearly half of Leeds City Region employers look to hire more apprentices A new study conducted by Calderdale College has revealed 45% of SME employers and decision makers in the Leeds City Region say they are looking to hire more apprentices over the next three years. Those surveyed acknowledged the benefits that employing apprentices brings to a business, with top reasons including By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds’ latest ‘Great Place to Work’ Leeds-based digital agency Engage is one of the latest businesses to become Great Place to Work-CertifiedTM. The accreditation was secured with Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture, with its rigorous, data-driven For All™ methodology, after the 52-strong agency launched the staff survey at the beginning of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Creative PR agency continues winning streak with client wins. A Leeds-based PR agency is showing no signs of slowing down having recently secured lucrative contracts with some of the city’s most aspirational brands. Pink Gorilla Hairy Lemon (PGHL), which specialises in lifestyle, fashion, retail and property events and PR, has managed to weather the post-pandemic storm to bounce By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Roq appoints TBB for brand project which ‘packs a punch’ West Yorkshire-based integrated agency The Bigger Boat (TBB) is helping to facilitate rapid growth for Lancashire-based quality engineering company Roq —with a reimagined brand identity, tone of voice, and website. The project forms an integral part of Roq’s aim to quadruple in size over the next four to five By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Easy Bathrooms appoints experienced industry figure to drive trade sales Easy Bathrooms has appointed Iain Robertson, co-founder of leading tile adhesive brand, Rocatex, to drive trade sales across its 130 showrooms, in the newly created role of head of trade. Iain, who departed Rocatex in late-2022, has worked in the industry for over two decades, and is well-placed to help By The Editor • 2 min read
Business HENRY BOOT CONSTRUCTION WRAPS UP SHEFFIELD’S NEW CITY CENTRE PARK Henry Boot Construction has completed the main phase of work on Sheffield City Centre’s brand-new public space, Pound’s Park. The landmark park was handed over to Sheffield City Council and will officially open on 3 April – just in time for the public to start enjoying the space over By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Corporate finance boutique CEO wins Leeds City Regional Leader Award Poonam Kaur, CEO of fds Director Services, has been presented with the Leeds City Region Leader award by The Northern Leadership Awards which are hosted by TheBusinessDesk.com. Poonam received the Leeds City Region Leader on 30th March at a celebration event at the Midland Hotel, Manchester, in the company By The Editor • 1 min read
Business ACS Group launches new medical supplies website Baildon-based office services and supplies company ACS Group has announced the launch of a new online goods not for resale (GNFR) procurement portal dedicated to supporting high street pharmacy outlets. Called ACS Medical Supplies, the specialist portal has been set up to provide high street pharmacy branches with a single By The Editor • 2 min read
