Business Speed Couriers, the Manchester courier company, is expanding into Yorkshire Speed Couriers is the largest independent same-day & medical courier company in the North West of the UK, providing flexible, reliable, cost-effective and technology-driven courier and logistics services. The company, which was founded 37 years ago, specialises in urgent same day transport for the medical sector across the UK, providing By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Acclaim launches a new App For Businesses - The Gateway The team at Acclaim Credit Management and Recovery are excited to announce the launch of ‘The Gateway’ - a bespoke new App designed to give business clients easy access to real time information about each of their cases. The award-winning team at Acclaim, based in Leeds, continue to invest in By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Jobs created and recycling facilities expanded at IT recycling firm with £150k loans £150,000 loans have allowed a Wetherby-based IT recycling firm to expand its recycling facilities, hire new people and safeguard jobs. Zixtel Ltd, founded over 26 years ago, received the loans from Business Enterprise Fund and NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance, which is managed by BEF (Business Enterprise Fund) and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business HMi Elements graduate heads to Houston in “opportunity of a lifetime” A Yorkshire Graduate Trainee is moving to the US to live and work stateside for two months in what she says is the “opportunity of a lifetime”. Shannen de’Vries has just celebrated her first anniversary working at HMi Elements, a specialist technology company manufacturing hazardous area computers for the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Headstar appoints strategic advisor and finance director Leeds-headquartered finance recruitment consultancy, Headstar, has announced the appointment of Rob Walker as strategic advisor to its board of directors as it prepares for further growth in 2023 - with the company on track to achieve a 50% increase in net fee income this year. With a career spanning over By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Founding member rejoins heat recovery business A founding member of the UK's leading Heat Recovery business has rejoined the company after a decade. DK Heat Recovery's marketing director, Nigel Upson, has rejoined the East Yorkshire-based business on his retirement from poultry processor Soanes Poultry, where he was MD. Nigel founded DK Heat By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Morley and Outwood MP to open South Leeds Garden Centre Directors at a Yorkshire garden centre group have invited a local MP to open their new garden centre this month. Morley and Outwood MP Andrea Jenkyns will cut the ribbon to celebrate the official opening of Tingley Garden Centre, one of four owned by Yorkshire Garden Centres, at 12 pm By The Editor • 1 min read
Business York Handmade wins grant to build a greener future The award-winning York Handmade Brick Company has been awarded a grant to improve its energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. York Handmade, which is based at Alne, near Easingwold, has successfully applied to the “game-changing” Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) for £38,800 to pursue its sustainability agenda. Managing director By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Expect distribution wins large Pharma Logistics Contract Bradford-based Expect Distribution has won its biggest warehousing contract to date with a 4-year deal with Huddersfield pharmaceutical company Thornton & Ross (part of the Stada group). Expect Distribution has been selected as the nominated warehousing partner of the company to ensure smooth storage and flow of pharmaceutical goods across By The Editor • 1 min read
Business New hires and client wins at Gravitate Accounting Gravitate Accounting, which specialises in Xero cloud software, digital accounting and outsourced FD services, has made several new hires and welcomed 27 new clients since January. The strong start to 2023 has resulted in a 14.5% rise in recurring revenues for January-March when compared to the same period last By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Kingswood Allots appoints new chief executive South Yorkshire-based accountancy specialist Kingswood Allotts is setting its sights on growth and expansion, following the appointment of Tim Baum-Dixon as chief executive. In a career spanning more than 15 years, experienced chartered accountant and business adviser Tim is the first person to hold the position of chief executive, following By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Director appointment for Leeds-headquartered Northern Accountants Northern Accountants — a 25 strong practice with offices in Liverpool, Hull and its Leeds HQ — has announced the appointment of a new director. 29-year old Mark Alderson has been awarded an internal promotion to the board, six months after joining t the award-winning business. Having joined the firm as senior By The Editor • 2 min read
