Business Leeds Manufacturing Festival announces headline sponsors for 2023 programme Launched last week at a packed event addressed by West Yorkshire Mayor Tracey Brabin and manufacturing employers’ organisation MAKE UK, Leeds Manufacturing Festival has announced the three organisations that are headline sponsors for its 2023 programme. Leeds City College, engineering and manufacturing recruiter E3 Recruitment and Next Gen Makers, which By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Leeds SaaS firm digitises KO1a of £1.5bn Network Rail project Leeds-headquartered SaaS firm eviFile has supercharged SPL Powerlines UK’s (SPL) work on Key Output 1a (KO1a) – which was a continuation from the wider project KO1, part of Network Rail’s Midland Main Line electrification (MMLe) upgrade. Under the scope of works, SPL is providing traction power upgrades and electrification By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Further growth for Eddisons in South Yorkshire with auction acquisition Property consultancy Eddisons has strengthened its presence in South Yorkshire with the acquisition of long-established Sheffield firm of surveyors and auctioneers, Mark Jenkinson & Son. The deal will see the further expansion of Eddisons’ Sheffield office, which was launched in 2021 and bolstered by the acquisition of Fernie Greaves later By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Placefirst’s £21m BTR scheme in Halifax town centre approved Leading and award-winning build-to-rent provider Placefirst has secured planning permission for its £21m BTR scheme in Halifax town centre. The development will transform the site of a former multi-storey car park into 122 high-quality sustainable homes, a mixture of one and two-bedroom apartments, built specifically for private rent at Cow By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire to get all-electric bus depot with Government funding People across Yorkshire will enjoy greener, cleaner journeys as an extra 34 British-made electric buses are rolled out thanks to £7.6 million in Government investment. The latest investment announced on 2 March means that the First Bus York depot will operate fully electric fleets by March 2024, one of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Experts descend on York to discuss how cities can level-up How can a city like York attract foreign investment from the biggest companies in the world? This was the question being asked at an event hosted by the University of York, where local councillors came to listen to experts about the best strategies for creating such growth in the post-Brexit By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Leeds Media Centre refurbishment gaining pace Swift progress is being made on a £1.8 million redevelopment scheme which will create additional business space and improve life chances for aspiring entrepreneurs in Leeds. Scaffolding his been erected around Leeds Media Centre in Chapeltown in preparation for the installation of a new roof and modern windows. Internal By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New infrastructure boosts trading at The Springs The Springs retail and leisure centre at Thorpe Park Leeds has reported a significant boost in footfall and trading for its occupiers, attributing the opening of the much-anticipated new East Leeds Orbital Route (ELOR) as a major influence. The ELOR is a key part of the East Leeds Extension to By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Construction completed at 11 & 12 Wellington Place MEPC has announced the completion of construction work at 11 & 12 Wellington Place, one of the UK’s most sustainable office developments. Wates Construction, which has delivered the scheme, has reached practical completion on the buildings, which have been handed over to developer and asset manager MEPC. Employee-owned consultancy By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Smith Brothers launches search for apprentices to help keep Britain connected Yorkshire-headquartered Smith Brothers has opened applications for its popular apprenticeship programme, which seeks to find the next generation of talent to join the electrical engineering industry, and keep Britain connected. With applications open for budding substation fitters, the apprenticeship is the perfect springboard to a career in the utilities industry, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Urbanite to develop residential scheme in Leeds City Centre Urbanite Living has secured planning consent, subject to conditions, to develop the former Yorkshire Post site in Leeds and deliver one of the city centre’s largest new residential and student living scheme. The Leeds based developer plans to build three mixed residential towers with new amenity and public realm By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Flourishing Malton business park unveils new office development The thriving Malton Enterprise Park in North Yorkshire has unveiled a brand-new office development in the heart of the park. Harrison Developments LLP, the owners and developers of the park, strategically located next to the A64, are including a high-quality conference facility within the development. The offices, which range 1, By The Editor • 1 min read
