Business Gregory receives the go ahead to develop 'green' business park Gregory Properties (Leeds) Limited has secured reserved matters planning approval to deliver 124,700 sq ft of industrial and logistics space at Rockingham in Barnsley. The ten-acre site is well located fronting the A6195 Dearne Valley Parkway with direct motorway access to Junction 36 of the M1. Gregory Properties plans By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Kirklees Mayor officially opens Harron’s latest showhome Harron Homes recently welcomed the Mayor of Kirklees, Councillor Masood Ahmed, to officiate at the launch of its new showhome at the Victoria Heights development in Fixby, Huddersfield. The Mayor was met by Yorkshire managing director Tony Lee and senior sales manager Amanda Thomas, who were on hand to give By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Work starts on new £4.5m business park that will create new jobs in York Marrtree Investments has begun work on a new 2.4 acre business park on the site of the former B&M store at Clifton Moor in York. The developer will have invested £4.5m in the scheme on completion, which will create 27,000 sq ft of modern business By The Editor • 2 min read
Business EY’s dealmakers in the North advise on transactions worth nearly £3.8bn in 2022 EY’s Strategy and Transactions teams in the North of England advised on deals worth a total of nearly £3.8bn in 2022. The top deals acted on in 2022 by the firm’s experts in the North included three worth more than half a billion pounds each, with the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Inseego makes tracks to south central The Leeds office of global property consultancy Knight Frank has brokered a significant deal at the South Central development in the city. Inseego, a provider of fleet tracking software and business solutions, is taking of 5,000 sq ft of newly refurbished space By The Editor • 2 min read
Business BDO advises on sale of foodservice supplier Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has advised on the sale of foodservice supplier, Thomas Ridley Foodservice. The company was acquired by Bidcorp UK for an undisclosed sum – a market leading foodservice and product distributor. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Web Specialist invests in local area Wakefield-based digital agency, Feel Created has moved offices and expanded its team in response to new client wins, including a project with the University of Liverpool. Under the leadership of Ian Long, Feel Created has relocated to a larger office on The Nostell Estate Business Park in Wakefield, employing digital By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Heat recovery system continues to deliver savings for Yorkshire farm shop As the seventh anniversary of the installation of Keelham Farm Shop's heat recovery system approaches, the team at DK Heat Recovery has recalculated the cost savings based on today's fuel price cap. Keelham Farm Shop is now saving £16,000 and over 72,000 kWh per By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Semiconductor distributor celebrates 140% growth to £39m creating 20 new jobs IC Blue, the Leeds-based global supplier of electronic components, is seeking another 20 linguists as the business continues to see significant international sales growth with revenues rising by over 139% in the last year alone. Founded in 2003, IC Blue supports the electronic manufacturing industry with component sourcing, excess inventory By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Brewfitt launches new initiatives to tackle industry’s energy cost crisis As the brewing and hospitality industry struggles with rising energy costs – Brewfitt is developing more solutions to help breweries, pub companies and independents save thousands of pounds. Industry-leading dispense solutions provider Brewfitt says that quick fixes and short-term measures are only going so far and what companies need now more By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Yorkshire businesses warned to brace themselves for crippling impact of inflation Businesses in Yorkshire and across the country are being warned to expect severe financial difficulties as record-high inflation and a sharp rise in energy costs are set to compound the recession and worsen economic prospects for the year ahead, with smaller businesses at the highest risk of financial collapse. The By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Key milestone reached for York Minster’s Neighbourhood Plan project Enabling works have begun at pace at York Minster following the arrival of two Portakabin® buildings to the Minster precinct. The temporary buildings will facilitate the decant of the existing Stoneyard dating from 1914 to allow the creation of the Technology & Works Hub, one of the two new facilities By The Editor • 2 min read
