Business Opticians open doors to cheaper energy bills A Bradford-based HVAC firm has helped a new opticians open its doors without the worry of high energy costs thanks to the install of an energy efficient heating and cooling system. Pinder Cooling and Heating installed a new air conditioning unit at Optima Eye Care ahead of the new site By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Cares Laboratory awarded prestigious Queen's Award Barnsley's Cares Laboratory was yesterday presented the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise in relation to the brand's groundbreaking Vamoosh® product. A powder uniquely designed to dissolve pet hairs during the wash, Vamoosh® was created in 2017 and has gone from strength to strength since By The Editor • 2 min read
Business BDO expands Northern team with employment tax hire Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has strengthened its employment tax team with the appointment of Laurence Simms as director. At BDO, Laurence will be responsible for supporting clients across the North region to help them effectively manage their HMRC compliance requirements when employing and engaging a workforce. As By The Editor • 2 min read
Business York Handmade plays pivotal role in creating Easingwold housing development The award-winning York Handmade Brick Company has played a pivotal role in the construction of an attractive new-build housing development in Easingwold. York Handmade, based at Alne, near Easingwold, supplied tens of thousands of bricks for the Pastures in Stillington Road, a development of nine new quality houses. The development By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Scarborough packaging and stationery specialist acquires Bradford business Long-established packaging and stationery business, Duraweld, is expanding across the sector with the acquisition of Prima in Bradford which also provides creative packaging solutions. With over 20 years’ experience, Prima has established a reputation as a leading designer and manufacturer of quality folding card and PVC high frequency welded products. By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Company liquidations up 35% on pre-pandemic levels One of the country’s leading restructuring advisors is urging mid-market business owners not to ‘bury their heads in the sand’ and seek early advice amid soaring company liquidations. The warning comes as latest monthly insolvency statistics for November 2022 reveal formal corporate insolvency appointments are 21% higher than the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Bradford entrepreneurs urged to accelerate their business plans Ambitious technology-orientated entrepreneurs in Bradford are being encouraged to sign up for a free accelerator programme to help them grow their businesses. Northern Max Accelerator, launching in early 2023, is an intensive ten-week programme for businesses that are pre-start or less than three years old with growth ambitions. It’s By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Eddisons completes £1.9m upgrade project at York school Property group Eddisons, which is headquartered in Leeds, has project managed the £1.9m refurbishment of new dining areas, toilet blocks and classrooms at Millthorpe school, a 1,000-student York high school run by South Bank Academy Trust. The project has upgraded and modernised outdated areas of the school as By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire and the Humber sees 19% rise in insolvency-related activities since October As economic headwinds continue to gather, businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber, along with those in the rest of the UK, are already starting to feel the impact of mounting financial pressures with a marked month-on-month rise in the number of businesses in the region experiencing insolvency-related activity. The latest By The Editor • 2 min read
Business ddroidd almost triples turnover and restructures to double growth in 2023 Leeds-based ddroidd, a global technical IT services partner, has almost tripled its turnover from £3.2m to £8.3m in its second year following another impressive year of growth. To meet the company’s ambitious plans to double in size in 2023, ddroidd has restructured its senior leadership team to By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Economic outlook to dampen companies’ festive cheer this Christmas Weaker hiring intentions and recessionary pressures suggest a challenging winter ahead for UK businesses, according to the Business Trends report from accounting and business advisory firm BDO. November saw all four indices across employment, inflation, output and optimism fall for the second time in the last three months. The latest By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Chartered Accountants shortlisted for prestigious award Yorkshire based Parsons has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Audit Service award category at the Yorkshire Accountancy Awards 2023. Head of audit at Parsons, Richard Walker, said: “I'm delighted that we've been shortlisted for the Audit Service Award at the Yorkshire Accountancy Awards 2023. By The Editor • 2 min read
