Business New retail units for lease in Halifax following 18-month build A new retail and industrial complex in Halifax has released eleven units to let with agent Bramleys, following an 18-month, £4m build re-development. Broadway Retail Park on Queens Road in Halifax was previously a redundant car sales and repair garage and had been vacant for 4-5 years. Subsequently it was By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Oomph Works to drive digital transformation across Yorkshire under new ownership Wakefield-based software development agency, Oomph Works, plans to boost regional growth by helping local businesses transition from manual processes to fully digitised workflows. The company, formerly known as GoMedia Ltd, is currently undergoing a rebrand following its acquisition by leading UK distributor ACI Group in October this year. The acquisition By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Rising costs and supply chain disruptions top concerns for Yorkshire businesses Rising costs for energy, rent and products and materials in the build-up to Christmas are the top concerns for Yorkshire businesses in the coming weeks, according to the latest report from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP. The bi-monthly Rethinking the Economy survey of 500 mid-market businesses has revealed By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Hat-trick of new hires at Fantastic Media Following several new client account wins at Fantastic Media, the Leeds-based marketing agency is expanding its team with three new hires. Fantastic Media welcomes designer Tom Wells, marketing account executive Sarah Miller, and digital marketing apprentice Seth Leech to the team. These new appointments follow Fantastic’s recent acquisition of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business TBB wins headless website contract for London-based Escape Studios London-headquartered Escape Studios — a visual effects, animation and games art training and teaching institution — has selected West Yorkshire-based integrated agency The Bigger Boat (TBB) to design and deliver a revitalised digital presence as it seeks to develop its business and creative propositions. Having sought a recommendation from headless content management By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire property consultancy announces 5 new appointments Yorkshire property consultancy Walker Singleton has announced five new appointments across the firm’s core service areas to help support its ongoing growth strategy. Jessica Siswick and Johnjoe Wright join as trainee surveyors and will work within the commercial and industrial property team whilst Fortune Nguwo has been hired as By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Applegate Properties lands quadruple award win Yorkshire-based Applegate Properties has secured four coveted accolades at The Negotiator Awards – the UK’s leading independent programme for estate and lettings agents, their suppliers, and the residential property industry. Laying claim to the Gold title for Small Estate Agency of the Year, as well as Bronze for Yorkshire and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Payroll for thousands of education employees Payroll for almost 6,000 employees at UK Schools and Trusts is benefitting from new and comprehensive integration between Every®’s bespoke HR platform and Dataplan Education’s first-class payroll bureau service. Both companies were acquired in 2021 by the IRIS Software Group, leading provider of specialist education software, with By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New hires and promotions for Leeds based ACS ACS Stainless Steel Limited has announced further growth this month, with the appointment of three new hires and an internal promotion – taking the company’s total headcount to 118. The Cross Green based business has appointed Gareth Twohey as commercial director, Kate Robertson Hart as marketing manager, and former Leeds By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Serbia tops World Cup of websites If the World Cup was decided on teams’ website performance, Serbia would be lifting the trophy for the 2022 tournament. That’s the findings of the Web Vitals Index – a league table powered by next-generation website monitoring specialist, RapidSpike. The list triangulates a range of metrics including Google’s Core By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Farming students enjoy 'outstanding' visit to Mulgrave Estate The award-winning Mulgrave Estate in the North York Moors has hosted 25 students from the School of Natural and Environmental Science at Newcastle University The students spent a fact-finding day on the 15,000-acre estate, focussing on the relationship between agriculture, conservation and environmental management. The day was organised by By The Editor • 2 min read
Business House builder acquires site in Catterick Avant Homes North East has acquired a 10-acre site in Catterick to deliver 135 new-build family homes with a gross development value (GDV) of around £28m. Called Brompton Mews, the development is located just four miles from Richmond town centre. The development received planning permission in August this year following By The Editor • 1 min read
