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
Business Yorkshire glazing specialist hits 1,000-tonne recycling milestone A Leeds-based manufacturer of glass units for windows which feature integrated blinds has saved 1,000 tonnes of post-consumer waste glass from landfill in two years, and instead diverted it into the production of new glass in a scheme which has provided funding of more than £60,000 for local By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Local Colleges collaborate to offer diverse post-16 study options Kirklees College, Greenhead College and Huddersfield New College have worked collaboratively on a post-16 curriculum which highlights each college’s aim to offer high-quality, varied and specialised post-16 study across the local area. As the new recruitment year has begun, the three colleges are working together to offer programmes of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Mayor of South Yorkshire visits flagship Sheffield construction sites The Mayor of South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard, visited Henry Boot Construction’s flagship Sheffield city centre sites last week to learn more about the developments and one of the region’s leading businesses. Alongside representatives from Sheffield City Council, the Henry Boot team showed the Mayor around some of their By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Scriba PR has invested in wordsmiths of the future The award-winning communications agency set about drumming up donations at the start of 2022, with a sizeable target fixed on the day the company celebrated its ninth anniversary in business. A jam-packed calendar of fundraising activities included a sponsored silence, creative writing competition, and a hike across the Yorkshire Three By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Walker Singleton acquires Brighouse estate agency Property consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired Brighouse-based estate agency Daniel & Hirst as the firm further expands its residential property operations throughout West Yorkshire. The deal, which was for an undisclosed sum, sees Walker Singleton grow its residential estate agency and property management portfolio within the Kirklees, Calderdale and Bradford By The Editor • 2 min read
