Business Five ways PR can support your manufacturing business With recent data showing a 63% increase in insolvencies in the manufacturing sector since last year, and the ongoing financial crisis, it’s more important than ever that businesses use PR and marketing tactics to expand their brand reach to new customers along with reinforcing your prescence with your existing By The Editor • 5 min read
Business Global US tech company opens new UK base in Barnsley A leading US company and one of the largest IT solutions providers in the world has set up a new state-of-the-art business facility in Barnsley to support its global expansion plans. SHI International has officially opened its ‘Nexus Integration Centre’ at Capitol Park beside the M1 in Dodworth last week. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business YLF’s team continues to grow Yorkshire's premier sheet metal fabrication and laser cutting firm has welcomed two new members of staff to its team. Normanton-based Yorkshire Laser & Fabrication Ltd has appointed James Bradley as shopfloor manager while Abbie Priestley joins its administration team. James has come to YLF with a strong engineering By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Yorkshire sees significant rise in new businesses In a challenging environment amid spiralling inflation, the global energy crisis and political uncertainty in the UK, Yorkshire and the Humber saw a bright spot on the horizon with the number of business start-ups registered in October 2022 rising by 16.2% compared with September – the highest month-on-month increase of By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Insolvency stats: bankrupcies rise 11% One of the country’s leading insolvency practitioners warns more people are choosing to enter an insolvency process as the cost-of-living crisis bites hard. The warning comes as latest monthly insolvency statistics for October 2022 reveal bankruptcies (up 11%) and Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs, up 18%) both increased compared to By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Ronin Search joins Isource Group as specialist division Ronin Search, a specialist recruitment business dedicated to sourcing software developers across the North, has joined iSource Group, the IT, digital and change management recruitment specialist based in Leeds. The start-up business, which was established by Jerry Shepherd-Moore (24) and Dean Williams (29), will operate alongside iSource Group as an By The Editor • 2 min read
Business William's Den wins prestigious Yorkshire rural award William’s Den, the popular Yorkshire children’s attraction, has won the Visitor Attraction of the Year category in the prestigious Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards (REYTAs) 2022. The awards, the Oscars of the East Yorkshire tourism industry, were held at a glittering dinner for 500 guests at Bridlington Spa. By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Brand new Monks Cross business park almost full MX Park, the 30,000 sq ft flourishing industrial/trade counter park in the heart of Monks Cross in York, is almost full. The brand-new park features 11 hi-spec units, ranging from 1,925 sq ft to 3,550 sq ft in size. Following a raft of recent deals, only By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Housebuilder launches hedgehog highways to help endangered hedgehogs National and leading partnership homebuilder Keepmoat is rolling out Hedgehog Highways to help the endangered species. The Doncaster-based company, which employs more than 1,100 people, is launching Hedgehog Highways, a series of 13cm-by-13cm holes included in its developments’ fences, to help roaming hedgehogs pass through its communities with ease. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business SHC Hire donates hundreds of products to Leeds charity featured on the BBC SHC Hire has donated over 230 hire products, including tools, wheelbarrows, scaffolding and materials to Getaway Girls from Leeds, featured on the BBC One series ‘DIY SOS: The Big Build’. The building equipment and materials from the Skipton-based business were used to deliver a life-changing transformation of the Getaway Girls By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Halston B2B celebrates sixth birthday at new Halston Group HQ Fresh from its recent rebrand, Halston Group has moved into new premises closer to Leeds city centre to accommodate its growing team – and coincide with the sixth birthday of Halston B2B, the marketing agency at its core. The umbrella brand that also manages Sustainability Partnerships, Tech Origin, and Mercury is By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Tip 4 for consumers of how to shop safely this Black Friday While it makes for bleak reading, the frenzy of sales and online shopping activity surrounding Black Friday, means this pre-holiday season is a key period for cybercriminals. And each year we see an increase in cyberattacks during what should be a feel-good time. The picture is all-the-more worrying in 2022, By The Editor • 2 min read
