Business

Digital agency Bolser is on track to achieve a record £2.5m turnover this year following 13 new account wins, representing year-on-year growth of 40 per cent. The Leeds-based agency won new briefs from a diverse range of organisations including Microsoft, The Football Association, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and

* Apprenticeships play key role in expansion of digital sector * Early adopter Ascensor is now an established apprentice firm Leeds digital agency Ascensor is celebrating the successful growth of its Digital Apprenticeship scheme. Managing director Andrew Firth (pictured) says that apprenticeships are a key component of Ascensor’s successful performance, and

North Yorkshire property consultancy Lawrence Hannah has strengthened its property team with the appointment of Andy Rogers as director. Andy joins the York-based consultancy to lead their building consultancy team, replacing Michael Holford, who is still retained by the practice as a consultant. Andy joins from Avison Young (formerly GVA)

BGF – the UK & Ireland’s most active growth capital investor – has invested £41 million in Yorkshire and the North East in 2021, backing some of the most entrepreneurial businesses in the region. The investor has a strong pipeline and is pledging to increase investment in the region again in

Modern Milkman has taken a five-year lease of Unit 2, New Princess Street, Leeds – owned and managed by Brighouse-based commercial and industrial lettings specialist and landlord, Towngate PLC. The Lancashire-born Modern Milkman is a network of milkmen and women that delivers fresh daily essentials from independent dairies and suppliers to

A major construction milestone has been reached at the fourth and final building of the acclaimed Sheffield Digital Campus (Sheffield DC), as steelwork erection reaches its highest point. Construction of the 62,862 sq ft building, which is being delivered by leading real estate developer and investor, Scarborough Group International

Insolvency figures released for December 2021* by the Government’s Insolvency Service showed a 20% increase in corporate insolvencies compared to the same month last year (1486 in December 2021 and 1237 in December 2020). They were also 33% higher than the number registered two years previously (pre-pandemic; 1120 in