Business

Leeds-based Zenith has announced its digital direct-to-consumer leasing subscription business ZenAuto has grown rapidly through the pandemic and now has over 7,000 cars on the road. ZenAuto attributes its growth to a focus on customer experience, evidenced by an ‘excellent’ rating of 4.7 stars on Trust Pilot. It

CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has named Halifax as one of the next UK towns in line for a multi-million investment in its digital infrastructure – a move that will see it become one of the world’s best-connected communities. Nationally, CityFibre is building new and better

Plans have been submitted to Leeds City Council by Brewster Bye Architects to transform a vacant site on Merrion Street in Leeds, into 88 high specification studio apartments with associated amenities for students, on behalf of developer Urban Developments (York) Ltd. If approved, the vacant building at 26-34 Merrion Street,

A planning application to transform historic Leah’s Yard on Cambridge Street into a creative hub for independent businesses has been submitted. Earlier this year, Sheffield City Council selected Tom Wolfenden, CEO of SSPCo, which manages the Cooper Buildings on Arundel Street, and James O’Hara of the Rockingham Group,

Pioneering leader in glass manufacturing, Specialist Glass Products (SGP), has been shortlisted for the Investment Award at the Yorkshire Business Masters Awards 2021. The Yorkshire family-run business has gone through a large-scale investment programme over the last 48 months, with a combined investment of £6 million. SGP has extended the

Businesspeople from across the North of England are preparing to celebrate Christmas 2020 in August in a bid to support small businesses striving to bounce back from the pandemic. Over 85 small business owners and entrepreneurs from across Yorkshire, Manchester and Sheffield have purchased tickets for The Northern Christmas 2020

Knaresborough-headquartered global pest control technology leader Pelsis Group has announced it will be acquired by specialist investment manager Pamplona Capital Management this September. Pelsis has been owned for the past four years by Lloyds Development Capital (LDC), the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group. During that period, LDC supported