Business West Yorkshire Combined Authority announced as UKREiiF official Destination Partner The UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) has announced that West Yorkshire Combined Authority is the official Destination Partner for the annual event taking place between 20th-22nd May 2025, in Leeds. As the Destination Partner, West Yorkshire Combined Authority will take a prominent role at UKREiiF, with By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Bradford College completes £6.9m mill transformation project A multimillion-pound renovation project at Bradford College has transformed a derelict mill into a flexible digital, science, and allied health training facility for higher-level students. Garden Mills on Thornton Road opened its doors to staff and students after months of construction work on the 1900s five-storey building. The development results By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire family business joins The Furniture Makers’ Company Family business, HSL, which has been making and selling upholstered chairs, sofas and adjustable beds from its base in West Yorkshire for more than 55 years, is the latest business to become a corporate member of The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company and charity for the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Fantastic Media lands brief to deliver full-service marketing for Trojan Bathrooms Leeds-based strategic marketing agency, Fantastic Media, has won a five-figure contract to deliver full-service marketing to UK bath manufacturer, Trojan. The partnership will see Fantastic Media creating a new website and refreshed brand proposition for the Huddersfield-based manufacturer, before delivering ongoing digital marketing, PR, social media, content, design and web By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Global automotive paint specialist Roberlo UK signs 10-year lease on Leeds warehouse Roberlo UK – the leading specialists in the development, manufacture, and supply of coatings and repair solutions for the refinish aftermarket and industrial sectors – has expanded its footprint in the north of England, with a 6,004 sq ft industrial unit in Leeds. Signing a 10-year lease with industrial property expert By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire furniture retail group launches Solace+Co sofa brand Flair Furniture Group, the parent company of home furnishing brands, including Bed Kingdom, Cuckooland, Flair Furnishings, Recoil and Noomi, has launched a new sofa brand called Solace+Co to diversify and expand their current offering. Solace+Co is a UK sofa brand that blends stylish, high-quality design with affordability and By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Yorkshire clean energy innovator invests £1.5m in new manufacturing base Elland-based green energy business FeTu has invested £1.5m in a new Huddersfield manufacturing base to meet demand from industrial manufacturers and other businesses for its groundbreaking product. The firm’s award-winning technology enables industrial firms to recover their waste heat from temperatures as low as 40°C and convert By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Wakefield firm celebrates landmark 50 years in business Architectural ironmongery firm John Monaghan Ltd, which is based on Milner Way in Ossett, marked the landmark occasion with an event at the city’s popular Tileyard North venue, where employees and guests gathered to toast the firm’s impressive achievement. Founded in 1974 by John Monaghan, the award-winning company By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Housebuilder opens Leeds office Sheffield-headquartered housebuilder Honey has opened its 5,000 sq ft office in Leeds and announced five new senior appointments to deliver the expansion plans for its Yorkshire operating region. Ben Smith has been recruited as land director and Kyle Danton joins as commercial director. Simon Hogg been hired as construction By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Radcliffe Construction appointed as principal contractor for iconic restaurant rebuild Radcliffe Construction, the specialist construction project management firm, has been appointed as principal contractor for the rebuild and refurbishment of The 3 Acres gastro-pub in Huddersfield after the iconic venue was severely damaged by fire on Boxing Day 2023. Radcliffe has commenced a comprehensive programme of works to the entire By The Editor • 1 min read
Business West Yorkshire Mayor goes stateside West Yorkshire has gone stateside, with a dozen of the region’s businesses joining Mayor Tracy Brabin in Nashville, Tennessee, to meet with potential investors and trade partners. The trade mission, which has been organised by the Mayor to create opportunities for West Yorkshire businesses, will conclude ahead of the By The Editor • 3 min read
Photo by Christopher Bill / Unsplash Business Pro-small business Budget ‘first and best’ chance for Chancellor to secure sustainable growth The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on the Chancellor to deliver a decisively pro-small business Budget, saying SMEs are “sick of stagnation.” By The Editor • 2 min read
