Business Growing manufacturer acquires Bradford warehouse facility Bradford-based food manufacturer Regal Food Products Group, which specialises in world food bakery and confectionery products and owns brands including Yorkshire Baking Company and Just Desserts Yorkshire, has bought the former FSD works on Hopbine Lane in Bradford. The 45,000 sq ft warehouse building in the South Bowling area By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Uniform specialists dress leisure employees to impress in new workwear deal Leeds-based branded merchandise and apparel firm, Infinity Inc, has unveiled new uniforms to be worn by staff members at one of Europe’s leading retail and entertainment destinations, Liverpool ONE. Infinity Inc was awarded the contract to supply branded uniforms by real estate services company Savills UK. It has worked By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Hitchfields Ltd is the Eaton Smith business of the month Eaton Smith Solicitors is delighted to announce that Hitchfields Ltd has been chosen by the judging panel as the latest winner of its Business of the Month Award. Hitchfields is one of the largest independent used car dealers in West Yorkshire and have an extensive, varied range of over 100 By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Trio of firms relocate to iconic Graphical House in Leeds Estate agents Zenko Properties, digital marketing agency Perfect Storm and recruitment, training and coaching services provider Back2Work have all successfully relocated to Graphical House, an iconic creative workspace in the heart of Leeds. The property was brought to market at the beginning of the year by strategic property advisors, Fox By The Editor • 2 min read
Editors Blog Articles submitted for publishing on our website Here at TopicUK and our sister publication Yorkshire Businesswoman magazine, we receive a high number of press releases from PR companies and businesses alike. Although we do our best to publish as many newsworthy press releases as we can for our readers and members free of charge, many of the By The Editor • 1 min read
Business idhl hires trio of industry leaders National digital agency idhl has bolstered its senior team further with the hire of several senior industry experts. idhl,which specialises in performance media, eCommerce, web development, data and email marketing, has hired Katie Duance as marketing director. Katie brings more than 15 years’ experience working for global organisations and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Premcor directors set sights on self-storage market Six sites planned to open during 2024, including Leeds and Sheffield Directors of the privately-owned commercial property development company, Premcor Estates, (Premcor) are supporting a newly formed self-storage company with development and site-finding expertise as well as direct investment. Yard Self Storage (Yard) launched its first self-storage site on the By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Towngate facilitates Lokring expansion into Leeds Industrial landlord Towngate PLC has welcomed household name in the process industry, Lokring UK, to its growing client portfolio, with the signing of a five-year tenancy contract for 3,900 sqft Unit C at Copley Hill Trading Estate in Leeds. Founded over thirty years ago and operating in 30 countries By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Bradford Garden Centre reaches final of regional business award The team at a Bradford based garden centre group is celebrating after reaching the final of a regional business award. Tong Garden Centre has been shortlisted in the Community category in the Bradford Means Business Awards. Tong Garden Centre's head of people, culture & sustainability, Neil Barwise-Carr, said: By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Fiducia MGA appoints senior development underwriter Specialty insurance managing general agent (MGA) Fiducia has appointed a new senior development underwriter to its marine cargo, freight liability and fine art and specie facilities to support UK and European brokers. Mike Hall joins the Leeds-based MGA from Zurich Insurance where he worked for 16 years, becoming head of By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Sunny Bank Mills triumph in prestigious placemaking awards Sunny Bank Mills, the historic Yorkshire mill complex between Leeds and Bradford, has won a major honour in the inaugural Yorkshire Business Insider Placemaking Awards. The 10-acre Victorian mill, one of the most famous family-owned mills in Yorkshire, won the prestigious Best Use of Heritage in Placemaking category. The award By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Mulgrave's stunning 18th century hunting lodge restored to former glory One of the most stunning buildings on Yorkshire’s historic Mulgrave Estate has been restored to its former glory. The late 18th century building near Ugthorpe, Whitby, was originally a hunting lodge where the Marquis’s of Normanby, the owners of the estate, would entertain their guests, most likely including By The Editor • 2 min read