Business Renowned interior design company launches DT Sports Commercial interior design company Design Tonic are proud to announce the launch of DT Sports. This Leeds business brings its signature people-centred, contemporary, and innovative flair to its roster of projects, from huge-scale restaurants, residential property, and office spaces to independent local businesses. Five years after its 2019 launch, the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Property consultancy acquires Halifax estate agent book Property consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired the book of business of Wilkinson Woodward Solicitors-owned Halifax estate agents Boococks as part of its ongoing West Yorkshire growth plans. The deal, which was for an undisclosed sum, has immediately grown Walker Singleton’s residential estate agency and property management portfolio within Calderdale. By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Leeds video agency Manto doubles team and moves to new ‘pre-loved’ office Manto Films, a video agency has relocated to a larger studio to accommodate its expanded team and enable new services for an impressive roster of clients. The talented team of film makers, who offer award-winning brand videos and content, product videos, animation videos, corporate videos, social media videos, talking head By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Knight Frank appointed on major Leeds logistics development The Yorkshire industrial and logistics team at global property advisory firm Knight Frank have been appointed marketing agents by Baytree on their latest development ‘Baytree Leeds’. Baytree Leeds consists of a prime 552,000 sq ft logistics scheme spanning three units situated in Stourton, South Leeds. The development is located By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Mayor kickstarts ‘region of learning’ with £10m investment People facing barriers to employment will benefit from over £9.5 million to help them get the skills they need to secure well-paid work. Fresh from her re-election as the Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin has announced the £10 million package to “make life easier for those who find By The Editor • 2 min read
Business 3M BIC welcomes several new businesses The 3M Buckley Innovation Centre (3M BIC) in Huddersfield has welcomed new businesses from a range of sectors including packaging, property finance, vet diagnostics and formulation testing. Urolith, ECO PACK, Crafted and the Charlesworth Family Group have taken offices and labs at the 3M BIC leaving only a few remaining By The Editor • 2 min read
Business First flights to Marrakesh and Bucharest take off from Leeds! Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has celebrated the inaugural flights of two new routes to Marrakesh, Morrocco, and Bucharest, Romania, expanding its partnership with low-cost airline Ryanair. Expanding the airport’s direct offering to Africa, the first flight to Marrakesh (RAK) departed on Friday 3rd May and will operate twice weekly By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Leeds City Council chief executive to leave at the end of 2024 Leeds City Council’s Chief Executive Tom Riordan today announced his intention to leave at the end of the year to explore new opportunities. After 14 years at the helm of the second-biggest local authority in the country, Tom has decided the time is right to try fresh challenges. As By The Editor • 3 min read
Business New managing director and COO take the helm at Northern A new managing director and chief operating officer have taken the helm at Northern this week. As managing director, Tricia Williams now leads the UK’s second largest train operator, an organisation that makes an annual contribution to the national economy of £1.25bn. Tricia has been with Northern since By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Accu receives King’s Award for Enterprise Huddersfield based precision component supplier, Accu, has received a King’s Award for International Trade, recognising the company’s outstanding continuous growth in overseas sales. Accu - which employs over 100 people and supplies over 50% of the world’s top 100 manufacturers – has grown its overseas sales by 288% By The Editor • 1 min read
Business British Bedmaker achieves King’s Award for sustainable development Fifth-generation family-owned luxury bedmaker and components manufacturer Harrison Spinks has earned a prestigious King’s Award for Sustainable Development, adding to its two current King’s Awards for Innovation and International Trade and previously awarded Queen’s Awards, bringing the total number achieved by the business to eight. The King’ By The Editor • 2 min read
Business RSM announces Mike Thornton as new Yorkshire and North East regional managing partner Leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK, has appointed Mike Thornton as its new regional managing partner for Yorkshire and the North East. In his new role, Mike will continue to strengthen and grow the regional business, and in addition to his office managing partner role in Leeds, will By The Editor • 2 min read
