Business Yorkshire Christmas Tree producer prepares for another brilliant year Following a superb festive season selling all 26,000 of the trees it brought to market last year, preparations for Christmas 2023 are now in full swing at the historic Newburgh Priory Estate, near York. Newburgh Priory diversified parts of the Estate for Christmas trees, shortly after Stephen Wombwell and By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Support for Leeds Students Leeds Beckett University Chancellor Sir Bob Murray, one of the UK’s leading businessmen, has revealed the secrets behind his own success to some of the students he is sponsoring in a recent meeting at the university. Sir Bob, who studied accountancy at the former Leeds Polytechnic in the 1970s, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Regenex reaches target milestone following successful processing of 1,000 tonnes of linen Specialist commercial linen cleaning company Regenex has reached its target milestone of successfully returning 1,000 tonnes of linen back to its customers — saving 3K tonnes of carbon in the process. Founded in 2017, the West Yorkshire-based company has continued to grow following the interruption of the pandemic and has By The Editor • 2 min read
Business West Yorkshire industrial property market bucks the trend Leading global property consultancy Knight Frank’s latest Logic Report has revealed that the steady delivery of new speculative space in West Yorkshire during 2023, (which was notably absent during 2022), was providing more opportunities for occupiers and driving a gradual increase in take-up levels and quoting rents in the By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Prime Minister Rishi Sunak praises 'thriving' Sunny Bank Mills Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has praised the dramatic transformation of the iconic Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley from an old textile mill into a thriving business, artistic and community hub. Spending an afternoon at one of the most historic family-owned mills in Yorkshire, Mr Sunak spoke to over 20 business By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Estate agent lists record number of £1m plus homes for sale A West Yorkshire-based premium estate agency has announced it has a record 12 homes for sale valued in excess of £1m as the higher end of the region’s housing market continues to perform well. Charnock Bates, which specialises in selling fine, country and period homes, has properties at this By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Tech architecture specialists are high in demand, says resourcing business Technical architects are increasingly in demand across the UK, according to the findings of a new industry report. A new report highlights that there are 50,750 architects currently employed in the UK in technology roles spanning enterprise, business, solutions, technical, software, network, infrastructure, systems, data and security. Experts at By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Ashberry Homes switches east riding on to digital house buying Ashberry Homes opened the doors to only its third ever development in Yorkshire recently and with it introduced its first digital sales office in the region. The sales and marketing suite at its new Pilgrim’s Way development in Beverley allows would-be homebuyers the chance to virtually view their preferred By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Kingswood Allotts appoints new associate director of tax Leading South Yorkshire accountancy practice Kingswood Allotts has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of experienced tax specialist Luke James. The move is part of the firm’s future growth plans and in his new role, Luke will head the company’s specialist tax and compliance division where By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire sees greatest fall in insolvency-related activity across the UK in October Despite ongoing challenges to the UK economy, in October Yorkshire and the Humber put in the strongest performance of all of the regions and nations, seeing a double-digit fall in insolvency-related activity since the previous month. The latest research from insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, which is based on By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Eddisons launches South Yorkshire valuation team with director appointment Property consultancy Eddisons has appointed Michael Goodare as valuation director, based in its Sheffield office. Joining from Knight Frank in Leeds, where he spent six years, Goodare will establish a dedicated valuation team based in Sheffield, expanding and diversifying Eddisons’ service offering in the region. The new team will complement By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Aqualand Industries is the Eaton Smith business of the month Eaton Smith Solicitors is delighted to announce that Aqualand Industries Ltd has been chosen by the judging panel as the latest winner of its Business of the Month Award. Aqualand Industries is a family-owned advanced engineering company that specialises in the leisure and hospitality sector. The family noticed that when By The Editor • 1 min read
