Leading Leeds-based digital solutions provider UX Global (UXG) has appointed a head of sales and marketing as it looks to build on current momentum and pursue significant growth in 2021. Noel Kennedy has been recruited to the newly-created role at the Horsforth-based company, which designs, manufactures and installs digital, LED and retail displays for aRead more

• Lancashire based company Sugden Ltd acquires intellectual property of Vanderpol Waffle Systems for undisclosed sum. • Deal sees Sugden Ltd expand its range and capabilities exponentially. More jobs expected to be created at its Nelson headquarters. Lancashire-based Sugden Ltd has further strengthened its position as the world’s leading manufacturer of hotplates with the IntellectualRead more

Lancashire-based LED lighting manufacturer CFE Lighting Ltd has taken on its first apprentice as it looks to accelerate growth and build on its strongest ever trading performance over the last 12 months. Sixteen-year-old Jack Davies has started an 18-month long LEAN Engineering apprenticeship with the company, with the aim of becoming a qualified engineer andRead more

The boss of a Wakefield company that designs and supplies plant used to recover lead and precious metals has been awarded Chartered Environmentalist and Chartered Engineer status by the prestigious Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). It’s the latest accolade to be bestowed on Inprotec’s managing director Chris Oldroyd, who was appointed earlier thisRead more

Lifeline homelessness charity supported by £50k fundraiser after tough year Earlier in the year, the United Nations described the shocking increase in domestic abuse as a ‘shadow pandemic’ to Coronavirus. In the UK alone, more than 40,000 calls were made to the National Domestic Abuse Helpline during the first three months of lockdown. The currentRead more