West Yorkshire charity, Simon on the Streets is encouraging residents, businesses, and families to participate in a lockdown-friendly fundraising event, where they spend the night on their sofas or floors to highlight the underreported issue of sofa surfing. Named ‘Simon’s Big Sofa Surf’, the event will be held on the evening of 27th November 2020,Read more
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Leading Leeds-based digital solutions provider UXG has expanded its team with the appointment of Ryan Hill as product design manager. Ryan takes on the role left by Garry Pullan, who has been promoted to a newly created head of operations position. Ryan brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the team, having worked forRead more
Businesses are invited to participate in an afternoon of golf as part of a fundraising activity to raise money for Yorkshire charity, Simon on the Streets. The longstanding Leeds-based charity supports homeless and vulnerable people throughout Leeds, Bradford, and Kirklees. Its team of six full-time outreach keyworkers provide emotional and practical support who are currentlyRead more
Leeds and St Helens-based digital and traditional signage manufacturer Widd Signs has appointed a second business development manager to its 80-strong team as it looks to grow its presence in several key markets. Jac Lloyd-Jones will be responsible for expanding the company’s client base in a number of key markets, with a particular focus onRead more
Five startup businesses have won a year’s access to a new online finance training platform from a Yorkshire-based finance management firm. The wins are part of a competition which launched Mellor Financial Training’s virtual training platform, established to offer an on-demand digital system specifically designed to be consumed online. Martin Mellor, founder and managing directorRead more
Leeds-headquartered Widd Signs has completed another unique and unquestionably stunning project for retail giant Primark at its new multi-million-euro flagship Barcelona store, which sits at the heart of the famous Las Ramblas boulevard. The digital and traditional signage specialist designed and installed striking illuminated exterior and interior signage at the store over a seven-week period.Read more
Five UK start-ups and one corporate business will win 12-month licences to improve financial understanding worth almost £2000 in new competition To celebrate the launch of its new financial training platform, Yorkshire-based finance management specialist Mellor Financial Training is offering businesses the chance to win free access to the site worth almost £2000. A panelRead more
Leeds-based Sound Leisure, Europe’s only classic jukebox manufacturer, has teamed up with world-renowned audio experts Marshall Amplification to manufacture a Marshall branded, vinyl playing jukebox. An iconic British brand, integral to the worldwide music scene, Marshall has been producing amplifiers for more than 55 years and has been celebrated by leading musicians around the worldRead more
Leeds-based logistics services provider Torque has raised almost £30,000 for Yorkshire homelessness charity, Simon on the Streets as its charity partner of the year for 2019-2020. Torque, which employs more than 1200 people across its seven sites in Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Castleford, and Heathrow, has supported the charity in its fundraising efforts over 12 months.Read more
The longest running annual index of its kind, the Startups 100 ranks the country’s top 100 fast-growth new UK businesses launched in the last five years Leeds-based Vet-AI is listed at number 94 having made the list for a second year running Collective turnover of £650m last financial year Startups on the list also raisedRead more
