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
Blog
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
With the automotive industry taking a hit during the Coronavirus pandemic, Wakefield-based The Car Buying Group has resumed trading with tens of thousands of customers looking to sell their car. Claiming its success is down to its contactless car buying method, the firm’s CEO advises that this is the future for the industry. The CarRead more
Yorkshire charity Simon on the Streets is challenging residents, businesses, and families to take on a 20,000 steps-a-day challenge to walk the distance of the homelessness charity’s outreach workers. Every day the charity’s six outreach workers walk the streets of Leeds, Bradford and Kirklees searching for homeless and vulnerable people, providing them with 1-2-1 emotionalRead more
Anxious, nervous and stressed. Just some of the feelings associated with non-essential shops opening up from the 15th June, according to a new survey. 1,452 UK residents were asked their thoughts on the easing of lockdown, online shopping habits, reopening of high street stores and how they expect to shop in the future. 72% sayRead more
A Leeds-based digital transformation agency has completed a website development project for a local homelessness charity. Parallax based in Leeds city centre selected Simon on the Streets to benefit from the company’s annual charitable initiative following its employees’ desire to help tackle rising homelessness. Celebrating ten years in business, Parallax which supports a local charitableRead more
-State-of-the-art occupancy management system regulates flow of customers into stores – A leading Leeds-based digital solutions provider has launched a state-of-the-art occupancy management system to help retailers faced with new Covid-19 requirements measure the number of customers in-store. Horsforth-based UX Global (UXG) has created Auto-Q, a bespoke digital signage solution which allows retailers to measureRead more
The UK’s largest organisation dedicated to the welfare of dogs, The Kennel Club, has announced a partnership with online vet, Joii, to ensure pet owners get access to veterinary care from home when they need it. Joii, who have vets and nurses across the country, has partnered with The Kennel Club to offer members theirRead more
Friday 1st May saw residents and families pitch tents and make home dens in a major ‘sleep in’ raising almost £10,000 for Yorkshire homelessness charity, Simon on the Streets. Tasked with sleeping anywhere in the home or garden, the charity’s ’Little Sleep In’ saw dozens of adults and children bed down in dens, tents, sofasRead more
Award-winning cast plasterer Ryedale Interiors Ltd has completed a large-scale cast plasterwork project as part of a £75m transformation of intu Trafford Centre’s Barton Square. The Leeds-based firm successfully designed, manufactured, and installed 8000 glass reinforced gypsum casts to support the restoration and redevelopment of the historic Manchester retail destination, led by global construction giant,Read more
