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Leeds-based logistics firm raises £30k for homelessness charity

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 29 June, 2020 | 0

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

Contactless car sales are key to industry’s future

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 17 June, 2020 | 0

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

72% of Brits say lockdown has changed how they shop

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news | Comments are Closed | 12 June, 2020 | 0

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

Mental health platform launches crowdfunding appeal in a bid to keep vital support free

By Ellie MacDonald | Positive news | Comments are Closed | 9 June, 2020 | 0

A Yorkshire-based mental health platform created to support employees has launched a crowdfunding campaign to keep its online training free of charge. Launched in 2018 by Sheffield-based entrepreneur Harry Bliss, Champion Health offers evidence-based workplace health programmes tailored to every organisation, offering a range of solutions from online employee health assessments and company reports toRead more

Leeds digital agency supports homeless charity with £40k website

By Ellie MacDonald | Client news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 2 June, 2020 | 0

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

Three Yorkshire businesses enabled to trade online thanks to firm’s initiative

By Ellie MacDonald | Positive news | Comments are Closed | 7 May, 2020 | 1

A Leeds-based multi-national web development and digital marketing agency has selected three local businesses to benefit from completely free of charge e-commerce websites. GRM Digital launched the campaign after seeing local businesses struggling to trade offline during the Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative saw dozens of businesses without an e-commerce website apply with three worthy candidatesRead more

Karshare launches community scheme in Leeds

By Ellie MacDonald | Positive news | Comments are Closed | 6 May, 2020 | 0

Call-out for owners to loan their car to frontline workers in grass-roots fightback against COVID-19 Inspired by the efforts in the Leeds community, a company has launched a brand new, free community car share scheme to help move essential services around Leeds as the crisis intensifies. Karshare aims to establish a fleet of 10,000 cars, on loan from members ofRead more

‘Coolest business boss’ back after fighting coronavirus and more positive business news from our region

By Ellie MacDonald | Founders thoughts, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 1 May, 2020 | 0

We’ve completed our first full month of Covid-induced lockdown. A strange and often tough time for many of us but there’s a lot to be grateful for, and positive about. Each week since lockdown, I’ve sourced the net, news pages and tapped into my contacts to find the most positive news stories from businesses inRead more

We’re celebrating five years in business with duo of new client wins

By Ellie MacDonald | Company news, Positive news | Comments are Closed | 23 April, 2020 | 0

We’re delighted to announce two new client wins which coincide with our fifth birthday! We have won contracts to manage the PR and social media management for leading signage specialist Widd Signs and pyrometallurgical firm Inprotec. MacComms is responsible for managing the public and media relations for both businesses, supporting Widd Signs with the promotionsRead more

Going Virtual: Leeds-Based Pub Quiz Company Adapts to Coronavirus Crisis

By Ellie MacDonald | Positive news | Comments are Closed | 15 April, 2020 | 0

KwizzBit utilises its online quiz platform to host virtual quizzes for pubs, businesses and families at home during lockdown. Adapting to the nationwide lockdown, the smartphone pub quiz company, KwizzBit, is facilitating virtual quizzes for pubs to stay in contact with their customers, remote working businesses and families at home. KwizzBit is a cloud-based serviceRead more

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