Monday, September 21, 2020
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Pandemic sees major slide in recruitment plans as firms play it safe
Almost half of firms in the UK plan to reduce recruitment or not recruit at all over the next year, according to an annual...The times they are a-changing
Bob Dylan’s immortal words couldn’t be more accurate in this day and age as many of us are having to learn new skills and...ITM Power part of major hydrogen partnership
Sheffield hydrogen specialist, ITM Power, is one third of a new partnership which aims to use the clean renewable fuel to help Scotland achieve...Integra targets double revenues with major expansion plans
Integra Buildings is planning a major expansion of its East Yorkshire base as it looks to continue its growth trajectory and double revenues. The modular...Verner Wheelock celebrates 30 years in business
Food industry training experts, Verner Wheelock, celebrated 30 years in business this month. The company based in Skipton, North Yorkshire, was founded by Professor Verner...
- Finance
NPIF cash for Sheffield smart sensor company
Sheffield tech company, Tribosonics, has raised £1.1 million to develop and grow its smart sensors which helps industry reduce costs. The company embeds sensors within...Leeds med-tech firm raises £2.2m via share placing
Surgical Innovations has successfully raised £2.2 million to reinflate working capital, invest in new product development and sustainability support initiatives. The AIM listed Leeds-based med-tech...VC fund invests £1m in Leeds tech company
Praetura Ventures, the VC fund that targets high-value sectors in the north of England, is investing £1m in a Leeds-based tech company that helps...‘Strong trading performance’ for Safestyle despite COVID impact
Despite a downturn in turnover and widening pre-tax losses driven by COVID-19, Safestyle UK has reported a “strong trading performance” in interim results released...Six-figure CBILS loan for Doncaster engineering firm
Cogent Projects has secured a six-figure CBILS-backed loan to stave of trading uncertainty poses by COVID-19 and to help finance expansion plans. The Doncaster-based mechanical...
- Manufacturing
Structural steel specialists secures trio of contracts worth £21m
The structural steel division of the South Yorkshire-based Billington Holdings has secured three contractors worth £21 million. According to the AIM-listed company, one of these...£1.1m engineering skills boost for Sheffield
In a national first, teenagers at UTC Sheffield will develop a new range of in demand high-level digital engineering skills following a £1.1 million...Cable cleat manufacturer expands North Yorkshire headquarters
Cable cleat manufacturer, Ellis Patents, has invested £500,000 in a 25 per cent expansion of its North Yorkshire headquarters. The main element of the expansion...Manufacturer to transform operations via new sustainable project
Yorkshire manufacturing firm, Salamander Fabrications, will transform its operations to become entirely paperless via a new project. The sheet metal maker has partnered with Siemens...Manufacturers call for Job Retention Scheme extension
A failure to extend the Job Retention Scheme risks putting the UK out of step with competitors and hamstringing its recovery from the pandemic,...
- Appointments
Bank appoints relationship director to support Yorkshire property clients
Lloyds Bank has appointed Oliver Shaw as Relationship Director in its real estate team, strengthening its support for property SMEs across Yorkshire. Mr Shaw has...Duo of director appointments at Eddisons’ Leeds office
Eddisons has promoted Joseph Fitzsimmons and Richard Temple, both based in the property consultant’s Leeds head office, to director. Joining Eddisons in 2015, Mr Fitzsimmons...Clarion add energy lawyer as it expands specialisms
Clarion has added an energy specialist to its commercial and IT law team as it expands its specialisms to include the energy sector. Specialising in...Leeds tech company appoints new strategy director
Leeds technology and learning specialist, Cognito, has appointed Kirsty Foster-Jennings as strategy director. Kirsty brings a wealth of experience to Cognito, with previous roles at...Senior appointment for Leeds business consultancy
Marketing consultant Deborah Goodall has been named as Associate Director of CDI Alliance, a Leeds-based management and business consultancy. The company specialises in developing and...
- Out of office
Time Out: Spencer Coffin, director of Procure Direct
The weekend is just around the corner and that means another ‘Time Out’. This week Business Link talks to Spencer Coffin, director of Procure...Pudsey company helps supply 450 Google Chromebooks to inner-city Leeds school
Pudsey-based Next Generation IT has joined forces with Google Education to supply 450 pupils with Google Chromebooks at an inner-city school in Leeds. Little London...Streets Heaver national finalist in ‘Innovation in Health Tech’
Lincoln Based Software Company, Streets Heaver Healthcare Computing, Nationally Recognised In The LaingBuisson Awards In The ‘Innovation in Health Tech’ Category. The LaingBuisson Awards celebrate...Time Out: Leo Dack, CEO and Founder of Dack Motor Group
The weekend has crept up on us once again. That means it’s time for some quickfire questions with another business leader from across our...Electrical engineering firm extends support for local charity
Electrical engineering firm, Smith Brothers Contracting, has extended its support of Overgate Hospice, an independent Elland-based charity which strives to help those living with...
- Advice
Business Lincolnshire launches campaign to help businesses post-COVID-19
With lockdown restrictions continuing to ease, many businesses are preparing for life in the ‘new normal’. The impact of COVID-19 ranges by industry and...Prioritise jobs, training for young to drive UK-wide recovery – CBI
The CBI has laid out a health-first recovery plan that it said would help secure a jobs-rich, fair and sustainable future for the UK...Top vet asks Prime Minister to rethink plans to stop key workers accessing UK jobs
A Yorkshire vet has called on Boris Johnson not to proceed with plans to heavily restrict access to the UK labour market for so-called...Sheffield industrialist speaks out for region’s SMEs during crisis
A Sheffield industrialist has spoken out in support of the region's many SMEs which are struggling to keep going during the coronavirus pandemic. James Harding-Terry,...With 2021 looming, what’s in store for trade?
The end of January brought with it the end of the UK’s member ship in the European Union. Last month, the government began setting...
- Property
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