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November 16, 2021|Business

Car retailer looking for ladies in recruitment drive

Used car retailer Car shop based in Wakefield, has announced a major recruitment drive as it looks to bolster its team of talented technical colleagues. This follows a huge period of growth for the retailer, which has gone from strength to strength this year – launching its Buy Online offering, opening four new stores, including first-of-its-kind Express stores, and creating a new brand identity as the home of good karma. In fact, between 2020 and 2021, its total sales have increased by an impr

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November 11, 2021|Business

Harrogate based online auction company SliderStock partner with the Hospitality Industry Trust

Following a challenging year for both charities and the events industry, the Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) in Scotland are bouncing back. Established by Peter Lederer CBE, then managing director of The Gleneagles Hotel and Fergus Chambers, then deputy director at Strathclyde Regional Council and industry leaders in 1994, charity HIT has gone from strength to strength supporting people working and studying in the hospitality industry in Scotland. Their goal, to use tailored learning experienc

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November 9, 2021|Business

Hentons welcome new digital specialist

A digital projects manager has been appointed at Yorkshire based chartered accountancy and business advisory firm, Hentons, in response to a 600% increase in the number of clients moving to cloud accountancy services in the last two years. Robyn Jones (pictured) is a cloud accountancy specialist with more than seven years’ industry experience. Partner, Tim Baum-Dixon, who is head of digital said: “Our shift to digital accounting began in 2015, and our business and clients have really embraced

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November 9, 2021|Business

ddroidd exceeds £3m target in first year

Leeds-based digital transformation and technical specialist, ddroidd, has exceeded its £3m turnover target in its first year, and has ambitious growth plans to double in size over the next 12 months. ddroidd, which billed more than £3.2m in its first year of trading, specialises in designing, developing, and integrating enterprise-grade digital experience platforms for the most complex of online markets. Specialists in agile digital transformation, ddroidd’s approach to custom development and C

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November 8, 2021|Business

Local search firm reveals hidden property risks across Yorkshire

Property search firm, X-Press Legal Services South and West Yorkshire is revealing the risks that you should look out for when buying a property in the region. Before a buyer commits to buying a property by exchanging contracts, they need to know as much as possible about it- especially anything that may affect its future value or their enjoyment of it. Property searches are enquiries made on a buyer’s behalf by a solicitor or conveyancer to various authorities that hold information about a pr

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November 3, 2021|Business

Calderdale’s hopes for COP26

The COP26 theme of ‘youth and public empowerment’ is in action here in Calderdale, with opportunities for people of all ages to have their voices heard in the fight against climate change. Calderdale people have been setting out their hopes for the UN’s annual Climate Change Conference underway in Glasgow, in an inspiring new film produced by Calderdale Council. The video features people from local businesses, Calderdale Youth Council, Calderdale Interfaith Council and Calderdale Council talki

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October 27, 2021|Business

Engineering a brighter future…

Wakefield College Engineering student Yasmin Whale has come up trumps after securing a place in the finals of the prestigious WorldSkills UK competition. Yasmin, who is studying Level 3 Engineering at the College’s Castleford Campus, will be competing with over 400 students and apprentices across 64 disciplines to be crowned national skills champions in November. The Engineering department at the Castleford Campus has also recently undergone an expansion and refurbishment of the fabrication an

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October 27, 2021|Business

Engineer who dedicated decades to promoting engineering in Yorkshire receives prestigious medal

AN engineer who has dedicated her life to promoting civil engineering in Yorkshire has received a prestigious medal for her work. Penny Marshall, who worked as the regional director for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in Yorkshire and Humber for 10 years, and has been an ICE member for more than 45 years, was presented with the Garth Watson Medal for her service to civil engineering, at the 2021 ICE Awards. Recently retired, Penny has worked tirelessly across Yorkshire and Humber and

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October 12, 2021|Business

Bradford’s female manufacturing leaders to inspire pupils during 2021 event

Bradford’s female manufacturing leaders are headlining a panel event to inspire school pupils as part of Bradford Manufacturing Weeks 2021. The district’s female manufacturing role models from some of Bradford’s most established blue chip manufacturers, are taking questions from Bradford Girls’ Grammar School pupils during the fortnight of in person and online manufacturing events which runs from Monday 4 October to this Thursday (15 October). The women, who have a collective 150 years’ manufa

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October 12, 2021|Business

Double award win for Yorkshire funeral firm

Yorkshire funeral firm Full Circle Funerals has scooped two awards at the National Good Funeral Awards, including the coveted title of Funeral Director of the Year. It also won Green Funeral Director of the Year in recognition of its efforts to support those choosing sustainable funeral options as well as its own progress as a business towards B Corp status, a rigorous measure of sustainability and good practice. Currently celebrating its fifth birthday, Full Circle has four sites across Yorks

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October 8, 2021|Business

Harron Homes Yorkshire expands sales team

Following a successful sales year, Leeds-based Harron Homes Yorkshire has welcomed Vicki Armitage to its sales team as senior sales manager, along with four new sales executives. In the last year Harron has implemented a number of changes to improve the customer experience during the Coronavirus pandemic, including a 24/7 web-chat function on the website, and an appointment only system to ensure customers receive the undivided attention of the sales team. With nearly two decades of sales exper

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October 7, 2021|Business

Family law firm is promoting women’s football

Lake Legal is the new shirt sponsor for the Thackley AFC ladies team. The club promotes football to all parts of the community and is currently fundraising to support NHS charities, mental health charities and food banks. Commenting on the move, Claire Glaister, partner at Lake Legal, said: “Supporting Thackley AFC was an easy decision for us. We have a long-standing commitment to community sport, and our partnership with the football club will boost our community engagement activity. As shirt

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