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Qualter Hall Appoints New Chief Operating Officer to Drive Profitable Growth
Qualter Hall & Company Ltd, the established engineering business based in Barnsley, West Yorkshire, today announced the appointment of its highly experienced Technical Director, Graham Carr, to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Leeds property firm strengthens its industrial agency team with senior hire
Multi award-winning property consultancy, GV&Co, has strengthened its industrial agency team with the appointment of Tom Goode as a Director. Tom was previously a Partner at Knight Frank in Leeds, where he spent over eight years specialising in industrial property.

An ‘EPIKS’ day of environmental action for Kirklees’ Our Cultural Heart corporate volunteers!
On a foggy day in November EPIKS (Environmental Projects in Kirklees) welcomed an eager band of corporate volunteers from BAM UK and Ireland, and their supply chain for Kirklees Council’s Our Cultural Heart project, to Huddersfield Riverside Nature Park.

Harrogate leasing firm achieves prestigious green accreditation
Harrogate-based Synergy Car and Van Leasing has become one of Yorkshire’s first fleet operators to achieve the internationally recognised Green Mark Level 2 accreditation.

Humber Business Week confirms key pillars of 2026 programme
Humber Business Week is to step up preparations for 2026 with two “Get Ready” events to help participants and stakeholders get the most from a programme which is filling up fast.

Sitehop wins prestigious Spectator business award
Sitehop, the Sheffield-based cybersecurity specialist, has been recognised with a prestigious national accolade for its pioneering quantum-resistant encryption technology.

Root-Power wins planning appeal for 50MW Cooklands Farm BESS in Wakefield
Root-Power, the leading Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) specialist, has today announced it has successfully appealed a refusal decision for a new 50MW battery energy storage site in Featherstone, near Wakefield.

Young entrepreneurs learn lessons from legends at awards night
Bodybuilding champ, movie star and politician Arnie Schwarzenegger, Aussie rugby union legend John Eales and martial arts icon Bruce Lee all provided inspiration for a business audience at a celebration of the success of the region’s young entrepreneurs.

HullBID Awards will celebrate the best of city centre businesses in style
HullBID has begun the countdown to its annual awards with a full house of sponsors eager to recognise and reward their city centre colleagues for another year of hard work and outstanding achievement.

Government backtracks on day one unfair dismissal rights in employment rights bill
Leading Yorkshire law firm LCF Law is advising employers in the region to familiarise themselves with significant late-stage changes to the Employment Rights Bill (ERB), after the government confirmed it will not proceed with its proposed day-one unfair dismissal rights.



