Thursday, March 28, 2024

West Yorkshire

Life sciences businesses from across Yorkshire have come together to discuss how collaboration can help build future resilience for the sector and help companies here to benefit from change dynamics. Already a hotbed for innovation in health tech and medical devices, the region has the opportunity to captialise on...
Following a robust re-certification process, Leeds-headquartered Bailie Group, a United Nations’ named climate leader, has achieved internationally renowned Planet Mark accreditation for a third year – while celebrating a 20% reduction in carbon emissions and a social value exceeding £1m. The Group’s most recent priorities include reducing energy consumption, bringing...
Leeds-headquartered digital transformation specialist Axiologik has made a trio of senior hires as the business pursues further growth. Finance director Ross MacGregor is the first addition to the leadership team. While new to the tech sector, he joins Axiologik with almost a decade of experience in CFO and FD roles...
The chief executive of Manningham Housing Association (MHA) has written to Michael Gove questioning why the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) failed to spend almost £2 billion of allocated funding to deliver more affordable homes. In his letter, Lee Bloomfield added: “It is a shame that neither...
Leeds-based change enablement specialist — CDS — has recruited a new head of innovation, as clients’ appetite to deliver better services and experiences, while reducing operating costs, continues to grow. Dom Baker joins the firm with a creative career spanning design, customer experience, and production roles, including 15 years specifically...
Building work has been successfully completed in a major redevelopment of Leeds Media Centre to create extra business space and new opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs in the city. £1.8 million scheme is being delivered by Unity Enterprise – a not-for-profit subsidiary of housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise – in...
New figures show that Manningham Housing Association (MHA) has significantly increased its digital engagement with customers, project partners and the public over the past 12 months. Its annual digital and communications report, produced by MHA Corporate Project Manager Carolina Padovezi de Oliveira, shows that interactions across a broad spectrum of...
Leeds-based law firm Clarion has brought together leading figures from businesses in the region, the local authority and the university at an event to discuss investment in Kirklees. A roundtable held at the University of Huddersfield in early July, saw the law firm joined by Yorkshire building and timer merchants...
Leeds digital agency Flaunt Digital have partnered with Virgin Voyages to create a showstopping AI experience, Jen AI, featuring none other than Jennifer Lopez herself. The project uses AI to create a memorable experience when organising a cruise, by creating a customised invite and itinerary with an AI generated...
En Route Hair and Beauty in Wakefield has been named Sustainable Salon of the Year at HJ’s British Hairdressing Business Awards 2023. En Route Hair and Beauty beat competitors from across the UK to be selected as the winner in the fiercely contested category, which recognises salons that have implemented...