The Sheffield-based educational publisher Twinkl has been named as the ‘High Growth Business of the Year’ at the Sheffield Business Awards. The award recognises significant growth in sales, profit, market share, international trade or people employed. Judges also took into account innovative products or services and business plans for a sustainable
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Yorkshire’s first whisky distillery wins a trio of tourism and taste awards
The team at Spirit of Yorkshire are celebrating after Yorkshire's first whisky distillery won two prestigious tourism awards and its whisky, Filey Bay First Release, won ‘Dram of the Day' at recent whisky festivals. Last week, Hunmanby based Spirit of Yorkshire was crowned Retail Tourism and Leisure Business of the Year
Yorkshire region projects sweep up at national construction awards
Construction companies working in Yorkshire have scooped five top accolades at a prestigious national awards ceremony. Projects in the county left the Constructing Excellence National Awards in London with more awards than any other region in the country. It highlights the wealth of constructing talent across Yorkshire and shines the spotlight on
WorldSkills medals win for Team UTC Sheffield
UTC Sheffield has brought home two medals from the prestigious WorldSkills UK. WorldSkills UK showcases technical education to inspire more young people to choose vocational careers. Held at Birmingham NEC from November 21 to 23, the event attracted 500 competitors from colleges, universities and industry and involved 70 different skills categories. This
Leeds insurance brokerage bags gold and silver at national awards
Leeds-based commercial insurance broker, McCarron Coates, has proved it has the Midas touch, by scooping two national Insurance Times Awards – considered the top accolades in its sector - less than two years after the business’s foundation. The broker, which sources insurance protection for all types of commercial risk, but which
Bottomley Opticians announced National Opticians Practice of the Year
Bottomleys Eyeware Boutique, based in The Piece Hall, Halifax, will officially receive the coveted National Opticians Practice of the Year award on Monday, when Conor Heaney, director of the trade association, Optical Success Academy, will visit the boutique. The award comes following the Boutique’s first anniversary in The Piece Hall, Jim
Credit Union wins big at awards
Community First Credit Union, whic has its head office in Mexborough, has won six awards at the International Credit Union Leadership Development and Education Foundation awards. The company scooped two of the biggest awards of the night in Manchester; Credit Union of the Year and Chief Executive of the Year -
South Yorkshire PR firm collects brace of industry awards
A South Yorkshire public relations and media training agency has been crowned the best small consultancy in Yorkshire. Capital B Media collected the gold award in the Outstanding Small Consultancy category at last night’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) PRide Awards for Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The company has seen turnover
Honorary first for Sheffield Forgemasters
Sheffield Forgemasters' employees have become the very first collective to be awarded a group honorary doctorate by Sheffield Hallam University. The award recognises the work carried out by Sheffield Forgemasters staff and the company's engineering achievements that have kept Sheffield on the world map as a leading centre of manufacturing excellence