The National College for High Speed Rail in Doncaster is hosting an Open Day this January, to give future students the chance to learn about courses that are designed to prepare them for a career in rail. The event is the perfect opportunity to get on track for a New Year
Transport
Civil Engineering firm’s expansion and relocation ambitions realised
Rail Engineering firm, Specialist Engineering Services Ltd (SES) has relocated its headquarters to Doncaster, South Yorkshire to centralise its commercial and operational sides of the business with the help of Business Doncaster. Employing over 200 people, producing a turnover of £9m and with further sites in London and Scotland, SES made
Reed Boardall Group’s financial performance continues to show resilience
Yorkshire-based cold storage and transport business The Reed Boardall Group Limited has once again achieved strong results despite operating in a highly competitive market with rising costs. The company grew turnover to £61.6m in its last financial year (ending 31 March 2018), a 2.3 per cent rise in revenues from £60.2m
Custom designed wheelchair accessible vehicle for Hull FC fan
Players at Hull FC have come together with Cartwright Mobility and Stoneacre Ford to hand over a custom-designed wheelchair accessible vehicle to one of the club’s biggest fans. Nine of the first team players from the Rugby League Club surprised lifetime supporter, Wes Trowell, with the keys to his new Ford
Charitable activities across the Humber ports give colleagues that festive feeling
Throughout the month of December, during the season of goodwill, colleagues from ABP’s Humber ports have put their all into making a difference to charities based in their region. In total, it has been estimated that just over £1,500 has been donated by ABP Humber employees throughout this festive period. To kick
Train company helps customers travelling this Christmas
Grand Central has introduced a handy new "traffic light" indicator to help customers plan ahead and make travelling this Christmas easier. The train company, which operates West Riding and North East routes direct to London, is expecting an extra busy period as passengers reunite with friends and family over the festive
York based LNER social team in award winning finish to the year
The Social Media Team at London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is finishing the year on a high after picking up multiple industry awards. The team, who works closely alongside the Customer Contact and Operations teams to provide both customer care and service information, picked up two big awards at the UK
Leeds’ Arrow Cars lands official private hire contract with Birmingham Airport
Leeds-based Arrow Cars, the official private hire partner of Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Bristol and East Midlands airports, has expanded into its fifth region after being awarded a five-year contract with Birmingham Airport to deliver private hire services from January 2019. With turnover this year forecasted to hit £20million, Arrow Cars is
£250,000 vehicle safety contract win for Leeds engineering business
SM UK, a Leeds-based £5m-turnover engineering firm, has won a £250,000 contract to install its high-tech HALO cyclist safety system across an entire fleet of 75 trucks for waste management business, LSS Waste. The north’s largest privately owned waste management company, LSS Waste, also based in Leeds, provides skip hire and
Support Dogs name Thrifty Car and Van Rental as corporate fundraiser of the year
Charity Support Dogs has named Thrifty Car and Van Rental as its corporate fundraisers of the year. Thrifty donated £1 to Support Dogs with every online booking received. In addition they have sponsored autism assistance dog Thor, plus the charity’s in-house magazine and events. The company has also promoted Support Dogs’