Agile and innovative Yorkshire-based commercial insurance broker, McCarron Coates, has developed an insurance solution for all the dedicated van drivers keeping Britain’s economy motoring in a compliant and professional way. The Leeds-based insurance brokerage has worked with underwriters at insurer QBE to put together a bespoke policy for the FTA –
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Arville fabrics reach new heights in prototype aircraft
Technical textiles specialist Arville is sharing in the success of academics and industry pioneers who have developed a new type of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). With the potential to transform telecommunications, the technology could provide an alternative to costly satellites. Wetherby-headquartered Arville worked with the project team, including researchers from five universities
Doncaster Sheffield Airport expands retail offer with new investment
Doncaster Sheffield Airport is to expand its retail offer and customer choice with the planned opening of a new Costa Coffee in late summer 2019. Passengers can soon kick-off their holiday with the continental flavours of an intensely roasted Espresso or the velvety milk of a Flat White, topped off with
Harrogate BID puts town centre parking charges under spotlight
Parking charges in Harrogate town centre have come under the spotlight at a meeting between Harrogate BID (Business Improvement District) leaders and senior representatives from North Yorkshire County Council. BID chairman and interim manager, John Fox, called the summit in response to a survey conducted amongst town centre traders, where 70
Making ABP Humber a great place to work
New television screens have been installed across ABP’s Humber ports to display versions of ‘ABP TV’ for employees. The project is part of an initiative to ensure that employees of the port operator are kept well informed about everything that is going on in the business. With staff working across a
Uber brings together drivers in Leeds to celebrate Ramadan
YVA makes donation to Yorkshire Air Ambulance charity
The Yorkshire Vintage Association, organisers of the annual Tractor Fest at Newby Hall, has donated £750 to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance provides a life-saving rapid response emergency service 365 days a year to 5 million people across 4 million acres of Yorkshire. It costs £12,000 a day
Grand Central sponsors second season of Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre in York
Grand Central has been named headline sponsor of Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre – York’s award-winning pop-up Shakespearean theatre - for the second year running. Following its highly successful inaugural season in 2018 which attracted more than 80,000 visitors to York, Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre will pop up again at the foot of Clifford’s
Ford ad features Sheffield Forgemasters
Car giant Ford has chosen Sheffield Forgemasters' mighty arc furnace as a centrepiece location for its latest Ford commercial vehicles advert. The advert was shot over the course of one day, following the engineering company's steel melting programme, as raw metal was converted into high-grade steel through its 90 tonne primary
Leeds event transport company wins national transport award
Leeds-based events transport company, Stagefreight, has won two prestigious awards from SME News. Stagefreight received the Best Events Transport Company award for 2019, as well as the Eco-Friendly Road Fleet of the Year award. The Best Events Transport Company award was won thanks to the company’s focus on customer service. Customer service