A Ripon charity has “tapped” into the fund-raising efforts of one of city’s best-known businesses. Thanks to dress down days, “bake offs” and raffles, employees from Wolseley UK raised a total of £1,684 for two nominated organisations, one of which was Ripon Walled Garden. And this week representatives from the firm visited
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Bradford engineering business acquired
West Yorkshire-based kadops Holdings Ltd has completed its acquisition of Panda Engineering (BFD) Ltd in Bradford. Panda Engineering is a well-established precision machining and fabrication workshop. With a 14-strong team of skilled operators, the company has extensive knowledge in various techniques of subcontract manufacturing and fabrication. Founded over 20 years ago
Butlers Automotive wins prestigious industry award
Barnsley-based motor factor, Butlers Automotive, has won Independent Factor Team of the Year at the prestigious Car & Accessory Trader (CAT) Awards 2019, held at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester. After campaigning to customers and the Barnsley public for votes, Butlers’ hard work paid off and the motor factor found success
Small firms and shoppers call for regulator as 2,500 cashpoints lost
New figures from Which? indicate that more than 2,500 cashpoints were lost in the six months to December 2018 and over 3,000 bank branches have closed across the UK since 2015. With the country’s cash infrastructure diminishing, Which? and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) are today launching the joint Freedom
Yorkshire firm hits £45k charity target in 45th anniversary year
JM Glendinning - the Yorkshire headquartered insurance, financial services and health and safety group - has hit its charity fundraising target of £45k, raised during its 45th anniversary year. The group, which employs 135 people across six offices in Yorkshire, the North East and Midlands, has raised a total of £45,274
Galtec marks record year with six-figure bonus scheme
Galtec, one of the UK’s leading IT solutions suppliers, has today announced turnover figures in excess of £16 million for its last financial year – a £2 million increase year-on-year. Formed in 2004, Galtec has since established itself as a leading IT solutions supplier for many organisations throughout the UK. This
Two thirds of eligible Leeds firms failing to claim R&D tax relief
Nearlyeight in tenof companies in Leeds could be eligible for Research and Development (R&D) tax relief on new products and services but less than a third of firms have ever claimed, tax relief specialists Catax have revealed. Businesses in Leeds are missing out on millions of pounds even though 78 per cent
AAT appoints manager for Yorkshire and Humber
AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) has appointed Leon Ward as regional account manager for the Yorkshire and Humber region. Leon is based in Beverley, and in his new role will be supporting businesses in Yorkshire and Humber to meet their staffing and development needs in the accounting and finance industry. He
Beverley Building Society widens its lending reach by launching online application facility
Beverley Building Society today announces the launch of its Beverley Mortgage Hub, allowing national mortgage intermediaries to complete applications online. “In a world where many of the bigger players are making automated lending decisions, we continue to underwrite every application personally, and take a pragmatic view of each borrower’s individual circumstances
KCP celebrates £50m hat-trick of exits at end of 2018
Private equity firm Key Capital Partners (KCP) enjoyed a successful end to 2018 following the exit of three portfolio companies in the last quarter, generating a combined return of three times the initial investment and with a total value of over £50m. In October, the firm sold its interest in glass