Staff at the country’s leading manufacturer of gritters and snow ploughs are working around the clock making specialist vehicles to repair the near one million potholes blighting Britain’s roads. In order to keep up with demand from councils and highways authorities for its ‘hotboxes’, Econ Engineering has added another production line
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JCT600 completes redevelopment of Audi Doncaster
As part of an ongoing programme to enhance its dealerships, JCT600 has upgraded its Audi Doncaster showroom on Wheatley Hall Road. The 650m2 Doncaster showroom has undergone a complete interior refurbishment to incorporate Audi’s latest retail concept designed to enhance the customer experience. It now benefits from a multifunctional interior which is
Harrogate BID board unanimously votes in Sara Ferguson as chair
Harrogate Business Improvement District (BID) board has elected a new chair for the next 12 months. Sara Ferguson, who co-owns two town centre businesses and had been the organisation’s acting chair since last May, won the unanimous support of her fellow directors during its inaugural (online) meeting of 2021. Six new directors
EE switches on 5G in Halifax
Network Rail and TIER arrive at York business park
Evans Property Group has fully let Phase 1 at Quad, its £1.4m York Business Park industrial scheme, within three months of practical completion. The property investor and developer has concluded lettings on all three recently developed units to Network Rail and leading European micro-mobility operator, TIER Operations Ltd with a fourth
Construction starts on new Seacroft affordable housing development
Work is officially underway to bring new affordable homes to a key regeneration site in East Leeds. National housebuilder Keepmoat Homes and Places for People, one of the UK’s leading affordable homes led placemakers, is redeveloping the brownfield site, located on Seacroft Crescent, into a 49 new home development, Pennine Crest. The
Yorkshire lawyer elected as STEP’s deputy worldwide chair
Private client lawyer Amanda Simmonds has been elected deputy worldwide chair of STEP. STEP is the worldwide body for professionals helping families plan for their futures. STEP members are internationally recognised as experts in their field and include lawyers, accountants, financial advisors and other professionals. Amanda is a senior associate lawyer at
Growing Leeds IT consultancy welcomes two new starters
Expanding business and IT transformation consultancy, Iridium, has appointed two new members to its team after a tremendous growth in the last six months which has seen the firm’s client base grow by over 50 per cent, despite the challenging impact of the global pandemic on the IT world. Jashan Patel
Sheffield-based Jenx announces new partnership with regional charity Paces
Sheffield-headquartered postural support specialist, Jenx, has announced a new year-long partnership with High Green-based Paces, a specialist school for conductive education. Jenx – alongside its UK distribution division, Jiraffe – will work with the school across fundraising activities and events for the next 12 months, after the charity was selected as
Retailer steps up fight against food poverty
Online food and drink retailer Approved Food has made more donations to help feed vulnerable people in need of a hot meal. The company has made another substantial donation of products to volunteers at Wakefield Street Kitchen, who will use the sauces, soups and snacks to provide nutritious meals for the