A Yorkshire dental group has acquired a new surgery in Harrogate and is expanding three practices within its portfolio as part of a £2m expansion supported by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Target Dental is set to create 20 jobs as part of its growth drive, which is expected to boost revenues
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Pioneering stent developer to scale-up research
A developer of next generation biodegradable stents that could improve the life expectancy of people with severe cardiovascular disease is to scale-up and commercialise its products. Leeds-based Arterius was established by Dr Kadem Al-Lamee and Alistair Taylor to research and develop innovative medical devices for the £6.3bn coronary stent market. Coronary artery
Chemical firm targets market expansion with distribution deal
A UK chemical company has solidified its strategy to increase its product portfolio with a distribution agreement with a Netherlands-based manufacturer to be the sole distributor of its process antifoam products in the UK. Airedale Chemical signed the deal with BRB International in a move which will see a projected 125
Sheffield firm raise over £7k for Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice
Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice has thanked a Sheffield healthcare firm for its generosity after staff smashed the £5k fundraising target it set earlier this year. Numed Healthcare, a supplier of innovative medical and waiting room TV solutions, has now raised almost £7,000 to support local families since May. Initially shocked at the
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
Sovereign Health Care launches 24-hour GP service
Bayfields launches Pontefract audiology service amid ear health advice
Pontefract residents are to benefit from the launch of a new expert ear health facility, offering free hearing tests and health checks. Bayfields Opticians and Audiologists will offer free adult hearing tests and health checks in its branch at Ropergate from today as well as micro suction wax removal – something
Leeds-based Nine Health signs China deal with AstraZeneca
Nine Health Global, a Leeds-based healthcare big data and artificial intelligence (AI) company, has signed an agreement to establish a subsidiary in Wuxi International Life Science Innovation Campus (I-Campus) in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China. I-Campus is an innovation incubation platform which opened in September 2019 in Wuxi, a major centre in
Costcutter launches partnership with Uber Eats
York based Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG) has launched a nationwide partnership with Uber Eats, introducing last mile delivery to the symbol sector. The partnership will enable their network of UK based retailers to sign up to Uber Eats through CSG, benefitting from a favourable package, including discounted sign up costs and
Yorkshire opticians launch transformational children’s lenses
The Yorkshire branches of a leading opticians have launched a transformational contact lens to help sufferers of myopia – or short sightedness. Ortho-K lenses – now available in Bayfields Opticians and Audiologists Headingly, Wakefield, Pontefract, Leeds University and Camberley stores – are worn overnight and reshape the cornea itself to ensure