Two North Yorkshire companies have combined their resources, operations and workforces to scale up their services and provide essential equipment to health and social care services across the UK during the COVID-19 crisis. Headed up by two brothers, Yorkshire Care Equipment in Harrogate and Innova Care Concepts in Wetherby have together
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Bayfields launches new ear and eye support service during Coronavirus outbreak
Bayfields Opticians & Audiologists, which has branches across West Yorkshire, has launched a new remote service to support the community’s eye and hearing health during the COVID-19 crisis. People in the area who would normally visit the stores at Headingley, Huddersfield, Ossett, Pontefract or Yeadon can now have their eyecare assessments
Spa asks guests to leave phones behind to focus on mindfulness
Rudding Park Spa in Harrogate has launched Digital Detox Days, to encourage guests to be fully present in the moment without any distractions. Taking place on the first Tuesday of every month, guests are asked to leave their phones and digital devices behind or in their locker so they can focus
Export experts urge Yorkshire businesses to make the most of international trade opportunities
Seasoned exporters from three successful Yorkshire businesses which have benefitted from Department for International Trade (DIT) funding and support will be highlighting the overseas trade opportunities for businesses in the Leeds City Region at the next ExportExchange "Live" event at EY’s offices in Leeds on March 26. Zandra Moore, chief executive
Orchard Care Homes shortlisted in care awards
Orchard Care Homes, one of the UK’s leading providers of specialist residential, dementia, nursing and short-term respite care, has been confirmed as a finalist in this year’s Care Home Awards. A celebration of excellence and innovation across the care home sector in the UK, the Care Home Awards are the annual
Bayfields Opticians makes next acquisition to propel 2020 growth strategy
Yorkshire-based Bayfields Opticians and Audiologists has made its first acquisition of 2020, as it continues to expand its portfolio. In acquiring Charnley’s Opticians in Royal Leamington Spa, Bayfields will take on the practice’s 7,500 annual eye examinations – making it Bayfields’ largest practice by volume – as well as the company’s
Funding will help customer review specialist to expand sales in Canada
A leading provider of reviews and customer satisfaction surveys which is based in Harrogate is set to expand its sales in Canada with the help of a £100,000 loan from NPIF - Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. Judgeservice Research enables
Successful digital health accelerator programme returns for second year
Following on from the success of the 2019 programme, Propel@YH an accelerator programme aimed at helping digital health innovators navigate the NHS in the Yorkshire and Humber region, is returning for 2020. Propel@YH provides support and advice to SMEs focused on digital health, with the aim of accelerating growth and increasing
JCT600 charge ahead with colleague safety
As part of the industry’s move towards electric vehicle sales and servicing, JCT600 has taken the additional step of installing a wall-mounted defibrillator inside every one of its dealerships across the North of England. The decision comes as part of the motor retailer’s commitment to providing safe workplaces for all colleagues,
Leeds insurance broker is on a mission to create “wise van man”
Leeds-based commercial insurance broker, McCarron Coates, is engineering change in the van fleet market, by delivering insight into how the public perceive "white van man". To help the Freight Transport Association (FTA), recruit more members for the Van Excellence scheme for which it has provided a unique member-only exclusive insurance policy,