A Scarborough couple which has set up England’s first commercial seaweed farm is ready to set sail thanks to a £25k loan from the Business Enterprise Fund (BEF). SeaGrown, whose farm is based in the North Sea four miles out of Scarborough, was the brainchild of former fisherman, diver in the
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Royal visit for jukebox manufacturer
The Princess Royal has visited Leeds based Sound Leisure, the world's only manufacturer of vinyl jukeboxes, to celebrate over 40 years of British manufacturing. The firm employs 90 staff and has a £5m turnover, exporting 75 per cent of its products as far as Japan. Chris Black, managing director for Sound Leisure,
Print supplies specialist celebrates record rise in sales
West Yorkshire-based Gardiner Colours, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of specialist sealers, varnishes and press chemistry products used by printers and distributors, has marked a record start to the year with turnover increasing by 30 per cent in the first six months of 2019 as it expanded into another
North Yorkshire company flying high with Brighton City Airport purchase
A North Yorkshire aviation company has acquired Brighton City Airport with the backing of a six-figure funding package from HSBC UK. Cyrrus, established in 2007 in Thirsk, is a global aviation consultancy which provides a range of specialist aviation support services to airports in the UK and overseas. With funding from
ExportExchange network helps Leeds software firm open first overseas office
The Leeds City Region’s peer to peer export mentoring network, ExportExchange.co.uk, has helped Leeds-based Panintelligence to embark on its export journey in the USA. Introductions made by the network at one of its export information events in September 2018 kick started the growing software firm’s planning of its first US office
Dragon’s Den backed vitamin tea brand brewing up success overseas
A Harrogate manufacturer of vitamin-infused teas that made a successful appearance on the BBC’s Dragon’s Den is set to triple its revenue to £700,000 this year following expansion into new overseas markets. TEA+ is run by husband and wife team James and Jade Dawson. The couple appeared on BBC’s Dragon’s Den
Doncaster Sheffield Airport to slash emissions with £2m solar farm
The Aviation Minister Baroness Vere visited Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) as its investors the Peel Group today announced plans to build a £2m solar farm which will generate 25 per cent of the airport’s energy and drastically reduce its carbon footprint. The solar farm is due to be operational in
Yorkshire & the Humber food and drink exports top £1.2 billion
Business and international dignitaries to attend city’s inaugural China Forum
International and civic dignitaries and representatives from businesses across the Sheffield City Region and beyond are to attend the first ever China Forum this week. The China UK Business Incubator (CUBI) event 'All Things China' will take place tomorrow at New Era Square, Sheffield. A not-for-profit social enterprise, CUBI is the brainchild
Yorkshire chippy boss unwraps news of a “new cod” on the block in China
A North Yorkshire chippy that made national and international headlines last year as a must-visit destination for Chinese tourists could soon be opening in one of the country’s major southern cities. Tony Webster, the owner of Scotts Fish & Chips, has agreed a deal in principle with a consortium of Chinese