North Yorkshire Moors Railway has been awarded £1.94m as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help the organisation survive the financial challenges caused by the Covid-19 crisis. North Yorkshire Moors Railway is one of eight organisations receiving grants totalling £18,760,865 million today, as part of the second
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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,
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
New wave of funding for seaweed farm
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
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
Double victory for Story Contracting at prestigious awards ceremony
Family-owned civil engineering company Story Contracting scooped two top honours at leading rail industry awards which attract some of the biggest names in business. The company, who recently opened a York office and has a base at Normanton, lifted the "Investing in People" and "Community Engagement" titles at the Rail Partnership
Cushman & Wakefield appoints logistics and industrial specialist
Cushman & Wakefield has appointed David Robinson as Partner to head up its Logistics & Industrial team in Leeds. David joins from Savills in Leeds and will be responsible for developing Cushman & Wakefield’s industrial and distribution business across Yorkshire and Humberside. He brings 20 years’ industrial experience covering development, acquisitions and
New £3.5m hybrid crane joins the “Dance” of cranes at the Port of Hull
Ethos Asset Finance plugs into drive for more green taxis
A Yorkshire asset finance firm is plugging into the green taxi revolution being led by tougher legislation and environmentally-conscious passengers. Over the first quarter of 2019, Harrogate-based Ethos Asset Finance - which is one of the country’s principal finance providers to the taxi, chauffeur and private hire sectors - has seen