Sheffield City Region LEP chairman and former Volkswagen Group president James Muir has been named as the keynote speaker at the IoD South Yorkshire Annual Dinner. More than 200 business leaders from sectors ranging from advanced manufacturing to professional services and the public and third sectors will attend the black-tie dinner
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Manufacturer shows support for International Women’s Day
Leeds-based speciality ingredients manufacturer, Stephenson, has shown its support for International Women’s Day 2019. Global manufacturing business Stephenson, which specialises in soap production for clients such as The Body Shop, employs 98 people from its production plant in Horsforth. Over a third of the Stephenson workforce is women. Jamie Bentley, CEO of Stephenson, said:
Gent Visick strengthens team
A Leeds based property consultancy has further strengthened its award winning team with the appointment of a new surveyor. Harry Fullerton joins Gent Visick from Manchester based Davies Harrison. He has also previously worked for Lambert Smith Hampton in Manchester and within the in-house estates team of Pets at Home. Harry will
JCT600 continues to drive gender balance as International Women’s Day is celebrated
Manufacturer makes firm commitment to apprentices and graduates
Leeds-based speciality chemicals manufacturer, Stephenson, is showing its commitment to apprenticeships following the success of two recent graduate recruits. The fifth generation owned family business has firmed up on its pledge to work with local educational institutions to find and employ outstanding young chemists of the future. As part of National
Caddick Construction “try” out former rugby international prop as latest trainee site manager
Senior associate joins Clarion’s growing corporate recovery team
Lisa Smith is the latest lawyer to join Clarion’s expanding Corporate Recovery and Insolvency practice which was recognised in the latest Legal 500 Awards. With over ten years of experience in both personal and corporate insolvency and restructuring, Lisa has acted for individuals, businesses, directors, insolvency practitioners and financial institutions. She is
Gauntlet appointment signals ambitious growth intentions
Leeds-based commercial broker and "appointed representative principal", has appointed hugely experienced ex-Towergate director, Andy Parkin, to the role of sales director. Mr Parkin joins Gauntlet after a year out of the insurance industry spent pursuing his hobby of commercial photography, in preference to working in an insurance world with which he
“Working from home” draws into view as means of driving down operational costs
2019 will mark the year businesses started taking seriously the notion of "working from home" as standard practice within North East and Yorkshire firms, says the leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM. According to a recent report by RSM over 88 per cent of the regional business leaders surveyed think
Britcon bolsters pre-construction team
Building and civil engineering business, Britcon, has bolstered its pre-construction team with a job promotion and a new appointment at its Wakefield office. Matt Harker, who joined Britcon in 2018 as contracts manager has been promoted to regional manager for Yorkshire. He will oversee the Yorkshire based team at Britcon which