Business leaders from the Leeds City Region have another chance to learn how to trigger significant organisational change with a human-centred approach to innovation, thanks to a second fully-funded event being held by design collective What Could Be. The one-day immersion workshop on May 8 will provide practical advice and design
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Towngate secures second lease on Leeds industrial site
Brighouse-based commercial and industrial lettings specialist Towngate PLC has secured a 20-year lease with leading wine and spirits warehousing company, London City Bond (LCB). LCB is the UK’s largest and most successful privately-owned tax warehousing company in the UK. The firm has now further expanded with an additional site – the
Entrepreneurial brothers chosen to deliver five-figure UK-wide furniture maker campaign
Two entrepreneurial brothers behind a West Yorkshire marketing agency have been chosen to deliver a five-figure digital marketing campaign to support the growth of a UK-wide bespoke furniture maker. Scott and Ryan Brant, founders of Vizulate Digital based in Brighouse, have been briefed with helping grow the search engine presence of
Branding agency expands creative team
Branding agency 10 Associates has welcomed a new recruit, Alex Finney, to the creative team. Creative and video specialist Alex, 24, who lives in Halifax, joins the company from advertising agency Bark&Bite. Alex was thrilled to reach new heights on his first day – working on an Easter campaign for leisure complex
Towngate completes total refurbishment of Parkview House
Commercial lettings specialist and landlord Towngate PLC has completed the extensive refurbishment of Parkview House – part of the Woodvale Office Park in Brighouse. With work having commenced in summer 2018, the overhaul of this historic multi-occupied building has now concluded. Alongside refreshing some of the office suites and communal areas
Entrepreneurial brothers shortlisted for FSB award
Two brothers at the helm of a West Yorkshire digital marketing agency have been shortlisted for an award from the Federation of Small Businesses. Scott and Ryan Brant, directors at Vizulate Digital, are celebrating after the agency was shortlisted as an area finalist in the Micro Business of the Year category
World-renowned sports turf company chooses Howarths for management training
A global producer of sports surfaces for events including the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games has looked to a Yorkshire based HR and employment law firm to upskill its UK management team. STRI UK, part of the global STRI Group, has invested in management training from Cleckheaton based Howarths. The
Secondary school students urged to rise to design challenge
Lesley Gulliver and Darren Evans – experienced design thinkers from brand consultancy The Engine Room – visited students at Salendine Nook High School this week, in a bid to prevent the "death of design" from the UK curriculum. Two-hundred-and-eighty Y 8 students gathered to hear the challenge set by the local
Card payments entrepreneur adds Harrogate Spring Water contract to client portfolio
A Yorkshire card payments firm that was founded in 2013 with a desk, chair and a book of contacts has just secured a significant new contract with international bottled water brand, Harrogate Spring Water. Yorkshire Payments, based in Brighouse, has been selected to supply the company, based in Harrogate, with virtual
Kirklees Business Conference returns for ninth year
Following on from its success in 2018, the Kirklees Business Conference is back for 2019 at The John Smith’s Stadium in Huddersfield on Wednesday, March 13. The conference aims to reinforce Kirklees as a hotspot for commercial activity in the wider West Yorkshire region and to showcase the thriving business community