Eamon Fox, partner and head of office agency at the Leeds office of global property consultancy Knight Frank, commented: “There is no doubt that 2020 is going to be an exciting and productive year for the office market in Leeds. “The headline rent of £30 per sq ft was reconfirmed in
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Latest quarter shows slight improvement for Yorkshire’s retail sector
Search begins for region’s best director talent
The judging panel has been announced for the Director of the Year Awards 2020 – the search for Yorkshire and the North East’s most talented business leaders. The panel includes Jo Barnes, managing director of Hull based Shared Agenda, specialists in estate solutions for the public and private sectors. Jo has more
Another 40 apprentices to join JCT600 in 2020
With more than 100 apprentices already in the business, Yorkshire-based automotive retailer JCT600 is planning to recruit at least another 40 young people this year. The Bradford-headquartered family business, which has run its own carefully tailored training scheme for young people since 2013, will this year welcome another 40 brand apprentices
Yorkshire businesses want to become greener – and hope to save cash too
Two thirds (65 per cent) of small and medium-sized Yorkshire businesses want to improve their environmental sustainability, according to Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking’s Business Barometer. Two fifths (39 per cent) say becoming more environmentally sustainable is important to them, while a quarter (26 per cent) say doing so is very important.
New “ambassador” appointed to help Yorkshire and Humber prosper
Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Catherine Rutter as the group’s ambassador for Yorkshire and The Humber to help support social and economic prosperity in the region. Catherine takes on the new role alongside her current position as the group’s managing director for Connect, with responsibility for leading a national team of
Openreach “winter ready” to keep Yorkshire and the Humber connected
Openreach is ready for the worst of the winter weather after stocking up on thousands of snow shoes, snow socks for vehicle tyres, bags of salt and litres of screenwash. Lessons learned from dealing with extreme conditions during recent years has seen the UK’s largest telephone and broadband network invest in
Yorkshire remains a property hotspot for buyers despite political uncertainty
Despite fragile consumer confidence, caused by an uncertain political and economic climate, activity in Yorkshire’s housing market has remained strong in the last 12 months, according to Savills. This was the message from local and national property experts, who presented analysis of the market to around 50 local buyers and sellers
No blue Christmas for Yorkshire firms as confidence bounces back
Business confidence in Yorkshire & the Humber bounced back during December, rising nine points to seven per cent, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Companies in the region report higher confidence in their business prospects at eight per cent and higher economic optimism at seven per
Northern private equity deals jump 17 per cent in 2019
Private equity deals in the North of England rose by 17 per cent in 2019 with 46 completed transactions, compared with 39 in 2018. The latest figures from the Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR), sponsored by Equistone Partners Europe and Investec Specialist Bank, show that while the overall number of