Legendary British track and field star Sally Gunnell OBE is the new brand ambassador for healthcare company YorkTest. Sally is one of Britain’s most popular sportswomen and remains the only female athlete ever to hold four major track titles concurrently – Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth. She has this month teamed
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National Grid funds a pilot to keep communities’ most vulnerable people safe
Age UK Barnsley secured funding from the National Grid community grant programme for a year-long pilot, to help bring the elderly and most vulnerable together, to stop them feeling isolated and to keep them safe and warm. Age UK Barnsley will consult with communities and service providers, including GPs, hairdressers and
Westfield Health appoints new CEO
Corporate health and wellbeing solutions provider, Westfield Health, has appointed a new chief executive, signifying its commitment to becoming a forward thinking market leader in the industry. David Capper assumes the permanent role, subject to regulatory approval, after a six-week period as interim CEO, following the retirement of Jill Davies in
Yorkshire female CEO crowned supplier of the year
Former NatWest Spark graduate, and female entrepreneur, Emily Newstead, has been crowned "Corporate Gifting Supplier of the Year", having grown a unique, luxury gifting and branded merchandise business, Bow.Gifts, which now services business across Yorkshire and the UK, as well as cracking the International market – now shipping to 20
Technology fuels record rentals for Nexus
Pudsey-based Nexus Vehicle Rental, the UK’s leading tech driven business mobility provider, has continued its period of sustained growth, processing a record number of bookings in the first half of 2018, six months after the firm reported its fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth. On a single day in June, Nexus
Visual Media Conference 2018 returns to Leeds Beckett University
The Visual Media Conference (VMC) returned to the Rose Bowl for the fifth consecutive year. Well Met, the conference office for Leeds Beckett University, hosted the annual event, which was organised by Creative Digital Industries, a specialist interest group of the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF), VMC, who provided an in-depth
Top tier directory ranking for Leeds law firm
A law firm in Leeds has been named a tier 1 law firm in the 2018 eprivateclient Top Law Firms rankings. The rankings, which are highly regarded in the private client sector, named just 12 law firms as top tier. They also revealed that Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth had the most
Software provider completes American acquisition
York-headquartered workforce management software provider Mitrefinch has acquired an American business as it looks to accelerate its growth in the US market. Mitrefinch, which provides time and attendance, HR, payroll and access control software, has bought Advance Systems America, which has been a partner of Mitrefinch for eight years, selling its
NSF Controls appoints new CEO
Yorkshire-based NSF Controls, a leading UK designer and manufacturer of solenoids, switches, and a specialist provider of customised electro-mechanical assembly services, has appointed Julian Heyworth as CEO. An experienced and successful business leader, Julian will be taking the lead at NSF Controls to deliver an exciting new strategy for the business. Originally, a
Launch of thebigword’s innovative mobile phone app
Global Language solutions provider thebigword has launched an innovative mobile phone app which is set to dramatically improve the linguist experience. Interpreters working with thebigword are extremely busy professionals working on very important assignments across the public sector, from supplying vital information to Doctors in emergency situations to helping to bring