BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses, is backing budding young entrepreneurs in the Yorkshire by supporting the Tenner Challenge, with the aim of nurturing entrepreneurialism from an early age. Over four-weeks, secondary and college students have been using £10 pledges to get their business ideas up and
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Aldi awards new contract to fresh flowers supplier
Supermarket chain Aldi has awarded a new five-year contract to its long-standing fresh flowers supplier JZ Flowers. The Hull-based business has supplied flowers to Aldi’s stores across the UK and Ireland for more than a quarter of a century. As part of the new contract, the business, which is owned by the
ABP crane investment set to lift booming Port of Hull to new heights
The arrival of two state-of-the-art cranes worth £10.5 million will enable ABP’s Hull Container Terminal to handle double the volume of trade by increasing capacity to more than 400,000 units per year. The giant 600 tonne and 50 metre high ship-to-shore gantry cranes made an impressive entrance as they arrived fully
The Dry Bag enters new partnership with Northern distributor
Leeds based start-up company, The Dry Bag, has secured a deal with UK and Ireland distributer Watersports World UK to manage its must-have piece of kit for water sports enthusiasts across the country, both online and in store. The deal comes off the back of a successful first year of trading
Enjoy Digital celebrates expotential growth with brand relaunch
Enjoy Digital has seen its year-on-year revenue grow by 26 per cent as it celebrates entering its tenth year in business. Strengthening its position as one of the north’s leading independent integrated digital agencies, Enjoy Digital has seen revenues rise from £2.3m to £2.9m at the end of its financial year.
National accountancy network targets Yorkshire for further expansion
Accountants and tax experts across Yorkshire are being targeted by a major national accountancy network which offers a dedicated service for small businesses. TaxAssist Accountants, which already operates across Yorkshire is searching for accountants looking to start their own practice in Scarborough, Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield and Scunthorpe to join its
Pavers to embark on a UK and global expansion progamme
Pavers, the global footwear retailer headquartered in York, has revealed that its bid for the ailing Jones The Bootmaker was the clearest of signals that the company is now embarking on a strategy of expansion. Although the bid was ultimately unsuccessful, Pavers remains determined to strengthen its position the in the
Amplifon trains its home visit team to be Dementia Friends
A Leeds audiologist has become one of the first in the country to become a Dementia Friend as part of Amplifon’s nationwide training pledge. Amplifon, a global leader in hearing health, hosted a Dementia Friends session for its Home Visit team. The training is designed to strengthen the staff’s customer experience
New MD at Harrogate-based Adler & Allan to drive growth
Harrogate-based oil and environmental services provider, Adler & Allan, has appointed Ian Osborne, pictured, as new group managing director, to continue the group's drive in growth following an extremely successful period of increased demand, business acquisitions and sales. Ian, who joined Adler & Allan recently, has had an impressive career in
Reset chosen by leading energy and services group ENGIE
South Yorkshire based Reset has been chosen by global energy and services group ENGIE to help monitor the competence of its contractors in the UK. The Reset Certification Scheme is a system where contractors carry a card that can be checked to verify they have the skills and qualifications necessary for