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
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Muse to sell 100,000 sq ft industrial space to Leeds City Council
Muse Developments has agreed to sell three high-quality industrial units at its flagship Logic Leeds site, totalling 100,000 sq ft, to Leeds City Council. Construction of the speculative units will begin in summer this year and is scheduled to complete late Spring next year. The three units are 33,000 sq ft,
High Street TV teams up with Joules for SS17 shoot
High Street TV has announced a fashionable partnership with one of Britain’s best-loved lifestyle brands, Joules. NutriBullet has already featured in the Joules spring/summer campaign photoshoot, and in-store activity proved a massive success with bespoke recipe cards created and distributed to stores throughout the UK to support the theme of healthy
York Handmade plays pivotal role in Westgate Centre redevelopment
York Handmade Brick Company has played an important role in the radical redevelopment of the Westgate Centre in Oxford. York Handmade, based at Alne, near Easingwold, supplied 115,000 bricks for the exterior of the flagship John Lewis store, one of the anchor tenants of the new-look Westgate Centre. The contract is worth
Print management specialists ends the year with team expansion
Snap Print Management, a print and mail solutions specialists based in Leeds, has welcomed on board the newest member of its team. Dan Deakin, pictured, joins the team as business development manager, and will be focusing on new business across the board, in particular the automotive and retail sectors whilst aiding
Victoria Gate opens its doors
Marking the only major retail scheme to launch in the UK in 2016, Victoria Gate today opens its doors to Leeds. The £165 million scheme owned by retail developer Hammerson, is adjacent to the Victoria Quarter arcade and together the two sites will form the new 53,400m2 Victoria Leeds shopping destination. This will
Award winning artisan liqueur business extends its offering with a unique Little Berry Bar
A North Yorkshire artisan spirit company has taken delivery of a bespoke mobile bar to extend the reach of its award winning liqueurs. Ripon based The Little Red Berry Co. commissioned the restoration of a vintage rice trailer to create a unique, mobile cocktail bar that has been named "Little Berry
Yorkshire homeware firms eye Dutch market
Yorkshire homeware producers are set to discover the Dutch market with the help of British retail giant John Lewis’ top buyer. The firm’s head of homeware and accessories, Anna Rigby, will join a trade mission aimed at helping even the smallest firms find high value customers in the competitive Dutch market. The
Leeds employment & skills charter signed
Leeds City Council, John Lewis and Hammerson have signed an Employment and Skills Charter, marking their commitment to support Leeds residents to access more than 1,000 new employment opportunities as part of the £165 million Victoria Gate development. The Charter sets out how the organisations will work collaboratively to ensure Leeds
Fourth generation family bakery celebrates 80th year in business
A family-run bakery business is celebrating its 80th year with rising orders for the likes of John Lewis and Asda as well as sandwich shops, secondary schools and London cafes. Barnsley-based White’s Bakery manufactures a wide range of cakes, cookies and bread products for wholesale and retail customers. The fourth generation business has