The chief executive of the UK’s biggest power station says the success of their recent apprentice open evening shows the high level of interest amongst school leavers in science and engineering careers – as he confirmed plans to increase next year’s intake of apprentices. More than 160 students and parents attended
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Drax HR team’s career advice for next generation of engineers
Engineering students at two Northern Powerhouse universities have received valuable career advice on how to stand out from the crowd when applying for jobs from staff at the UK’s biggest power station. Human Resources (HR) staff from Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire shared tips on how to make a CV
Yorkshire pints being pulled in Portland as part of beer exchange
A 12m long refrigerated shipping container filled with beer from across the Northern Powerhouse regions will be shipped to Portland, Maine next month, as part of a beer exchange following last week’s Leeds International Beer Festival. The beer exchange comes after the Maine Brewers’ Guild, a group of craft brewers from the US state of Maine, brought
Northern Powerhouse office markets in strong shape
The core occupier markets of the Northern Powerhouse maintained their momentum in the second quarter of 2018, despite an apparent fall in activity from the two largest centres. Analysis of Lambert Smith Hampton’s latest Office Market Pulse report reveals that combined take-up across Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield city centres totalled 675,002 sq
Secretary of Commerce to head up Rhode Island trade mission to Yorkshire & Humber
Arco welcomes minister to its Digital First offices
Safety company Arco has opened the doors of its Digital First programme office at Hull’s unique Centre for Digital Innovation (C4Di), to welcome Jake Berry MP, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth. The Minister was on a three-day tour of the region, visiting leading businesses to meet staff and
Yorkshire investment market outperforms Northern Powerhouse
More than £500m of commercial property assets changed hands across Yorkshire and the Humber in the second quarter of 2018, as the regional market grew at a faster rate than the wider Northern Powerhouse. Lambert Smith Hampton’s latest UK Investment Transactions (UKIT) report found Yorkshire’s strong start to the year was
Sheffield start-up secures major export deal with Middle East retail giant
Sheffield-based food company Pura Panela has secured a distribution contract with Middle East hypermarket chain LuLu after exhibiting at Gulfood in Dubai, the world’s largest food and drink trade show. The firm imports and distributes panela, an artisan made dried sugar cane juice, which is made by farmers in Colombia. It
Special award for one-woman Northern Powerhouse Julie Kenny
One of the most respected self-made businesswomen in the Sheffield City Region has been honoured in unique style at the Northern Power Women Awards. In an unprecedented step, Julie Kenny CBE, founder of world-leading security system manufacturer Pyronix, and chair of Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust, was awarded a special recognition judges’
Northern Powerhouse businesses say bonjour to global exporting with Paris trade mission
A number of Yorkshire businesses visited the renowned international lifestyle trade show, Maison & Objet, in Paris as part of a Northern Powerhouse trade mission to explore export opportunities. Organised by the Department for International Trade (DIT), the mission saw 15 of the region’s businesses meet prospective importers, distributors and buyers