An Openreach training centre in Bradford is celebrating a successful first year with news that more than 5,500 engineers and new recruits have been trained at the facility since its official launch in March last year. More than 100 trainee engineers have already been recruited in the past year from across
Tag: TECHNOLOGY
Anti-theft car key case surpasses Kickstarter goal by 300 per cent in 24 hours
Men’s luxury fashion brand, Vanacci, has launched a stylish solution to the recent rise in car key thefts. The firm’s brand-new product, KeyBlock, uses RFID-blocking technology to prevent thieves from gaining access to a car without a key. Its Kickstarter campaign, which launched early April, has surpassed its campaign goal of
Peel Interactive selected as recipient for Nesta Amplified Fund 2019
Nesta, the UK based global innovation foundation has, from the many thousands of applications it received, selected Yorkshire based digital content agency, Peel Interactive, as one of the grantees of its Amplified fund 2019 - a pilot programme which supports cultural and creative organisations develop digital ideas that generate social
Head of operations appointed by O&H Vehicle Technology
Yorkshire-based O&H Vehicle Technology has appointed a head of operations – in a newly-created position – to drive efficiency, strategy and culture; ahead of a period of imminent growth. Mark Gresty joins O&H at a pivotal point in its 30-year history. Synonymous with the UK’s emergency services vehicle sector, the manufacturer
Firms futureproof themselves for ongoing uncertainty
At a recent Doncaster Business Insight Breakfast Briefing, local firms gained an economic snapshot of how the local economy is faring and how they can make themselves more robust and sustainable in these changing economic, political, and environmental times. The results of the latest Doncaster Business Insight Survey, run by Doncaster
Transport business wins for Joe Manby Limited
Joe Manby Limited has agreed a new two-year contract with DVV Media International Limited to provide event services for its upcoming Tip-ex, Tank-ex and Drain-ex shows in Harrogate. The firm will also provide event services for Freight in the City, a one-day transport event being staged at London’s Alexandra Palace in
Funding boost for Wakefield tech business supports immersive learning
What started out as a first-year university project for students at Backstage Academy (Production Park) in Wakefield, has transformed into a commercial spin-out, Interactive Immersive Classroom Ltd. as a partnership with Enquire Learning Trust and Production Park. Using £11,000 in match-funded grants from AD:VENTURE, the ERDF funded programme of practical and
Extended initiative aims to create 6,000 student manufacturing experiences in Bradford
An initiative which educates young people about career opportunities in the manufacturing sector is doubling its targets for 2019. Bradford Manufacturing Weeks, which celebrated a highly successful inaugural campaign in 2018 after creating 3,000 manufacturing work experiences during one week for young people in the district, has announced it is extending
New report to celebrate the Yorkshire businesses embracing digital
Digital Enterprise, the Government-backed business support programme aimed at boosting the digital competitiveness of the Leeds City Region, has launched an initiative to showcase the region’s most digitally innovative businesses. The Digital Enterprise Top 100 campaign will profile and celebrate businesses that have achieved growth and success through upgrading digital technology
Nexus invites Leeds to think FinTech, collaboration and digital this spring
Nexus, the University of Leeds’ new innovation hub, is opening up its doors to co-host a series of events this spring, focusing on the North’s FinTech potential, the benefits of collaboration between business and academia and the digital landscape in Leeds. The calendar of events will kick off on Monday, with