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Firm Up Foundations For Growth Or The 2020s Will Fail To Roar – CBI
The UK is set for another year of weak growth over 2024 as significant headwinds continue to impact the UK economy, according to the CBI’s latest economic forecast. Following GDP growth of 0.6% in 2023, the CBI expects 0.8% growth in 2024, picking up to 1.6% in 2025.
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Christmas Spotlight: Paul Brown
Yet again for 2023, we’re bringing back our popular festive spotlight — featuring businesspeople from across the north. On each day of advent, we’ll be quizzing a notable name with 10 quickfire questions, covering the past year and their plans for the festive season.
7:15 AM 11th December 2023
The Problem With Switching Software Supplier
Picture: Propel Tech
When it comes to domestic suppliers, like utilities, insurance, and financial services, these days the majority of us don’t think twice about regularly switching providers to save money, experience improved performance, get better customer service, or enjoy the latest functions and features.
7:14 AM 11th December 2023
Sportsshoes.com Announces 10 New Appointments
head of marketing, Dan Cartner (middle row, far left) welcomes the newest members of SportsShoes.com's marketing, social media and design team.
SportsShoes.com has announced 10 new appointments within its brand marketing, social media and design teams to support the online retailer’s ongoing business growth and development strategy. Established in 1982, the online retailer offers more than 17,000 products from 150 global running and outdoor brands.
11:05 AM 11th December 2023
University Of Huddersfield Wins Business School Of The Year At THE Awards 2023
(L-R) A Representing sponsor Uoffer Global, presenter Sandi Toksvig, the CBI's Olga Watterich, Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange Manager Nikki Hill, Professor Alistair Sambell, Professor Jill Johnes, Dr Nic Stenberg.
Huddersfield Business School has been named the Business School of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards 2023. The Awards judges commended the School for how it has embedded itself in its local region, putting an emphasis on supporting communities. In the past two years, Huddersfield Business School has driven numerous local projects, creating jobs and boosting local businesses.
1:01 AM 11th December 2023
Applebridge Family Makes Next Generation Commitment
Applebridge Family has underlined its commitment to developing young talent after being welcomed into the esteemed The 5% Club. The employer-led initiative, The 5% Club, is focused on creating a thriving UK economy through a wide range of 'earn and learn' opportunities.
1:00 AM 11th December 2023
York Handmade Supplies Two Republic Of Ireland Developments
York Handmade Brick Company has supplied 10,000 specially manufactured bricks for two new state-of-the-art developments in the Cork area of the Republic of Ireland.
1:00 AM 11th December 2023
Tory Anti-Strike Laws Will “Lead To Longer And More Frequent Strikes”, Mayors And Council Leaders Warn
Metro mayors and council leaders from across the UK have warned that Conservative anti-strike laws will “make disputes harder to solve” and “lead to more frequent and longer strikes”.
8:40 AM 10th December 2023
Christmas Spotlight: Danielle Cottrell
Yet again for 2023, we’re bringing back our popular festive spotlight — featuring businesspeople from across the north. On each day of advent, we’ll be quizzing a notable name with 10 quickfire questions, covering the past year and their plans for the festive season. And they’re only allowed one word answers… Next up it’s Danielle Cottrell, general manager at Heritage Exchange… 1.
1:00 AM 10th December 2023
Christmas Spotlight: Doug Main
Yet again for 2023, we’re bringing back our popular festive spotlight — featuring businesspeople from across the north. On each day of advent, we’ll be quizzing a notable name with 10 quickfire questions, covering the past year and their plans for the festive season. And they’re only allowed one word answers… Next up it’s Doug Main, creative director at The Bigger Boat…
1:01 AM 9th December 2023
A Day In The Life: The UK’s First Female Wool Grader
Amy-Jo Barton
With a rich history dating back over 70 years, British Wool prides itself in supporting farming and agricultural as well as providing local jobs throughout the UK. The body, which represents 35,0000 sheep farmers in the UK, has recently employed its first ever female Wool Grader, based at its HQ in Bradford.
1:00 AM 9th December 2023
Opinion
Market Analysis: Tui & British American Tobacco
Tui: Single Platform for Bookings and Effective Pricing Strategy Ensure Outperformance; Integration of Musement Segment into Every Business Aspect Offers Exciting Opportunities for Cross-Selling. BAT (British American Tobacco): BAT's strategy of focusing on sales volumes and offering value is a response to the market reality; Potential new regulations could benefit major tobacco companies; Sales can be boosted by entering new markets or offering new price incentives
1:00 AM 9th December 2023
Sell The Problem You Solve, Not The Solution!
Ian Garner
Business Writer
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
Is selling an art or a science? Selling is a complex process that involves both art and science. Some people believe that selling is an art, while others believe that it is a science. However, it is important to note that both art and science are essential components of selling and that successful salespeople use both to their advantage.
1:00 AM 9th December 2023
Pay Pressures Ease Further Amid Sustained Rises In Candidate Availability KPMG And REC
Permanent placements drop for the fifth month, but temp billings rise. Starting salary growth slides to 31-month low. Temp wages fall for the first time in three years.
12:00 PM 8th December 2023
Inhealthcare Wins NHS Contract To Scale Up Virtual Wards Across West Yorkshire
Following a central West Yorkshire procurement, Inhealthcare has won the NHS contract to develop and expand virtual wards across Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, and Wakefield to support the delivery of safe and convenient care to people at home who would otherwise be in hospital.
8:35 AM 8th December 2023
Christmas Spotlight: Siobhan Atkinson
Yet again for 2023, we’re bringing back our popular festive spotlight — featuring businesspeople from across the north. On each day of advent, we’ll be quizzing a notable name with 10 quickfire questions, covering the past year and their plans for the festive season. And they’re only allowed one word answers… Next up it’s Siobhan Atkinson, CEO at Huddersfield Town Foundation… 1.
1:01 AM 8th December 2023
Assisi Pet Care Acquires Burns Pet Nutrition
The directors of Assisi Pet Care Group, which is headquartered in Melton Mowbray, have announced the acquisition Burns Pet Nutrition, for an undisclosed sum. Burns Pet Nutrition was founded 30 years ago by John Burns MBE. A qualified vet, John Burns developed formulations which are focussed on pet health, in order to solve the common problems that he was seeing in his vet practice.
1:00 AM 8th December 2023
Pivot In Infrastructure Set To Release Supply Chain Capacity, Says Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend is calling for agility and adaptability as the construction industry adjusts to the cancellation of the northern leg of HS2.
1:00 AM 8th December 2023
Nascent Economic Recovery Expected In Second Half Of 2024, Says CBRE
Modest economic growth expected in 2024 with a rebound forecast in 2025. Real estate’s transition towards a net zero outcome will accelerate next year, reflected in asset pricing. 2024 set to be an opportune year to invest in real estate
1:00 AM 8th December 2023
Property & construction
Hot Chocolate! York Development Is Highly Commended At Brick Oscars
The Chocolate Works, a residential development in York in recent years, has been highly commended in the 2023 Brick Awards. The Chocolate Works, built on the site of the old Terry’s factory in Bishopthorpe Road, was singled out for praise in the Large Housing Development category.
5:43 PM 7th December 2023
Potter Space Expands Decades-Long Property Partnership With Biggest Customer
Industrial and logistics (I&L) property company, Potter Space, has expanded its longest-term leasing partnership with national transport and logistics company, Bowker Group. The company is Potter Space’s biggest tenant, occupying 62% of total floorspace across five business parks.
4:23 PM 7th December 2023
UK’s First Online Retailers Mattress Online Celebrates 20th Anniversary
One the UK’s pioneering online retailers and retailer of mattresses and beds, is celebrating 20 years of success. Over the past two decades, from humble beginnings storing mattresses in a garage, Mattress Online has grown to become the largest stockist of mattresses, and other sleep-related products, in the UK and has played a major role in shaping how we shop online today.
1:00 AM 7th December 2023
Business Profit Expectations Plummet As Low Optimism Reflects Bleak Economic Outlook
The December round of Grant Thornton’s Business Outlook Tracker, which monitors mid-market business sentiment, shows that profit expectations have plummeted since October, with 1 in 3 (32%) expecting a decrease in profit in the next six months.
1:00 AM 7th December 2023
Christmas Spotlight: Louise Jaggar
Yet again for 2023, we’re bringing back our popular festive spotlight — featuring businesspeople from across the region. On each day of advent, we’ll be quizzing a notable name with 10 quickfire questions, covering the past year and their plans for the festive season. And they’re only allowed one word answers… Next up, it’s Louise Jaggar, operations manager at Scriba PR… 1.
1:00 AM 7th December 2023
Christmas Spotlight: Mark Allen
Yet again for 2023, we’re bringing back our popular festive spotlight — featuring businesspeople from across the north. On each day of advent, we’ll be quizzing a notable name with 10 quickfire questions, covering the past year and their plans for the festive season. And they’re only allowed one word answers… Next up, it’s Mark Allen, cyber security specialist from CloudCoCo… 1.
4:34 PM 6th December 2023
Mobile Tornado Announces Reseller Agreement With Foresolutions, Theuk Aviation, Construction And Infrastructure Specialist
MBT Construction
Mobile Tornado has announced a reseller agreement with Foresolutions, a leading UK provider of integrated technologies for connected workforces in the aviation, construction and infrastructure sectors. The partnership creates new growth opportunities for Mobile Tornado’s push-to-talk over cellular (PTToC) and workforce management solutions in the UK.
4:30 PM 6th December 2023
New Appointment At Cap hpi Helps Vehicle Manufacturers Manage Change
Mark Turnbull
Mark Turnbull has been promoted to director of OEM and consulting at cap hpi. The role’s broader remit will see him continue to expand the consulting team’s global reach and work with vehicle manufacturers to help them accelerate their product and growth plans.
4:16 PM 6th December 2023
Tristone Healthcare Launches Recruitment Platform
Yannis Loucopoulos,
Tristone Healthcare – the independent buy and build investment group – has launched an innovative recruitment platform in a bid to tackle the growing labour shortage in the social care sector.
3:56 PM 6th December 2023
BGF Bolsters Yorkshire And North East Portfolio Team With Senior Hire
Becky Odam
BGF – one of the largest growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland – has appointed Becky Odam to strengthen its team in Yorkshire and the North East. Becky joins BGF’s portfolio team from Elaghmore LLP, where she spent the last three years managing new and existing investments as Investment Director.
3:38 PM 6th December 2023
Sheffield Forgemasters Signs Bond With Uk’s Newest Nuclear Submarine
Commander David ‘Bing’ Crosby and crew members of the UK’s newest nuclear submarine, HMS Agamemnon, have signed a Bond of Friendship with Sheffield Forgemasters.
3:29 PM 6th December 2023
Opinion
Market Insights: British Pound Continues To Decline Slightly Today With More Signs Of Weakness In The Housing Market
Today's Market analysis on behalf of Samer Hasn Market Analyst and part of the Research Team at XS.com
British pound fell 0.06% against the US dollar (GBP/USD) to 1.25893 at around 11:00 a.m. GMT.
3:25 PM 6th December 2023
New £4.2 Million Investment At The Port Of Hull
Associated British Ports (ABP) has invested £4.2 million in a new Liebherr LHM 420 mobile harbour crane for the Port of Hull. The new crane arrived on the MV Meri at King George V Dock where it was discharged by operations teams from ABP and Liebherr.
1:01 AM 6th December 2023
Grant Thornton Turns Up The Heat In HVAC Marketplace
Grant Thornton UK LLP’s corporate finance team has advised Northumberland-based Daikin Applied (UK) in its acquisition of HVAC services and solutions company Brooktherm Refrigeration Ltd, as it looks to strengthen its service and maintenance capability across the UK.
1:00 AM 6th December 2023
New NCUB Analysis Reveals Robust Resurgence In University-Business Interactions
New analysis published today reveals a robust resurgence in university-business interactions since the pandemic, according to NCUB’s State of the Relationship report 2023, published today. The report reveals that the number of university interactions with businesses reached its highest level since the pandemic.
1:00 AM 6th December 2023
Developing And Nurturing Talent At Clarion
L to R): Clarion’s latest cohort of newly qualified solicitors comprising Laura Savio, Amy Parry, Jonathan Schneider, Brandon Bradley, Harry Beckett, Melissa Rycroft and Rebecca Walters
Continuing its focus on developing talent, this autumn Clarion retained seven of its newly qualified solicitors. Clarion’s trainee programme has an 88% retention rate (in 2023) and the firm also supports young people entering the legal profession through its apprenticeship programme, paralegal development and via external and internal mentoring and coaching initiatives.
1:00 AM 6th December 2023
Home Is Where The Heart Is As Beal Makes TV Debut
Beal Homes has launched its first ever TV advert, partly filmed at Beal’s Bishop’s Green development in the Lincolnshire village of Welton.
Family-owned Beal Homes has launched its first ever TV advert, promoting its luxury homes as the perfect place to make lifelong memories. The commercial marks a new chapter for the East Yorkshire-based housebuilder, expanding its reach to tens of thousands of viewers on Sky channels.
5:38 PM 5th December 2023
A Hat-Trick Of Healthcare Wins For Ward Hadaway
Melanie Pears
A North East healthcare law firm has secured its place on three National Healthcare Service (NHS) frameworks for a further four years.
4:56 PM 5th December 2023
Expect Distribution Strengthens Warehousing Capabilities
Expect Distribution has appointed Jon Stowe, who joins as the Head of Warehousing. With 37 years of experience in Logistics and Supply Chain, Jon brings a wealth of expertise to the company. The company said that this strategic hire marks a significant milestone for Expect Distribution, propelling the it on its growth trajectory.
4:44 PM 5th December 2023
FTSE Chair And Former CEO Rupert Soames To Be Next CBI President
The CBI’s top governance bodies, including the CBI Board, have today approved the nomination of Rupert Soames OBE, as the next President of the CBI. Rupert Soames will work with the current President to permit a smooth transition early in the New Year.
1:37 PM 5th December 2023
Aqualand Industries Expands In Scandinavia
Aqualand Industries is supporting the expansion of its export markets with the launch of a new office in Aarhus, Denmark. The Danish office will service the whole of Scandinavia and build on the company’s existing customer base in Finland. Commenting on the move, Greg Allsopp, director of Aqualand Industries, said: “Scandinavia is a key market for Aqualand Industries.
9:28 AM 5th December 2023
Property & construction
Law Firm Gordons Advises Iceland On 505,000 Sq Ft Distribution Centre
Law firm Gordons has advised Iceland Foods on its new 505,000 sq ft distribution facility in Warrington. Iceland has recently completed a 20-year lease on the facility at Omega West logistics park in Warrington and intends to use the space as a regional distribution centre.
9:19 AM 5th December 2023
Fintel Acquires Synaptic Software To Extend Its Connected Platform Into Protection Advice ​
Fintel, the provider of fintech and support services to the UK retail financial services sector, has today announced the acquisition of Synaptic Software. Synaptic services over 1.600 advisers, providing due diligence research, compliance tools, and software, including Pathways and Webline, which streamlines clients’ journeys.
7:00 AM 5th December 2023
Technology Resourcing Specialist Expands In The US With Key Hire
Ben Alston
Technology recruitment specialist SPG Resourcing is launching its first international operations in the US following the appointment of Ben Alston as principal consultant. Ben brings a wealth of experience in the technology sector, having held senior positions in global recruitment companies. In recent years, he has developed expertise in cloud technologies and e-commerce.
5:00 AM 5th December 2023
Reed Boardall Celebrates Silver Award From MOD
Sarah Roberts, Reed Boardall group financial director, and chief executive Marcus Boardall,
Provider of cold storage and distribution services to food producers and retailers, Reed Boardall, has become one of just 100 organisations across Yorkshire and the Humber to be given a Silver award, accredited by the MOD, as part of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) in recognition of its commitment to being an armed forces-friendly organisation.
2:00 AM 5th December 2023
Christmas Spotlight: Lewis Horne
Yet again for 2023, we’re bringing back our popular festive spotlight — featuring businesspeople from across the north. On each day of advent, we’ll be quizzing a notable name with 10 quickfire questions, covering the past year and their plans for the festive season. And they’re only allowed one word answers… Next up, it’s Lewis Horne, sales consultant from UNTHA UK… 1.
1:01 AM 5th December 2023
MPs And Lords Raise “Serious Concerns” About The Legality Of Conservatives’ Anti-Strike Laws
The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has written to the government to express “serious concerns” about its anti-strike legislation breaching international law. The crossbench committee of MPs and Lords says that the government has failed to allay concerns about the legislation. The committee also criticises an insufficient consultation process.
1:00 AM 5th December 2023
Friends Invest In East Yorkshire Sandwich Shop
Three friends have taken over a sandwich shop in a popular East Yorkshire village. Sisters Zoe Robinson and Emma Neale from Wilberfoss have partnered with Jodie Tate from High Catton to take on the lease of the former Bridge Rolls sandwich shop in the centre of Stamford Bridge.
6:37 PM 4th December 2023
Bloom Hits 100 Employee Milestone, As Procurement Specialist Continues To Blossom
Bloom – the tech-led procurement specialist – has broken through the 100 employee mark for the first time, as the company continues to go from strength-to-strength two years on from receiving a £14 million investment from the UK and Ireland’s largest and most experienced growth capital investor, BGF.
6:32 PM 4th December 2023
Migration Changes Will Cause Concern For Businesses Already Struggling To Recruit
Today's announcements will cause concern among businesses already struggling to recruit the labour they need
6:25 PM 4th December 2023
Red Tape, Regulation & Costs Holding Back Exports
Image by Jana Schneider from Pixabay
Almost half (49%) of businesses say current customs checks and declarations are a barrier to exporting. This rises to 62% for manufacturers. Taxes and duties, due to tariffs, are the next biggest stumbling block for two fifths (40%) of firms. Regulations, such as product certification, cause problems for a similar proportion of businesses (38%).
1:30 AM 4th December 2023
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