Business

Apartments with £1.2m price tag go on sale in Hudson Quarter development in York

The first residents have moved into the Hudson Quarter development, opposite York Railway Station.The Palace Capital plc development has 127 apartments and 39,000 sq ft of Grade A office space, set around a new courtyard and landscaped grounds.

Pelsis Group acquires California-based Bird B Gone

Bird-B-Gone has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Knaresborough headquartered company, with all its employees, customers and suppliers transferring to Pelsis Group.

Drax to start work on three pellet plants in Arkansas

The three plants are together expected to produce around 120,000 metric tonnes of sustainable biomass pellets a year from sawmill residues, supporting the renewable energy company’s plans to increase self-supply to its power station in the U.K.

Grand villa that was home two Yorkshire tycoons set to return to residential use after £2m restoration

Sheffield steel scion Charles Firth spared no expense on Riverdale House in 1872, with a massive carved oak and stone porch, ‘splendid’ drawing room, grand dining room, ‘noble’ staircase and stained glass window.

Yorkshire engineering group Pressure Technologies hires new CFO

Mr Locking also joins the group’s board with immediate effect.In a statement, the company said: “Appointed interim group finance director in October 2020, James qualified with KPMG and brings over 20 years of experience in Finance Director and Financial Controller roles across a range of sectors. James joined Pressure Technologies in January 2019 and is based in Sheffield.”

Morrisons reintroduces refillable containers at in store counters to cut plastic waste

The Bradford-based firm said that if every Morrisons customer used a refillable container for their counter purchase, it would save 2,000 tonnes of plastic a year.

Meet the chief operating officer of the new coding school Leeds Codes

The clean cut world of tech provides exciting opportunities for people looking to be at the vanguard of development.

European Super League controversy shows the importance of listening to fans – Rashmi Dube

We all understand the difference, but as a business starting out, particularly if a start-up involving one or two people, inevitably a person’s personal brand becomes intertwined with the corporate brand.

Irish restaurant chain Elephant & Castle picks Doncaster for its first UK outlet in a move that will create 20 jobs

Frenchgate has been chosen as the first ever UK location for Elephant & Castle and diners will be able to get their hands on the world-famous wings from May 18th.

Leeds-based Perfect Storm secures work in connection with FIFA World Cup in Qatar

Perfect Storm, which launched in 2016 has recorded a turnover of £1.4m in the last financial year.The agency has won several new projects from B2B, pharmaceutical and travel clients including TheCityUK, PGL Travel, Silverstone Events, and has also created a new hospitality website for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.