INEOS chief hails progress on hand sanitisation business and hints at further diversifications
George Ratcliffe, son of the firm’s CEO Sir Jim Ratcliffe, told The Yorkshire Post that its sanitisation business was poised for further growth as it prepares to launch new products this summer.
Business park to create space for 100 new jobs on former B&M site destroyed by fire
The Harrogate-based firm, which has a portfolio of more than 20 business parks across the north of England, will shortly be submitting a planning application for the 2.4-acre Clifton Moor site to City of York Council.
How diversity can be a driver of innovation in North Yorkshire – Helen Simpson
Our region is both urban, with the great city of York and rural, with over 70 per cent of residents in North Yorkshire living in rural communities. Our economy benefits from some large national and global businesses, although 98 per cent of businesses are small or micro-sized which operate across a wide range of sectors from agriculture to hospitality.
Brighouse: the town ‘blowing national statistics out of the water’
Although some retailers have not been able to withstand the impact of the pandemic, including national groups such as EWM and Top Shop owner Arcadia, Brighouse is proving to be more resilient.
Yorkshire-based engineering company 600 Group reports strong increase in order activity
The 600 Group plc, which is a diversified industrial engineering company, has announced a trading update for the financial year ended 31 March 2021.
Average UK house price hits record high after £15,000 leap during lockdowns
Across the UK, the average price is around £15,000 higher since the start of the national coronavirus lockdowns in March 2020 – equating to an increase of more than £1,000 per month on average.
Which Wilko stores in Yorkshire recycle disposable face masks?
One hundred and fifty of the home and garden retailer’s stores nationwide, including 14 across Yorkshire, will have special collection bins for customers to safely drop off their used single use face masks, after shopping for essential items instore. Face masks are currently mandatory nationwide as the public takes steps to keep themselves and others safe while out in public during the pandemic.
How phase two of the Siemens rail centre in Goole will create over 250 jobs
The facility, with an investment of up to £50m and creating up to 250 direct and supplier jobs, will be built as part of the second phase of an innovation hub known as the Rail Accelerator and Innovations Solutions Hub for Enterprise (RaisE).
Leeds sees record rise in students bed numbers
Cushman & Wakefield’s Student Accommodation Tracker found there were 22,843 purpose-built student accommodation bed spaces for the 2020-21 academic year – a 2,000-bed increase on 2019-20. This represents the first large influx of beds into a market for some time and is the largest ever single-year increase in Leeds.
Fullers Foods expands headquarters in Leeds with £600,000 investment
Fullers Foods International is adding another floor to its offices. The new fifth floor at Fullers’ HQ in Park Square will be for clients, with the first four floors now devoted purely to staff.
