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Fast-growing cloud services provider Giacom has been named Cloud Company of the Year, with CEO Mike Wardell also receiving a prestigious personal accolade.

Seven years of transformational development at Hull’s game-changing tech campus is continuing with construction underway on the final office building.

A team of local business professionals are pressing on with their part in a million pound plus nationwide charity push-ups campaign after each hitting their target by the deadline of the end of November.

UK holiday homes industry leader Willerby has invested in internal talent with a reorganisation of its senior team and a raft of promotions to drive the business further forward.

Three Hull women in engineering are celebrating after being recognised for their huge contribution to one of the city’s biggest employers.

Sewell Construction has won three awards at the recent Considerate Constructors Leading Lights Awards, the Mental Health, and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Awards, as well as the overall Site Award Workforce Category.  

A Yorkshire-based law firm which specialises in clinical negligence has added to its team with the recruitment of Legal 500 recognised solicitor, Lynsey Furley.

Vintage clothing brand Poorboy Boutique has opened a new pop-up store at Beverley’s thriving Flemingate Shopping Centre.

Dame Diana Johnson, the Hull North MP, visited one of the city’s biggest employers, Ideal Heating, last week to find out about how it is leading on the transformation of homes across the UK.

Arco, the UK’s leading safety company, has partnered with Hull and East Yorkshire Children’s University (HEY CU), a local children’s charity that aims to raise the aspirations of young people by building their confidence with unique learning experiences. 

Hull-based property firm Pure Block Management has been appointed to provide professional management services at Mentone House in Hessle, once the home of one of Hull’s most famous historic figures.

More than 600 students of all ages and over 200 industry professionals attended Foundations Live 2022 – one of the north of England’s biggest construction, trade, networking, and careers events.

The winners of the Women in Business (WIB) Women of Achievement Awards (WOAA) were recently announced at a ceremony held at the Mercure Hotel, Willerby.

Berry’s Jewellers shone at the awards and secured Family-Owned Watch Retailer of the Year and Retail Leadership Team of the Year.

A leading law firm has reinforced its strong credentials across its practice areas with a series of recommendations in the latest Chambers and Partners UK legal directory.

We spoke to the local law firm about how businesses can become more resilient.

Hessle-based company, the John Good Group, attended the Yorkshire and Humberside Family Business Awards, with the first-class celebration held on Friday 11 November at the Headingley Stadium, Leeds.

Property industry heavyweight Paul Millington has become the new Non-Executive Chair of leading Yorkshire commercial developer Wykeland Group.

HullBID seized the opportunities presented by a major festival of technology to connect with a communications and IT services pioneer in supporting city centre businesses.

A prominent businessman who died recently is to be remembered for his innovation and his support for young people with an award in his name to mark Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW).

City centre businesses are again being offered the chance to shine as the countdown to the HullBID Awards 2023 begins today.

Active+ has appointed a local radio breakfast presenter as Events Manager to drive business to The Woolsheds, their function suite, and the centre as a whole.

Hull-based agency Assured Marketing has been shortlisted at the upcoming 2022 UK Search Awards.

Quickline Communications has provided 2,000 rural communities with fast and reliable broadband in just 12 months – helping to tackle the digital divide in access to the Internet.

Hessle-based Yorkshire accountancy firm Harris Lacey and Swain have appointed two new Partners to continue their growth and service development.

A Hull-based gifts company are providing a new dimension to this month’s office sweepstakes with their new football flag baubles.

Family-owned housebuilder Beal Homes is helping key workers make their dream move by contributing up to £12,500 towards their deposit.

Skills, staff shortages and the cost of living were some of the issues raised with Hull West and Hessle MP Emma Hardy as businesses in the constituency joined her Big Conversation.

A homegrown business which dates back to 1876 and now employs 500 people celebrated in style after receiving two major awards on the same day.

The services of a virtual personal assistant are as versatile as they are valuable. Read on to discover how hiring a virtual PA can help you to continuously improve both your business and your personal life.

Work is under way on construction of a £5.5m engineering training centre which will play a key part in the drive to attract further investment into a transformational development site south of the Humber.

Hull-based Lost City Adventure Golf has announced its new, tee-rific student offerings to welcome new undergrads to the city.

Hull-based jewellers Hugh Rice is proud to secure a prestigious Rolex accreditation which means it can now service Rolex watches in-house at its Authorised Service Centre. The achievement recognises the high standards set by the family jewellers and its partners at Rolex.

Hundreds of children are set to benefit from the generosity of Hull’s business community which dug deep at an annual charity event.

Yorkshire and Lincolnshire construction firm, Hobson & Porter has carried out more than £2.7m worth of refurbishment works in the education sector, while schools and colleges have been closed over the holidays.

Leading law firm Rollits LLP has announced the appointment of two new trainee solicitors who were both attracted to apply by their experience of work placements with the firm.

An IT support business has reinforced its status as a cyber security specialist by making protection the priority with a move to a new home.

The Mayor of Hull, Councillor Christine Randall, officially opened the UK’s leading clinic Veincentre today at 12.30 and cut the ceremonial ribbon to welcome the clinic to the city.

Yorkshire is one of the biggest homes to the UK’s logistics sector, but 93% of all logistics businesses are significantly struggling to fill available roles as new research reveals that 90% of the UK population has never considered a career in logistics, despite it holding 4% of the UK’s job market.

Beal Homes Chief Executive Richard Beal has been named Property Personality of the Year at a prestigious awards event.

A Hull-based manufacturer is investing back into the business having secured increasing work both in the UK and overseas in 2022 – ensuring a healthy order book well into next year.

Hessle-based company, the John Good Group, are finalists for the Haulage and Logistics, Best Social Impact and Employee of the Year categories for the Yorkshire and Humberside Family Business Awards 2022. 

Family-owned housebuilder Beal Homes has launched a Beal Buyer Bonus to give customers who reserve this Autumn peace of mind as they move into their new home.

Rural internet champions Quickline Communications and telecoms infrastructure provider CellnexUK are celebrating providing access to lightning fast broadband to 53,000 more homes and business in the first year of their partnership.

Latus Health has relocated back to their original home on Chanterlands Avenue as they position themselves for significant growth in 2023.