Category: Enterprise

A Hull woman has been given the once-in-a-lifetime chance to become an onboard announcer for the day with Hull Trains, after being crowned the best voice in East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire by Hits Radio listeners.

Herd, a performance marketing agency and Shopify Plus Partner have been shortlisted for two titles in this year’s Global Search Awards.

A dozen hardy hikers from Arco have completed a 25km trek through the Peak District to raise funds for the UK’s leading mental health charity.

A new research and development centre is taking shape in Hull, as a major manufacturer continues to invest in its long-term future in the city.

New Sales and Marketing Director Ross Clarkson has joined leading regional housebuilder Beal Homes with a brief to drive sales growth, including in new areas of Yorkshire.

Award-winning company, Exam Officers & Data Solutions LTD (EoDs), are the latest client to be welcomed to The Deep Business Centre community.

A brand new £10m care home in Haxby, approximately four miles north of York city centre, is now open and has welcomed its first residents after Hull based construction firm, Hobson & Porter, completed work on the development.

Solicitor Michelle Tebbutt says she feels ‘immensely proud’ of her appointment as President of Hull Incorporated Law Society and intends to use the role to support the continued development of legal expertise across East Yorkshire.

UK-based smart technology and digital provider, Connexin is bolstering its leadership team with the addition of Shameel Ahmed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Shameel will play a key role in developing the company’s financial strategy and business plan working with the executive team and the company’s investors.

Harrison Leisure is celebrating 40 years in business as the Bridlington-based hospitality and leisure group reveals more investment.

Having joined 360 Chartered Accountants 13 years ago, the firm’s first ever apprentice has now become a shareholder and part-owner.

Hull-based fibre network operator MS3 Networks has rolled out a refer-a-friend programme incentivising customers to switch to its full fibre broadband offering. The scheme will offer a £50 reward to MS3 customers who refer new customers across its network areas of Hull, Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Immingham and Mexborough.

We had a chat with Pat Coyle, Director of Marketing and Client Relations at Rollits, to get a roundup of Biz Week 2024.

Lovell Partnerships, a renowned developer of collaborative ventures, is bringing 54 new-build homes to the charming town of Hessle. This expansion follows the successful completion of contracts for £19 million mixed-tenure development.

Ideal Heating has widened its partnership with suicide prevention charity Andy’s Man Club to help stamp out the stigma surrounding men’s mental health.

A site manager at a housing development in Hull has won a prestigious housebuilding award for quality home construction.

McDonald’s has launched a public consultation seeking the views of the community on plans for a new restaurant on Hedon Road. An online portal has been developed with further detail about the proposals, and a newsletter has been distributed to residents.

Arco, the UK’s leading provider of safety products and services, has today [Tuesday June 25] signed up to a new charter calling for inclusivity in workplace PPE.  

Two Beal Homes managers have been recognised for the exceptional quality of their work with prestigious housebuilding industry awards.

Two creative Hull businesses have marked an accumulated total of 20 years in Wykeland Group offices, with Wykeland’s support providing a platform for consistent growth.

The teams at a Thixendale rapeseed oil business and a Hunmanby brewery put their best foot forward for a sponsored walk recently, raising £5,000 for charity.

Arco, the UK’s leading safety provider, has once again been awarded a gold medal for sustainability by the world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings. 

TEPS, a Hull and Yorkshire-based family-run, commercial haulage, storage and distribution company, is pleased to announce its brand-new head office facility and increased warehouse capacity.

A delegation from Rhode Island has landed in the Humber to strengthen booming trade in offshore wind.

A Victorian shopping arcade in Hull will be transformed into a full-blown wedding fayre next weekend when the owner of one of the businesses stages her biggest event yet.

A tech industry globetrotter told a Humber Business Week audience that the “personal sovereignty” which enabled her to bounce back from personal and professional catastrophe would be at risk in the modern era of AI advances.

A charity boss from Canada, a chief of police from Scotland and a homegrown captain of industry captivated the audience at the HullBID Inspiring people dinner with some hard-hitting revelations from childhood and their private lives, as well as some important advice from their successful careers.

Rural broadband provider Quickline has won a prestigious national award which celebrates the positive impact it makes on the communities it serves.

HullBID brought together member businesses from across the city centre for one of its flagship events which has become established as a highlight of the Humber Business Week calendar.

Business leaders went back to the classroom during Humber Business Week to explore how modern learning techniques are helping employers build skills to make organisations better rather than merely meeting regulations.

Hull and East Yorkshire focused Community Interest Company, For Entrepreneurs Only (FEO) has today announced a new key partnership with longstanding local family business, John Good Group, as well as an office base at John Good’s new headquarters, Quarry House, located in the Hesslewood Office Park, Hessle.

A household name from the world of entertainment highlighted the business principles driving his twin passions of pop music and railways as he spoke at the official launch of Humber Business Week 2024.

Wholesale fibre network operator, MS3 Networks, has picked up three awards at this year’s UK Fibre Awards.

Orthodontics is a specialised branch of dentistry. This branch of dentistry focuses on diagnosing, preventing, and correcting misaligned teeth and jaws. With the growing demand for aesthetic dental treatments, pursuing a career in orthodontics offers professional satisfaction and financial benefits.

Staff at Rollits LLP will be aiming to demonstrate leadership and teamwork when they take to the streets of Hull to raise funds for charity and test themselves against other businesses.

An organisation set up to help families in Hull manage their finances estimates it has saved members across the region a staggering £25m in interest charges during the quarter of a century since it was launched.

Popular open access operator Hull Trains welcomed the Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh, to officially open the company’s new Learning and Development Academy and to experience the facility’s new world-class train driver simulator in Hull city centre.

In response to the rapid uptake of customer service AI tools, SIM-only mobile provider spusu has pledged its commitment to using human customer service agents. Currently, spusu’s customer service methods include WhatsApp, Signal, email and direct telephone.

Global pharmaceutical solutions provider, Origin, has today appointed Michael McSorley as new Managing Director.

WSH Logistics is excited to announce the launch of its new distribution hub in Hull.

Local housebuilder, Barratt Homes Yorkshire East, is set to launch their first gas-free homes ever to be built in Yorkshire this weekend. 

Full fibre network operator MS3 Networks has hit another milestone — its network build has passed 200,000 premises across the Hull and the Humber region of England. The company has been on a rapid network expansion for the last two years and is also connecting its 10,000th customer in Hull.

The vital importance of the Humber region as a magnet for low carbon investment has been highlighted at the UK’s biggest property and infrastructure conference.

Cyber security incidents can be costly, not only in lost revenue but as studies have shown a shocking 60% of small businesses go bankrupt within six months of a cyber-attack.

A stunning new Show Village showcasing prestige housebuilder Beal Homes’ luxury properties has officially opened at The Greenways development in Goole.

Yorkshire favourite Jon Mitchell partners with Hull Trains to champion the benefits of exploring the outdoors.

Award-winning 360 Chartered Accountants is celebrating the latest success from its apprenticeship scheme.

Language is Everything has been listed in the prestigious Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024.

A wellbeing company offering services ranging from blood tests to boxing has become the latest arrival at a business park which has morphed from a military garage into a modern complex supporting more than 200 jobs.

Taking place today, this year’s World Telecommunications Day champions digital innovation for sustainable growth. The UK has Europe’s largest tech sector, but we are a digitally divided nation. Here, Guy Miller, CEO of Hull-based full fibre network operator MS3 Networks, explores the support and infrastructure needed to create thriving tech hubs in the North’s former industrial towns and cities.

Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson, Liza Minnelli and Judy Garland, there’s something undeniably close about a daughter and mother relationship, especially when it comes to brides, weddings and that ‘special day’.

John Good Group’s Dan Shipping & Chartering Ltd has acquired Arthur Smith (Grimsby) Ltd, a prominent shipping services provider in the ports of Grimsby and Immingham since 1936.

Are you ready to turn that brilliant business idea into a thriving reality in the city of Hull? After all, Hull is not just the city that brought us poet Philip Larkin and the beautiful Humber Bridge—it’s also a hotbed of entrepreneurial activity. Starting a business here could be one of the most exciting decisions you ever make.

Hull-based independent green cleaning product manufacturer Bio-D has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development.

Arco chairman Thomas Martin has been honoured with a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, recognising his ‘exceptional contribution to the safety and health industry over almost four decades’.

Onboard teams at one of the country’s leading open access train operators have been highlighted as a key factor in helping to impress customers.

In the digital age, safeguarding your business from criminal activity is more important than ever.

RWE and Masdar are taking the development of the Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind projects to the next level. The companies have awarded Fugro, global leading geo-data specialist, a contract to undertake detailed geotechnical surveys on the site of the DBS (Dogger Bank South) West offshore wind farm.

Beal Homes has appointed an experienced senior executive from national housebuilder Taylor Wimpey as its new Sales and Marketing Director.