Yorkshire based web and software development company Askew Brook, a Northern Powerhouse partner, have secured the contract to deliver a website and digital marketing services for AVTEL Global. Based in the UK but with offices across India, Japan, Korea, Australia and the United States, AVTEL specialise in electronic security systems for high tech, household name […]
Founders of the York-created mobile phone app, Connected-York, are celebrating their first full year as a business despite the many knock-backs brought about by Covid-19.. The app, which helps businesses communicate and advertise with residents and visitors in real-time with adverts, promotions and exclusive offers, was launched in 2019 after many months of research and […]
Scarborough based RecordCustomer.com has hit lockdown head-on and developed a platform in record-time to help businesses in the hospitality trade, picking up customers all across the UK. The platform helps hospitality sector businesses comply with test and trace responsibilities; the team at parent company Askew Brook put together a prototype in a couple of days […]
Businesses across Yorkshire have been busy rebooting post-lockdown, according to Leeds-based agency and Northern Powerhouse partner, Creative Marketing Services. In the past few months, the company has received a surge of enquiries from organisations anxious to put marketing campaigns in place and get back to full production in the shortest possible time. Months of business on […]
Darwen-headquartered Contract Manufacturing specialists WEC Group have recently announced that they have secured a multi-million pounds contract with Royal Mail. From July 1st 2020, the market leading Engineering & fabrication businesses will start manufacturing all the iconic red letterboxes and associated Royal Mail fabricated metal products which form part of the British heritage. The 900 […]
Drax Group is delivering hundreds of laptops with internet access to schools and colleges local to its operations across Britain, to ensure students can continue with their studies during the Covid-19 crisis. As the pandemic continues to have a major impact on families and communities across the UK, the energy company which owns the UK’s […]
Northern Powerhouse partner and professional services firm KPMG has announced today that Warren Middleton has been appointed to lead the firm’s Manchester office. Warren was previously head of the firm’s Consulting business across the UK regions, working with a number of clients on technology and digital transformation projects. He joined the firm in 1997 and […]
Northern Powerhouse Partner, Moneypenny, launches a new campaign ‘Future of Business’ celebrating and exploring pioneering business innovation as part of its commitment to support improvements in business productivity across the UK. With close to 700,000 new start-ups launching in 2019 in the UK (12% rise in the last 5 years), starting a business has become […]
More than 45 of the North’s most exciting and innovative exporting businesses have made the shortlist of this year’s PD Ports Northern Powerhouse Export Awards, powered by UMi. The awards attracted over 120 nominations, from Manchester to Middlesbrough and South Shields to Sheffield; and the export turnover from the 48 finalists alone was in excess […]
Educational services charity, NCFE, has announced a new strategic partnership with The Northern Skills Network (NSN). The not-for-profit organisation, which comprises the development and certification of technical qualifications, end-point assessment provision for apprenticeships, and a range of e-learning and assessment solutions, will be working collaboratively with NSN to help increase the productivity, prosperity and social […]