A Norwegian member of Leeds United Supporters Club of Scandinavia (LUSCOS) has raised more than £12,000 to date for two Leeds charities by walking 230km following a losing bet on his beloved Leeds. Geir Rishaug is currently walking from Svolvær to Narvik, Norway after losing a bet on striker Patrick Bamford scoring 17 goals orRead more
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Leeds-based website performance and cybersecurity company RapidSpike has launched a dedicated wellbeing team to support its employee’s mental health. The young company has created a wellbeing team of five RapidSpike employees to put healthy high performance, resilience, and wellbeing at the heart of RapidSpike in a bid to enable each team member to excel andRead more
West Yorkshire homelessness charity Simon on the Streets is challenging the public to step into the shoes of a homeless person this August and walk 26 miles. Having tracked the distance a homeless person walks; an average day sees them travel 12-20 miles, sometimes even further, in search of food and accommodation. Undertaking theRead more
Leeds-based companies Widd Signs and UX Global (UXG) have completed a five-figure project to design and install a range of striking external and internal signage, as part of a £7.5m remodelling and refurbishment programme at office building 1 City Square in Leeds. The signage specialist worked with digital solutions provider UXG to design and installRead more
Leeds and St Helens-based Widd Signs has won five-figure contracts to support on two flagship developments, 5,000 miles apart. The digital and traditional signage specialist has been appointed to work on both The Plaza building in Liverpool and an exclusive, luxury fitness and training facility in The Cayman Islands called The Rec Room. Widd SignsRead more
Lancashire-based CFE Lighting’s business development manager, Amanda Speight, has been elected onto the Lighting Industry Association (LIA) Council. In her new role on the 20-strong Council, Amanda will act as a representative for commercial luminaires, championing the UK’s lighting manufacturers and suppliers and ensuring their voice is heard on a range of key industry issues.Read more
Nelson-based hotplate manufacturer Sugden has raised over £1,200 for Pendleside Hospice through a charity golf day. The event, which took place at Marsden Park Golf Club, saw 60 players compete over 18 holes on Friday 4th June. They included employees from a range of North-West businesses, including Sugden, CFE Lighting and Baldwin Technical Services, withRead more
Leeds and St Helens-based Widd Signs has completed two five-figure projects for retail giant Marks & Spencer to install striking new exterior signage at two of its stores. The projects saw the traditional and digital signage specialist design, manufacture and install an array of lettering, logo and wayfinding signage at the retailer’s Beverley and Staines stores. WiddRead more
West-Yorkshire-based homelessness charity Simon on the Streets has made three new appointments to its growing team. Simon on the Streets, which offers practical and emotional support to rough sleepers in Bradford, Leeds and Kirklees has recruited Scotty Bell as co-production lead, Leah Charlson as fundraising manager and Liz Knight as outreach team leader. Having beenRead more
Leading veterinary care app Joii Pet Care has reached a milestone of 150,000 registered pets this month (May), just as the innovative platform celebrates its second anniversary. Joii Pet Care is an app developed by Leeds-headquartered Research and Development company Vet-AI, which launched in spring 2019 to tackle the rising costs of a vet care.Read more
