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Little Germany insurance company creates ten new jobs

11:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

Ten new jobs are being created at a city insurance company thanks to Bradford Council’s City Centre Growth Zone and Business Growth Scheme.

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Intouch Advance shortlisted for award

12:16pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

Saltaire telecommunications company Intouch Advance has been shortlisted for a national customer service gong in the Comms Dealer sales awards. The nomination comes after the firm was also a finalist in the Mobile News awards lin March. Chief executive Simon Pollard said: “To be a finalist of yet another prestigious industry award for customer service is testament to the hard work, dedication and continued support the team provides to each and every one of our customers.”

Midland Hotel creates new jobs amid brighter hopes for the future

10:00am Wednesday 1st May 2013

Bradford’s historic Midland Hotel has become the latest business to take advantage of the City Centre Growth Zone funding to create five jobs.

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Ilkley shop shortlisted

1:00pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

The owner of an award-winning Ilkley gift shop has been shortlisted for two more titles.

International rugby star to give talk in Skipton

9:00am Monday 29th April 2013

Former international rugby star Mike Catt will visit Skipton next month in his role as an ambassador for Yorkshire Bank. Mike Catt, who won 75 international caps, will give a talk and conduct a question and answer session for a business audience at the event on Wednesday at Broughton Hall, which is being held jointly with Skipton accountants, Armstrong Watson. Mr Catt, who played in England’s Rugby World Cup winning side in 2003, also won the Heineken Cup in 1998 with his former side Bath.

Airedale Enterprise Service to host web training day

9:00am Monday 29th April 2013

Airedale Enterprise Services will host another WordPress promotion and training day for SMEs in association with local consultancy Digital Nomads Limited, which provides and hosts starter sites. The event will provide hands-on training and a free starter site for three months. It will be held at the AES offices in Keighley on Thursday. Contact Digital Nomads on 0843 289 0299 for further information.

Jobs at risk at Bradford manufacturing firm

10:50am Friday 26th April 2013

Up to 85 jobs are understood to be at risk at a Bradford manufacturing plant due to a review of its operations.

Buttershaw packaging firm to create new jobs, thanks to major investment

10:00am Friday 26th April 2013

Pioneering a new form of plastic labelling is boosting production at a Bradford packaging factory which is set to expand and create jobs.

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Saltaire firm Pace is on course to beat targets

10:00am Thursday 25th April 2013

Shareholders in Saltaire-based global digital technology developer for pay TV and broadband operators Pace plc have been told that the company is on track to beat sales expectations during the first half of its financial year.

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Co-operative Group boss defends banking verdict

8:00am Thursday 25th April 2013

Amid speculation that it may quit banking, the customer-owned Co-operative Group, headed by Bradford-born chief executive Peter Marks, has dropped plans to buy more than 600 high street branches from Lloyds Banking Group.

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Morrisons reported to be pursuing Ocado bid

7:23pm Thursday 25th April 2013

Bosses at Bradford-based Morrisons are remaining tight-lipped about speculation that the supermarket group is about to make an outright bid for online retailer Ocado.

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Bradford students win textile design contest rewards

7:00am Wednesday 24th April 2013

Four winners in the annual Bradford Textile Society design competition are Bradford College students.

Bradford businesses join in launch of export network

12:00pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

More than 100 businesses took part in the launch of the We Are International Export Network which is pivotal to a new campaign to bring more than £2.6 billion of exports into the Leeds City Region, including Bradford, in the next five years.

Bradford wins praise for start-up successes

11:00am Tuesday 23rd April 2013

Bradford has become a ‘boom town’ for new business start-up according to a new confidence report.

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Church plans to tackle excessive City bonuses

11:00am Monday 22nd April 2013

The Church of England plans to use its £3 billion voting clout to tackle excessive City bonuses as it seeks to reignite last year’s “shareholder spring”. The Church, which holds a significant amount of its £8 billion assets as shares in companies, said it will challenge the City’s bonus entitlement culture by rejecting soaring director pay deals as the annual meeting season gets under way. Its new policy is based on Christian principles, but the Church acknowledged there is “no direct Biblical guidance” on executive remuneration. James Featherby, chairman of the Church of England’s Ethical Investment Advisory Group, said: “We want to see lower annual bonuses and greater emphasis on rewarding executives who manage ethical, social and environmental issues well and so deliver enduring corporate success.”

Bookmaker hails 'successful' start of 2013 thanks to Grand National

10:00am Monday 22nd April 2013

Bookmaker result Bookmaker William Hill hailed a “successful” start to 2013 after enjoying its best ever result at this year’s Grand National when 66-1 outsider Auroras Encore, trained by Sue Smith at High Eldwick, near Bingley, won at Aintree. The firm said the Grand National results, which came after the end of its first quarter, even surpassed its record win on the 2009 race when Mon Mome romped home at 100-1. William Hill said it saw a poor Cheltenham Festival last month, although this was offset by good football results after the Champions League saw no English teams in the quarter final for the first time since 1996, as well as a lucrative Six Nations when the English rugby team beat favourites the All Blacks and Wales went on to win. The group reported an eight per cent jump in earnings in the first three months of 2013 after net revenues rose 15 per cent, with its online operations the star performing division once more.

G4 filters boost Yeadon firm’s sales

10:00am Monday 22nd April 2013

Developing filters to help prevent 4G mobile service interfering with television reception across Europe is providing a boost for Yeadon-based wireless communications systems firm Filtronic plc.

Slingsby’s bid to boost business with web investment

9:00am Monday 22nd April 2013

After another difficult year Baildon-based workplace products supplier H C Slingsby is looking to boost its fortunes by investing in new IT and website development as online orders continue to rise.

£1 coin celebrates 30th birthday

9:00am Monday 22nd April 2013

The £1 coin has celebrated its 30th birthday. The coin was first issued on April 21, 1983, as it was felt that a coin would be more useful than the less robust £1 note amid the decline in its spending power and the growth of the vending industry. A note lasted for just nine months on average, while a £1 coin can survive for upwards of 40 years. The purchasing power of the £1 coin has changed considerably since it first became legal tender. A loaf of bread cost 38p in 1983 according to Office for National Statistics figures, compared with £1.24 by 2012.

Dart Group ‘cautiously optimistic’

8:00am Monday 22nd April 2013

Airline, package holidays and distribution company Dart Group expects profits for the year ended March 31 to be ahead of expectations due to lower-than-anticipated winter losses and is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the year ahead.

Breakfast meeting

1:49pm Friday 19th April 2013

Allan Booth, partner at Saltaire-based architects Rance, Booth, Smith, who chairs the Leeds branch of the Forum for the Built Environment, will lead a discussion on future activities at the group’s annual general meeting.

Solicitor has retired after long service

1:47pm Friday 19th April 2013

A solicitor has retired after notching up nearly quarter of a century with Otley firm Newstead & Walker.

Debenhams confident that sales will soar

1:44pm Friday 19th April 2013

Department store chain Debenhams, set to become an anchor tenant in the Westfield development, put confidence in its clothing ranges and online performance to get back on track as January’s snowstorms sent profits 5.4 per cent lower.

"Blacklisted" staff in West Yorkshire deserve compensation, say MPs

7:00am Wednesday 17th April 2013

Up to 24 “blacklisted” West Yorkshire construction workers should receive compensation after being denied jobs, MPs say.

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Livestock assurance scheme is welcomed by Bradford farm shop and Craven mart

11:00am Wednesday 17th April 2013

Bosses at a livestock auction and an award-winning Bradford farm shop have thrown their weight behind a new campaign to reassure consumers following the recent horsemeat scandal.

Green Deal may create 600 new jobs

10:00am Wednesday 17th April 2013

More than 600 new jobs could be created in the Leeds City Region through work to deliver the Government's Green Deal across 11 local authorities, including Bradford.

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