Ilkley Brewery is exporting to America after successful trade mission

CHEERS: Chris Ives with the first load bound for the United States

9:00am Friday 24th May 2013

New Yorkers and other US beer drinkers are set to get a taste of Yorkshire ale after an expanding brewing business landed its first transatlantic order.

Bradford sausage firm hailed as a fine example

10:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A Bradford-based sausage producer, whose ‘Made in Britain’ brand helps it export products around the world, has been cited in a business barometer which reveals increasing confidence among the region’s small and medium manufacturers .

MP David Ward leads new parliamentary voice for textile industry

PLANNING: David Ward MP (left) with Dr Graham Clayton at the Society of Dyers and Colourists

9:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

Moves to create an influential voice for UK textile manufacturers, including wool processors in the Bradford district, have been launched by MP David Ward.

Fifth generation takes up reins of Bradford family packaging business

Barny Holmes

7:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Barny Holmes’ journey to becoming the fifth generation of his family to run a Bradford packaging business has been a long one – literally.

Nostalgia pays off for West Bowling sweets firm

Steve Walsh (left) and Jay McKay with some of their products

12:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Nostalgia pays, so it is said. And for a long-established Bradford confectionery wholesaler that adage is certainly true as its business continues to expand well beyond these shores.

Bradford firm decorates wards

4:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Bradford-based signs and graphics firm New Vision has created work to brighten hospital wards and help dementia sufferers in South Yorkshire.

Fee-free loans offered to Bradford leisure firms

3:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Firms in the leisure sector are being offered fee-free loans from a new £150 million fund launched by NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland.

Bradford communications expert's book wins praise of top marketing guru

Darren Kelly

1:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Bradford communications expert Darren Kelly has won praise from one of the world’s top marketing gurus for his forthcoming book and training course.

‘Hospitals give Yorkshire a boost of £3.4bn’

10:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Research to examine the economic benefit of foundation trust hospitals shows that they add £3.4 billion a year to the Yorkshire economy and £30 billion nationally.

Graft and craft is making us a global firm, says Heaton company

Michelle and Peter Clark-Evans with their team

10:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A business started by two Bradford College art and design graduates is celebrating its 25th anniversary and now sells its wares worldwide.

My mortgage crusade was right all along, says Bradford lawyer

11:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A Bradford law firm chief whose crusade to warn about the dangers of interest-only mortgages was scuppered by the authorities says his claims about mis-selling of loans have proved correct.

Rex Procter & Partners land top property consultant award

From left, David Hardcastle from sponsor Barclays, with Andrew Cooper and Paul Mackie of RPP.

2:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

Rex Procter & Partners, based at Low Moor, Bradford, won the best property consultant prize at the Variety Club Yorkshire Property Awards.

Manufacturing company PEC's charity dinner raises £1,000 for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal

PEC founder and chairman Balbir Panesar hands the cheque to the Lord Mayor

11:30am Monday 20th May 2013

A Bradford business has donated £1,000 to the Lord Mayor’s Appeal after the civic head picked his own ticket at the firm’s recent charity ball and put the prize of a widescreen TV back into the draw.

Business in brief

11:30am Monday 20th May 2013

Charity audit

Heritage Healthcare is seeking a franchisee

Heritage directors Glenn Pickersgill, Sally Pickersgill, Amanda Jackson and Michelle Fenwick

11:00am Monday 20th May 2013

A expanding care business is seeking franchise holder in Bradford to run one of its new West Yorkshire operations.

Weather to blame for landscaping specialist Marshalls' dip in revenue

10:30am Monday 20th May 2013

Adverse working conditions, including the coldest March since 1910, reduced revenues at landscaping specialist Marshalls in the 19 weeks to May 10.

Fabric maker Hainsworth’s royal role 60 years on

Hainsworth managing director Tom Hainsworth

10:00am Monday 20th May 2013

Sixty years after supplying cloth for military uniforms worn at The Queen’s Coronation, a historic West Yorkshire textile firm will once again be ‘on parade’ for royalty.

Lord Mayor Coun Dale Smith opens Thorite's new training centre

From left, Thorite training head Bernard Alder, managing director Stephen Wright and Lord Mayor Councillor Dale Smith

9:00am Monday 20th May 2013

A new training suite has been opened by Bradford pneumatics specialist Thorite at its Laisterdyke base.

Morrisons in online link-up with Ocado

Morrisons in online link-up with Orcado

8:20am Friday 17th May 2013

Bradford-based Morrisons is set to start selling groceries online by the end of the year after reaching a deal with delivery firm Ocado.

Asda sales rise

4:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

Leeds-based supermarket Asda, which is part of US retail giant Wal-Mart, has reported a 1.3 per cent rise in like-for-like sales excluding VAT and fuel for the 14 weeks to April 12, driven by strong performances in food and online.

Agency is bought by Bradford marketing group St Ives for £10.7m

10:00am Friday 17th May 2013

Marketing services and print group St Ives, which has its direct mail business in Bradford, has bought search engine optimisation and digital marketing agency Branded3 Search for £10.7 million in cash and shares.

Local Enterprise Partnership boss says case is clear for HS2 line

7:00am Friday 17th May 2013

Neil McLean, chairman of the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership which covers Bradford, has rejected criticism of the High Speed rail project by the National Audit Office.

Help is offered to small companies in Bradford to create new apprenticeships

10:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

Bosses at Bradford’s smaller firms which find it difficult to commit to long-term training have been invited to next week’s formal launch of a new scheme to create new apprenticeships.

Shipley tyre company is a rising star

Damian Kenefick (front) with staff

10:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

An innovative tyre retailer and fitting firm which is creating work for jobless people is the latest business to turn to Bradford Council's Rising Stars enterprise support programme as it targets a £1 million turnover this year.

Bradford and Skipton lenders helping first-time buyers

Dumbfounded by cost of homes in Wharfe Valley

10:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

Local mortgage lenders have underlined their commitment to help first-time buyers as the number of people getting on to the housing ladder has risen.

Bradford firm Belgravium set to buy rival data firm

John Kembery

7:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

Mobile data systems company Belgravium Technologies is set to widen its product range and expand its client base through an acquisition.

Bradford business IT security day

3:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Bradford-based IT reseller Complete IT Systems is hosting a free security technology day at Bradford City Football Club next Tuesday.

Rawdon salon to host Yeadon beauty college stylist training

From left, trainee Eleanor Scott, model Annie Morris, salon owner Paul Shakeshaft, Yorkshire College of Beauty principal Christine Tillie, stylist Olivia Whitby-Eccles, model Amy Dell, and trainers Karen Bunney and Lisa Sowden

3:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A specialist college has joined forces with a hairdressing salon to launch a training academy.

Trio hired by Calverley fleet managers

Martin Rogers, Rebecca Priest and David Raponi

9:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

Fleet management group Zenith has appointed Martin Rogers, Rebecca Priest and David Raponi to the Calverley-based company’s business development and customer relationship teams.

Tweet by Theo Paphitis helps Wilsden firm to expand

12:00pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A web design and digital marketing company has received a boost from TV Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis.

Stronger growth is shown by Yorkshire firms

11:00am Tuesday 14th May 2013

Private sector firms in Yorkshire saw their strongest growth in output for 15 months, while Government-backed funding schemes boosted regional house sales in April two new reports show.

Film made in Bradford for £60 could become feature-length movie

Adam Hughes (left) and Frank Ryan

10:00am Tuesday 14th May 2013

Producers of a short film shot in Bradford for just £60 are looking for backers to expand the movie into a full-length feature.

JCT600 in Bradford takes on new BMW and Mini manager

Phil Wardle

7:50pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

Phil Wardle has been appointed general manager of the JCT600 BMW and Mini dealerships on Sticker Lane, Bradford.

KLM to add extra daily flight to from Leeds-Bradford Airport

7:41pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has increased flight frequencies from Leeds-Bradford Airport to international destinations at the start of its summer schedule.

Funding deal helps Cleckheaton firms to finance growth

Stuart Stocks, of Barclays, and Lloyd Simpson

8:00am Monday 13th May 2013

Two Cleckheaton companies used the Government’s Funding for Lending scheme to finance their expansion plans.

Tong High School student is first building apprentice

Tong High School pupil Chris Corbally

4:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

Tong High School student Chris Corbally has been offered the first apprenticeship resulting from a pioneering partnership between the school and Bradford building and civil engineering company, Moortown Construction.

Skipton Building Society boss is elected chairman of societys' group

David Cutter

4:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

David Cutter, group chief executive of the Skipton Building Society has been elected chairman of the Building Societies Association for the coming year.

BorgWarner boss’s LEP role

2:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

Simon Spencer, managing director of Bradford-based turbo-charger producer BorgWarner UK, has been named as one of the new private sector representatives on the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership board.

£7m buy-out for Horsforth firm Datong

12:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

Spyware company Datong, which put itself up for sale in February after an approach was made for the business, is to be bought for nearly £7 million.

Move to meet steel demand

Barrett Constructional Steel general manager Daniel Redgwick

1:24pm Sunday 19th May 2013

Growing demand for construction industry customers had led Bradford-based steel supply group Barrett Steel to launch a new operation.

Cleckheaton holiday firm merges with rival

10:00am Monday 13th May 2013

Taber Holidays, based in Cleckheaton, has merged with Specialised Tours to form a company offering the largest range of Scandinavian packages.

Bradford's Yorkshire Building Society thanked for support

Chris Pilling, YBS chief executive (front right) with the crew of Humber RNLI. Photo: Doug Jackson

9:00am Monday 13th May 2013

A Bradford finance business has been recognised for boosting the coffers of Britain’s lifeboat service by £200,000 – double the amount it set out to achieve.

‘No plans for Ocado stake by Bradford's Morrisons’

Morrisons are coming to Chard!

8:00am Saturday 11th May 2013

Online retailer Ocado says there are no plans for Bradford-based Morrisons to take a stake in the business.

No pay rise for Morrisons chief executive

9:00am Thursday 9th May 2013

Morrisons boss Dalton Philips suffered a pay cut last year after the Bradford-based supermarket group failed to achieve a performance target due to tough trading conditions in the year to January.

Bradford youngsters say: ‘We’re getting ready for work!'

DELIGHTED: Children from Samuel Lister Academy with Linda Hollings, of Rance Booth Smith Architects, and Yasmin Dar, of Incommunities

11:00am Thursday 9th May 2013

More than 300 school and college students are to take part in an initiative this month to help prepare youngsters for work.

Bradford's international wool links are celebrated by Australian visit

ROLE: Deputy Lieutenant for West Yorkshire, Peter Ackroyd (left), and the Australian High Commissioner, Mike Rann (centre), with Bill Waterhouse

9:00am Thursday 9th May 2013

International textile processors are beating a path to a Bradford dyehouse renowned for its colour matching consistency.

Bradford security firm launches new training campaign

10:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

A Bradford security specialist has launched a new training initiative to boost the skills and qualification of all staff – from the most junior up to the boss.

Bradford Breakthrough welcomes new recruits

1:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

Six more organisations have signed up to a body which uses senior business leaders as advocates of Bradford in a bid to change negative perceptions about the city.

'Phenomenal’ sales help JCT600 defy economic climate

12:51pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

Family-owned motors group JCT600, whose plans include a complete refurbishment of its BMW outlet in Bradford, has today unveiled results which confirm it is defying the uncertain economic climate.

Cleckheaton firm Clough & Co celebrates double anniversary

TEAM: Clough & Co Accountants from Cleckheaton celebrated the firm’s diamond jubilee with former founder Harry Clough (left) who celebrates his 90th birthday, pictured with Steven Gash

11:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

A leading independent West Yorkshire accountancy firm has celebrated a double landmark by marking its diamond jubilee and the 90th birthday of its founder.

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