Hull and Fengtai celebrate 20 years of strategic partnership

A landmark dinner held this week in Hull has marked the 20th anniversary of the strategic partnership between Fengtai District in Beijing and the city of Hull. The relationship, first formalised in 2016 through a civic twinning ceremony, continues to offer powerful opportunities across education, culture and international investment. The event was hosted at the Deep, and it brought together...

HEY Business, Growth and Skills Hub partners with HETA to host breakfast briefing

The Hull and East Yorkshire Business, Growth and Skills Hub is partnering with training provider Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) to host a free specialist breakfast briefing event covering all matters related to employment, skills and training in the regional manufacturing sector. Operated as part of the hub’s Hull & East Yorkshire Manufacturers Network, the event will...

Hull and East Yorkshire Business Awards entries open as contest prepares to mark 25 years

A quarter of a century celebrating business success in Hull and East Yorkshire is clocked up this year, with entries now open for the sought-after silverware. The region’s calendar highlight returns after a sensational first year as the Hull and East Yorkshire Business Awards, under the stewardship of Top 30 Under 30 entrepreneur Simon Jones. And those involved want to ensure the best stories...

Ex-boxer Tommy Coyle tells how his health and wellbeing business has learned lessons from fruit market

A Commonwealth champion whose final fight was in the most famous boxing arena of them all made his theatrical bow as he shared his life story with a Humber Business Week audience. Tommy Coyle will make his second stage performance later this year when he appears as a pantomime villain at Bridlington Spa. Rehearsals for that will be squeezed into a packed schedule that will include running his...

Glasgow 2026 chief connects cultural experiences in Hull with creating a new model for global sporting events

The head of Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games told of the importance of people power in delivering major events as he addressed a Humber Business Week audience in his home city of Hull. Phil Batty began his business career in the East Yorkshire city. Now CEO of Glasgow 2026, he said the William Wilberforce 200th Commemorations in 2007 gave him his first involvement in organising big events. Phil...