Final sponsorship opportunities available for Women of Achievement Awards

Just a few opportunities remain to sponsor the region’s biggest event celebrating the success of women in the local business community. The Women of Achievement Awards, organised by Women in Business Hull, are one of the most prestigious of their kind in Hull and East Yorkshire, and celebrate the achievements of female entrepreneurs, who either run their own business or hold a leading role in...

HullBID Awards kickstart confidence among city centre businesses

The executive director of HullBID vowed to help city centre businesses look to the future as they celebrated success and survival during two years of battling the pandemic. Kathryn Shillito (above) said there was no hiding place from the disruption inflicted by Covid-19, but that the future was bright thanks to the efforts of the businesses and the partners who are working on a number of...

Sewell Group ranked seventh best company to work for in Yorkshire and the Humber

Following the news that Sewell Group maintained its three-star ‘World Class’ accreditation for the ninth time in the UK Best Companies Survey last year, the Yorkshire-based company has now been ranked in three of the first quarterly league tables of 2022. Sewell Group has been ranked in Large Companies (19th), Property (second) and Yorkshire and the Humber (seventh) – meaning the group of...

30-year anniversary marks new era of growth for Language is Everything

An award-winning interpreting and translation company is celebrating 30 years in business after a period of phenomenal growth. Language is Everything doubled its turnover to £2.1m during its last financial year and is looking to the future with plans to increase market share of business customers, particularly those with the potential to expand into overseas markets. The company, which has a...

Management buyout at one of Yorkshire’s largest privately owned builders’ merchants

Builders’ Merchant Company (BMC), based across North Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, has successfully completed a management buyout, heralding a new era for the business. With four branches across Lincolnshire, the Humber region and South Yorkshire, the independent builders’ merchants have seen significant growth over the past five years, with a projected 2021 turnover of about £12 million - and is...