Bluestorm appoints Dan Murphy as director of digital

Bluestorm Design and Marketing has appointed Dan Murphy to its board as director of digital. The appointment recognises Dan’s achievement in the role of head of digital since July 2020, and the central importance of web development and digital marketing to Bluestorm’s future success. Andy Cawley, agency director, said: “The pandemic has only served to accelerate the digitalisation of integrated...

National recognition for Pure Broadband

Hull broadband provider Pure Broadband has scooped a national award as customers continue to turn to it to supply their ultrafast connection. The Hessle-based company beat competition from across the UK to win the Best Fibre Marketing Campaign at the 2022 UK Fibre Awards thanks to its fresh, new brand identity and proposition: ‘No ifs, no buts, no buffering. Just really good broadband.’ The...

Hull has nothing to prove

Our lives are touched daily by digital businesses based in, and around, Hull. David Keel, Chair of C4DI says “every business is digital, most of them just don’t know it yet”and this has never been more true or critical to our city. Most people think of digital businesses as high profile tech products and services that are “lottery-betting” on becoming the next geeky thing that will disrupt or...

Quickline announces plan to move to new HQ

Rural broadband specialist Quickline Communications has announced plans to relocate its headquarters in East Yorkshire as part of its ambitious growth strategy. Quickline, which recently unveiled its new brand identity, has doubled the size of its workforce in the past six months and has outgrown its current offices in Hessle. Work has now started to transform three former mills in Willerby into...

Quickline’s new brand identity reflects ultrafast future for rural customers

Quickline Communications has unveiled its new brand identity to reflect both the rural communities it champions as well as the company’s growth and evolution. Quickline has doubled the size of its workforce in the past six months and recently announced itself as the first company in the UK to offer standalone 5G technology. This, along with its new fibre to the premises (FTTP) network, means it...