Hull businesses are being offered an exciting opportunity to become more energy-efficient thanks to a council-led scheme. The Hull Business Energy Efficiency Scheme (HBEES) is a Hull City Council-led scheme that offers a host of measures that will assist businesses to reduce their energy costs, while also reducing their contribution to greenhouse gases. HBEES is part-funded by the 2014-2020...

NutriWolds is an innovative new business in the pet industry offering an inclusive pet food for both cats and dogs. It was created by Lizz Adair and Lindsey Westwood, who both have backgrounds in caring for cats and dogs. They also consulted Emma Rutherford, a world-leading expert in animal nutrition. Following extensive market research, the company has developed a line of raw pet food for cats...

Vetfleece, which started out as a retailer of fleece for sick and recuperating animals, soon found that demand for its products was far outweighing the supplier’s ability, so the company made the decision to manufacture the fleece in-house. It began making its own fleece in 2016 and received trademark protection in Europe and the USA. By 2018, the company wanted to innovate further to supply new...

The Yorkshire Pasta Company was set up in 2019 by Kathryn Bumby and her family, who developed recipes and production methods to take locally milled flour and turn it into premium pasta products. They are one of the first UK manufacturers of dried pasta, using traditional techniques used by Italian artisan pasta makers combined with local ingredients to create the most superb-tasting and...