Willerby announces all-electric specification as green game-changer for holiday homes industry

Hull-based holiday homes designer and manufacturer Willerby has announced it has developed a pioneering all-electric specification enabling its models to be powered solely by electricity on the majority of UK holiday parks. The Willerby All-E specification is a UK first, as it means all-electric Willerby models will be able to be sited at most holiday parks across the country, making it a green...

Spades in for major investment at East Yorkshire chemical plant

Construction is starting on a significant new production line which will double capacity at Mitsubishi Chemical UK in Hull. The investment, which runs into hundreds of millions of pounds, is in response to demand for SoarnoL, the company’s brand name for a grade of Ethylene Vinyl Co-Polymer (EVOH) which is primarily used in packaging to extend the shelf life of food....

Sustainability and innovation driving growth as Designs Signage Solutions approaches 30-year milestone

A signage business is marking its 30-year anniversary with big increases in turnover and recruitment after placing sustainability at the heart of its strategy to defy the impact of energy costs and skills shortages. Designs Signage Solutions impressed managing director Rob Daysley with a 50 per cent growth in business which has driven a 25 per cent increase in staffing levels with more to come....

HEY LEP hits hat-trick of Manufacturers Network meetings

The Hull and East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (HEY LEP) is marking a hat-trick of meetings of the newly formed Hull & East Yorkshire Manufacturers Network. The network was formed in March 2023 in response to business feedback and requests received via the LEP’s Business Growth Hub and so far, has been joined by 13 manufacturing firms from across the region. It has been established...

Manufacturing Growth Programme delivers 320 East Yorkshire jobs as it targets new-look funding landscape

One of the UK’s most successful industrial business support programmes comes to an end in June after helping East Yorkshire manufacturers create or safeguard 320 jobs since 2016. The Manufacturing Growth Programme (MGP), which is designed and delivered by Oxford Innovation Advice, will see funding from the European Regional Development Fund end and is now urging the Government and local...