Signage and vehicle branding company Designs is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a Christmas campaign to support some of the most vulnerable in its headquartered city of Hull. The company’s in-house design team will wrap one of its vehicles to create a Santa’s Grotto on wheels that will deliver presents to Barnardo’s, Hull Women’s Aid and the city’s Preston Road Women’s Centre. It has also...

MKM Building Supplies snapped up the last unit at the Trade Yard Scunthorpe, where it joins neighbours including Toolstation, Howdens Joinery, Valley Carpets, Motor Parts Direct and Hayley Group. Allenby Commercial, owner and developer of the site, is now looking forward to welcoming additional major brands to the original Trade Yard site in Beverley and to the latest development at Willerby,...

Purple Tuesday, which takes place on Tuesday, November 12, aims to increase awareness of the needs of disabled customers. For the second year running, Princes Quay will be encouraging its retailers to get involved and to think about opportunities to improve the customer experience for those with additional needs. There will be a chat and chill purple zone on Outlet Level 3 and various retailers...

A talented designer is to bring his flair for fashion to the creative community in Hull’s Fruit Market with the launch of his first business. Fashion and footwear designer Shaun Barker-Newton will open the doors to contemporary lifestyle store 19point4 in Humber Street this weekend. The store will offer an eclectic range of menswear, womenswear and homewares, as well as an exclusive custom-made...

Sewell on the Go saw demand for petrol plummet as people stayed at home and kept their cars in their driveways. But sales of groceries soared as residents relied on the neighbourhood network rather than risking a trip to bigger stores that were packed with people, but where shelves were empty. The company revealed that fuel sales fell by 70% at the start of lockdown and continue to show a drop...