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Young engineers in demand as employers identify benefits of costs and commitment
Employers across the Yorkshire and Humber region are showing signs of putting their faith in young engineers as they seek the skills to build a brighter future. Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) revealed that the number of its apprentices securing placements in industry increased from 12 at the end of 2024 to nearly 30 by the end of January. The organisation, which supports a...
Cyclists set to support the Sailors’ Children’s Society with annual ride’s biggest turnout yet
A biking business leader who cycled hundreds of miles and raised thousands of pounds from two charity rides is ready to take off the stabilisers and pass the project to the organisation it supports. Adam Walsh, the CEO of John Good Group, will still captain the team for the annual Bridge2Bridge challenge but the Sailors’ Children’s Society will take on the organisation of the event, which raised...
Ideal Heating strikes gold in national manufacturing awards
Ideal Heating’s commitment to employee wellbeing has been recognised in prestigious national awards. The Hull-based UK heating industry market leader was honoured with the Manufacturing Matters prize at the Make UK Manufacturing Awards 2025. This award is focused on businesses that have had a positive societal impact as a result of their practices and/or products. The national accolade comes...
Future success in hands of employees as law firm Williamsons restructures
Employees of Williamsons Solicitors are now proud owners of the leading East Yorkshire firm. The practice, with offices in Hull, Driffield and Bridlington, switched from a limited company to an employee ownership trust on February 1, with a 100 percent of shares being transferred from the two previous owners, solicitors Sarah Clubley and Jane Cousins. The move has been made as part of succession...
Software firm Think360 secures NPIF II growth funding after winning £1m in new contracts
A Hull-based software business has raised £100,000 from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II) to support its growing workload. Think360 has secured more than £1m of new contracts in the past few weeks and has more than £4m of other potential new business in the pipeline. The funding raised from NPIF II – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia Debt – will provide...