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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...
Audience inspired as Biz Week leaders set scene for ‘cornerstone event’
Business leaders and budding entrepreneurs heard how the Humber Business Week team is taking the hassle out of hosting and providing more support than ever for organisations planning to get involved in this year’s programme. Members of the steering group demonstrated a new website at the Get Ready for Humber Business Week 2025 event. Guest speakers told of the benefits of addressing...
Allenby Commercial embarks on construction of final phase at Priory Park
Work is under way and the first tenant secured for an industrial site in Hull which is the final piece of a development jigsaw dating back more than 30 years. Allenby Commercial is offering design and build opportunities from 5,000 to 50,000 sq ft at the Point, which sits next to the Fruit Market at Priory Park and has been owned by the family business since 2016. A 14,000 sq ft unit is due for...
Shortlist revealed for 2025 HullBID Awards
Businesses and other organisations from across Hull city centre are preparing to battle it out for the 2025 Hull Business Improvement District (HullBID) Awards. HullBID executive director Kathryn Shillito revealed that a record number of applications had been received for the awards, and the finalists are now looking forward to sharing their success with family, friends and colleagues at the big...
Sewell Facilities Management named on new national framework
Hull-based Sewell Facilities Management has been appointed to a new £814m framework, enabling it to provide building management services to public sector organisations across the north of England. The company was one of just 27 organisations nationally to be named on the new Total Facilities Management Framework, managed by procurement provider Pagabo. The framework will provide a way for public...