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Kingston Cleaning Services invests in advanced air duct and HVAC cleaning expansion
Kingston Cleaning Services is investing in specialised training and equipment to expand its services in commercial air duct and HVAC cleaning, enhancing its capability to serve businesses in maintaining clean, efficient air systems. The company’s move aims to meet growing demand for professional ventilation and extraction cleaning in commercial and industrial settings, where air quality, fire...

Arco teams up with Hull KR charity to fund apprenticeship
Hull-based safety specialist Arco has teamed up with the Hull KR Foundation to fund an apprenticeship at the official charity of the Super League club. Arco has agreed to transfer levy funding to the foundation to pay for a Level 5 operations manager apprenticeship. As well as having its own strong apprenticeship programme, Arco regularly makes funding available to local organisations who want...

National STEM Day: How promoting STEM skills supports local and regional businesses
by Hannah Wilson, head of operations at the Yorkshire & Humber Institute of Technology A recent report suggests that the UK is among the top five countries with skills deficits in the technology, engineering, life sciences and BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance) sectors. The survey data from Hays Recruitment shows how far behind the UK currently is in these key sectors, putting...

Sewell Group secures national status for supporting staff to make sustainable travel choices
One of Hull’s most well-known business names has received national certification for its workplace travel plan, which encourages and supports its workforce to walk, cycle and use public transport for their daily commute. The Sewell Group has received a Very Good Travel Plan award from Modeshift STARS. The national STARS accreditation scheme recognises workplaces that go above and beyond in...

Humber Freeport chairman welcomes ‘major vote of confidence’
The chairman of Humber Freeport has welcomed a “major vote of confidence” in freeports. In detailed Budget documents published following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Commons statement, the Government announced the freeports programme would align with the national industrial strategy. It also confirmed that five new customs sites in existing freeports will be approved shortly. Humber Freeport...