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Firms urged to sign up for free webinars on reopening after Covid
This week’s webinars will focus on factories and warehouses alongside offsite construction and vehicles and will offer support with detailed insight into the Government guidelines for each sector. As part of the #GrowMySME scheme, the webinars have been providing businesses with invaluable guidance across a range of sectors and have received positive feedback across the board. The webinars have...
Students tour RB site
Student stars of a challenge set by the health business unit of global consumer goods business RB were rewarded with a day at the company’s state-of-the-art Hull site. The challenge saw students from Hull’s employer-led school, Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC), work with RB researchers and scientists to develop new ideas for RB’s Gaviscon brand, which tackles heartburn and...
University’s financial degree gains affiliation with industry leader
BSc Financial Management has joined the CFA Institute University Affiliation Programme – a mark of courses that are best-suited at preparing students for crucial industry examinations. CFA Institute is the world's largest association of investment professionals. For the University of Hull to receive affiliation for its BSc Financial Management course is a huge coup. Dr Thanos Andrikopoulos...
First bricks laid as homes bear Fruit
Construction has begun on Hull’s most eagerly-awaited new homes. Foundations are in place and the first bricks have been laid at the Fruit Market residential development, which forms a major part of the exciting urban village taking shape on the city’s waterfront. The start of building work means the first residents are expected to move in by Christmas, with the remainder of properties in the...
Kingston International Business Park changes hands
Kingston International Business Park in Hedon Road has been purchased by JR Rix & Sons from Wykeland Group, ending almost three decades of ownership and investment by the commercial developer. Wykeland purchased the site in 1991 from the administrators of engineering business Priestmans after the historic Hull company folded with the loss of hundreds of jobs, leaving the site vacant. Over the...