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Professionals press on with charity push-ups challenge
A team of local business professionals are pressing on with their part in a million-pound-plus nationwide charity push-ups campaign after each hitting their target by the deadline of the end of November. John Flanagan, Chris Knight and Craig Ingram – who are all based in Hull – have been joined by Hull exile Edward Horsfall in hoping to raise in excess of £1,000 as the Cheltz Lads team for the...

Cupboard clearout inspires young Rollits lawyers to launch food drive
A young lawyer’s cupboard clearout has kickstarted a campaign to encourage colleagues and clients to support food banks in the run-up to the festive season. Emma Horscraft, a trainee solicitor with Rollits in Hull, revealed she was prompted to act after finding a can of chicken soup in her kitchen cupboard nearly two years after becoming vegetarian. She said: “It made me wonder how long ago I...

Construction firm Hobson & Porter scoops top national award
Hull-based construction firm Hobson & Porter has seen off fierce competition from some of the biggest names in the industry to scoop the People Development accolade at the national Constructing Excellence Awards. The company was presented with the award at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square, in recognition of the its successful Foundations Programme, which it launched in 2016 with the aim...

Local superheroes take on epic abseil for HEY Children’s University
A team of Hull heroes including Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell took to the heights of Hull’s highest office block on Sunday to help raise vital funds for local charity HEY Children’s University. This epic urban adventure saw brave supporters abseil down the K2 Building with a 200ft descent. Spectators witnessed Luke, Spiderman, Superwoman and some of Santa’s elves making their way down the...

Cloud services provider Giacom and CEO Mike Wardell triumph at industry awards
Fast-growing cloud services provider Giacom has been named Cloud Company of the Year, with CEO Mike Wardell also receiving a prestigious personal accolade. Hull-based Giacom provides cloud services to more than 3,600 partners, who in turn support a network of almost 80,000 small and medium-sized business partners across the UK. Joining forces with Digital Wholesale Solutions (DWS) in 2020,...