Archive for February 2022
UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
Reacting to the signing of the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC said: “The BCC welcomes the signature of the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement today. This will mean zero-tariff trade for UK exporters with customers in New Zealand once the agreement enters into force early next year.…
Read MoreDecarbonising hat-trick for William Birch
York based main contractor, William Birch, has secured three new projects and a place on the national Fusion21 Decarbonisation framework to decarbonise public buildings in the region. East Riding of Yorkshire Council has awarded William Birch a £1.5m project to decarbonise three public buildings; Bridlington Spa and Beverley based Annie Reed Road Depot and County…
Read MoreBCC research finds little love for EU Trade Deal
71% of exporters say EU trade deal is not enabling them to grow or increase sales Only 1 in 8 exporters think it is helping them grow or increase sale Majority think it has pushed up costs, increased paperwork and delays, and put the UK at a competitive disadvantage. New research* carried out by the…
Read MoreDWF Group Plc Announces Global ESG Strategy
DWF, the global legal business with an office in Leeds, has published its ESG Strategy. The launch of the strategy follows a comprehensive review of business processes and behaviours alongside the completion of an independent Materiality Assessment. It therefore reflects the ESG issues most important to all stakeholders of the Group. It includes ambitious science-based…
Read MoreAppointment of James Mason
The West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce has today announced the appointment of James Mason as its new Chief Executive Officer. James (43), who stepped down from his previous role as Chief Executive of Welcome to Yorkshire in October 2021, will spend the coming weeks shadowing current Chief Executive Sandy Needham, who retires from…
Read MoreChamber responds to Levelling Up White Paper
The long awaited Levelling Up white paper today sets out Government plan to fix the decades long imbalance in life chances, opportunities, productivity, housing, education and infrastructure across the UK. The white paper also sets out plans to devolve more powers to the West Yorkshire mayor as well as establishing a mayoral combined authority to…
Read MoreDefining standards for Net Zero and Carbon Neutral claims
Over the past year, we have seen a significant shift in the interest in matters relating to measuring and managing Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions. Organisations are coming under pressure from many directions to measure their carbon emissions and to demonstrate that they are taking action to reduce them. This has increased…
Read MoreThe journey to providing powerful and greener web hosting
Starting a business requires a lot of consideration; financial, location, employees, products, to name but a few. But it isn’t just the importance of how to make a business successful and meet its client’s needs. It also requires careful consideration of the bigger picture: its environmental impact. Back in 2008, Nick Bascombe-Fox and Esmond Hastings…
Read MoreZero-emission ambition from Yorkshire’s fastest-growing bus firm
At Transdev, we know how to win new customers to switch to our buses. Take our flagship 36: Riding Refined service linking Harrogate with Leeds and Ripon – in 2019 just over two million people did just that, a 21 per cent increase in just two years. Huge investment in quality is part of our…
Read MoreInnovation in Flood Risk Management
Mott MacDonald, working on behalf of the Environment Agency and Leeds City Council, recently developed a proof of concept for a ‘Woodland Carbon Calculator’ web tool to estimate carbon sequestration (stored carbon) for new woodland creation. The tool was developed to incentivise woodland creation on the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme Natural Flood Management project which…
Read MoreCouncil Leader hears from key Leeds business group on city’s needs
One of Leeds’ key business groups has met with the Leader of the Council to discuss how to support economic growth and development throughout this year. The Leadership Group of Leeds Chamber of Commerce met with Cllr James Lewis recently to discuss the city’s opportunities and threats going forward, and how to maintain the reputation…
Read MoreCOVID-19 support scheme is extended – Leeds
Small businesses in Leeds have been handed a new opportunity to claim funding support as they navigate their way through the ongoing financial difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Leeds City Council has already distributed more than £290m worth of assistance to the business and charity sector since the start of the pandemic. Now an…
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