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18 March 2020
Special Business Readiness Bulletin – Important Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information for businesses and employers
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Sofa so good as Yorkshire furniture retailer expands premises and creates 40 new jobs
23 November 2020
Furniture and Choice has signed a long-term lease on a warehouse unit at Sirdar Business Park in Wakefield and plans to expand its team. ...
FORWARD-THINKING DURING A CRISIS: WAKEFIELD-BASED MARQUEE EVENTS TURN A NEGATIVE INTO A POSITIVE
16 November 2020
Marquee Events have taken the biggest gamble of their entrepreneurial careers and set up sister company Marquee Structures. With £100k of investment and a lot of hard work the sister company is growing with great continued success! ...
ENGINEERING COMPANY SUPPORTS METAL PROCESSING FACILITY PROJECT
11 November 2020
A Wakefield-based thermal and metallurgical engineering company has completed seven-figure project to support the creation of a new antimony and gold processing facility in Sohar, Oman. ...
HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE WAKEFIELD DISTICT LOCAL PLAN 2036
05 November 2020
Wakefield Council is consulting on the next phase in preparing the Wakefield District Local Plan 2036. ...
WAKEFIELD COUNCIL: FUTURE PRIORITIES & BUDGET CONSULTATION
05 November 2020
Wakefield Council is conducting research to help understand what priorities businesses have and what support they need in the Wakefield District. This will help Wakefield Council provide the... ...
ONWARD HOLDINGS SELLS WEST YORKSHIRE UNIT
03 November 2020
Developer and commercial property company Onward Holdings has completed the sale of a speculatively built warehouse in West Yorkshire. ...
FREAKS OF NATURE ENTERS FOODSERVICE MARKET
03 November 2020
West Yorkshire vegan desserts manufacturer Freaks of Nature has expanded into the foodservice market. ...
Furlough Scheme Extended and Further Economic Support announced
03 November 2020
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended for a month with employees receiving 80% of their current salary for hours not worked and further economic support announced. ...