The boss of an award-winning business is using webinar experiences sharpened under lockdown to help students at her old school prepare for the world of work. Girls at Beverley High School are learning from the career of Helen Gibson, Managing
Dozens of students from Hull’s employer-led school have secured sought-after apprenticeships with some of the region’s leading employers despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. With other school leavers gaining places at university, securing employment or going into the Armed
Ørsted are recruiting 23 new wind turbine technicians to work out of the East Coast Hub in Grimsby Successful applicants may have the opportunity to work on Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, the biggest and best value wind farm in
Ørsted is partnering with safety leadership innovators Active Training Team Ltd (ATT) and local training centre, MODAL, to build a cutting-edge learning centre that will benefit a number of industries across the Humber. The facility, to be designed by ATT
Harrison College is a new independent business and enterprise college based in Doncaster for young people with high functioning autism. Opened in September, Harrison College has been opened to support young people and their families in developing employability skills so
The unique training programme was held over five consecutive days and delivered by Master Mariner, Capt. Mike Jubb. The course was designed to develop the knowledge of both existing and new entrant Marine Co-ordinators within the offshore wind sector. It
Engineering business Spencer Group has taken on the largest injection of young talent in its 30-year history. The Hull-based company has hired 14 apprentices – all of them from the city’s employer-led school, Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC). The
The renewables industry is an increasingly varied, forward-thinking and diverse sector. In recent years, Grimsby and the surrounding area has become a hub for the offshore wind sector, generating numerous local jobs and boosting the region’s economy. As a result
Sheffield’s Taylor&Emmet LLP is celebrating the achievements of three rising stars, who have all completed apprenticeships and been offered permanent positions with the firm. Each of the talented trio has gained an intermediate level apprenticeship in legal administration, certified by
Sheffield’s Taylor&Emmet LLP is appointing two highly regarded young solicitors to strengthen the services it offers to local businesses. Nicola Keith and Tom Haywood have joined the firm’s commercial property and corporate law teams respectively. Having worked previously at Larken
A woman who got married at a brewery has now returned for a career in beer. Leanne Little has joined award winning Great Newsome as a trainee brewer after her wedding at the rural East Yorkshire brewery’s shepherds hut last
Yana Garvey has joined Williamsons Solicitors’ personal injury department following a training contract with the firm and subsequent qualification. She was admitted to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s roll of solicitors on November 1 following two years with the East Yorkshire
Retail giant joins operational change experts to guide the growth of the business Andy Clarke, former Chief Executive and President of Asda, has joined rapidly expanding operational improvement specialist Newton as Non-Executive Chairman to help the continued growth of the business. Newton
Sheffield’s Taylor&Emmet LLP has appointed a third Children Panel member to its burgeoning family law team. Experienced childcare solicitor, Sarah Ewbank, has joined the firm to strengthen its capacity to represent children, parents and guardians in local authority care proceedings.
A company which has built an international reputation for delivering improvements in health and social care and justice for two decades has strengthened its team with the appointment of a new director. Agencia, based at Hessle in East Yorkshire, has
Ash TV has appointed Tech North’s Richard Gregory as the smart video advertiser’s first chairman. Mr Gregory, executive chair of Tech North’s Advisory Board, brings a wealth of management and tech-savvy experience to the young and growing Hull company, which
Law firm Andrew Jackson Solicitors is delighted to announce the appointment of Jonathan Fisher, who today qualifies as a solicitor following the successful completion of his two-year training contract. Having learned a variety of skills including drafting, research, negotiation and
Lucre has today announced that it is to further strengthen its food and drink offering with new appointments and promotions across the agency. Vickie Rogerson, formerly Head of Food PR at Asda, brings 20 years’ experience in the retail and
Hull based financial services company, The Insurance Partnership has appointed Chartered Financial Planner, James Blake to aid plans to expand outside the city. Having worked as an adviser since 1998, James has previously worked in both high street and private
The new Head of Wills and Probate has been appointed to the team at James Legal Solicitors in Hull. Chris Hutchinson who has previously owned and managed his own firm, and latterly practiced at another local firm in Beverley and
Magna has taken on a new apprentice as part of its bid to support young people who want to get into the world of work. Bentley Stockley has joined the Rotherham-based visitor attraction on a Level Two Apprenticeship in Business
Sheffield’s Lone worker specialist SoloProtect has announced Stephen Hough, as Operations Director. The appointment marks continued expansion for the company, which has seen headcount across UK operations increase by close to double in the last eighteen months. In 2016, SoloProtect
The new Secretary of State has the right ingredients for a recipe for success for the UK steel industry. Commenting on Greg Clark MP becoming Business, Energy and Industrial strategy Secretary, Gareth Stace, Director of UK Steel, says: “Bringing the
Beverley Building Society has appointed two new recruits to its Finance Team. Steven Kennington has been working in financial accounting for over ten years prior to joining the Society and Jen Allott is the new accountant, having moved from Ideal
