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Pessimism Fades, But Momentum Still Weak Ahead Of Budget
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Firms across the private sector expect momentum to remain weak in the run up to the new Chancellor’s first Budget in October – but businesses’ overall outlook is the least pessimistic in almost two years, according to the CBI’s latest Growth Indicator report.
P.ublished 1st September 2026
Sheffield Factory Installs World-Class Titanium Melting Furnace
Castings Technology has installed a multi-million-pound vacuum arc remelting (VAR) furnace at its new £18m facility in Sheffield, marking a significant milestone for the South Yorkshire engineering sector. The installation is the largest of its type in commercial use in the UK and ranks among the largest globally.
P.ublished 1st September 2026
IoD: Business Optimism Rises, But Not Due To Change In Political Leadership
The IoD Directors’ Economic Confidence Index, which measures business leader optimism over prospects for the UK economy, rose to -49 in August, from -63 in July 2026. Conversely, business leaders became slightly less optimistic about the prospects for their own organisations, with confidence falling to -5, from -2 in July.
P.ublished 1st September 2026
10 In 10 Thomas Pattinson
Thomas Pattinson, director and co-founder of York-based specialist construction business Waxwing Design and Build, is the latest regional professional in the hot seat as we give him just 10 minutes to answer our 10 burning questions. What does a typical working day for you involve? No two days look the same for me and my business partner Ralph, which is exactly w…
P.ublished 31st August 2026
Patient.info Launches The UK's First Clinically-Grounded AI Symptom Checker
Patient.info has launched a new medical AI assistant tool that combines conversational technology with the health information provider's established library of clinically-reviewed health information. The free tool is available through the existing Patient.info website, and is designed to help people understand their health and find reliable, trusted medical information more easily.
P.ublished 31st August 2026
Hull Graduate Turns University Side Hustle into Retail Venture
A Hull entrepreneur who began upcycling secondhand furniture from her university halls has built one of the city centre’s distinct independent retail stores. Lara Roberts, 32, founder of Plant & Paint, started trading in 2010 while an undergraduate at the University of Hull in East Yorkshire.
P.ublished 31st August 2026
Opinion
Why Resistance To New Technology Is Nothing New And What It Means For Your Business
The introduction of new technology in the business world often brings both excitement and apprehension. While some are enthusiastic about change, others meet it with resistance, a reaction that is frequently mistaken for a modern phenomenon. In truth, resistance to innovation has existed throughout human history.
P.ublished 29th August 2026
New Data Reveals Challenges Facing SMEs
More than two thirds of SME business leaders are grappling with finding time to step back and work on the business due to being stuck in the day-to-day, according to new research. This was cited as the biggest challenge facing SMEs (68%), followed by the rising cost of doing business (51%) and balancing investment in growth with day-to-day operations (48%).
P.ublished 29th August 2026
Yorkshire Business Confidence Falls In August Amid Weaker Economic Optimism
Business confidence in Yorkshire fell 15 points during August to 46%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds. Companies in Yorkshire reported lower confidence in their own trading outlook month-on-month, down eight points at 52%. When taken alongside their optimism in the economy, down 22 points to 40%, this gives a headline confidence reading of 46% (vs. 61% in July 2026).
P.ublished 28th August 2026
Northern Talent Tracker: This Week's Appointments
Helen Kitchen
Deputy Business Editor
Regeneration specialist Compendium Living has appointed Lisa Johnson as its new project manager to support large-scale housing schemes across the UK, including major developments in Yorkshire and the East Midlands.
P.ublished 28th August 2026
Portakabin Delivers New Mutual Improvement Classroom For North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Portakabin has delivered a new Mutual Improvement Classroom (MIP) for the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR), creating a dedicated space for railway staff, volunteers and learners to share and develop the specialist skills needed to preserve Britain’s railway heritage. But getting the new facility into place was a project in itself.
P.ublished 28th August 2026
Armstrong Watson Payroll Leaders Go Head-To-Head For National Industry Honour
Karen Thomson (left) and Lisa Carruthers
A friendly rivalry is taking place at Armstrong Watson as two of the firm's payroll leaders have been shortlisted for Payroll Professional of the Year at The Rewards 2026, sponsored by Sage People. Head of Payroll, Karen Thomson, and Payroll Manager, Lisa Carruthers, have both been named among the 13 finalists in the category for suppliers processing more than 25,000 payslips per month.
P.ublished 27th August 2026
Willerby Team Members And Suppliers Tee Off Together For Charity Golf Day
Holiday home manufacturer Willerby has brought colleagues and suppliers together for a charity golf day to raise funds for two vital charities. Held at Burstwick Golf Club in East Yorkshire, the day was part of a series of events and activities marking Willerby’s 80th anniversary year.
P.ublished 27th August 2026
Hot Weather, Cool Sales: Retail Activity Slumps In August
Retail sales volumes fell at a steep pace in the year to August, according to the CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey. Next month, sales are expected to decline at a slower rate. The prolonged period of weak demand continues to weigh on retailers’ sentiment, which fell at a faster pace in August.
P.ublished 27th August 2026
Made Smarter Launches £400k Cyber Security Drive To Protect Yorkshire Manufacturers
Yorkshire manufacturers are being offered fully funded cyber security support to combat the growing threat from attacks capable of bringing production to a standstill.
P.ublished 27th August 2026
Housebuilder Inspires Next Generation Of Construction Workers Through Education Programmes
Housebuilder Keepmoat is helping to address the construction industry's skills shortage by investing in the next generation of talent through a programme of careers events and practical skills workshops across the North East.
P.ublished 26th August 2026
Export Boost For Businesses As Funding Reaches £1.2m
Mayor David Skaith with one of the Get Exporting programme's success stories, Charlotte Walsh from the Silicone Straw Company.
Businesses in York and North Yorkshire are set to benefit from a new round of export support with £300,000 of grants available. The fourth round of Get Exporting will open to applications on Tuesday, September 1. Grants between £3,000 and £10,000 will be on offer to drive sales across the world.
P.ublished 26th August 2026
Businesses, Beware The Autumn Cashflow Crisis – Azets
Praveen Gupta, UK head of tax at Azets
A major Yorkshire accountancy and business advisory firm has warned SMEs could face ‘an Autumn cashflow crisis’ if they don’t prepare properly for key October tax deadlines. Many businesses face three key payment deadlines in October: Corporation Tax (01/10), VAT returns (07/10) and PAYE Settlement Agreement (19/10 postal payments, 22/10 for electronic and online payments).
P.ublished 26th August 2026
Harrogate Convention Centre Secures Contract To Host International Medical Conference
Harrogate Convention Centre (HCC) has signed a contract with global marketing and engagement agency MCI to host the 14th Meeting of the International Society of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases (ISSAID) in 2027.
P.ublished 26th August 2026
SPG Resourcing Launches Life Sciences Division With Senior Appointment
Nathan Sharpe
SPG Resourcing is expanding into the UK’s £146.9bn life sciences sector with the launch of a new specialist recruitment division. The Leeds-based technology talent business has appointed experienced life sciences recruiter Nathan Sharpe as head of practice, Life Sciences, to establish and grow the new operation.
P.ublished 25th August 2026
Trade Buyers Dominate Logistics M&A Market, As Consolidation Remains Key – BDO Finds
Logistics trade buyers continue to dominate M&A activity in 2026, as businesses drive for geographic and service offering expansion – a new BDO report has found. According to new figures, 94% of deals were completed by trade buyers in the second quarter of the year, reinforcing the ongoing theme that strategic consolidation remains key to growth in the logistics and supply chain market.
P.ublished 25th August 2026
Tackling Cost Of Doing Business Key To Solving Youth Employment Crisis - CBI
Britain’s youth unemployment crisis is the symptom of a wider cost of doing business problem. The CBI’s youth employment report ‘Opportunity in Every Postcode: Ensuring Young People Have Options, Wherever They Live’, shows that growth is needed to move the dial for more than a million young people not in education, employment or training (NEET).
P.ublished 25th August 2026
Lancashire Tech Firm Set To Double As It Plans Expansion
Lancashire-based technology and waste specialist firm, Envirovue, is set to double in size over the next 12 months as it gears up for its next phase of expansion. Having welcomed 13 new employees over the past year, Envirovue is expanding its presence at Hardmans Business Centre in Rawtenstall to accommodate its growing team after forecasting 100 per cent growth for the fifth consecutive year.
P.ublished 25th August 2026
Leeds Digital Festival Drives Regional Tech Growth With 2026 Programme.
Leeds Digital Festival has unveiled plans for its 11th edition, placing the event at the heart of economic and commercial expansion across the city region's thriving technology sector.
P.ublished 25th August 2026
Leeds NHS Innovation To Accelerate Global Adoption Of AI-Enabled Pathology For Cancer Diagnostics
Professor David Brettle, Chief Scientific Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
A pioneering pathology technology developed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is set for international deployment after securing a commercial agreement with Epredia, a global leader in precision cancer diagnostics solutions.
P.ublished 24th August 2026
Property & construction
Major West Yorkshire Warehouse Brought To Market Following Vacancy
SkyRise 112
Property consultancies Knight Frank and Carter Towler have been appointed to market a 112,000 sq ft industrial facility in West Yorkshire, previously occupied by international courier UPS. Branded as ‘SkyRise 112’, the logistics unit is located within Shawcross Business Park near Dewsbury, positioned between the northern commercial hubs of Leeds and Wakefield.
P.ublished 24th August 2026
Yorkshire Businesses Prepare To Showcase Regional Craftsmanship At Autumn Fair
King Cole
More than 35 businesses from across Yorkshire will bring the region's renowned creativity and craftsmanship to Autumn Fair, the UK's largest retail buying show for Home, Gift & Fashion, taking place at the NEC Birmingham from 6–9 September.
P.ublished 23rd August 2026
North East Could See Almost 1 In 4 Young People Out Of Work Or Education By 2030, New Forecast Warns
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
The North East could be on course for almost one in four young people aged 16 to 24 being outside education, employment or training (NEET) by 2030, according to new prediction-based analysis from digital skills experts The Coders Guild.
P.ublished 22nd August 2026
Defence Enquiry Surge Exposes Critical Gaps In UK Specialist Engineering Supply Chain, BEP Cautions
Greater Manchester engineering firm witnesses a sharp rise in defence RFQs, coinciding with MOD spending boost, can supply meet demand? Engineering specialist BEP Surface Technologies is seeing a new wave of defence-related enquiries and RFQs for specialist grinding and hard chrome plating.
P.ublished 22nd August 2026
Critical Business Distress In Yorkshire Rises By 8% In 12 Months
The number of businesses in Yorkshire experiencing ‘critical’ financial distress was 7.9% higher than at the same point last year according to the latest Red Flag Alert research from financial and real estate advisory group BTG. According to the Red Flag Alert data, published this week a total of 3,696 companies in Yorkshire were in critical financial distress as of 30 June 2026.
P.ublished 22nd August 2026
UK Faces Decade-Low Level 3 Engineering Apprentice Intake Despite Record Demand, Warns Steelwork MD
Competition for degree apprenticeships in England has quadrupled in just three years, according to figures reported by the BBC this week, but steelwork manufacturer Tadweld is warning that the surge in demand for technical careers is being met with a shrinking number of opportunities in manufacturing.
P.ublished 22nd August 2026
Northern Talent Tracker: This Week's Key Appointments
Leeds-headquartered national chartered independent financial adviser The Private Office (TPO) has appointed Russell Tyler as commercial director. The move follows a minority investment from US private equity division Goldman Sachs Alternatives in January 2026.
P.ublished 21st August 2026
Manufacturing Order Books Improve
Image by StockSnap from Pixabay
Manufacturing order books saw a noticeable improvement in August according to the CBI’s latest Industrial Trends Survey (ITS), following a sharp deterioration over April-July. Total order books were reported as below “normal” to the least extent since November 2024, with export order books recovering to “normal” for the first time in over four years.
P.ublished 21st August 2026
£6m+ Funding Pipeline Generated As FUEL Powers Up Regional Businesses
An attendee speaking to a funding provider at the FUEL Yorkshire event
A NATIONAL business funding roadshow helping ambitious businesses connect with investors, lenders and advisers has helped generate a £6.1 million funding pipeline.
P.ublished 21st August 2026
Yorkshire Bed Retailer Announces Transition To An Employee Ownership Trust
Image by Anemone123 from Pixabay
Yorkshire based bed and mattress retailer, Time4Sleep, is putting its future in the hands of its 13 employees, cementing the people-first ethos that has driven it for over two decades
P.ublished 20th August 2026
North West Bucks Downward Trend In Building Materials Sales
Image by Anna from Pixabay
The North West is one of only two regions in the UK to show growth in sales of building materials in the last quarter, according to latest figures from BMF (Builders Merchants Federation). The national trade body’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) found the North West recorded a rise of +1.3% in value sales between April and June 2026 when compared to the same quarter last year.
P.ublished 20th August 2026
Underwater Technology Business Maps Out Future With Melton West Expansion
An underwater technology business is expanding its operations in East Yorkshire after securing new premises at Melton West business park. Neptune Sonar is set to move into the largest unit at Evolve @ Melton West, which has been developed by commercial property developer Wykeland Group.
P.ublished 20th August 2026
Celnor Group Expands Safety And Compliance Division With ECL Acquisition
Celnor Group (Celnor) has expanded its Safety and Compliance Division with the acquisition of ECL, enhancing the Group’s capabilities across environmental compliance, workplace safety and specialist technical consultancy services.
P.ublished 20th August 2026
Yorkshire Engineering Firm Delivers Critical Maintenance To Support Major European Energy Project In Just 37 Days
Salko UK, a mechanical and electrical solutions provider, has successfully completed expert maintenance works across three exhaust gas housings and diffusers in the Netherlands. Working in partnership with ENGIE, Salko UK deployed a 13-strong team to complete essential work that was delivered in just over a month.
P.ublished 20th August 2026
Escrick Park Estate To Deliver Brand-New Green Initiative
National Grid has appointed Escrick Park Estate to support the delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for Yorkshire GREEN, helping to kick-start Escrick Park’s Skipwith Connected initiative through the purchase of approximately 300 biodiversity units. The estate, which is located between York and Selby, has an excellent track record of habitat management.
P.ublished 19th August 2026
Property & construction
New £35 Million Regeneration Scheme Launches In North Halifax
Oaklands launch event
Senior leaders from across Yorkshire have gathered at a transformative housing scheme in North Halifax. Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration, Councillor Keith Ingle, joined senior representatives from Homes England and top 10 housebuilder, Keepmoat, to celebrate the development launch.
P.ublished 19th August 2026
Property & construction
Leeds Jewish Housing Association Opens New Family Homes Scheme
Marcia Brown cuts the ribbon to open LJHA’s new affordable homes development, watched by the association’s Director of Operations Craig Simons (left) and Chair of the Board Andrew Pliener
Leeds Jewish Housing Association (LJHA) has formally opened a development of 28 new affordable properties for families in the north of the city. The construction of 14 two-bed and 12 three-bed homes, a two-bed apartment and a one-bed adapted ground floor apartment on the Queenshill estate marks the completion of the second phase of a two-part Leeds LJHA scheme part-funded by Homes England.
P.ublished 19th August 2026
LDC-Backed Cleveland Group Opens New Doncaster Depot As National Expansion Continues
Cleveland Doncaster
Cleveland Group has continued its rapid national expansion with the opening of a new Cleveland-operated depot in Doncaster, strengthening its ability to serve customers across South Yorkshire and the wider Yorkshire region. The new depot is the latest addition to Cleveland’s growing UK network, following the opening of a new 5-acre depot in Newport, South Wales, in 2025.
P.ublished 19th August 2026
Connectus Marks 15 Years With Doubled User Base
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
Connectus Business Solutions is “only just getting started” according to the company's CEO - as the IT and cyber security provider marks 15 years in business having doubled its user base and completed seven acquisitions.
P.ublished 19th August 2026
Employment Hero Becomes First Brand To Take Over Leeds United’s Iconic Legends Club
Employment Hero, the AI-powered employment platform, has extended its partnership with Leeds United for the 2026/27 season, becoming the first brand to take over and rebrand the club's iconic Legends Club.
P.ublished 19th August 2026
Leeds Businesses Join Forces To Host First Brewery Wharf Summer Social
Leeds city centre’s waterfront will come alive at the end of this month when Brewery Wharf hosts its first ever Summer Social Community Celebration and family fun weekend.
P.ublished 19th August 2026
Renovo Tool Group Powers Ahead With Multi-Million Growth Funding Package
A fast-growing tool manufacturing and reconditioning business is set to double its turnover following a strategic six-figure investment from NPIF II – NEL Debt Finance, managed by NEL Fund Managers as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II).
P.ublished 18th August 2026
Low-Carbon M&E Installation Supports Blyth Development Shortlisted At The 2026 Northern Housing Awards
John N Dunn Group has delivered the mechanical and electrical (M&E) installation for Advance Northumberland at a 13-bungalow, dementia-friendly housing development, in Lyndon Walk, Blyth. The scheme was shortlisted in the 2026 Northern Housing Awards.
P.ublished 18th August 2026
Quickline-Backed Partnership Gives East Yorkshire Entrepreneur’s Digital Business A Boost
Alex Sparkes, 21, from Hornsea, has received a digital inclusion grant to boost his digital content business, Heuro Studios.
A young East Yorkshire entrepreneur is boosting his digital content business thanks to a grant received through an innovative partnership. Rural broadband provider Quickline announced the two-year partnership with the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank (JCYEB) earlier this year as they joined forces to support digital inclusion and youth entrepreneurship across East Yorkshire.
P.ublished 18th August 2026
UK Must Accelerate Trusted AI Adoption To Drive Growth And Raise Living Standards, Says CBI
Image by Tung Nguyen from Pixabay
New CBI and Oliver Wyman report identifies an emerging AI ‘execution divide’ and calls for a national partnership to make AI work for Britain.
P.ublished 18th August 2026
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