Actor gets creative with brewing
A former actor who was the star of one of Britain’s most memorable TV adverts has started a very different venture by setting up a new micro-brewery in Barnsley.
A former actor who was the star of one of Britain’s most memorable TV adverts has started a very different venture by setting up a new micro-brewery in Barnsley.
A new enterprise has been launched in Barnsley to recycle unwanted wood into everything from kindling and fence posts to toys and furniture
A Barnsley company is helping to fuel the recovery of hospital patients by transforming the way meals are delivered to their bedsides. Anglo Caledonian Enterprises Ltd is the only UK company to supply state of the art ISECO patient meal trolleys and systems which are designed to keep meals as fresh, tasty and safe to eat as when they leave the production kitchen.
Barnsley company takes to the moors to help restore rare wildlife habitats
Business Support programme helps to create or save more than 1000 jobs in the borough
Bigfoot Digital ready to step up their game in 2012 in their new Barnsley base.
The couple at the helm of Bumford Heating are handing over to the next generation of their family after 43 years at the helm.
Enterprising Barnsley's HR networking event programme announces Social Media in the Workplace event.
Barnsley tourist attraction Cannon Hall Farm has seen gate takings rise by over 30 per cent in 2011 thanks to an on-going programme of improvements.
A South Yorkshire children’s clothes range is proving so popular on the mountains and the high street it’s selling out before it’s even got to the shops.
A Barnsley firm has developed a new tool to protect firms from that ultimate business nightmare – all the computers going down.
Would anyone like to help out mentoring young people in Barnsley?
Manufacturers expect orders and outputs to fall over the next three months, according to new figures.
The rest of the economy is being "significantly outperformed" by the co-operative sector, according to a recent study. The combined turnover of all UK co-operatives grew by 4.4% last year to £33bn, and has grown by 21% since 2008 and the start of the credit crunch.
Call now live for business coaches for new Enterprising Barnsley programme.
New super fast broadband service launches at the Digital Media Centre. Internet speeds of up to 40Mbps for upload and download are now available with the capacity for up to 100Mbps
Lean and innovative is the recipe for the future success of manufacturing in Yorkshire, according to experts as a free supplement from www.thebusinessdesk.com is released.
The insolvency service has reported a 6.5% increase in the number of insolvencies on the same period last year. It is also an increase of 0.1% on the previous quarter.
University of Sheffield call for interest in SME careers fair as they prepare to run an Engineering, Science and IT fair for larger organisations.
South Yorkshire-based solar panel business Nationwide Solar has expanded into new premises after a number of contract wins this year.
INVESTORS have been advised by a leading investment strategist to "don't just do something; stand there" when it comes to managing their assets despite the volatile market conditions.
THE total value of commercial property investment transactions across Yorkshire and the Humber increased by almost £200m in the third quarter of this year, according to new research.
Workers are more likely to be looking for a new job if they do not have much trust in their senior managers, feel dissatisfied or are under excessive pressure every day, said the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Provisional figures published indicate that apprenticeship starts for academic year 2010/11 have risen by more than 50 per cent compared with final figures from 2009-10
Home, leisure and garden retailer The Range is to create 150 jobs in South Yorkshire with the opening of a new store in Barnsley
Britain’s “terrible†employment laws are undermining economic growth and should be overhauled, according to the confidential report obtained by The Daily Telegraph
August 2011 report on a series of surveys among small and medium-sized (SME) employer enterprises across the UK. The survey assesses how well or badly small businesses are performing, their needs, concerns and barriers to growth. Highlights changes in the findings between the waves of the Business Barometer, and the larger small business surveys, that are statistically significant
The new £2.5bn Business Growth Fund will increase the range of funding options available to entrepreneurs as opposed to competing head on with existing financiers, according to regional director Andy Gregory.
Chuka Umunna has written to Vince Cable, the business secretary, demanding an explanation for the “lack of progress†on getting RGF money to businesses – and seeking clarification on how many companies the fund has actually assisted following apparent disagreement within the coalition.
The CPA said more than £32bn of construction activity had been lost since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2007, and predicted a fall in construction output of more than 1pc this year.
Leading high street retailer Jane Norman is the latest high profile company to be put into administration, hot on the heels of the news that Habitat is to close 30 stores outside of London. Home fittings company Homeform, the owner of Moben, Dolphin and Kitchens Direct, was also put into administration last week.
MEDIUM-sized businesses are a "forgotten army" overlooked by government but with the potential to give the UK economy a major boost, according to a new report.
Business in the North are proving more resilient in the face of tough economic conditions, new research suggests.
Anyone sitting in an aeroplane, train or car, crossing a bridge, getting their gas through a pipe or electricity from a nuclear power station anywhere in the world probably has a South Yorkshire company to thank that they are safe.
Barnsley Football Club is to become the first in the country to be powered by solar energy. Work will start next month installing photovoltaic panels on the roofs of two stands and the external wall of the south stand at Oakwell.
A youthful grandmother is no stranger to taking a risk or two and now she is taking a leap of faith with a new business that has a special message. Jill Govier has launched JayGo Touchy Feely Textiles with the help of business support programme Enterprising Barnsley.
Drug and alcohol testing company Screen4 is increasing its client base in the airline sector. Screen4, which works with several international airlines, including Emirates, has secured a contract to carry out drug and alcohol testing for the Australian national carrier Qantas.
Stone produced by a South Yorkshire family firm has helped experts preserve part of the Tower of London for future generations. Hampole Fine Limestone, supplied by Warmsworth Stone, which is sought after for its fine grain and honey coloration, has been used during a four-year programme to conserve the prominent Devereux Tower.
A Barnsley photographer has teamed up with local sign makers to create a unique magnetic board that is brightening up school playtimes. Gavin Joynt came up with the idea for an interactive ‘thinking skills board’ after asking children how spaces at their school could be improved during a series of workshops.
A real ale lover who lost his job due to government cuts has seized the chance to follow his dream of starting his own small brewery. James Taylor, 54, was made redundant from his post as a performance specialist with axed watchdog The Audit Commission and has used redundancy pay and life savings to launch Two Roses Brewery.
Barnsley is the latest place to join in a global networking craze which gives creative people the chance to share ideas with a crowd – but in just six minutes and 40 seconds!
THREE new tenants have moved into the Barnsley Digital Media Centre, after choosing it as the perfect location from which to develop their businesses.