Team V made the journey from the city streets of Leeds to the green fields of Knaresborough to celebrate recent success in Q1. Hazel Bank Shooting Ground was the setting for a clay pigeon ‘shoot off’ between the competitive Team V members – all playing for an Easter-themed grand prize. Can you guess what it is?
SES – the former Shepherd M&E business currently owned by Wates, have recently been awarded the contract to deliver shell and core mechanical services to 27 floors of the One Bank Street office complex in London’s Docklands district. As Construction Enquirer reports here, operational processes such as off-site manufacturing and the use of Building Information
In spite of the (not so) recent moral panic surrounding the skills shortage in the construction sector, one city is looking to build on the chance to establish itself as one of the worlds most competitive locations for trade and investment. The Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) revealed the ‘Leeds City Region Confidence Yields
Yesterday, our director Luke wrote a blog post commenting on the shifting trends in the food manufacturing industry (you can read that post here). In a nutshell, the post was centred around the rising popularity of clean, healthy eating and the effect this will have on the manufacturing industry. It’s human nature to follow and idolise
The hot topic for the food industry in the last few months has centred on BREXIT and how it will affect UK food manufacturing businesses. I think everyone is tiring of the ‘B word’. Nonetheless, it still merits discussion – but that’s for another blog. Perhaps second to that has been the sugar tax news
Holbeck-based company Brewology have recently received a grant from the Leeds City Region LEP to invest in new machinery and staff. The engineering company provide a design, manufacture and installation service for small craft breweries as well as large drinks manufacturers across the country. The company have invested a total of £89,000 in new machinery,
A new £9.7m business support initiative, the Manufacturing Growth Programme (MGP), has been launched to benefit Yorkshire-based SME manufacturers. The fund will provide specialist assistance to help firms grow and improve; offering support services in management training, R&D, lean manufacturing, productivity and capacity, quality systems and supply chain development. 19 Manufacturing Growth Managers will work with firms,
In a report from FoodManufacture.co.uk, Kraft Heinz have abandoned their proposed mega-merger with multinational consumer goods corporation, Unilever. With a difference of almost $29 billion in revenue between the two corporations, analysts claim that Anglo-Dutch Unilever may have been insulted by the proposed merger. Shore Capital analyst Clive Black said, “I’d imagine Unilever feels somewhat
The subject of electrical safety was underlined by various speakers at the Authorising Engineer Forum in Easingwold, York in December last year. A full day of presentations were conducted by industry leaders from organisations such as Electrical Safety Management, Costain, ROOTS Original, Lucy Electric and more. The occurring theme of the presentations was the concept of quality leading
Every year at Veritas we try to invest in a new thing that could help our team. It could be things to make us more productive or something to simply make the working environment more enjoyable. New recruitment software, state of the art chairs for better posture, an indoor beer garden, super-fast internet and gym
