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Access consultant urges businesses to buy into Purple Pound

Businesses nationwide are missing out on a staggering £249 billion of income by failing to meet the needs of disabled customers, according to an accessibility expert from East Yorkshire.

British Steel’s pledge to customers and suppliers endorsed by prestigious quality award

British Steel’s employees have been described as ‘a credit to the business’ after helping the company become one of a small number of UK firms to achieve a prestigious quality mark.

Industrial Strategy – what would you like it to include for Humber?

The Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce is inviting members to contribute to research the Humber LEP is conducting on the Government’s Industrial Strategy and help to put forward the Humber’s case for what we would like to see included.

Chamber boss tells BBC2’s Daily Politics show that £90m to ‘address transport pinchpoints in North’ is not enough

In a live Budget Day broadcast to the nation, Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce’s Chief Executive Dr Ian Kelly told BBC2’s Daily Politics show that the £90-million extra transport spend for the North is just not enough.

British steel building partnerships for a sustainable future

BRITISH Steel’s entrepreneurial spirit has been hailed after the company staged a business briefing to reiterate its commitment to forging strong and lasting partnerships throughout our industry and communities.

Vivergo Fuels warns the North’s £1.2-billion bioethanol industry at risk of closure

Hull-based Vivergo Fuels, the UK’s largest producer of bioethanol, is warning that the UK’s bioethanol industry and the thousands of jobs it supports are at risk.

Property developers scoop Lifetime Achievement Award at Goole & Howdenshire Business Awards

An entrepreneurial Goole couple scooped the Tim Richardson Lifetime Achievement Award at a glittering awards evening

Northern Powerhouse Minister cuts ribbon to officially open Goole College’s new Sculpture Park

Northern Powerhouse Minister Andrew Percy officially cut the ribbon to unveil Goole College’s new Sculpture Park.

Yorkshire-based accountancy firm cbaSadofskys appoints new Head of Corporate Finance

Leading Yorkshire accountancy firm cbaSadofskys has appointed Katy Booth as its new head of Corporate Finance.

IPPR North - 'Taking Back Control of the North' event and report launch

Who can speak on behalf of the North of England? And how do we find ways for people in the North to ‘take back control’?

Smiles all round as businesses serve up a night to remember

Award-winning restaurant 1884 Dock Street Kitchen made its Devil’s Kitchen debut with a pledge to serve up even greater support for event organisers the HEY Smile Foundation.

Write on! Businesses highlight benefits of royal writing event

A charity which promotes writing in schools is hoping to secure the support of more businesses after the success of a royal showcase in Hull.

British Steel delivers 16km of rail as part of £350m Tyne and Wear Metro renewal scheme

British Steel has delivered 16km of rail for the latest phase in the revamp of the Tyne and Wear Metro system in North East England.

British Steel has delivered 16km of rail for the latest phase in the revamp of the Tyne and Wear Metro system in North East England.

Vizion Network saves jobs and plans expansion after office acquisition

A business which has grown organically in Hull to become one of the UK’s biggest motor repair management companies has now expanded its workforce and its services across the country after taking over part of a national brand.

An Appetite for China

What makes China a unique market is how the people’s ancient traditions have stood the test of time. Businessmen and women at the World Trade at One lunch organised by the Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce yesterday; brought together a wealth of knowledge to highlight the opportunities and challenges in trading with China.