Chancellor Jeremy Hunt praises Yorkshire-based business, Quality Bearings Online on winning the Employer of the Year Award at the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards
Leeds based SME, Quality Bearings Online, was awarded Employer of the Year at the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards 2023. Held at London’s Grosvenor House on Tuesday 14th November, this prestigious event shone a light on businesses and entrepreneurs who have truly made an outstanding contribution to British Business....
Burnley College Students join forces with Boohoo to raise money for Pendleside Hospice
Handpicking stock, setting out stalls, even ironing! Burnley College students set up a pop-up fashion stall on Campus to raise money for Pendleside Hospice. Business and Professional Studies students teamed up with Boohoo and Pretty Little Thing to plan, market and execute the fashion wear sale for charity. The stall...
Connected Metrology with Bowers Group: Huge Time Savings Achieved with Excel Precision’s SYLVAC Solution
Excel Precision, a prominent player in the UK's EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) sector, recently worked with Bowers Group to address a complex machining challenge faced by a machine tool company. The solution cut the client’s component setting time from around a week to less than an hour, also resulting in...
New multi-million pound Programme helps British SMEs lead the way on net zero air travel
The new ATI SME Programme will provide up to £10 million per year in funding opportunities for UK aerospace SMEs' cutting-edge R&D projects. Government launches new funding Programme targeting cutting-edge SME aerospace research projects to advance net zero aviation and boost high-skilled jobs. Worth up to £10 million per year,...
Explore the Future of Engineering as Burnley College Unveils £1.6 million redevelopment
Burnley College, placed at the heart of Lancashire's rich Engineering legacy, is thrilled to announce an exclusive Engineering Inspo or ‘open workshop’ event to unveil its new, state-of-the-art Department of Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing. This event, which takes place Saturday 11 November 2023, is an incredible opportunity to see behind...
Top science award for ex-chef who swapped kitchen for constellations
A former chef who left the kitchen to pursue a career in astrophysics has won a top scientific award for an idea that came to him in his college car park. Student Alex Mortimer was sitting in his car at Blackpool and the Fylde College when he was hit with...
Quality Bearings Online supports Candlelighters charity by raising over £7,700 in 2023
A Yorkshire-based distributor pledged to support Candlelighters, a Leeds based non-profit charity which supports families with children who are battling cancer. The team chose Candlelighters as their charity of the year 2023 with the goal of raising £5,000. They surpassed this target and have raised over £7,700 so far. Founded...
