We love it when businesses send us their good news and here’s our latest good news round-up, kindly sponsored by PALADIN. Awards, expansion, new contracts or new appointments, if you’ve got some good news you want to share please email the editor, Martin Shaw, on martin@huddersfieldhub.co.uk.
Brockholes-based precision components supplier Accu has become Official Engineering Partner with Huddersfield Town for the 2024-25 season.
Founded with a vision to support engineers, innovators and trailblazers, Accu has rapidly grown into a global company renowned for its award-winning customer experience.
By integrating advanced technology with a dedicated team with deep engineering knowledge, Accu delivers precision components that drive innovation across multiple industries.
Accu MD Alastair Morris said: “We are thrilled to join forces with Huddersfield Town and this partnership is a fantastic opportunity for us to give back to the community that has been instrumental in our success.
“Huddersfield Town shares our dedication to growth and developing talent within the local area and we look forward to a season of shared victories both on and off the pitch.”
Town chairman Kevin Nagle, director Michael Thomas, CEO Jake Edwards and chief revenue officer Paul Reeves recently had a tour of Accu’s newly-renovated headquarters at the historic Brook Motors site in Brockholes.
Award-winning law firm Schofield Sweeney has welcomed a new cohort of solicitor apprentices and trainees. The firm is recognised as a Sunday Times Best Place to Work and saw a record number of applicants this year for its pathways into law.
The firm advocates social mobility, ensuring its workforce is diverse and inclusive and offers an excellent environment for development and progress. It is also a member of the West Yorkshire Fair Work Charter.
Their commitment to social mobility and alternative routes into law is reflected in their second year of recruiting a cohort of solicitor apprentices. Four new apprentices, chosen from over 140 applicants, are now embarking on a Level 6 apprenticeship programme with BPP, which they will complete in six years’ time.
Simon Glazebrook, partner and apprenticeship principal, said: “These aspiring lawyers have all excelled through the recruitment process and we are really excited to have them on board.
“They will benefit from the considerable support provided through our structured programme as well as from working closely with experts specialising in different legal disciplines.
“The firm has already successfully brought solicitors through to, and beyond, qualification through this route and we are committed to, and passionate about, identifying and developing young talent in this way.”
For the first two years of the apprenticeship, Anna Hall will join environmental and regulatory in Leeds, Lucy Sheehan will join real estate in Bradford, Harriet Simon will join contentious probate in Huddersfield, and Florence Wharton will join property litigation in Leeds.
This brings the total number of apprentices across the firm to 13, including apprenticeships in business administration and IT.
To find out more about Schofield Sweeney’s routes into law, and what it is like to work with the firm, visit – https://www.schofieldsweeney.co.uk/careers/
A new innovation space at Pinderfields Hospital will boost innovation and research within the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust and forge collaborative links across the region and has been officially opened by West Yorkshire Mayor, Tracy Brabin.
The new innovation space operated by the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust and MY Innovation Space will provide a creative environment for innovation and research, bringing together local businesses and entrepreneurs with clinical teams to cross fertilise ideas and improve business potential, in collaboration with the University of Huddersfield.
Based within the Trust’s Mid Yorkshire Clinical Research & Innovation Building (MY CRIB), it will act as a local hub for people and companies in the region, including Wakefield and Kirklees, and will help improve collaborations with other Trusts such as Leeds Teaching Hospitals with its Innovation Pop-up, and organisations such as the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre (3M BIC), Nexus, Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber and Medipex.
MY CRIB also houses a clinical research space, where a team of over 40 dedicated staff is engaged in studies ranging from testing new devices and drugs to those helping to improve understanding of health issues.
MY Innovation Space forms part of the Huddersfield Health Innovation Partnership, a collaboration between the University of Huddersfield, 3M BIC, Kirklees Council’s Business Kirklees, the NHS, and other local and regional health and wellbeing partners, including Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber and Third Sector Leaders.
Prof Tim Thornton, deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Huddersfield, said: “This new Innovation Space at Pinderfields Hospital will play a pivotal role in driving innovation in regional healthcare.
“It will help broaden the ambitions of the University of Huddersfield’s National Health Innovation Campus to tackle health inequalities, improve healthcare delivery and help transform lives across the region, through academic, clinical and industry collaboration.
More information about the Huddersfield Health Innovation Partnership can be found here.
Huddersfield-based Woodley BioReg, a leading provider of global regulatory affairs, quality assurance and compliance consultancy services, has announced a strategic partnership with US-based Regulatory Strategic Solutions (RSS).
This collaboration marks a significant milestone for Woodley BioReg, expanding its footprint into the United States and reinforcing its commitment to supporting drug, device and biologic companies in accelerating their path to market.
Regulatory Strategic Solutions (RSS) is a renowned consultancy dedicated to guiding companies through the complex regulatory and oversight processes of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
RSS professionals, with decades of experience, have built a solid reputation working with both US and global companies in the drug and biologics sectors, expediting product development and securing regulatory approval.
By partnering with RSS, Woodley BioReg strengthens its ability to provide comprehensive, tailored regulatory strategies that align with client business goals, budgets, and timelines.
Ash Ramzan, founder of Woodley BioReg, said: “We are thrilled to partner with Regulatory Strategic Solutions as we expand our reach into the US market.
“RSS’s extensive experience and proven track record in FDA regulatory matters complement our existing services, enhancing our ability to support our clients through every step of the regulatory process, from early development to market entry.”
