rotherham business news

News: Nuclear AMRC to help supply nuclear's next generation

2010-03-12T07:42:00.003Z

Details of the £25m Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC) have been presented to the leading players in the nuclear industry at the Nuclear New Build 2010 conference. Professor Keith Ridgway, the programme's director discussed how the Nuclear AMRC will provide a focal point for the bulk of the UK civil nuclear manufacturing industry supply chain, ensuring that...

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News: Xeros benefits from US mission

2010-03-12T07:36:00.006Z

Rotherham cleantech company, Xeros Ltd has showcased their technology in the USA in a bid to open up their business to an international market. Xeros took part in Clean and Cool Mission 2010, which gave entrepreneurs behind 19 of UK's most innovative and growing clean technology companies, the opportunity to engage with the top technology businesses in the US and see how they are approaching...

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News: University supports local businesses with graduate scheme

2010-03-12T07:23:00.001Z

The University of Sheffield, along with other universities in the Yorkshire and Humber region, is launching a new round of internships this week which are set to help local businesses and graduates during the economic downturn. This scheme will offer financial support to organisations that could benefit from employing a recent graduate in a short-term placement. The University of Sheffield has...

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News: Macalloy tie rods support Dubai Sports City Academy

2010-03-11T07:34:00.003Z

Rotherham-based Macalloy have supplied tie rods for a prestigious football academy at a $4bn mixed-used sports city in Dubai. Based in Dinnington, Macalloy are world leaders in design, manufacture and supply of threaded bar and cable systems to engineering and construction projects across the globe. Set on 50m sq ft within the Dubailand development, Dubai Sports City combines state of the art...

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News: Council building makes way for Rotherham Renaissance developments

2010-03-11T07:18:00.002Z

The Council's Crinoline House building in Rotherham town centre is closing to the public this month as part of the wider Renaissance of Rotherham that involves the disposal or refurbishment of key council buildings. Work is underway on the new civic offices on the former Guest and Chrimes site at Main Street. The 16,000 sq m of office space for Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council will free...

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News: U-Explore's new partnership is out of this world

2010-03-10T07:38:00.003Z

Rotherham education media company, U-Explore and national organisation Space Connections are working together to offer intergalactic careers advice. Space Connections provides teachers with access to space-related information and resources and has links with a wide range of organisations, including NASA, the European Space Agency, Space City in Russia, The British National Space Centre and the...

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News: Dearne Valley Eco town plan develops

2010-03-10T07:28:00.002Z

The emerging eco-vsion for the Dearne Valley has received a boost after securing £455,000 from the government to further develop the plans. Last year, consultants Urbed published the Dearne Valley Eco Vision that would see the Dearne Valley reimagined as an eco-valley and reduce the community's CO2 emissions such that, within a decade, it will be the lowest carbon community of its type in the...

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News: Rotherham housing scheme secures Kickstart funding

2010-03-10T07:19:00.002Z

A stalled housing development in Rotherham has secured £1.4m from the government that will enable it to get back on track. Strata's "Colours" development in Manvers, Rotherham was shortlisted in December and following a due diligence process, the funding will now be used to create 58 homes. This support is not a handout though and comes on tough terms, with much of the money expected to be...

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News: Master Cutler Challenge 2010

2010-03-09T07:35:00.004Z

Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice in Rotherham is running the Master Cutler's Challenge for 2010. Established in 2008 by former Master Cutler, Gordon Bridge of Rotherham firm, AESSEAL, the initiative challenges innovative companies to take £50 and grow it into as much as possible in just six months. The challenge runs from March to September and is a fantastic opportunity for businesses to...

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News: Apprentices adding value to Rotherham businesses

2010-03-09T07:26:00.004Z

50 local businesses attended a recent event at Horner Brothers Print Group in Rotherham and were given an insight into how to maximise people performance and enhance and add value to their business through apprentices. Judith Fox, managing director of Horner Brothers Print Group in Rotherham, described how the company hosts work experience students and regularly takes on new apprentices, one of...

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News: Horbury Building Systems in prestigious trade award hatrick

2010-03-09T07:17:00.002Z

Rotherham construction specialist, Horbury Building Systems has been honoured with a prestigious industry award for complex partitions and drylining work for the third year running. The subsidiary of The Horbury Group has received a Federation of Plastering and Drywall Contractors (FPDC) award in the Drylining Contract Over £1 million category on an innovative education project in...

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News: Innovative Rotherham business recognised

2010-03-05T07:36:00.004Z

Rotherham-based EMSc UK Ltd has been recognised as one of the region's brightest business innovators at the Yorkshire Forward Innovator/10 Awards. The Innovator/10 awards celebrate innovation and collaboration among businesses in Yorkshire and Humber along with associates Yorkshire Innovation and Business Link Yorkshire, both of whom were represented on the judging panel. EMSc (UK) Ltd won the...

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News: Rotherham-Sheffield BRT moves closer

2010-03-05T07:25:00.007Z

A business case for a Bus Rapid Transit scheme designed to improve connectivity between Rotherham and Sheffield is set to be submitted to the Department for Transport. Rotherham and Sheffield Councils, the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) and South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority are all set to agree that the £76m scheme is a top priority and should now go...

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News: ROAR to launch arts hub in Rotherham town centre

2010-03-03T07:39:00.004Z

Rotherham Open Arts Renaissance (ROAR) are making the finishing touches to their "mini arts hub" in the refurbished Imperial Buildings in Rotherham town centre as they host a launch event on March 6. Local artists will be taking up residence in units in and surrounding the internal central kiosk. They will offer a range of contemporary fine art and fine craft including textiles, jewellery, hand...

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News: MANTRA on show at UK manufacturing event

2010-03-03T07:17:00.004Z

The University of Sheffield AMRC with Boeing Manufacturing Transporter (MANTRA) will take a lead role in the education zone at the UK's premier manufacturing technologies event, MACH 2010. MANTRA is a specially equipped 14m long lorry designed to give aspiring young engineers a hands on experience with real, leading-edge manufacturing technologies being developed at the University of...

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News: Progress for YES! Project with £1.5m placing and first tenant signed

2010-03-02T07:52:00.006Z

Oak Holdings, the operators of Rother Valley Country Park and developers behind the YES! Project in Rotherham has announced that the company has successfully completed a placing of approximately £1.5m through the issue of new ordinary shares at 5p per share. Heads of terms have been agreed with Sheffield Steelers, the UK ice hockey team and defending Elite League champions, to build a new...

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News: Innovation event at the AMP

2010-03-02T07:40:00.003Z

Specialists in the business of creating value from intellectual property will share their knowledge with the region's manufacturers at a free event at Rotherham's Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP). Patent attorneys Paul Foot and David McWilliams, of Withers & Rogers, one of the leading UK intellectual property law firms, will lead a seminar on Thursday March 11 aimed at helping business...

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News: Retrofitting Rotherham for a low carbon future

2010-03-02T07:34:00.003Z

Social housing projects across Rotherham are set to benefit from a share of £17 million of government funding to test low carbon building technology. The programme, entitled "Retrofit for the Future", is the first of its kind in the UK, and will see social housing units across the country retrofitted with new, innovative technologies. Understanding and implementing best practice retrofitting...

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News: Science stamps launched at Magna

2010-03-02T07:26:00.003Z

Royal Mail has launched its latest set of special stamps, celebrating the work of some of the world's most famous scientists, at Magna in Rotherham. Staff showcased ten First Class stamps produced to mark the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society - the world's oldest scientific academy - surrounded by some of the Centre's spectacular exhibits. They feature ten significant Royal Society...

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News: Solaglas Windowcare maintains excellent service levels

2010-03-01T07:45:00.003Z

Rotherham-based window repair and replacement expert Solaglas Windowcare was able to offer its customers an almost 100% operational service during the worst weather the UK has experienced for more than 30 years. Throughout the adverse weather, the company braved the arctic conditions and managed to maintain its pledge of offering a 24 hour, 7 days a week, 365 days a year service across the...

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News: Finance Yorkshire names team

2010-03-01T07:40:00.003Z

Finance Yorkshire has appointed its board of directors, with Master Cutler, James Newman named as the company's chairman. Finance Yorkshire is a £90m regional venture and capital loan fund that is due to be launched by Yorkshire Forward in March 2010 and will invest in businesses across the Yorkshire and Humber region to support their growth and development. It is set to complete a four-year...

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News: Apprenticeships rise in Rotherham despite downturn

2010-03-01T07:24:00.001Z

There are now 50 per cent more apprenticeships being taken up in Rotherham than there were three years ago – in spite of the worst economic downturn for more than half a century. Annual figures show that 1,500 people in the borough took up places in the past year, outdoing the previous high of 1,400 in 2003-4 and 50 per cent up on the 1,000 during each year in 2005-6 and 2006-7. Rotherham...

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News: AEM centre of excellence planned for Rotherham

2010-02-26T07:36:00.006Z

NAMTEC (the National Metals Technology Centre) is hoping to create an Advanced Materials Centre on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham as part of a £10m project that would create a centre of excellence for the advanced engineering and materials sector. An outline business plan has been submitted by NAMTEC to Yorkshire Forward in a bid to secure ERDF funding with project...

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News: Cutting & Wear's quality to continue

2010-02-26T07:21:00.002Z

Rotherham company, Cutting & Wear has appointed David Wilson as their new quality and technical resource engineer. Based at Greasbrough Road, the company manufactures and supplies downhole tool products and services to oil service companies across the world. David was born and educated in Scotland, and has spent most of his time working for manufacturing and engineering companies in South...

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News: Yorkshire Crisps and Magna combine

2010-02-26T07:15:00.006Z

The newest flavour of Rotherham-made Yorkshire Crips will feature Magna's Big Melt on the packaging. Based at Waleswood in Rotherham, Yorkshire Crisps pride themselves on using locally grown ingredients to produce their much loved hand cooked crisps. Even the packaging is produced in Yorkshire. The new Sweet Chilli and Lime flavour is to be no different, as Chilli is a hot flavour Yorkshire...

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