Newcastle technology consultancy Hedgeghog Lab is on track to hit its growth targets after enjoying a tremendous start to 2017. The app developer has offices in London, Denmark, India and the US, won more work in the first quarter of 2017 than in the whole of 2015. The headcount during the first three months grew from […]

Manchester-based FinTech firm has announced plans for a recruitment drive, adding 60 staff members, The £2 million funding package marks the beginning of its sixth year in business. The cloud-based payments technology provider will use the money to take on around 60 new employees to add to its current 35-person workforce. The company expects to have filled […]

Edge Testing is a leading expert in providing world-class software testing solutions. The award-winning company is typically engaged when organisations are implementing a new system or making significant changes to an existing system. It ensures that systems are fast, secure, available and work as expected in an increasingly complex IT landscape. Founded in 2007, Edge […]

IP EXPO Manchester opens its doors tomorrow in Manchester, and will be full of speakers on AI, AR, VR and automation technologies. For its 2017 event, IP EXPO Manchester will provide access to an unprecedented group of influential speakers and brands across central themes of Cloud, Cyber Security, Networks and Infrastructure, DevOps, Open Source and a brand […]

Elitetele.com employs over 150 staff located across offices in London, Chorley, Stoke, Derby, Lancaster and Madrid, and has purchased its 13th business since 2008, business communications service provider Comms Supply. The aquisition brings the Norwich-based firm out of liquidation, and all its employees are joining Elitetele.com. Comms Supply offers mobiles, phone lines and systems, internet connectivity, cloud-based PBX […]

The 2017 Leeds Digital Festival has experienced a huge increase in the number of events compared to its first year in 2016. This year’s festival, will run to 29 April and involves approximately 115 events, up from 56 in 2016, with more than 10,000 attendees expected Hundreds of Leeds-based firms and speakers will be taking […]

Personalisation marketing tools provider Personalyze is heading to Portugal next week. The firm hopes to secure a $50,000 funding prize from Unilever after being nominated as one of the world’s top data start-ups. Andrew Ko from Personalyze is heading to the I-COM Global Summit in Porto, Portugal next week after his company was recognised by the […]

Gateshead electric vehicle company Sevcon has launched an ambitious recruitment drive, which will boost staff numbers by 200 over the next three years. The company currently employs 80 skilled engineering staff in the Team Valley and is set to take on 20 employees over the “next few months”, and expand into a larger Gateshead premises. […]

Established technology firms are being used by Cheshire East council chiefs as a model to inspire small creative and digital firms. Barclays’ Global Technology Centre, in Radbroke, and the Warner Bros-owned TT Fusion, in Wilmslow, are among the companies hailed by Cheshire East Council’s Skills and Growth Company following the creation of a new taskforce to promote the […]

Mike Rohan, the former head of business development for Sage UK has moved to a role with Sunderland Software Centre based Technically Compatible, joining the company in the newly created role of sales director, sitting as part of the senior management team. Rohan’s move from the global technology giant is another vote of confidence for […]

Manchester University graduates Stuart Logan and Damien Shiells have raised £400,000 for Twine, an online platform that connects companies to creative freelancers. Twine connects companies to a network of over 195,000 freelance graphic designers, animators, musicians and filmmakers, by making it simple to write a project brief and curate the best quality creative freelancers for […]

Digital businesses in the North are taking on more apprentices than ever in an effort to narrow the widening skills gap, according to Manchester Digital’s annual digital skills audit. Of the 250 digital and technology businesses audited, over half had taken on an apprentice in the last year, with the majority (80%) meeting employer expectations. When asked about […]

Manchester software developer Fissara has received loan funding support from the UK Government’s Chinese investment programme. £200,000 will enable the team to invest further in developing its fieldforce management software. which allows companies to manage people, processes, stocks and schedules; delivering operational efficiencies, environmental savings, reduced costs, improved customer service and productivity. It has drag […]

The top 100 fastest growing technology companies in the North generated £1.9 billion in revenue in 2016, according to tech investment bank GP Bullhound. Hugh Campbell, managing partner of GP Bullhound, commented: “After years of huge potential, Northern tech companies now command the valuations and deals worthy of international recognition. “The tech sector in the […]

Lancaster IT firm Q2Q IT has hired Laura Sharkey as a business development manager to support its ambitious growth plans. Laura joins the company with experience in business development, sales and marketing for organisations such as Training Qualifications UK. Her role at Q2Q will concentrate on identifying and maximising business opportunities, as well as account […]