BT is creating 1,700 new apprenticeship and graduate jobs as it continues to equip young people with the skills and training needed to meet the challenges of the evolving jobs market. In the North West, BT is to create about 180 apprenticeship and graduate jobs.  The new recruits will be across the company’s sites in […]

Train wi-fi company Nomad Digital has promoted chief operating officer Reece Donovan to become its CEO after the revelation that Andrew Taylor was stepping down from the role. Mr Donovan has spent three years leading the firm’s global delivery and operational functions and Nomad has described his promotions as “part of an active succession planning […]

Manchester’s IT solutions provider King of Servers celebrated yet another record-breaking year in 2016 as sales revenue increased by 26%, reaching almost £3m by the end of the year. Their average monthly profits also increased by 160% from 2015 to 2016. King of Servers has high hopes for an even stronger 2017 as they have branched […]

DriverNet’s app helps delivery drivers optimise the exchange process, and has claimed February’s Merseyside Innovation Award. DriverNet was founded in St Helens by logistics professional Ant Chisnall. Having spent 15 years working across the sector in operational and senior management roles within small fleet and multinational hauliers, he identified a weak point in the logistics […]

The chief executive of spend control software firm Proactis has said he is “delighted” with growth at the company following its acquisition of a bolt-on business last year. CEO designate Tim Sykes said that Proactis’ acquisition Millstream, which cost £15.5m last year, has contributed to strong revenue growth. He said that revenues for the six […]

SurveyMe, a Stockport based mobile survey app developer has closed its initial £2 million funding round in partnership with Chester-headquartered investment manager Deepbridge Capital. The funding was raised via Deepbridge’s Technology Growth EIS proposition, and has enabled the app developer to open an office in California as part of a move to target the US […]

Robin Terrell, former Chief Compliance Officer at Tesco, MD of both Amazon UK and John Lewis Direct, joins Cocoon as Chairman as the firm embarks on an equity crowdfunding campaign with CrowdCube. The campaign was launched on 1 February and currently stands at £1.68 million, so 67% of the £2.5 million target. First launched on […]

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council revamps core IT in just two months with EfficientIP. EfficientIP, a provider of network services, was selected by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, to deliver IT services to 4,100 active users while driving cost savings. Like most local authorities and government […]

Investment company Mercia Technologies PLC has won two contracts to manage funds associated with the UK government’s ‘Northern Powerhouse’ scheme. Mercia said it won the contracts to manage a GBP57.5 million equity fund and a GBP51.0 million debt fund under the control of the state-owned British Business Bank. Mercia will deploy the funds via its […]

Activ Technology, an independent provider of mobile, communications and IT services, has received the six-figure funding from FW Capital. The business provides its services to small and medium business across the North of England and Scotland. However, the tech company is now planning to expand its business geographically and hire 16 new members of staff. To […]

IT security firm Avecto is set to grow its headcount by 40 as it revealed record turnover for the first half of its financial year. The Manchester-headquartered business, which also has offices in Boston, USA and Bad Homburg, Germany saw record revenue figures for the six months ending December 2016, up 83% on the same […]

Zaptic has completed a seven-figure investment round. The Manchester firm offers a ‘process cloud’ solution that simplifies the management and execution of frontline operations. Contributors to the round included a selection of global tech investors, such as Nicholas Beggruen, dubbed ‘the homeless billionaire’; Hank Vigil, partner of Acequia Capital; and Charlie Songhurst, partner of Katana Capital. […]

A Yorkshire technology company is aiming to capitalise on the fast-growing wearable tech market after securing several US and UK patents to integrate NFC chips into wearables, specifically jewellery that communicates with smartphones and chip readers. Wetherby-based Kiroco Technology has obtained the patents and is now working globally to develop applications, like contactless payments, activated by […]

Motor industry finance platform DealTrak has announced its relocation to Leeds Dock, bringing 33 staff with it. The company, which was previously based in Wakefield, is planning on expanding at the site, and will create another 7 jobs by the end of the year. Its new headquarters are a 5,300 sq ft self contained workspace, previously […]

Sunderland telecoms and IT company CCS has been selected as one of the first companies to achieve the highest status in Vodafone’s new partner programme. CCS works with household names across the UK, and is the only company in the North East region to have been awarded the new Total Communications partner status, under the new Vodafone Partner Programme which […]