Partners

University of Huddersfield

The University of Huddersfield offers a range of ways in which you, your company or organisation can work with us.  From collaborative research projects to tailored consultancy solutions, the "Business Gateway Team" will work with you to define your interests, find the appropriate academic experts and identify opportunities for collaboration.   

By working with the University of Huddersfield, businesses and organisations can enhance and augment their internal capabilities or access novel specialist knowledge and expertise. Through such interaction, your business or organisation can "locate and acquire" new expertise and insights to improve your products, processes and people.

Why not come and visit our stand, but if that is not possible you can also contact us by telephone on 01484 473666 or visit the website www.hud.ac.uk/gateway/

Kirklees Council

Kirklees Council is committed to supporting the growth and expansions of local businesses and ensuring that they are sustainable in today’s competitive economy. Our business team respond to the needs of employers with one-to-one support and local initiatives, as well as running a number of events across the year. Over the course of the past year, more than £730,000 of business rate relief was given to local manufacturers who were worst hit by the recession. We also partner with other organisations like the Chamber of Commerce and Business Link, to deliver a comprehensive support and brokerage service for companies of all sizes including smaller companies.

As part of the council’s ambition to combat climate change, free environmental support is available to all Kirklees businesses through the Green Business Network. Thanks to this support, local companies are already reducing their costs as well as their carbon footprint.

And, on a larger scale, we work hard to secure private and public sector investment into the District in order to boost the local economy, aid regeneration and provide more opportunities for local people.

For more information about the way we work with businesses please visit www.kirklees.gov.uk/business

Fantastic Media

People. Results. Value

Fantastic media are probably the best known established full service marketing agency in Yorkshire. Responsible for the development of brands such as Card Factory, Yorkshires Injury Lawyers, overfinch and bon marche we create winning marketing strategies to exceed your business objectives. And because we’ve made it our business to amass a dedicated team with expertise across the full marketing range, from DM to planning, from new media to PR and advertising, we’ve brought success to clients both from Yorkshire and across the UK.

Work with Fantastic and you call upon exact skills whether you’re looking for results with a full strategic marketing partner or you want specific help such as brand development, improved online performance or better marketing collateral. It also ensures whether your brand is firmly established or it’s still an idea, Fantastic can get the customers you want – and help you keep them.

Website: www.fantasticmedia.co.uk

Ramsdens Solicitors

Ramsdens is the leading legal firm in Kirklees and Calderdale. With its principal office in Edgerton and seven branch offices in Huddersfield, Halifax, Holmfirth, Slaithwaite and Elland, Dewsbury and Mirfield Ramsdens is perfectly placed to build on its 130 years heritage in the area. 

Offering the full spectrum of legal services to organisations and to the individual, Ramsdens adhere to the highest standards of legal excellence and the highest standards of service. We are widely respected for the depth of our industry knowledge and for being responsive, efficient, and easy to work with.

A local team...setting new standards in legal services and ready to do business.

www.ramsdens.co.uk

Huddersfield Town

Formed in 1908, Huddersfield Town has one of the proudest histories of any club in English football. Recognised as one of the most successful English clubs of all time, we were the first to win the English League title three times in a row in 1924, 1925 and 1926. This is a feat that has only been repeated by three other teams; Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool.

The Club embarked upon a ‘New Era’ when Dean Hoyle became Chairman in 2009. We are the Yorkshire Club and have formed innovative partnerships with Kirklees College, Thornton + Ross and Umbro to name a few. Our unique collaboration with charity the Yorkshire Air Ambulance has raised over £250,000 since its inception in 2009. 

During the ‘New Era’, Huddersfield Town has been nominated for an impressive nine accolades at the Football League Awards, scooping the titles of ‘Family Club of the Year’ and ‘Best Matchday Programme’ as well as being highly commended in the Marketing and Community categories.

The current Football League Independent Supporters Survey ranks Huddersfield Town first out of all 72 Clubs at communication with supporters, attracting new fans and creating a matchday experience.  

A ten point pledge has been outlined by the Board of Directors which underpins the Club’s values. Those pledges are:

honesty, integrity, trust, commitment, quality, pride, respect, character, value and success.  

Simply, our history serves as an inspiration for our future as we build a Club that our supporters can be proud of.

For all the latest news, gossip and views from Huddersfield Town follow us on our two social media sites:

Twitter – @htafcdotcom
Facebook – www.facebook.com/officialhuddersfieldtown

CodeBlue Communications Ltd
&
ME Consultancy Ltd (SMileS SMS)

CodeBlue Communications Ltd & ME Consultancy Ltd (SMileS SMS) truly embrace the spirit of KBC in bringing local businesses together for the benefit of the whole/wider community.  Although we are both are in the telecommunications industry, instead of competing we are delivering stronger benefits to our customers through our partnership.

We do everything Comms: landlines, mobiles, broadband, phone systems, cabling, VoIP, and so much more and that is of course before even mentioning vehicle and handset tracking, award winning lone worker applications and of course the innovative SMileS SMS text messaging solutions.

The two companies have a similar ethos in their approach to delivering customer service which is what makes our customers so happy.  Offering consultative management in all aspects of our businesses, with a focus firmly on customer service, we look at the communication needs of a business and provide a very unbiased opinion because between us we are authorised to resell products from BT, Talk Talk, Daisy, O2, Orange, Vodafone, T-Mobile, 3, Ericsson, Thus, Cable & Wireless, VoiceNet, Jersey Telecom, Panasonic, Avaya, Samsung, Cisco and more.  So whilst most of our competitors will try and make their decision based just on their own limited range of products, we can actually be objective and choose a solution from the widest range of providers.

Do you want to:

  • receive great value?
  • experience high levels of service?
  • remove the hassle of dealing with multiple providers?
  • have an ongoing relationship with an account manager?

Then come to our stand, have a cake, a glass of wine, and most importantly a friendly chat. And why not help support the Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice by making a small donation through making a cake contribution.

Huddersfield Examiner - Media Partner

Examiner – the number one source for the latest, local business news THE EXAMINER is the home of local business news for Kirklees. From our prestigious annual Examiner Business Awards, to the latest commercial news stories published in print and online with the Examiner and Kirklees Business News, we bring you the best and most comprehensive view of the local commercial community and celebrate their successes.

Kirklees Business News is published every Tuesday in the Examiner, and provides a weekly round-up of local business news, aimed at executives, management and small business owners. You can also keep up-to-date online at www.examiner.co.uk/business

Sections include:

  • Latest local and national news
  • Current and past editions of Kirklees Business News
  • Focus on local firms and big figures in commerce
  • Columnists
  • Commercial property
  • Events
  • Your views on major local issues

Or register now to receive a free, weekly Kirklees Business News email bulletin with a link to all the content www.examiner.co.uk/kbnregistration

To promote your business call 01484 430000 or email: diane.briggs@examiner.co.uk
Across the week, the Examiner reaches over 117,000 adults in the local area - that's over half the adult population. (Source: Weekly reach of Examiner in Huddersfield Examiner area, JICREG October 2009)

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