In Brief: Leeds Bradford, Libya opportunities, Welcome to Yorkshire, Close Brothers, Ellis
A SOUTHBOUND Sunday service is being introduced by Eastern Airways on the Leeds Bradford International Airport to Aberdeen route.
The service’s northbound flights on Sundays have also been rescheduled to 7.15pm.
The southbound service began on Sunday and will compliment the service’s existing two flights each weekday.
The new Sunday service will depart from Aberdeen at 5.35pm arriving in Leeds Bradford at 6.45pm.
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FORMER UK Ambassador to Libya Richard Northern will be in Leeds later this month to speak about business opportunities in the North African country.
The event has been organised by corporate travel company Good Travel Management ahead of a trade mission it is organising to the country next Spring in partnership with Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce.
Kevin Harrison, managing director of Good Travel Management, will also speak at the event.
The event will take place at the Thorpe Park Hotel on November 27 from 8am. Places cost £10 but all proceeds will go to the Matthew Good Foundation. Email rcheung@good-travel.co.uk.
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TOURISM agency Welcome to Yorkshire is embarking on a trade mission to China to help grow tourism ties with the Far East.
The aim is to forge greater links with inbound travel operators to help raise the profile of Yorkshire in the lucrative Chinese visitor sector.
The trip is in two parts, with the first part at China International Travel Mart (CITM).
Jointly organized by China National Tourism Administration, Civil Aviation Administration of China and Shanghai Municipal Government/Yunnan Provincial Government, CITM is thought to be the biggest travel show in China and Asia.
The second part of the trip is a sales mission. Organised by VisitBritain, the China Sales Mission will take place at The Langham Hotel in Shanghai and will feature buyers from across mainland China as well as Hong Kong.
Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, said: “We have been doing a lot of work in the Far East to promote Yorkshire and this will help build on that work.”
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RESEARCH by Close Brothers has revealed that 44% of SMEs surveyed in Yorkshire and the Humber are finding it more difficult than usual to achieve growth.
The research also found that just over a fifth of businesses in the region were unable to pursue growth due to a lack of resources or skills in their organisation.
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A RANGE of cable saddles designed specifically to secure extra high voltage (EHV) cables has ensured Yorkshire cable cleat manufacturer, Ellis has won an order to supply a power plant in Russia.
The products will be used in the second phase development of the Zagorskaya Pumped Storage Plant (PSP), which is located in the Moscow district.
The plant uses two lakes at different altitudes to generate sufficient power to cope with peak demands in Moscow.
