Battery energy plant goes online at Blackburn Meadows

One of the UK’s first battery energy plants has just gone online at E.ON’s Blackburn Meadows biomass plant between Sheffield and Rotherham. The 10 megawatt (MW) lithium-ion battery is the size of four shipping containers. It puts out the same power as 100...

Warnings over winter energy price spike

From The Telegraph. Energy bills in the UK could be set to rise this winter after the cost of power jumped well above last year’s prices. The wholesale cost of winter electricity in the UK market is on average 16pc, or around £7 per megawatt-hour, higher than it...

Why would anyone live in Sheffield?

From HR Media. Why would anyone live in Sheffield? That’s the question our client Redbrik has asked with the latest video we created for them. Mark Ross, Director at Redbrik, felt that were a lot of misconceptions about Sheffield. He had heard people say that it’s...

Company of Cutlers installs the 379th Master Cutler

Mr Kenneth Cooke was installed as Master Cutler on October 3rd, 2017. He began his career in Engineering/ manufacturing at the Central Technical School in Sheffield and was fortunate enough to complete an apprenticeship in the highly regarded training centre at Edward...

Naylor’s new factory opened by the Duke of Kent

From Joshua Hammond at Insider Media Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, has formally opened a new factory extension for Barnsley-headquartered manufacturer Naylor Industries. The £5m investment in a new production line will allow the manufacturing business to make...

Sheffield City Region facts to share in support of your business

From Sheffield City Region About our city region The Sheffield City Region has a diverse economy comprising a dynamic core city, important towns and market towns, fabulous countryside and a significant rural economy. With an economic output of more than £31 billion...