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News, North of England

Fast-growing WeDo Business Services moves to new headquarters

A fast-expanding business services group with revenues soaring towards £10m has moved to new headquarters to accommodate its growing team.

WeDo Business Services has relocated to Meadowbank House, on the Meadowbank Business Park in Chadderton, Oldham.

The group previously had its head office at the nearby Hollinwood Business Centre.

WeDo provides a range of services to small and medium-sized companies, including invoice and trade finance, start-up funding and HR, back office, IT, digital and payroll support, with a focus on the recruitment sector.

The business was founded by Mark Lindsay and Chris Robinson in 2019 as WeDo Finance with just four staff and has grown rapidly through organic expansion and acquisition.

Turnover for the year to July 31 is forecast to be £9.5m, an increase of nearly 60 per cent.

The group has offices in Colchester, Sheffield and Swindon as well as at MediaCityUK in Salford and at Chadderton, and employs 95 staff in total.

Its new HQ gives the group scope to accommodate more recruits as well as staff visiting from its other offices.

Group chief executive Mark Lindsay said: “The move to Meadowbank House is transformational for the business. We had been at Hollinwood since our creation in 2019 but our expansion meant we required more space for our head office team.

“Many of them live in and around Greater Manchester, so it was important that our new base was close to the Metrolink and the motorway network, with plenty of available free parking for staff and visitors. Most staff have a short commute, and some can even walk to our new offices, which is great.

“We are easily accessible and can be in the city centre quickly if necessary, so it’s an excellent location for us.

“The new office also gives us scope for further growth as we look to continue our organic expansion and seek acquisitions to bolt on new services.”

WeDo’s new office features breakout areas with a pool room and a PlayStation.

Mark said: “We encourage staff to get away from their desks regularly and create a social environment that supports creativity, positivity and productivity as well as positive wellbeing.”

He said the pandemic and its lockdowns had presented growth opportunities for the group, as clients sought additional areas of support such as HR advice, business forecasting, business advice and investment.

“We’ve developed rapidly by becoming a true business service partner to our clients, helping new and existing businesses to significantly improve their cash flow, their operations and their earnings potential,” he added.

“Our strategy is to continue to expand the range of services we are able to offer and to further strengthen our relationships with existing clients as well as helping us to attract new ones across the country.”

Apprenticeships, Awards, News, North of England, Tech

Resolve wins Apprenticeship Award at The Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards

Sheffield based IT support company Resolve proudly celebrates their recent Apprenticeship Award win following the virtual awards ceremony that took place on Thursday 4th November 2020.

The Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards recognises and celebrates inspirational businesses whom bring jobs and investment to the Yorkshire region, especially during a period of uncertainty as we have seen in 2020.

Despite the pandemic, this year’s awards attracted more than 180 quality entries from across the country. Shortlisted against four other fantastic local businesses, Resolve were absolutely delighted to bring home the Apprenticeship Award following the YP’s first ever virtual awards ceremony.

The award win played true testimony towards Resolve’s continued commitment to investing in apprentices, especially throughout the course of this year.

Resolve introduced their first apprentice to the business in May 2010, and their most recent apprentice is due to join them at the end of November 2020. Resolve has always placed apprenticeships at the heart of its business growth plans, with 21% of Resolve’s workforce made up of both past and present apprentices.

The announcement of Resolve’s Apprenticeship Award win was made by Yorkshire icon and expert host for the evening, BBC’s Look North legend Harry Gration via Zoom. Upon receiving the award, Resolve’s Managing Director and Founder Andrew Seaton said:

“I’m just so pleased for the team, we’ve worked really hard to invest in young people in our region. Jared who is Resolve’s Technical Team Leader, spends a lot of time mentoring our young people so it’s great to win this award, the team will be so thrilled.”

Responding to Gration’s question as to whether it is more important now more than ever to invest in the future, Seaton answered:
“Absolutely, we’ve all seen some of the slightly gimmer readings around jobs and what the future looks like for young people, but we’ve always seen the benefit in investing in young people. IT is a fast moving, high paced environment and so to have young people working in our organisation, who then train up future apprentices is great. Some of our most Senior Engineers started out as apprentices and so I’m extremely proud of everyone in the team.”

The first of its kind virtual awards ceremony ran seamlessly, albeit for all the award winners, it wasn’t quite the same having to celebrate remotely. On the positive side though, a dance round the kitchen table in your PJ’s is a lot comfier than hitting the dancefloor in ballgowns and bow ties.