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Jun 2022
Last Updated: 23/06/2022
Business Breakfast: Move to residential for Harrogate interiors firm
An interiors firm moves into the residential sector, while a team from Arrow Electronics raises more than £10,000 for charity.
Business Breakfast is sponsored by Harrogate law firm Truth Legal.
Move to residential work for Harrogate interiors firm
A Harrogate business specialising in commercial interior design has expanded its work into the residential property sector.
The House Collective, based in Windsor House on Cornwall Road, has already completed a hat-trick of residential projects and is about to begin work on a 17-room home in Roundhay, Leeds.
It was set up by Rob Umpleby, who founded commercial interior design agency RU Creative. When a client struggled to find an interior designer, the RU Creative team stepped up to the challenge.
As well as providing detailed drawings instead of simple mood boards, the team offers a 3D visualisation service, creating photorealistic images and using virtual reality to give an exact picture of how the project will look when complete.
Mr Umpleby said:
“We are really excited to have launched The House Collective, and whilst it is a brand-new business, we bring with us a long and successful history within the world of commercial interior design.
“Over the years we have worked on some amazing refurbishment schemes, and our skills in creating workspaces with a residential feel has given us the confidence to break into the residential property world."
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Arrow Electronics adds £10k to children's hospice fundraising
A children's charity will benefit from £10,000 of fundraising thanks to a team of colleagues in Harrogate.
Employees at Arrow Electronics, along with their vendors and suppliers, cycled more than 150 miles from Harrogate to Whitby and back in support of Martin House Children's Hospice.
The 28 cyclists completed the route including a 4,000ft climb at the start of a second year of fundraising for the hospice. Since May 2021, they have raised more than £23,100.
Nick Bannister, vice president sales for Arrow’s enterprise computing solutions business in the UK and Ireland, said:
“I’m really proud of our team who have gone out of their way to support this great charity over the last 12 months.
"It was great to see so many of our vendors and suppliers get involved in the Arrow Great Yorkshire Cycle, and I’m looking forward to seeing how much we can raise this year.”
Martin House cares for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions across West, North and East Yorkshire, as well as supporting their families. Its care includes planned respite stays, emergency and symptom control stays, end-of-life care and bereavement support.
Abigail Proctor, partnerships manager at Martin House, said:
“We’re so grateful for the support of Arrow over the last 12 months. The support they are giving us will make such a big difference to the hundreds of families we care for every year.”
The Arrow team will take on another challenge in September, tackling the Yorkshire Three Peaks.
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