KC is latest to sign on to help WomenCentre

Maxine Edwards (centre) of WomenCentre Kirklees & Calderdale receives corporate support from Katrina Cliffe (second left) and the KC Communications team, Laura Batchelor (left), Kirstie Wilson (second right) and Anna Goddard (right). and delighted that we could support and promote such a worthy cause through pro bono work and corporate support.”

Maxine Edwards, communications manager and volunteer worker for WomenCentre, added: “We’d like to say a big thank you to Katrina for the marketing consultancy she gave to us – and also to the entire KC Communications team, who have signed up as corporate supporters of WomenCentre.

“The reality is, that if every woman in the Kirklees and Calderdale area became a member, we wouldn’t require funding from other areas to provide the vital RIGHOUSE-BASED card payment solutions company, Yorkshire Payments, has secured a hat-trick of new clients following a record 12-month period that has seen the firm process transactions totalling more than £470 million through its systems.

The company, which provides SMEs across Yorkshire with access to card payment solutions and chip and pin terminals, has secured new contracts with Halifax-based The Piece Hall Trust, Yorkshire-wide solicitors firm, Brearley’s, and Brighouse window and door manufacturer, QuickSlide.

Working with The Piece Hall Trust, Yorkshire Payments will overhaul the till payment systems at Halifax’s iconic Piece Hall, and install new contactless card payment terminals for retailers.

Its project with Brearleys Solicitors will see the firm install card payment solutions across all six of the Brearleys’ West Yorkshire offices to allow for over-the-phone invoice payments for clients, including the firm’s recently opened Park Square office in Leeds city centre.

Quick Slide will also introduce card payment terminals to enable the services for local women facing disadvantages – so we’re really looking to grow our member base and reach out to local women to get involved.” company to process card payments over the phone for the first time in its history.

Commenting on the new contracts, James Howard, managing director at Yorkshire Payments, said: “I’m delighted to be working with these three new businesses after a year of record growth that has seen us grow our client base further across Yorkshire.

“Following recent stats from UK Finance revealing that debit card payments outstripped cash payments for the first time last year, an increasing number of businesses are switching on to the need to be able to offer card payment methods to deliver the best possible customer experience.

“Businesses that are not set up to process card transactions, be it customer facing or over the phone, are putting themselves on the back foot when it comes to cashing in on an increasingly cashless society.”

Founded in 2013 by Mr Howard, Yorkshire Payments counts leading Yorkshire-based brands including global online travel company, icelolly. com, baked goods supplier Lottie Shaw’s and Snickers Workwear as clients.