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The BikeBiz jobs board filled over 450 positions in 2020, and listings are still on the rise. Here’s our latest top five… Workshop manager – Pure Electric This is an exciting opportunity in our new and soon to open Leeds store for a current workshop manager or an experienced bicycle …

North East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration partner, ENGIE, have been awarded £2.2 million of Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership (GLLEP) funding to construct a new cycle superhighway from Grimsby to Immingham. The project is worth a total of £2.6 million, with £400,000 contributed by the council and private sector, …

Santini will now be using TIPA’s compostable packaging to wrap its technical cycling wear. The company has consistently chosen fabric from suppliers in its local area, such as Sitip and Carvico, both based in Bergamo, and said it is committed to producing more of its output using recycled yarn. The …

Residents of the Iffley and St Mary’s areas of Oxford are set to benefit from a number of secure cycle storage facilities. Oxfordshire County Council is to consider plans for 104 new secure cycle storage spaces along eight streets between Iffley and Cowley Road from The Plain to Bullingdon Road. …

Halfords has reported cycling LFL growth of 35.4% in its Q3 trading update, covering the 13 weeks to 1st January 2021. This was driven by continued strength in adult mechanical, e-bikes and e-scooters, despite global container shortages and port congestion impacting availability. The retailer’s performance cycling business Tredz continued to …

BikeBiz catches up with David George, CEO of the specialist cycling insurer Bikmo

As we look ahead to 2020’s BikeBiz Awards, we catch up with last year’s winners to find out what they’ve been up to since

As we look ahead to 2020’s BikeBiz Awards, we catch up with last year’s winners to find out what they’ve been up to since

By Dafydd Huws, Troll Outdoors and DexShell