MFG Solicitors strengthens employment team
18 June 2013
Midland law firm mfg Solicitors has appointed a new lawyer to its widely-respected employment team.
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Work to commence on new Wragge & Co base in Birmingham
18 June 2013
International law firm, Wragge & Co LLP, is on track to make the move to its new Birmingham premises with the appointment of Wates Construction and Rider Levett Bucknall to deliver the high quality fit-out of the offices at Two Snowhill.
Posted in Building and Construction, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
‘Team working is route to success’ reminds business consultant
18 June 2013
A local consultant is reminding businesses across the region of the importance of a simple, yet effective work practice that could achieve significant returns.
Posted in Business Services, Shropshire Business News0 Comments
‘Regret but relief’ at Twigg’s as Antarctica expedition abandoned
18 June 2013
News that the expedition bidding to make polar history by crossing Antarctica in winter had been abandoned because of ‘difficult terrain and technical challenges’ has been greeted with a mixture of sadness and relief by the team at William Twigg Matlock Ltd whose engineers have played a key role in the heroic venture. Steel specialists [...]
Posted in Derbyshire Business News, Engineering, Manufacturing0 Comments
Shropshire company unveils plans to open residential home for adults with Autism & severe learning disabilities in Staffs
18 June 2013
A Shropshire company is expanding its portfolio in a move which will provide vital residential support to young adults with severe learning disabilities and Autism.
Posted in Care, Shropshire Business News0 Comments
High street bank celebrates 125 years in Oldbury
18 June 2013
Barclays Bank in Oldbury is this week celebrating its 125 year anniversary.
Posted in Banking and Finance, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
Construction starts on Bromsgrove retail park
18 June 2013
The transformation of the derelict site of a former factory in Bromsgrove into a multi-million pound retail park has begun, leading property developers Chase Commercial has announced.
Posted in Commercial Property, Retail, Worcestershire Business News0 Comments
Nicolites new main sponsors of Birmingham City FC
18 June 2013
Stourbridge based law firm, Wall James Chappell, were lead advisors on the contractual sponsorship arrangements between Nicolites and Birmingham City FC.
Posted in Legal, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
Double-success for Coventry’s Les Reid and Newspaper of the Year Award for Lincolnshire Echo
18 June 2013
The Lincolnshire Echo, Coventry Telegraph and Birmingham-based BPM Media shared major honours at the Midlands Media Awards, which took place at The Holte Suite, Villa Park.
Posted in East Midlands Business News, Lincolnshire Business News, Media and Publishing, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
Organisation for young professionals expands into Solihull
18 June 2013
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce’s organisation for young professionals is expanding into Solihull.
Posted in Business Services, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
Westleigh invests in local talent
18 June 2013
A leading Leicestershire property developer has reinforced its commitment to developing local talent by announcing that it will once again be taking on three new apprentices in September.
Posted in Building and Construction, Leicestershire Business News0 Comments
Brum PR agency in the running at national property marketing Oscars
18 June 2013
Birmingham-based PR agency Headline Communications has been shortlisted for a national property marketing industry award.
Posted in PR, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
Severn Valley Railway share offer hits £1.5 million milestone
18 June 2013
Champagne corks are popping at Severn Valley Railway after the heritage line’s £3 million share offer hit the £1.5 million mark. The news was announced at the popular Midlands heritage line’s AGM on Saturday (June 15), which was attended by more than 120 shareholders. Nick Ralls, Severn Valley Railway’s general manager, said: “We’ve been astounded [...]
Posted in Leisure, Worcestershire Business News0 Comments
Barclays serves up support for local charity
18 June 2013
Barclays staff at Balsall Common branch organised a coffee morning in support of local charity ‘The Time Out Group’.
Posted in Banking and Finance, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
Recipe for success
18 June 2013
A commercial property deal in Coventry could help provide the recipe for success for a new venture.
Posted in Commercial Property, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
CPBigwood doubles its presence in Stratford
18 June 2013
Property agents CPBigwood have doubled their presence in Stratford-upon-Avon by taking the neighbouring building in Union Street.
Posted in Chartered Surveyors, Warwickshire Business News0 Comments
Innocent people will be jailed if criminal law cuts are enforced, warns Leicestershire legal expert
18 June 2013
Miscarriages of justice will take place if Government plans to slash the Criminal Legal Aid budget goes ahead, warns a leading Leicestershire law firm.
Posted in Legal, Leicestershire Business News0 Comments
Business School celebrates EQUIS success
18 June 2013
Nottingham University Business School in the UK, China and Malaysia has secured a prestigious second term as part of a world-leading elite in the field of business education. The globally-respected European Quality Improvement System — EQUIS — is an accreditation scheme for leading providers of business education, run by the European Foundation for Management Development [...]
Posted in Education, Nottinghamshire Business News0 Comments
Centrick Property Boxing Clever!
18 June 2013
One of the city’s leading independent agents, Centrick Property, has been appointed to sell the remaining residential apartments at The Cube.
Posted in Commercial Property, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
RSM Tenon to host summer school for Burton on Trent academies
18 June 2013
RSM Tenon will host a free advisory event aimed at business managers, heads and clerks for all Academies, pre and post conversion.
Posted in Business Services, Staffordshire Business News0 Comments
Emigration from Wetherby to Oz in just six months with the help of IEP Management
18 June 2013
Uppingham-based immigration specialists IEP Management has recently extended its portfolio of services to include emigration and is celebrating its first completed instruction.
Posted in Business Services, Leicestershire Business News0 Comments
CPBigwood seeking to acquire established property businesses
18 June 2013
One of the UK’s fastest growing property consultancies has announced it is firmly on the acquisition trail.
Posted in Chartered Surveyors, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
People urged to hurry over employment tribunals or new fees may deter claims
18 June 2013
A firm of solicitors is warning that people who have a grievance against an employer may be denied justice because of new fees to take cases to an employment tribunal.
Posted in Derbyshire Business News, East Midlands Business News, Legal, Nottinghamshire Business News0 Comments
Johnson Fellows secures West Midlands Portfolio contract
18 June 2013
Chartered surveyors Johnson Fellows is celebrating after extending its contract to manage the West Midlands Portfolio on behalf of Greater Manchester Pension Fund.
Posted in Chartered Surveyors, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
drpgroup studio launch opened with a boom
18 June 2013
The drpgroup officially opened their new midlands studio complex with a launch party last Thursday and Friday.
Posted in Advertising and Marketing, Worcestershire Business News0 Comments
Lichfield marketing agency invites students to show off
18 June 2013
School-leavers, university and college students have the chance to get their 'foot in the door' to a highly sought after career in advertising or PR, with a unique opportunity to secure an internship or apprenticeship at Reeves Green in Lichfield city centre.
Posted in Advertising and Marketing, PR, Staffordshire Business News0 Comments
Celebration of independents in Birmingham
18 June 2013
Retail Birmingham is turning the spotlight onto the fabulous mix of over 140 independent retailers and outlets across the city centre with the launch of its ‘Celebration of Independents’ week.
Posted in Retail, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
Norman Hay employees take up the UK challenge
18 June 2013
Employees from Coventry-based specialist chemicals, sealants, surface coatings and engineering group, Norman Hay Plc, have teamed up to participate in this year’s UK Challenge
Posted in Engineering, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
Charity secures larger offices to support growth
18 June 2013
A Nottingham-based charity that funds healthcare and education initiatives in developing countries has moved to a larger office to accommodate its plans to support more people.
Posted in Commercial Property, Nottinghamshire Business News0 Comments
Bond Wolfe appointed to sell Grade II Kenrick House
18 June 2013
A renowned piece of Black Country history is looking for a new future.
Posted in Commercial Property, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
Couple win competition to re-live wedding day at Ironbridge hotel
18 June 2013
One of the first couples to hold their wedding reception at a Shropshire hotel after a major refurbishment have been chosen as the winners of a competition marking the venue’s 25th anniversary.
Posted in Hospitality, Shropshire Business News0 Comments
Creative studios in the global birthplace of industry
18 June 2013
A new creative art space for Shropshire-based artistic entrepreneurs will be launched at The John Rose Studios in Coalport this month.
Posted in Shropshire Business News0 Comments
Young professional gets the Help to Buy first home with Barratt
18 June 2013
A young professional from Leicester has become the first Barratt Homes customer in the region to use the government backed Help to Buy scheme to buy a quality new home at one of the company’s landmark developments, Freemens Meadow on Upperton Road.
Posted in Building and Construction, Leicestershire Business News, Residential Property0 Comments
Acorn will help grow overseas trade
18 June 2013
A leading business organisation is hoping the phrase ‘mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow’ will prove apt as it launches a new service. The Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce is launching Acorn Interactive – an internationally acclaimed web-based platform that helps small and medium sized exporters. Acorn’s online export documentation preparation enables firms to [...]
Posted in Business Services, Warwickshire Business News, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
Mums cook up a Come Dine With Me feast in Swadlincote after brushing up their healthy eating skills
18 June 2013
Lucky diners were treated to a five-course gourmet meal in Swadlincote on Tuesday, 11 June when learners on a community healthy eating programme prepared a feast to say thank you to their supporters.
Posted in Derbyshire Business News0 Comments
Young recruits on the road to employment
18 June 2013
Sixteen young people are taking a journey out of unemployment to rewarding new careers with an ambitious West Midlands cab company. Star Cars and Coaches, based in Erdington, Birmingham, are steering the youngsters in the right direction after taking them on as apprentices with support of the Government’s Wage Incentive Scheme. The company has already [...]
Posted in Recruitment, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
New £5 million loan fund programmes provide vital support to local businesses
18 June 2013
Two new loan funds have been launched set to provide financial support ranging from £5,000 to £50,000 to businesses based in Staffordshire, Stoke, Worcestershire and Shropshire. Support is available to entrepreneurs looking to create and get off the ground a new sustainable business, and also existing businesses helping to improve their competitiveness and aid growth. [...]
Posted in Business Services, Shropshire Business News, Staffordshire Business News, Worcestershire Business News0 Comments
Willmott Dixon Partnerships go the extra mile for local charity
18 June 2013
Two teams of employees from Willmott Dixon Partnerships have gone head to head to raise money for Birmingham youth homelessness charity St Basils.
Posted in Household Works and Services, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
Schools take priority in growing CPMG education portfolio
18 June 2013
Nottingham based CPMG architects has boosted its education portfolio after being appointed as lead designers on its second batch of schools under the Priority Schools Building Programme (PSBP) in the East of England which will be delivered by Wates Construction.
Posted in Building and Construction, Nottinghamshire Business News0 Comments
Five new jobs created with the expansion of HAC
18 June 2013
With an increase in supply and demand, Leicestershire’s leading pipe and pipeline supplier is expanding with a move into new premises and the creation of five new jobs.
Posted in Commercial Property, Leicestershire Business News, Retail0 Comments
Mutually beneficial rise in mortgage offers for local lender
18 June 2013
According to financial experts kick starting the housing market is the best way to revive the economy – and one mutual lender is reporting a 100% rise in mortgage offers made.
Posted in Banking and Finance, Staffordshire Business News0 Comments
Kidderminster’s First Micro-Pub Opens Its Doors
18 June 2013
Business partners Jeff Ide and Richard Davis have something to celebrate as they recently welcomed council officials, suppliers and customers to the official opening of the Weavers Real Ale House.
Posted in Leisure, Retail, Worcestershire Business News0 Comments
The Cheese Shop on the move with Yorkshire Bank
18 June 2013
One of Nottingham’s foodie paradises is switched-on with its card payments for UK events and shows thanks to Yorkshire Bank.
Posted in Banking and Finance, Nottinghamshire Business News0 Comments
Law firm steps up to support charity kids walk
18 June 2013
A Worcestershire law firm has partnered with county radio station Free Radio to lend their support to one of the area’s most popular annual charity events.
Posted in Legal, Worcestershire Business News0 Comments
Sandiacre-based Lovell scoops RoSPA Gold Medal for safety
18 June 2013
Sandiacre-based affordable housing developer and regeneration specialist Lovell has secured a Gold Medal from national charity, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
Posted in Building and Construction, Derbyshire Business News0 Comments
Two family-owned British companies, one caring teddy bear
18 June 2013
Two British, Midlands-based family-owned companies are working together to produce a special teddy bear to help people whilst in hospital or post-surgery.
Posted in Manufacturing, Medical, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
BDO’s appointment at Birmingham Children’s Hospital
17 June 2013
The Birmingham office of accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has been appointed to work with Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH) Charities.
Posted in Accountancy, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
Conveyancer clocks up quarter of a century of service
17 June 2013
A local firm of solicitors is celebrating a quarter of a century of continued service from one of its employees.
Posted in Legal, Shropshire Business News0 Comments
AIM news: Harrison Clark Rickerbys leads acquisition of Feedback Data by Belgravium
17 June 2013
One of the UK’s leading regional law firms, Harrison Clark Rickerbys, has announced the completion of the acquisition of Feedback Data plc by its long standing client, Belgravium Technologies plc.
Posted in Herefordshire Business News, Legal, West Midlands Business News, Worcestershire Business News0 Comments
Ruling challenges empty rates
17 June 2013
Following a landmark decision by the High Court, many businesses could now seek to avoid extensive business rates on empty commercial premises through the use of Bluetooth messaging.
Posted in Commercial Property, West Midlands Business News0 Comments
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