Project partners for a new housing development in Long Lawford, Rugby gathered on 31st August to celebrate its start on site.  

Driving skills with a difference have resulted in two Leicester golfers winning a place in this week’s UK Final of the world’s largest amateur golf tournament, which takes place at the home of golf – St Andrews in Scotland.  

William Davis final year apprentice bricklayer Luke Welstead, has reached the national final of the 2010 SkillBUILD competition, the largest multi-trade competition in the country for apprentices.  

More than £2,000 has been collected for hospice charity LOROS by two Leicester pubs.  

A very colourful BSS Industrial team rambled 23 miles around Rutland Water’s Nature Reserve to raise over £3,200 for Rainbow Trust, exceeding their target by miles.  

18 year old plumber Chelsey White, a female apprentice at Loughborough-based contractor and developer, William Davis Ltd, is already enjoying a series of early successes in her chosen career.  

A host of business people will learn about collaborative working opportunities and have the chance to meet research experts when they attend a free event at De Montfort University (DMU) Leicester next month.  

Leading heating and plumbing merchant PTS is making a name for itself on Sky Sports by lending its support to the England Rugby Super League as it prepares to take on France in May 2011. PTS has placed boards at a number of key games in the run up the international clash with an average audience of 40,000 per match.  

The Belmont Hotel’s Samantha Harris has been awarded her NVQ2 in Mixed Skills Hospitality after studying for twelve months.  

The women’s international hockey champions trophy was held on English soil for the first time ever thanks to help from Leicestershire-based flooring and access solutions company, Prima Hire Ltd.  

Having already helped hundreds of homebuyers in the East Midlands move into a new home, Miller Homes’ MiWay initiative is now available at the popular Lakeside Country Park development in Hamilton, Leicestershire.  

National law firm Irwin Mitchell has opened a consulting office in Leicester to help service its growing East Midlands personal injury client base.  

A turf cutting ceremony has marked the start of £4.2 million project to promote business and innovation across Leicestershire.  

Leicestershire-based flooring and access solutions specialists, PRIMA provided premium pitch protection for the inaugural concerts at Welford Road Stadium, home of the Leicester Tigers rugby union team.  

Imago is holding its first ever wedding fayre at Holywell Park on Sunday 26th September, giving Leicestershire’s blushing brides-to-be a chance to sample the best in the region and experience all that imago’s multi-award winning venues have to offer.  

Leicester bespoke tailoring firm Tailoring UK, is expanding into bridalwear following the success of its core tailoring business, which makes bespoke business and wedding suits.  

A revolutionary take on existing urinary drain technology has put a Derbyshire electro medical specialist in the running for a prestigious innovation award.  

Local mum, and entrepreneur, Emma Moore, is excited to have reached the finals of The Mumpreneur Awards, a conference and awards aimed at celebrating women throughout the UK who manage the difficult task of juggling business with family life.  

PRIMA, the Leicestershire-based flooring and access solutions company which operates throughout the UK and Europe, has recently welcomed two well-known event industry specialists to the firm as the company gears up for the 2012 Olympics and beyond.  

Two new top-level appointments have been announced at expanding Leicester based Insurance broker Brett & Randall.  

De Montfort University in Leicester is celebrating a milestone in its Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) scheme.  

Loughborough-based contractor and developer, William Davis Ltd has been appointed contractor on a multi-million pound support scheme, which is set to revolutionise homelessness services in Northampton.  

Simon Hill, Managing Director of Total Motion, the Leicester-based vehicle management company, is a long-standing admirer of the driving offered by his local Mercedes-Benz retailer but now that opinion has been reversed.  

In a bid to persuade the children of Mansfield to play safe during the school summer holidays, a team of health & safety professionals from Loughborough-based contractor and developer, William Davis Ltd visited its second school in the County in less than a week to highlight the hazards of playing on a construction site.  

Coffee specialist Cherizena has created its first batch of Christmas Coffee for trade customers ready for the festive season.  

HSBC Commercial Banking has appointed Dean Pedley to a newly created International Commercial Manager position; supported by Sandeep Bansal, International Commercial Associate.  

Huntingdon Primary and Nursery School in St Ann’s, Nottingham played host recently to the Health & Safety team from Loughborough based contractor and developer William Davis Ltd and a representative from Tuntum Housing Association, who delivered a very timely lesson on the dangers of playing on a building site and gave a taste of next terms Out & About Foundation topic for Foundation Stage.  

Residents at The Grange, the picturesque development in the charming Leicestershire village of Rothley, enjoyed an afternoon Summer drinks reception courtesy of Loughborough-based developer, William Davis Homes.  

Growth into the beers, wines and spirits (BWS) sector has led to Leicester-based labeller Label Apeel adding to its growing team.  

Farmers are continually looking to different forms of farm diversification to boost their income, having an idea for diversification is one thing, however sourcing or securing the finances for the development is another.  

Leicester School of Pharmacy based at De Montfort University (DMU) is launching a cutting edge one-year masters degree course dedicated to ‘Quality by Design’ approaches to pharmaceutical product development.  

Homeowner, Amit Singala invited senior representatives from Communities and Local Government (CLG) and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to view his home at Grange Park, Loughborough, which was purchased under the HomeBuy Direct scheme.  

Leicestershire and Rutland Society of Architects (LRSA) has appointed its youngest ever President, 34 year old Tom Hart.  

Harvey Ingram’s free and confidential legal clinics, hosted by Relate Leicestershire, are being extended throughout the summer.  

Phoenix Square's unique design, creative space and sense of community has secured Leicester's mixed used development a place on the shortlist of two more awards.  

Leicester’s Belmont Hotel in De Montfort Street has been named as one of three finalists in the large hotel category (over 35 bedrooms) in the East Midlands Tourism Enjoy England Excellence Awards 2010.  

Some of the greenest homes in Derbyshire have been recognised with a national award in the 10th Annual Green Apple Awards.  

Potential buyers at Grange Park, Loughborough will be able to add a touch of Spain to their new homes with the launch of a new range of ceramic tiles for kitchens and bathrooms.  

Ketan Jethwa, creative director of Leicester bespoke tailoring firm Tailoring UK, has been appointed as personal tailor to celebrity entrepreneur Kavita Oberio.  

De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester is celebrating the launch of new housing courses, including a Foundation Degree in Sustainable Communities. DMU is the only university recognised by the Homes and Communities Agency to deliver this course in the East Midlands.  

Around 300 former pupils, staff and associates of Bunny Hill Riding Centre came from near and far to celebrate the equestrian centre’s 55th birthday.  

Law firm Harvey Ingram today further cemented its commitment to supporting enterprise and nurturing innovation with a three-year, £15,000 donation to Loughborough University.  

William Davis Homes sales co-ordinator, Stephanie Holland has just five plots available under the HomeBuy Direct scheme at the company’s flagship private housing development, Grange Park in Loughborough.  

A group of intrepid surveyors have recently completed one of the most gruelling 24 hour challenges in the UK. Ten volunteers from Fisher German’s Ashby de la Zouch office were recruited to take part in the Welsh 3000’s to raise money for Help for Heroes, supporting service men and women who have been injured in the course of duty.  

The sales centre at Miller Homes’ latest Leicestershire development has officially opened its doors.  

Some of Leicestershire’s most innovative students and graduates have been honoured at De Montfort University’s (DMU) annual Business Venture Competition.  

Being a parent whilst juggling a business is a hard task, and nobody knows this better than Rebekah Harriman. Rebekah, a mother of two from Mountsorrel, Leicestershire runs R&R VA Services, a virtual assistant business offering administration, PR, social media and copywriting services amongst other things to the creative industries.  

Deep in the picturesque Northamptonshire countryside lies the opportunity to own a charming piece of England’s ancient woodland. The natural splendour of Withmale Park Wood and Bush Walk near Orlingbury offers a captivating prospect for a lucky buyer.  

Expanding insurance broker Brett & Randall has taken on three new staff and plans to take on a further eight as part of its plans to build on its position as one of the area’s largest independent brokers.  

Label Apeel, the Leicester based self-adhesive label specialist, has three reasons to celebrate after reporting a rapid 20 per cent growth in sales figures, successful growth in the beers, wines and spirits (BWS) market and an expansion of its operations into Europe.  

With the World Cup fast approaching, Harvey Ingram partner John Simon outlines some issues, hints and tips for employers now facing this great sporting occasion.  

An impressive 36 teams turned up on Sunday 23rd May for the annual PTS 5-a-side football match, which raised a staggering £2,900 for Cystic Fibrosis Trust.  

Commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has secured new owners for the Leicester store of the collapsed music chain Reverb, just six months after its demise.  

Self-storage provider, The Store Room, is investing £50,000 into its Leicester storage and office facility to support growing demand for its services.  

A team of experts has been assembled to give valuable advice about the increasing problem of fraud in charitable organisations.  

Independant café operator, Yummylicious is defying the downturn by opening its first store in Leicester’s St Martin’s Square.  

Leicester based self adhesive labelling company Label Apeel has just completed a major new spirit brand labelling contract.  

De Montfort University (DMU) is collaborating with Phoenix Square, Leicester’s hub for the latest technologies in film, digital arts and media in the city’s Cultural Quarter, through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP).  

Leicestershire employers are invited to find out how IT placement students could benefit their business at an event being held at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) next week.  

Around 7,000 Leicestershire people with private medical insurance from Standard Life are being advised to seek advice if they are concerned about the firm’s takeover.  

Following its launch last month, the new East Midlands business “Unconsultancy” has been fully accredited by the East Midlands Development Agency and there are opportunities for small and medium sized enterprises to benefit from the highest quality business help at highly subsidised prices.  

Regional heavyweights Freeth Cartwright scooped the Leicestershire Law Society's City Law Firm of the Year award when lawyers from all over Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland came together last Friday evening for the Society's Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony, held at Athena.  

Moore Thompson accountants are warning that small businesses risk fines of up to £3,000 if they fail to submit their Employer Annual Returns electronically this year.  

A De Montfort University (DMU) graduate, who works for one of the world’s largest asset managers in London, has been shortlisted for an Asian Women of Achievement Award.  

A significant office building in Leicester city centre is fully occupied following the decision by nationwide training and development firm Rathbone Training to expand its operations within the region.  

De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester has been awarded an 18 month project to develop and deliver a social media strategy for Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People.  

Prospect Leicestershire is taking a high profile role at a major event for key Government decision makers.  

30 year old Alison Coulam has joined The Belmont Hotel, Leicester as Director of Sales. Alison has worked in the hotel trade for ten years, most recently as Director of Sales at the Crowne Plaza at the NEC Birmingham.  

A prestigious costume hire company that supplies tv productions and the West End has relocated to bigger premises in Leicester.  

Highcross has let 56,000 sq ft at its Whittle Estate near Leicester to Gee Force Logistics on a five-year lease.  

Leicester-based Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK), the national supplier diversity organisation, hosted another successful Procurement Day late last week.  

Staff at a Leicester-based transport company are celebrating a prestigious national award.  

A labelling firm in Leicester has gone to the effort of sending a two man driving team to Barcelona to retrieve a stranded employee who has just completed a training course there.  

A Midlands telephony company is celebrating after clinching contracts to provide digital communications services for yet another round of rock and pop festivals across the country. Solwise has already secured contracts for Glastonbury, the V Festivals, T in the Park, the Download Festival, T4 on the Beach, the Big Chill and the Latitude Festival.  

The new leader of Leicester City Council, Councillor Veejay Patel, has met with Prospect Leicestershire’s chairman Nick Carter to gain an early understanding of their work and ongoing plans to bring further investment into the city.  

Two members of staff at The Belmont Hotel, De Montfort Street, Leicester have been awarded their Edexcel level 3 BTEC in supervising customer service performance in hospitality, leisure and travel.  

‘Free stuff’ is an important tool in the digital armoury of any commercial venture, according to an expert from a specialist ideas business who will be speaking to creative businesspeople in Leicester on 28th April.  

Campbell Scientific, Leicestershire based meteorological equipment manufacturers, are sponsoring a unique musical art project, Variable 4 which climaxes in a 24 hour installation in May.  

Staff at a Midlands telephony company are preparing for a summer of pop after clinching contracts to provide digital communications services to a string of rock and pop festivals around the country.  

Leading business finance provider Bibby Financial Services today announced that it has bolstered its commercial team in the East Midlands by appointing Gregor Robson as business development manager for the region.  

Business people are being invited to a free event on Wednesday, April 14, to discover how space technology could give them a competitive advantage.  

Retail consultant Karl McKeever is to make his second major TV appearance of 2010, this time helping out on Feargal Quinn’s Retail Therapy, a six-part series on RTÉ1 designed to offer business development advice to a variety of established independent Irish retailers.  

Shadow Housing Minister, Grant Shapps made a visit to Trent & Dove Housing Ltd’s new affordable housing development, Charrington House in Burton upon Trent, the former Trading Standards Building currently being redeveloped by Loughborough-based William Davis Ltd.  

RSM Tenon has assisted Leicestershire-based entrepreneur Robin Francis in the sale of the motor group he founded 17 years ago.  

Communications at this year’s Glastonbury Festival will be music to the ears of organisers, thanks to a Midlands company which has won a contract to supply digital telephone systems to the event.  

A Leicestershire charity which supports families with young children has completed a major extension thanks to the auction of rare bank notes by Yorkshire Bank.  

Small businesses look set to cut costs and energy consumption by up to half thanks to a pilot project Leicester’s De Montfort University (DMU) has been involved with.  

Leicestershire metal fabricating company, County Fabrications, is moving to Highcross’ Whittle Estate in Whetstone following expansion.  

Leicestershire Coffee specialist Cherizena has launched a new Sticky Gingerbread flavoured coffee.  

Leicestershire firms have received a direct introduction to potential Australian business partners thanks to the help and support of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI).  

Employees from Leicester based heating and pipeline supplier BSS Industrial have successfully completed a whopping 350 fundraising activities for Rainbow Trust over the last year.  

Tailoring UK, a Leicester-based tailoring business, which began trading in the depths of the recession is enjoying excellent growth and plans to expand its high street retail presence.  

A video and two new brochures, created to showcase what Leicestershire has to offer, have been launched in front of potential investors from all over the world.  

Leicester-based specialist dispenser designer and manufacturer Rieke Packaging Systems has been named Business of the Year in a prestigious awards ceremony organised by the East Midlands Development Agency (emda) to celebrate the achievements of companies participating in its flagship business support programme, HighGrowth East Midlands.  

The Belmont Hotel in De Montfort Street Leicester has now won a hat trick of awards from the Leicester Comedy Festival! Named as best new venue in 2008, the ‘greenest’ venue in 2009, it has been named this week as Best Venue 2010.  

Leicestershire firms have learnt of ways to break into the Japanese export market and discover Olympic business opportunities, thanks to the help and support of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI).  

An expansion to Leicester's Business Quarter that could create more than 2,000 jobs has moved a major step closer, after partnership plans between Network Rail and Leicester City Council were announced for a new development alongside Leicester Station.  

A Midlands travel management company has praised British Airways for its ‘flexibility’ as the airline tries to deal with this weekend’s staff strikes.  

Owners and managers at SMEs across the Midlands could be losing out and exposing themselves to unnecessary risks by checking websites for insurance costs, according to business continuity experts at Cowens Survival Capability.  

BSS Industrial has developed its range of carbon steel tube, fittings and flanges to further improve its offering and service to water, power, food, drink and utility markets.  

September 18th 2010 is one date that Triumph fans and all motorcycle enthusiasts need to put in their diaries, as the British manufacturer will be putting on an unmissable festival to celebrate 20 years since the successful re-launch of this iconic brand.  

Sky1 HD has called upon the expertise of retail consultant Karl McKeever for its documentary series ‘Body Language Secrets’.  

Premier Security Services, which specialises in tailored security services in both commercial and retail environments, will deliver a comprehensive range of essential security services to Fosse Shopping Park from April 2010.  

The former editor of The Observer will tackle the topic of how Britain recovers itself after the recession at De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester this week.  

Creative business people from across Leicestershire have found a new way to meet others and gain inspiration through an innovative networking project.  

Fisher German Chartered Surveyors is pleased to announce that one of its Partners has successfully become a Member of the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (MIGEM).  

BSS Industrial has teamed up with Geberit to become the largest national distributor of Geberit Silent-db20 – the easy to install, lightweight drainage system which features impressive acoustic properties.  

Fisher German is at the forefront of a major drive to inform farmers and landowners of their options when considering renewable energy.  

One of the ‘greenest’ affordable housing developments in Derbyshire completed recently and has already welcomed its first residents!  

Leading UK housing provider Sanctuary Group is delighted to announce the acquisition of 178 properties in Leicester from Riverside Group.  

Leicestershire businesses are invited to a free seminar next month to hear experts speak about the benefits of exporting to China as well as receiving up-to-date information on current trading patterns with the country.  

Leicester-based specialist paint and decorating supplier Stuart Decorating Supplies Limited was snapped up by a national decorators’ merchant, for an undisclosed sum.  

M J Fisher (Mobile Vehicle Technician) and The Royal Chequers Chinese Restaurant are the Most Loved small businesses in Loughborough, according to a massive nationwide search run by TheBestOf to find the best local shops and companies in towns and cities across the UK.  

Loughborough Town Centre will be the focus of a major new campaign to encourage shoppers to buy locally and help combat the effects of the recession on small businesses and market traders.  

Leicestershire-based creative agency Voice Brand Design has moved into new offices after recording its most successful year.  

Phoenix Square has welcomed Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK) to one of its seven contemporary office studio spaces. The company is the first commercial tenant to move in, stating that it’s the modern and sustainable design, as well as the buzzing atmosphere which makes Phoenix Square fit its needs perfectly.  

De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester has been chosen to manage a £500K scheme to boost the job prospects of graduates across the East Midlands.  

This week a Leicestershire based company had two reasons to celebrate. The first a nomination in the Enterprise Through Innovation category of the Leicestershire Business Awards and the second the passing of a financial milestone as the seven man team see £1.5million in revenue from national and international markets coming into the county over the past five years.  

Pupils from Holly Hall Mathematics and Computing College, Dudley were appraised this week of the Health & Safety issues surrounding construction sites in a special presentation delivered by Loughborough-based contractor and developer, William Davis Ltd and Birmingham-based housing and regeneration group, Midland Heart.  

A women’s online footwear retailer set up by two De Montfort University (DMU) fashion graduates has been shortlisted for a Midlands business award.  

Leicestershire companies are learning Russian business language and culture at sessions across the East Midlands offered by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI).  

The management team at one of the Midlands’ leading Insurance brokers has taken a major stake in the company.  

A clever investment in additional laboratory equipment has steered Leicester based construction and regeneration consultancy Nicholls Colton away from recession woes and into a force to be reckoned with in its market  

Independent ladies fashion boutique, Polly’s is to expand its business in Leicester city centre with the acquisition of a new store in St Martins Square Shopping Centre.  

Mark Newton of Fisher German was quoted this week as saying “every farm will have a wind turbine within the next five years”. With the announcement of new Feed in Tariffs (FiTs) today, the quote is even more significant.  

A new housing project designed to help alleviate the shortfall of affordable homes by utilising pockets of derelict City Council land across Leicester is now complete and has been officially handed over by Loughborough-based contractor and developer William Davis Ltd to project partners East Midlands Housing (EMH)  

BSS Industrial has teamed up with The Prince’s Trust to hold a five week course for young people currently unemployed and wanting to gain experience of working in a construction-related industry.  

Business rates specialist Ruddle Merz, whose HQ is in Oakham, has boosted its board with the appointment of Finance Director Nick Turner FCCA.  

Midlands telecommunications company Solwise Telephony has been acquired by Scottish telecoms group Pinnacle in a half million pound deal which will strengthen Solwise and accelerate its business growth.  

The National Space Centre’s Space Academy team has been invited to take centre-stage at the world’s largest space education conference at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston .  

The University of Leicester is looking for organisations in the region to adopt an innovative ‘air fingerprinting’ device into their workplace.  

National commercial property consultancy, Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has been instructed to dispose of three Freehold industrial premises across Leicester totalling more than 63,000 sq ft.  

Operations Manager at Leicester’s Belmont Hotel, James Bowie, has completed his accreditation as a trainer for the Hospitality Skills Academy and is now licensed to deliver the ‘World Class Customer Service Excellence’ course supported by the British Hospitality Association, both in house and at other premises across the country.  

DESPITE the growth of major shopping centres and out of town retail outlets such as Highcross and Fosse Shopping Park, Leicester’s traditional high streets are maintaining their status as successful retail destinations  

British Olympic hopeful Kate Dennison’s new car is definitely poles apart from her previous one.  

Mercedes-Benz of Leicester has expanded its business to offer local car buyers a taste of one of the most unique and environmentally-compatible vehicles available.  

Mercedes-Benz of Leicester is urging car buyers to act now before the government calls time on the 15 per cent VAT rate in just a matter of days.  

Leicestershire coffee specialist Cherizena has unveiled a Christmas cracker with its new festive flavour.  

BIRMINGHAM-based jewellery retailer RockC & Co has opened a new format store in Leicester city centre in time for the Christmas shopping rush.  

NATIONAL commercial property consultancy, Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has smashed its ambitious target of raising £1,500 for charity following an impressive entry in this year’s Leicester Marathon.  

The Belmont Hotel in De Montfort Street, Leicester has just completed the refurbishment of another 20 bedrooms at a cost of over £100,000 in time for the busy Christmas season.  

A city networking event for creative companies will open its doors to businesses across all sectors during Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) (Monday 16 – Sunday 22 November).  

A Leicester-based Publishing and Marketing Services company is celebrating ten years of working with the United Nations.  

PRIMA’s flooring and access solutions have been used for many different applications over the years but none so unusual as two huge carpet sheep!  

De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester is encouraging enterprising students to compete for cash to get their business ideas off the ground and turn them into a reality during Global Entrepreneurship Week (16 – 22 November 2009).  

Leading merchant PTS has welcomed Kelvin Stevens to the role of Managing Director.  

Leicester Business School, based at De Montfort University (DMU), has received the highest levels of endorsement from industry bodies for its Accounting and Finance programme.  

BSS Industrial has teamed up with Big Foot – not the mythical monster but the building support systems company Big Foot Systems. The whole Big Foot range of feet and frames is now available within its own brand BOSSfix collection.  

Ruddle Merz, based in Oakham, is expanding its portfolio of commercial cost-saving services with the launch of a new division, RM Water Services.  

A Leicestershire based company has received funding through the Sustainable Construction Innovation Network (iNet) to help develop its range of smart technologies.  

A time capsule, designed to give children in 50 years time a sample of what life was like in 2009, has been buried on the site of a new £3.2m housing development in Burton-on-Trent.  

Pipeline and heating solution specialist BSS Industrial is now an official distributor of Buderus commercial heating systems, offering a range of high output fuel efficient products to the non-domestic and industrial sectors.  

A major historic building in the heart of Leicester’s Belgrave area is being transformed into a £9.8 million landmark development. Housing and regeneration group, LHA-ASRA is transforming the former Sangra textile building into 102 new homes, comprising 62 Extra Care apartments for older people and 40 affordable homes for rent and low-cost home ownership.  

Rutland based international educational exchange organisation, IEPUK Ltd, are set to ride out the recession after completely restructuring their organisation and developing new business in the Ukraine, with help from UK Trade & Investment and Business Link.  

Nick Padwick, one of the leading lights in the farming industry, took home the overall title, Farmers Weekly Farmer of the Year at the 2009 Farmers Weekly Awards held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel.  

The Avenue represents the largest single scheme in the UK’s National Coalfields Programme and is presently one of Western Europe’s most heavily contaminated areas of land.  

The UK's most important international conference for ethnic minority businesses, organised by De Montfort University (DMU), is to be held in Leicester.  

Continuing to diversify its offering to the HVAC market, BSS Industrial has partnered with key manufacturers across the industry to provide a new flexible off-site prefabrication solution to its customers.  

THE effects of the global economic downturn have ricocheted across all sectors of Leicestershire’s commercial property market over the past 18 months, with nowhere more prevalent than the freehold sector.  

De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Business Studies degree.  

Networking organisation Leicester Young Professionals marked its last event of the year with a cocktail and canapés evening, held in the austere surroundings of the City Rooms.  

Researchers behind a pioneering navigation device which can tune into different satellite networks around the world have scooped an award for innovation.  

Orange and T-Mobile have announced in recent days a deal to create the UK’s largest mobile phone operator reports Chris Hicks of Fisher German Chartered Surveyors.  

With a continuous stream of second-hand stock returning to the market as a result of downsizing, corporate failures, and mergers and acquisitions, national commercial property consultancy, Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has warned businesses not to become complacent and underestimate the difficulties involved in disposing of unwanted accommodation.  

Leicestershire based PTS has joined forces with OLCI Construction Training to become the sole supplier to its 13 nationwide training centres, enabling it to offer exclusive discounts to PTS account customers.  

Leicester’s Victoria Park and DeMontfort Hall has just played host to the ninth annual Summer Sundae weekender this month and local company, PRIMA Hire Ltd helped shore things up under foot by providing access to all key areas.  

When Leicestershire-based flooring and access solutions provider, PRIMA was called to supply their award-winning PRIMA Terra-Tech instant roadway to a local junior school little did they know a piece of history would be uncovered.  

The Leicester office of national commercial property consultancy, Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH), announced this week that it is aiming to raise £1,500 for children’s medical research charity, Sparks.  

IT firm Formation Software was snapped up by market leading specialist IRIS Software Group, for an undisclosed sum.  

A cash prize of £10,000 is to be given to two De Montfort University alumni at the annual Creative Thinking Awards next week (25 August) to highlight the wealth of imaginative innovation among graduates.  

A trio of site managers at Loughborough-based William Davis Homes has again been successful in achieving the coveted Pride in the Job Quality Awards run by the National House Building Council (NHBC).  

Hinckley based PTS is backing an industry call for the Government to introduce a boiler scrappage scheme.  

Burbage Holiday Group, one of the UK’s premier holiday accommodation providers is enjoying a busy British summer season despite the weather, thanks to Leicester-based KPW obtaining planning approval for a re-development project in just four short weeks!  

A Leicestershire printer has introduced a range of environmental quality standards to beat the economic downturn.  

Contractor and developer, William Davis Limited joined with local dignitaries, project partners and residents recently, to celebrate the completion of the first phase of a £135m housing regeneration scheme in Sheffield.  

Leicester Libraries have teamed up with the regional Business Link service and opened its doors to help budding entrepreneurs access the best resources available.  

Leading merchant PTS whose headquarters are in Leicester has been presented with an award by its largest customer British Gas. The accolade recognises its exceptional performance when making deliveries and its high standard of overall customer service.  

Depressed and unemployed, Mary Buxton, 52, a widow from Leicester, had spent five years looking for work until a euro-funded course gave her food for thought.  

De Montfort University (DMU), one of the UK’s most dynamic Higher Education institutions, has instructed national commercial property consultancy, Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) to bring to the market more than 70,000 sq ft of accommodation located close to its main campus on the fringe of Leicester city centre.  

Leicestershire's economy is set to receive a significant boost with the announcement that a landmark office scheme in Leicester city centre has attracted its third tenant, and most significant yet.  

After signing an agreement with local retail property developer Hammerson, to create a new vibrant gastropub called The Almanack in Leicester ’s city centre, multi awarding-winning pub company Peach has put out a call to action to all local entrepreneurs who are currently looking for their next challenge.  

Hinckley based healthcare company Sea-Band Ltd is sailing through the recession with increasing exports – thanks to the help of UK Trade & Investment.  

Three of the four inspirational showhomes that were built as part of a Leicestershire “show village” by Miller Homes have been released for sale.  

After a competitive tender process, Midlands law firm Weightmans has been appointed in three out of five LOTs for the provision of legal services to Leicestershire Constabulary.  

Loughborough Building Society has appointed Gary Brebner as its new chief executive.  

The Belmont Hotel in De Montfort Street, Leicester has appointed David Bailey as Head Chef. David, 40, is married and lives in Oakham.  

Prima Direct – the Leicestershire-based manufacturer and supplier of flooring and access systems – has been given a huge pat on the back by the National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA).  

Plans have been approved by a special board to invest more than £11 million over the next year into the local economy to minimise the effect of the recession.  

A security print solution firm has just landed a major deal with an American law firm, thanks to ongoing help and support from UK Trade & Investment.  

A new Court of Appeal ruling over an heiresses’ pre-nuptial agreement has highlighted their value and could help pave the way for them to become legally binding in England and Wales  

Data links at this year’s Glastonbury Festival were music to the ears of organisers, thanks to a Midlands company who supply high quality data and ADSL lines among other telecoms services.  

Top professional services firms return to the crease and go into bat for good causes again this summer, when they compete for the third year of the RBS Leicestershire Corporate Cricket League.  

Project partners gathered on site at the former Staffordshire County Council Trading Standards Building in Burton-Upon-Trent this week to observe the final stage of demolition in the presence of the Mayor of East Staffordshire, Geoff Morrison.  

Leicestershire-based Power On Connections, the UK’s leading independent connections provider for electrical infrastructure to commercial developments, has commenced works to supply the electrical connections for the new Caterpillar Stand at Leicester Tigers Welford Road stadium.  

Local families in Loughborough, Leicestershire walked away with a smile on their faces last weekend after attending a special open day organised as part of National Smile Month celebrations.  

Less than two years after setting up Husky USA, Lutterworth-based Husky Group has achieved the highest approval rating possible to sell Husky products officially in the US.  

Leicester-based KPW Architects, one of the East Midlands leading architectural practices, has signed a contract to design a new care facility in Kibworth, Leicestershire on behalf of self unlimited  

Shane Cross, a trainee technologist at Leicester’s KPW Architects, one of the East Midlands leading architectural practices, has got the X Factor!  

The results of an international survey carried out by a Leicestershire based company supports suggestions that the first stage of economic recovery is underway. The study focused on trading comparisons and predictions in a range of manufacturing companies and was carried out by Darian, a global outsourcing company based in Market Harborough.  

Bildurn Properties has started work on an exciting regeneration project, supported by Leicester City Council, within Leicester’s Cultural Quarter, designed as a home to the city’s growing creative businesses.  

ACTING on behalf of Leicestershire County Council, national commercial property consultancy, Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH), has sold 1.29 acres of industrial land in Wigston, Leicester.  

A £1 million refurbishment programme recently undertaken at a landmark office building in Leicester has proved extremely popular with a number of local and regional businesses, helping breathe life into the beleaguered commercial property market.  

The Belmont Hotel in Leicester’s De Montfort Street is celebrating 75 years of independent ownership by the Bowie family in June 2009.  

A leading supplier of digital business telephone systems has appointed Lichfield-based consultancy Ian Strachan Communications Ltd to handle its press relations.  

One of the world’s largest televisions, with a giant 103-inch screen, will soon be available from a Leicester specialist.  

Olympic javelin medallist Steve Backley will return to Loughborough University to deliver a keynote speech at a business conference designed to encourage exporting in the East Midlands.  

Leicester based company ‘Kitchenmonkey.co.uk Ltd’ has been celebrating, as the whole team were thrilled that they have been awarded the prestigious food label ‘produced in the UK National Forest’.  

Rieke Packaging Systems Limited was able to grow its sales turnover from £12.9m to just over £20m with help from HighGrowth East Midlands.  

AN ORGANIC baby products firm is growing its reputation and turnover thanks to help and advice from UK Trade & Investment.