Loyal Dynex Semiconductor employee Ann Saunders – who will have worked for the company for 50 years next January – is on cloud nine after shaking hands with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh!  

Nottinghamshire’s Abacus Lighting has supplied Trust Stadium Arena in Waitakere, Auckland with New Zealand’s first based-hinged lighting columns as part of an iconic new floodlighting scheme at the famous sporting venue.  

Inviron, the leading building services and facilities management provider, is a great place to work. But don’t take our word for it - ask the five members of staff who are all about to reach an impressive milestone of 21 years service with the company.  

Two former classmates have joined forces to start a new business committed to increasing the safety of electricity in the home.  

A Warwickshire based company is leading the way in renewable energy installations after gaining Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accreditation.  

A Redditch Electrical Engineering specialist, MSE Mechanical & Electrical Services has appointed two new apprentices thanks to Birmingham Electrical Training (BET) and the Government Employer Grant Scheme.  

Stourbridge mechanical and electrical company Kershaw Mechanical Services has been awarded a new £1.3m school contract.  

High-technology electronic design consultancy, Partner Electronics Limited, is moving to larger business premises in Silverstone.  

Lincoln electrical contractor Brook & Mayo has something extra to celebrate this Christmas as the family-run firm marks its 40th anniversary.  

Health and safety officials could put a damper on Christmas for many shops and businesses in the West Midlands this year if they decide to crack down on untested fairy lights and Father Xmas figures.  

The West Midlands should escape the worst of the rating revaluation, an expert has predicted. Nevertheless Redditch-based property consultancy John Truslove is warning that rating cowboys will again be doing the rounds making promises they will never keep.  

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.  

A Shrewsbury entrepreneur is staving off the challenges of the recession by growing sales and is hoping that a move to new premises will help it break the £1m barrier for the first time in its history.  

East Midlands Development Agency (emda) has been helping a call centre to recruit hundreds of new staff for its operation in Nottingham.