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David Curtis, Land Steward for the Duchy of Cornwall, is the new Chairman of CLA’s Herefordshire branch. Coming from a farming background, David gained a Diploma in Rural Estate Management at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, and subsequently qualified with both the Royal Institution of Chartered…

A leading West Midlands law firm has made three key appointments as part of a strategic expansion drive that will see it grow 20% in 2017. Talbots, which employs 200 people across seven offices in the Black Country and Worcestershire, has recruited high profile solicitors Ian Bond and Jagdip Bains as Head of Trusts…

 Legal experts at a Telford firm are celebrating 10 successful years of an initiative that’s reaching clients right across the UK. The team at Martin-Kaye Solicitors, in Euston Way, initially launched their ALPHA service – a bespoke employment law and human resources package – after months of intensive research…

Midlands law firm The Wilkes Partnership has announced the promotion of three new partners – Ann-Marie Aston, Mark Hodgson and Andrew Watts – as part of its 2017 promotions. Mark Abrol, managing partner at The Wilkes Partnership, comments: “After a period of growth since the beginning of 2017, which has seen the…

maber architects, a top 100 UK practice with a office in Birmingham, has won the Building Information Modelling (BIM) Project of The Year Award for the second year running at the 2017 Graphisoft Awards. The prize was awarded for maber’s work on the Isaac Newton Building at the University of Lincoln. Simon Graham,…

  An Alcester construction firm is growing its workforce and expanding its fleet to celebrate its 25th anniversary, with the support of a £75,000 asset finance facility from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Arden Construction, based on Springfield Business Park, is a construction, building maintenance, and…

Quinton Business Park has secured the largest office letting on the M5 corridor for 2017. Birmingham independent commercial property agency KWB has let 10,053 sq ft in Building 7 Quinton Business Park, 7 Ridgeway, Birmingham, B32 1AF, to Lovell Construction on a new institutional length lease.  Harris Lamb advised…

Organic growth and the provision of new services has boosted annual turnover by more than one third at Birmingham independent commercial property agency KWB. Best known for its West Midlands’ office agency and professional work, in the past 12 months KWB has launched an industrial agency and grown its Property…

The application deadline for the Black Country Chamber of Commerce Awards 2017 is fast approaching, with businesses from across the region being encouraged to submit their entries ahead of the deadline on Friday 30th June. With 12 award categories that cover a wide range of sectors and capacities, our Annual Awards…

  The stunning new Remembrance Centre – built by Stepnell – at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire has been honoured with a string of architectural and construction awards. Designed by Glenn Howells Architects, the impressive £15.7 million building featuring has significantly enhanced…

Manchester Airport is giving the people of Birmingham the chance to win a luxury holiday as it opens up its first ever pop up shop in the Great Western Arcade today. Situated in the Great Western Arcade the shop opens on Wednesday 14th June and will house interactive travel themed games where shoppers can also win a…

Aldi UK has confirmed that its new store in Nuneaton will create 15 full and part time jobs when it opens on 27th July. The new 1,140 sqm store on Weddington Road, which is one of over 60 Aldi is opening nationally this year, will be the second store in the town and will have 100 car parking spaces. Aldi employees…

  International accountancy firm Mazars hosted the Birmingham Professional Services (BPS) Aspire summer barbecue on the terrace of its offices at 45 Church Street in the heart of the city’s professional quarter. Guests were welcomed by Mazars partner Stephen Lewis. BPS Aspire is the membership network for young…

  The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), the world’s leading professional marketing body, champion of customer engagement and best practice, hosted a sell-out conference at Aston Business School on 14 June.  Eight five senior marketers from across the Midlands enjoyed an interactive day sharing insights…

As part of the MakeGreat campaign organise by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, we’ve launched a further step-by-step guide as part of a series of guidance, to help businesses secure the funds required to develop their workforce and embed the right skills to ensure improved productivity and business growth.…

Manufacturers across the West Midlands need a smooth transition to a post-Brexit Britain if they are to continue boosting regional economic growth, according to specialists at Allied Irish Bank (GB) (“AIB (GB)”). At a recent economic briefing in Birmingham for regional manufacturers, Oliver Mangan, Chief Economist…

Staff at a Shropshire accountancy firm who raised almost £3,500 with their annual charity efforts have donated the cash to two local causes. The team at Dyke Yaxley Chartered Accountants, in Old Potts Way, Shrewsbury, choose two charities every year and take part in a whole host of fund-raising events to bring in…

Drayton Manor Park welcomed over 8,000 visitors (and 259 packed lunches) on Wednesday 14th June from visitors to KidsOut charity’s annual ‘Big Day Out’ on their 28th year and biggest gathering to date. This UK wide event has over 40,000 children visiting attractions around the country and Drayton Manor Park was…

On Wednesday 17th May, school leaders from across the West Midlands once again gathered for the highly-anticipated West Midlands School Leaders Annual Conference. The focus of the day was on how the educational landscape is changing and ways that school leaders can get involved to drive the agenda for this new…

One of Europe’s leading independent digital learning companies, Sponge UK, has maximised its growth with the support of innovative language experts, Comtec Translations. Working with an increasing number of global clients, many of them household names like Tesco, GlaxoSmithKline, the United Nations and Toyota,…