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  Leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has announced the appointment of Elaine Shiels as its new private client tax partner in Birmingham. Elaine, ATT (Fellow) and CTA, joins RSM following 28 years with EY. Her appointment strengthens the firms existing advisory position as it expands its private client…

  Midlands law firm Lodders has recruited construction law specialist Paul Wilson as a partner. Wilson’s appointment and construction sector and law expertise adds a new specialism to Lodders portfolio and represents a strategic expansion of the firm’s real estate offering that complements its existing…

  National property and construction consultancy Wakemans is helping the UK’s first budget hotel chain, Travelodge, to build its presence across the West Midlands and is on-site building a new hotel in Solihull. Wakemans is acting as tenant’s agent on Solihull Sapphire Court Travelodge, which is…

  Liberty Property Trust has acquired a pre-let industrial unit at the £120 million Worcester Six business park as it begins an ambitious investment and development drive. The real estate company has acquired the 140,000 sq ft building where Kimal Plc, a market leader in developing and manufacturing a range of…

  Midlands law firm Lodders has recruited construction law specialist Paul Wilson as a partner. Wilson’s appointment and construction sector and law expertise adds a new specialism to Lodders portfolio and represents a strategic expansion of the firm’s real estate offering that complements its existing…

Browne Jacobson has advised The Mission Marketing Group plc on its successful acquisition of London based creative communications agency Krow Communications Ltd. The deal is for an initial consideration of £2.75m which will be funded from existing cash reserves; this could rise to £14.5m dependent on growth…

Wilmott Dixon’s trailblazing approach to prioritising its people’s health and wellbeing, encouraging young diverse talent, pioneering digital technology in construction and delivering the £18m National College for High Speed Rail, has earned it four gongs at the West Midlands Celebrating Construction Awards. The…

The Celebrating Construction Awards is a celebration of innovation, best practice and expertise in the Midlands region. The West Midlands Celebrating Construction Awards showcased innovative solutions and ground-breaking developments from across the region at a high-profile awards ceremony at the ICC Birmingham on 13…

Busy Bees, the leading provider of childcare in the UK, has been announced as the recipient of the inaugural Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Promoting Opportunity. The royal accolade, handed out in honour of the Queen’s 93rd birthday, recognises the organisation’s social mobility programme and commitment to…

Innovation and the creation of high quality organic products for babies is at the heart of Green Sheep Group, so there was much celebration when the Midlands based business discovered it was to receive the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The award was presented to the Green Sheep Group for its innovative products and…

The first ever Family Festival is coming to Brindleyplace this summer with a host of free activities taking place across the estate for visitors of all ages to enjoy, including street dance workshops and penalty shootout challenges with the Birmingham City Football Club mascot Beau. Sponsored by Deutsche Bank, the…

A Shropshire cycling team is travelling to Europe this weekend to take part in the Giro Sardegna road race – a six day event taking place in Sardinia from April 22. Four members of the Rhino Velo Race Team, run by Chris Pook of Estate Agents Cooper Green Pooks and Ben Lawrence of Beaumont Lawrence Chartered…

Following the success of the 2015 Selfridges Project Ocean campaign, which saw all single-use plastic water bottles removed from its Birmingham and other stores – this year, Selfridges wants to inspire the whole of the UK to follow suit by banning single-use plastic carbonated drinks. The soft drinks industry needs…

Aldi, the UK’s favourite supermarket*, has completed the second stage of its head office expansion and submitted new plans to further extend the site.  This latest investment of £70m has added more than 150,000 sq ft to Aldi’s Warwickshire Head Office, including new facilities such as Aldi’s ‘Taste…

A Shropshire vehicle enthusiast group, which has been running for more than 30 years, has raised the impressive total of £160,000 to date to give to local charities. The Mid Shropshire Vintage Club, which hosts a number of events throughout the year for its members and the public including the two day Annual Family…

  One of Britain’s most loved sporting personalities will be helping a Coventry company to hit the £100,000 fundraising target for Support Our Paras from its annual star-studded golf day. Frank Bruno MBE, former WBC Heavyweight Boxing World Champion, will be the special guest and dinner speaker at the sixth…

EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has today launched the 10th annual Future Manufacturing Awards, designed to find our local unsung manufacturing heroes and outstanding apprentices. Midlands manufacturers and apprentices are being urged to put themselves forward for prestigious regional business awards that…

A Black Country manufacturer has signaled its intentions for future growth by placing a major order at MACH 2018 today. Clamason Industries, which produces precision metal components and assemblies, announced a £1m total project investment with Bruderer UK to secure its largest ever press that will be used to target…

  On Friday 18th May school leaders from across the region will once again gather for the West Midlands School Leaders Annual Conference: The School Led System – Getting Down to Business, #WMschooled. Launched in 2015, and now the most anticipated West Midlands school leaders event of the year, #WMschoolled…

  Key Cities, a collaboration of 20 mid-sized cities across the UK, has agreed a partnership with the Business Services Association (BSA) to deliver a range of initiatives to promote current and future skills development – a core driver of the UK’s economic growth. The BSA and Key Cities will deliver three…