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Malmaison Birmingham has welcomed two new members of staff on board, just in time for the peak summer season. The boutique hotel has hired Arron Wincott as hotel manager and Stephanie Taylor as sales manager and hopes that this will help continue its sales drive. The group has already exceeded its sales projections…

A new Commercial team has been introduced at The Ticket Factory (TTF) – tasked with creating more sales opportunities and driving profitability throughout the business. The news comes as Chris Pile, previously Consumer Sales and Marketing Director for the ticketing company, is appointed as Commercial Director. …

Midland Heart’s new £18.2m housing development on Old Saffron Lane, Leicester has welcomed its first tenants. Built on the site of the disused St Mary’s allotments at Aylestone, the development will eventually provide 125 homes of mixed types, sizes and tenures, including 51 at affordable rent and 36 for shared…

Following a topping out ceremony in April to mark further progress, national property and construction consultancy Wakemans reports that 3 Glass Wharf, Bristol’s premier office development, is on track for completion by the end of the year. Wakemans is acting as employer’s agent, quantity surveyor and CDM…

Thursfields Solicitors has advised wireless broadband supplier Airband on securing investment of £16 million through the National Digital Infrastructure Fund (NDIF) which supplies superfast and ultrafast broadband to rural areas. The investment will enable Airband to expand its network to an additional 50,000…

Law firm mfg Solicitors has expanded into Birmingham after announcing it has concluded a deal to merge with an historic city legal practice. mfg, which has five offices across Worcestershire and Shropshire, has merged with Pearson Rowe, a two-partner firm which employs 13 staff at its offices in St Paul’s Square.…

Following a topping out ceremony in April to mark further progress, national property and construction consultancy Wakemans reports that 3 Glass Wharf, Bristol’s premier office development, is on track for completion by the end of the year. Wakemans is acting as employer’s agent, quantity surveyor and CDM…

Work to transform a six acre former council site into an all-affordable housing development close to Nuneaton town centre is now underway.  The St Mary’s Road site is among a number of exciting new developments in the pipeline between leading housing association Midland Heart and Derby-based developer Partner…

Warwickshire’s Purity Brewing Company has racked up five medals at the 2018 International Beer Challenge (IBC).   The IBC rewards and promotes excellent brews from around the world, providing brewers with a platform to showcase their beers amongst 30 different countries across more than 70 categories.  …

SDL Auctions has been shortlisted as one of the best suppliers to the property industry. The property auctioneer is one of only ten companies named in the large category shortlist for the EA Masters events which celebrates the estate agency industry’s favourite suppliers. Over 4,000 votes were cast by British estate…

Celebrities turned out to a Warwickshire hotel as they supported a charity night hosted by a plumbing and heating specialist. Wolseley Infrastructure played host to its third annual charity night held at Coombe Abbey Hotel as part of the fundraising for its chosen charity of the year. The event was supported by…

Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Express & Star are teaming up to recruit a ‘Wolf Pack’ to take part in the Simplyhealth Great Birmingham Run for Cure Leukaemia in support of goalkeeper Carl Ikeme who recently announced he is in full remission. It is over 12 months since the Nigerian International goalkeeper,…

Storyteller, has put its name firmly on the map, having raised nearly £3,000 since January 2018, showing that balancing between profit and philanthropy is attainable for modern-minded businesses. Storyteller is a purpose driven business with a direct social mission; focusing on using its travel accessory products to…

Next has opened one of its biggest stores in the UK as part of intu Merry Hill’s multi-million-pound transformation programme. The opening on Tuesday (14th August) was attended by eager shoppers and comes ahead of owner intu’s plans to spend more than £100 million refurbishing the Brierley Hill shopping…

Midland Heart’s new £18.2m housing development on Old Saffron Lane, Leicester has welcomed its first tenants. Built on the site of the disused St Mary’s allotments at Aylestone, the development will eventually provide 125 homes of mixed types, sizes and tenures, including 51 at affordable rent and 36 for shared…

Celebrities turned out to a Warwickshire hotel as they supported a charity night hosted by a plumbing and heating specialist. Wolseley Infrastructure played host to its third annual charity night held at Coombe Abbey Hotel as part of the fundraising for its chosen charity of the year. The event was supported by…

A 2,500 sq ft  product manufacturing incubator on the Manufacturing Technology Centre campus at Ansty Park in Coventry has been officially opened by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Philip Hammond as he announced £780 million extra funding for innovation and technology. The new Sopwith Building is set to…

Trakm8, a leading telematics and data supplier to global markets, is expanding into a new manufacturing facility. The Company will invest circa £1.5 million in a new 1,500sq m factory, increasing its production capacity to around 1 million telematics devices per annum. The investment in automated assembly and test…

Launched towards the end of 2017, Shropshire’s first wine school has already brought owner Gary Carter’s enthusiasm and knowledge of wine to hundreds of people, both experienced and novices in the world of wine tasting. Following a final accreditation process, Shropshire Wine School is proud to announce it is now…

Construction students studying at South & City College Birmingham now have the chance to enhance their industry skills further, thanks to a £10,000 donation from the National Federation of Builders (NFB) – the construction industry’s longest established trade association.  The college received the…