Unity Trust Bank strengthens national expansion with new Regional Director News Unity Trust Bank has appointed a new Regional Director for the North, John Copping, to support its national expansion strategy.
Prestigious awards to be presented to medical experts News The countdown is on for a glittering night of celebration as experts from the world of health and science prepare for the Medilink awards.
Partner scoops Lawyer of the Year award News A partner at a Midlands law firm has been crowned Lawyer of the Year in a nationwide awards scheme that celebrates the cream of the country’s legal talent.
Lakeview Manor lodge park and hotel sold News Purchased by Lakeshore Leisure Group Ltd off a £1.8 million asking price
Resilient Bristol office market well positioned for 2020 News Final quarter of 2019 saw city centre prime rents reach a new high, and notable take-up of 332,000 sq ft
The Very Group to raise £600k to give more children one-to-one reading support News Children’s reading charity Coram Beanstalk was unveiled as The Very Group’s new partner at a dinner at the digital retailer’s Liverpool headquarters last night (11 February 2020).
Warrington Land On Developer’s Wish List News THE homebuilder behind three successful developments in the Warrington area is keen to acquire additional land to satisfy demand.
Malcolm Wilson, OBE, shares experience of building world-class business in Cumbria News Carlisle Youth Zone was joined by Malcolm Wilson, former rally driver and current owner of World Rally team and constructor M-Sport,
GForces announces charitable partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support. News Leader in automotive ecommerce names UK’s leading source of cancer support as official charity
Funding for over 19,000 new homes secured as Birmingham law firm reveals its social impact News Anthony Collins Solicitors reveals details of its annual social impact
Tamworth Assembly Rooms preserved for future generations as ribbon cut on refurbished theatre News The ribbon has been cut at the new look Tamworth Assembly Rooms following a £5million project to extend, refurbish and modernise the 130-year-old theatre.
Development Bank Of Wales Invests In Mobile Payments Innovator Yimba News £250,000 investment to boost development of advanced payment personalisation products
Solicitor apprentice welcomed at leading South West law firm News Stephens Scown LLP isexcited to be amongst the first law firms in the South West to employ a solicitor apprentice,
Butcombe Brewery Triumphs At This Year’s Great Sausage Roll Off News Two of Butcombe Brewery’s head chefs have scooped prizes in this year’s Great Sausage Roll Off.
Travel Counsellors smashes sales records for second time News Travel Counsellors is celebrating after smashing the company’s sales records, breaking through the £5 million barrier for the second time in its 25-year history last week.
Major Manchester Regeneration Scheme Celebrates Five Year Anniversary News One Smithfield Square, the important final piece in the £120m regeneration scheme of Smithfield, Manchester, has enjoyed significant capital growth in the five years since its completion.
North West’s listed companies add £6.4bn as values continue to soar News The North West’s listed companies continued to increase their value in the final quarter of 2019, adding £6.4bn to their total market capitalisation, according to Deloitte.
Top Employer status for tech firm CDL News Stockport-based tech firm, CDL, has been awarded the prestigious Top Employers certification for the fourth consecutive year
OGL Computer reveals top tech priorities and concerns for Midlands SMEs News Kidderminster-based IT services provider OGL Computer has revealed the top technology concerns and priorities in its new report:
AMH Material Handling increases e-commerce throughput for Selfridges & Co at DHL facility News AMH Material Handling has completed a total of three projects for DHL with a combined value of £600,000 at its Hams Hall site in Birmingham.
Ambitious creative studios plan in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter News A heritage regeneration company has put forward bold plans to revitalise an under-used area of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter,
Altec & Victoria becomes employee owned News A small family run business based in Victoria near St Austell is the latest Cornish firm to become employee owned.
Valves Online Bring Valves & Actuation to the South West with new ‘Innovation Centre’ News One of the UK’s first and fasted growing e-commerce companies has opened its new headquarters near Plymouth, bringing leading valves and actuation to the South West.
Fast Growth Sees Paragon’s Bristol Team Double To Eight Whilst Advising On 3.65m Sq Ft Of Surveys And Projects News Building and project consultancy Paragon’s Bristol office has doubled its team in size to eight people after experiencing fast growth in the 14 months since it launched in the city.
Senior members of Worcestershire tech firm appointed as local Enterprise Advisers News Two senior employees from Malvern based tech firm, Payara Services Ltd, have recently been appointed as Enterprise Advisers for The Chase High School in Worcestershire.
Law firm mfg acts on successful six-figure Fastfit buy-out deal News A Midlands law firm has advised on the management takeover of a UK vehicle fleet accessories installer.
Stepnell Salutes Disabled Veterans With Specialist Care Home Completion News COMPLETE construction partner Stepnell has finished a new, high specification care facility in High Wycombe for the charity Royal Star & Garter,
Olivier reaches finals in Food Reader Awards News OLIVIER Certain has this month (January, 2020) made it to the finals in the Food Reader Awards in the Best Chef category.
Bristol innovation hub Future Space appoints new centre director News Bristol-based science and tech hub Future Space has appointed Laura Crocken Stevens as its new centre director.
Skipton Business Finance announces new Interim Finance Director News Skipton Business Finance has announced Graham Bowie as Interim Finance Director. Graham has been part of the Skipton Building Society Group for just under ten years.
Collaboration and peer-to-peer learning boosts confidence to innovate amongst North West manufacturers News New jobs, the implementation of ground breaking technology and higher productivity are the likely outcomes at the culmination of an innovative technology programme designed to stimulate digital revolution amongst manufacturers in the North West.
Visualsoft embarks on North East and Northern recruitment drive News Ecommerce agency on the hunt for 11 developers across its Manchester, Newcastle and Stockton offices
A Step Closer For Stepnell As Vulcan Works Tops Out News WORK on an ambitious development for Northampton’s creative businesses has moved a step closer to completion after Stepnell and Northampton Borough Council held a topping out ceremony (29 January).
In-Comm Training ‘Open Day’ set to attract hundreds of potential apprentices News Hundreds of young people looking for a career in engineering and manufacturing are set to descend on Aldridge next month as part of a special Open Day.
Autonomous pods SWARM together like bees in world first demonstration News Autonomous pods born in Coventry are now able to swarm together in a world first, thanks to research by WMG at the University of Warwick in partnership with Aurrigo and Milton Keynes council.
Osborne Clarke announces Bristol office move to Halo, set to be one of the UK’s greenest office buildings News First pre-let for developer Cubex at Halo, part of its successful Finzels Reach regeneration scheme
AHR bolsters Bristol team with regional director appointment News Building consultancy and architecture practice AHR has appointed Tom Murphy as regional director at its Bristol office, as it continues its strong growth across the region.
Multi-Million Pound Investment Powers Expansion At North East Food Waste Recycling Plant News WASTE recycling and sustainability firm, Warrens Emerald Biogas, is set to ramp up its processing capacity at its plant by 40 percent following a multi-million pound cash injection.
People Matters HR shortlisted for four industry awards News Leading Bury HR consultancy People Matters HR are celebrating after being shortlisted in four categories of a prestigious industry award.
Aldermore Funds Manchester Fashion And Footwear Brand Specialists, Northern Sole News Aldermore, the specialist bank, has agreed a new funding deal with Northern Sole Supply Co Limited, the fashion, accessories and footwear brand specialists.
Cocogreen Receives Almost £5m Funding Package Raised By Cowgills Amid Ambitious Plans For Future Growth News >Cocogreen, the world’s largest supplier of coir substrate products, has received a £4.75m funding package raised by the North West’s leading independent firms of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors,
REVEALED: Skills drain from Lancashire sees the region lose billions of pounds each year News Research from UCLAN’s Lancashire Institute for Economic and Business Research uncovers the seven factors costing the region millions of pounds per year
Bank listens to views from public at Citizens’ Panel event in Coventry News People from across the West Midlands gathered in Coventry to share their views on the state of the economy with Bank of England officials.
NEC wins three-year deal for use of outdoor space News Cure Leukaemia has chosen to host its annual fundraising event at the NEC, to take advantage of the venue’s outdoor event space.
The British Heart Foundation helps teach Bristol drivers delivering Amazon parcels lifesaving CPR News The British Heart Foundation (BHF) today announced that it is helping to train drivers who deliver parcels to Amazon customers across Bristol in lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR),
Bristol Based Carterwood Announce Team Promotions News Bristol’s health & social care experts, Carterwood, have started the new decade by promoting seven members of their team in recognition of their significant contributions over the previous year.
£36 million land deal to create new community News A joint venture between Wainhomes Severn Valley and South Gloucestershire Council will deliver up to 327 new homes in the south of the county.
European Car Hire Firm Appoints Cotswold PR Agency To Fuel UK Business Growth News DriiveMe, the UK’s first £1 one-way car rental company, has appointed Gloucestershire-based agency, Wonderer PR, to manage its communications strategy and support UK business growth in the year ahead.
Second floor at 2530 Aztec West taken by Kuehne + Nagel News Comprehensive refurbishment of entire 22,000 sq ft building taking place
New investment drive is a perfect 160th birthday present for Corbetts the Galvanizers News One of the UK’s oldest hot dip galvanizing specialists is celebrating a major birthday in 2020 by pressing the button on a £300,000 investment drive.
IA Architect Begins Building Birmingham’s Future News Intervention Architecture’s (IA) project architect Marina Strotz, who is behind some of the city’s most exciting design projects, has been announced as the new President of the Birmingham Architectural Association.
Stagecoach Unveils People-Powered New Look Buses As It Marks 40 Years Of Connecting Communities News Stagecoach introduces permanent new-look bus design, shaped by customer research calling for a more simplified and modern service
SETsquared Bristol celebrate record £58 million turnover and founder diversity News SETsquared Bristol is delighted to announce that its 80+ tech startup and scaleup members have collectively achieved record turnover revenues exceeding £58 million in 2019.
Women in the Law UK announces key dates in 2020 events programme News Full-day conferences to take place in March and November
Post-War Textiles Testing Machine Makes History News Textiles research and testing group Shirley Technologies Limited is marking its 100th anniversary by donating a machine invented in its Leeds laboratories in the 1940s to Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum.
Get Ahead VA welcomes new regional director for South Yorkshire News Award-winning virtual agency Get Ahead VA is delighted to welcome a new regional director for South Yorkshire to support businesses in Barnsley,
Swan in Gastropub top 50 for 4th year running – this time at number 31 News THE SWAN at Bampton is celebrating this week after being named for the fourth year running as one of the top 50 gastropubs in the country at an industry-wide awards ceremony in Kent recently.
Law firm supports Cornwall’s Social Entrepreneurs News A leading Cornish law firm is lending its support to Cornwall's social entrepreneurs by arming them with information on employment law, governance and intellectual property.
New Flexible Nursery For Bridgwater Families News A new nursery offering flexible childcare is opening in Bridgwater in Spring 2020
Mason Advisory listed in FT’s UK Leading Management Consultancies 2020 report News MediaCityUK's Mason Advisory has been named as one of the UK’s Leading Management Consultancies in Financial Times’ special report today (29thJanuary).