A Warwickshire MP has urged the Government to provide certainty as quickly as possible when it comes to the local council structures in the county. Sir Jeremy Wright KC, the MP for Kenilworth and Southam, was speaking at the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce’s Mid-Warwickshire Local Business Forum. The forum, which was held at […]
A major new report has set out a clear route for increasing UK participation in offshore wind castings and forgings supply chains, with the potential to create over 10,800 new jobs and generate up to £14.6billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) by 2050. Published by the Cast Metals Federation (CMF) and the Offshore Wind Growth […]
A Northamptonshire-based asbestos consultancy, which has recruited and developed a new generation of industry professionals, has been named a finalist in the Northamptonshire Business Excellence Awards. Acorn Analytical Services has been shortlisted for Employer of the Year after demonstrating how its investment in training, career development, employee wellbeing and recognition awards has helped create an […]
Mills & Reeve has strengthened its venture capital (VC) team with the appointment of corporate lawyer, Peter Mayhew. Peter has been appointed as partner, joining Mills & Reeve from Shakespeare Martineau. He brings significant VC experience to the firm, having built a strong network across the Birmingham, Oxford and London markets. He also has particular […]
Business confidence in Coventry and Warwickshire showed signs of recovery in the third quarter of the year according to a new survey with firms. Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce’s latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) showed that the outlook for the regional economy had improved and that businesses were more confident than three months before. […]
A Derbyshire-based furniture company is helping a Yorkshire hospitality business reduce it’s maintenance costs with durable outdoor furniture made from 100% recycled plastic. TDP, a family-run business, has been supplying Sandburn Hall Estate with outdoor furniutre for around five years, helping the business reduce the time and money spent on maintaining furniutre across it’s 1,000 […]
Environment Bank, the nation’s leading biodiversity gains specialist, has announced the launch of Melbourne and Weston-on-Trent Habitat Bank in Derbyshire, adding more than 120 acres of land to its growing national network of nature recovery sites. Situated east of Burton-on-Trent along the banks of the River Trent, a haven for biodiversity, the paired Habitat Bank […]
Derby’s Cathedral Quarter and St Peters Quarter Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) have published the prospectus outlining their ambitious plans to merge into a single Derby BID, which will also include the Becketwell area adjacent to the current BID areas. The 24-page document has been posted to 1000 businesses across the city and comes after a […]
Two local MPs representing the north of Warwickshire say they want the Government to stick to the original plan for local council changes in the area. Jodie Gosling, the MP for Nuneaton, and Rachel Taylor, the MP for North Warwickshire and Bedworth, were both speaking at the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce’s North Warwickshire […]
A Birmingham City University (BCU) lecturer has been elected to the Council of the Birmingham Law Society, which represents more than 9,000 legal professionals across Birmingham and the Midlands. Dr Alan Ma is one of six new Council members, strengthening links between BCU and one of the UK’s largest regional law societies. Dr Ma’s teaching […]
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