Pension scheme switching set to grow as first auto enrolment schemes come of age

Companies which were in the first wave of auto enrolment can now review their pension schemes for the first time. Switching may be beneficial to both the company and their employees, according to experts at Richard Jacobs Pensions. “The bigger firms began to auto enrol three years ago and can now look at their scheme again,” said Director, Emily Jacobs. …

Taking the heat out of cold calling is dialling up jobs with Call Handling Stafford

Whether they say they are too busy or just plain terrified, many business owners or employees fail to pick up the phone to potential new clients. Now Stafford based business, Call Handling Stafford, has stepped into the breach and created five new jobs while promoting a friendlier approach to so-called cold calling. “Even the name cold calling is enough to …

Homes market spells success for North Staffordshire’s Rydale Roofing

North Staffordshire’s Rydale Roofing has won further success in the social housing market. The company has a longstanding business relationship with Aspire Housing, working on thousands of homes in Rydale’s home town of Newcastle-under-Lyme. Now further success has come with contracts for Shropshire Housing Association and with Novus for the Worcester Housing Group. Julie Mirowski, a Director at Rydale Roofing, …

Public generosity praised for making Christmas special at the Gingerbread Centre

A charity which provides long term support for homeless families has thanked the people of North Staffordshire for their incredible generosity over the Christmas period. From a Premier League football, through local businesses to residents, scores of people have supported the Gingerbread Centre. “People’s generosity has been fantastic over the festive period and we want to publicly thank everyone,” said …

Companies across North Staffordshire to benefit from partnership between PM Training and employment law specialist Karen Coleman

Employment lawyer Karen Coleman has sealed a partnership agreement with PM Training. The agreement will allow companies who take on apprentices via PM Training to take advantage of special fixed rate employment law packages. And the Realise charity, which helps young people in North Staffordshire, will benefit as 10 per cent of fees generated will go to support them. “This …

Mounsey Surveyors confident of identifying an occupier for substantial Stoke-on-Trent warehouse following strong early interest

A major warehouse with the space to create up to 300 jobs has been released onto the market in Stoke-on-Trent. Commercial property experts, Mounsey Chartered Surveyors, have been appointed to market a 103,000 sq. ft. industrial/warehouse facility on Oldfields Business Park in Fenton. “Initial marketing has gone well and there has been strong early interest,” said company director Richard Mounsey. …

Our review of 2016 highlights business and charity success

As a new year dawns at Howle HQ, we felt it was a good time to look back at 2016. We have had the privilege to bring you some amazing success stories and we’ve listed some highlights below. The year got off to a great start with the launch of a potentially lifesaving vaccine packaging solution from Woolcool. This was …

Find A Better Way announces major breakthrough in quest to clear landmines

A major technological breakthrough, which could help to save thousands of lives in war torn countries, has been announced by Cheshire based Landmines research charity, Find A Better Way. The charity, founded by 1966 World Cup hero Sir Bobby Charlton, has been financially supporting research by engineering technologists in Barrow-in-Furness. Now a hi-tech prototype probe which could significantly improve the …