A prestigious office building, which is ideally suited for a company headquarters, is available to rent. The Festival Park headquarters of well-known estate agents BJB is being marketed by Mounsey Chartered Surveyors. The 5,500 sq. ft. building is available due to BJB relocating and the landlord has appointed Mounsey Chartered Surveyors as the letting agents. The building is ideally placed …

Enthusiasm was high as businesses came together with politicians and community leaders to launch a new conversation on city branding for Stoke-on-Trent and the North Staffordshire conurbation. The Let’s Talk About Stoke-on-Trent event, organised by Exesios BDD and Howle Communications, was designed to harness enthusiasm for a new look at how the city is marketed and sold as a destination. …

With pic: New staff at Geens: Hannah Sutcliffe, Margaret Furreddu, Alistair Currie, Angelina Furreddu. Geens Chartered Accountants have added four more new staff to their growing Stoke-based team. The recruitment drive includes investment in future talent with the appointment of two apprentices and is part of a long-term growth strategy. The long-established firm has added a pay roll officer and …

A business group has roared passed the £1 million landmark for referrals for the first time ever. The Sir Stanley Matthews BNI Chapter, based at the Upper House, Barlaston, is enjoying its best ever year, with new members joining and record numbers of visitors attending its breakfast meetings. Members hit the £1 million pound mark for business passed in the …

Business growth and potential were under the spotlight as the Newcastle-under-Lyme Business Boost competition unveiled its 2018 winners. A diverse range of finalists took to the stage for the awards event held at Newcastle-under-Lyme College’s Performing Arts Centre as Business Boost celebrated its 10th anniversary. An expanding training business, a town centre pub and a vintage clothing store took the …

Event: Saturday, November 17th, 11am – 3pm, 102A High Street, Talke Pits, ST7 1PH. A beauty and hairdressing owner who started her business with just £70 loaned from her Dad is celebrating a double anniversary. Chloe Burke is holding an open afternoon at her salon to mark three years since she took on the premises and four years in business. …

Legionella specialists SAS Water Ltd has recently won new contracts to ensure water safety across the business, local authority and social housing sectors. The Leek-based business has doubled its staffing levels in recent years and stepped up training, to raise awareness of the need to act against potentially fatal Legionnaires’ Disease. Recent contract wins have included work for major building …

Settlement agreements have hit the headlines with the revelation that several employees of Sir Philip Green were given payments in exchange for their silence amid allegations of bullying or sexual harassment. Despite the controversy surrounding this case, the reality is that settlement agreements are commonplace for less controversial reasons when senior staff leave companies. HR managers often seek support from …

An outdoor activity centre which is much-loved by many youngsters from Staffordshire and beyond is bidding to take a share of the growing market for corporate team building events. The 98-acre Kibblestone International Scout Camp boasts a huge range of opportunities for company staff to get active, from axe throwing to bouldering and archery to abseiling. Kibblestone can offer flexible …