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Cyber security and workplace computing company SyTech IT are bringing UK experts to North Staffordshire to help businesses to prepare for 2026. Darren Kirby, Managing Director, at Stoke-on-Trent based SyTech IT says firms need a reset for 2026 as online threats continue to grow. The free business seminar to be held at the Business Lodge, Trent House, Fenton, on 14 …
A Staffordshire-based organisational psychologist and business owner has plotted a new course for business leaders in his debut book. Danny Wareham has helped scores of company owners, from micro-businesses to LEGO and WorldPay to build purposeful, people-focused workplaces. Now the award-winning workplace culture expert is challenging organisations to “reimagine leadership for a connected age.” The book, ‘Constellation’, is the first …
A Newcastle-under-Lyme financial services practice is entering a new era following the retirement of David Nicholson. David’s son in law Danny Hattersley has taken the reins at the Lymedale Business Centre based St James’s Place. It will be renamed as Danny Hattersley Financial Management. Beth Hattersley, Danny’s wife and David’s daughter, is joining the business. “I have worked as a …
Best of British Beer, a Staffordshire business which started with a car boot full of beer bought from a local brewery, is on course for a £3.5 million turnover in 2025/26. The Newcastle-under-Lyme based business is on a high growth trajectory and grew nett turnover by £900,000 between July 2022 and April 2024. July 2022 was a significant month for …
A Stoke-on-Trent leadership consultant who has led system and team level transformation in both large government departments and the private sector has now turned her focus on leadership in the business world, including those in her home area of North Staffordshire. HW Leadership Consultancy founder Heather Whitehead, a psychologist and former Prison Group Director in HM Prisons and Probation Service, is …
A North Staffordshire based business network, founded by business and training entrepreneur Steve Rushton has generated over £500,000 in new business in just nine months. The Training and Business Solutions Ltd trusted partners scheme now has 30 member companies, with the majority being based in Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, and the Staffordshire Moorlands. “Much of my business life is about putting …
Thanks to the Liverpool Echo for posting these brilliant photos (see my previous post for more details) – https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/gallery/11-incredible-images-caves-mans-32381704
Southport garden caves, described by TV architect George Clarke as extraordinary, will be open to the public as part of the National Open Gardens Scheme. Inspired by a visit to the famed Blue John Mines at Castleton, Derbyshire, Francis Proctor has created a unique space which includes a cavern, 20ft below ground. The garden led architect and Channel 4 Amazing …
Careers and apprenticeship specialists the Spark Group is gearing up for the arrival of new apprentices and learners, just weeks after the conclusion of a programme which helped to turn around the lives of young attendees. The Stoke-on-Trent based Spark Group will welcome six property maintenance apprentices, four gas maintenance apprentices, and eight learners on an introduction to work education programme. …
A North Staffordshire company established just over two years ago is showing incredible growth. Sixtowns Waste offers holistic waste management solutions, for almost all waste streams. Owner Ben Trickett of Barlaston, Staffordshire, says expertise, coupled with a new sales strategy, and high customer service standards means business is booming. “This July was 393% better than last July and is …
