A hearing centre is taking on a second premises as it overcomes the challenges of coronavirus social-distancing and protects jobs. Ridgways Hearing Care has solved the search for new space and are set to open a second base at Station Buildings, Station Road, Endon, on 1 July. For business owner and audiologist Alison Ridgway, an Endon resident, it will be …

A Crewe-based company which has worked flat out during the Covid-19 pandemic supplying its revolutionary non-alcohol based santiser spray has delivered around £18,500 worth of stock to care homes and hospices in Cheshire and Staffordshire. Electrosan, from Qualkem Brands, is scientifically stabilised electrically modified water and is proven to kill 99.9999% of germs, including Covid-19 and similar enveloped viruses, most …

With pic: Stepping Stones Directors, (l to r) Annetta Talbot, Andy Talbot, Beccy Miller. An ability to adapt has been the hallmark for Stepping Stones Education and Training which celebrates 10 years in business this spring. The Lymedale Business Park based company has worked in almost all business sectors, from prisons to large corporate companies, and helped hundreds of young …

A North Staffordshire parent has attracted thousands of Facebook followers having set up a group to support parents who are home schooling their children due to the coronavirus shutdown. More than 5,500 people are following Help, I’m Now Home Schooling! run by Carly Twigg of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The Facebook platform gives daily updates including helpful tips, cooking demonstrations and instructional webinars …

Industrial repairs specialist Radwell International has reacted to the Covid-19 pandemic by buying consignments of face masks and distributing them to charities,  the Donna Louise  Hospice  for Children and Young People, the Hubb Foundation and the Douglas Macmillan Hospice. With a global reach, Radwell International were able to use their buying power to source and purchase thousands of face masks. …

Life and business insurance policies are still available despite the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Staffordshire Moorlands based expert Tom Gronkiewicz. Tom, of GRN Financial Services, has been busy during the current crisis as the pandemic has brought the need to support their families into sharp focus for many business owners. “People are understandably worried right now and they want to …

A Stoke-on-Trent business owner and her staff have joined the NHS fight against Covid-19 while continuing to offer vital Occupational Health Advice to local companies. Lyndsey Marchant, an experienced former Royal Navy nurse, runs Phoenix Occupational Health, a successful business working with companies across the UK to support good health in the workplace. As the coronavirus pandemic began to hit …

A Cheshire company is pulling out all the stops to produce its Electrosan spray, after intense demand for the hygiene product which is faster and safer at killing Covid-19 than alcohol-based hand gels and sanitisers. Qualkem, the parent trademarked brand of Repclif Chemical Services Ltd, worked with partners to develop Electrosan, a stabilised hypochlorous-based sanitiser last year. It was launched …

With pic: Tom Wilkinson, MD Beta Commercial Finance Ltd Business lockdown has led to a busy time for business finance expert Tom Wilkinson. Tom, Director of Alton-based Beta Commercial Finance and a former business banker has been advising companies across the UK on how to access the Government Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and advising on other financial options to …

With pic: Lenny Sims (centre) with Emily Small and Kate Barnard, Directors, Richard Jacobs Pensions and Trustee Services.  Up and coming England cricketer Ilenia Sims is receiving support from Newcastle-under-Lyme’s Richard Jacobs Pensions and Trustee Services as she pursues a career in a sport which catapulted her great great uncle to international stardom. Ilenia – known as Lenny – is …