Nicola Harrop, one of Staffordshire’s leading business development professionals has joined forces with Currie Young Insolvency and Restructuring as part of their continuing expansion. The appointment follows a successful 12 months for Newcastle-under-Lyme based Currie Young with the addition of new offices in Lichfield and Brierley Hill. Nicola has more than 15 years of experience working in business development in …

Water hygiene professional Tracey Elston is helping to ensure staff safety at the Loughborough site of global contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing group, Almac. Tracy, a site engineer with SAS Water Ltd ensures water at Almac’s Charnwood laboratory facilities are protected against Legionella and other waterborne bacteria. “I visit Almac weekly and have built up positive relationships on site,” said …

Building services company Ford Mainwaring has confirmed its commitment to bringing through new talent by giving North Staffordshire school leavers Mitchell Lavery and Charlie Henaghan the chance to train as apprentices.  Mitchell, aged 16, and Charlie, 17, will work with Ford Mainwaring engineers four days a week and attend college once a week.  It’s part of a commitment from Ford Mainwaring …

When a major health scare threatened his life HR specialist Richard Tunnicliffe couldn’t have been blamed for taking a prolonged break from building a business. For many people, an operation to remove a brain tumour, would have been a signal to rein in plans to develop their small business, but just months after undergoing major surgery, Richard’s not only back …

A community family support service provided for children with special educational needs by the Peter Pan Centre is set to double its offer to families in North Staffordshire thanks to a successful bid for National Lottery funding. The near £250,000 lottery win will allow the Newcastle-under-Lyme based Peter Pan Centre to expand its specialist Stay and Play groups to venues …

A new bespoke monitoring and evaluation app developed in Staffordshire by Heaward Solutions is set to revolutionise how small and medium sized not for profit organisations record and analyse their work. Andrew Heaward, Managing Director of Stoke-on-Trent based Heaward Solutions, has helped scores of charities and not for profit organisations to develop effective strategies and raise vital funds. While each …

A Stafford couple who have built up a successful business over two decades have decided to hand over to the next generation of their family. Paul and Joanne Walters have been at the helm of Stafford Industrial Supplies, based on the town’s Astonfields Industrial Estate, since 2002. The company supplies branded workwear, personal protective equipment and cleaning and hygiene products …

Cyber security experts D2NA are going on the road with a series of free events to help companies understand the vulnerabilities in their IT systems and the actions required to stay safe online. The Cyberfusion event will include live demonstrations of how people “phish” for your information and IT experts from D2NA Ltd will also demonstrate the latest AI technology …

Company directors, business and facilities managers are being invited to join a webinar where two experts will outline responsibilities for workplace safety duties. The free online session is being hosted by two respected safety company leaders, Darren Bedson, Managing Director of BPA Safety, and Lizzie Ward, Managing Director at SAS Water. The Staffordshire based experts will join forces on September …

Here’s an image featuring just one piece of PR coverage for Steve Rushton, of Training and Business Solutions Ltd. Steve launched his business late last year, drawing on many years of sector knowledge, and has already helped more than 100 apprentices to get a great start.