Qualification to the highest professional standards is helping Director Darren Bedson drive jobs and growth at Stoke-on-Trent based health and safety specialists, BPA Services.   Darren has been accepted as a Chartered Fellow of IOSH (the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) – an elite status in the industry.   Further recognition has come with Fellowship of the International Institute …

Investment in the latest 360 degree film technology is helping Inspired Film and Video score with Premier League champions Leicester City. The Stoke-on-Trent based company is a seasoned campaigner at Premier League level as it produces regular footage from the top English league for Danish TV. And Inspired’s latest success has seen them working on the Fearless Foxes exhibition which …

Pension advisers have welcomed new plans which will ban excessive charges for people taking part of their retirement income early. But Emily Jacobs, Director of Newcastle-under-Lyme based Richard Jacobs Pension and Trustee Services, is warning savers to be on guard against a rising tide of pension scams. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published plans to limit exit charges to a maximum one …

A finance expert has welcomed plans for investment in an advanced business research centre. John Capper believes the AMRICC project will put North Staffordshire at the forefront of a new industrial revolution and bring much needed high wealth jobs to the area. John, a leading business and financial consultant, was drafted in to help a public and private sector consortium …

Staff and customers at the Retreat, in Leek, are being challenged to take part in a bake-off style competition while raising funds for the Help for Heroes charity. With interest in home cooking hitting new heights thanks to TV’s Great British Bake Off,the Retreat, on Mill Street, has seen a rise in popularity for afternoon tea. Now owners Yvonne Barlow and Vicky Dawson have hit …

A Stafford accountancy firm is forecasting new jobs and growth following a £100,000-plus extension of its town centre base.   Carthy Accountants has doubled the size of its Eastgate Street offices with the acquisition of neighbouring office premises. Offices within the building have been reconfigured to allow space for bright, modern customer meeting rooms and new space will allow the …

Up to 10 new jobs could be created after a Staffordshire Architect won planning permission to create new offices for well-known spa and venue, Moddershall Oaks. The plans, by Croft Architecture, also allows the development of a new and improved access to the spa and swimming pool. “Moddershall Oaks is a superb venue with high quality facilities but they had an issue with office …

Congratulations to Chris Beeston from Geens Accountants who has been named as a finalist in the Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce Awards 2016. Chris, Tax Manager at Geens, has been shortlisted in the Employee of the Year category sponsored by CIPD. Judges will now visit Genes to speak to Chris and Geens’ Directors before the winner is announced at an awards …

Superfast broadband provider Keycom is celebrating success after being named as a finalist in three categories of the prestigious Internet Service Providers’ Association awards 2016. Keycom’s work has caught the eyes of the ISPA judges in the Best Superfast Broadband, Best Consumer Fixed Broadband and Best Business Broadband categories. The ISPAs are the premier awards for companies across the broadband and …