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Sertec Group named as Company of the Year at the ‘Metalforming Oscars’
Sertec Group named as Company of the Year at the ‘Metalforming Oscars’

A supplier of millions of components every day to cars, lorries and engines has been named as the Confederation of British Metalforming’s Company of the Year at a prestigious event last night. Sertec Group, which employs over 2200 people across ten global locations, beat off strong competition from the sector to win…

Yusen Logistics UK partners with Kaleidoscope Group UK to provide access to applicants with disabilities
Yusen Logistics UK partners with Kaleidoscope Group UK to provide access to applicants with…

Yusen Logistics (UK) is partnering with the Kaleidoscope Group UK, which supports people with disabilities to gain employment via an incubator programme. Yusen Logistics UK partnered with Kaleidoscope to make recruitment across its UK sites more accessible to people with all types of disabilities. Kaleidoscope is also…

Could your Will be invalid?
Could your Will be invalid?

By Steve Bish MSWW Fellow IoP CILEx. A Will is crucial in ensuring your loved ones will be cared for in the future in the way that you want. However, it is easy to make an error in making or signing and witnessing a Will, meaning it could be invalid. Today at S Bish Estate Planning we look into this in more detail. If…

Office Principles North hands over Central Co-op’s new Lichfield support centre
Office Principles North hands over Central Co-op’s new Lichfield support centre

Office interior design consultancy, Office Principles North, has completed the combined CAT A and CAT B refurbishment of a new Central Co-op support centre in Lichfield. The c.32,000 sq ft facility delivers a hybrid workplace destination over three floors of Central House, Queen Street and secures Central Co-op’s…

Funeral Directors issue warning over Facebook funeral scam in East Midlands
Funeral Directors issue warning over Facebook funeral scam in East Midlands

Nottinghamshire’s largest independent funeral directors, A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service, has warned those in the region to ‘stay vigilant’ after one of the families it served was made a victim of a new Facebook scam. The funeral directors is now offering advice to members of the public to ensure nobody…

Southgate Global launches white paper to help organisations navigate complexities of supplier consolidation
Southgate Global launches white paper to help organisations navigate complexities of supplier…

Leaders in the supply of equipment, consumables and servicing in operational logistics and fulfilment, Southgate Global, has reinforced its commitment to improving supply chain efficiency with the launch of its first white paper on supplier consolidation. It comes as an increasing number of manufacturing, 3PL,…

Heartbroken Peterborough eco-group who saw community planters vandalised ‘thrilled’ to reinstall them in Central Park on Earth Day
Heartbroken Peterborough eco-group who saw community planters vandalised ‘thrilled’ to…

Up The Garden Bath were left feeling “shattered” after their up-cycled planters were ruined on April 1. Vibrant flower beds, made from up-cycled bathtubs, have been replanted in a Peterborough park on Earth Day, thanks to hardworking efforts from a city eco-group. The Friends of Central Park and The Civic Society…

Cheltenham MSP is first official local cyber advisor under new government scheme
Cheltenham MSP is first official local cyber advisor under new government scheme

ReformIT, a Managed IT Service and Security provider (MSP) based in the UK’s cyber-capital, Cheltenham, has become the first MSP in the local area to be accredited as both a Cyber Advisor and a Cyber Essentials Certification Body. The Cyber Advisor scheme was launched by the Government’s official National Cyber…

Cendyn’s World Tour kicks off in New York
Cendyn’s World Tour kicks off in New York

Hotel tech companies join forces for a globetrotting adventure of innovation, connection, and industry transformation. The Cendyn World Tour kicked off in New York City on Tuesday (23rd April), as part of a ten-date globetrotting adventure of innovation, connection, and industry transformation with leading technology…

Funeral Director celebrates branch success with new hire
Funeral Director celebrates branch success with new hire

Jennifer Ashe & Son Funeral Directors has celebrated the first anniversary of its Lichfield branch with the appointment of a new Head of Office. Faye Yardley joined the family-run funeral directors at the start of 2024, and has quickly become an integral part of the company’s day-to-day operations. Her role sees…