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Jo goes back to environmental roots with Field Studies Council role
Jo goes back to environmental roots with Field Studies Council role

An experienced manager has returned to her “first love” by taking the reins at an environmental education centre in London. Jo Vere worked in the NHS for 15 years but has now taken over as manager at the Field Studies Council’s Epping Forest and London day centres, which together welcome more than 38,000…

Businesses urged to embrace Shropshire’s multi-billion pound construction programme
Businesses urged to embrace Shropshire’s multi-billion pound construction programme

Construction businesses from across Shropshire and beyond have been urged to play their part in helping to deliver a multi-billion pound programme of projects planned for the region. Plans to regenerate Shrewsbury’s Riverside area and the flagship Station Quarter development in Telford were just two of the key…

Nominations sought for ‘passionate’ new BCLA council members
Nominations sought for ‘passionate’ new BCLA council members

“Committed” and “passionate” eye care professionals have been urged to put themselves forward to represent their peers on the BCLA council. Future council members will play an integral role in deciding and delivering the strategic direction of the BCLA, whilst representing members’ wishes and help to ensure…

School recognised for inclusion and artistic excellence
School recognised for inclusion and artistic excellence

Oakwood Junior School’s commitment to the arts and to inclusion has been recognised with two separate awards.  The school in Alvaston has earned its Arts Mark Gold Award and the Inclusive School Award with Centre of Excellence status. The Arts Mark Gold Award follows a lengthy submission process which had to show…

Record sales year for Carfulan Group as it helps industry work smarter
Record sales year for Carfulan Group as it helps industry work smarter

A surge in demand for advanced manufacturing and 3D printing systems has paved the way for a record year for one of the East Midlands’ fastest growing industrial specialists. Carfulan Group, which helps more than 500 companies to work smarter and faster, has seen revenues rise by 14% to £19.2million, creating six…

AI and smart buildings to top the agenda as Midlands workplace technology conference returns
AI and smart buildings to top the agenda as Midlands workplace technology conference returns

A major Midlands conference will showcase how technology and AI can help owners and occupiers create workplaces that are efficient, user-friendly and sustainable when it takes place this summer. The Workplace Technology Conference, which is being held in Derby on June 6, will offer a blend of exhibits, trade stands…

BPL extends ‘Worcester’ relationship with £1m press investment
BPL extends ‘Worcester’ relationship with £1m press investment

One of the UK’s leading sheet metalwork specialists has extended its long-term partnership with Worcester Presses with a new £1m investment. BPL Engineering Group, which employs 40 people at its state-of-the-art facility on Catesby Park in Kings Norton, has installed a 500-tonne straight sided, twin crank Ching…

Carfulan Group to debut over £1m of new technologies at MACH 2024
Carfulan Group to debut over £1m of new technologies at MACH 2024

A leading provider of advanced measurement and 3D printing systems will give a UK debut to four groundbreaking machines that will help industry work smarter and faster. Carfulan Group, which has seen sales soar to £20m this year, will showcase more than £1m of new technology at MACH 2024 this month…

Com Bossa: Redefining luxury wedding stationery with passion, style, and sustainability
Com Bossa: Redefining luxury wedding stationery with passion, style, and sustainability

Suzanne and Richard Ulph, the award-winning creative minds behind Com Bossa, embarked on their journey in 2005 when they tied the knot and crafted their own distinctive wedding invitations. Unable to find the understated style they were looking for, they set out to provide an alternative. Little did they know, this…

Back of the net! Young Walsall footballer scores a winner as professional footballer dad sponsors his team
Back of the net! Young Walsall footballer scores a winner as professional footballer dad sponsors…

Like father, like son! A six-year-old footballer has won his professional footballer dad over to sponsor his team. Nathan Blissett, nephew of Watford legend and England player Luther Blissett, is the founder of Telford-based mortgage advisory firm Dwello Mortgages – a business he launched early last year, but he…