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Landmark city centre site offers ‘superb opportunity’
Landmark city centre site offers ‘superb opportunity’

A landmark city centre office site offers a superb opportunity for an ambitious business to make its mark in the centre of Coventry, a commercial property expert says. Tom Bromwich says Sun Alliance House offers high-quality modern accommodation which could be put to a number of uses. Bromwich Hardy has just been…

Essex Blind Charity receives £20,000 grant during Eye Health Awareness Week
Essex Blind Charity receives £20,000 grant during Eye Health Awareness Week

A vital organisation, providing specialised support and medical care to the visually impaired has received an essential grant.   Essex Blind Charity, based in Colchester, has been handed a £20,000 grant from Provide Community, a healthcare, employee-owned, community interest company based in Colchester,…

Dan’s the man as Ascendancy takes on third apprentice in a year!
Dan’s the man as Ascendancy takes on third apprentice in a year!

Shropshire digital agency Ascendancy has taken on a new apprentice – its third in the last 12 months as part of the firm’s ongoing commitment to providing training and placement opportunities for young people. Dan Di Donato, 26, from Wellington, started at Newport-based Ascendancy in early August and is…

William Davis Homes expands into West Midlands
William Davis Homes expands into West Midlands

William Davis Homes is opening a West Midlands office, as part of its ambitious business expansion plans. The award-winning Leicestershire-based company has appointed a new West Midlands Land Director and two senior land and planning professionals to strengthen its growth strategy in the region. The specialist team…

Sameer Gehlaut doubles down on multi-million-pound investment in London
Sameer Gehlaut doubles down on multi-million-pound investment in London

Today leading Indian entrepreneur Sameer Gehlaut has doubled down on his commitment to London with new plans to invest heavily in property in the capital over the next 12 months, with a focus on world-class commercial real estate projects. The announcement follows the news last year that Gehlaut sold a significant…

UK workers are calling time on outdated office socials
UK workers are calling time on outdated office socials

Workers in the UK are calling time on office-based drinking, according to data from new studies. As social events often unintentionally encourage excessive drinking – and many companies have cultivated a drinking culture that associates alcohol-based socialising with quicker career progression – more companies in…

Spotlight On – Hussain Shabbir,  Founder & CEO of Gigsta
Spotlight On – Hussain Shabbir, Founder & CEO of Gigsta

Hussain Shabbir is Co-Founder and CEO of Gigsta, a brand new app that pairs up students looking for part-time work with hospitality businesses. He is passionate about making flexible part-time work the norm, to ensure staffing is more efficient and seamless and mutually beneficial for employers and employees alike.…

New inspirational business podcast launches
New inspirational business podcast launches

The relatable and inspiring story of a mother torn between the expectations of a corporate career and family life is the first to be told in a new thought-provoking podcast. The Brand New Business Podcast, by Trudie Avery of Avery Creative, launches on Monday, 26th September, and focuses on real life people telling…

Pension warning as cost-of-living crisis bites
Pension warning as cost-of-living crisis bites

New figures which show growing numbers of people are cutting their workplace pension contributions to make ends meet during the cost-of-living crisis are deeply worrying, a leading financial expert says. Lee Fellows, Director at Shropshire-based Q Financial Services, says the figures show the impact the crisis is…

Law firm mfg Solicitors advise on multi-million Brierley Hill industrial estate sale
Law firm mfg Solicitors advise on multi-million Brierley Hill industrial estate sale

A Midlands law firm has advised on the multi-million pound sale of a well-known Black Country industrial estate. Commercial property specialists at mfg Solicitors have handled a deal worth around £6million which has seen the Delph Industrial Estate in Brierley Hill purchased by property group, Telereal Trillium. The…