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Paul Faulkner in the Information Technology wild west

Paul Faulkner in the Information Technology wild west

After around 30 years in the highly specialised world of IT, Paul Faulkner can speak with considerable authority on the subject – and he is eager to share his views on his chosen profession. Sitting in the modern hi-tech offices of Total Enterprise Solutions...
It’s a family affair at Lesters

It’s a family affair at Lesters

Managing Director Billy Hutchinson knows all about learning the ropes the hard way at Lesters, the family-run large packaging specialist. “Me and my brother Scott were on a minimal wage until we were 21. I said to my dad ‘I need something else; I...
GJS Dillon is at property’s cutting edge

GJS Dillon is at property’s cutting edge

When John Dillon landed a work experience role at a local Surveyors practice at the age of just 16 he instantly found his true vocation in life.Or, as he puts it today: “I was very lucky. The rest of my year group at Bromsgrove School had no idea what they...
Allen Brown Jewellery is a sparkling success story

Allen Brown Jewellery is a sparkling success story

It is, quite literally, in the very heart of the country, a rural hidden gem off the A38, a mere stone’s throw from the cathedral city of Lichfield, itself the very embodiment of Middle England. For the first-time visitor Allen Brown Jewellery can be easy to...
Safety first

Safety first

Andy Hollison shares his global ambitions with Jon Griffin He’s at the very cutting edge of crowd safety management, an international market leader and prominent figure worldwide in moves to prevent another Hillsborough or Bradford disaster and the loss of...
Government support for industry needed now

Government support for industry needed now

Inflation in industry is running at roughly double the retail/consumer indices and has been for some time. Material increases have been posted at up to 30% and there is now real evidence of long-term supply contracts for power being withdrawn by suppliers who now...