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40 years at the sharp end of the recruitment sector

40 years at the sharp end of the recruitment sector

They’ve been a fixture of the West Midlands working landscape for more than 40 years – and not even a global pandemic was likely to steer them too far off course. Whilst politicians, scientists, the media and the millions of self-appointed keyboard commentators out in...
New Kids on the Estate Agency block

New Kids on the Estate Agency block

At just 21 years of age, budding property innovator James Graham has quite a lot on his plate. Not that it seems to faze him too much. “Everyone in the business is older than me. You could say that ‘I am in charge of 14 people’ and I am the youngest by two...
Hand crafted beauty

Hand crafted beauty

Gary Watkins, Managing Director of Q6IT Services, takes his son for a spin in the new Pembleton T24. When I was first asked to review this car, frankly I had never heard of Pembleton Motor Company, let alone a car company based less than 10 Miles from my home. A quick...
Tacking the taboos of workplace stress

Tacking the taboos of workplace stress

Martin ‘The Warrior’ Warrillow on his battles for work-life balance Stress is pernicious in that it creeps up on you unnoticed. It certainly crept up on me. Like everyone of my age, I had my annual health-check every April or May and in my case, the medics were...
Wayne’s work-driven world

Wayne’s work-driven world

He’s been a butcher, a bingo hall worker, a casino croupier, a postman, served on supermarket tills…..and now he’s at the helm of a near £500,000 turnover accountancy business with over 400 clients. The life and times of Wayne McCormack is quite a...
Swapping the bright lights for countryside bliss

Swapping the bright lights for countryside bliss

More than a decade down the line, Tim Worsley looks back on the harsh economic realities of life in London with crystal-clear recall. “Once child care had been taken out, George was travelling all the way to Stockwell and back for £200 a week. Child care was extremely...