Lord Lieutenant for Worcestershire presents OLPRO with Queen’s Award for Enterprise

The Lord Lieutenant for Worcestershire has visited OLPRO to present the company with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.Daniel Walton, managing director of the camping specialist, greeted the Lord Lieutenant at the company’s headquarters before providing him with a guided tour of the office space and warehouse. The Lord Lieutenant was later introduced to the rest of the...

Parents sought by Redditch family business to take on flexible roles

Redditch parents looking for part-time roles to fit in and around family life and childcare needs are being sought by Beoley-based Oakland International. The family business’s longstanding policy of employee equality and operating numerous part-time roles throughout their business continues to prove popular, suiting single and working parents sharing childcare duties, as it means both parents...

5 Star invests £150,000 in new training academy

One of the West Midlands’ fastest growing home improvement specialists has invested more than £150,000 into creating the next generation of fitters, installers and design consultants. 5 Star Windows and Conservatories, which has seen a sales boom since lockdown, has built a new 3,000 sq ft training academy at its Kidderminster showroom that is capable of supporting 100 people every year. This...

Bamboo screens and flooring firm opens Redditch service centre

Major growth in demand for eco-friendly bamboo panelling produced by a Redditch firm has seen expansion into new premises. The expansion at IQ Studios, aided by commercial property expert John Truslove, will be good news for the local economy as it seeks new workers and aims to work with more manufacturing firms across the region as it expands its product range. IQ Studios manufactures and...

Environmental tree planting project helps Sigma celebrate new staff

A unique partnership has seen a forest of 1,000 trees being planted to celebrate new staff joining an award-winning business outsourcing provider. Sigma Connected has purchased a forest of young trees with the dual aim of helping to cut carbon emissions and to celebrate new colleagues completing their probationary periods at the firm. The Worcestershire company, which offers ‘white label’...