Recent magazine features
Making a distinctive mark in the shadow of the Malvern Hills
The list is long and highly distinguished.... Harrods, Lord’s, the BBC, the Tower of London, Hampton Court, Canary Wharf and many more.... No, not a beginner’s guide to exclusive national cultural landmarks, but all part of the client base, both past and present, of one of Worcestershire’s most intriguing companies. The Sitemark story is a classic example of a firm which began in humble...
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 cyberland continue to thrash around trying to make some sense out of a global emergency, who better to turn to for some common...
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 years....every day is a learning curve. I always felt that I would not work for someone else.” This personable Worcester-born ex public...
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 search of the internet and the Pembleton website and I was intrigued, and thus agreed to the review. The opportunity to drive,...
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 supposed to take even more notice than usual of the results of that ‘MOT’ because of my medical history. I was born with a mild form of...