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Packaging specialist Lesters opens second warehouse after 120% sales boom
Lesters has announced it has invested £100,000 into the opening of a second warehouse to help it cope with a 120% increase in orders. The large packaging specialist, which has recently recruited 15 new staff, has fitted out the 25,000 sq ft facility near its headquarters in Burntwood with flexible racking options meaning it has enough space to store over 2000 pallets. This latest move, coupled...
Birmingham’s in the shop window – so go out and sell, says Crowe’s Johnathan Dudley
As the eyes of the world watched Ozzy Osbourne bring the curtain down on the 2022 Commonwealth Games - the door is still very much open for your business, so get your sales pitch out to the world now. That’s the message from Johnathan Dudley, head of manufacturing at national audit, tax, advisory and risk firm Crowe. “Not only is the Midlands enjoying the benefits of global promotion through...
Historic manufacturer Isaac H Grainger’s posts record year with recruitment help from MET
A Black Country manufacturer that has its products installed in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Shard and Birmingham’s iconic Rotunda building has posted a record year. Isaac H Grainger’s, which is a market leader in the manufacture of raised access flooring pedestals, has seen a rise in sales after securing a surge of reshoring successes from abroad. The 158-year-old Cradley Heath business...
New appointment adds further expertise to mfg’s commercial property team in Shropshire
Shropshire law firm mfg Solicitors has appointed a new lawyer to its rapidly growing commercial property team. Development and commercial property expert Lynsey Cater has joined the firm’s Telford office as a senior associate and will work closely alongside divisional head Clare Regan and partner David Raymont. Lynsey, who has built a strong reputation after 14 years in the legal industry, is a...
Whitcombe Pipelines steps on the gas with £2m HS2 contract
A strategic partnership developed in the Black Country has helped a gas distribution and reinstatement specialist secure a major £2m contract to work on the UK’s premier rail project. Whitcombe Pipelines (WPL), which employs 160 people at its base in Rowley Regis, tapped into Wolverhampton’s National Infrastructure Solutions (NIS) Recruit, Train, Retain model to pass all the requirements for...