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Hampers offer a taste of Worcestershire
Local artisan food and drink producers are being showcased by British Regional Hampers, with the focus on a new part of the UK each month. Hampers including produce from Worcestershire and Warwickshire are currently available to order online, together with a range of specially selected Christmas and New Year hampers. Regions to be covered in the early part of 2022 include the Cotswolds,...
Needham Group unveils £30m expansion blueprint
One of the UK’s leading family-run technology companies is setting its sights on an ambitious growth plan that will see it target £30 million in sales. Needham Group, which operates three specialist laser, coding and ink technology businesses, has launched an expansion blueprint that will see it more than treble revenues between now and 2025, with the possibility of creating 30 jobs in the...
The Midlands is at the forefront of innovation – is your business missing out on R&D tax credits?
The Midlands is an ever-growing powerhouse of manufacturing and advanced engineering. Home to manufacturing trailblazers; the creation of HS2 has required the best of the region’s skilled workers to come together and innovate. In fact, 20% of the UK’s manufacturing output comes from the region, from the likes of world-leaders such as National Grid, JCB and Jaguar Land Rover. The West Midlands...
Talbots becomes first law firm in the West Midlands to be owned by its employees
Talbots Law has become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) in what will be a major legal first for the West Midlands. Former CEO and main shareholder Mary Morgan has taken the decision to sell the majority of her shares to a newly formed trust that will look to build on the firm’s recent growth and execute a five-year plan that could see the business reach £25m in fees. The decision was taken to...
Top Thursfields lawyer helping to run national event on financial side of vulnerable clients
One of the Midlands’ legal experts on Court of Protection issues is part of a national conference focused on the financial side of dealing with vulnerable clients. Annabel Kay, who works in the wills and estates team at Thursfields Solicitors, is assisting at the event called ‘Deputy Day 2021: Whose Life Is It Anyway?’ in London this Thursday, November 4. The event at 30 Euston Square has been...