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Haines Watts invests £100,000 into Worcester city centre move
One of Worcestershire’s leading chartered accountants has invested £100,000 into moving into new offices in the city centre as part of ambitious expansion plans. Haines Watts, which supports hundreds of owner-managed businesses across the county, has taken a 2300 sq ft space at Saggar House, giving it increased visibility, profile and access to a network of partners and intermediaries. The...
Foot to the floor as Likewise launches on AIM to drive further growth
Likewise Group, the fast-growing UK floor covering distributor, has announced it is to float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) on the London Stock Exchange. The company was founded by two former Headlam directors, Tony Brewer and Andrew Simpson, in December 2018 and initially listed on The International Stock Exchange (TISE) in Guernsey, raising £7 million. The company has also raised a...
New wills and estates director at Thursfields will help establish estate planning practice
A top lawyer with expertise in tax and trust planning has been recruited by Thursfields Solicitors to help establish an estate planning practice in the firm’s Birmingham office. Terry Cooper (pictured above) has been appointed as a director of wills and estates at the leading Midlands law firm with a focus on entrepreneurs and business owners, wealthy families and individuals who need wills or...
PP C&A targets training boost with investment in Bright Sparks initiative
One of the UK’s leading strategic manufacturing outsourcing specialists has signalled its intentions to ramp up investment in its recently launched Bright Sparks University (BSU). PP Control & Automation, which works with 20 of the world’s largest machinery builders, is offering all of its 230 employees the opportunity to engage with in-house learning and development programmes, covering...
Alucast casts the dye with new £200,000 investment in testing capability
Delivering a single-source manufacturing solution for aluminium castings is helping a Black Country foundry bounce back from the pandemic. Alucast, which employs nearly 100 people at its factory in Wednesbury, has secured a number of new wins with major carmakers thanks to its ability to provide simulation, casting, machining and the latest testing facilities. The latter has been strengthened...