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Care home group boss wins top employee healthcare award
The owner of a Worcestershire care home group has been recognised for his role in keeping his staff safe and motivated during the Covid-10 pandemic. Huw James, CEO of the Clarendon Care Group and the Redwood Healthcare Group, was awarded the Health Care Employer Award at the 2021 Worcestershire Health and Social Care Awards. Mr James, who has grown the company to include 14 residential care and...
Worcester food manufacturer celebrates significant post-lockdown growth
A Worcester-based food manufacturer and supply firm is expanding to operate 24/7 after experiencing significant growth in demand for its products in the past few months. Vandemoortele Worcester's history stretches back more than100 years, employing more than 5,000 people globally. Following major investment in the plant capability throughout 2020, the company, based in Lower Broadheath, is now...
Spillard sets sights on possible new home as it looks to double sales by 2026
One of the UK’s leading vehicle safety equipment suppliers has set out a five-year business plan that could see it double annual sales and create 50 jobs - if it could just find the right premises. Spillard Safety Systems, which supports hundreds of customers in construction, plant and transport, has seen sales soar following the first lockdown and is £1.5 million up on the previous 12 months,...
Corporate deals worth £125m-plus in Thursfields’ busiest year ever
Thursfields Solicitors has recorded its busiest-ever 12 months of corporate activity, providing legal guidance on 29 deals worth a total of more than £125 million. Gareth Burge, director and head of corporate at Thursfields, explained that he and his team had coped with the hectic period despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr Burge said: “The last 12 months have been our busiest ever, and the team...
Sigma announces new ‘connected’ brand as part of next phase of growth
Worcestershire-based outsourcing specialist Sigma Financial Group has announced a rebrand of the entire group after a period of growth. The Redditch and Birmingham company, which offers ‘white label’ customer contact centre services across the energy, water, retail and financial services sectors, has now become the Sigma Connected Group – a move that its chief executive says will align its brand...