Recent News
Law firm grows commercial litigation team with appointment of consultant
Worcestershire legal firm mfg Solicitors has strengthened its commercial litigation offering with the appointment of a new consultant solicitor. Widely respected dispute resolution specialist James Ng has joined mfg and will play a key role in leading the firm’s growth in Worcestershire and the wider region. James will handle a variety of corporate, commercial and property matters, whilst also...
New jobs boost for young people as Worcestershire firm Sigma joins Kickstart
A Worcestershire outsourcing business has announced it is creating 15 job placements for young people whose career prospects have been scarred by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Sigma Financial Group, which offers ‘white label’ customer contact centre services across the energy, water, retail and financial services sectors, has signed up to the Government’s Kickstart scheme, which creates short-term...
Galvanizing ‘world first’ creates 40 new jobs
An exciting tie-up between two businesses in the Black Country and Shropshire is delivering a ‘Galvanizing’ world first. Fastline Steel Services has signed a £multi-million integrated manufacturing agreement with Corbetts the Galvanizers to exclusively use Plant A at its Telford site, guaranteeing over 15,000 tonnes of perimeter steel fencing will be galvanized there every year. The decision,...
Crowe advises Herefordshire specialist care business on sale to national group
The corporate finance team at national audit, tax, advisory and risk firm Crowe has advised the owners of a Herefordshire residential and supported living care business on its sale to Choice Care. Inspiration Care, based in Leominster, was established in June 2007 by Martyn Titcombe and Karen Kenny and provides care for clients in The Marches area between Ludlow in Shropshire and Hereford. It...
West Midlands pioneers UK’s first 5G connected tram
West Midlands 5G (WM5G) has developed the UK’s very first 5G-connected tram as part of a regional transport trial in partnership with West Midlands Metro, Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), GoMedia and Icomera. Trams collect a variety of valuable information, including CCTV footage and vehicle performance and maintenance data. Currently, this information is accessed and downloaded manually,...