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Thursfields highly praised in latest edition of the Legal 500
Leading West Midlands law firm Thursfields Solicitors has once again been commended in the latest edition of the UK’s “industry bible”, the Legal 500. The company, with more than 130 staff at five offices in in Worcester, Kidderminster, Halesowen, Solihull and Birmingham, has maintained its positions in all tiers of the guide. In the Family section, Thursfields was praised for its “very high...
Thousands of jobs up for grabs as rail sector looks for injection of ‘girl power’
One of the UK’s leading providers of rail related training has made a rallying call for more women to get involved in a sector that has thousands of immediate jobs available. Davie Carns, managing director of National Infrastructure Solution (NIS), believes the industry needs to work harder to create more opportunities to ensure female talent can succeed. The former Royal Marine is working with...
Designers eye £1m opportunity after launching new ‘acrow’ innovation
An accomplished team of Leominster designers and engineers have created a new ‘construction’ innovation that will change the way temporary steel supports are adjusted. Having experienced the pain of using ‘acrows’ first-hand on a renovation project, Grove Design’s Austin Owens challenged his colleagues to come up with a solution that would transform the time-consuming process to make it safe,...
Springpack over the years… and my role in it
Springpack's customer experience executive Amy Francis looks back on a decade with the leading eco-packaging firm Joining Springpack in the summer of 2012, I was new to the workplace, having finished college, and was keen to make my mark in the working world. With 2012 being a decade ago, this seems a fitting milestone to share how far Springpack has come. A brief overview of the history of...
AWI’s new MD sets out ambitious growth plans
One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of round, flat and profile wire has named a new managing director as it looks to build on a record 12 months. Alloy Wire International (AWI), which employs 33 people at factories in Brierley Hill and Batley in Yorkshire, has promoted Tom Mander to the role after being with the company for more than 17 years. The move will see previous MD Mark Venables move...