The owner of a family run bakery is aiming to cheer up its home schooling customers during the latest lockdown, with free tubs of gingerbread dough. As the nation commits to stringent new Covid restrictions, David Stacey, MD of Derbyshire-based Stacey’s Bakery,
A Solihull graduate, now half way through the bespoke Barratt Homes ASPIRE programme, has gleaned an abundance of knowledge from the West Midlands homebuilder and hopes to gain long lasting relationships in the industry. Tom Green (25) joined the developer’s programme, based
With working from home becoming a long-term reality for many people in Cheshire, Barratt Homes is urging homebuyers to take a look at its Dane View development in Northwich for flexible homes in a peaceful location. Research from Chartered Institute of Personnel
Contractor Henry Brothers has completed a new Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF) for Nottingham Trent University. The two-storey building at the university’s Clifton Campus is part of a new dual-site facility in Nottingham which will produce the next generation of medical devices
Contractor Henry Brothers has been appointed to build a new £4.4m woodland nursery and forest school for Staffordshire University. Located close to the University’s nature reserve at the heart of its Leek Road site, the new facilities will meet the high student
A group of students at The Manchester College’s Industry Excellence Academy for Construction & Engineering are helping to build part of their own campus thanks to an Industry placement scheme with Caddick Construction. Forming part of the College’s blueprint for the new
Caddick Construction has completed a new development comprising two student accommodation buildings on 179 High Street Lincoln on behalf of EBW Developments. The Yorkshire-based construction company commenced work in February 2020, replacing the previous contractor which went into administration. The two 8-storey
Pupils at Moorgate Primary Academy in Tamworth recently received a donation of hi-vis vests from David Wilson Homes to help them shine bright during Road Safety Week. Road Safety Week runs from November 16th to 22nd and inspires thousands of schools, organisations
Midlands contractor G F Tomlinson has been selected by the Department for Education (DfE) to design and build the new Bramcote Building, a specialist teaching block for The Polesworth School in Tamworth, Staffordshire. The school is a mixed gender secondary school with
Midlands contractor G F Tomlinson has completed the latest phase of works on the expansion and renovation of King Edward VI School in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Comprising two phases of works led by G F Tomlinson for Staffordshire County Council under the Staffordshire
Contractor Henry Brothers Midlands has handed over a new £2.7m teaching block at The Carlton Academy in Nottingham. The two-storey extension features ten new classrooms on the first floor, with a drama studio, Sixth Form Study Centre, first aid room, toilets, changing
Derby based ICT support provider, Link ICT has taken advantage of a Government scheme to create employment opportunities for 16-24 year olds by employing two new apprentices. The new apprentices are Harry Barker who has joined as an IT infrastructure technician and
Leading Warwickshire developer Barratt Homes is engaging local school pupils in the construction process with its specially designed award programme in Heathcote. Now in its third year, the developer’s Building Buddies Award aims to get children interested in the industry and
Contractor Henry Brothers Midlands has started work on the new £13.2m Alfreton Park Community Special School in Derbyshire. This is the fifth project that Henry Brothers Midlands has been appointed to deliver for Derbyshire County Council at a number of school sites
A business owner has been clocking up the miles to raise hundreds of pounds to help athletes access sport during the pandemic. David Torrington, managing director of Derby-based Sky Recruitment Solutions, got in the saddle to ride 200 miles in aid of
Contractor Henry Brothers Midlands has been appointed to build a new £15m ‘mock hospital’ facility at Nottingham Trent University to help train healthcare professionals of the future. Procured through Pagabo’s Major Works Framework, the 34,000 sq ft building at NTU’s Clifton Campus
A public relations company’s positive outlook during lockdown has led to a new partnership being formed. Poppy PR’s upbeat attitude throughout its social media postings during the pandemic caught the eye of Habib Sharief. Habib is director of Derby-based Tutor Me, a
Derby Lacemaker Louise West has been shortlisted for the Creative Industries Entrepreneur of the Year for the Midlands region at the 2020 Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Louise, who is based at Connect Derby’s Friar Gate Studios, was nominated for the award in
Derby Lacemaker Louise West has made the most of her time in lockdown, writing and publishing her second book, which contains new and original patterns and designs. Louise, who is based at Connect Derby’s Friar Gate Studios, released her first book, Bedfordshire
BUSINESS success stories during a nationwide pandemic are few and far between, but Leicester SME IMPROVE Online is bucking the trend with a reported 166% increase in new customers during the lockdown period. The company launched its online training platform, created specifically to serve the