Leading developer Barratt and David Wilson Homes has contributed £1,000 to When You Wish Upon a Star, a charity which dedicates itself to granting the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses. The charity, which is based in Nottingham, was founded in 1990

The team behind Nottingham’s eco-friendly waterside housing development is urging everyone to have themselves a sustainable Christmas, after launching two festive green initiatives. The sustainable home and workspace specialists at Blueprint Regeneration have created what is thought to be a UK first at its Trent Basin Development – a

A Nottingham-based food packaging giant has swapped client gifts for community cohesion this Christmas and embarked upon a mammoth task – to hand-deliver over 300 hampers to local Covid19 heroes, and to those most in need. The Wilkins Group, based in Colwick,

Food scientists are standing by to provide vital scientific and technical support to food and drink producers in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire in the new year as they navigate the impacts of the COVID pandemic. Grasping opportunities will be the key to future

A well-known Nottingham property developer has acquired a 30,000 square foot commercial building in Hanley town centre, in Staffordshire. GAPE Equity Limited, a subsidiary of ALB, which has previously been involved in the regeneration of various urban buildings in and around the Midlands and

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

Two ‘new starters’ at an assisted living firm say they can’t wait to help the company realise its dreams of expansion. Helen Griffiths has joined Derby-based social care company Locally We Do as operations co-ordinator, while Jo Sharpe has taken up the

Dedicated multilingual copywriting service ILC Communication has been launched to ensure that businesses avoid mixed messaging when it comes to international digital content. The business can call on a team of more than 300 bilingual copywriters, writing in 32 different languages, to

Nottingham Castle is a step closer to becoming a world-class visitor destination and heritage site following the completion of major improvement works.   As part of the £30m transformation of Nottingham Castle – specialist restoration works and a brand-new visitors centre has

Nottingham-based property developer, Peter James Homes, has hosted a successful launch event despite the pandemic- mirroring the “coiled spring” of demand for moving into a property after lockdown.   The property developer, which is headquartered in Chilwell, invited prospective house-buyers to learn more

A Nottingham packaging manufacturer has invested £300,000 in a new tray-forming machine as part of its campaign to help drive the industry from single-use plastic to recyclable cardboard.   The Colwick-based Wilkins Group, which makes packaging for many of the leading supermarkets,

J A Ball Ltd, a family owned building contractor based in the East Midlands has entered administration. The company officially ceased trading on Friday 25th September with 18 employees being made redundant. Recognised as one of the region’s most efficient turn-key contractors,

Civil and structural engineer BSP Consulting has been presented with a top level award in recognition of its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The East Midlands-based company has received a gold CSR accreditation – the highest level awarded by CSR Accreditation,

Henry Brothers Midlands has completed the refurbishment of a hangar at RAF Waddington to convert it into a joint training facility, on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). Simulators allow certain forms of training to be undertaken without the need for

A thriving East Midlands assisted living firm is to kickstart its new franchise campaign with a free webinar event. Locally We Do, which helps vulnerable people, such as the elderly and disabled, live independently in their own homes for as long as possible, has met

Nottingham-based luxury home developer, North Sands Developments, has started construction works on a new sought-after luxury residential scheme in the Beeston area.   Located in the Bramcote Village Conservation Area near Beeston, the development – known as ‘Cow Lane’, will comprise of

Leaders of a Sikh temple have thanked a demolition firm for coming to the rescue and providing “muscle power” to help ensure their building project went ahead without a hitch. The Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Gurdwara, a Sikh temple in Church Street, Lenton, Nottingham,

East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting has been appointed to the four-year Procure Partnerships Framework (Professional Services) Agreement. BSP won a place on the Procure Partnerships Framework (Professional Services) Agreement to cover both structural engineering, and civil and highways

Civil, structural and transportation engineering firm BSP Consulting has successfully passed the BSI BIM Level 2 audit, making it one of a limited number of consultants in the industry to have secured the BSI Kitemark certification. The audit of the Building Information

East Midlands fine dining restaurant Anoki, has launched a new charitable initiative to provide poverty-stricken areas in Pakistan with clean water. The award-winning Anoki, which has restaurants in Derby, Nottingham and Burton, has launched The Anoki Foundation to raise funds to dig