Communications giant Vodafone has unveiled plans for a major office upgrade in an effort to fill 300 vacancies at its Stoke-on-Trent contact centre. The company launched a recruitment drive in March for hundreds of new sales staff as part of ongoing expansion plans to create a 'centre of sales…
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Precision sheet metal firm KMF has invested more than £1 million in two new machines to improve efficiencies at its North Staffordshire base. The Newcastle-under-Lyme business has bought two new laser profiling machines which will increase cutting speeds, reduce operating costs and allow a greater…
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Set up by Staffordshire County Council, the Staffordshire Means Back to Business scheme brings together funding and resources available from all of the county’s borough and district councils to help more businesses with more support, and quicker than ever before. It means that an extra £3.4m of…
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Ahead of attending UKREiiF between 17th - 19th May, we've been speaking exclusively to John Kavanagh, Group Communications Director at JCB about the valued british manufacturer's history and how its gearing for the future. Q1 - JCB is a global brand and a valued British manufacturer. Tell us how…
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Winvic Construction has been appointed to a £1bn logistics development which is expected to create thousands of jobs in the West Midlands. West Midlands Interchange (WMI), a 734-acre strategic rail freight interchange (SRFI) at M6 Junction 12, has appointed Winvic Construction Ltd as its design…
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Recipe box retailer Gousto has signed a deal for a £40 million fulfilment centre in Staffordshire which will create hundreds of new jobs in the county. The 295,000 sq ft facility - which is being built at St. Modwen Park Burton - will increase Gousto's operational capacity by 40 per cent. The…
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By Councillor Philip White, Deputy Leader, Staffordshire County Council Across the globe, countries, regions and counties are setting a vision for place-recovery and growth in a post-covid world. In many ways, it is a chance to hit the reset button: to take stock and reassess. What do we treasure…
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A low carbon energy park which generates half of the electricity at Keele University has been officially launched. The facility - which boasts 12,500 solar panels, two wind turbines and a megawatt battery - will provide up to 50 per cent of the electricity needed for the university buildings…
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A family-owned manufacturing firm in Stafford has invested in solar panels to increase the amount of renewable energy it uses – as demand for its commercial vehicles and construction equipment grows. Bri-Stor Group, whose customers include the AA, RAC and JCB, has installed almost 2,000 solar…
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Property developer St. Modwen Logistics has agreed deals for two huge new warehouses which are being built in Stoke-on-Trent. The company has invested in excess of £65.5 million in the city through the development of more than 450,000 sq ft of industrial space in the past 18 months, and is…
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