Businesses urged to have their say and help shape new industrial strategy Businesses across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire are being urged to help shape the area’s new industrial strategy at one of a series of free workshops in the coming weeks. Each local enterprise partnership area has been…
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Work has started on building a number of private rental apartments on a former garage site. The development off Chamberlain Avenue, Stoke, is the latest to be undertaken by Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s private housing company, Fortior Homes. The former garage site, owned by the council, has been…
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Real estate manager AEW has agreed to buy Fradley 432 at Fradley Park in Lichfield from Evans Property Group. Evans will also develop the site for AEW as part of the agreement. Fradley 432 forms part of AEW’s recently launched €290m develop-to-core UK logistics venture with Allianz, and follows the…
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Information event will detail major new road scheme ahead of start of works People and businesses will be able to find out more about the Stafford Western Access Route at a public event with construction work set to start in the summer. The new road will enable millions of pounds worth of new…
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Construction contractor MCS Group is on course to deliver its third multi-million pound warehouse unit at a distribution park in Staffordshire. The construction of the 129,550 sq ft unit at CONNEQT in Cannock is scheduled to reach practical completion in September. The unit includes 12 loading…
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A local pottery business in Stoke-on-Trent has created 20 jobs after bringing production back to North Staffordshire. A few years ago most of the china production was outsourced by Roy Kirkham and Company, but now investment in machinery has seen the majority of this manufacturing return to the…
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JPR Solutions (UK) Limited, based in Stoke-on-Trent, is a very successful business covering many different sectors including infection control, a bespoke and specialised cleaning service, vehicle preparation and a logistical movement service. Managing Director, Roland Conn, is supported by Carl…
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Bartec Engineering Services Ltd, established in 1993, offer both mechanical and electrical services. They design, manufacture and install a wide variety of machines and control systems. Their particular area of expertise is with the UK water treatment industry. A recent loan from Michelin…
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As a result of the successful delivery of an original £10.3m business support programme, SME manufacturers have been given a major boost this week with news that an additional £11.8m of business support has been given to help a further 2,400 companies to grow. The Manufacturing Growth Programme…
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Nearly two-and-a-half thousand SMEs in Staffordshire have been supported by a business advice and referral hub, led by Staffordshire County Council, over the last financial year. The Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Growth Hub, which is part of the local enterprise partnership, made 2,439 referrals…
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