Leading developer St Modwen Logistics has put forward plans for a business park at Uttoxeter which is expected to lead to hundreds of jobs.
A Staffordshire managing director is calling on the Government to take “urgent action” to avert business closures due to spiralling energy costs. Clive Durose, head of a specialist timber component manufacturers based in Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, says costs are so overwhelming many woodworking firms will be trading at an irrecoverable loss.
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A Government-funded £2 bus fare capping initiative has been welcomed in Staffordshire. The short-term initiative will run from 1 January to 31 March, with several local companies taking part. Operators that have chosen to participate in the scheme include Arriva Midlands, First Potteries, D&G, Chaserider, Select, National Express, Taxico and Trent Barton.
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Aspiring entrepreneurs had the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to five ‘dragons’ as part of a Young Enterprise UK event Teenage pupils from three schools showcased their business plans and aspirations at the Young Enterprise Dragons’ Den, hosted by Michelin Development in Stoke-on-Trent. The event was the first heat
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All proceeds from the sale of a thriller written by a South Staffordshire College lecturer are going to charities supporting families with autistic children. Radical, centred around the themes of technology, climate change and politics, is by Ian Cawley, HE lecturer in Film and TV at the Lichfield College site.
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A fast-expanding building firm has chosen Stafford for its West Midlands base. Enrok Construction has opened an office in the town to meet increased customer demand. The residential and commercial builders chose Stafford because they see it as a great location for its employees, helping to reduce commuting times. The
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Businesses are facing soaring costs, potential contract losses and difficulties from all directions after the Bank of England raised the interest rate to a 14-year high of 3.5 per cent. With inflation running at a near 40-year-high and energy and raw material costs continuing to rise, many companies have told
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The UK ceramics sector is calling on the Government to provide continuing support to help deal with mounting energy costs. Record increases in the price of gas of up to 20 times previous levels have hit ceramics which is one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK. The energy
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Business leaders have warned that inflation remains the biggest threat to companies despite latest UK figures suggesting it has peaked. Figures for November show that the rate of price rises had slowed – with inflation down to 10.7 per cent last month from 11.1 per cent in October. The drop
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JCB’s Christmas Toy Appeal has delivered sackfuls of festive cheer to vulnerable children after a staggering 1,000 gifts were donated to the cause. The digger giant ran the appeal for more than two weeks and set up 13 collection points across its sites in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Wrexham for employees
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The government is being urged to bring in urgent labour market reforms and be realistic about recruiting from abroad after new figures revealed job vacancies remain close to record high levels. The latest Labour Market data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for the period September to November
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