A double-award winning electric mini excavator manufactured by JCB has notched up a significant milestone – the production of the 1,000th machine. JCB went into full production with the world’s first volume-produced all-electric mini excavator in 2019 at its Compact Products factory in Cheadle, Staffs. Now the latest 19C-E model has rolled
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A partnership scheme is being set up to help businesses get life-saving advice and equipment in the workplace. Stone-based national charity AEDdonate works to make sure communities are prepared in the event of a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and improving survival rates for out of hospital cardiac arrests by placing
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Students and staff from two South Staffordshire College sites took part in a walking challenge to raise money for vulnerable veterans and their families. The fundraisers based at Tamworth College and Cannock College covered 24 kilometres to support the military charity Walking With The Wounded in its annual Walking Home
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Staffordshire residents are being urged to be vigilant as fraudsters attempt to exploit cost of living pressures with scams relating to energy rebates. Staffordshire County Council’s Trading Standards service wants people to have a chat with their loved ones about scams and to flag any unwanted mail they receive. The
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Profits and workload are up at Goodwin PLC thanks to new orders coming in. The Stoke-on-Trent group of mechanical and refractory engineering companies has recorded pre-tax trading profits of £9.1 million in the six months to 31st October. The figure is almost 18 per cent up on the same period
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Manufacturing output in the UK has fallen at its fastest rate in two years, a new survey has revealed. Figures released by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) show that output volumes in the three months to December had dropped at the fastest rate since the three months to September
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A marketing firm is looking to double its workforce as demand for post-Covid support grows for struggling businesses. Touchpoints Marketing, which has opened a new office at Heath House, in Uttoxeter has already expanded with two new appointments to support demand. Now it is looking to double its six-strong marketing
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Keele University Events and Conferencing has a new senior team at the helm with the introduction of a new leadership structure. Emma Woodcock now heads up the senior team as Head of Catering and Events, following a restructure earlier in the year, which now also includes two new Senior Events
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New plans for The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery have been unveiled. Proposals by Stoke-on-Trent City Council featured in a new prospectus include an extension to the building and the gallery space. Work will also be done to reinterpret collections and infrastructure improvements to enhance visitor experience. The project aims
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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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