Four former employees were treated to a VIP visit to JCB to mark the 60th anniversary of their recruitment as the company’s first ever apprentices. A total of nine 15-year-old boys started as Craft Apprentices at the Rocester plant in 1964. And four of them – Chris Carnwell, Nigel Heinich, Mick
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The UK’s leading trade supplier and manufacturer of first aid and medical supplies, a charity that supports people in furniture poverty and a digital forensics and cyber security company were among the winners at the Staffordshire University Business Awards 2024.
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A Staffordshire Moorlands company that provides flooring with a difference can count TV celebrities, lifestyle gurus and international companies among its customers. For the Floor & More, based in Longsdon, near Leek, has produced bespoke flooring for the likes of TV presenter and broadcaster Sarah Beeny and comedian Johnny Vegas’
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Two products made by Nelson’s Distillery picked up recognition at the World Wine & Spirits Trophy. The Uttoxeter-based firm has described its success as a “remarkable achievement” in a competition which is a benchmark for excellence in the industry. Its Signature Blend Rum won a double gold medal and was
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One of the most successful and celebrated British swimmers of all time emphasised the importance of physical activity in all stages of life when she attended an official groundbreaking ceremony for a new Staffordshire leisure centre.
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A major boom in commercial work and its first instruction at Manchester Airport has capped a record-breaking first half of the year for a Cannock-based firm’s North West office.
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Hanley Economic Building Society is to host its first Later Life Seminar.
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A community initiative, which promotes local artisans and small businesses, is opening its first Creative Department Store in Staffordshire.
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A hairdresser has opened his own salon bringing a new independent business to a North Staffordshire town centre.
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Engineering specialist Unilathe is gearing up for expansion into the defence and nuclear sectors – after posting record annual financial results and boosting its workforce.
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