Thu, 17th May 2012

Evesham Business

Couple's modern take on shepherd's hut is a hit

4:40pm Tuesday 15th May 2012

ONE Worcestershire company has come up with an ingenious solution to getting round the planning laws when adding extra accommodation to a property.

Another trophy for the Thomas Vale sideboard

7:40pm Monday 14th May 2012

Contractor of the Year: Staff members from Thomas Vale Construction and their associates with the award.

WORCESTERSHIRE’S Thomas Vale has been named Contractor of the Year for the eighth time in the history of the annual awards by the construction industry publication Building.

Brewing some smart ideas

4:03pm Thursday 10th May 2012

STUDENTS WITH DESIGNS ON SUCCESS: Rosanna Perez-Curtis and Andy Stevenson.

DESIGN students from the University of Worcester have helped create environmentally-friendly packaging for a local brewery.

MP visits company in bid to highlight eco-firms

4:01pm Thursday 10th May 2012

HI-TECH: Worcester MP Robin Walker with Peter Latham, David Hilton and Jeremy O’Keefe, of Vickers Electronics.

WORCESTER’S MP Robin Walker gained an insight into the world of low-carbon engineering when he visited sector specialists Vickers Electronics which is tripling the size of its workforce in the city.

Couple move firm back to city as new centre opens

4:44pm Wednesday 9th May 2012

BACK IN CITY: From left: Wayne Griffin and his mother Sandra with Charlie Rodway of Lansdowne Rodway Estates.

A FAMILY have moved their business back to Worcester after a new business park opened in the city.

Oliver is well on his way to a career in the motor industry

3:51pm Tuesday 8th May 2012

TRAIN: Oliver Prior, centre, with Mark Taplin, right, and a BMW technician.

WELL on his way to a career on the technical side of the motor industry is apprentice Oliver Prior, who is currently working in the service department of Rybrook BMW in Worcester.

Pershore company's rebranding award

3:30pm Tuesday 8th May 2012

NEW LOOK: White Logistics’ directors, from left, Daniel Holland, Will Stracey, Tom Stracey, Judith Stracey and Scott Brown at the launch of the firm’s rebranding. It has won a national award for brand transformation and repositioning.

A FAMILY-RUN haulage firm in Pershore has won a second design award for revamping its branding.

Supply chain support cash up for grabs by Worcestershire firms

10:30am Tuesday 8th May 2012

BUSINESSES across Worcestershire are being urged to take advantage of millions of pounds worth of fresh Government funding.

City's MP lends an ear to entrepreneurs

1:00pm Friday 4th May 2012

REAL LIFE: From left, Robbie Hazlehurst, of FSB; Gill Handley, of Job Centre Plus; Worcester MP Robin Walker; Caroline Fidoe and Chris Bullock, local entrepreneurs.

WORCESTER’S MP Robin Walker dropped in at the city’s Guildhall to offer encouragement to the area’s business entrepreneurs.

Queen’s Award is a royal treat in the jubilee year

2:05pm Wednesday 2nd May 2012

ROYAL APPROVAL: Gareth Doyle, Darryl Lymer, Paul Willis, Claire Brown, Terry Slough, Sharon Jones, Stella Lewis, Darren Allen, Jonathan Oseland and Darren Monger celebrate after the firm won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

A WORCESTERSHIRE firm has received one of the UK’s top business accolades.

Apprentice Shannon, 17, is ‘sure to be big success’

1:56pm Tuesday 1st May 2012

SKILLS: Rhys Humm, director of Holywell Water, with new apprentice Shannon Brimmell.

A RAPIDLY growing Malvern business is the latest county firm to throw its weight behind the Worcester News 100 in 100 apprenticeship campaign.

County firm gets contract to make medals

12:00pm Tuesday 1st May 2012

BIG CONTRACT: Workers at Worcestershire Medal Service’s Gladman and Norman factory in Birmingham mounting some of the 450,000 Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medals and putting them into boxes ready to be handed out in June.

A WORCESTERSHIRE company has won a major contract to help mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Chance to do business with construction firms

2:38pm Friday 27th April 2012

BUILDING BUSINESS: Alan Woodridge, of Kier Construction; Steve Speller, chairman of Speller Metcalfe; Kathryn Wagstaff and Steve Green, Thomas Vale’s supply chain manager.

SUPPLIERS from across Worcestershire had the chance to do business with some of the county’s biggest names at Finditinworcestershire’s latest breakfast and networking meeting.

New business launches recruitment drive

4:24pm Thursday 26th April 2012

A NEW Worcester business that provides care for older people in their own homes is looking to create 50 jobs in the coming year.

There's lots on offer at charity dinner

4:26pm Thursday 26th April 2012

SIGNED SHIRT: Tania Parmar and Matthew Egginton, of Johnson Flemming, get ready for the charity auction.

ENGLAND cricketer Ian Bell’s signed shirt from the South Africa v England Test Series in 2009/10, autographed rugby and football shirts and hotel breaks will come under the hammer when a charity dinner and auction in aid of Acorns Children’s Hospice is held at the Venture Inn, Ombersley, on Monday.

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