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CONSUMERS FOCUSING MORE ON COMPANY ETHICS DURING CURRENT ECONOMIC DOWNTURN

Businesses hoping to ride out the economic downturn by reducing customer service or ditching their environmental and social commitments may find themselves punished by consumers, according to new research by management consultancy Baringa.  The company polled 6,028 consumers worldwide including 1,002 in the United Kingdom. It found that just under 4 in 5 (79%) UK […]

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BURNS & MCDONNELL CELEBRATES MAJOR ANNIVERSARY AT BIRMINGHAM OFFICE

Engineering and construction firm Burns & McDonnell celebrated its 125th anniversary last week, hosting a reception on the rooftop of the firm’s Birmingham office.  Burns & McDonnell leaders and employees were joined by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor Chaman Lal and Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street, alongside U.S. colleagues, clients and friends of

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DEVELOPMENT PARTNER SELECTED FOR BIRMINGHAM REGENERATION SCHEME

St Joseph Homes Ltd will sign a development agreement as part of a deal to regenerate Ladywood Estate worth over £2 Billion. St Joseph is one of several brands under the Berkeley Group. The signing of the deal is pending cabinet approval which will come on the 27th of June.  The Scheme to redevelop the

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REPORT FINDS CUSTOMER LOYALTY PROGRAMMES ARE VITAL FOR CUSTOMER RETENTION

Customer loyalty programmes are ‘vital’ for business to retain customers, with over half of the UK consciously buying less due to the cost-of-living crisis, according to a new report by Deployteq and the Data & Marketing Association (DMA).  Deployteq, a leading self-service marketing automation provide, polled over 2,000 consumers on their email habits as part

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SOUTH WALES BASED COMPANY CELEBRATES FURTHER EXPANSION INTO ENGLAND

Welsh self-storage specialists, Storage Giant have recently opened a new store in Nottinghamshire. This marks their 14th location they’ve opened since the company was founded 16 years ago and is the latest step in them growing their presence not just in Wales but in the Midlands and South West England. Storage Giant specialises in providing

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MITCHELLS & BUTLERS LAUNCHES NEW FLEXIBLE WORKING APP

Birmingham headquartered hospitality operator Mitchells & Butlers recently announced that it has launched its new flexible working app M&B Flexible (powered by limber).  The digital platform aims to engage with a new generation of talent looking to work more flexibly by offering potential new team members the chance to pick their working hours, the type of role

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BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT WORKERS VOTING ON POTENTIAL STRIKE ACTION

Around 100 employees including security officers and terminal technicians employed by Birmingham airport, as well as aircraft refuellers employed by Menzies, are being balloted over industrial action which could begin as the beginning of July This would be the worst possible time for the airport as it would a shortage of essential staff during the

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AZETS APPOINTS AUDIT PARTNER FROM NEW ZEALAND

Top accountancy firm Azets has hired a hugely experienced new Audit & Assurance Partner as part of continued strategic business growth. Mark Bramley (pictured above) has joined after 15 years as a partner at PwC in New Zealand and Europe. Relocating to Europe with his family, Mark will cover the London and South East region

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WEST MIDLANDS BUSINESS LEADERS BENEFIT FROM NEW COURSE

The Department for Business and Trade has found that over 300 business leaders from across the West Midlands have completed the 12 week Help to Grow: Management Course in a bid to strengthen resilience and innovation. Since April 2021, this course has set out to help business leaders and senior managers to increase resilience, innovation,

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SHIELD SAFETY CEO HONOURED AS TOP ENTREPRENEUR

Mark Flanagan (pictured above), Founder and CEO of Manchester based Shield Safety Group, a leading UK provider of professional services and software solutions across food safety, health and safety and fire safety has been named a North West regional finalist in two categories in the prestigious Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2023. Mark has been honoured

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