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11 Apr 2023
Shrewsbury-based speciality coffee roaster, Iron & Fire, has made three senior appointments to support its continued growth across both its trade and direct to consumer customer bases.  The latest round of recruitment equates to an increase in headcount of a third. Founded in 2014, Iron & Fire has established itself as a firm favourite amongst independent coffee shops, restaurants, and...
Darren Jarman (MD at Lowfield), Ruth Pemberton (MHS), and Mike Sambrook (MD at SJ Roberts)
10 Jan 2023
Shropshire Mental Health Support has today received a significant donation from two-local businesses following a year of fundraising events.  Teams from sister companies SJ Roberts Construction and Lowfield Timber Frames, based in Lowfield near Welshpool, undertook a series of fundraising events during 2022 that included the Welshpool 10k, Brynkinalt Running Festival, Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon,...
Bev Baxter and Hugh Strickland
22 Sep 2022
Shrewsbury-based charity Community Resource, which supports people and communities facing challenges across the county, has welcomed its new CEO. Bev Baxter has succeeded Julia Baron, who retired as Chief Executive at the end of August after 23 years at the helm. Bev was previously Head of Operations and Deputy CEO of The Way in Wolverhampton and took up the position at Community Resource on...
16 Aug 2022
A Shropshire-based speciality coffee roaster which has seen both its wholesale and consumer businesses boom in the past two years, has today unveiled dedicated websites to serve each distinct customer base.  The move comes as it forecasts 70% growth in its customer base over the next 12 months. Iron & Fire which has a dedicated state of the art roasting facility based in Castle Gates,...
Emma Chapman, Marches Growth Hub Shropshire manager
03 May 2022
The Marches Growth Hub Shropshire is taking to the road to make its highly-acclaimed business support service available to even more companies. The hub is heading out to a series of towns throughout the next 12 months to ensure that its expert advice and help is available across all parts of the county. The roadshow — called Let’s Do Business In — has teamed up with libraries around the county to...
01 Jul 2021
A Shrewsbury mortgage broker has added a further two new faces to the growing team at its Shrewsbury Business Park home. Bally Kang and Katie Maddox join Mortgage Advice Bureau - Severn Mortgage and Protect just over a month after Matt Dudley and Dan Braithwaite arrived in protection and mortgage advice roles respectively. Bally was previously an adviser with NatWest and joins the growing team of...
Zoom 1hr delivering for Co-op
04 Jun 2021
This time last year Zoom 1hr Delivery was just serving its local area across Shropshire and mid-Wales. Fast-forward to today the on-demand delivery solution covers the length and breadth of the country from Carlisle to Falmouth and throughout Wales, after being selected as a last-mile delivery partner for Co-op 6 months ago. In that time Zoom 1hr has delivered 75K grocery orders for the leading...
Shrewsbury Distributor 10 Today
02 Mar 2021
As March arrives and new beginnings start to shape the landscape, Shrewsbury based distributor Pipekit will be proudly celebrating 10 years in business and spearheading plans and ambitions for growth and development. Pipekit, a leading independent specialist distributor of pipework systems and drainage solutions, was formed from the dining room table in March 2011 by Martyn Rowlands, MD,...
Sonia Roberts, CEO Landau
09 Feb 2021
Organisations developing initiatives to help unemployed people across Shropshire are invited to claim a share of a £1.5 million pot of funding. Grants worth between £5,000 and £20,000 are available from the European Social Fund (ESF) Community Grants scheme for projects that will help move unemployed people towards employment, training or back into education. Funding totalling £500,000 has...
05 Feb 2021
The managing director of Shrewsbury’s new mortgage brokerage firm, Mortgage Advice Bureau - Severn Mortgage and Protect, has received major recognition with a double win at Mortgage Advice Bureau’s national awards. Rob Brookes, was shortlisted as top Mortgage and Protection adviser in the Protection, General Insurance, Banked and Quality categories, taking the title in both the General Insurance...
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