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25 Jan 2021
The role of women in business across the Marches will be celebrated at a special event to mark International Women’s Day. The Marches Growth Hub, businesswoman Hollie Whittles and the Federation of Small Businesses have teamed up to organise the annual high-profile event on March 8. The online event – which gets under way at 10am - will include inspirational talks from a host of keynote speakers...
16 Dec 2020
An award-winning bakery ingredient specialist based in Shropshire has set its sights on global growth after buying new equipment with help from a grants programme. Kudos Blends – which provides industry-leading leavening solutions for commercial bakeries around the world from its base in Cleobury Mortimer – has been awarded an £8,160 Small Equipment Grant to help purchase a texture analyser. The...
02 Dec 2020
One of the UK’s leading toy manufacturers has invested around £150,000 in new facilities and personnel to enhance its digital offer after receiving nearly £70,000 from a grant programme supported by the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership. Golden Bear Products, which has been transforming favourite children’s TV characters into toys for over 40 years, has been awarded £ 67,845 from the Marches...
28 Oct 2020
    The search is on for a new person to lead the region’s one-stop business advice service. The Marches Growth Hub – which brings together all national and local business support under one roof – is seeking a dynamic new chair to spearhead its work in the coming years. Gill Hamer, Marches Local Enterprise Partnership chief executive, said the successful candidate would be an inspirational...
24 Aug 2020
A specialist Telford manufacturing company has expanded and created six new jobs after receiving nearly £100,000 from a grant programme supported by the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership. During 2019 Midland Alloy took on new staff and built a warehouse extension at its Stafford Park base after receiving £97,285 from the Marches Building Investment Grant (MBIG). The company – which specialises...
07 Jul 2020
Companies across the Marches were today urged to apply to a £200 million fund to drive innovation and boost the post-pandemic economy. The Sustainable Innovation Fund will be open to companies across all parts of the UK to help businesses recover from the impact Covid-19 has wrought on the economy. The money could be used for developing new technologies to make homes more energy efficient or to...
22 Jun 2020
A leading supplier of 3D engineering services is expanding and targeting new markets thanks to help from a funding programme supported by the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership. The Bridgnorth-based 3D Measurement Company (T3DMC) has created a new area to show off its range of hand-held 3D scanners and taken on three new members of staff after receiving just over £11,000 from the Marches...
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