Author: Ellie Harrop

CAPITAL&CENTRIC, the team behind Stoke-on-Trent’s Goods Yard neighbourhood, have unveiled fresh new images of the lush green spaces that will be open to the public.   Visitors will be greeted by a new lawn – about the size of a professional tennis court – as they arrive at the neighbourhood from Glebe Street.   A…

BCRS Business Loans has announced the appointment of a new business development manager for Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. Mark Savill has joined the West Midlands-based business lender to support businesses across Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and the surrounding areas which are looking for finance to achieve growth and make a positive contribution to the economic wellbeing of the…

Stoke-on-Trent has been named as one of the leading locations in the United Kingdom for the take-up of apprenticeships. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been a driving force for the uptake of apprenticeships by offering them to its own workforce since the launch of the apprenticeship levy in April 2017 and also sharing its levy with…

Specialist B2B marketing agency Lesniak Swann has welcomed a new account executive to its expanding team based in Stoke on Trent.   The new hire, Hine, will work in the agency’s account management team which develops and delivers creative marketing campaigns for big, international clients in sectors such as construction, energy and engineering.    Joel…

Businesses and organisations across Stoke-on-Trent are being encouraged to take advantage of the Government-funded apprenticeship levy share scheme, as part of celebrations for National Apprenticeship Week (5-11 February 2024). The Apprenticeship Levy was introduced by the government to help fund apprenticeships and is designed to put the funding in the hands of employers to invest…

Water Plus, the UK’s largest business water retailer, has won six more awards in 2023, covering water conservation and a gold award for carbon reduction, for its work with organisations in England and Scotland. It’s now won another four Green Apple Environment Awards, including an award for supporting habitats in communities, after winning two customer…

GivEnergy, leading energy storage manufacturer, is thrilled to announce the purchase of an additional property neighbouring its current HQ. This latest property acquisition opens the potential to create a multi-building headquarters complex in the heart of Newcastle under Lyme. Earlier in 2023, GivEnergy purchased Osprey House on Brymbo Road. The company turned the previously abandoned…

Keele University’s new Digital Society Institute, housed inside the new Innovation Centre 7 building on the Keele campus, has officially been launched with an event on campus. The new Institute has been created to both address the challenges, and make the most of the opportunities, created by the digital revolution. The vision for the Digital…

STOKE-ON-TRENT’S newest regeneration project has reached a major new milestone.   Construction of Capital&Centric’s Goods Yard has reached its highest point, with the 10-floor, 34m new build that will house some 174 design-led rental apartments now standing tall over the Trent & Mersey Canal. With the main structure now done, work will soon start to…