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Ormerod Rutter Chartered Accountants Opens New Audit Centre
Leading Worcestershire accountants, Ormerod Rutter, has opened its third premises in Droitwich, Layton House. The new facility serves as a dedicated centre for audit excellence, housing the firm’s rapidly growing audit team. The expansion reflects significant...
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Ormerod Rutter Chartered Accountants Opens New Audit Centre
Leading Worcestershire accountants, Ormerod Rutter, has opened its third premises in Droitwich, Layton House. The new facility serves as a dedicated centre for audit excellence, housing the firm’s rapidly growing audit team. The expansion reflects significant...
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Building Supply Chain Resilience: What Local Businesses Need to Know
Ransomware cyber attacks are rising in both frequency and sophistication, and recent high-profile incidents across the manufacturing, aviation and retail sectors have demonstrated the scale of disruption that can be caused when a supplier is breached. For businesses...
University Writing Advisor Nominated for Prestigious Author’s Award
An award-winning author who advises students at the University of Worcester on their writing has been nominated for one of the most prestigious awards in children’s literature. Liz Hyder, one of the University’s Royal Literary Fund Writers in Residence, is in the...
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Wyevale Nurseries to showcase ‘Best of British’ at FutureScape in October
WYEVALE Nurseries in Hereford will be showcasing its ‘Best of British’ range when it exhibits at FutureScape in London next month (October 15 and 16, 2024). The leading commercial nurseries’ stand will highlight its container trees, bareroot hedging and forestry...
DRPG Brings Innovation to the Forefront for BigTalk 2024
On Thursday 19 September, DRPG hosted its annual BigTalk event where the anticipated launch of DRPG Labs – the global communications group’s innovation hub – took centre stage. At the company’s Midlands Studio complex, the event brought together over 150 clients and...
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A gift to our loyal Members
It’s been a long few months for businesses with so much change and uncertainty. What is certain though, is that now is the essential time to upskill and re-skill.
With that in mind, we are giving all of our Members access to two free places on our hugely popular 2-hour virtual training course; Getting your Business Online.
This course is worth £70 per person! Hurry though as places are limited.
How to work safely: Visitor economy – hotels, events, restaurants, pubs and bars
As new national restrictions begin in November, government guidelines recommend that people should stay at home where possible and should only travel to work if they cannot work from home. For those who cannot work from home, you are advised to still go to your...
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Final stage of recovery plan delayed until July, PM announces
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced yesterday that the lifting of all legal restrictions on social contact will be delayed, meaning capacity limits for sports, pubs, restaurants and cinemas will remain and nightclubs will not yet open. England was due to move...
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Final stage of recovery plan delayed until July, PM announces
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced yesterday that the lifting of all legal restrictions on social contact will be delayed, meaning capacity limits for sports, pubs, restaurants and cinemas will remain and nightclubs will not yet open. England was due to move...
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Kidderminster’s OGL Computer Launches New Software To Transform Businesses Quickly In A Year Of Uncertainty
Kidderminster, 20 January 2021. OGL Computer has announced the launch of Profit4, a new business and stock management software that enables users in wholesale, merchant, stockist and distributor businesses to accelerate digital transformation efforts ready for what is...
Graduate recruitment boost thanks to Worcestershire County Council grants
A number of graduates have been hired in recent months thanks to grants from Worcestershire County Council that were launched to help businesses recover from the effects of COVID-19. Among those graduates is Emily Bratt, who recently received a first-class degree in...
Herefordshire News
Competition: WIN a stand at the Chamber Business Expo!
This competition is now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered. Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce is excited to invite local businesses to take part in a new competition to win a stand at its Business Expo on Thursday 12 March. Sponsored by...
Wyevale Nurseries continues to modernise vehicle fleet
One of the UK’s leading nurseries is this month continuing to modernise its vehicle fleet with the purchase of another new low emissions lorry. This will be Wyevale Nurseries’ second rigid vehicle in three years, a total investment of £165,000. The new lorries are to...
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Record-Breaking Amount Raised at ISOQSL Annual Charity Golf Day
ISO Quality Services is thrilled to announce that their recent charity golf day exceeded expectations, raising a fantastic £5,800 for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity—being the highest amount the day has raised so far! On top of this ISO Quality Services will donate...
Tatton ‘Long Border’ Designs Sponsored by Wyevale Nurseries for Second Year
WYEVALE Nurseries in Hereford is once again this year providing plants for some of the ‘Long Border’ designs at the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Flower Show at Tatton Park (July 17-21, 2024). The four sponsored designs have been put together by final year...
40 Years for the SVR’s Kidderminster Town Station
The Severn Valley Railway will celebrate a milestone in its history throughout the weekend of 27 and 28 July, as it marks 40 years since the opening of Kidderminster Town station. Visitors will see the recreation of the very first train to depart the embryonic station...
Hospice Charity Installs a Garden of Remembrance for the Whole Community this July
Wyre Forest charity KEMP Hospice have launched a garden of celebration and remembrance at Brinton Park, Kidderminster. A collection of butterfly sculptures which supporters have donated and dedicated, has created a stunning art display. Located by the Richard Eve...
Business Consultants Launches New Website
Business consultants Strategus Consulting are excited to announce the launch of their new website. In line with their digital marketing strategy, the revamped website contains up to date information on the company’s services and is now home to the Leaders In Strategy...
BetaDen Incubate Welcomes First Businesses to Technology Incubator
BetaDen, the award-winning Worcestershire-based organisation providing support for innovative technology-based businesses, has welcomed the first intake of start-up technology and digital businesses to its new incubator programme, delivered in partnership with...
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