Archive for March, 2011
LEP Will Be One Of The Largest
Posted on 02. Mar, 2011 by editor.
The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is to become one of the largest in the country.
Redditch and Wyre Forest have become members, joining East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Tamworth, Bromsgrove and Cannock Chase in addition to Birmingham and Solihull following a meeting of the LEP Development Board.
Interim chairman Bridget Blow (pictured) said: “We are [...]
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New COO at Shakespeare Putsman
Posted on 02. Mar, 2011 by editor.
Birmingham-based law firm Shakespeare Putsman has recruited Steve Taylor (pictured) to the newly-created role of Chief Operating Officer.
Steve joins the firm from DHL Europe where he was Vice President Human Resources for Northern Europe with responsibility for 10,000 colleagues in nine countries. He has a strong background in general management with particular expertise in strategic change [...]
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Prime Office Market Rents Increase
Posted on 02. Mar, 2011 by editor.
Office take-up fell 43% in Q4 2010 after an exceptionally strong Q3, according to DTZ’s latest Property Times UK Regional Offices report. The drop was most apparent in the major regional cities, such as Birmingham, Edinburgh, Manchester and Glasgow. However, these locations had some exceptional deals in Q3 including 107,000 sq ft at Calthorpe House, [...]
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FRP Advisory Boosts its West Midlands Team
Posted on 02. Mar, 2011 by editor.
FRP Advisory LLP, the specialist restructuring, recovery and insolvency firm, has appointed Steve Stokes (pictured) as an appointment taking director at its West Midlands location, based in Birmingham.
Steve joins from PwC, where he spent nine years, focusing on mid-market assignments and working closely with both lenders and intermediaries around the Midlands area. He has also worked for Baker [...]
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