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Launch of the St. James Hotel in Nottingham’s Castle Quarter
The St. James Hotel, in Nottingham’s historic castle quarter, was officially opened on July 23rd. Formerly the Rutland Square hotel, the property purchased a year ago, has been completely refurbished and re-positioned to become one of Nottinghamshire’s finest hotels. The public areas have been totally transformed into grand, yet contemporary spaces, with dazzling chandeliers, restored… Read more
Top spot on ‘Booking.com’ for one of our members
Birchover Hotel Apartments are celebrating again, after their brand new apartment-hotel, The Birchover Residences Nottingham, shot to the top of Booking.com within a month of opening. The Birchover Residences Nottingham is a collection of just five luxury apartments in a converted bank in the centre of Nottingham. The apartments have proven to be a huge… Read more
The top five attributes of successful manufacturing companies – a blog by Mark Goldby
Successful manufacturing companies share a number of attributes. Firstly, they tend to have savvy, experienced management. Secondly, they have respectable pay and benefits. Thirdly, related to this is that they mostly have low staff turnover and positive employee engagement. The fourth shared characteristic is a comprehensive employee training program and a focus on continuing education.… Read more
Nottingham – what a great place to shout about – a blog by Richard Brackenbury
Nottingham city centre is a good place to be. Preparing to show three Japanese potential investors around the centre earlier this month made me look at the place with a new pair of eyes. Entertaining the city’s guests was the first commercial “brief” for my new company, Brackenbury’s Britain. Meeting our guests on Victoria Street,… Read more
Cheese really does matter in Nottingham – an interview with Eversheds
Cheese really does matter in Nottingham and there’s no better time to understand the importance of finance than when at school. We asked Mark Fletcher, Senior Partner at Eversheds in Nottingham to tell us more. What is Cheese Matters? It’s a programme that teaches children about how to manage money (Cheese being a term used… Read more
BWB rise to the challenge in aid of charity – a blog by Steve Wooler
Eight intrepid souls from BWB, the Nottingham head-quartered engineering and environmental consultancy, recently completed an arduous 30 mile hike around some of the highest peaks in Derbyshire – and on one of the hottest days of the year to boot! Their mission was to raise funds for WaterAid by taking part in the 21st annual… Read more
Zero emissions on inaugural journey – a blog by Steve Martin
Nottingham’s first fleet of all-electric taxis has gone into service for the first time today, ushering in a new era of cleaner and greener transport in the city. History was made when Councillor Alan Clark, Nottingham City Council’s Portfolio Holder for Energy and Sustainability, was the first fare in one of six Nissan LEAFs operated… Read more
Jim Taylor Memorial Race Day Photos
We are delighted to say that the images from the Jim Taylor Memorial Race Day can be found by clicking here: www.neilhoylephotography.com Click on the green Client Area icon towards the foot of the first page. Click on the job number 180714-1 Password is JIM (case sensitive) If you hover the cursor over the bottom… Read more
Data, Digital and Creative – ‘what’s going on in gaming?’ – a blog by Karl Hilton
It’s been a very positive time in the creative digital economy this summer. For decades the video games development industry has enjoyed seemingly unfettered growth regardless of the wider economic picture. This has been true globally and nationally where the UK has been one of the most creative and highest quality developers of entertainment software… Read more
Trent Barton launch brand new buses at Nottingham Castle
Trent Barton are launching over £2 million worth of brand new buses at Nottingham Castle on Tuesday 22 July. They are keen that we make the local business community aware of their continual investment in local transport and would also enjoy welcoming you to the launch at Nottingham Castle at 11am – refreshments will be provided… Read more