Business Awards

Training staff who aren't off-the-shelf

Lisa Stephenson is the HR manager for support network Brighter Futures, which has been nominated in the Training Excellence category

Monday, November 02, 2009

WHEN it comes to recruiting new people, Brighter Futures has a markedly different approach to most employers.

Instead of looking for candidates with bags of experience, or a briefcase full of qualifications, its priority is to find motivated local individuals who show...

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Pottery firm serves up Celebrity china

Erich Rommelrath, Churchill China group design director, is pictured with some of the Jamie Oliver 'Keep It Simple' range. The firm's nomination comes after it picked up the rights to the products after Royal Worcester went under.

Monday, November 02, 2009

COOKING like Jamie Oliver is one thing – but now budding super-chefs can serve up their culinary masterpieces on his tableware, too. And that's...

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Chemical expert holds all the solutions

PennWhite's managing director John Whitehead is delighted that turnover has been growing so rapidly.

Monday, October 26, 2009

BARELY a loaf or bread bun has been baked in the UK this year without the input of speciality chemicals business PennWhite. The Congleton company also...

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High-tech advances to match traditional values

Monday, October 26, 2009

MAJOR investment in IT and customer support has helped Lister Trade Frames bounce through the recession. But behind all the hi-tech extras it is still...

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Eco-friendly pottery with no compromise on quality

Managing director Stuart Adams with the ThermECO machinery at Endeka Ceramics.

Monday, October 19, 2009

HELPING reduce the Potteries' carbon footprint and cut production costs – comparative newcomer to the potting world, Endeka Ceramics is doing...

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Small firm makes big impression on the web

From the left, Susan Fingleton, David Farmer and Neil Erlam and fellow staff members outside the new building.

Monday, October 19, 2009

ONWARDS and upwards – that's the theme for Internet Business Solutions, which has become the biggest of its kind in the area in just six years....

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Water saving system makes waves abroad

Monday, October 05, 2009

PROJECT Fire Products is ablaze with determination to green-up the world's fire protection industries. And – with water such a 'cheap' commodity...

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Top prize for Bridgewater shows pottery industry's far from dead

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

FLYING the flag for Stoke-on-Trent's potteries. That's Emma Bridgewater Ltd – winner of The Sentinel's Business of the Year Award. A good news...

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Awards night for business

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

COMPANIES that have enjoyed success despite tough economic times will be celebrated at tonight's Sentinel Business Awards. The ceremony will take...

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Final countdown as best in the business battle it out for prizes

Monday, March 30, 2009

JUST who will carry off the honours at tomorrow night's Sentinel Business Awards big night will be a closely-guarded secret right up until the moment...

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