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Kirsty promoted to new role at intellectual property specialists Forresters
Professional Services
Ms Gallagher will be leading firm’s business development activity
Lloyds funding deal enables West Midlands Hire & Haulage to expand vehicle fleet
Banking & Finance
Through the financial package provided by Lloyds Bank, the firm’s owner, JB Langford and Co, has invested in several modern vehicles
The ultimate Land Rover Defender... yours for a staggering £150,000
Economic Development
Leeds-based Kahn Design, which specialises in modifying a wide range of cars, has launched what many are calling the ultimate Defender
Pinsent Masons' partner Ian Hyde to become tribunal judge
Professional Services
Ian Hyde will be a ‘fee-paid’ judge, meaning he will sit on a part time basis, and will take up the position later this year
Crystal Mortgages celebrates record-breaking performance
Banking & Finance
Representing the first time it has surpassed the half-a-billion mark in issued terms, the growth has been further complemented with a 33 per cent rise in completions against last year
Defender visitor attraction opens at Land Rover's Solihull plant
Economic Development
The Defender tour features a recreation of the 1948 production line which built the Defender’s forerunner - the original Series I Land Rover
Pool House Professional Advisers acquires DC Wealth
Banking & Finance
The acquisition allows DC Wealth, a former long-standing Sutton Coldfield firm which moved to Lichfield in recent years, to be directly authorised under the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co appoints new director of human resources
Professional Services
Chris Oglethorpe joins from Royal Bank of Scotland, where he held various senior positions, including HR director of the new Williams & Glyn bank
Grant Thornton retains top spots for deal volume
Banking & Finance
Nationally the firm advised on 136 deals in 2014 and outperformed the market – recording a 3.8 per cent increase on deals recorded in 2013. The total volume of industry deals increased by two per cent last year
Wesleyan appoints new head of sales for medical north team
Banking & Finance
Ian Copley will lead a team of 94 financial consultants and seven area managers in the North of England, providing advice and products to meet the needs of medical professionals
Andy Raynor to take over from Paul Wilson as Shakespeares' chief
Professional Services
Mr Wilson, who will be replaced as Shakespeares’ chief executive by the firm’s chief client officer Andy Raynor, is moving to Toronto to become managing director of Canadian law firm Smart & Biggar
Jaguar Land Rover's Bike Sense technology will help cyclists and bikers
Economic Development
The car-maker’s Bike Sense research is being conducted as part of a drive to reduce the number of accidents on º£½ÇÊÓƵ roads, where 19,000 cyclists are killed or injured each year
Competition to find Birmingham's best small business with £15,000 prize package
Economic Development
Intuit QuickBooks is inviting SMEs from all sectors to take part
Irwin Mitchell advises Redditch pharmaceutical firm Lexon on Norchem acquisition
Professional Services
The family-run business, which has a turnover of £150 million and employs over 400 members of staff, purchased the Norchem group of companies for an undisclosed sum
Birmingham café Diplomats Barista combines art and coffee
Economic Development
A deal with the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists makes the new venue at Two Snowhill unique
Mills & Reeve lands client satisfaction accolade
Professional Services
Two partners from the firm’s Birmingham office – Richard Santy, an employment specialist, and Martino Giaquinto, a construction litigation expert – were among four partners from across the practice singled out in the survey
Gunmaker W Horton & Sons returns after 90-year absence
Economic Development
Historic Birmingham firm which dates back to the 1850s has been relaunched in famous quarter by descendants of founder
Is the world ready for the Rover's return?
Economic Development
Speculation is rife the once-proud Midland brand could return after its collapse ten years ago. Enda Mullen talks to experts about whether it could ever happen
Legion Trade Finance shortlisted for brace of awards
Banking & Finance
The firm has been nominated in two categories in the Business MoneyFacts Awards 2015 – ‘Innovation in the SME Finance Sector’ and ‘Best International Solution Provider'
Irwin Mitchell's corporate team advises SCIO Health Analytics on Data Intelligence deal
Professional Services
SCIO is a health analytics solutions company and its purchase of Data Intelligence, a Slough-based provider of business intelligence services to pharmaceutical sales and marketing departments, extends its footprint in the life sciences marketplace
Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance appoints regional sales director
Banking & Finance
Mr Goulden has over 19 years’ experience in invoice finance and joins from GE Capital, where he was responsible for business development in the West Midlands and the South West
No5 Chambers' barrister Nageena Khalique to become a QC
Professional Services
Ms Khalique is head of the public law group at No5, and her appointment takes the number of silks at the set to 28
QualitySolicitors Talbots aims to grow property work with two solicitor appointments
Professional Services
The law firm, which hit a record £7.5 million turnover in 2014, has signed-up sister-in-laws Jagdeep Kitaure-Kandola and Lucky Mahal to boost a division of the business that saw a 15 per cent rise in transactions in the last year
Mixed fortunes for retailers says Begbies Traynor report
Banking & Finance
Between October and December last year there was a five per cent drop (244 to 233) in the number of general retailers in Birmingham classed as suffering from significant financial distress