January 2024

A new multi-sector recruitment company has launched in Coventry and is already set to expand as it looks to hire a new member of staff to cater for strong demand.

Businesses from Coventry and Warwickshire put their questions to a senior figure in the Labour Party at an event organised by the Chamber.

A family-run vineyard in the outskirts of Coventry has launched its first wholesale partnership with a historic local venue.

A leading Midlands science park is enjoying a double celebration after a report highlighted its significant contribution to the region’s economy as it reaches a major milestone.

Coventry Building Society Arena welcomed more than one million visitors and saw an increase in new business enquiries as it enjoyed a strong first full year under new ownership.

Business leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire say the latest unemployment figures highlight the need to kickstart the economy.

The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.2 per cent and job vacancies fell by 49,000 in the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics.

A fundraising drive to raise £50,000 for a new sensory garden for dementia patients at Warwick Hospital has been boosted by The Wigley Group Warwick Half Marathon.

A college in Leamington has seen a major shift in gender balance for its games art courses and is seeing its student intake move away from being male-dominated for the first time.

Coventry’s leading LGBTQ+ venue is set to move into a new home in the city centre after an 18-month search.

A new partnership has been formed to enable a specialist business finance provider to support more businesses with their expansion plans in Coventry and Warwickshire.

A growing tool and equipment hire business is continuing to reach new heights in Warwick as it approaches its 45th anniversary.

Plantool Hire Centres, which has been trading since 1979, has offices in Warwick, Stratford-upon-Avon, Nuneaton, Lutterworth, Kettering and Daventry.

A new street food business is cooking up a storm to bring the taste of India to the heart of Coventry city centre.

Indian Street Food Corner has opened up in one of the kiosks in Bull Yard, in Coventry, after signing a lease through Holt Commercial.

The extension of a major programme which improves digital skills and access to technology in manufacturing and engineering businesses has been welcomed after new figures revealed its impact in the West Midlands.

A year after it was formed, a joint venture has launched a new community fund to support projects in North Warwickshire and Nuneaton.

Develop Warwickshire has opened its new £50,000 community fund and it has now supported its inaugural project in Warton.

Companies in Coventry and Warwickshire can expect 2024 to be another year where they have to ‘dig in’ according to the new president of a leading business organisation.