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Duncan Tift BusinessDesk 25 Feb 11
A Walsall arts business has secured a major coup after learning its work is to be displayed at the National Gallery in London.
The ‘heritage’ apples are the work of Nicky Smart and Lorraine Taylor and they will be displayed next to a painting entitled Adam and Eve by Flemish artist Jan Gossaert.
The duo’s Penkridge Ceramics business, which has received support from the Winning Opportunities in Walsall (WOW) programme, revised its strategy with the onset of recession…
Business
24Dash 1 Feb 11
A programme dedicated to making Walsall businesses more competitive is celebrating its first birthday in style after helping more than 80 local firms.
The £300,000 Winning Opportunities in Walsall (WOW) project has helped add more than £500,000 to the borough’s economy, safeguarding and creating nearly 100 jobs in the process.
Funded by Walsall Partnership through Walsall Council, the initiative offers specialist innovation support through a bespoke mix of strategic one-to-one mentoring, signposting, interactive clinics and group support…
News
MBN 13 Dec 10
A group of men in Walsall are acting as role models to young people by passing on their own life experiences. The group, called The Gathering, has launched the Pass It On project to share their knowledge and skills with teenagers in Blakenall Heath who have been identified as vulnerable.
The Gathering formed because its members shared a desire to improve things in their community for young people and is supported by Walsall Housing Group and YPiC the Blakenall Young Person’s information Centre…
Business
24 Dash 3 Dec 10
Adopting an innovative approach to a traditional sector is reaping dividends for Walsall-based Interface Signage, with turnover set to hit an eight-year high.
The company, which has used support from the Winning Opportunities in Walsall (WOW) programme, has launched a new range of specialist signs for care homes across the UK that feature instructions in Braille and tactile lettering with large illustrations to help guide blind residents and those suffering from dementia and learning difficulties…
Business
Russ Cockburn 24 dash 20 Sep 10
A specialist Walsall architectural ironmongery is heading for its 20th year in style after tapping into Walsall Council’s Winning Opportunities in Walsall (WOW) programme.
Strand Hardware, which employs 14 people at its 8,000 sq ft site on the town’s Premier Business Park, is tapping into the innovation-based initiative to develop and launch a range of new products…
Business
24dash 9 Aug 10
A specialist delivery firm from Walsall has seen its trade boom with the help of a dedicated innovation support scheme for the town.
BJS Distribution has joined up with Winning Opportunities in Walsall (WOW) to help with an expansion drive that is set to create around 60 local jobs for delivery drivers and warehouse staff…
Business
24 dash 30 Jul 10
More than 40 Walsall companies have already signed up to a new business support programme that is building on the town’s reputation for ingenuity.
The £300,000 Winning Opportunities in Walsall (WOW) initiative is working with manufacturers, professional services firms and technology companies to help them embrace all aspects of innovation in a bid to protect and create hundreds of local jobs…
Business
BusinessDesk 24 May 10
Innovative companies from Walsall struggling to secure the finances they need in order to grow have been urged to sign up for a new interactive workshop. The first ever showcase event arranged by Winning Opportunities in Walsall (WoW) takes place in the town tomorrow (Tuesday).
The £300,000 WoW programme provides strategic advice and mentoring to help local businesses develop new services and products.
Business
24 dash 27 Apr 10
Walsall companies are being urged to tap into a new support programme launched today, which is challenging local businesses to reignite the town’s ingenuity by developing the products and services of the future.
The £300,000 Winning Opportunities in Walsall (WOW) initiative is promising to help 200 firms embrace every aspect of innovation in a bid to remain globally competitive, safeguarding and creating hundreds of jobs in the process.
Funded by Walsall Council and Walsall Partnership, the initiative will offer a bespoke mix of free, strategic one-on-one mentoring, signposting, specialist clinics and group support…