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City Signs welcome their newest recruit to their Head Office in Worcester, Lucy Horton as Office Administrator. The announcement comes as the company enters a new stage of growth and expansion due to new signage technology and services being added to their portfolio. Lucy Horton adds to City Signs internal customer service delivery and operational structure, as the investment in a new high tech signage print facility has driven an increase in sales in 2022. Darren Wilkins, Managing Director at City Signs says “We are delighted to welcome Lucy to the team, and I know her skills and experience will inject key resources into our service delivery. The last 12 months have been very successful due to the investment into our onsite print facility and in turn an increase in orders. We wish Lucy all the best in her new role, she’ll be a great asset to the business”. Lucy Horton explains the reasons for the move to City Signs, “City Signs have a great reputation both locally as a business and as an expert in signage and display. They’re such a friendly family business so I’m thrilled to join the team. Many thanks for their warm welcome!”. City Signs, who are a second-generation signage business founded in 1960, has recently been shortlisted for numerous awards due to their family run ethos and professional service. As their environmentally friendly range of signage, display and vehicle livery products increases so too their strategic growth plan continues. Specialising in high volume print, display and banners, City Signs pride themselves on a rapid delivery across the UK. Their commitment to the local community and charities is unwavering with further events planned at the end of 2022. For more information about City Signs, Worcester’s leading signage specialist, please contact Darren on 01905 640007 or email info@citysigns.co.uk.

The Museum of Royal Worcester has set itself the delightful challenge of sharing Worcester porcelain’s pioneering story through 22 exceptional objects for 2022, that form a new Showstopper Trail launching on 28 September. They are showcasing the quality and excellence in art, design and enterprise within the Museum’s world-class collections to visitors and local communities. The physical and online Showstopper Trail will reveal rarely seen archive material, as well as sharing the people stories of innovation and skill on accompanying film clips. Sophie Heath, Museum Director explains “We’re inviting companies to share in and support the Museum’s work by sponsoring a Showstopper Pot on our Trail for a whole year for £500+VAT. By combining your brand with our city’s flagship heritage collection, you can enjoy a range of benefits and celebrate our porcelain heritage, local talent and creativity, that put Worcester on the world map. We’re excited to see which organisations choose which Showstopper Pots! Harrison Clark Rickerbys, Worcester BID, Anja Potze Fine Jewellery and Philip Serrell Auctioneers have already chosen theirs.” Find out more at

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BEST GOLF DAY BY PAR!

The local ISO providers have been hosting their golf day for seven years now and it’s proved more popular than ever, attracting 40 golfers. The event was held at Bransford Golf Club, a stunning Florida-style golf course that offers a challenge to all levels of golfers. The day began with networking over bacon butties before heading onto the course for an 18-hole Stableford team competition. Afterwards, the golfers enjoyed a two-course meal at The Bank House Hotel where prizes were given to the winning teams: 1st Place: James Osborne, Jeff Osborne, Stewart Murdoch, and David Murdoch 2nd Place: Chris Lown, Steve Knott, Jamie Woods, and Carl Sampson 3rd Place: Phil Price, John Bligh, James Masters, and Jordan Lockyer Julia Allen from Midlands Air Ambulance adds: “We are extremely grateful to Peter, Susan, Jennifer and the whole team at ISO QSL for supporting our pre-hospital emergency service by continuing to host their annual golf day to support our charity. Their continued support through raising vital funds and raising awareness within the business community will help fund future vitally important missions via our helicopters and critical care cars within the 6 counties that we serve. It was an honour to join ISO QSL and their keen golfers on the day and I’d like to thank everyone who attended for their support too”. Peter continues: “We’d like to give a special thanks to our sponsors Borwell, Sutcliffe & Co, Indegu, Haines Watts, Jonathan Lee Recruitment, Nicol & Co, Business Solutions Midlands and Assure Technical. Along with our raffle prize donors Browns at the Quay, Bolero Venues, Zentano, Midlands Air Ambulance, Worcester Warriors, Auto K, Cottage in the Wood Hotel & Restaurant, Bank House Hotel, Bransford Golf Club, Julian Powell from Hallmark Whatley Hulme Solicitors, Phil Price and John Bligh.” If you missed out and would like to attend next years event, please email marketing@isoqsltd.com for further information.

With the rise of costs within the manufacturing sector, it has been crucial for businesses to look to alternative funding. Herefordshire furniture maker ijlbrown acquired financial support to improve efficiency in the on-site workshop with a new Speed Sander. This funding was provided for through the Business Growth Programme, hosted by the European Union Regional Development Fund and Birmingham City Council. The new sander machine is much more efficient and has allowed the team to reduce the number of processes and processing time in production. The machine is much wider, meaning that the team can sand an entire tabletop through in one go, rather than putting the tabletop through in two halves. The sander also offers the function of sanding veneered tops, which the team was not able to do previously. Through the access of this alternative funding, ijlbrown can expand their business exponentially. A well-known recruitment firm has relocated to prominent self-contained offices in central Worcester with the support of Worcestershire-based commercial property consultancy and Chartered Surveyors GJS Dillon. Hewett Recruitment is now based at The Avenue which is situated in the heart of Worcester city centre, close to both Worcester Foregate Street and Worcester bus station. The accommodation, which measures 803 sq ft, consists of open plan offices, a board room and meeting room and is part of a popular commercial development. Acting on behalf of the client, Andrew Lewis, GJS Dillon’s Director of Commercial Agency negotiated the 18 month lease. Mr Lewis said ‘Worcester remains an attractive business location and unlike other cities, it has retained a strong community atmosphere. The City centre has proved popular with companies wishing to maintain a high street presence at a time when it has been more difficult to get in front of people’ Ben Mannion, Director at Hewett Recruitment said ‘The Avenue is perfect for our needs in that we have sufficient offices for staff and can make the meeting space available to our clients. Our central location makes commuting easier for everyone and we enjoy being part of the City’s business community. We’d like to thank GJS Dillon for their negotiations and support with the move’ GJS Dillon has been instructed to let additional office accommodation in the same building. The 365 sq ft open plan office has a further meeting room located off the main office space. Further information about Worcester commercial property to rent or for sale is available from Kyle Pugh on tel. 01905 676169 or email kylepugh@gjsdillon.co.uk or via www.gjsdillon.co.uk