Despite the recession and a drought that left thousands of lawns in the county bone dry, the company – GreenThumb Leicestershire West – still managed to expand in 2011 and they are looking to recruit extra staff this year.
It is already proving to be an exciting New Year for companies in the Harborough district, as the town’s recently opened innovation centre continues to attract businesses, generate jobs and boost the local economy.
Caterpillar is proud to present its 250,000th Backhoe Loader machine. To celebrate this milestone, the press were invited to attend the reveal at Caterpillar, Leicester where the machines new owner came all the way from Texas to collect the keys.
"Forty five years of retailing exclusive menswear in Hinckley and carrying on the family business, have been tremendously exciting and satisfying. Many customers have become friends. But looking to the future is now important.
A Loughborough Company has won a second prestigious award for their development of a new environmentally friendly transport refrigeration system for lorries and trucks.
Has there ever been a time in the UK’s history when this could be any more applicable? Market Harborough Building Society has been operating to this very ethos for over 140 years.
Staffordshire based family business, glennans vegetable crisps, recently tasted success when Tesco chose to listed the glennans range in the Midlands region. The 20g and 100g mixed vegetable crisps and 100g perfectly peppered parsnip crisps can now be found in around 90 stores in the region.
Norman & Underwood, the oldest architectural metal roofing and glazing company in the country, has achieved an extraordinary milestone – the company will celebrate its 185th year of business in May.
A study by Enterprise Nation revealed that more than 60 per cent of businesses are started from home and over 1,400 new home businesses are launched each week.
Leicestershire-based Power On Connections, the UK’s leading independent connections provider for electrical infrastructure to commercial developments, has commenced works to supply the electrical connections for the new Caterpillar Stand at Leicester Tigers Welford Road stadium.