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Climate-KIC's West Midlands Regional Innovation Centre is re-running an updated version of their 'decarbonising buildings' course. The course will run between July 1-8.  

They often get a bad rep, but the majority (90%) of tradesmen from the Midlands will go above and beyond their actual duties when it comes to keeping their customers happy.

They have the potential to make or break a business, and according to new research from reputation experts, Igniyte, malicious reviews and comments are now a major commercial concern for British firms - costing one in five £30,000 a year.

Virgin Media Business has announced four high-profile judges to join Sir Richard Branson and Managing Director Peter Kelly, in their search for the UK’s most innovative and exciting new start-ups and small businesses.

Most employees in the region would take extra holiday and invest in long-term savings plans instead of cash rewards if offered an extra £500 to spend on benefits, PwC research shows.

Denis Walcott who ran America’s largest school system for three years is set to energize future leaders of Caribbean tourism at the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)’s Caribbean Week New York.

Business leaders in Greater Birmingham have welcomed Coventry City Council’s decision to move a step closer to joining a combined authority. Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC) said the agreement by the Labour controlling group to move towards joining forces with Birmingham was “a brave and historic step”.

Photovoltaics (PV) are the most popular choice of sustainable technology for housing associations, a new report by the NHBC Foundation has found, with around three quarters saying they would use PV products again in the future.

In 2014 only 52% of UK organisations described their staff as “primarily office based”, that figure looks set to fall further this year and will mark a new era of personalisation for mobile business devices.

Business leaders in Greater Birmingham have urged local authorities in the West Midlands to work urgently for a devolved combined authority.

The strategic endeavor includes a comprehensive educational platform that will not only promote awareness and visibility of Trinidad & Tobago’s product to travel trade professionals, but also enable travel trade professionals to become an extension of Trinidad & Tobago’s marketing team in selling the destination.

Investing in new growth is now at the top of the agenda for leading companies in the West Midlands, with the employment rates reaching record highs at 71.2%, according to the latest ONS figures.

A new exhibition of stunning enamel objects by Tettenhall-based artist John Grayson goes on display at Bantock House Museum this week. Enameller and automata maker John has created a range of satirical enamel objects in celebration of Wolverhampton’s nationally significant collection of painted Georgian enamels.

The Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Tourism and the Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority (ABTA) continue to focus on aggressively attracting new business from throughout the region and the Americas to its shores, as the destination attended the Expo de Turismo Internacional (ETI), Tourism Expo.

Due to particularly busy conference season the Crimestoppers conference has been moved to 3^rd March 2016. The day begins with refreshments and networking opportunities in our marketplace of exhibitors from 9:00am.

Qatar Airways has acquired the Novotel Edinburgh Park Hotel in Scotland, one of the best-located hotels for travellers to Edinburgh and an excellent base for exploring the rest of Scotland. The hotel will continue to be managed and operated under the Novotel brand by Accor which operates more than 3,700 quality hotels worldwide.