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Law firm enjoys year of growth
Law firm Freeths, which has an office in Birmingham, is celebrating another year of continued growth with a recorded fee income of £78.9 million – a 9.5 per cent increase on last year. Over the past year staff
numbers have increased significantly across all 12 offices, from 784 to 844. In their Birmingham office,
there has been a 27 per cent increase in staff numbers with a number of senior hires and the promotion of Ateeq Ahmed in the corporate team to partner. Freeths has had a presence
in the majority of the main cities across the UK for many years and recently celebrated its tenth anniversary in Birmingham. Richard Beverley, managing
partner of the Birmingham office, said: “The financial results are testament to the work our teams put in throughout the year and we recognise this wouldn’t be achievable without everyone’s valuable input, so all staff will be rewarded with a bonus payment amounting to seven per cent of salaries.”
Barclays Bank has moved more than 300 extra staff to its Midlands corporate banking headquarters in Birmingham. The new staff include a range of specialist legal roles,
support managers advising companies on issues such as cyber security, and a dedicated Trade Direct team of bankers. The influx from across the UK has taken the total
number of Barclays’ staff at the landmark Snow Hill offices from just shy of 1,000 to around 1,300, making it the bank’s largest centre outside of London.
‘We’re having to bring in the extra staff to cope with the strong banking demands’
Ray O’Donoghue, managing director of Barclays
corporate banking in the Midlands region, said: “The last few months has seen the constant expansion of our Snow Hill headquarters, reconfiguring floors, sharing desks and creating dynamic work spaces to fit more than 300 extra staff into our offices. “We’re having to bring in the extra staff to cope with
the strong banking demands as the Midlands continues to play an important part in the national picture. Mr O’Donoghue said the new jobs reflected the
recent success the Midlands region was enjoying – including investments linked to Coventry’s City of Culture 2021 status and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022.
Ray O’Donoghue: Regional expansion
And he highlighted the launch of Barclays’ £370m Midlands Growth Fund as another way it was seeking to boost jobs and economic development in the region. Barclays now occupies four complete floors at the
Snow Hill offices in Birmingham, and expects to be making yet more space for extra staff who are likely to relocate to the city during the rest of 2018. Mr O’Donoghue added: “The expansion of our Snow
Hill offices is set to continue and reflects Barclays’ confidence in the capabilities of the region and the role it has to play on contributing to the wider economic success of the UK. “Birmingham is still the number one entrepreneurial
city outside London, and its central location makes it a great place to do business – something the HS2 high- speed train link will make even better.”
Arboretum named among top visitor attractions
The National Memorial Arboretum, in Staffordshire, has been announced as the winner of the ‘Large Visitor Attraction’ category in the ‘VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2018’. The prestigious awards ceremony
was held at the Bath Assembly Rooms where the Arboretum triumphed over impressive competition from the other finalists. The Arboretum is home to the
Winning smiles: Sarah Oakden (centre) and Denis Cook (second from right), from the National Memorial Arboretum receive the award from TV star Kirstie Allsopp, Jane Atkins, managing director of Shearings and Andrew Stokes, VisitEngland director
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national Armed Forces Memorial, which commemorates armed forces personnel killed on duty since the end of World War Two, as well as more than 350 other memorials celebrating the contribution of military and civilian groups and
individuals who have made significant contributions to national life.
Arboretum managing director
Sarah Montgomery said: “It is fantastic to be recognised for our work in creating an amazing place for hundreds of thousands of people to visit each year. “Being named Large Visitor
Attraction of the Year is a testament to the impressive work of the whole team of staff and volunteers at the Arboretum and the tremendous progress we have made in recent years. This didn’t happen by accident, but through every single person’s hard work and enthusiasm.”
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Barclays adds 300 staff to Birmingham office
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