Nominee for the Lord Stafford award for Development in Innovation.
One of Birmingham's oldest businesses - Salt Health Care of Nechells - is preparing to move to a new home to keep pace with its growing turnover. The 300-year-old company is taking premises in Richard Street, at Ringway Business Park, a short distance from its main operation in Lord Street, one of five different locations. Philip Salt, chief executive who runs the business with his two brothers received the Birmingham Post monthly Business Award for June yesterday.
Representatives from nominated companies, both large and small, together with their university partners, came together at RAF Cosford for the presentation of the Lord Stafford Awards 2004. The Awards were established in 1997 to recognise and encourage the development of collaborative relationships between West Midlands Businesses and Universities and the quality of the nominations provides an encouraging guide to the excellence of individuals, businesses and academia across the region. www.thelordstaffordawards.co.uk
The first ever IOD Young Director of the Year received the accolade together with a magnificent trophy at a ceremony at the Holte Suite, Villa Park. British Airways sponsored the magnificent trophies, which were presented to four category winners and to the overall Young Director of the Year. The event was organised by the IOD Young Directors Forum in the West Midlands, lead by Mohammed Hasan, and looks set to be the first of many such annual awards. www.iod.com
J Hudson (Whistles) Ltd has revolutionised they their business by making the best possible use of the internet. One of the Midlands oldest and most traditional of companies was first to recognise the power of the internet and is right at the forefront of e marketing and sales through its dynamic web presence. www.acmewhistles.co.uk
Hosting partners Advantage West Midlands, GVA Grimley and English Partnerships found value in joining together to host delegates to the CBI Annual Conference to a reception during the event. The CBI brings business leaders from around the world together and offers a unique opportunity to Birmingham and the Region to meet and influence this audience in an informal business setting.

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