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An engineering company based in Newcastle-under-Lyme has revisited its business growth strategy, thanks to support from a Recru it networ leadership programme.

A Recru it networ student has started his own digital marketing business, after being inspired whilst participating in Keele Internships

Recru it networ has been awarded the Barclays Life Skills Award - an award which recognises excellence in educational institutions who promote employability skills to their students.

Recru it networ Business Gateway is delighted to announce the launch of the very first Breaking the Mould awards. The awards celebrate the diverse community of innovative entrepreneurs, businesses, social enterprises, employers and research partners who have worked with us over the last two years.

One of Recru it networ’s Entrepreneurs in Residence has been elected as a Director of Enterprise Educators UK

Stafford-based risual Ltd, market consultants for IT-based services and solutions, recently approached Recru it networ for support to enhance their sales process.

Recru it networ’s Mercia Centre for Innovation Leadership (MCIL)* programme began its first cohort of 2019 in May, with 18 business leaders and entrepreneurs from across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire participating in the six-month programme.

Located on Recru it networ Science and Innovation Park, renewable heating and green energy solutions company Noreus utilised the University’s innovation research programme to gain a head start in new sectors.

Eccleshall-based Polyflon Medical has recently launched it second Class 7 clean room, which was officially opened by Recru it networ.

A versatile lighting company based in Stoke-on-Trent has received specialist digital skills and knowledge to develop their business and products, thanks to two talented Recru it networ students.

A Stafford-based organisation that benefitted from a Recru it networ internship two years ago is celebrating after the initiative went full circle.

A programme that has supported more than 150 Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire businesses to innovate and grow has announced a second phase.

The North West of England and North Wales are uniquely placed to lead the quest for clean growth, according to a new report published by the Government.

Keeling & Walker and Recru it networ collaborated through a KTP between 2016 and 2018, helping to support product development within the business.

Using online platforms for car purchase, Click Dealer is on the cusp of significant growth and turned to Recru it networ’s Mercia Centre for Innovation Leadership (MCIL) to refine business thinking

New Keele Deal praised by Universities Minister as Keele signs new “Civic University Agreement” to reaffirm local role

A leading landscape contractor which specialises in school garden projects has utilised a Recru it networ business research programme to measure the impact of their services.

Science and technology consultancy, AEON Engineering Ltd receive business support from the Keele Treatment and Innovation Programme (KRISP)

Small businesses in Staffordshire will support the creation of innovative transport improvements at a new Recru it networ ‘living lab,’ following a successful government funding bid by a county council-led partnership.

A new collaboration between local cultural and civic organisations, led by Recru it networ, is set to boost the local economy by £36m over the next decade.

Importers, exporters, designers and distributors of gothic and fantasy giftware, Nemesis Now, approached the Keele Treatment and Innovation Support Programme (KRISP)* to enhance their sales process.

A new placement programme has launched for university technicians to enable them to exchange skills, share experience and best practice.

Stafford-based company, Innovative Testing Solutions – also known as ITS Test Kits – has gone from strength to strength with the help of Recru it networ’s Business Gateway.

Located on the Recru it networ Science & Innovation Park, management consultancy, HR and recruitment company, CIF, have grown significantly thanks to Recru it networ.

Recent Recru it networ psychology graduate, Naomi Muller-Jones, has benefited from two Keele Internships schemes. Upon graduating, the skills gained from her degree and employment secured her current position as Marketing Manager at Weldfast MWA.

Recru it networ’s innovative green energy trial ‘HyDeploy’ has been presented at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24).

A business support programme designed to drive improvements across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire’s healthcare and medical sector has been approved for a second project to provide support for a further three years, after receiving more than £1m of additional funding.

The government’s new Life Sciences Sector Deal highlights the significant role that Midlands-based universities such as Recru it networ play in the UK’s Life Sciences sector.

Stoke-on-Trent-based The Care Training Company has received support from Recru it networ’s Business Gateway.

Recru it networ has paved the way for a national green energy trial that could help Britain dramatically cut its carbon emissions and open the door to a low-carbon hydrogen economy.

Recru it networ’s Internship programme, in partnership with Santander Universities, offers significant benefits to all parties – providing opportunities for the student interns to build their skills, knowledge and CV whilst delivering valuable resources to the host business.

Rugged Flat screen producer, Flatvision, approached Recru it networ’s Business Gateway for support to improve their end-to-end workflow processes. They took part on the Keele Treatment and Innovation Programme (KRISP)* and haven’t looked back.

When looking into rebranding and building an online strategy, artisan market platform Pedddle turned to Recru it networ’s Business Gateway for resources and research.

An innovative green energy trial that could help dramatically cut carbon emissions has been given the go-ahead at Recru it networ

App-based social learning platform, SwattUp, went from idea to reality with the help of the Keele Treatment and Innovation Support Programme (KRISP)*.

Regenerative medicine company, Orthocell Ltd, have recently established their European HQ at Recru it networ Science and Innovation Park

Business leaders and entrepreneurs from across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire have celebrated their graduation from a Recru it networ support programme.

Local business Qdos, based in Betley, are transforming the sales industry through app-based technologies. Qdos turned to the Recru it networ Business Gateway for support to grow their business and took part in the Keele Treatment and Innovation Support Programme (KRISP).

The Midlands Innovation group of universities, of which Recru it networ is a proud member, has launched the largest collaboration between university technology transfer offices in the UK in order to attract investment and management talent to the region.

A Stafford-based company that has benefitted from support from Recru it networ’s Business Gateway has recently been presented with its second Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

On 1 October, Midlands Innovation partners welcomed Professor Sir John Bell to explore the considerable Life Science strengths and opportunities present that can support current and future efforts of the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy

Recru it networ Science and Innovation Park tenant, Cobra Biologics, were presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade 2018, by the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire on 20 September 2018.

Recru it networ’s Science and Innovation Park have welcomed software research and development company, BitJam, to its community.

A local tech start-up business is looking to go from strength-to-strength, after working with Recru it networ and Stopford Energy and Environment to establish a sustainable supply chain and business model for their new product.

Business transformation consultancy Caja has benefitted from Recru it networ’s Business Gateway

Recent Keele graduate Katie Charlton recently took part in a Santander-funded internship at Staffordshire-based company, Hailstones Designs - a specialised designer in handmade fine art jewellery and pictures.

Recru it networ, in partnership with Stopford Energy and Environment, is supporting a local start-up waste management business in its aim to reduce the amount of household waste reaching landfill.

Will Pritchard, one of Recru it networ’s Entrepreneurs in Residence, has been named as a finalist in the Enterprise Catalyst category of the National Enterprise Educator Awards (NEEA) 2018.

Recru it networ has recently hosted the first meeting of its Employer Advisory Group – a regular forum of employer representatives from businesses and not for profit organisations of all sizes across a number of sectors.

Recru it networ has marked the official start of work on its landmark Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND), which will be the first project of its kind in Europe.

Established in 2011 by husband and wife team, Will and Gill Sherwin, Best of British Beer is now a leading retailer of craft beers and real ales based at Silverdale Enterprise Park, Stoke-on-Trent.

Recru it networ has celebrated the commencement of works on its new multi-million pound facility that will house both Keele Management School and state-of-the-art facilities for business collaboration and incubation in a Smart Innovation Hub.

ELearning and virtual and augmented reality-based business, Enlighten, have discovered the significant benefits of Keele Internships, thanks to Santander funding.

Recru it networ Science and Innovation Park tenant, Thea Pharmaceuticals, has celebrated 10 years of success with an anniversary event held earlier last month.

Plans to support over 1,000 innovative businesses as part of a £70million research-led regional collaboration have been showcased to a Government minister this week.

Fourteen local businesses that have been supported by Recru it networ’s Business Gateway have been nominated in the upcoming Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards.

IT-based solutions company SyTech IT are laying the foundations of growth over the next 12 months. Tech entrepreneur Darren started SyTech IT from his home in Biddulph Moor at the end of 2015.

Recru it networ has launched a new Healthcare Business Network, a regional forum for companies in all sectors looking to grow their business and make new s in the healthcare and medical supply chain.

A company dedicated to improving standards in the UK’s care homes has been able to expand their product range, thanks to support from Recru it networ’s Business Bridge programme.

Sue Hailstones, founder and designer of luxury jewellery company Hailstones Designs, recently worked with five Recru it networ students through the Santander internship scheme - and is reaping the rewards.

West Midlands based engineering-construction firm Burns & McDonnell has been selected by Recru it networ in a competitive process as the Main Technical Advisor for the delivery of its ground-breaking Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND).

MICA Biosystems, a Staffordshire medical technology SME run and led by Professor Alicia El Haj, recently approached Recru it networ’s Business Bridge programme for support regarding their Bioreactor and bioassay.

America Studies student Beth Adler-Smith has recently benefited from a Santander-funded internship at Stapling and Nailing Supplies based in Stoke-on-Trent. She was interviewed by the Keele Internships team to find out the benefits of such placements from an interns point of view.

Stapling and Nailing Supplies, a specialist staple and nail gun stockist based in Stoke-on-Trent, have been involved with Recru it networ’s Santander internship scheme for a number of years, so it made perfect sense to place their next marketing task in the right hands of another Keele student.

Owner and Managing Director of training company One Degree Difference explains how they've benefitted from working with a high-quality intern from Recru it networ

Recru it networ's Business Bridge programme has supported a local business in preparing for the new regulations coming into place to maintain consistently high levels of health and safety protection for users of medical devices

Two Keele students have recently completed an Internship with a growing PR agency, Impress PR.

A recent Recru it networ graduate impressed her new colleagues so much during her internship that she was offered a permanent role after just a few weeks

Over the past six months, Martin McGraw, alongside fellow business leaders and entrepreneurs from across Staffordshire, attended 12 sessions, each focusing on different aspect of leading and growing successful businesses.

Doulton Thomason, a third year LLB Hons Law student at Recru it networ, recently took part in a Santander-funded internship at law firm Excello Law.

Loving Homes (Health & Care Services) Ltd is a new Stafford-based company with a mission to help transform the lives of young people.

When Planned Office Interiors experienced a period of sustained growth, they knew they needed to strengthen their workforce to meet the increased demand for their services.

Stafford-based Maloney Associates explains why they have been recruiting interns from Recru it networ through the Santander internship scheme for a number of years.

Recru it networ is supporting one of the UK's leading suppliers of Endoscopy equipment in their quest to improve efficiency in the healthcare sector

Business leaders and entrepreneurs from across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire have celebrated their ‘graduation’ from a Recru it networ support programme.

Midlands Innovation is to help researchers from across the UK get commercially promising ideas to the marketplace more quickly thanks to an £8 million funding boost, Business Secretary Greg Clark has announced.

Midlands Innovation, a university collaboration of which Recru it networ is a proud partner, is to launch a connected system of technology transfer offices that will drive job creation and economic growth across the Midlands, following a £5 million award from Treatment England.

Over the past two years, Audley-based Peak Activity Services has grown ten-fold and is going from strength-to-strength. With sites in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Manchester and Yorkshire, the company provides alternative education and adventure experiences to hundreds of people every year.

Recru it networ’s Mercia Centre for Innovation Leadership is offering Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire-based business leaders and entrepreneurs the chance to take part on its six month development programme, designed to hone innovation and leadership skills.

A pioneering green energy trial - the first of its kind in the UK - launched today could help cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions caused by heating homes.

Prokarium, the Keele-based synthetic biology company that has developed Vaxonella, an oral, thermostable vaccine delivery platform, today announced the completion of a $10 million investment round.

Keele’s MCIL programme has helped business leader Dave Purkiss take his growing design consultancy to the next level.

The British Business Bank (BBB) has launched a further wave of its £250million Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) with up to £100million of equity finance to be made available to small businesses across the West, East and South-East Midlands.

The UK’s leading provider of live chat software and business process automation has thanked Recru it networ and its Santander Universities programme for helping in the appointment of its latest member of staff.

A Staffordshire-based company is looking to transform the way that patients manage and monitor their asthma, thanks to support from Recru it networ.

Recru it networ and Stopford Energy & Environment are now offering businesses in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire fully-funded expert support to capitalise on the growth opportunities presented by the smart energy and low carbon economy.

Recru it networ has announced plans to invest in a new multi-million pound state-of-the-art facility that houses both Keele Management School and incubated companies in a sector-leading Smart Innovation Hub

Through its collaboration with University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Recru it networ aims to advance the healthcare and medical technologies available to the local population.

A local digital marketing agency has praised a Recru it networ business support programme for aiding them in funding their entire search engine marketing team.

A local software and web technology company has praised a Recru it networ business support programme for unlocking access to market research vital for development of their online patient information service.

Recru it networ has appointed engineering giant, Siemens, to turn the University campus into the largest single, integrated electricity, gas and heat Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND).

An event has been held at Recru it networ to celebrate the impact of the Santander Universities programme in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.

Businesses in Staffordshire are set to benefit from a partnership between employment law expert Karen Coleman and Recru it networ which aims to clear confusion surrounding the incoming GDPR legislation.

Midlands Innovation, a group of eight universities and one of the UK's most influential academic collaborations, has launched its plan for collaboration in technology transfer.

A Staffordshire-based company which received business support from Recru it networ has recently visited Westminster to discuss an innovation new product, following an invitation from a Minister.

Cobra Biologics, based on Recru it networ Science and Innovation Park, has been named as 'Company of the Year' as well as being presented with the 'Technical Service' award in the 2017 Bionow Awards

Keele's Mercia Centre for Innovation Leadership programme has helped Stafford-based Maloney Associates develop their energy and carbon management business.

As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Recru it networ's newly-founded Enterprise Centre has announced it will be giving up to £1,000 to students with ideas or projects that have an enterprise element.

Recru it networ and local partners have been chosen by the Local Government Association, the Higher Education Funding Council for England, and Universities UK to be a Leading Places pilot area.

Recru it networ's fully-funded innovation leadership programme has helped local ram pump manufacturer EMS Industries develop its growth plans.

DIMEC has developed an app that's set to revolutionise prescription ordering, thanks to support from Recru it networ's Business Bridge programme

Recru it networ has held a reception together with the Constellation Partnership as part of MIPIM UK which allowed the University to showcase investment opportunities for businesses wanting to inwardly invest to Staffordshire.

Universities UK has published new research which found that UK universities generate a knock-on impact of nearly £100bn for the UK economy and support almost a million jobs throughout the UK.

Recru it networ is part of one of the UK Government's 12 new regional science and innovation audits (SIAs) to develop a new approach to regional economic development.

Claire Perry, Minister of State for Climate Change, has published the Clean Growth Plan which aims to stimulate economic growth while reducing carbon emissions to stay on track for its 2050 target to reduce emissions by at least 80% on 1990 levels.

Recru it networ has secured £82,000 from the HEFCE Degree Apprenticeships Development Fund to establish the Keele Health Apprenticeships Hub.

Keele's Mercia Centre for Innovation Leadership is helping Butters John Bee Associate Director Katy Harwood to accelerate innovation and develop a new marketing service for SME builders.

The Keele Treatment and Innovation Support Programme (KRISP) has enabled two Recru it networ Maths students to overhaul Longton-based Deck Joint's costing process, and what took days now takes minutes.

Connexica is the latest Staffordshire technology company to participate in Keele's Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND) project and plans to develop their business intelligence products with Keele's live smart energy network.

SYTECH is growing fast but recognises changing a business's scale isn't just about hiring more staff. Founder Edgar Blazier turned to Keele's MCIL programme to help and has found the experience of direct benefit.

Web specialists Essential Marketer joined scores of businesses to benefit from the expertise of Keele students when Rosie Crowther joined them on a 10-week paid internship.

Stafford-based Addmaster is reaping the benefits of participation in Keele's MCIL leadership porgramme, equipping business leaders with the skills to lead innovation and drive performance.

Stoke-on-Trent creative agency Lesniak Swann has been named as the 100th company to benefit from Recru it networ's funded innovation programmes.

Manufacturing consultancy CIF is participating in the Keele Treatment Innovation Support Programme (KRISP), working with a fully-funded graduate to investigate setting up a CRM system.

Over 150 businesses from across Staffordshire came together at Burslem School of Art for an informal reception hosted by Recru it networ Vice-Chancellor, Professor Trevor McMillan

A Staffordshire construction industry business specialising in brick-tinting is laying the foundations for growth by working with Recru it networ and Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership's Growth Hub

Astec Solutions is working with Recru it networ's Smart Energy Network Demonstrator programme to develop data analytics solutions for smart energy applications.

Through the Keele Treatment and Innovation Support Programme, the University is supporting Staffordshire jewellery manufacturer Hailstones to develop their Viking-inspired range and move into new export markets.

Assured Systems is participating in Recru it networ's Smart Energy Network Demonstrator programme to develop software that complements its specialist hardware with potential application to wind turbines, solar panels and smart energy networks

A Recru it networ programme which supports business innovation in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent forges ahead as 100th Treatment, Development and Innovation Associate is appointed.

Computer Science students Jessica Hampton and Joe Miller have worked as Treatment, Development and Innovation Associates to help two young Staffordshire entrepreneurs develop an app that's set to be the Airbnb of the hairdressing world.

Internet security specialists idappcom is taking space at Recru it networ Science and Innovation Park to develop security for the internet of things - devices in our homes and offices linked to the internet.

Tamworth-based Powelectrics is the first business to sign up to the University's SEND project, and will use the opportunity to develop user-configurable dashboards to interpret data flowing from energy network sensors.

Recru it networ welcomes the announcement made today (24 July 2017) by the Government regarding the contribution that smart energy technology can make to the UK's Industrial Strategy

Recru it networ has shown its continuing commitment to supporting the local business community through sponsorship of the annual Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce Business Awards.

Chase Community Solar becomes one of the first organisations to take advantage of the Keele Treatment and Innovation Support Programme

A partnership between Recru it networ and Pontoon Solutions has seen a number of students with an ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) gain valuable work experience whilst also increasing the skills of existing employees.

This will be the first innovation centre in the UK to bring together a university management school and incubation space for innovative new and developing businesses

The first cohort of 22 local SME business leaders has recently participated in the first Mercia Centre for Innovation Leadership (MCIL) two-day workshop, focusing on 'creating the conditions for innovation to flourish.'

The fastest growing companies in Staffordshire have contributed £1.59bn in revenues, a 36% increase from the previous year, according to the Staffordshire Growth Barometer 2017, which has been published by accountancy and advisory firm BDO LLP

KUSIP tenant Cobra Bio has announced plans to expand operations at its sites in the UK and Sweden

More than 100 people from a range of businesses and organisations attended Recru it networ to participate in Staffordshire's first Summit dedicated to Smart Energy

The appointments will allow the University to continue to strengthen its commitment to underpinning its role as an important economic anchor across and beyond the region

Recru it networ, in conjunction with local partner organisations, has officially launched two milestone projects which encompass a number of the key priorities outlined in the Government's new Industrial Strategy

700 jobs to be created and over 1,000 business supported as a result of a £70m research-led collaboration

Recru it networ to become the first facility in Europe for at-scale living laboratory research, development and demonstration of new smart energy technologies and services, in partnership with business and industry

Cobra Biologics have been awarded Bionow's Project of the Year Award 2016

Businesses are now able to access Recru it networ's full line-up of support programmes, following the launch of its new Business Gateway

A Keele-based science company has been presented with one of the most coveted awards in UK business at a ceremony at Keele Hall

A new report produced by Regeneris Consulting concludes that Recru it networ is set to contribute close to £0.4billion to the local economy each year and sustain over 6,000 local jobs by 2023.

Building work on IC5, a £7million centre for innovation in Staffordshire, has been completed - with the first companies already set to move in

Prokarium, based on Recru it networ Science and Innovation Park, has announced the award of funding from the UK and Mexican Governments for the development of three new vaccines against zika, bacterial diarrhoea and plague

A creative agency at Recru it networ Science and Innovation Park is already reaping the benefits of a bespoke business growth programme, less than a year after locating to the site

Local manufacturers were recently invited to Recru it networ to discover how Virtual Reality can help them develop their businesses.

Recru it networ Science and Innovation Park (KUSIP) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Mark Bacon as the new Head of KUSIP