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The 2026 cohort of summer interns have successfully completed their programme at RCL Partners. The 2026 Summer interns. L-R: James Pearson-Lund, Lucie Chesney, Arun Khatkar, Sam Ellis, William Brookes, Rachel Maloney, Tom Hamylton Bleuter Padiha The group of seven worked closely with the RCL Partners investment team on a range of projects, including one scenario where they were given four companies to perform due diligence on and £100m to allocate, having to then present thei

This comment piece by Andrew Pears, CEO of Permaconn, first appeared on IT Wire on 16th July. Visit www.itwire.com for more details. "Telstra’s nationwide outage last week was a timely reminder that connectivity has become one of the most critical components of modern business infrastructure. When the network failed, payment terminals stopped processing transactions, remote monitoring systems lost visibility, connected devices dropped offline, and organisations across the co

Roy and Don Richardson dreamt big in the 1980s. They had been in business together since 1948, undertaking a wide variety of development projects throughout the Midlands. Don and Roy Richardson planning the Merry Hill Shopping Centre 1986 They had seen the American retail revolution and reckoned it would work by transforming an area of industrial wasteland in the Black Country. And they did. Just a few years after the Round Oak Steelworks in Brierley Hill closed, the Merry

Students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Sandwell are enjoying fulfilling work placements, with extra support from the Richardson Brothers Foundation. Jan Jennings (Richardson Brothers Foundation) with Tiegan The Westminster School in Rowley Regis is a dedicated special school committed to providing a nurturing and inclusive environment for students with diverse and complex needs. Encouraging them into work experiences with local businesses is an

On the 14th July the region came together to celebrate 'Black Country Day'. Carl Richardson was a guest on the BBC's Ed James show, talking about the Richardson family's connection with and business impact on the region over many years. Click the image above to listen to the clip.

This article by Carl Richardson first appeared in The Times on Friday 17th July 2026. Andy Burnham will be our sixth prime minister since David Cameron left No 10 in 2016. The average tenure since then is less than two years, dangerously close to the average shelf-life of a Premier League manager, which is 20 months. We do not like this kind of trend in the world of business. We crave stability, a climate in which we can plan and then invest for the medium and long-term. Yet