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Ceramics news and Staffordshire news on industry events and developments.
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Artist Joyce draws on city’s ceramic heritage for new exhibition
24th June 2016
ACCLAIMED artist Joyce Iwaszko was inspired by the world’s most recognisable range of pottery for her latest exhibition.
And fittingly her collection of pieces – entitled Jasper Compositions – is being displayed at the Wedgwood Institute in Burslem.
She admits living in North Staffordshire…
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MP Ruth Smeeth praises work of city’s ceramic industries in parliamentary debate
21st June 2016
CERAMIC firms across Stoke-on-Trent have been praised in an ongoing debate about new Government legislation.
The industry’s contribution to the UK’s economy was highlighted by Stoke-on-Trent MP Ruth Smeeth in a parliamentary debate last week.
The discussion centred around the EU ETS – a sche…
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45 jobs go at pottery firm Hudson and Middleton
21st June 2016
ONE of Britain’s oldest pottery firms has gone into administration – after more than 140 years of trading.
Around 45 workers have been made redundant with immediate effect following the collapse of Hudson and Middleton in Longton.
Now representatives for the GMB Union are in talks with its m…
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MP Ruth Smeeth praises work of city’s ceramic industries in parliamentary debate
21st June 2016
CERAMIC firms across Stoke-on-Trent have been praised in an ongoing debate about new Government legislation.
The industry’s contribution to the UK’s economy was highlighted by Stoke-on-Trent MP Ruth Smeeth in a parliamentary debate last week.
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Wade Ceramics breaks mould with ‘Dignity’ crockery range for dementia sufferers
16th June 2016
In the fourth of a series of features about living with dementia, Dave Blackhurst meets the owners of a pottery firm which has produced a range of crockery designed for those with the condition
POTTERY firm Wade Ceramics is producing tableware tailor-made to suit customers with dementia.
The E…
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Wade Ceramics breaks mould with ‘Dignity’ crockery range for dementia sufferers
16th June 2016
POTTERY firm Wade Ceramics is producing tableware tailor-made to suit customers with dementia.
The Eturia-based company’s Dignity range is packed with features ensuring mugs, plates, dishes and teapots can be used by people gripped with confusion and other symptoms of the illness.
The ‘assisti…
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New AMRICC test centre will re-establish city as ‘world capital of ceramics’
7th June 2016
MATERIAL testing expert Lucideon is preparing to launch a revolutionary initiative which will re-affirm Stoke-on-Trent’s position as the ‘world capital of ceramics’.
The Penkhull company has teamed up with Stoke-on-Trent City Council to launch AMRICC – an Applied Materials Research, Innovation …
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Newcastle’s IPS Ceramics opens new facility in North Carolina
17th May 2016
A COMPANY which manufactures specialist ceramic products has realised its ambitious growth plans by opening a brand new facility in America.
IPS Ceramics, based in Newcastle, has announced the formation of a US subsidiary – IPS Ceramics USA Ltd.
The firm, which relocated to a larger base a…
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£8m vote of confidence as university plans ceramics centre of excellence
15th April 2016
STOKE-ON-TRENT is to become home to a multi-million pound national centre of ceramics excellence to research new technologies and train up the next generation of skilled workers.
Staffordshire University is developing the plans to help pottery firms become more competitive and tap into the huge p…
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£8m vote of confidence as university plans ceramics centre of excellence
4th April 2016
STOKE-ON-TRENT is to become home to a multi-million pound national centre of ceramics excellence to research new technologies and train up the next generation of skilled workers.
Staffordshire University is developing the plans to help pottery firms become more competitive and tap into the huge p…
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