Training company moves into newspaper’s offices

A training company has moved into the offices of Britain’s biggest regional newspaper the Express & Star as part of a new partnership.

Well Training has set up in the Wolverhampton headquarters of Midland News Association from its previous home in Gipsy Lane, Willenhall.

Director Lindsey Flynn and the Well team will be based in the offices at Queen Street where they will offer a range of on and off-site management training and development courses.

They provide both accredited and non-accredited learning and development support ranging from leadership and management to apprenticeships through to coaching and mentoring.

Well have worked with a range of clients across public and private sector both in the UK and with recent expansion into Europe and the USA.

Flynn said: “We are pleased to be joining up with the MNA in our new home to take Well to the next level.

“Training and staff development is vital to employers supporting them to improve productivity and profitability, so we plan to build upon our success to date to leverage the strengths of the region’s leading local publisher.

“Aligning ourselves with some of the best-known brands in the region will give us an opportunity to generate new business moving forward.”

As well as publishing the Express & Star, the MNA has its own in-house recruitment agency, Star Employment Services.

The MNA also publishes daily newspaper the Shropshire Star and a portfolio of websites, weekly newspapers and magazine titles.

Lee Smith, MNA director of recruitment services, said: “The arrival of Well marks the formation of a new partnership with the MNA and will draw upon our heritage in jobs and recruitment services.

“We will work with the Well team to build upon opportunities around delivering high quality training and development services to our clients and organisations in the regions we serve.

“Drawing upon our respective strengths we will work together to market Well’s services to the MNA’s audiences.”

MNA managing director Graeme Clifford said: “We look forward to working with Well to shape a comprehensive recruitment and training offering for the Black Country, Shropshire and surrounding areas, as well as clients from further afield.”

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