Labour Party leader Ed Miliband was in Stratford last week to speak with apprentices at Kesslers International and its management.

His visit to the company – specialist designers and manufacturers of point of purchase displays and merchandising – covered talks on the economy, and the need for a plan for jobs and growth.

Kesslers International, located on the edge of the Olympic site, has a state-of-the-art, 130,000 sq ft manufacturing plant which runs round the clock and employs a total of 250 personnel.