Birmingham firm Barkley Plastics has added more than £500,000 worth of revenue and created three new roles on the back of work with university experts.Read
The Shadow Business Secretary has defended Labour’s manufacturing record under Lord Mandelson – and denied it was the party of the financial services sector.Read
The manufacture of the famous London taxi is set to continue in Coventry after Chinese automotive giant Geely stepped in to save the troubled firm that makes it.Read
Plans to create an advanced manufacturing hub in Birmingham could spell the demise of more than a dozen firms employing 150 workers, a businessman has claimed.
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Urban policy think-tank Centre For Cities has released its annual outlook on the UK’s major conurbations. Graeme Brown speaks to one of its economists, Paul Swinney, how the West Midlands fares in the research results.Read
A tie-up with the UK automotive sector is helping to drive growth in one of Britain’s manufacturing success stories – an area known as “Motorsport Valley”.
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Up to 600 Jaguar Land Rover workers are set to be enrolled on engineering degree courses as part of a pioneering partnership with Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick.Read
Up to 97,000 jobs could be created in the Black Country if ministers approve plans to give local councils and business leaders more control over how money is spent locally, councillors have said.Read
A total of 120 workers at a cash-stricken West Midlands firm have received a huge New Year tonic – with their jobs saved after nearly two months under administration.Read
A Birmingham company has beaten competition from France, Germany and China to win a lucrative deal to supply designer tableware to London’s newest five-star hotel.Read
