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Tank firm Tuffa UK wins export award Dec 29 2011

Staffordshire firm Tuffa UK has won the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce & Industry Award for exporting its bespoke tanks to the French market.Read

Automotive boost helps firm break sales record Dec 29 2011

A Black Country manufacturer has written another chapter to its recent success story after smashing the £14 million annual sales barrier for the first time in its 42 year-history.Read

Hampson Industries agrees £1.7m settlement over legal dispute Dec 29 2011

Aerospace firm Hampson Industries has been handed a New Year financial boost after it settled a long-running dispute with the former owners of two American firms it bought.Read

Engineering group Unitech Industries completes Driver Southall takeover Dec 27 2011

Engineering group Unitech Industries has completed the takeover of a fellow Midland manufacturer in an undisclosed deal.Read

Duke of York is impressed with Penso jobs boost Dec 23 2011

An automotive supply chain firm that has created more than 40 jobs in the last two years received a royal seal of approval.Read

Foundry firm Goodwin reveals sales and profits rise Dec 21 2011

Sales and profits have increased at Staffordshire engineering firm Goodwin after targeting international growth markets.Read

Wedgwood pottery collection can be sold to fill pension black hole, High Court rules Dec 19 2011

An irreplaceable and historic pottery collection can be sold off to help plug a £134 million pension deficit, the High Court has ruled.Read

Jobs blow as manufacturer Exitile collapses Dec 16 2011

A long-established panel manufacturer has been forced to cease trading after ecoming a victim of the tough economic climate.Read

Tube firm plots growth Dec 09 2011

Tube manipulation firm Tricorn Group has seen plans to grow through acquisition boosted after a focus on clearing debts meant it is now in a net cash position.Read

Sales up by a third at Redditch machinist firm Dec 09 2011

Precision machinist firm Machined Component Systems has revealed a sales rise of more than a third in its 25th anniversary year.Read

Polishing firm Anopol bounces back to post £3m sales Dec 09 2011

A West Midlands-based electropolishing firm, which processes parts for Apache helicopters, is on course for its best ever year.Read

Lord Bhattacharyya calls for change of tack on quantitative easing Dec 09 2011

Manufacturing expert Kumar Bhattacharyya has urged the Government to make economic crisis a turning point for the future of British manufacturing.Read

£3.5m lifeline for Energy & Utility Skills Dec 07 2011

A Solihull-based “talent bank” initiative offering jobless youngsters an alternative to life on the dole has been thrown a crucial £3.5 million lifeline.Read

Birmingham rivets factory to close and 200 jobs lost Dec 06 2011

A long-established Birmingham factory is to close and 200 jobs lost in a “devastating” pre-Christmas blow for workers.Read

Birmingham Chamber welcomes Cadbury investment despite job losses Dec 06 2011

Business leaders have welcomed a £50 million pledge by Cadbury owner Kraft Foods – despite plans to cut 200 jobs.Read

Kraft invests £50m in Cadbury production - but 200 jobs will go Dec 06 2011

Kraft is to invest £50 million in Cadbury's manufacturing operations – but new hi-tech working will see 200 jobs lost across the country.Read

Sharp fall in Midlands manufacturing growth, says EEF/BDO report Dec 06 2011

Manufacturing growth in the West Midlands has slowed sharply, according to new research.Read

Former Jacuzzi UK directors agree factory buyout Dec 06 2011

Two former directors of a ceramic firm have agreed a management buyout of a Midland operation after securing financial backing.Read

Revenue rise at Tricorn Group Dec 05 2011

Half-year sales have risen by almost a quarter at tube manipulation firm Tricorn Group.Read

Thousands of jobs threatened by cuts to solar energy subsidies Dec 02 2011

Thousands of workers for one of the country’s largest solar panel businesses have been put on notice of redundancy on the back of the Government’s decision to cut the subsidy for solar PV under the Feed-in Tariff scheme.Read

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