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Hampson boss given £500k pay-off despite fraud case and falling shares

The boss of a listed company who was slammed by a High Court judge over a “fraudulent” business deal walked away from the firm with a pay-off of nearly £500,000.Read

Jobs boost after HT Brigham's £4m deal

Presswork firm HT Brigham has is recruiting 15 new employees after winning a contract worth almost £4 million.Read

£280m takeover boosts GKN's driveline plans

Engineering giant GKN has agreed a £280 million deal to take over a German automotive components business.Read

Profits rise by almost a quarter at GKN

Profits have risen by almost a quarter at engineering giant GKN after an 11 per cent increase in sales.Read

Umeco revenues up after Pattonair sale agreed

Supply chain firm Umeco has revealed revenues have risen by 12.7 per cent in the first two months of the year.Read

Umeco agrees new banking facility

Warwickshire-based Umeco has agreed a new banking relationship with HSBC and Santander Corporate Banking.Read

Black cab firm Manganese Bronze reports sales rise

Taxi-maker Manganese Bronze has revealed a 16 per cent rise in revenue – despite a fall in UK sales volumes.Read

Birmingham Superprix revival would boost industry and tourism

Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the first Birmingham Superprix – a racing meeting which turned the city’s streets into a circuit – Graeme Brown looks back and asks industry experts if it would be a welcome event today.Read

Slow progress in encouraging women into engineering careers

Skills harmed as engineering companies fail to lure womenRead

Marrill Engineering collapses into administration

Administrators have been called into a Midland tool manufacturer which supplies the likes of JCB and LTI Taxis.Read

Birmingham firm fits out major solar power plant

Birmingham electrical services contractor JT Hawkes has brought renewable energy to 1,500 homes in Oxfordshire by fitting out Britain’s largest solar power plant.Read

IRSP launches new eco shutters

A Brierley Hill company that supplies a major port in the Middle East and the Shakhtar Donetsk football stadium has launched a new ‘eco’ range.Read

Pay levels steady despite pressure from inflation

Manufacturing pay settlements appear to have levelled out below pre-recession levels despite inflationary pressure, according to new research.Read

Manufacturers asked to take part in Red Tape Challenge

Production sector firms have been urged to take part in an initiative which allows them to tell the Government what they think about the rules and regulations that affect them.Read

Confidence in manufacturing falls to two-year low

Business confidence in the manufacturing sector has plummeted to a two-year low, according to new research.Read

GKN reveals £146m takeover of German firm Stromag

Engineering giant GKN has expanded its land systems division by taking over a German business.Read

Fabweld targets Qatari billions

A Midland manufacturer is expanding into the Middle East to take advantage of the multi-billion pound construction boom in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup.Read

Aga Rangemaster reports slight dip in sales

Aga Rangemaster has seen sales dip slightly in the first half of the year as the market for its upmarket cookers proved quiet in the UK.Read

Key Technologies seals £2.4m rail deal

A rail firm belonging to Midland industrial giant Key Technologies has sold its warning systems business in a deal worth £2.4 million.Read

Government urged to make manufacturing an attractive career option

Schools, the Government and the automotive industry must work together to make engineering and manufacturing more attractive to students, MPs and peers have warned.Read