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Walsall foundry group Chamberlin in warning over sales

Foundry and engineering group Chamberlin has warned investors that its full year sales will be below market expectations.Read

Dearer energy bills likely as report praises producers

Experts are predicting that manufacturers face a return to spiralling energy bills – just as a new report claims production firms are turning the corner.Read

Black Country aerospace group Hampson Industries lands £18m jet deal

Black Country aerospace group Hampson Industries has landed an £18 million contract amidst signs that its previously frozen markets were beginning to thaw.Read

G&O Springs receives award for SC21 success

An international spring manufacturer was named one of the first West Midlands companies to receive a recognition award within the SC21 programme, at a major conference for aerospace and defence suppliers.Read

Booming Midland print firm in hunt for more local business

A West Midlands printing company is pressing towards success after a major expansion.Read

JCB donates equipment for Sumatra earthquake relief

Digger-maker JCB is donating equipment worth £153,000 to help the disaster relief effort in the city of Padang following the devastating earthquake that struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on September 30.Read

Nuneaton-based Triton recruits graduates to boost talent pool

Nuneaton-based shower manufacturer Triton Showers has take on five new recruits into its Graduate Programme,Read

Injured worker led to Midland firm being fined £10,000 by court

A Tipton-based firm has been fined £10,000 for breaching health and safety laws following a worker’s fall at a warehouse.Read

Coventry firm which manufactures unmanned vehicles officially opens extended facilities

A Midland company which manufactures some of the most sophisticated unmanned vehicles has officially opened its newly extended facilities.Read

Charity WWF in low carbon economy call

The world must start a “complete” shift to a low carbon economy by 2014 or risk making dangerous climate change almost inevitable, according to a new a report.Read

Experience is key in appointment of new chairman for Umeco

Advanced composite materials and supply chain services firm Umeco has appointed Neil Johnson as its new chairman.Read

Jobs boost as Bloxwich firm takes over Walsall rival

A Bloxwich diecasting firm has taken over a rival in a deal that will grow revenues by a fifth – just months after it was itself bought out.Read

Agency worker rights delay ‘very serious electoral mistake’

A senior union leader has told the Government it made a “very serious electoral mistake” by delaying the introduction of new rights for agency workers.Read

GKN sees sales increase thanks to scrappage scheme

Engineering giant GKN has jumped back into profitability after a slight sales increase in its third quarter – aided by the Government’s scrappage programme.Read

UK Coal charged over deaths of Daw Mill Colliery miners

UK Coal and two managers at the group’s last remaining West Midlands colliery are to be prosecuted following three deaths at the flagship mine in just eight months.Read

Four out of five manufacturing firms have frozen employees' pay

More than four out of five manufacturing firms have frozen the pay of their staff, the highest figure for more than 20 years.Read

BAE Systems facing cost headache over looming court case

Bosses at defence giant BAE Systems said it was too early to judge the potential cost of a looming Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecution over bribery allegations.Read

Firms to gather at RAF Cosford to get key advice on aerospace and defence contracts

One of the largest aerospace and defence gatherings ever held in the West Midlands is due to take place this week.Read

Lichfield Staircase Manufacturing innovates to beat downturn

A staircase-maker has diversified into bespoke steel balustrades, handrails and lighting to beat the effects of the economic downturn.Read

Former GKN workers called to aid history project

Former employees of engineering giant GKN are being asked to come forward to recollect their working experiences of the Heath Street screw manufacturer.Read