Birmingham’s flailing automotive industry was struck with more devastating news yesterday as more than 50 job losses were announced at a car component factory.Read
Midland manufacturer Tricorn Group has admitted sales are expected to fall by 40 per cent in the first half of the year amid “extremely challenging” conditions.Read
Business leaders in the West Midlands have urged the Bank of England to step up its money supply programme this week following a surprise fall in manufacturing output.Read
Two Coventry inventors are to play a key role in the next generation of “intelligent tyres” after developing a new way to harvest power – and their work could lead to new jobs.Read
A 117-year-old Black Country manufacturer which sells explosion-proof electrical equipment around the world has expanded its state-of-the-art plant.Read
A Birmingham manufacturer has beaten off strong competition to secure a major project for one of the principal contractors of the London 2012 Olympic Park.Read
A manufacturing company headed by one of the region’s best-known industrialists and deal-makers has defied the recession by posting profits of nearly £3m.Read
One of the leading manufacturing experts in the UK is adding its knowledge to the West Midlands push for billions of pounds of new business in the aerospace and defence sectors.Read
Birmingham-based lift component and manufacturing company Propbrook has appointed three senior managers to strengthen the team and support new areas of growth and diversification.Read
Manufacturing has a strong future but there will be casualties along the way, director general of the Institute of Directors Miles Templeman warned on a visit to the West Midlands.Read
The Midlands biggest private equity house has backed a management buy-out of the emergency services division of Homeserve, the Walsall domestic insurance company.Read
Birmingham pub group Mitchells & Butlers has said the future is still uncertain for spending at pubs, even after seeing a small growth in trade over the past ten weeks.Read
A complaint that a series of radio adverts about the number of people killed by asbestos were misleading has been upheld by the industry’s regulator.Read
