Birmingham Post - Business News - Manufacturing & Skills

Aga Rangemaster on the attack and thinking big

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:45:00 GMT

Editor Alun Thorne talks to the boss of one of the region’s most important manufacturers about surviving the recession and the search for future growth

Success story continues for Key Technologies

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:34:00 GMT

A specialist engineering firm headed by one of the region’s top industrialists has maintained its positive run of results by posting a further increase in half-year profits.

Classic Tuscan race car is reborn in Midlands

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:27:00 GMT

A Midland business which specialises in preparing classic race cars for clients to race all over the world has rebuilt a little bit of British sports car history.

Major energy users get to have their say at city event

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:24:00 GMT

Birmingham businesses concerned about their future energy supplies are being given the opportunity to plug into the debate at a briefing with the Major Energy Users Council (MEUC).

Morgan Est in £4m green deal

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:23:00 GMT

Midland firm Morgan Est’s specialist precast manufacturing facility Ridham Precast is full of the joys of spring after being awarded an environmentally-friendly £4 million contract.

Boat opens up Olympic opportunities

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:22:00 GMT

A Wolverhampton-based manufacturer is taking an innovative green approach to winning contracts and delivering goods to the 2012 Olympics site.

Kraft issues apology over Cadbury factory closure

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:51:00 GMT

US food giant Kraft today issued a public apology for raising hopes that a doomed Cadbury factory could be saved and issued a two-year guarantee on jobs after facing a furious attack over its controversial takeover of the chocolate-maker.

Bournville is part of long term Cadbury plan, claims Kraft

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:50:00 GMT

Executives from Cadbury and its new American owner came under fire from angry MPs amid uncertainty about the chocolate-maker’s future in the UK.

Unions set to call for new takeover law as Kraft executives face MP grilling

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:15:15 GMT

Union leaders are set to call for company takeover laws to be strengthened in the wake of the sale of Cadbury’s to United States food giant Kraft.

Wolverhampton manufacturer Deritend expands into low carbon technologies

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:47:00 GMT

A century-old West Midlands manufacturer has secured a £2 million cash injection to fuel an expansion into low carbon technologies.

Management buy-out for Cannock manufacturer

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

A West Midlands engineering company which has developed energy saving liners for users of furnaces, kilns and ovens has been sold to the company’s management.

Expansion after sales rise at recycled UK

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:28:00 GMT

A Black Country recycling specialist has battled back from the downturn to double its turnover and complete a move to a new 30,000 sq ft processing facility in Coseley.

Aga feels heat of the recession

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:16 GMT

The maker of iconic cast iron Aga cookers highlighted the impact of the recession after annual profits slumped to less than £1 million.

Solihull firm Thor Hammer Company fined after worker is injured

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:15:00 GMT

A Solihull hammer manufacturer has been fined after an employee suffered severe injuries when his hand was caught in an industrial drill.

Stoke firm Hudsons secures new finance

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:45:00 GMT

One of the oldest fine bone china manufacturers in Stoke-on-Trent has received new funding to help it expand.

Hill & Smith Holdings on acquisition look-out

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:40:00 GMT

Engineering firm Hill & Smith Holdings is targeting takeover deals after wiping £58.6 million off its net debt.

Manufacturing firm Melrose beats forecasts with £118.6m profit

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:35:00 GMT

Manufacturing investor Melrose has targeted expansion through acquisitions after beating forecasts thanks to a strong performance from crane, cable and hooks-maker FKI.

Dunlop in £1m Bmibaby tyres deal

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:29:00 GMT

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has landed a three-year contract worth over £1 million with low-cost airline bmibaby.

Engineering firm Goodwin turns over £68m in nine months

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:30:00 GMT

Staffordshire engineering firm Goodwin has revealed it has turned over £68.1 million in the first three quarters of its financial year.

Hill & Smith Holdings reveals 7.2% sales fall

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:25:00 GMT

Solihull manufacturer Hill & Smith Holdings has posted a 7.2 per cent fall in revenues as the economic conditions continued to take their toll.