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Toolmaker Sandvik standing firm

Swedish tool and speciality steel maker Sandvik, which has a base in the West Midlands, has said demand remains robust, despite recent economic indicators painting a bleaker picture of global growth prospects. Read

Redditch firm goes Japanese with its tool-making

A Redditch company has signalled its intentions by investing £750,000 in a new state-of-the-art Shin Nippon Koki tool and die multi-centre. Read

Phoenix Calibration lands major Malaysia deal

A Black Country engineering company specialising in testing equipment has secured a major contract in the Far East. Read

Supply firms delighted as production resumes at Longbridge

The resumption of car production at Longbridge has provided a major boost to tooling companies like Makita. Read

Michael Gibbons to speak at seminar on workplace disputes

Michael Gibbons is to be the keynote speaker at a seminar in Birmingham jointly hosted by EEF and Acas. Read

Dunlop's new head of research appointed

Birmingham-based Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has appointed Dr Wei Ding into a newly-created position as head of research. Read

Desmi lands £3m defence contract

A Staffordshire firm has won a £3.3 million contract to make parts of aircraft carriers. Read

West Midlands manufacturing suffering more than most

Industry in the West Midlands is suffering more from the economic slowdown than manufacturing than almost every other region of Britain, according to a new survey. Read

Interim results bring optimism for Aga Rangemaster

A sudden rebound in market confidence could be on the cards, according to Aga Rangemaster, the Solihull-based manufacturer of upmarket cast-iron cookers. Read

IMI shines amid the gloom with 35pc rise in profits

Birmingham-based engineering giant IMI posted a 35 per cent rise in first-half profit and said it expected further progress during the rest of the year. Read

HT Brigham drives into global success

A West Midlands engineering company that began life making car components in a garden shed in 1947 is forging ahead into new global markets. Read

Busy times as HydraPower-dynamics keeps growing

Birmingham manufacturing company HydraPower-dynamics has introduced overtime and some weekend working in order to meet its expanding order book. Read

Midland manufacturers keep globe-trotters moving

Two intrepid Britons put their faith in Midland manufacturing in order to complete an epic journey around the globe. Read

Birmingham firm leading the way in surgery breakthroughs

An innovative Birmingham firm which provides parts for aerospace and specialist surgical procedures has been identified as a possible role model for regional businesses. Read

Hill & Smith Holdings buys up US firm in £11m deal

Solihull infrastructure and construction products group Hill & Smith Holdings has acquired US glass reinforced plastics manufacturer Creative Pultrusions in a deal worth £11.3 million. Read

JCB axes 650 jobs as it moves to new factory

Staffordshire firm JCB has completed the first phase of its move to a new purpose-built Heavy Products factory in Uttoxeter. Read

Adventurous spirit drives Edward Cook

Profile of Edward Cook, former managing director of West Midland manufacturer Thomas Walker, prize-winning nuclear physicist and fearless combatant of a particularly belligerent pheasant. Read

Black Country estate product makes life safer for cabbies

A security screen that promises to make life safer for thousands of private hire taxi drivers is being launched from a Black Country trading estate in the heart of the West Midlands. Read

Lodent celebrates by doubling in size

A Black Country engineering business is celebrating its 30th anniversary by doubling the size of its factory and creating new jobs. Read

Sirus launches wheelchair users’ vehicle

A Wednesbury company has expanded its range of specially-adapted vehicles for use by people in wheelchairs. Read