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Up to date manufacturing industry news in the UK with focus on manufacturing in Birmingham and the West Midlands. en-gb Birmingham Post http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/09/04/toolmaker-sandvik-standing-firm-65233-21678586/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:09:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/09/04/toolmaker-sandvik-standing-firm-65233-21678586/ 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. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/09/03/redditch-firm-goes-japanese-with-its-tool-making-65233-21669999/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:44:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/09/03/redditch-firm-goes-japanese-with-its-tool-making-65233-21669999/ 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. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/09/03/phoenix-calibration-lands-major-malaysia-deal-65233-21669926/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:32:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/09/03/phoenix-calibration-lands-major-malaysia-deal-65233-21669926/ A Black Country engineering company specialising in testing equipment has secured a major contract in the Far East. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/09/03/supply-firms-delighted-as-production-resumes-at-longbridge-65233-21669927/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:34:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/09/03/supply-firms-delighted-as-production-resumes-at-longbridge-65233-21669927/ The resumption of car production at Longbridge has provided a major boost to tooling companies like Makita. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/09/03/michael-gibbons-to-speak-at-seminar-on-workplace-disputes-65233-21670012/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:02:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/09/03/michael-gibbons-to-speak-at-seminar-on-workplace-disputes-65233-21670012/ Michael Gibbons is to be the keynote speaker at a seminar in Birmingham jointly hosted by EEF and Acas. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/09/03/dunlop-s-new-head-of-research-appointed-65233-21669879/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:21:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/09/03/dunlop-s-new-head-of-research-appointed-65233-21669879/ Birmingham-based Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has appointed Dr Wei Ding into a newly-created position as head of research. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/09/02/desmi-lands-3m-defence-contract-65233-21661615/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:07:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/09/02/desmi-lands-3m-defence-contract-65233-21661615/ A Staffordshire firm has won a £3.3 million contract to make parts of aircraft carriers. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/31/west-midlands-manufacturing-suffering-more-than-most-65233-21644115/ Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:23:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/31/west-midlands-manufacturing-suffering-more-than-most-65233-21644115/ 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. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/29/interim-results-bring-optimism-for-aga-rangemaster-65233-21636349/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:20:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/29/interim-results-bring-optimism-for-aga-rangemaster-65233-21636349/ A sudden rebound in market confidence could be on the cards, according to Aga Rangemaster, the Solihull-based manufacturer of upmarket cast-iron cookers. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/28/imi-shines-amid-the-gloom-with-35pc-rise-in-profits-65233-21629877/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:33:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/28/imi-shines-amid-the-gloom-with-35pc-rise-in-profits-65233-21629877/ 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. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/27/ht-brigham-drives-into-global-success-65233-21622069/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:19:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/27/ht-brigham-drives-into-global-success-65233-21622069/ A West Midlands engineering company that began life making car components in a garden shed in 1947 is forging ahead into new global markets. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/27/busy-times-as-hydrapower-dynamics-keeps-growing-65233-21622073/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:27:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/27/busy-times-as-hydrapower-dynamics-keeps-growing-65233-21622073/ Birmingham manufacturing company HydraPower-dynamics has introduced overtime and some weekend working in order to meet its expanding order book. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/27/midland-manufacturers-keep-globe-trotters-moving-65233-21622070/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:24:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/27/midland-manufacturers-keep-globe-trotters-moving-65233-21622070/ Two intrepid Britons put their faith in Midland manufacturing in order to complete an epic journey around the globe. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/27/birmingham-firm-leading-the-way-in-surgery-breakthroughs-65233-21622074/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:32:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/27/birmingham-firm-leading-the-way-in-surgery-breakthroughs-65233-21622074/ An innovative Birmingham firm which provides parts for aerospace and specialist surgical procedures has been identified as a possible role model for regional businesses. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/26/hill-smith-holdings-buys-up-us-firm-in-11m-deal-65233-21611771/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:17:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/26/hill-smith-holdings-buys-up-us-firm-in-11m-deal-65233-21611771/ 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. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/24/jcb-axes-650-jobs-as-it-moves-to-new-factory-65233-21597430/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:35:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/24/jcb-axes-650-jobs-as-it-moves-to-new-factory-65233-21597430/ Staffordshire firm JCB has completed the first phase of its move to a new purpose-built Heavy Products factory in Uttoxeter. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/22/adventurous-spirit-drives-edward-cook-65233-21587980/ Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:33:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/22/adventurous-spirit-drives-edward-cook-65233-21587980/ 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. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/21/black-country-estate-product-makes-life-safer-for-cabbies-65233-21575168/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/21/black-country-estate-product-makes-life-safer-for-cabbies-65233-21575168/ 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. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/21/lodent-celebrates-by-doubling-in-size-65233-21575194/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/21/lodent-celebrates-by-doubling-in-size-65233-21575194/ A Black Country engineering business is celebrating its 30th anniversary by doubling the size of its factory and creating new jobs. http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/21/sirus-launches-wheelchair-users-vehicle-65233-21575196/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/manufacturing-business/2008/08/21/sirus-launches-wheelchair-users-vehicle-65233-21575196/ A Wednesbury company has expanded its range of specially-adapted vehicles for use by people in wheelchairs.