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Other UK business news: Birmingham business leaders welcome fall in inflation

Birmingham Post — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:15:00 GMT

Birmingham business leaders have welcomed to a fall in inflation to 2.4 per cent.

Other UK business news: Clothing firm boss jailed for VAT fraud

Birmingham Post — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:05:00 GMT

The managing director of a clothing chain, who failed to pay his VAT in full and pocketed almost £68,000 in tax and national insurance contributions deducted from employees’ wages, has been jailed for 18 months.

Other UK business news: Birmingham charity appoints director to increase income from new sources

Birmingham Post — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT

A Birmingham charity has appointed a social enterprise director in a bid to increase its income from new sources.

Other UK business news: Survey says HS2 will not deliver for small business

Birmingham Post — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:15:00 GMT

Small businesses in Birmingham do not back the HS2 rail link and do not believe it will be a boost to business, according to a new survey.

Other UK business news: Manufacturing Advisory Service Barometer reveals SME confidence at 12-month high

Birmingham Post — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:05:00 GMT

Growth prospects amongst West Midlands manufacturing SMEs is at a 12-month high according to the latest Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) Barometer, which revealed almost three quarters of companies are expecting to increase sales over the next six months.

Other UK business news: Midland university first to offer cosmetics industry qualification

Birmingham Post — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT

A Midland university is to become the first in the UK to offer a qualification for nurses in the cosmetics industry.

Other UK business news: Special concept speedster for Aston Martin centenary

Birmingham Post — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:30:00 GMT

Warwickshire car-maker Aston Martin has unveiled a one-off high-speed concept car as part of its centenary celebrations.

Manufacturing & Skills: Advanced manufacturing and design key to fixing economy, according to JLR

Birmingham Post — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT

A commitment to advanced manufacturing and world class design are key to fixing Britain’s economy, according to the chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover.

Manufacturing & Skills: Multi-million pound MBO at Black Country tool steel firm

Birmingham Post — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT

A Black Country tool steel company has been sold in a multi-million pound management buyout.

Business Columnists: Trevor Law: Avoid the ticking time bomb of interest-only borrowing

Birmingham Post — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:40:00 GMT

There has been much publicised of late in respect of interest only borrowing and potential short falls to repay the mortgage at the end of the mortgage term.

Business Columnists: Benedict Gorner: Reform is on the agenda

Birmingham Post — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:38:00 GMT

The reformist agenda of the coalition government took a major step forward last month with the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 receiving Royal Assent.

Business Columnists: Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya: Two years to go...must do better, Dave

Birmingham Post — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:37:00 GMT

The next General Election is about two years away so what would a school report on the Government's performance to date say?

Business Columnists: Keith Gabriel: Don't blame the buses - blame the passengers

Birmingham Post — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:35:00 GMT

I was on a stag do in York last weekend. I fair enjoyed it, despite a disappointing lack of vomit, nudity or ritual humiliation.

Business Columnists: Jon Griffin: A considered view on the working age

Birmingham Post — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:34:00 GMT

"What is retirement? Retirement is death." It's quite an assertion, even from a 94-year-old.

Other UK business news: The Solihull building boss still going strong at 94 years old

Birmingham Post — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Classic car fan Ken Smith is still firmly in the driving seat at Solihull's £100 million turnover builders merchants EH Smith - at the astonishing age of 94.

Innovation & Technology: Tamworth software firm Flydocs to open China office

Birmingham Post — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

A Midland software company is to open a new office in China after signing a contract with Hong Kong's international flag carrier.

Automotive Business: Adopted Brummie Leonard Lord and how he gave the world the Mini

Birmingham Post — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

A new book is aiming to lift the lid on Leonard Lord, the man who ran Longbridge in the wake of Herbert Austin, but who remains an unsung hero of 20th century industry. Enda Mullen reports.

Business Columnists: Jim Wood-Smith: Why QE helps get the party swinging...

Birmingham Post — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

I was asked recently whether quantitative easing is the "new sub-prime".

Business Columnists: Russell Luckock: Passing the buck on UK immigration

Birmingham Post — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

David Cameron, when elected, stated that he would remove reams of red tape from small businesses, on which he depended to create jobs, thus reducing unacceptably high unemployment levels.

Other UK business news: Russians head to West Midlands after 27-year beef ban

Birmingham Post — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

A Russian delegation has visited the Midlands to source stock for massive ranch-style farms - after a 27-year ban on British beef and lamb was finally lifted.

Other UK business news: Co-op announces record sales of nearly £1bn

Birmingham Post — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

A community retailer has announced record annual gross sales of almost £1 billion, an increase of 20 per cent on the previous year.

Other UK business news: Severn Trent rejects takeover bid by foreign consortium

Birmingham Post — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Severn Trent has rejected a takeover approach from an overseas consortium, saying the proposal "completely fails" to recognise the water company's value.

Other UK business news: International firm awarded £24m contract to refurbish Birmingham NIA

Birmingham Post — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:48:00 GMT

An international construction company has been awarded a £24 million contract to refurbish the National Indoor Arena after the project was put out to tender for the second time.

Other UK business news: UK network of airports would be better for business, insists BHX boss

Birmingham Post — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:25:00 GMT

British exports are best served by a network of airports, not a London hub, the chief executive of Birmngham Airport has said.

Other UK business news: MPs reject Birmingham Airport's hub ambitions

Birmingham Post — Thu, 16 May 2013 06:17:00 GMT

Birmingham Airport’s hopes of becoming a hub airport have been dealt a blow by a Commons inquiry which said the idea wouldn’t work.

Automotive Business: Morgan factory in Malvern to host personalised registrations auction

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:45:00 GMT

Malvern car-maker Morgan is set to see part of its factory transformed into an auction room for three days when the DVLA pays a visit to conduct a sell-off of sought-after personalised registrations.

Other UK business news: Coventry entrepreneur crowned West Midlands director of the year

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:25:00 GMT

A 29-year-old entrepreneur who turned £500 into a £20 million online bathroom business has been crowned West Midlands director of the year.

Other UK business news: Construction industry protests outside Lottery Fund HQ in Birmingham

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:18:00 GMT

Angry union members took to the streets outside the Big Lottery Fund offices – as a storm over blacklisting in the construction sector came to Birmingham.

Automotive Business: Best ever April sales for Jaguar Land Rover

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Jaguar Land Rover has recorded its best ever April as the luxury car-maker’s global sales continue to grow.

Other UK business news: Forensics company returns to Coventry roots for new headquarters

Birmingham Post — Wed, 15 May 2013 05:30:00 GMT

A Midland company which has grown to become the largest independent supplier of forensic services in the UK in less than a decade has returned to its roots to open a new headquarters.