Today's West Midlands business news from Insider |
Latest News | The board of a Solihull-headquartered builders' merchants which was founded in 1922 has said it is "pleased" with its financial performance despite a drop in its turnover and profits. Read More… |
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The move towards ‘agile working’ is being adopted by many organisations in response to the speed of change and the need to provide flexibility for employees but also to retain staff and increase productivity. Dr Christine Grant of Coventry University explains further. Read More… |
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A Staffordshire engineering company which works in the plastic automation sector has acquired a Smethwick specialist in chilled water and process cooling. Read More… |
A Coventry company which created a web platform that provides services for GP consultations and prescriptions has received a £1m funding boost. It is now set to create more than 60 new jobs by 2023 - a five-fold increase in the team’s current size. Read More… |
A listed plastics manufacturer, whose customers include BP, L'Oreal, Nestle and Unilever, has completed the sale of its non-core spirits closures business. The company has also started the process of selling its European injection moulding automotive arm. Read More… |
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Amanda Glover of Economic Growth Solutions says that research has found that UK manufacturers are much more optimistic about their international prospects post-Brexit, on average predicting double digit growth in export sales by 2020. Read More… |
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Parogon Group has outlined plans to take on 150 new staff during 2019. Read More… |
An aviation parts supplier in Staffordshire, which has been operating for 22 years, has set up its own logistics and warehousing business. Read More… |
A series of companies behind well-known bars in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham and Harrogate have entered administration. Read More… |
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Chris Everard, chair for East & West Midlands at Vistage tells us how the mission statement is made possible. Read More… |
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National pub chain Wetherspoons has drawn up plans to transform a Wolverhampton pub into a hotel as part of a £7m project. Read More… |
Investment in the Birmingham office market in 2018 is set to exceed a record £800m, according to new figures. Read More… |
Work is underway on a project to complete a 68,000 sq ft industrial and office development over two phases at Centenary Park in Hereford. Read More… |
A Staffordshire business park, is building an additional 24 office units following a £5.85m finance package from HSBC UK. Read More… |
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Over a third of respondents to Insider’s raising finance survey said they would be “extremely unlikely” to consider issuing equity to a third party to fund growth. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | Property consultancy Knight Frank has expanded the office agency team at its Birmingham base. Read More… |
Poundstretcher is to open a store in a Coventry shopping centre after signing a ten-year lease. Read More… |
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