Latest News | HS2 Ltd has announced plans to create more than 300 new jobs in Birmingham. The new roles will increase the number supported by the project to in excess of 10,000. Read More… |
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Esther Gottschalk and Philip Cupitt from Marks & Clerk LLP say 3D printing, expected to be a $35.6bn industry by 2024, has a significant role to play in the production of goods. This was the case before the current Covid-19 crisis, but is likely to continue in spite of it. Read More… |
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Stoke-on-Trent-headquartered listed homewares maker Portmeirion has confirmed it has raised almost £12m in additional funding. Read More… |
Small to medium-sized (SME) manufacturers across the Midlands are being urged to take a slice of a £6.5m funding boost to help them recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and address key barriers to growth. Read More… |
The Midlands’ private equity-backed buy-out market slowed significantly in the first half of 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new figures. Read More… |
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has significantly increased its stake in luxury fashion brand Hugo Boss. Read More… |
A London investment firm has reduced its stake in Warwickshire-headquartered video game maker Codemasters. Read More… |
A recruitment firm has secured a six-figure finance facility from HSBC UK to safeguard the business during the coronavirus pandemic, enabling it to continue operating its new foster care division and finalise its expansion plans into Birmingham. Read More… |
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Duncan Ward, CEO of Network Telecom, looks at the technology to consider ahead of returning to the office and the benefits it will offer a post-lockdown workforce. Read More… |
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Aston Villa have confirmed that their record-breaking commercial agreement with W88 will come to an end following the completion of the Premier League season. A new main shirt sponsor has also been announced. Read More… |
Business organisations have responded to Boris Johnson's 'positively Rooseveltian New Deal' for Britain, which encourages the country to 'build, build, build' in a bid to recover from the impact of Covid-19. Read More… |
Business confidence across the Midlands rose during June with the West being the least pessimistic in the UK, according to new figures. Read More… |
The Restaurant Group's plans to reduce the size of its estate by implementing a CVA have been backed. Read More… |
FRP Advisory Group has appointed a new chief financial officer. Read More… |
An independent law firm in Lichfield has revealed job-boosting expansion plans. Read More… |
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Tributes have been paid to the founder and chairman of a prominent property group who has passed away. Read More… | An LEP has outlined an investment programme of more than £27m in schemes which will create more than 1,700 jobs and boost growth across its region. Read More… |
Plans for a very light rail innovation centre in Dudley are "under threat", the council leader has said as he wrote to government asking for help in meeting a near £14m shortfall in funding for the project. Read More… |
Offices in Wolverhampton are set to be transformed into more than 40 apartments after permission was granted. Read More… |
A new champagne bar is set to open in Stafford town centre next month. Read More… |
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Castle Bromwich-headquartered bike maker Tandem has won a public dispute over non-executive director pay after shareholders backed a rule change at its annual general meeting. Read More… |
Engine manufactuing in the UK "skyrocketed" in May but was still 75 per cent down on the same month in 2019, new figures show. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | Solihull-headquartered Purplebricks has announced a change to its board. Read More… |
BT has appointed a new director of its Enterprise business in the Midlands. Read More… |
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