Latest News | More than 90 names have made it to the shortlists of this year’s Midlands Dealmaker Awards, in what has been one of the most competitive set of nominations in years.
Read More… |
|
As the world's population rises, the demand for energy is also growing significantly. At the same time, the issue of managing the waste caused by the population increase urgently needs to be addressed. Professor Martin Freer, director of the Energy Research Accelerator, explores the issues and the possible solutions.
Read More… |
|
Loans totalling more than £49bn have been approved through the UK Government's three Covid-19 schemes for in excess of 1.17 million businesses, new figures have revealed.
Read More… |
Software and services specialist Gresham Technologies has completed the acquisition of a Solihull-based counterpart in a deal worth up to £3.6m.
Read More… |
A Warwickshire-based luxury hair and beauty salon received a six-figure loan to help it through the Covid-19 lockdown, it has been revealed.
Read More… |
|
 |
The impact of Thomas Cook and Flybe's collapse and the Covid-19 pandemic has hit the financial performance of Birmingham Airport, new accounts have revealed.
Read More… |
At a time when the nation potentially faces its biggest economic turbulence for decades, business leaders are rightly looking for answers when it comes to how they can continue to fund and grow their businesses.
Read More… |
Retail giant Next has said it now estimates it will make a pre-tax profit of almost £200m after the Covid-19 pandemic significantly hit the business during the first half of its financial year.
Read More… |
LV= General Insurance has outlined plans to cut about 600 jobs over the next two and a half years as it looks to re-shape following a major acquisition and position itself for the future.
Read More… |
The UK Government has agreed a deal to secure early access to a promising new coronavirus vaccine. The agreement with GSK and Sanofi Pasteur increases the country's chances of getting access to a safe and effective vaccine by adding a new type of candidate to the UK's growing portfolio.
Read More… |
Discount retailer B&M is set to report a strong half-year performance.
Read More… |
Luxury retailer Selfridges has outlined plans to cut about 450 jobs as it looks to navigate what is expected to be the "toughest year" in recent history.
Read More… |
A new, more sustainable, way of delivering refrigeration and cold storage using carbon dioxide is being developed in a programme led by researchers at the University of Birmingham.
Read More… |
|
 |
Proposals to construct up to 200 homes in Staffordshire have been approved.
Read More… |
A second council has approved revised plans to create up to 2,300 homes and new jobs on the site of a former power station in Staffordshire.
Read More… |
A Birmingham company has expanded into larger offices due to the success of the business during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read More… |
A final bid for almost £50m to transform Wolverhampton city centre, Bilston and Wednesfield is to be submitted.
Read More… |
The University of Worcester has appointed Birmingham-based architects Glancy Nicholls to create a new teaching facility in the city.
Read More… |
Work on the £1.2m refurbishment of a landmark office building in Dudley is underway.
Read More… |
A £4bn-turnover company has moved into Birmingham’s Fort Dunlop after signing a ten-year lease.
Read More… |
|
 |
Revenue slumped by more than 60 per cent at Aston Martin during the first six months of the year with pre-tax losses rising to in excess of £220m. The results were affected by the Covid-19 lockdown.
Read More… |
The new chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover has been named, succeeding the long-serving Ralf Speth.
Read More… |
A Coventry automation company which works with the likes of Jaguar Land Rover, Ford and Aston Martin has hailed it latest financial year as "successful", with its results rising.
Read More… |
Pre-tax profits slumped 126 per cent at construction materials giant Breedon during the first half of its financial year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. It added however that its recover is "well underway" and its outlook "remains positive".
Read More… |
|
Member Exclusive News | Solihull-headquartered Purplebricks has announced the appointment of a new director.
Read More… |
A Black Country office block has been let to a facilities management specialist.
Read More… |
|
Services & Guides |  | Find an adviser to help you buy, sell or invest in a business.
Read More… |
 | The region's top places to hold events, conferences and meetings.
Read More… |
 | The region's top hotels and accommodation.
Read More… |
|
|
|
