It’s been one year exactly since Sandwell Business Solutions Centre moved to its premises in West Bromwich. Every day at SBSC you’ll find dedicated staff who are ready to give support on areas such as business development, funding and skills training.

This week #madeinsandwell Monday throws a spotlight on A Perry & Co (Hinges) Ltd, the UK’s largest independent manufacturer and supplier of hinges and hardware, based on Doulton Road in Cradley Heath.

Work has officially begun on the £32m Vaughan Park development, a major regeneration project in Tipton that Think Sandwell reported on back at the beginning of February.

Sandwell Council is updating its air quality action plan and consulting Sandwell residents and other stakeholders such as business owners to hear what they think about proposals to improve air quality.

This week’s #madeinsandwell Monday star is Forkers Ltd, a civil and ground engineering company that operates nationally from its head office on Shaw Street in West Bromwich.

The new Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) plans to invest £250m in the region’s small businesses over the next five years but, at a recent launch, Midlands Engine chairman Sir John Peace revealed that he is looking at a long-term target four times that size.

Sandwell Council has been shortlisted as a finalist in two categories at the 2018 West Midlands Celebrating Construction Awards.

This week #madeinsandwell Monday is serving up Manor Abbey Foods, a Cradley Heath business supplying frozen, chilled and ambient food to schools, cafés and businesses across the region.

Beeswift, a Black Country manufacturer of safety products and work wear, has expanded its international operations by taking over Netherlands distributor Schulte Safety Products (SSP).

Sandwell Business Ambassadors is a group of business leaders formed in 2016 to represent business interests in our region.