Sandwell’s Premier League football club has been listed among Deloitte Football Money League’s top 30 highest-earning clubs in the world. With a revenue of £96.3m (€126.6m) for the 2014/15 season, West Bromwich Albion has entered the table for the first time at number 29. At the top is Real Madrid with a revenue of €577m, […]

Sandwell precision engineering company A&M EDM Ltd has credited Think Sandwell with much of its success in securing Regional Growth Funding (RGF) money and opening a second manufacturing site within 100 yards of its original site in Smethwick. In January 2015 A&M EDM opened a 4,000-square-metre factory in Middlemore Road, tripling its work space and […]

A leading manufacturer of high-quality bathroom products and iron castings has big ambitions for the next four years – and has already begun to achieve them thanks to funding secured with support from Think Sandwell. Established in 1920, Thomas Dudley Ltd is a Dudley-based, family-run engineering foundry which takes pride in providing excellent customer service. […]

You might find this article interesting if you have seen a recent drop in sales – domestic or overseas? Read more here Published by the Black Country Chamber of Commerce, the article is from the perspective of Paul Cadman, Group MD of the Futura Group – based in Oldbury, in response to the UK Index of Production […]

Sandwell Council is looking to recruit a Business Investment Officer to support the growth aspirations of Sandwell businesses by providing specialist property and relocation support. The role includes giving advice and guidance on accessing public and private sector funding to assist new investment and the creation of new employment opportunities in Sandwell. It’s a two-year, […]

The 30th Entrepreneur of the Year (18th in the UK) awards programme is open for entries and we think it would be great to see a Black Country businessperson lead the way for the Midlands. Organisers (Ernst & Young) describe Entrepreneur Of The Year as celebrating “the spirit and contribution of exceptional entrepreneurs who can […]

Congratulations to Futura Group, which has just experienced its best 12 months in business. The technical recruitment and prototyping company, which has its headquarters in Oldbury, saw sales exceeding £25m for its last trading year. Futura, which began life in 1987 as the sole distributor of styling clay to the UK automotive design industry, has […]

Happy new year! As you may have heard, Sandwell Council – led by Think Sandwell in partnership with the University of Wolverhampton – has set up a special advice centre to help large and small companies improve their business performance. Sandwell Business Solutions Centre (SBSC) is based at the CAP Centre on Windmill Lane in […]

Administrators in charge of troubled steel company Caparo Indudtries have sold a substantial portion of its remaining business and assets to Liberty Steel, saving over 620 jobs across the West Midlands. Caparo Industries called in PwC as administrators in October, after the company was affected by a weakening steel market. Since then, PwC has preserved […]