A Black Country haulier has extended its range of services to Bulgaria and Romania. Tipton-headquartered Active Carriers, which is a member of Palletways Group, now serves customers in 20 European countries. Paul Adams, depot principal at Active Carriers, said: “The addition of Romania and Bulgaria to the network is excellent news for both Palletways and […]

Hundreds of companies in Sandwell and the wider Black Country have expressed an interest in the innovative and award-winning West Midlands Virtual Hospital (WMVH), Think Sandwell announces today. Over 600 local and regional companies have registered their interest for the pioneering 3-D ‘walkthrough’ procurement tool which has been designed to showcase the West Midlands’ supply […]

BLACK Country manufacturers outperformed the national average during the second quarter of 2015, the area’s chamber of commerce has said. Kevin Rogers, CEO of Paycare and vice president of the chamber, said the area’s performance was notable when set against the latest CBI Monthly Industrial Trends Survey which concluded that both UK and export orders […]

Read what the Australian online press have to say about our BIM initiative and the WMVH. With a headline of “While Australia continues to grapple with BIM, the UK continues to innovate” we are thrilled to gain recognition from the other side of the world. Read all about it on the sourceable.com website

Have a look at the August 2015 edition of the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS), part of the Business Growth Service newsletter – bringing you the latest news, events and business opportunities in manufacturing across the West Midlands.

A Smethwick precision engineering company has invested £750,000 in new machines with the help of fresh £140,000 funding from the Regional Growth Fund.   One of the new machines in operation at A&M EDM in Smethwick following the £750,000 investment programme           A&M EDM is investing at its Park Rose Industrial […]

A Nottingham-based furnace engineering company has acquired a company in the West Midlands. Almor Ltd was formed to bring together a number of established furnace engineering companies and specialist alloy fabricators with roots dating back to 1917.         It has purchased Oldbury-based Wellman Furnaces from Robey Wellman Boilers and Furnaces Ltd for […]

Green Bridge Supply Chain Programme Round 23 is now open and the deadline for submission of applications is 5pm, Thursday 20 August 2015. Late applications will not be considered.           £500,000 OF FUNDS UP FOR GRABS, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR GREEN BRIDGE FUNDING There will be one funding […]

INFRASTRUCTURE and facilities management giant Carillion has been selected as preferred bidder for Birmingham’s new super-hospital. The Midland Metropolitan Hospital Public Private Partnership project will involve more than £430m of construction and support services revenue plus an equity investment of £16m. A Carillion joint venture, The Hospital Company, has been selected by the Sandwell and […]