This is your final opportunity to apply for Green Bridge Funding, Subject to availability. Due to very limited Green Bridge Supply Chain Programme funding remaining, this will be the final competition round in which SMEs can apply for Green Bridge funding. Round 18 will run for a very limited period, opening on 23rd February 2015 […]

New official figures have confirmed that the Black Country heads the table for growth in the Midlands region and it was the second highest performer amongst national Local Enterprise Partnership areas for economic growth in 2013.             Stewart Towe, chairman of the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership The latest data […]

Sandwell Council’s monthly BIM Workshops with Carillion & Laing O’Rourke have become so popular that in March, we’re running two more morning sessions:                                           Attendees get to spend the morning with senior designers and BIM […]

A £13.8m expansion of the Midland Metro depot at Wednesbury has been formally opened.     One of the new Urbos 3 trams outside the newly-extended maintenance shed         The project saw the Potters Lane complex upgraded as part of the on-going £128m expansion of the line between Wolverhampton and Birmingham. It […]

A BLACK Country manufacturer is looking to bring more of its work back into the UK by the introduction of a new production process. Alison Phillips, of Manufacturing Advisory Service, with Paul Cox, managing director, NDC Polipak           NDC Polipak, which employs 77 people across two sites in Cradley Heath, has […]

The government has recently announced a new phase of funding to support training for engineering careers in SMEs over a 3 year period. This funding stream aims to help companies grow and become more productive by investing in the skills of its current and future engineers. Please note that the deadline for applications is 27th […]

The Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership today agreed an expansion to its Growth Deal with the Government which will see an extra £24 million invested in the Black Country between 2016 and 2021. In recognition of this extra funding, Cabinet Minister Justine Greening today visited precision component manufacturers A&M EDM Ltd in Smethwick. She was […]

Thinking of starting or just started a new business? The Black Country Growth Hub and the New Sandwell Enterprise Hub are pleased to invite you to a FREE Seminar to provide help and support. The seminar is designed to assist people set up and run a successful new venture. It will cover a variety of […]

Have a look at the excellent piece we have in the latest Express and Star Regeneration West Midlands supplement. Done jointly with our construction partners Keepmoat, Lovell, Vinci Facilities and Wates Living Space. It talks about the £50million internal improvements programme that will see 6,000 council homes benefitting from the work.