Round 16 is now open and the deadline for submission of applications is 5.00 pm, Thursday 29th January 2015. Late applications will not be considered. There will be one funding bands in Round 16 Grant support of between, £20,000 to £500,000 is available to develop new markets, new products, […]

Warley MP John Spellar formally opened a major new factory at Smethwick precision engineering company A&M EDM today. A&M EDM has made a multimillion pound investment in a new 4,000m2 facility adjacent to its existing factory in Mornington Road and nine high-tech machining centres, significantly increasing its spark erosion, milling, grinding and turning capabilities. The […]

Cube Precision Engineering has created new jobs and bought machinery which will enable  it to speed up its manufacturing process Neil Clifton (left), managing director of Cube Precision Engineering, with Mark Meakin, relationship manager at Lloyds Bank Commercial         A Black Country engineering business has secured more than £500,000 of new funding […]

Sandwell Council, an award winning local authority, today announces the official launch of the West Midlands Virtual Hospital (WMVH), a digital procurement tool which will showcase the skills, knowledge and expertise of West Midlands’ companies in the UK and abroad.             The state-of-the-art WMVH has already generated significant interest from […]

BED supplier Serene Furnishings has expanded in the Black Country for a second time in just five months. Since the beginning of the year the firm, based on The Hill Top Estate, West Bromwich, has taken on more than an extra 70% of space.           L-R: Serene Furnishings’ Tasleem Tasab and […]

MALVERN-based manufacturer Tricorn Group has signed a five year long term agreement (LTA) with an unnamed British construction equipment manufacturer. The AIM-listed firm – a tube manipulation specialist – has won the contract through its Maxpower Automotive UK subsidiary, part of its transportation division. The LTA is expected to generate around £10m of revenue for […]

THOMAS Dudley has underlined its commitment to investing in enhancing its manufacturing capabilities with the acquisition of Black Country Castings in Tipton.                 Thomas Dudley’s Adrian Lacey (Manufacturing Manager), Mick Cramphorn (Foundry Director), Mick Harrison (General Manager) and Nathan Tucker (Process Improvement Engineer) pictured with the newly acquired […]

This is the latest edition of Trading Standards News, which is compiled by 14 Trading Standards authorities in the Midlands. TS CEnTSA win14 final PDF     This issue looks at the Food Information Regulations, which came into effect in December, presents the guide to Combined Authorities and how they will impact your business, and […]

Businesses across Sandwell and Greater Birmingham are taking advantage of superfast broadband, helping them grow, reach out to new customers and markets and changing the way many of them do business.             SMEs like your own are already seeing the benefits on their bottom line. To help you get up […]