Tipton based vehicle interiors maker Cab Automotive has pushed turnover towards £20m in 2012 as it invested heavily in new plant and machinery. The manufacturer, which said its performance during the period was a “great achievement”, has secured £15m of new contracts starting next year and running through to 2015. These wins would underpin its growth […]

THE West Midlands has benefitted to the tune of £57m from the latest share out of Regional Growth Fund (RGF) cash. Jaguar Land Rover has been green-lighted for three projects and other local winners include Tata Steel, Wade Ceramics and Malvern Instruments. Approval has also been given to create a loan fund across the Birmingham […]

WEST Bromwich-based manufacturer Berck Ltd has won a £1m contract with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). The firm, which is a manufacturer of metal pressings and metal and plastic sub-assemblies, has previously worked as a second tier supplier for JLR. Berck managing director Darren Yates said: “It is the company’s dedication to the highest quality standards […]

OLDBURY-based manufacturer Caparo Industries Plc has agreed a new £60m funding package with the Royal Bank of Scotland Group and Barclays Bank. Caparo will use the new funding line to support its growth strategy both in the United Kingdom and beyond as it looks to gain share in its current markets and take advantage of […]

A Sandwell based manufacturer has expanded its international trade strategy by successfully moving into the emerging markets of India and China. Smethwick-based ZERO Cases UK, which makes and supplies specialist protective cases to a range of industries, said the value of orders from India was expected to top £120,000 by the end of 2013, with […]

CRADLEY Heath-based security firm Cougar Monitoring has invested £1m in new facilities which include a state of the art technology training centre. The firm, which supplies security monitoring as well as manned security, says it has noticed that training within a live environment is not as effective as training within a safe, learning, focused environment. […]

West Bromwich-based Anglo Holt Construction has bucked the miserable trend in the sector with an almost £15m jump in its revenue. More info here

WEST Bromwich-based Tricorn Group is to press ahead with its growth strategy in China as it looks to counteract softening markets in Europe. In its interim results for the six months ending September 30, the AIM-listed tube manipulation specialist said its performance demonstrated how the group was developing. Group operating profit margins improved to 7.6% […]

Sandwell Council Leader Councillor Darren Cooper is welcoming a decision by the West Brom to build a new HQ in the town. He hailed it as a big boost to the council’s drive to regenerate the town centre. And he said it showed that Sandwell is “going places” in working with business to bring in […]