A SANDWELL bakery may have played a small part in helping the world’s fastest man – Usain Bolt – to his gold medal winning victory in the Olympic 100m final. Sunrise Bakery struck a deal with Birmingham City Council and the University of Birmingham to supply its locally made rum cake to every member of the […]

MORE than £300m of investment will be made in the Black Country if bids to the next round of the Government’s Regional Growth Fund are successful. The Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership has predicted that up to 5,500 private sector jobs could be directly and indirectly created if the 16 bids are accepted. The bids […]

A warehouse in West Bromwich has been sold to local fit-out company Esprit UK. Property agent on the transaction, Bond Wolfe, said there was “buoyant demand” for Black Country warehouses. The deal was struck within two weeks of it going on the market. The 2,500 sq ft complex, made up of a warehouse and yard […]

 A cold forging company which exports more than half its products worldwide to many of the key automotive original equipment manufacturers has expanded its Sandwell base in its drive for further growth. Complex Cold Forming Limited, at the Bescot Estate, Wednesbury, has increased its workforce from 18 to 28 in the last three years and […]

Fitness centre management company DC Leisure has been appointed by Sandwell Council to drive forward its plans for an £11m leisure centre and swimming pool in West Bromwich. The company has been chosen to design, build, run and maintain the town centre complex, expected to open in summer 2014. It has been given preferred bidder […]

‘Contribution to British Society is a key requirement for Business’ awards evening are told ‘With a rapidly changing economic and social environment, businesses have to play a key role in shaping the future. The British Asian community is no longer the new migrant community. The British Asian community is a mature community actively supporting all […]

BMW is set to invest around £250m in its three UK factories over the next three years to capitalise on global demand for its popular Mini. The investment is being split between the main production plant at Cowley, the body panel works in Swindon and the engine plant at Hams Hall.The move is on top […]

Here is a ‘sneak peek’ of the new thinkSandwell holographic advert, which will be playing in Central London throughout London 2012 Olympics and Para Olympics. The 15 sec ad will be feature every hour from 1st July through to 30th September 2012. The avdert will be playing on 2 x-sight holographic displays, the first of their […]

More than 6,500 jobs were created in the Midlands by foreign investors during 2011 despite the number of investment projects falling, new data has shown. According to Ernst & Young’s latest UK Attractiveness Survey there were 58 new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the region in 2011 compared to 91 the previous year, however the new […]