Black Country based Symphony Automation were successful in winning the MEBC (Midland Environmental Business Club) low carbon innovation award at the 20th Anniversary dinner,  held at Birmingham City Council House on the 7Th December 2011. The MEBC was formed in 1991 and actively promotes sustainable solutions and the benefits that can be gained from their […]

There was cheery news  in Sandwell  with the announcement that the Olympic Flame is to be carried through the borough on its way to the London 2012 Games. Thousands of local people will be able to share in the excitement of the Olympic Torch Relay and cheer on torchbearers as they pass through Oldbury, West […]

BLACK Country businesses can join the race for the next wave of valuable London 2012 contracts at a breakfast and networking meeting next week. ‘London 2012: You can STILL profit’ will feature a guest appearance by sports broadcaster and journalist Steve Rider, who has covered every Olympics since Moscow 1980 and will give his personal […]

Designs for a concept car dubbed the Birmingham Bolt – because the technical expertise and componentry it uses have been sourced almost entirely from Birmingham, The Black Country and Solihull, are being shared with investors at the 11th Auto Expo, taking place in Delhi this week (5- 11 January). The concept car is a virtual […]

SMETHWICK-based Midland Industrial Glass (MIG) is hoping to launch new products and access new markets after completing a secondary management buyout. Private equity house Key Capital Partners backed the secondary management buyout led by MIG managing director Alan Taylor and operations director Glenn Bicknell. KCP has taken a significant stake in MIG following the transaction […]

Weatherite Building Services has developed an excellent working relationship with the John Lewis Partnership over a number of years – so it was no surprise when the retailer chose WBS to provide a new cooling system for its head office at 171 Victoria, London. The work is part of a long term programme to refurbish […]

A BLACK Country manufacturing firm is investing in growth after securing record sales.Petford Tools has exceeded the £14m annual sales barrier for the first time in its 42-year history.The firm, based in Peartree Lane, Dudley, is a specialist toolmaker for plastic injection, compression and composite moulds. It has reported 15% annual growth for 2011 after […]

A 19TH century industrial building in need of extensive refurbishment in Sandwell has been sold for £240,000 to a private buyer. The 10,000 sq ft ‘Unit 2’, on Astle Park in West Bromwich, is a grade II listed building dating back to 1883. It was originally the new printing and publishing offices for stationary manufacturers […]

Indian restaurant group Saffron, has launched its third outlet in the heart of Birmingham’s business district. Saffron already runs restaurants in Worcester and Oldbury but it has now opened a new site at 126 Colmore Row, in the unit formerly occupied by Caffè Uno. Saffron has taken an undisclosed lease on the 2,690 sq ft […]