Meet our #madeinsandwell Monday star Wade Building Services (www.wade-bs.co.uk) – a Tipton-based firm with national coverage. Read about Wade’s impressive client list.

Sandwell Council’s Business Growth Team has been shortlisted in two categories in the 2019 West Midlands Celebrating Construction Awards.

Plans for the Sandwell Aquatics Centre were approved by planning committee in March and will be ratified at Full Council in April. The new leisure centre in Smethwick will host the swimming and diving events for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Sandwell Council’s aim is to ensure local communities benefit from every stage of the project and Think Sandwell is planning an event for businesses interested in working on the delivery. Get involved!

Meet this week’s #madeinsandwell star, family-run turnkey precision engineering firm PK Engineering. The West Bromwich business has been producing bespoke machined products for over 25 years to supply various industries worldwide. Here’s the key to its success …

The West Bromwich building society has announced plans to open a new branch in its hometown – meaning a relocation for its two existing town-centre branches.

Plans for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are underway, and Sandwell is set to host the aquatics events in a state-of-the-art aquatics centre. We’ve got the latest news and picture for you here.

HFR Food Solutions, a Wednesbury-based meat products company, has been bought by Hilton Foods for an estimated £3.3m, payable over the next three years.

Councillor Steve Trow has been elected as Leader of Sandwell Council at a council meeting. Learn more about him.

This year International Women’s Day (IWD) falls on Friday 8 March, celebrating the achievements of women everywhere. Today we’re looking at Sandwell’s very own chain-making women who fought against low pay and exploitative working conditions back in 1910.