This month Sandwell Council and partners welcomed a delegation of government officials from the city of Jinhua in China, to strengthen existing ties of friendship and business. Learn about Sandwell’s links with Zhejiang province.

Barnshaw Steel Bending Group has used its expertise to come to the aid of fibre optic telecommunications, electricity, oil and gas providers laying cables and pipelines on the seabed. Read more to find out how they achieved success.

Smethwick-based precision engineering firm A&M EDM is celebrating the selection of two longstanding employees for a national Top 100 award. Read about their success and find out how to share your Sandwell good news stories.

Most Mondays we share a profile of a Sandwell-based organisation, to shine a light on the talent and skills present in our diverse borough. See who featured in 2018 – and find out how your business could be a #madeinsandwell Monday star of 2019!

This week, #madeinsandwell Monday asks on which of our region’s high streets can you find the Lions of the Great War statue, commemorating the sacrifices made by South Asian service personnel of all faiths?

On Monday (3 December) Sandwell will host a delegation of government officials from the city of Jinhua in China, helping to strengthen links between our regions. Read about the visit, and our borough’s Friendship Agreement with Jinhua.

This #madeinsandwell Monday we’re delving into Sandwell’s creative pool of talent and focusing on Curious Pencil. Read all about this business’ custom-designed greetings cards, aimed to give companies a more personal touch.

The sixth Small Business Saturday is taking place this year on Saturday 1 December. Read more to find out how you can get involved and support our local business community.

Meet our #madeinsandwell Monday star, Barnshaw Steel Bending Group. The specialist engineering company has supplied components to many prestigious rail and building projects, including this award-winning London headquarters . . .