Planning permission has been granted for a new Lidl superstore in Great Bridge, Tipton.

Smethwick-based precision engineering firm A&M EDM has invested in new wire eroders, creating five new jobs and pushing its 2018 sales towards £5m.

The Black Country Chamber of Commerce Awards celebrates the best in business across the region. This year the Black Country Chamber is working with British Chambers of Commerce to help increase the potential recognition of its members on a national scale.

The first Black Country Business Festival is coming to our region from Monday 23 April to Friday 4 May. Here’s everything you need to know about this exciting addition to our annual calendar – and details of the events being hosted by Think Sandwell for Sandwell Council.

This week #madeinsandwell Monday celebrates Giffords Recycling of West Bromwich, a company that believes wood is too good a resource to waste in landfill. Giffords’ story reads like an entrepreneur’s dream.

The Black Country LEP is working with the four Black Country local authorities and the Homes & Communities Agency to create Britain’s biggest ever garden city.

This week #madeinsandwell Monday is celebrating the UK’s largest cold roll-forming company: the Hadley Group.
The company was founded by Philip Hadley Senior in 1964 from tiny backstreet premises. Now its Smethwick headquarters are at the centre of a global business with seven worldwide manufacturing centres across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

A former gas showroom on West Bromwich high street has been demolished and, thanks to Sandwell Council, the Black Country Living Museum will benefit from materials.

It’s been one year exactly since Sandwell Business Solutions Centre moved to its premises in West Bromwich. Every day at SBSC you’ll find dedicated staff who are ready to give support on areas such as business development, funding and skills training.