Ian Guest Holdings, the historic company behind truck and van dealership brands Guest and Sherwood, has reported a boost in revenue and pre-tax profit. Having grown from a small family company it is now the UK’s largest Iveco dealer group and Fiat van dealer.

The £5m hotel development in West Bromwich that we first reported on back in July 2016 has just opened its doors. The new Travelodge is a welcome boost to the ongoing regeneration of the town.

West Bromwich-based manufacturer Wrights Plastics Group has invested £300,000 in a new laser cutting system as part of an ongoing investment programme.

Our #madeinsandwell Monday star this week is Howells Patent Glazing Limited of Woods Lane, Cradley Heath. Howells has been supplying the region with aluminium powder-coated roof glazing solutions since 1973, when the company was founded by Walter Howells in Walsall. It began by offering installation only but quickly expanded and started manufacturing patent glazing products too.

Breedon Southern, a Derby-based subsidiary of the Breedon Group has acquired Oldbury-based Pro Mini Mix Concrete, Mortars and Screeds Ltd for an undisclosed sum.

A multi-million pound restoration project has earned Lightwoods House in Smethwick the title of Best Public Building in the West Midlands Celebrating Construction Awards.

Smethwick manufacturer Hadley Group Plc has purchased the former fire service training academy on Dartmouth Road in Smethwick to house its new head office.

Let’s unpack this week’s #madeinsandwell Monday star company: J4 Packaging on Heath Street Industrial Estate in Smethwick. J4 Packaging is a family business which started in 2007 as a box manufacturer.

A formal ceremony at the Thomas Dudley factory site in Tipton marked the start of work on the forthcoming Elite Centre for Manufacturing Skills.