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Revenues rise for Unipart
Manufacturing
Total Unipart Group turnover for the year ended December 31 2013 was £1.055 billion, up by £45 million from £1.010 billion in 2012.
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Chinese business leaders in Birmingham in bid to boost relations
Economic Development
The party will also meet officials from Birmingham University to discuss the university’s collaboration with a range of organisations in Guangzhou, the third largest city in China. And they will have lunch with Prof David Eastwood, the university’s Vice Chancellor
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Funding boost as Aston Martin courts China's billions
Manufacturing
The Gaydon firm has secured a $165 million – £100 million – loan to invest in new models, starting out with the Lagonda SUV
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Let's move the Chinese border down the M6
Opinion
The West Midlands is the only part of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ with a positive trade balance with China.
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Sertec secures £20m for expansion and investment
Banking & Finance
The Lloyds team based on Colmore Row arranged the deal for the Coleshill company, which includes a £7 million increase in trade finance facilities to support Sertec’s exposure to tool stamping imports from China.          
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Fraction of lost Dunlop Motorsport jobs in city to be created in France and Germany
Manufacturing
Erdington MP Jack Dromey’s revelation comes as industry insider claimed firm never had any intention of staying in Birmingham, despite talks
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Budget 2014: Export help welcomed in the Midlands
Economic Development
George Osborne announced in his Budget that he was doubling the Government’s export finance to £3billion at the same time as cutting the interest rate
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Real Estate Investors enjoys four-fold profits rise
Commercial Property
The company has also announced its intention to convert to a REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust – which could be as early as 2015
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Birmingham Airport to offer direct charter flights to China
Birmingham Airport
The China Southern Airways route is also set to herald an influx of Chinese tourists travelling to the Midlands with Birmingham Airport becoming the country’s first gateway to offer º£½ÇÊÓƵ charter package tours from China
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West Midlands' China export surplus soars to £1.74bn
Economic Development
More than a third of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s exports to China were from the West Midlands last year
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MIPIM 2014: º£½ÇÊÓƵ Central opportunities on show
Commercial Property
Attendees to Greater Birmingham’s stand at MIPIM 2014 will hear first hand from key players in the scheme, including Councillor Ian Courts of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and Sir Albert Bore, Leader of Birmingham City Council
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David Beckham to become Jaguar brand ambassador in China
Manufacturing
The former England captain will feature in marketing campaigns for Jaguar Land Rover in the Far East
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What are the costs of doing business with an independent Scotland?
Opinion
Does Scotland’s referendum in September about independence matter to businesses in Greater Birmingham?
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JLR deal will see Land Rovers built in Saudi Arabia
Manufacturing
Rapidly-expanding Jaguar Land Rover is set to sign up for a major manufacturing plant – eventually employing as many as 5,000 people – according to a high-level JLR source
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Survey claims offshored business is coming back to region
Manufacturing
Key findings of an EEF/Squire Sanders survey showed that one in six companies re-shored production in-house in the last three years, and a similar number re-shored sourcing to a º£½ÇÊÓƵ based supplier
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Amtico's Jonathan Duck - Design-based manufacturing will rebalanced the º£½ÇÊÓƵ economy
Opinion
As brand leaders in the 'luxury vinyl tile' market, the company has 20% global market share and sales of over £120m.
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Sales and profits rise at engineering giant GKN
Manufacturing
The Redditch company saw sales rise by 10 per cent to £7.6 billion in 2013, up from £6.9 billion the year before, driven by growth in China, North America and Europe
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Landmark Birmingham building sold to Chinese in groundbreaking deal
Colmore Row
The Grade II-listed 130 Colmore Row was bought from the city council by a group of factory owners from Hangzhou
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Chinese ad agency buys stake in Birmingham City
Economic Development
The new shareholder, named on fans’ message boards as the Beijing Triumph International Media Advertising Co, will be able to nominate two directors to the St Andrew’s board under the deal.
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Profits warning as Tricorn announces fall in second half revenues
Manufacturing
The announcement follows the publication of the company’s interim results early in December 2013, since then the Malvern-based company said it had seen further softening of demand
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Learning - how to get that warm English glow
Opinion
The Global Times' disparaging remarks aside, teaching and tourism are not a bad platform for a real and lasting relationship with China.
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Jaguar Land Rover posts £9.3m-a-day profits
Manufacturing
Profitability surges again as demand from emerging economies drives 27 per cent sales growth at car giant
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Next Birmingham Day at Parliament announced - Wednesday, March 5
Economic Development
Birmingham Day will be held in a Commons committee room, where stands will inform visitors about the work of successful businesses in the region
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Aston Martin's almost Total Recall
Opinion
Aston Martin is recalling around 17,600 of its sports cars built since late 2007 according to a report by Reuters.
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