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200 Cadbury jobs go as deal safeguards Bournville for 25 years
Economic Development
Trade union and staff strike deal with parent company Mondelez International which will see more than 200 staff leave Bournville base but no compulsory redundancies
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Lloyds Bank backs Black Country manufacturer's expansion plans
Economic Development
Cube Precision Engineering has created new jobs and bought machinery which will enable  it to speed up its manufacturing process
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MSH Chemical Manufacturing fulfils growth ambitions with Lloyds Bank's backing
Banking & Finance
The firm benefited from a £560,000 funding package from Lloyds Bank and its growth will see the creation of seven new jobs
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The future could be mediocre without some radical thinking
Opinion
Some experts are already signalling that markets could crash this year, with professional investors heading for the exit
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BMS Engineering acquires factory with funding from Lloyds Bank
Banking & Finance
BMS Engineering, established in 2006, specialises in the manufacturing of safety critical roll cages and steel alloys for clients in the motorsport, automotive and aerospace industries
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Pre-Christmas exit as IMI winds down Witton base
Economic Development
Historic manufacturing group brings to a close more than 150 years of industrial heritage at Birmingham base
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Koolmill sells rice milling machines to China
Economic Development
Midland company cracks one of the toughest markets for its produce but said difficulties in accessing funds to expand was hitting its plans to establish a manufacturing base here
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Autumn Statement: It's time for Osborne to get down to business
Economic Development
Midland chiefs call on Chancellor to back infrastructure projects and extend incentives to small firms
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Avingtrans to close Black Country base
Manufacturing
Aerospace, energy and medical products manufacturing group says steep rise in oil price and delayed projects has brought about decision
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Birmingham Made Me: Manufacturing critical to the region
Economic Development
Manufacturing isn't dead but the days of mass employment of low-skilled workers are over
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Birmingham Made Me 2014: Manufacturing happens by design, not by accident
Birmingham Made Me
Beverley Nielsen claims the recent success of Midlands-based manufacturers has relied heavily upon the work of the creative industries
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HydraForce starts work on base at Advanced Manufacturing Hub
Savills
Factory is expected to employ 500 staff when it opens next summer following deal with HCA to buy Aston site
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Birmingham bids to shed 'Cloak of Invisibility' in moves to Combined Authority
Opinion
Solihull, apparently due to its difference in political colour, is more reluctant to throw its lot in with the Labour-run metropolitans.
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Jaguar Land Rover's new engine plant wins national RICS award
Jaguar Land Rover
Car-maker's manufacturing hub crowned country's top regeneration project after beating competition from across the country
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CBI Pulling Together report calls for action to revitalise supply chains
Economic Development
The report, Pulling Together, recommends ways to kick-start the º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s supply chains, and solutions to reinvigorate Britain’s industrial strategy
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Cadbury Bournville workers told to 'change behaviour and attitude' or leave the business
Economic Development
Mondelez says the ‘true home of Cadbury’ must ‘go through a transformation journey’ to secure investment of £75 million in new state of the art production equipment
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David Bailey: Bringing foreign jobs home to the Midlands needs a will and a way
Opinion
More than £6 billion has been invested by major auto assemblers over the last three years, with more to come in the supply chain.
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Manufacturing barometer reveals confidence in revenue rises
Economic Development
Firms predicted a 94 per cent rise in collective turnover and expected staffing levels to increase by 32 per cent over the next four years
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HCM Engineering completes £500k investment programme
Economic Development
Manufacturing Advisory Service supports Black Country engineering group as it aims to double company
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Barclays backs Lander Automotive in £3m funding deal
Economic Development
Manufacturing group set to benefit from Jaguar Land Rover's i54 plant will use funding to install new production lines at Birmingham factory
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Tory Conference to host 300 fringe events
Enterprise
Creative industries, regional devolution and manufacturing among the key themes to be covered during substantial fringe programme
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Major investor secured for Advanced Manufacturing Hub in Aston
Economic Development
City council says unnamed firm has pledged to build 10,000 sq ft unit on industrial site to kick-start regeneration
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Chancellor's vision for West Midlands economy
Economic Development
George Osborne's balancing act to revive West Midlands' economic fortunes.
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Steven McCabe: Scottish referendum's profound implications for the British economy
Opinion
The issues uppermost in the mind of Prime Minister David Cameron are the consequences of the possibility of a yes vote in the Scottish independence referendum and how to react to the truly shocking events in Iraq.
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