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£32 million engineering hub takes shape on city campus
Manufacturing
Final part of the roof at new Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering has been completed
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Ƶ manufacturing: Between a rock and hard place?
Opinion
Manufacturing output in the Ƶ saw a surprise fall of 1.3% in May, the biggest decline since January 2013, according to recent figures from the Office for National Statistics. This left much head scratching as manufacturing data and surveys so far this year had indicated that the sector has been growing pretty robustly.
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Expansion in the bag for DiskLabs
Manufacturing
Manufacturer moves into new sectors on the bach of success for its tech bag among law enforcement professionals
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Manufacturer HydraForce expanding after funding boost
Manufacturing
The company, which employs 280 at its European headquarters at Aston, is on the lookout for land in the city to build a larger base and has been given £1.8 million from the Government's Regional Growth Fund this week
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Lloyds funds Beakbane expansion
Economic Development
Established in 1954, Beakbane is a leading manufacturer of machinery protection systems, bellows and high-quality fabrications for customers such as machine tool builders Yamazaki Mazak and Heller
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Beakbane unveils new £1.2 million manufacturing plant
Professional Services
Lloyds Bank backs Worcestershire company with £800,000 funding package
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Regional Policy is not just for Christmas... or a General Election
Opinion
In contrast with the royal borough of Kensington, the least expensive place in the entire Ƶ,  is Stanley in County Durham.
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Manufacturing returns to former Sealine International base
Manufacturing
Quantum Mouldings has bought one of the empty Sealine factories in Kidderminster and will re-introduce fibreglass manufacturing to the site, creating new jobs for skilled workers that lost their jobs when Sealine was sold last year
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Putting the Value of Nature back into the Economic Growth of the West Midlands
Opinion
The West Midlands region faces many challenges and through various agencies is trying to capture the benefits of economic growth as we emerge from the recent recession.
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Guhring unveils plans for new headquarters in Birmingham
Castle Bromwich
Manufacturer to build new 50,000 sq ft plant after outgrowing current Castle Bromwich base
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Rise in the pound strikes fear in manufacturers
Manufacturing
A new survey showed manufacturing orders were at their strongest since December’s 18-year high, with the food and drink sector “particularly robust”
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Tricorn's Maxpower Automotive facility is key to growth of operations in US and China
Manufacturing
The importance of the Malvern-based tube manipulation specialist's West Midlands factory - Maxpower Automotive - was highlighted as the firm announced its annual results
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Tricorn Group posts pre-tax loss
Manufacturing
Engineering group suffers blow amid restructuring and increase of China operations
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Analysing the latest trade figures
Opinion
As we are seeing in the latest trade figures making things of real value is the only effective way to rebalance the economy.
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Manufacturers reporting positive output and orders says EEF
Manufacturing
New survey from  manufacturers' organisation and BDO suggest West Midlands is showing signs of business confidence
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Manufacturer secures £62 million finance package with Lloyds Bank
Professional Services
Bridgnorth Aluminium to continue overseas expansion following investment in plant
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Foreign cash provides huge boost for city jobs
Colmore Business District
New research shows foreign direct investment created more than 4,300 jobs worth £362 million in 2013/14
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Record number of region's manufacturers looking to hire
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Advisory Service's report says it is highest level of confidence in staff recruitment in survey's history
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Farewell to 125 years of manufacturing at Dunlop Motorsport tyre plant
Economic Development
End of an era as staff leave north Birmingham factory for last time ahead as operations moved to Europe
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Power Panels signs national partnership agreement
Manufacturing
SMC Pneumatics (Ƶ) teams up with Walsall company to combine manufacturing and engineering expertise
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'Record number' of small manufacturers looking to expand
Manufacturing
Research by Manufacturing Advisory Service says confidence is growing
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Consumers power recovery. But what about rebalancing?
Opinion
A decade ago the Bank of England - concerned over the strength of consumer spending and inflationary pressures - raised official interest rates.
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Local Growth: Falling Far Short
Opinion
Only 419 jobs had come from the Growing Places Fund over the same period, the committee found, far short of government estimates.
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Capacity problems will curtail Jaguar Land Rover profits rise, analyst warns
Economic Development
Alan Greene, vice president at Moody’s, said the car giant would be hampered by manufacturing constraints, despite surging demand for its cars in the Americas and Far East
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