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Manufacturing
Furniture maker rescued from administration, saving 53 jobs
Insolvency and Administration
The company has been operating for nearly half a century
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Japanese automotive group Astemo investing £100m and creating 200 jobs in Greater Manchester
Automotive
Andy Burnham says move 'puts our city-region at the forefront of the electric vehicle revolution'
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Expansion for manufacturer following funding deal
West Midlands
The Active Hands Company was founded by Rob Smith after a life-changing spinal cord injury left him partially paralysed in all four limbs
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McVitie’s owner Pladis investing £68m in º£½ÇÊÓÆµ sites – including big boosts for Stockport Jaffa Cake plant at Aintree's Jacob’s Cream Cracker bakery
Food and Drink
Move will see robotic chocolate moulding line in Stockport and new ovens at Liverpool bakery
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Aviation textile company opens larger production facility in Somerset
Somerset
The company has long-standing relationships with Boeing Defence º£½ÇÊÓÆµ and Leonardo
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Pennant International agrees global partnership deal with Siemens
Deals
The AIM-listed company has also entered into a collaboration agreement with a German software business
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Work starts on new £1.25bn electric arc furnace for Tata at Port Talbot
Wales
The electric arc furnace will make greener steel from scrap.
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Avonmouth food flavourings firm Plant-Ex appoints new director
Food and Drink
She will support the company's continued growth and will be responsible for product safety
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Plans for glass bottling factory in Ebbw Vale creating 600 jobs abandoned
Manufacturing
Ciner Glass said the project is no longer commercially viable
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JLR sales tumble after pausing US exports
Jaguar Land Rover
The company said the significant fall in sales was partly driven by the pause in shipments after President Trump's new tariff plans
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FTSE 100 darling Rolls-Royce set to smash through latest milestone
By City AM
Rolls-Royce shares are set to be worth £10 each for the first time in the next few weeks
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Flu vaccine manufacturer to create 100 jobs in Swindon
Employment
Thermo Fisher Scientific has been based in the town since 1970 and is planning to expand over the next few years
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Troubled engineering materials firm Versarien extends deal with South American manufacturer
Gloucestershire
The announcement comes as the Longhope-based company continues to struggle with its finances
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Turntide Technologies secures £10m deal to power the first battery trains built in the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ
Deals
The Tyneside electrification specialist is also set for expansion at its Gateshead facility
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Sofina Foods acquires established meat products specialist Finnebrogue
Deals
The deal makes Sofina Foods Europe a 9,000-strong business
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Graphene maker Versarien closes Korean arm and warns over future amid financial woes
Company Results
The company previously warned it needed further external investment to continue as a going concern
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ car production hits 76-year low as Aston Martin halts US exports amid Trump tariffs
By City AM
Aston Martin shares have been among the hardest hit by Donald Trump's car tariffs, which have left the British car industry at its lowest ebb since 1949 in May
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British steel commitment for £4bn gigafactory as first frames go up in Somerset
Somerset
'This is a facility that will play a huge role in the EV supply chain in the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ'
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Manchester economy still ‘volatile’ as cost fears remain
North West
Greater Manchester Chamber expert says 'we have seen bursts of growth followed by drops in production'
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Vivergo owner welcomes Government talks over Hull plant
Energy
The firm says closure of facility is not a certainty as it consults with 160 staff
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£1bn Tyneside cable factory partner leaves joint venture, but announces major potential order
Energy
Global Interconnection Group says its South Korean partner is best placed to take forward the job-creating plans
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MoD-owned semiconductor plant Octric warns of losses ahead as it embarks on major turnaround
Company Results
Bosses say the business is best viewed as an early stage start-up, amid efforts to rebuild its capacity
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Electronics manufacturer Axiom bolsters its senior team as it seeks to drive revenues
Manufacturing
The Newbridge firm is projecting revenues exceeding £72m next year
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Northumberland electronics manufacturer Arian EMS acquired with new jobs to come
Deals
Buyer CorpAcq has identified Arian as having potential
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