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West Midlands set back years as skills crisis deepens
Employment
'Exceptionally worrying trend' as industry struggles to recruit in key manufacturing sector
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One-off "Defender 2,000,000" becomes most costly ever Land Rover at £400k
Jaguar Land Rover
The one-off vehicle, which like all the others has been manufactured at Land Rover’s Solihull, was sold at Bonhams
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Jaguar Land Rover confirms new Slovakian factory
Jaguar Land Rover
Car giant says it expects to be operational in the country by 2018 with factory producing 150,000 vehicles a year
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More than 600 Caparo jobs saved in fourth rescue deal
Pricewaterhousecoopers
Gupta family completes second buyout with administrators to acquire ten group companies following on from earlier acquisition last month
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Firms 'let down' by Manufacturing Advisory Service cuts
Manufacturing Advisory Service
Business department cuts, along with the absence of over-arching industrial plans, are holding production firms back according to experts
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Jaguar Land Rover and Silverstone: a marriage made in Britain
Jaguar Land Rover
The Midland car giant has made an ambitious bid to buy and redevelop the home of the British Grand Prix - our business editor believes it is another sharp move
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1,000 jobs after CAD CAM Automotive secures £300m boost
George Osborne MP
The Chinese Red Sun Group is planning to plough £300 million into a West Midlands supply chain firm
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Dozens of jobs saved after part of collapsed Caparo is sold
Engineering
A deal to sell Caparo Testing Technologies will safeguard 76 jobs, dozens of which are in Oldbury
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Alloy Wire targets £60bn nuclear sector
Manufacturing Advisory Service
New funding from the Fit For Nuclear programme will see Black Country firm attempt to break into the sector
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Firms call for ban on Chinese steel imports
China
Trade body º£½ÇÊÓƵ Steel said Business Secretary Sajid Javid should spearhead immediate European action on anti-dumping measures
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Chinese award for Post columnist Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya
Kumar Bhattacharyya
Lord Bhattacharyya, chairman of WMG at the University of Warwick, was awarded the first ever National Rainbow Bridge Award
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Hundreds of Caparo jobs could be saved as potential buyers step up
Manufacturing
More than 45 companies have expressed an interest in acquiring part of the collapsed steel group which fell into administration earlier this month
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West Midlands steel taskforce calls for action over Chinese imports
China
The Midlands Steel Task Group, which hosted its inaugural meeting last week, called for immediate action to support steel producers
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Midlands Steel Taskforce set up over 260,000 job fears
Birmingham City University
Business leaders, academics and economists will meet to thrash out a strategy to support steel-reliant manufacturers
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260,000 Midland jobs at risk as steel crisis deepens
Engineering
Economist paints bleak picture for the region as knock-on effect of Caparo's collapse within the supply chain becomes clearer
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£50m China deals for Aston Martin and London Taxi Company
China
Midland manufacturing pair cash in on Chinese president's visit - even though George Osborne stopped him from coming to the region
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Administrators called in to Caparo Industries
Pricewaterhousecoopers
The company, which comprises 13 firms in the West Midlands, among others, confirmed PwC as administrator, in a major blow to the region
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West Midlands set for major jobs blow as Caparo heads towards collapse
Pricewaterhousecoopers
Caparo is understood to be set to go into administration, with the loss of around 1,800 jobs – the majority of which are in Birmingham and the Black Country
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Union warning over plans for 300 Aston Martin job cuts
Aston Martin
Unite says there would be an impact on the world famous brand if workers were forced to leave the luxury car-maker
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West Midlands sees sales boost but skills in short supply
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce's quarterly economic survey has revealed an increase in manufacturing sales but the skills shortage is still evident with 75 per cent of companies saying that they had experienced difficulties in recruitment
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Expansion secures future of BMW's Hams Hall engine plant
BMW
Upgrades at the plant mean it is now a state-of-the-art facility capable of producing its next generation of engines
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Goodyear confirms Wolverhampton plant closure
Employment
Tyre manufacturing giants says production at the mixing and retread factory is not expected to end before January 2017
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Grayson Thermal Systems set to unveil new products for hybrid and electric bus and coach market
Solihull
Grayson Thermal Systems will give buyers the chance to view the firm’s lightest ever E-Drive pack and a new 24v electric water pump
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Training academy to develop Midland engineers of the future
Manufacturing
Training firm In-Comm has joined forces with metal pressing and assembly specialist Salop Design & Engineering Ltd to create a 10,000 sq ft facility
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