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Blade Tooling administrator still hopeful of finding buyer
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Administrators of two aerospace firms which collapsed before Christmas say they are hopeful of finding a buyer.
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Exports will help Midlands manufacturers lead the Ƶ recovery, report claims
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Growth in exports to emerging markets mean Midlands manufacturers will help lead the Ƶ’s economic recovery in 2011, according to a new report.
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Dunlop ships 6,500 tyres to Dubai for 24 hour race
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Dunlop Motorsport has completed its biggest-ever logistics operation by shipping 6,500 high performance tyres made in Birmingham out to Dubai for an endurance race.
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Manufacturers urged to make inroads into China
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Manufacturers are being urged to view China as an opportunity instead of a “big, bad” threat to make lucrative inroads into the world’s fastest growing economy.
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IMI completes £120m Zimmermann & Jansen takeover
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Midland manufacturing giant IMI has finalised a £120.6 million deal to buy a German engineering firm.
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Union angry as man who sold Cadbury to Kraft receives knighthood
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Cadbury workers will be unhappy at the knighthood awarded to the London businessman who sold the Birmingham-based chocolate-maker to US food giant Kraft, a union has said.
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Metalrax to lease back properties to cut its debts
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Engineering group Metalrax has completed on a sale and leaseback agreement on two properties to ease the firm’s debt problems.
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Firms 'taken for a ride' by safety consultants, says WMG chief
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Dodgy consultants are taking small firms for a ride on health and safety red tape, according to Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, head of Warwick Manufacturing Group.
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Cable firm appoints new commercial manager
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Cable assembly firm CHH CoNeX has taken on Sarah McNamara as its new commercial manager as part of plans to expand into new sectors.
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Dunlop supplies new fleet of jets
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Birmingham-based Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has celebrated the end of its centenary year by winning a deal to support Air Nostrum’s new fleet of Bombardier CRJ1000 Next Gen regional jets.
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Worcestershire aerospace supplier Blade hit by defence cuts
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Administrators of a manufacturer which collapsed just days before Christmas say the company suffered from too much investment.
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Cashflow crisis sees auto suppliers turning down major orders
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West Midlands automotive suppliers left waiting months – in some cases years – for payment are turning away multimillion pound contracts because they can’t borrow the cash to finance them.
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New MG saloon model lined up for Longbridge production
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A new MG sports saloon is to be launched at Longbridge next year just months after the eagerly-awaited debut of the MG6 hatchback.
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Chocolate Wars book by Deborah Cadbury sheds new light on Kraft takeover
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Sixty fund managers under short-term pressures sealed the fate of Cadbury’s £11.7 billion takeover by Kraft, sending “180 years of history down the tube”, a new book reveals.
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New body builds £2m sales for Bevan
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An Oldbury manufacturer has quickly chalked up £2 million worth of sales for a new aerodynamic truck body which cuts down fuel bills.
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Deritend lands Mini supply deal
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A century-old West Midlands manufacturer has won a deal to supply maintenance services to the Mini plant in Swindon.
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Record year for West Bromwich Christmas cracker firm
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More than 10 million Christmas crackers made by a Black Country company will be pulled around the world this year – as the firm increases its turnover to its biggest ever.
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Former Longbridge workers to share £1m compensation payout
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Nearly 80 ex-Longbridge workers have won up to £1 million after a seven-year battle following the world’s largest outbreak of occupational lung disease.
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100 electric car charging points set for Birmingham
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Drivers are set for an electric car revolution after Birmingham won a share of a £20 million pot which will see more than 100 charging points installed across the city.
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£500 Christmas bonus for JCB workers
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JCB employees are to receive a £500 Christmas bonus as the company marks a return to growth and an increase in sales.
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'Dearth of skills' is hampering growth, says IoD
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A dearth of skills is restricting growth, according to a survey by the Institute of Directors.
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Historic Birmingham firm Gabriel & Co moves to Smethwick
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One of Birmingham’s oldest engineering firms is looking forward to a new era of growth following a move to new manufacturing facilities.
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Manufacturers hit by a flurry of metals problems
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Manufacturers are facing a double problem with metal prices as rising global demand leads to fluctuating costs and availability issues.
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Chinese links boost trade for Warwickshire hydraulics firm Trident
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A hydraulics company which was launched seven years ago in a spare room in Warwickshire has expanded its premises and is forging trading links with China.
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