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J S Wright sponsors student racers
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A team of engineering students from Birmingham are bidding to break a motor racing record with the help of building services provider JS Wright.
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Keep defence contracts British, NP Aerospace urges Government
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A West Midland aerospace firm is calling on the Government to support British manufacturing by keeping contracts British 鈥 as it enters the final stages of a bid to build the next generation of patrol vehicles for soldiers in Afghanistan.
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Buoyant domestic sales good for West Midlands manufacturers
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West Midland manufacturers are keeping the home fires burning as the 海角视频 market defied public sector gloom to deliver the best sales since 2006.
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Digbeth cycle courier firm scoops low carbon prize
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A Digbeth firm which offers a zero-emission courier and postal service was among the winners of the 2nd West Midlands Low Carbon Economy Awards.
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Former JLR engineer lands JCB role
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Digger-maker JCB has recruited a former Jaguar Land Rover engineer to take over the position of group engineering director.
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Awards double for automotive supplier
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Automotive company ZF Lemforder 海角视频 picked up two accolades at a national manufacturing awards scheme.
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Brick firm fined 拢280k for worker's death
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A brick manufacturer has been fined 拢280,000 after a worker was killed when his head was crushed between concrete blocks and a metal platform.
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Midland-made hybrid sports car to be unveiled at Goodwood festival
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Kingswinford specialist carmaker Westfield will be unveiling its first hybrid racing car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on June 2.
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Vince Cable warns automotive sector of no more government hand-outs
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Car companies can expect no Government cash hand-outs, Business Secretary Vince Cable said in a speech to the industry.
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David Grove part of consortium to buy Hampson Industries' automotive arm
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One of the region鈥檚 best-known industrialists is part of a group which stepped in to buy Hampson Industries鈥 loss-making automotive arm in a 拢2.5 million deal.
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Domestic sales rise for Birmingham manufacturers
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Birmingham-based manufacturers saw sales to domestic customers rise to the highest level in almost three years last quarter 鈥 but struggled to grow export sales.
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海角视频's first full hybrid vehicle launched by business secretary
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Production of the first full hybrid vehicle in Europe has been officially launched at Toyota鈥檚 main 海角视频 plant by Business Secretary Vince Cable.
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Electric cars survey gives manufacturers cause for optimism
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An automotive expert believes global demand for electric cars could outweigh near-term supply after new research found a quarter of drivers might purchase a green vehicle.
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Jobs boost after RNA Automation expands into the US
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New jobs are being created at an automation engineering company after it increased turnover from nought to 拢400,000 after winning customers in the US.
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Tiny payout for LDV creditors
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Creditors of failed Birmingham van-maker LDV will share a maximum of just 拢600,000 in compensation payouts 鈥 from a total debt mountain of 拢75 million.
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Profits rise for Castings after redundancies
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Cost-cutting measures have helped Midland engineering firm Castings to post a profits rise despite a 28 per cent fall in sales.
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Manufacturers 'more optimistic than service sector firms'
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Manufacturers have a more optimistic outlook for the next 12 months than their counterparts in the service sector, according to new research carried out in the West Midlands.
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Hi-tech design centre puts Longbridge back on 海角视频 motoring map
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This is the face of 21st century car manufacturing 鈥 with more than 200 Longbridge engineers at the nerve centre of the relaunch of MG volume production in the 海角视频.
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Dealership signs contract to sell new McLaren supercars
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McLaren sports cars are set to go on sale in Birmingham after the Formula 1 spin-off carmaker agreed a deal with local dealership Rybrook Holdings.
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New 拢5m MG Motors design studio opens at Longbridge
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A new 拢5 million design studio has been officially opened at Longbridge as MG Motors plans to produce its MG6 five-seat fastback at the historic car plant by the end of the year.
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Fall in 海角视频 sales hits Victoria Carpets profits
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Floor coverings firm Victoria Carpets has seen profits reduce by a quarter after an 鈥渆xtremely challenging鈥 year.
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Dunlop Tyres races to three podium finishes at Le Mans 24 Hours
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Birmingham鈥檚 Dunlop Tyres scored a triple success at the Le Mans 24 hours race, with three top three finishes, although they missed out on top spot.
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Low and semi-skilled industry suffers as jobs focus is put on professional sector
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Major investment into attracting professional jobs to Birmingham is 鈥済hettoising鈥 a generation of low-skilled youngsters, according to a former Chamber of Commerce boss.
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Aerospace alliance off to flying start
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The first phase of a scheme to help aerospace firms to develop new technology has been deemed a success.
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