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Staffordshire digger firm JCB to axe nearly 200 Ƶ jobs
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Up to 196 jobs are to be axed by Staffordshire digger maker JCB as the company continues to struggle against the construction sector downturn.
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Blow for automotive industry as car production falls
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Car production fell last month, but the decline was the smallest this year, it was announced today.
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Skills gap threatening West Midlands glass industry
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Stourbridge has long been synonymous with the glass industry but these days you are more likely to find the town’s heritage preserved in the names of shopping centres than in working glass-making factories.
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Profits rise expected for Alcester firm Melrose PLC
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Industrial group Melrose PLC is predicted to post a £113.5 million profit after it revealed said current trading was marginally ahead of expectations.
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Dunlop Aircraft Tyres to open a new factory in China
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Birmingham-based Dunlop Aircraft Tyres is spreading its wings worldwide – with a new hi-tech retread and distribution facility in China.
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Hill & Smith predicts earnings above market expectations
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Engineering group Hill & Smith Holdings has predicted its full year earnings will be above market expectations despite challenging conditions for its building products group.
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Cadbury considers Ferrero link-up to fend off Kraft bid
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Chocolate giant Cadbury might link up with Italian rival Ferrero as part of plans to fend off a hostile bid from Kraft Foods, according to reports.
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Plans for giant household waste plant in Cannock given the go ahead
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A plant which can convert 80,000 tonnes of household waste to energy every year has received the go-ahead to be built in Cannock.
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Christmas comes early for Phoenix Four directors
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Vilified Phoenix Four directors Peter Beale and John Edwards are in line for a massive multi-million pound Christmas bonus from the remnants of the Longbridge empire.
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Comment: Taxpayers' money funds hostile bid for Cadbury
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News that hedge funds have piled into Cadbury shares risks undermining the board's defence of the firm.
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Expansion plans for Walsall-based Surespan after Burj Dubai deal
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A Walsall access hatch manufacturer plans to take on an extra 8,000 sq ft factory after playing a part in building the Burj Dubai – the tallest man-made structure ever built.
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Leamington firm Aga Rangemaster sees upturn in fortunes
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Traditional cooker-maker Aga Rangemaster says it has seen an improvement in demand in its crucial autumn sales period.
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Birmingham continues to be at the forefront of the green revolution
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Birmingham continues to be at the forefront of the green revolution after another of its high-profile developments achieved an environmental first.
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Vauxhall/Opel head tipped to join Jaguar owner Tata
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Is this really the time for new management at JLR?
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Creditors and Eco Concept in tussle over LDV tools
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Efforts by the new owner of the assets of collapsed van company LDV to collect tools from former suppliers have been called “the funniest thing since Morecambe and Wise”.
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Erdington firm Dunlop Aircraft Tyres to supply Next Gen jet
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Birmingham tyre giant Dunlop has been selected to supply a next generation aircraft.
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Staffordshire plant to be hit by 300 job cuts at Fox's Biscuits
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Workers at a Staffordshire factory are waiting to hear if they will keep their jobs after Fox’s Biscuits announced it would be cutting 300 staff.
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Experts warn West Midlands manufacturers will struggle to recover from downturn
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Experts say West Midlands manufacturers will struggle to recover from the economic downturn unless banks and other lenders offer credit at reasonable rates.
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Tata remain tight-lipped over new Ƶ boss rumours
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Jaguar Land Rover and its Indian owner Tata Motors are keeping silent over reports that the departing boss of General Motors Europe is being lined up to take charge of the West Midland luxury carmaker.
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£4.5m for Lichfield firm to build best electric car yet
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A West Midland firm has been awarded £4.5 million by the Government to help produce the “world’s most efficient electric car”.
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Cost-cutting at IMI Plc to push revenues above expectations
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Birmingham manufacturer IMI Plc has told investors its full year earnings will be ahead of analysts’ expectations after a cost-cutting drive offset lower revenue.
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Victoria Carpets owner reports 84 per cent profits fall
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Carpet-maker Victoria PLC has seen its profits fall by more than 84 per cent after adverse market conditions have impacted performances in Ireland and Canada.
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Business activity grows for fourth month in a row
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Activity levels across sectors grew for the fourth successive month according to the latest figures from the Purchasing Managers’ Indexes (PMI).
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Kraft Foods launches hostile takeover for Cadbury
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US food giant Kraft Foods has launched a hostile takeover for Midland confectionery firm Cadbury.
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