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LDC backs buy-out of Homeserve emergency services arm
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The Midlands biggest private equity house has backed a management buy-out of the emergency services division of Homeserve, the Walsall domestic insurance company.
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A 70-year history of the Castle Bromwich assembly plant
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Industrial Editor John Cranage looks back at the proud history of the Castle Bromwich site
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M&B pub group鈥檚 food sales help trade to rise
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Birmingham pub group Mitchells & Butlers has said the future is still uncertain for spending at pubs, even after seeing a small growth in trade over the past ten weeks.
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Free conference in Birmingham will address new carbon reduction legislation
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An event aiming to give local public and private sector organisations an insight into the Carbon Reduction Commitment will take place in the city on 7th October.
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MP Peter Luff seeks ban on wind turbines within 1km of homes
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The MP for Mid Worcestershire has called for a ban on commercial wind turbines being constructed within a kilometre of people鈥檚 homes.
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海角视频 Green Building Council calls for more energy-efficient buildings
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Making buildings more energy-efficient could be one of the biggest and most cost-effective ways of slashing carbon emissions in the next few years, the 海角视频 Green Building Council has said.
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Ricardo's profits inch one per cent higher as trading conditions stay tough
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Ricardo, the global automotive engineering consultant behind some of the technology powering Peugeot鈥檚 Le Mans-winning racing cars, told its shareholders yesterday it is still facing tough trading conditions.
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City Car Club plans to double in size in Birmingham after buying rival
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A company that rents out cars by the hour is set to double in size in Birmingham after acquiring a rival.
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Unions demand talks with Vauxhall's new owners after job cuts rumours
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Union leaders have called for urgent talks with the new owners of car giant Vauxhall amid fresh fears for job losses in the 海角视频.
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ASA rules radio advert's claims over asbestos deaths could be misleading
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A complaint that a series of radio adverts about the number of people killed by asbestos were misleading has been upheld by the industry鈥檚 regulator.
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Biffa to build three new recycling plants
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Birmingham-based waste management firm Biffa has signed a multi-million-pound deal to build three state-of-the-art recycling plants across the country, including one in the Midlands.
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Semta reports a raft of apprenticeship vacancies
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Young people in the West Midlands are being challenged to sign up for apprenticeships in engineering and manufacturing amid a raft of vacancies.
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GKN: A global giant with the agility to stay ahead of the pack
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Global giant GKN, one of the Midlands鈥 best known industrial names, has celebrated its 250th birthday.
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Pay settlements in manufacturing remain at historic low, says EEF
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Pay settlements in the manufacturing sector held steady at a record low of 0.3 per cent in the three months to September as the number of pay freezes rose to a record high.
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Deal to stop strikes over foreign staff
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A deal aimed at ending the threat of strikes by thousands of engineering construction workers is to be recommended by union leaders.
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Brockhouse forgings group reduces gas energy with support from MAS-WM
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A West Bromwich manufacturing company dating back more than 120 years has invested in cutting back its energy bills.
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225-year-old bell foundry slips into administration
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A 225-year-old bell foundry has become the latest victim of the recession after it went into administration.
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Pioneering wave energy plan blown off course
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A power company鈥檚 plans to create energy by harnessing the power from sea waves suffered a setback after an 80-tonne generator capsized off the Suffolk coast.
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Midland exporters benefit as gap narrows between pound and euro
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West Midland exporters are beginning to benefit from the slump in the value of the pound against the euro as their products become more competitive overseas.
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Motor industry in call to Lord Mandelson over car scrappage scheme
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The motor industry has urged Business Secretary Lord Mandelson to extend the Government鈥檚 car scrappage scheme which has led to more than 14,000 car sales in the West Midlands alone.
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Coventry University student wins automotive design award
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A student from Coventry University has won a top automotive design award.
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Trabant unveils concept electric car
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A vastly updated version of the boxy, exhaust-belching Trabant compact made in communist East Germany could be in production by 2012 as an electric powered green machine 鈥 but only if the company finds the right investor.
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Jan Schwartz: Are we really ready for greener cars
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From major car makers to niche manufacturers, the race is on to get green cars on the road in the coming years.
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LDV rescue expected to see operations shipped to China
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Birmingham van-maker LDV is facing D-Day in its nine-month battle for survival 鈥 amid claims that more than 800 West Midland jobs may be sacrificed to China in an MG Rover-style 鈥渓ift and shift鈥 operation.
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