Latest News | Plans for a £1bn transformation of the area around the iconic Custard Factory in Birmingham's Digbeth area have been recommended for approval.
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Helen Lau is associate director for Knowledge Exchange at Coventry University and has more than 15 years of commercial experience, including developing the role that universities play in helping SMEs to develop and grow. In this blog, Helen outlines why collaborative partnerships are important now more than ever for SMEs, whilst also showcasing the impact that Coventry University is already having for some areas of business.
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A Coventry engraving business has invested in new machinery after securing grant funding.
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A specialist developer and manufacturer of nutritional snack bars is to be acquired from Real Good Food by consumer brands group THG for £43m.
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Transport giant FirstGroup has entered into an agreement to sell its North American contract divisions in a deal worth £3.3bn. The business has said the move will allow it to focus on its UK operations.
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The pandemic has accelerated a growing trend within manufacturing to adopt digital technology and start adopting processes such as Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things and Big Data.
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The number of West Midlands businesses facing financial distress has increased despite government support measures designed to avoid mass insolvencies, according to research from insolvency and restructuring business advisory firm Begbies Traynor.
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Insurance specialist Gallagher has expanded its Brierly Hill operation with the recruitment of 20 new team members in a bid to strengthen its presence in the West Midlands.
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A new chief executive has joined the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire LEP to help drive the organisation's objectives for post-Covid recovery.
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Birmingham-based Intercity Technology has promoted a member of its team to chief people officer.
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Sutton Coldfield-based funeral services provider Dignity has voted to remove its chairman.
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UBS Global Wealth Management has restructured its regional UK business to support its growth plans.
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Planning approval has been recommended for a project aiming to provide almost 340 new apartments in Birmingham.
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Leumi UK has completed a deal to provide £27m to refinance the development costs for the Grand Hotel in Birmingham, the city’s only five-star hotel.
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Plans for a new student accommodation development in Birmingham have been recommended for the go-ahead.
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HBD has expanded its development pipeline in Birmingham with the acquisition of a 2.6-acre site in the city’s Jewellery Quarter.
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A new housing development has been proposed on agricultural land in Shropshire aiming to provide a new "community hub".
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Bellway Homes has appointed a new land director at its Coventry office in support of plans to grow the business in the region.
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LSL has announced a £200m joint venture with Pollen Street Capital as part of its strategy to develop a pre-eminent position in the mortgage intermediary market.
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Automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover is temporarily shutting down its two main car factories due to a shortage of computer chips.
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Redditch-headquartered electronics maker Solid State expects to report results ahead of its recently upgraded consensus forecasts, according to a new trading update.
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Member Exclusive News | An industrial/workshop unit at Telford’s Halesfield Industrial Estate has been sold to an undisclosed property investment company.
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Tennant UK, a manufacturer of cleaning machines for industrial and commercial use, has strengthened its industrial sales team in the West Midlands.
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