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Pre-tax profit has almost doubled to £11m at Solihull-based Vanderlande Industries UK. The handling systems manufacturer said the results were "above expectations" thanks to a boost in the number of long-term contracts it secured, but warned that growth may be limited in 2012. READ MORE...
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Trailer maintenance and repair company Trailercare, based in Willenhall, has been snapped up by a Black Country business. Read More...
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The value of deals in the Midlands almost doubled in 2011 as the volume of transactions grew 8 per cent, according to new statistics. Read More...
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Birmingham-based Assura LIFT Holdings, which completed an MBO from parent Assura Group last month, has rebranded itself gbpartnerships. Read More...
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Stoford Developments, based in Birmingham, has secured an investment sale of £58.7m with a German fund manager for Admiral Group’s headquarters building in Cardiff. Read More...
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The Midlands office of construction business Willmott Dixon has been appointed to build a multimillion-pound pool and leisure centre in the Black Country. Read More...
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Financial services firm Atkin & Co is relocating its Midlands headquarters to Blythe Valley Park in Solihull. Read More...
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A £1.5bn programme focusing on growing small and medium manufacturing businesses has officially launched after being spearheaded by the WM Manufacturing Consortium. Read More...
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A former partner at West Midlands law firm ORJ Solicitors has set up his own practice at Dunston Business Village in Stafford. Read More...
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