Aerospace and defence sectors are 'pretty damn hot'

Aerospace and defence has been earmarked as one of the highest growing sectors in terms of dealmaking. Peter McLintock, head of corporate at Squire Sanders Hammonds, told Insider the value of deals in the "huge but largely unrecognised" sector had almost doubled recently. Other West Midlands dealmakers pinpointed sectors including green energy and security as the ones to watch.   READ MORE...

JCB to invest £20m after sales lift

Staffordshire-based JCB has pledged to inject £20m in its UK plants after earnings soared 149 per cent in 2010.   Read More...

SGS on track with Correl Rail buy

Birmingham-based Correl Rail, which inspects and certifies railway rolling stock, has been bought by Switzerland's SGS Group. The multimillion-pound sale was arranged by corporate finance adviser Orbis Partners.   Read More...

Tarmac disposes of Pigsdon Quarry

Tarmac, based in Wolverhampton, has sold its asphalt plant at Pigsdon Quarry near Bude to Glendinning.   Read More...

Commercial property funding to rise, says PwC

More than a third (38 per cent) of lenders in the Midlands are intending to make more finance available for commercial property development in the next year, it has been claimed.   Read More...

MCS signs off Primrose Hospice support centre

A Warwick-based construction company has completed a £750,000 project to build a family support centre in Bromsgrove.   Read More...

Marks & Clerk signs BSPA sponsorship deal

Intellectual property company Marks & Clerk has become the first official sponsor of Birmingham Science Park Aston's (BSPA) Entrepreneurs for the Future (e4f) business incubation scheme.   Read More...

Miss Macaroon launches in Birmingham

A Birmingham pastry chef has launched a social enterprise producing macaroons. Rosie Ginday, who supplies to customers including the Chameleon bar in the city, said she plans to grow the business to offer employment to ex-offenders.   Read More...

Nine days remain for Family Business Award nominations

Family-owned or run businesses in the Midlands have nine days left to enter the 2011 Midlands Family Business Awards, of which Insider is media partner.   Read More...

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