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The £2.5bn Business Growth Fund is planning to complete at least half a dozen deals from its Midlands office in its first full year of operation, its director has told Insider. But Ian Downing, investment director at the BGF, said the fund is not yet getting enough applications from manufacturing businesses in the region. READ MORE...
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Doing business in Wales - Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
 Gareth Jenkins, chair of the Welsh Government’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Sector Panel, joins business leaders to discuss Wales' plans to create a world-class industry.
Panellists:Gareth Jenkins, chair, Welsh Government Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Sector Panel; Professor Garel Rhys, chair, Welsh Automotive Forum; Dr Phil Carpenter, director of production, Royal Mint; Adrian Button, managing director, GE Aviation Nantgarw
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Mortgage Brain's planned acquisition of Torquay-based MortgageStream is now the focus of an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) investigation. Read More...
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Coventry-based D-Drill has bought cracking and seating company Highway Systems, as well as invested in a new Wigan depot. Read More...
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Supermarket giant Morrisons has snapped up ten former Best Buy stores, including Merry Hill in Dudley, for its newly-acquired online retailer Kiddicare. Read More...
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Construction has started in Rugby on the first Sunesis School in the UK. Read More...
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Wolverhampton pubco Marston's traded well over Christmas and New Year, with profitability in line with expectations. Read More...
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Full results for transport management company Rotala are expected to be in line with management expectations, the business said today. Read More...
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The West Midlands has the misfortune of topping the league table for the number of job losses in manufacturing since 2006/07, according to trade union GMB. Read More...
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The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership has appointed a West Midlands media relations agency to run its communications campaign. Read More...
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A sideways look at the week's weird, wacky and occasionally wonderful stories from across the region. This week: Curved ball; Mutton dressed up as damn; and Ladies that don't lunch Read More...
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Talking Point: Back to school
Britain's schools need to keep design and technology to the fore if manufacturing is to take the country forward, says Martyn Hale, a director of HME Technology.
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Ask the Expert: Trading overseas
Jon Howe, divisional managing director, Midlands & Wales at Santander Corporate Banking, explains how to maximise export for your business.
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