Business

Prospects as West Midlands hits 12-month high

Growth prospects among small and medium-sized manufacturing firms across the West Midlands are at a 12-month high according to the latest Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) Barometer.

Firms throw new jobs lifeline to axed workers at Sealine boat company

Global firm investing £3m in new test centre in Dudley

Wolverhampton student’s taste for business success

A teenage entrepreneur from Wolverhampton has ambitious plans to create up to 150 jobs over the next 18 months after setting up his own business.

Careers

79 jobs to be created at new Cannock B&M store

Around 80 jobs are being created in Cannock by discount retailer B&M Stores which is opening a branch at the former Lidl supermarket.

Jobs joy at Costa and Premier Inn

Twelve thousand jobs will be created by the expansion of Premier Inn and Costa Coffee over the next five years, owner Whitbread announced today.

New restaurant to open in West Bromwich

A new restaurant will open in West Bromwich tomorrow creating 20 jobs.

Midlands Business

Rain affects work on Wolverhampton i54 timetable

Workers laying the concrete floor inside the new JLR engine plant at the i54 site

Work on the i54 business park site in Wolverhampton is being affected due to heavy rainfall – meaning contractors could be allowed to work extra hours on the site.

Darlaston factory site overhaul hit by economy blues

Multi-million pound plans to redevelop an iconic former factory site in the Black Country have stalled due to the flat economy, bosses behind the scheme said today.

Profits tumble down to £66m for HomeServe

Profits have halved at Walsall-based emergency insurance repairs company HomeServe, the company announced today, as it copes with the loss of more than a third of its UK customer base.