Step back into the 1990s, when factory floors were busy, workshops were thriving and local shops and businesses were part of everyday life across the Black Country and beyond.
From factories and engineering firms to trade counters, shops and workplaces, these photographs capture the people and places that gave the region its character. Alongside the working scenes are familiar faces, local businesses and moments that offer a glimpse of a decade of change.
From Wolverhampton and Dudley to Walsall, Cannock and beyond, take a trip down memory lane and see how many people, places and businesses you recognise.
Do you remember any of them? Perhaps you worked there, shopped there or had a family connection. Share your memories and stories in the comments.
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45. Pioneering ready-to-use mortar on the local building site
Eugene Peinaar stands alongside David Jones (centre) and Ian Felton at a Walsall Wood building site in May 1990 as ready-to-use mortar is discharged directly from a Hymix mixer lorry into mortar tubs. Operating out of Burntwood, Mortars Plasters and Screeds pioneered the innovative construction technique in collaboration with BT Felton and Sons and South Africa’s Pioneer Concrete. The trial reflected how local trades and building firms embraced new technology to streamline traditional bricklaying and housebuilding methods. Do you remember seeing new construction techniques or specialised delivery lorries like this introduced on building sites back in the 1990s? | Express & Star archive