West Midlands

The latest business news from the West Midlands covering Birmingham, Black Country, Coventry, Solihull, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent and Warwickshire.

The region's biggest employers include Aston Martin, bet365, Birmingham Airport, Jaguar Land Rover, JCB, HS2, HSBC UK, NEC Group and Portmeirion.

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15:18, 10 JAN 2024

Tech entrepreneur aims to shake up hotel industry

West Midlands Birmingham-based Waqar Shah is launching a crowdfunding campaign for his new venture Superbutler

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Yorkshire consultancy targets West Midlands with new office launch

JPG Group has opened an office in Birmingham city centre to be led by director David Allwood

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New headquarters for Farcroft Restorations Group

Antique and art firm strikes deal for new Black Country base

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Shoosmiths appoints new real estate partner

Chris Morris joins the firm's office in Colmore Row after 16 years with Gowling WLG

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Apprenticeship levy scheme reaches £48m

Initiative set up in 2019 has helped more than 1,600 businesses and supported over 4,000 apprentices

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Land deal signals new head office for signage firm

Allsee Technologies is building a new HQ in south Birmingham

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Spanish buyout deal Parweld

Manufacturer and wholesaler of welding equipment has expanded its European footprint

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West Midlands Ones to Watch in 2024: meet some of the West Midlands' business stars who could be making headlines this year From a boxing sportswear specialist to a cyber security firm and e-bike manufacturer, we round up which companies will be the Ones to Watch this year according to our panel of industry experts

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Work to start on new waste energy plant

Black Country facility is set to be operational from 2027 and will power homes in the Walsall area

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New £44.5m funding agreed for Birmingham resi scheme

Select Property has agreed a finance deal with Close Brothers for its Lancaster Wharf project

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Fabergé chooses Birmingham jeweller to sell collection

JQ Diamonds wins prestigious brief to mark global brand's anniversary

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Talbots Law seals third acquisition in a year

West Midlands law firm takes first steps into Worcester market with latest buyout

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Netcom secures DfE funding for digital skills training

Birmingham-based company will deliver free courses to bridge digital skills gap

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West Midlands business review of 2023 - part four: HS2 downsized, Mailbox on sale and new future for Birmingham Wheels

Our West Midlands Review of the Year draws to a close with the final three months of 2023, featuring the controversial decision to scrap part of HS2, Birmingham's Mailbox complex going on sale and a new chapter for a famous racing park

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New designs unveiled to revamp Villa Park station ahead of Euro 2028

West Midlands transport chiefs want to give facelift to 'unwelcoming' station

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West Midlands business review of 2023 - part three: HS2 car park, Christmas Market continues and Tom Brady invests in the Blues

Our West Midlands Review of the Year goes into the summer with news that it was all change for a planned car park at the HS2 Interchange station in Solihull, the Frankfurt Christmas Market is here for another five years and an NFL star invested in Birmingham City

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New 'Growth Zones' for West Midlands could generate £1.7bn

Retention of business rates for 25 years will fuel bumper boost in areas such as housing, skills and jobs, says combined authority

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Birmingham bus lanes fast tracked due to road closure

New measures being installed in a bid to speed up bus journeys during long-term road closure

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Property group wins management brief at mixed-use scheme

Re:Volve Real Estate is looking after the retail space and public realm at the development in Birmingham city centre

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Works milestone reached at new HS2 depot

More than 35 million cubic feet of earth has been excavated at site in Birmingham

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Retail & Consumer

West Midlands Fabergé chooses Birmingham jeweller to sell collection JQ Diamonds wins prestigious brief to mark global brand's anniversary

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Revolution Bars announces closure of eight sites

Bars in cities including Liverpool, Sheffield and Southampton to close

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Shareholders to hear if Severn Trent plans investment

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Severn Trent has been told it can also charge customers more because it has improved performance

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Union to protest at Amazon Swindon depot amid pay dispute

The GMB trade union said striking workers in Coventry would join the demo in Swindon to speak to colleagues there about how to plan strike action

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Bensons for Beds 'returns to profitability' after sales rise despite 'unfavourable weather'

Bensons for Beds has not revealed any detailed sales or profits figures

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Professional Services

West Midlands Shoosmiths appoints new real estate partner Chris Morris joins the firm's office in Colmore Row after 16 years with Gowling WLG

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Talbots Law seals third acquisition in a year

West Midlands law firm takes first steps into Worcester market with latest buyout

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Probe into PwC's handling of Intu Properties accounts closed

The Financial Reporting Council said the accounting firm was no longer liable for enforcement action

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Architect and design practice rg+p honours founder Richard Galey with bursary scheme and sculpture

Richard Galey, who died at his home in Spain in March 2022, founded rg+p as Galey + Partners in 1979

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Three NatWest branches in West Midlands to close

Sites will shut down early next year as banking group reacts to increased use of digital banking tools by customers

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Tech

West Midlands Tech entrepreneur aims to shake up hotel industry Birmingham-based Waqar Shah is launching a crowdfunding campaign for his new venture Superbutler

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Neil McArthur's Freedom Fibre in 'strategic merger' with VX UK to accelerate growth

'We are delighted to be joining forces with the VX team and are hugely excited about the future potential of this newly combined business'

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Global IT firm to create 250 Birmingham jobs

Indian outfit Hexaware has launched major recruitment drive in the city following new office launch

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Bristol ‘experiences’ firm Yuup delivers £3m for local businesses

The online platform allows users to buy activities such as cookery, wine tasting, circus skills and art classes

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Altera Healthcare relocates team out of capital to Birmingham

Company which provides electronic patient records has chosen new base in city's business district

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Manufacturing

West Midlands Spanish buyout deal Parweld Manufacturer and wholesaler of welding equipment has expanded its European footprint

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Range Rover fires engine on new all-electric model

Luxury car maker opens waiting list and begins prototype testing of its first-ever electric model ahead of 2024 launch

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Government action on EV batteries needed to prevent decline in car industry, MPs warn

Jaguar Land Rover

A cross-party group of MPs launched its investigation into battery production as the Britishvolt project foundered earlier this year

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Birmingham healthcare manufacturer eyes European markets

Rem3dy Health has won a deal to stock its Nourished brand of vitamin sweets in France and Italy as part of share sale

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Haircare entrepreneur who wowed the Dragons secures new funding

Kameese Davis will use the fresh injection of capital to add to the Nylah's Naturals' senior team and expand abroad

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Economic Development

West Midlands HS2 chief admits project could cost up to £66.6bn Executive chairman Sir Jon Thompson said reasons for the cost increase included original budgets being too low and poor delivery

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Work to start on new waste energy plant

Black Country facility is set to be operational from 2027 and will power homes in the Walsall area

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New 'Growth Zones' for West Midlands could generate £1.7bn

Retention of business rates for 25 years will fuel bumper boost in areas such as housing, skills and jobs, says combined authority

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New designs unveiled to revamp Villa Park station ahead of Euro 2028

West Midlands transport chiefs want to give facelift to 'unwelcoming' station

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Birmingham bus lanes fast tracked due to road closure

New measures being installed in a bid to speed up bus journeys during long-term road closure

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Opinion

The Budget Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak's statement 'most important' day in history of hospitality sector Alex Reilley is co-founder and chairman of Loungers PLC, a listed bar-café business with 170 venues located across the UK

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OPINION: Rishi Sunak and Covid-19 amid the UK tax system's best-kept secret

Dains LLP, a regional firm of chartered accountants based in Derby, believes Chancellor Rishi Sunak will have a difficult job ahead of him managing the UK's tax strategy during the pandemic in 2021

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Has lockdown changed your work and will you ever return to the office?

We want to know if you love working from home, have you saved money and do you feel Covid-secure on the commute

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Opinion: What next for post-Covid manufacturing in its Midlands heartland?

“For centuries the Midlands has been at the heart of manufacturing in the UK.

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Five predictions for Britain's high streets in 2020

Retail & High Street

Rick Smith, managing director of business rescue and recovery consultancy Forbes Burton, shares his predictions

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