One of the UK's leading castings firms has capped a major year of expansion and investment by appointing a new managing director.
The growth in offshore wind power is blowing business in the direction of a Staffordshire precision sheet metal firm, which has won £8 million of new contracts for two of the world's largest manufacturing names.
A management buyout has secured all 40 jobs at a shop fitting business in Netherton which is also an expert in school library design and installation.
A speciality foods firm based in Tipton is on the verge of a major £7 million investment that will help boost its turnover by up to 50 per cent over the coming year as it targets a figure of £36 million by next February.
Chris Hughton was today swiftly named as the bookies' favourite to replace Pepe Mel and be Albion's next head coach.
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