Black Country news and blogs Wednesday 19 September 2018
Black Country news
Black Country law firm reach national legal awards final 
Dudley News 1 Sep
A BLACK Country law firm has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award after judges were impressed by several of its new training initiatives.
Snowdon trek helps law firm staff raise £13k for children’s hospital
Dudley News 24 Aug
STAFF at a Black Country law firm proved no challenge is too big when they conquered Wales’ largest peak – smashing their charity target in the process.
Historic Halesowen firm undergoes ‘globalisation’ rebrand
Dudley News 9 Aug
ONE of the country’s oldest firms is staying true to its Black Country heritage as it undergoes a rebrand.
New supermarket to bring 30 jobs to Oldbury
Dudley News 26 Jul
A NEW food store is set to bring up to 30 new jobs to Oldbury when it opens later this year.
Salts Healthcare, now at Birmingham’s Advanced Manufacturing Hub in Aston.
West Midlands Producers 17 Jul
Last year Salts Healthcare , which manufactures medical devices, moved into the Apollo building in Birmingham’s Advanced Manufacturing Hub in Aston.
Sandwell Business Ambassadors give backing to borough awards
Dudley News 11 Jul
SANDWELL Business Ambassadors has announced its sponsorship of one of the categories at this week’s Sandwell Business Awards.
Dudley Building Society breaks records in 160th year
Dudley News 2 Jul
DUDLEY Building Society has announced record year end results as it celebrates its 160th anniversary.
A Perry staff to take on Snowdon charity climb
Dudley News 7 Jun
CHARITABLE staff at a Cradley Heath manufacturing firm are lacing up their walking boots as they attempt a climb up Snowdon this weekend.
TotalKare targets 20 per cent growth after Management buy-out
Dudley News 29 May
A BLACK Country heavy-duty vehicle lifting solutions company is targeting significant growth after being bought as part of a Management Buy-out.
Black Country firm AWI breaks £10m sales barrier after trio of new contracts
Dudley News 24 May
MAJOR new orders to supply into the aerospace, petrochemical and nuclear sectors have helped a Black Country manufacturer smash the £10m barrier for the first time in its 72-year history.
Black Country Business Festival under way around the region
Dudley News 25 Apr
BLACK Country business is the focus of a major event which aims to showcase the best of enterprise and industry at the heart of the midlands.
£1m birthday present for furniture retailer’s Black Country showroom
Dudley News 24 Apr
AN independent furniture retailer is celebrating the first birthday of its Black Country showroom in style, after posting its best ever year.
Training success as recruitment firm looks to managers of tomorrow
Dudley News 17 Apr
A DUDLEY recruitment firm has extended its management training scheme to help future leaders rise through the ranks.
More good news from West Midlands manufacturers: ADI Electrical, W H Tildesley and Brooks Forging
West Midlands Producers 30 Mar
o Gasification Plant Converting Waste to Fuel – a ’world first’ This post updates the 2016 coverage of Adi Electrical, whose head office is in Kings Norton, Birmingham.
Black Country robotics company launch first-of-its-kind hire scheme
Dudley News 10 Mar
EMOTIONALLY-intelligent robots could soon by a common place in local businesses thanks to an innovative Halesowen company.
Search is on for Black Country roofing heroes
Dudley News 8 Mar
A MAJOR search is on for the ‘unsung’ local heroes of the Black Country roofing profession after a new award was revealed for this year’s UK Roofing Awards 2018.
Business leaders invited to free GDPR breakfast seminar
Dudley News 27 Feb
BUSINESS leaders from across Dudley borough are being invited to a free breakfast seminar being held at The Village Hotel.
‘Star’ Employer recognition for Talbots Law
Dudley News 9 Feb
A SOLICITOR’S firm which has offices in Kidderminster and the Black Country is celebrating after being named one of the best places to work in the UK.
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Blogs
Is it fair to Blame The Walsall Landlord?
Walsall Property Blog 18 Sep
Over the last couple of decades, the rise in the number buy to let properties in Walsall has been nothing short of extraordinary.
Skidder Twitter Account Hacked!
In The Public Domain? 18 Sep
Regular readers will know that the late Leader [sic] of Sandwell Council joined forces with Mr Andrew Hipkiss and others to troll me (and my wife) and get my Twitter accounts closed down.
The Hive, New Invention – New job club for 25+ years old
Cllr Ian Shires: LibDem - Willenhall North 18 Sep
New job club for 25+ years old who are unemployed and live in the New Invention, Short Heath or surrounding areas.
Walsall Prince’s Trust are now recruiting for their next team.
Cllr Ian Shires: LibDem - Willenhall North 18 Sep
Walsall Prince’s Trust are now recruiting for their next team.
Fancy a laugh this Wednesday evening?
BrownhillsBob 18 Sep
Garry Powndland in particular is hilarious.
Meet you local coppers in Brownhills this morning!
BrownhillsBob 18 Sep
A great way to get to know your local policing team Sorry for the late notice, but there’s another local police pop-up event this morning Tuesday 18th September 2018 where you can meet the local policing team and discuss issues that are important ...
More BTL Goodness In Shropshire Close, Walsall, WS2, Yielding 5.33%.
Walsall Property Blog 17 Sep
Rather than duplicate the same information again, I will just give some basic info as the properties presented are pretty much the same.
The GMB Union – A Short “Apology”….
In The Public Domain? 17 Sep
Hitherto this blog has suggested that the GMB Union, in their dealings with Sandwell Council, have been less than enthusiastic about fighting the management [sic] of the bent Borough.
The Hive New Invention – Bridges
Cllr Ian Shires: LibDem - Willenhall North 17 Sep
Are you aged 25+, unemployed and live in the New Invention or Short Heath area? NEW JOB CLUB @ The Hive The Square, New Invention WV12 5EA Wednesday afternoon 1pm –4pm, starting 3 rd October 2018 Facilities include: Support and help with CV’s...
Dudley | Sandwell | Walsall | Wolverhampton
Blogs
The Mothman Festival In Photos: Road Trip!
Nick Redfern's World of Whatever 18 Sep
A bunch of photos from this past weekend at the Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, which was a great time...
Shine a light on … the best exchange ever!
Central Youth Theatre 18 Sep
Thank you to our dear friends TPZ Brixen , who wrote this lovely blog post about their time in Wolverhampton during our international ‘Shine a Light On’ Exchange … After sixteen hours of travel, the theater workshop ZINNOBER returned from their...
Deaffest 2016 Mockumentary to screen at TSWY Film Festival
Deaffest 18 Sep
Deaffest 2016 Mockumentary will be screened at The Strength Within You’s 2nd International Film Festival.
Mini maras
Dudley Zoo and Castle 18 Sep
There’s a double dose of joy in our Patagonian mara enclosure following the birth of twins! The two lovely little ones were born to mum Martha and dad Barry on September 2 and are both thriving.
Autumn Leaves
Jan's Craft Sport 17 Sep
Here is my Inspiration for the Autumn Colours challenge over at Make my Monday challenge.
Walsall 1:4 Doncaster Rovers
Come the Revolution 17 Sep
A game very much disrupted by bad refereeing and smart football by Doncaster.
Tales of Carribee Island Part 2: A Doctor In the House
Lost Wolverhampton 17 Sep
His Name was James Gatis… He was a man of the people and spent all his working life in Wolverhampton fighting for the Irish immigrants of Carribee Island and the poor in other deprived areas of Wolverhampton.
Senior Advice and Outreach Worker for Brushstrokes
SCVO: Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations 17 Sep
Brushstrokes is an award winning project in partnership with Father Hudson’s Care, The Infant Jesus Sisters and the parish of St Philip Neri, Smethwick.
Fundraising Regulator issues email scam warning
SCVO: Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations 17 Sep
Online scammers are sending fake invoices to charities, claiming to be from the Fundraising Regulator to cover Fundraising Preference Service costs.
Sandwell Safeguarding Adults Board Conference
SCVO: Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations 17 Sep
Sandwell Safeguarding Adults Board will be hosting their annual Celebration of Prevention Work and Services Conference on Tuesday, 9th October 2018 – 10.30 am till 2.30 pm.
Dudley | Sandwell | Walsall | Wolverhampton
Sport
Walsall Academy Goalkeeper Trials
Bescot Banter 18 Sep
The sessions are only for Under-8s to Under-16s (age groups are for season 2018/19).
Dean Keates to Raise Training Tempo As Busy Schedule Begins to Ease
Bescot Banter 18 Sep
The Walsall-born boss, who took his side through seven unbeaten league games before they fell to Doncaster, admitted that he and Strength and Conditioning Coach Nick Barnett have been working limit the amount of training the players have to...
Dan Vann Returns to Walsall as Matlock Town Loan Comes to An End
Bescot Banter 18 Sep
The Gladiators, who recently saw manager Dave Hoole quit the club following a disastrous start to the season, have found points hard to come by over recent weeks with the side suffering six all-competition defeats in a row and will need to ...
Minutes From September’s Working Party Meeting
Bescot Banter 17 Sep
The meeting saw several subjects discussed including, amongst others, the Programme Shop, the Supporters' Trust, the upcoming Fans v Legends game, the facilities at Banks's Stadium, and much more.
Nicky Devlin: “We Have All Got to Stick Together”
Bescot Banter 17 Sep
The Saddlers were defeated by four-goals-to-one in a tense match which saw a series of controversial refereeing decisions frustrate players, club officials and supporters as the strong unbeaten start to the season was brought to an end as goals...
Dean Keates Insists Saturday’s Teammate Tussle is ‘Done and Dusted’
Bescot Banter 17 Sep
Summer signing Ferrier allowed anger and disappointment to get the better of him as, shortly after James Coppinger had put the visitors 3-1 up, he ran the length of the pitch to remonstrate with Leahy, with the pair having to be separated by...
Wolves 1 Burnley 0
Wolves Blog 16 Sep
There might only be one statistic that matters, but it isn’t always a true reflection of the contest.
Loan Watch: Slinn, Cockerill-Mollett, and Sangha All in Action
Bescot Banter 16 Sep
Summer signing Slinn is on season-long spell with Rushall Olympic, whilst academy products Vann, Cockerill-Mollett, Sangha, and Peters are enjoying short-term stays with Matlock Town, AFC Telford United, Ashton United, and Bromsgrove Sporting...
Dudley | Sandwell | Walsall | Wolverhampton
Business
Far Eastern delights for AWI as it prepares to make Wire China debut
Dudley News 18 Sep
BRIERLEY Hill-based Alloy Wire International (AWI) is stepping up its expansion in the Far East by exhibiting at Wire China for the first time.
Managers at Burntwood building business to serve up coffee for charity fundraiser
Lichfield Live 14 Sep
Managers at a Burntwood building company are serving up a treat as part of a charity fundraiser.
Halesowen firm raise the roof after recent success
Dudley News 21 Aug
A HALESOWEN roofing company has marked 25 years in the trade by being listed in the London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1000 companies to Inspire Britain’.
Protective coatings made by Indestructible – a family-owned company in Sparkhill
West Midlands Producers 9 Aug
‘ Indestructible Paint , a manufacturer of high performance paints and coatings, started in 1978 in a small workshop in Acocks Green.
Historic Halesowen firm undergoes ‘globalisation’ rebrand
Dudley News 9 Aug
ONE of the country’s oldest firms is staying true to its Black Country heritage as it undergoes a rebrand.
Alloy Wire International targets Japan as part of Far Eastern sales drive
Dudley News 3 Aug
A BRIERLEY Hill based-manufacturer is targeting a major sales drive in Japan as it looks to boost its presence in the Far East.
Property agency appoints new partner at Halesowen base
Dudley News 31 Jul
A HALESOWEN property agency has appointed a new partner as it looks to expand its commercial sector across the region.
Halesowen firm moves 20 jobs into new base
Dudley News 30 Jul
A HALESOWEN based distributor of specialist engineering products has moved 20 jobs into a 14,000 sq ft industrial unit in the town.
Dudley | Sandwell | Walsall | Wolverhampton
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