Throughout 2015, for the second year in a row, inward investment into the West Midlands stayed consistently sharp. Last year, the region had 92 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, which is up by 46% on 2014’s amount of 63. The projects... Read More
The world’s biggest Mercedes retailer has successfully acquired nine Mercedes-Benz dealerships, including four in the West Midlands. Advised by the Birmingham office of Knight Frank, the deal sees Hong Kong-based Lei Shing Hong, which represents the... Read More
New figures from the Local Data Company (LDC) have found that the West Midlands is still one of the worst affected regions in England for empty shops. The region currently has three towns in the top 10 list of areas with the highest percentage of... Read More
Last week, National Living Wage (NLW) was implemented as a legal requirement and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is urging small businesses to act now to avoid hefty penalties. As of now, if an employee is aged 25 and over, the compulsory... Read More
According to sector analysts, West Midlands consumers are starting to return to in-store shopping as their purchasing habits evolve. Meeting in Birmingham, representatives from BDO, Lambert Smith Hampton and the Mailbox, discuss retail sector trends... Read More
Investment into the UK automotive industry has been gradually climbing since the end of the financial crisis, with firms including Bentley and Vauxhall having channelled increasing amounts of money into improving their nationwide facilities. This week, Jaguar... Read More
The eagerly anticipated opening of Grand Central Birmingham is fast approaching, with the retail and leisure complex on schedule to open in September as part of the £600 million New Street Gateway development. Now that the final stage of construction... Read More
A West Midlands' property consultancy has won the contract to manage and oversea several urban transformation projects on an historic 1,500-acre estate. GBR Phoenix Beard — an independent agency with offices in Birmingham, London and Leeds — has now... Read More
The upcoming General Election has cast some uncertainty over the business outlook in many areas of the country, as many companies are concerned about the repercussions of policy changes during the aftermath. However, according to the latest Business Trends... Read More
A high-tech refurbishment that included the installation of fibre optic broadband has prompted a rush of lettings at a West Midlands industrial park. Of 11 vacant units on Solihull’s Monkspath Business Park, ten — totalling more than 116,520 sq ft of... Read More
