Tamlyn Jones

Birmingham

Business Journalist at Birmingham Mail

Business Journalist at BusinessLive UK

Shropshire lad exiled in Birmingham. Business editor & part-time gig reviewer @BusinessLiveWM @BusinessLive (part of Reach plc). Views my own #buyapaper

Articles

Buyout deal for logistics firm

1 week ago | msn.com | Tamlyn Jones

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Construction starts on almost 700 new homes in Longbridge

1 week ago | business-live.co.uk | Tamlyn Jones

Construction work has started on almost 700 new houses in Longbridge - as the 20-year anniversary passes this month of the collapse of MG Rover. Housebuilder Vistry is building 688 new mixed-tenure homes on the former site of the MG Rover factory off Lowhill Lane. The new accommodation will have a mix of different tenant types.
Buyout deal for logistics firm

1 week ago | business-live.co.uk | Tamlyn Jones

A logistics group has been acquired by an Irish rival. Redditch-based Avon Freight has been bought out in an undisclosed deal by Primeline, marking the County Meath firm's first UK acquisition. Avon Freight is a warehousing and logistics operator which has been trading for more than 40 years, working with clients throughout the UK and Ireland. It employs 120 staff across three sites, all of which are in the Worcestershire town.
PDG Aviation Services expands UK footprint with buyout deal

1 week ago | business-live.co.uk | Tamlyn Jones

A Scottish aerial inspection firm has expanded its UK footprint by acquiring a business in the West Midlands. PDG Aviation Services has bought out Team UAV in an undisclosed deal which it said would broaden its service offering. Founded in 1995, PDG is headquartered in Inverness and also operates from bases in Cumbernauld, Dublin and Wolverhampton.
Business awards for young professionals opens for entries

1 week ago | business-live.co.uk | Tamlyn Jones

An annual award scheme for young professionals has opened for entries. Greater Birmingham Young Professional of the Year Awards will return once again in October and celebrate achievement among under 35s across 13 categories. The annual event is run by Future Faces, the young professionals' arm of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. This year also marks 25 since the launch of the event's forebearer, Birmingham Young Professional of the Year Awards.
Inicio AI secures £2.6m funding round

1 week ago | business-live.co.uk | Tamlyn Jones

A financial tech firm has secured £2.6 million to expand its products and create new jobs. Inicio AI has developed a tool called Budgie AI which aims to provide consumers with financial support and a means of assessment which removes the need to speak to a human.
Plans in for next phase of £188m regen project

1 week ago | business-live.co.uk | Tamlyn Jones

Plans have been lodged as part of a long-running project to breathe new life into a former industrial site in the Black Country. Developer HBD has submitted a reserved matters planning application for the second phase of 'Spark', the developer's £188 million manufacturing and logistics scheme in Walsall. Subject to securing consent, the second phase will provide three units ranging from 24,300 sq ft to 39,000 sq ft. Construction is expected to begin in January and be completed by autumn 2026.
Construction starts on new £20m logistics unit

1 week ago | business-live.co.uk | Tamlyn Jones

Construction of a £20 million industrial and logistics unit at a West Midlands business park has started. Stourbridge developer Barberry has appointed Bromsgrove-based main contractor Benniman to deliver the development at Tournament Fields in Warwick, at junction 15 of the M40. The speculative development is expected to create dozens of new jobs when completed.
Construction starts on new £20m logistics unit

1 week ago | msn.com | Tamlyn Jones

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Trials held into new future of delivery vehicles

1 week ago | business-live.co.uk | Tamlyn Jones

Trials are being held for a new electric vehicle cargo delivery system. Warwick Manufacturing Group, based at University of Warwick, is working on the designs which it is hoped will one day replace petrol and diesel delivery vans. Funding from the West Midlands Innovation Programme - part of the region's Innovation Accelerator - is being used by the so-called Last Mile Logistics Project to turn the university's campus into a testbed for a small fleet of low-speed electric delivery vehicles.