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Manufacturing and logistics across the Midlands, and the engineers it needs.
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Derby: rail, aerospace and the engineers they need
Derby has more than twice the national share of jobs in manufacturing. Big names pull in the best engineers, and the smaller sites around them feel it first.
14 October 2026 · 4 min read - Midlands industry
Coventry: from car plants to batteries
Coventry's factories are moving from engines to batteries. The machines change, the hazards change, and so does the engineer you need when a line stops.
30 September 2026 · 5 min read - Midlands industry
Engineering work in Birmingham: the sites and the shifts
Birmingham's factories are smaller than its reputation, and its shifts are longer. What that means for cover, nights and the engineer you call at 3am.
11 September 2026 · 5 min read - Midlands industry
Manufacturing in the West Midlands: what the numbers show
The West Midlands still makes things, more than most of Britain. What the official figures say, and what they mean when your line stops at 2am.
30 August 2026 · 4 min read
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