The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a new online guidance portal to help food businesses operate safely and successfully.

Sandwell Council supplier Amey Consulting has delivered above and beyond for Sandwell recently by sending a team of volunteers to help in one of the borough’s most popular parks.

The masterclasses have been so popular that an extra date has been added.

The Black Country Chamber is running a series of four workshops specifically aimed at new businesses.

Birchley Island retail park in Oldbury is now fully let after welcoming a prominent frozen food chain. Farmfoods has signed a ten-year lease on a 20,600 sq ft warehouse.

Sandwell Council has teamed up with Infosys to launch Springboard – an innovative website that provides local people with free digital training courses.

Congratulations to this Sandwell door company on the grand opening of its £2.5m warehouse and office. This occasion is hugely positive for the business – but also poignant because the new building is a tribute to a late, important member of the team.

On Wednesday 1 March, the Sandwell Business Growth Team hosted a fully booked ‘Meet the Buyer’ event at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich. The aim was to connect Black Country businesses with buyers to form new connections and get them working more closely together.

Sandwell Council is off to Cannes for MIPIM, an international property event running from Tuesday 14 to Saturday 17 March.