Drive Assist UK, the Tamworth-based accident management firm with 640 staff at 14 offices, has gone into administration through Zolfo Cooper. 12-Dec-2012
North Warwickshire Council is to consider outline plans from IM Properties for the expansion of the Birch Coppice Business Park near Tamworth, which could double the 3,000-strong workforce. 12-Jun-2012
OpSec Security is to acquire Delta Labelling, the supplier of labels to the fashion industry with sites in Tamworth and Hong Kong, for £12m. 26-Mar-2012
Midcounties Co-op Travel has acquired Kwik Travel, the Tamworth-based travel firm with a network of about 50 home workers, for undisclosed terms. 26-Mar-2012
Nautic Steels, the Tamworth-based pipe fittings manufacturer, has been acquired by Pantech Group Holdings of Malaysia for £9.5m. 12-Mar-2012
Stuarts Industrial Flooring has gone into administration through KPMG with the loss of 102 jobs at sites in Tamworth, Midlothian and Boroughbridge. 13-Feb-2012
Ernst & Young is to close the 500,000 sq ft Focus DIY distribution centre in Tamworth next week with the loss of more than 300 jobs, having failed to sell the business out of administration. 16-Jun-2011
John Lewis is planning to open a £7m At Home store on the Ventura Retail Park in Tamworth this autumn, with the creation of up to 200 jobs. 18-Apr-2011
Drive Assist is considering plans to shed hundreds of the 1,200 jobs at its Tamworth-based vehicle hire business, following the loss of two contracts. 23-Aug-2010
Ocado is expected to announce plans for a 35-acre groceries distribution centre at the Birch Coppice Business Park in Tamworth by the end of 2012, employing up to 2,000 staff. 16-Aug-2010
CN Group has sold five local radio stations in Coventry, Rugby, Stratford, Tamworth and Warwick to a new company called Quidem. 22-Jun-2009
Volkswagen Group is to set up a 32,000 sq ft Audi car dealership and servicing centre at Cardinal Point Motor Park in Tamworth. 13-Apr-2009
Aspire Consulting, the Tamworth-based engineering consultancy with 15 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 19-Feb-2009
Drayton Manor has unveiled plans to build a new 150-bedroom hotel at its theme park near Tamworth by 2010, with the creation of more than 50 jobs. 09-Feb-2009
Sainsbury is to acquire the 400,000 sq ft Morrisons distribution centre in Tamworth for £20m. 22-Aug-2007
UPS is expected to create up to 1,000 jobs at a new 335,000 sq ft parcel distribution centre due to open at the Birch Coppice Business Park in Tamworth later this year. 23-Jul-2007
Morrisons is to close its DHL-operated distribution centre in Tamworth in August, with the loss of up to 582 jobs, while 67 jobs will be lost in Stockton. 12-Apr-2007
Begbies Traynor has been appointed administrator at Bridgens Logistics, the Tamworth-based storage and distribution company, with the loss of about 90 jobs. 16-Mar-2007
The Box Room, the Tamworth-based printing company, is to be acquired by SGS International of the US. 03-Nov-2006
Gills Cables is to relocate its automotive cables factory from Lichfield to Tamworth in January, with the loss of about 100 of the 130 jobs. 10-Oct-2006
Avingtrans has acquired a 75% stake in Sigma Precision Components, the provider of services to the aerospace industry with offices in Tamworth and China. 21-Jun-2006
Trisport is to close its plastic golf cleat factory in Tamworth later this year, in order to transfer production to China and the US. 25-May-2006
Carclo is to sell CTP Gills Cables, the Tamworth-based cables manufacturer, and its 50% stake in CTP Suprajit Automotive of India to Suprajit Engineering for £2.2m. 26-Apr-2006
Focus, the DIY retailer, has started work on the £14m expansion of its distribution centre in Tamworth, and 100 new jobs will be created on completion in November. 06-Jun-2005
Midven has invested a further £0.2m in Stationery Channel, and the Tamworth-based stationery wholesaling company will use some of the funds to recruit additional sales staff. 03-Dec-2004
Hanson Building Products has acquired Wilnecote Brick, the Tamworth-based brick supplier, from Tarmac for undisclosed terms. 11-Nov-2004
BHD Group, the Portland Conservatories manufacturer with 578 staff in Aldridge, Peterlee, Flint, Manchester and Tamworth, has gone into receivership, while its Aqualux shower enclosure division has been sold to management. 16-Aug-2004
Headlam is investing £11m in a new floor coverings distribution centre in Tamworth this year, while its site in Thatcham will be expanded. 17-Mar-2004
Drive Assist, the Tamworth-based provider of replacement vehicles with 750 staff at 18 sites across the country, has received a "significant" investment from private equity firm TA Associates. 09-Jan-2004
Friarsgate Lichfield has acquired the Bolebridge Garage MG Rover dealership in Tamworth, which has 30 staff. 23-Dec-2003
Midven is to provide venture capital support to a new stationery wholesaling business being set up in Tamworth under the name of The Stationery Channel, and 20 jobs will be created by the end of next year. 24-Nov-2003
Fosbel, the Tamworth-based ceramic welding and furnace repair company with 350 staff, has undergone a £24m management buy-out backed by Barclays Private Equity. 27-Aug-2003
Tamworth & Lichfield College is opening a new £7m technologies centre that includes an automotive repair facility aimed at supporting car industry suppliers in the Midlands. 18-Jun-2003
RODS UK, the Tamworth-based manufacturer of automotive oils with ten staff and annual turnover of £1.6m, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 26-Sep-2002
Daily Mail & General Trust has announced a £10m restructuring programme that will cover the cost of closing a printing plant in Tamworth with the loss of 100 jobs. 24-Sep-2002
Glanbia is to sell its UK foodservice distribution business to Peter's Food Service for undisclosed terms, which will involve the transfer of 500 staff at a central facility in Tamworth and eight regional depots. 23-Jul-2002
West Bromwich Building Society is to create 300 jobs over the next five years, due to rising demand for its telephone and internet-based services, and new branches may be opened in towns such as Tamworth, Cannock, Lichfield, Telford and Worcester. 23-Jul-2002
Newell Window Fashions is to close its curtain pole factory in Birmingham with the loss of 120 jobs, in order to transfer production to another facility nearby and a second at Tamworth. 05-Jul-2002
Metrocab is being bought out of receivership by a new company called Kamkorp Europe for undisclosed terms, which should secure the future of the taxi cab factory in Tamworth and two dealerships in Manchester and Kilburn. 22-Jun-2001
CN Group has acquired two more radio stations in the Midlands - Centre FM of Tamworth and The Bear of Stratford-upon-Avon. 13-Apr-2001
Metrocab, the taxi manufacturer, has been placed in receivership with the loss of more than 100 jobs at sites in Tamworth, London and Manchester, although there is still a possibility of a takeover by a components supplier. 08-Feb-2001
DSM Food Specialties is to relocate its dairy ingredients business from Tamworth to Aldridge near Birmingham in March. 05-Feb-2001
Metrocab, the taxi cab manufacturer, has suspended trading, putting 200 jobs at risk at its Tamworth factory. 22-Dec-2000
Epwin has acquired Swish Building Products, the Tamworth-based manufacturer of cellular foam products that employs over 200 people, from Newmond. 09-Nov-2000
Newell Window Fashions, the manufacturer of curtain accessories, has opened a new warehouse and distribution centre in Tamworth, with the creation of 60 jobs. 17-Oct-2000
LSC Group of Tamworth has acquired the electronic document management business of Pennant International Authoring Group for undisclosed terms. 16-May-2000