Engineering company expands with Grant for Business Investment
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Evans and White Manufacturing has been able to expand its engineering operations, improve efficiency and retain staff, thanks to a Grant for Business Investment (GBI) through Advantage West Midlands (AWM).
Evans and White manufacture special purpose machinery for a range of industry sectors, including marine, environmental, quarrying, and the food and steel processing industries.
Established in the 1950s, the company was being held back by old machinery, cramped premises and flood damage suffered in 2008/09.
A £74,000 grant from AWM means the company has invested nearly £250,000 in expanded premises in Kingswinford.
Evans and White, which employs 18 people, can now offer a full range of processes, from welding right through to final machining of their own or customer components.
Stuart Parkes, AWM economic development grants officer, said: "Evans and White are a classic example of how the regional development agency can encourage and retain home-grown manufacturing and skills in the region."
The Regional Development Agency for the West Midlands, Advantage West Midlands promotes and enables regional economic growth.
Investment is targeted where there is potential to make the greatest impact on the region's economic performance and it is claimed that every £1 invested by Advantage West Midlands generates £7.45 in impact for the regional economy.
