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- Sustainability
- Case study
06 August 2025
Baking in better efficiency fuels Cleone Foods’ sustainability recipe
Cleone Foods worked with the Business Energy Advice Service (BEAS). The detailed energy assessment provided by BEAS clearly identified opportunities for substantial efficiency improvements.
- Sustainability
- Case study
30 July 2025
Family Care Trust powers up their solar power with BEAS
Facing rising costs, Family Care Trust installed 192 solar panels with BEAS support—cutting energy bills and boosting sustainability.
- Funding
- Case study
18 July 2025
How Greystone Construction tapped into SME Grants to grow
Greystone Construction used SME Grants to invest in concrete pumps, cut costs, win contracts, and create local jobs in Sandwell.
- Funding
- Case study
17 July 2025
Children’s roleplay café opens with backing from business support programme
New roleplay café Pippatopia opens in Smethwick with BGWM support—bringing joy to kids, coffee to parents & jobs to the community.
- Funding
- Case study
14 July 2025
Creative agency builds capacity through strategic investment
Wolverhampton’s Stone’s Throw Media scales up with BGWM support, boosting live-streaming capacity & unlocking future growth.
- Funding
- Case study
10 July 2025
Funding backs growth from cottage industry to global brand
Solihull’s Active Hands grows globally with support from BGWM, helping people with disabilities live more independently.
- Case study
- Sustainability
07 July 2025
Historic manufacturer eyes green growth with net zero funding
100-year-old Black Country firm cuts carbon by 300+ tonnes a year with £100k BEAS funding - saving £200k & driving green growth.
- Start-up
- Case study
30 June 2025
Five Hong Kong creatives set to launch new Co-op following ‘InKongbator’ success
Five Hong Kong creatives are launching a co-op, an inclusive, member-owned business - after InKongbator success in the West Midlands.