Richardson’s welcome West Midlands Mayor to business round table.

The Richardson family business hosted Richard Parker, the Mayor of the West Midlands, for a lunch discussion with business leaders from across the Black Country and West Midlands.

Richard, who was elected as Mayor last year, talked about the government’s ‘Investment Summit’ held in Edgbaston last month which focused on investment and growth, as well as a potential £800m boost for the region.  He also shared more information about his ‘West Midlands Works’ plan, that aims to get 93,000 unemployed people into work over the next 10 years.  He took questions from the invited guests that covered the forthcoming budget, energy costs, the impact of AI and construction training for young people.

Martyn Richardson, who hosted the event, said:

“We are very grateful to Richard for spending time with us and other business leaders from the Black Country.

"It’s vital that politicians hear directly from local businesses about the current economic landscape and some of the challenges they are facing, so they can help inform policies moving forward.  So we were particularly pleased that Richard spent time with us and will feed back to government.”

Richard Parker added:

“Thank you to Martyn and the Richardson family for hosting this meeting with local businesses.  I was pleased to have some candid discussions with attendees.  Listening to and acting on their experiences is vital to the economic growth of the West Midlands.”

The Richardson family regularly hosts forums for business leaders, as well as national, regional and local politicians at their West Midlands HQ, to look at promoting the wealth creation sector in the region.

The family continues to back management teams across the UK and internationally who are looking to grow their businesses by injecting capital for growth.