Birmingham Wholesale Market traders look ahead to move
Traders at one of Europe's biggest wholesale markets have said they are feeling more confident ahead of a move to a new site.
Plans to move Birmingham Wholesale Markets from Digbeth to a purpose-built site in Witton, outside the city centre, were initially met with resistance from many traders, who said they feared for their future.
They said a move in 2016 was now agreed and the site would be jointly managed by the traders.
Trader Mark Tate said the market turned over more than £250m a year and employed almost 2,000 people on site.
11 Aug 2014
- From the section Birmingham & Black Country