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Black & Decker Black & Decker is planning to close its power tools factory in Spennymoor, County Durham, with the loss of 169 of the 320 jobs, but the design centre will remain at the site. 31-Jan-2008 Black & Decker is considering plans to close its circular saws factory in Maltby, Yorkshire, with the loss of up to 74 jobs. 20-Nov-2006 Black & Decker is to shed 950 jobs at its power tools plant in County Durham, in order to transfer production to the Czech Republic. 04-Oct-2002 Black & Decker is to shed 39 of the 127 jobs at its power tool plant near Rotherham, in order to transfer production of circular saw blades to China. 31-Jan-2002 Black & Decker is to invest £18m in the expansion of its County Durham plant to produce power tools for the professional tools market, creating 350 jobs. 26-Feb-1998 Black & Decker's chain of 41 power tool service centres has been acquired in a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 31-Oct-1996 More from the Engineering sector Related pages: British Ceramic Tiles GoIndustry Shore Recycling Metalrax British Wool Marketing Board Black & Decker website: www.blackanddecker.co.uk The information on this page comes from the UK Activity Report. Click here for further details Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2008