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Benji & Co is considering plans to relocate its garden machinery supply business away from Wales, after the Welsh Development Agency blocked its planned move into the former KTH factory in Llanidloes. 31-Dec-2003 Bernstein Group, the Bolton-based kitchen manufacturer, has been put up for sale, casting doubt on the future of 400 jobs. 30-Dec-2003 Highlands & Islands Enterprise has announced the sale of the former Hunters of Brora woollen mill to local engineering firm Edward Mackay for £0.6m, securing the future of 70 jobs. 24-Dec-2003 PPE Services, the power electronics company, is planning to expand its workforce from 16 to 32 next year and relocate to a new headquarters in Stokesley. 24-Dec-2003 Raytheon is to create up to 200 jobs at its plant in Glenrothes and at subcontractor sites, having won a £140m defence systems contract from the Ministry of Defence. 23-Dec-2003 Derbyshire County Council has secured a £2.5m government grant to develop new recycling schemes, and a kitchen waste composting facility will be built. 19-Dec-2003 Harry Dalby Engineering, the manufacturer of units for spray-painting vehicles, is looking to expand the 80-strong workforce at its Leicestershire factory with ten extra staff. 19-Dec-2003 Highfield Timber Products is to close its factory in Heybridge, Essex, early next year, with the loss of 70 jobs. 19-Dec-2003 Marco Cable Management Systems is to create 40 new jobs at the Welsh Development Agency's Llangefni Industrial Park in Anglesey. 18-Dec-2003 Aggreko is to rationalise its network of power hire depots across Europe and the US, at a cost of £15m, with the loss of an unspecified number of jobs. 16-Dec-2003 Hampson Industries has won a £200m contract to manufacture aircraft wing parts for Eclipse Aviation of the US, which will create up to 300 jobs at factories in Wigan and Birmingham. 15-Dec-2003 Gillette is to close its razor blade factory in Isleworth in 2007 and a warehouse in Hemel Hempstead in 2005, with the loss of 400 jobs, while 600 staff will be relocated from Isleworth to a new site. 12-Dec-2003 Hagemeyer is planning to shed up to 1,000 jobs in a reorganisation of its electrical distribution depots in the UK and US, with transport services being transferred to Runcorn and administration being centralised in Birmingham. 12-Dec-2003 The Ministry of Defence is considering plans to station hundreds of additional personnel in Lincolnshire, with the relocation of staff to RAF bases at Waddington, Scampton and Coningsby. 12-Dec-2003 CNH is planning to expand production at its tractor factory in Basildon by 20% to 25,000 units next year. 11-Dec-2003 FKI is to conduct a strategic review at its Laurence Scott & Electromotors electric motors factory in Norwich, which has 250 staff, following a fall in orders. 11-Dec-2003 Consafe Engineering is to create 50 new jobs in Aberdeen, having won a contract to manufacture 90 shelter buildings for the Tengiz oil-field development in Kazakhstan. 10-Dec-2003 Finning UK has announced plans for the multi-million pound expansion of its materials handling business in Cannock by May 2004, including 60,000 sq ft of additional office space and 30 new jobs. 09-Dec-2003 R Butterworth & Son has closed its woollen yarn spinning mill in Meltham, West Yorkshire, with the loss of 43 jobs. 09-Dec-2003 Yorkshire Copper Tube is to shed 117 jobs at its engineering plant on Merseyside, as part of a strategy by German parent KM Europa Metal to rationalise its European manufacturing sites. 09-Dec-2003 Bentwood Clothing is planning to close its lingerie factory at Aberbargoed near Bargoed, with the loss of almost 200 jobs. 08-Dec-2003 QDF Components is planning to shed 290 of the 490 jobs at its automotive castings foundry in Derby, in order to stop making cylinder heads for farm and commercial engines. 08-Dec-2003 AEA Technology is planning to create about 100 jobs at its battery plant in Thurso over the next three years. 08-Dec-2003 Dawson International has shed 33 jobs at its site in Kinross, and will transfer most of its cashmere fibre processing to China. 08-Dec-2003 Sara Lee Courtaulds is to close its socks factory at Abbey Meadows in Leicester in March, with the loss of 149 jobs. 08-Dec-2003 Asfare is planning to raise £2.4m in a flotation on Aim to fund the expansion of its Southampton-based specialist ladders business. 08-Dec-2003 Orion Electric is to set up a new flat-screen television production line at its Margam plant near Port Talbot, with the creation of 200 jobs. 04-Dec-2003 LG Philips Displays is to close two consumer electronics factories, with the loss of 265 jobs in Simonstone, Lancashire, and 1,000 jobs in Germany. 03-Dec-2003 Vista Panels, the Wirral-based door manufacturer with about 100 staff, is to float on Aim with a valuation of £15m. 03-Dec-2003 The Defence Science & Technology Laboratory is planning to relocate up to 500 jobs to its Portsmouth site by 2007, as part of a rationalisation of sites throughout the country. 03-Dec-2003 Corus is to shed more than 50 jobs at its steel operation in Blackburn, due to the closure of the Strip Products business and the relocation of the Multi Products business to a recently-refurbished unit nearby. 02-Dec-2003 Glasgow City Council is to receive almost £10m from the Scottish Executive to increase levels of waste recycling over the next three years, including kerbside collection and an upgrade for the Polmadie refuse facility. 01-Dec-2003 GKN is soon to decide whether to build a new £10m aerospace materials research centre in the UK or the US, and the Isle of Wight is thought to be a likely location. 28-Nov-2003 McNeill McManus Group is to shed 40 of the 150 jobs at its glazing operations in Glengormley and Derry. 28-Nov-2003 Allerton Engineering is to set up a new £3m production facility for its structural engineering business in Northallerton, with the creation of dozens of jobs over the next three years. 27-Nov-2003 Richard Roberts is considering plans to close its knitwear factory at Kirkby-in-Ashfield next year, with the loss of up to 230 jobs. 27-Nov-2003 Duraflex, the manufacturer of mouldings for windows and doors, is to set up a new headquarters and production complex at Tewkesbury Business Park, and existing operations will be relocated from Cheltenham, Quedgley and Toddington. 26-Nov-2003 The North West Development Agency is helping Koito Aerospace of Japan with its plans to establish an airline seats factory in Speke, with the creation of 21 jobs. 26-Nov-2003 Punch Precision is to close its electrical components factory in Bridgend, with the loss of 93 jobs. 25-Nov-2003 Lancashire County Council has secured £75m of government funding for the development of nine waste management facilities, which will process up to 900,000 tons of waste a year. 25-Nov-2003 Saintfield Yarns is to close its carpet yarn factory in County Down with the loss of 189 jobs. 24-Nov-2003 Trans-Siberian Gold is to raise £16m in a flotation on Aim, in order to fund the development of two gold projects in Russia. 24-Nov-2003 George Fischer is to close its casting plant in Bedford next year with the loss of 40 jobs, in order to transfer production to Austria. 24-Nov-2003 International Leathers is to shed a further 20 jobs at its leather tannery in Shrigley near Downpatrick. 21-Nov-2003 Yorkshire Forward is to assist Metalysis relocate from Cambridge to Sheffield, where it will create up to 100 jobs at a new plant to produce non-ferrous metals using a new extraction process. 21-Nov-2003 Surface Technology Systems, the Newport-based manufacturer of semiconductor production machines, is to reduce its headcount from 200 to 150 by the end of the year. 20-Nov-2003 Pelikon, the Caerphilly-based developer of electro-luminescence display technology, is considering plans for a flotation in 2005. 20-Nov-2003 Neyr UK is planning a £2m expansion at its automotive plastics factory in Peterlee, with an increase to the 105-strong workforce. 20-Nov-2003 Plymouth City Council is planning to seek tenders for a £100m contract to manage the city's waste after the Chelson Meadow landfill site closes in 2007. 19-Nov-2003 Anderson Electrical is to set up a new £1.4m headquarters for its commercial cleaning equipment business at Pride Park in Derby next year. 19-Nov-2003 Sigma 3 is to invest £1m in the expansion of its kitchens factory in Llantrisant over the next three years, and recently gained three new showrooms in Surrey with the acquisition of County Kitchens. 17-Nov-2003 Desmonds is to close its jeans factory at Newbuildings, Co Londonderry, with the loss of 277 jobs, while 16 jobs will go at a cutting room in Springtown. 13-Nov-2003 Corus has announced plans to invest £71m at its Port Talbot plant by March 2005, in order to increase production of steel slabs. 13-Nov-2003 British Waterways is to close its equipment repair workshop in Northwich in March, with the loss of 21 jobs. 13-Nov-2003 Staffordshire County Council is considering plans from Simpro to set up a green waste composting plant at Iverley Park Farm near Stourbridge. 13-Nov-2003 Pring & St Hill has closed its steel fabrication business in Bedminster with the loss of 40 jobs. 13-Nov-2003 VT Group, the shipbuilding company, is seeking acquisitions to expand its support services business in the US. 12-Nov-2003 Oxford Instruments has raised £9m from the sale of its 49% stake in Oxford Magnet Technology to German partner Siemens. 12-Nov-2003 RD Industries is looking to invest £3m in the development of a new larger stationery factory in Saltash over the next two years. 12-Nov-2003 Thumbs Up is to set up a new £7.5m distribution centre for its plastic household products business in Bury by next May, with the creation of about 150 jobs. 11-Nov-2003 The Ministry of Defence is considering plans to appoint a new lead contractor for a £6bn programme to produce armoured vehicles for the army. 10-Nov-2003 Essex County Council is considering two sites in Colchester as potential locations for a multi-million pound waste digestion plant. 10-Nov-2003 Analog Devices is planning to shed 75 jobs at its microchip technology plant in west Belfast. 07-Nov-2003 Alvis has won a £166m contract to manufacture more than 400 command and liaison vehicles for the Ministry of Defence, which will help to secure jobs at its Telford factory. 07-Nov-2003 Elster Metering Systems is seeking permission to relocate its entire business and 200 staff from Stone to a new factory at Tollgate Park in Stafford. 06-Nov-2003 British Wool Marketing Board is planning to set up a new laboratory to test wool quality in Caernarfon by next May, with the creation of up to 20 jobs. 04-Nov-2003 Henry Bath Group, the metals company, is to relocate its head office from Knowsley Industrial Park to Princes Dock in Liverpool. 04-Nov-2003 Coats Barbour is to shed about 50 of the 150 jobs at its thread-making textiles factory near Lisburn in County Antrim. 03-Nov-2003 Aker Kvaerner is to shed up to 80 jobs at its engineering operations in Stockton and Warrington. 29-Oct-2003 Roneo Systems Furniture is planning to relocate its office furniture business and about 20 of the 50 staff from Newmarket to Dunstable, following a merger with President Office Furniture. 28-Oct-2003 The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £2.5bn contract to EADS to operate and maintain communications satellites, which will create about 500 jobs at sites in Portsmouth and Stevenage. 27-Oct-2003 AvestaPolarit is to close its stainless steel plant at Panteg, near Pontypool, in March, with the loss of 116 jobs. 27-Oct-2003 Merrill Lynch has drawn up a shortlist of seven bidders for Baxi, the Derby-based boilermaker jointly owned by Kidde, Candover Investments and Electra Partners and valued at about £800m. 24-Oct-2003 Terberg Matec UK is to create 44 new jobs through the expansion of its waste processing site in Worksop. 24-Oct-2003 Siemens is to shed up to 90 jobs at its engineering plants in Lincoln, following a fall in new orders. 24-Oct-2003 Adam Fire Surrounds is creating 12 new jobs for machine operators, assemblers, packers, labourers and spray finishers at its factory in Huddersfield. 23-Oct-2003 Romag is to raise £8m in a flotation on Aim, in order to fund the development of a production line for photovoltaic glass. 22-Oct-2003 AWG is to sell its 50% stake in Esval, the Chile-based water company, to Consorcio Financiero and the Moneda Chile Fund for £55m. 21-Oct-2003 High Speed & Carbide has acquired a second factory in Edmund Road, Sheffield, to manufacture circular knives, and its Newhall Road site is expected to close by the end of the year. 21-Oct-2003 Power Electrics, the supplier of generators with 60 staff, is to relocate its Bristol headquarters to a larger site in Warmley next year. 21-Oct-2003 Invista is planning a multi-million pound investment at its Brockworth plant in Gloucester, in order to increase production of nylon fibre products. 21-Oct-2003 Axminster Carpets is considering plans to build a new factory at Millwey Rise in East Devon to produce a new range of domestic and contract carpets. 17-Oct-2003 Sembutilities Solutions of Singapore has opened a new regional office in Grimsby and hopes to create at least 100 new engineering jobs in the area over the next two years, serving the needs of chemical and utility companies. 16-Oct-2003 PL Williamson, the Hinckley-based manufacturer of skips and mechanical shovels with 133 staff, is expected to be bought out of administration by a management team. 16-Oct-2003 BAe Systems is to shed 280 of the 600 jobs at its aerospace components factory in Plymouth. 15-Oct-2003 Rolls-Royce has secured government funding for a £38m project to develop new aerospace technologies in partnership with eight universities, which will involve several hundred engineers at its factories in Derby and Bristol. 15-Oct-2003 A Clegg & Son is to close its bedding factory in Liverpool with the loss of 30 jobs. 14-Oct-2003 Hoover is to close its vacuum cleaners plant at Cambuslang near Glasgow with the loss of up to 260 jobs, but 70 jobs will relocate to Merthyr Tydfil. 09-Oct-2003 T Clarke is to shed about 99 electricians from its 600-strong London-based workforce, following a fall in demand for commercial work. 09-Oct-2003 County Durham Development Company is supporting a £1.5m investment by Trinity Cable in a new cable production factory at West Auckland, which will create 37 jobs. 09-Oct-2003 Glen Dimplex is to close its Morphy Richards domestic appliances factory in Bangor, County Down, in January, with the loss of 84 jobs. 09-Oct-2003 AEA Technology Battery Systems is to set up a £2m battery recycling plant at Golspie, Sutherland, with the creation of 30 jobs. 09-Oct-2003 Umbro, the Cheshire-based sports equipment supplier valued at up to £300m, is expected to be put up for sale by private equity firm Doughty Hanson. 07-Oct-2003 Crown Wallcoverings is considering plans to relocate wallpaper production from its recently-acquired factory in Darwen to Morecambe, with the creation of 46 jobs. 07-Oct-2003 BE Aerospace is to shed up to 45 of the 400 jobs at its aircraft seat factory in County Down. 06-Oct-2003 Federal Mogul is planning to close its piston factory in Bradford with the loss of 380 jobs. 06-Oct-2003 Oxford Instruments has acquired Thermo VG Semicon, the supplier of molecular beam epitaxy equipment, for up to £0.8m. 06-Oct-2003 Tutbury Crystal Glass is planning to relocate its factory and 28 staff, and East Staffordshire Borough Council is supporting its search for new premises. 01-Oct-2003 Adria is to shed 55 jobs at its lingerie factories in Strabane and Campsie. 30-Sep-2003 Motherwell Bridge is to restructure its engineering business and secure the future of 1,500 jobs, which will involve the sale of its five main trading operations to a new group named MB Engineering. 30-Sep-2003 MFI Hygena is to shed 42 jobs at its furniture factory at the Skippingdale Retail Park in North Lincolnshire. 29-Sep-2003 Sherwood is considering a number of options for the future of its lace and garments manufacturing business, which could lead to its return to private ownership. 29-Sep-2003 Invensys, the automation and controls group, is considering plans to relocate its headquarters from London to Boston in the US. 29-Sep-2003 Arvato is to create 400 new jobs at its call centre in Liverpool by the end of the year, having won a customer service outsourcing contract from German domestic appliance manufacturer Miele. 26-Sep-2003 Kangol Headwear Europe is to invest £1m to buy and upgrade its headquarters in Cleator, Cumbria, securing the future of 50 jobs. 26-Sep-2003 Dynamic Europe is relocating its control systems supply business from Kidderminster to the Stonebridge Cross Business Park in Droitwich. 26-Sep-2003 Microturbo is to seeking permission to build a new 36,000 sq ft base next to its existing aerospace plant near Fareham, which would create 140 jobs. 26-Sep-2003 Dartington has shed 43 jobs at its crystal glass operations in Devon, in order to reduce output at its factory in Torrington and to close some shops. 26-Sep-2003 Corus has announced plans for a £90m investment in its engineering steels business, including manufacturing improvements at plants in Rotherham and Stocksbridge. 25-Sep-2003 Alstom Power Turbo-Systems is to shed up to 300 jobs at its factory in Knutsford. 25-Sep-2003 Shaw Group is planning to shed an unspecified number of the 1,000 jobs at its power plant fabrication business in Derby. 25-Sep-2003 Smiths Group is looking to spend up to £1.5bn on acquisitions to expand its aerospace, detection and medical divisions. 25-Sep-2003 Rexquote is to double the production capacity at its road-rail equipment factory in Somerset, with the creation of up to 50 jobs. 25-Sep-2003 VA Tech is seeking planning permission to build a new headquarters for 300 office staff in South Tyneside, having secured a £2m regional selective assistance grant. 24-Sep-2003 KMF Precision is creating 20 extra jobs at its new sheet metal factory in North Staffordshire. 23-Sep-2003 Dril-Quip is to shed 39 of the 285 jobs at its sub-sea equipment factory in Aberdeen. 22-Sep-2003 CN Hadley is to close its engineering components business in Darlington in October with the loss of 40 jobs. 22-Sep-2003 Nordam Europe is to invest £8.4m in the expansion of its aerospace factory in Blackwood, with the creation of 170 jobs over the next few years. 19-Sep-2003 Britax is to expand its aircraft seating factory in Cwmbran with the creation of 200 jobs. 19-Sep-2003 Lindstrand Balloons has warned that up to 40 jobs may be lost from its 80-strong workforce in Oswestry, because of new European regulations concerning the certification of tethered balloons. 19-Sep-2003 Morris Material Handling is to create ten new jobs at its crane manufacturing plant in Loughborough, following a recent rise in sales. 18-Sep-2003 Corus is considering plans to raise up to £100m from the sale of non-core assets over the next two years, including specialist steels for products such as electric motors and batteries. 18-Sep-2003 Ilpea is investing £1m in the expansion of its gasket manufacturing operation at Skelton on Teesside, with the creation of 44 new jobs by the end of the year. 15-Sep-2003 Pilkington is planning to invest £21m in the construction of a float glass plant in Russia. 15-Sep-2003 Brett Martin is to shed 34 jobs at its plastic products factory in Mallusk, due to a decline in demand for construction materials in a number of export markets. 12-Sep-2003 Austin Taylor is to shed a further 42 jobs at its cabling installation products factory in Bethesda, in order to transfer some production to the Far East. 12-Sep-2003 Rockwool is to invest £24m in a new insulation materials production line for its plant in Bridgend by 2005, with the creation of 60 jobs. 11-Sep-2003 Remploy is considering plans to merge its two factories in Ystradgynlais and Brynamman onto a new site in Ystradgynlais, which would affect 70 staff. 11-Sep-2003 Vald Birn is to shed about 70 of the 170 jobs at its iron foundry near Bedlington. 11-Sep-2003 John Ford & Co is to close its Fife-based knitwear business by the end of the year, with the loss of 40 jobs. 10-Sep-2003 Arco has announced plans for the multi-million pound expansion of its safety equipment distribution centre in Hull, with the creation of an unspecified number of new jobs. 10-Sep-2003 Kidde is looking to raise up to £90m from the sale of investments in associated companies, including boilermaker Baxi, Robbialac and Paint Professional. 10-Sep-2003 Morgan Crucible is planning to sell more non-core businesses and further reduce its 14,000-strong workforce, in order to make cost savings of up to £50m a year. 10-Sep-2003 Helix is planning to close its school instruments factory at Lye in the West Midlands with the loss of 50 jobs, in order to transfer production to the Far East. 09-Sep-2003 Xstrata Zinc is to close its lead recycling plant in Northfleet, Kent, later this year. 08-Sep-2003 Imerys is to close two china clay depots in Plymouth and Launceston in October, with the loss of 21 jobs. 08-Sep-2003 Deeside Furniture is to close its factory in Wrexham with the loss of up to 70 jobs. 05-Sep-2003 Tyrone Crystal, the Northern Ireland-based crystal maker, is considering plans for a management buy-out. 04-Sep-2003 Wadkin Ultracare has acquired the assets of three woodwork machine manufacturers - Ryburn, Fell and Brookman - from Yorkshire-based parent company Ryburn. 04-Sep-2003 BAe Systems has won a £800m contract to supply 66 Hawk jet aircraft to India, securing the future of the 2,500 jobs at its Brough plant for at least five years. 04-Sep-2003 The National Assembly for Wales is to invest £22m in projects that will encourage recycling and cut down on waste, in order to help councils meet recycling targets. 03-Sep-2003 Eaton MEM is to close its lighting factory in Chippenham with the loss of 63 production jobs and 20 office jobs, in order to transfer production to Hungary. 03-Sep-2003 Dimensions Holdings has secured £5m from Bank of Scotland Corporate Banking to finance the expansion of its Castle Donington-based industrial clothing business. 03-Sep-2003 Newsome Tools is relocating its tool distribution business and 15 staff to a larger site at Harleston Street in Sheffield. 01-Sep-2003 Firth Rixson is to merge its three special steels and distribution divisions to create a company called Enpar Special Alloys, based in Ecclesfield. 29-Aug-2003 Rentokil Initial is seeking acquisitions to expand its pest control and hygiene business across continental Europe. 29-Aug-2003 JCB, the construction equipment company, is to develop and build a new range of engines at its plant in Staffordshire, with the creation of 200 jobs. 29-Aug-2003 ADT Fire & Security is to relocate its Cardiff branch to a 10,000 sq ft building at the Cardiff Gate Business Park. 28-Aug-2003 Highlands & Islands Enterprise is looking to sell the £7m publicly-owned Sutherland Woollen Mill in Brora, and the site may be put to an alternative use. 28-Aug-2003 Bolton Copper is shedding 69 of the 178 jobs at its copper works in Froghall, Staffordshire. 26-Aug-2003 South Gloucestershire Council has approved plans for the development of a £1m waste and recycling centre in Kingswood, and SITA will oversee the work. 26-Aug-2003 Tyco Thermal Controls is relocating its trace-heating systems factory and up to 30 staff from Swindon to Washington. 25-Aug-2003 Enodis, the catering equipment manufacturer with a valuation of about £450m, has received four takeover approaches. 25-Aug-2003 BAe Systems is to acquire a 29% stake in Alvis, the armoured vehicle manufacturer, from GKN for £73m. 25-Aug-2003 Circatex is to shed up to 99 of the 659 jobs at its circuit boards factory in South Shields. 22-Aug-2003 Schmitz Cargobull is to expand its 300-strong workforce in Stanley over the next two years, due to rising demand for its truck trailers. 22-Aug-2003 Shirtmakers Guild is said to be considering plans to shed up to 80 jobs at its shirt factory in Portadown, following the loss of a major order. 22-Aug-2003 Volvere is in negotiations with five potential takeover targets, as part of a strategy to create an engineering consultancy group for regulated industries such as rail, gas and nuclear power. 21-Aug-2003 Dyson has announced plans to transfer the production of washing machines to Malaysia, with the loss of 65 jobs at its factory in Wiltshire. 21-Aug-2003 Valence Technology is to close its battery factory in Antrim with the loss of 130 jobs, in order to transfer production to China. 20-Aug-2003 Rolls-Royce is to close its Main Works in Nightingale Road, Derby, and relocate 500 staff to a new site on Sinfin Lane in 2005, with the loss of 200 jobs. 20-Aug-2003 Ferrograph is to create about 20 new jobs in Newcastle, having won a contract to provide passenger information screens to Manchester Airport. 19-Aug-2003 Cobham is looking to sell its Westwind semiconductor machinery division for up to £15m. 19-Aug-2003 Headlam is setting up purpose-built distribution centres for its floorcoverings business, including a new site due to open in Leeds this month. 19-Aug-2003 House of Hardy is to shed 31 of the 100 jobs at its fishing tackle manufacturing business in Alnwick. 18-Aug-2003 Advanced Composites Group, the Derbyshire-based manufacturer of carbon fibre components with 300 staff, is planning a £50m flotation later this year. 18-Aug-2003 Westinghouse Brakes is to close its factory in Chippenham by 2005, and relocate up to 350 jobs to a new site in either Melksham or Swindon. 15-Aug-2003 Peter Christian is to close its textile factory in Leicester with the loss of 19 jobs, in order to consolidate production at its site in mid Wales. 15-Aug-2003 Ifor Williams Trailers is planning to open a new trailers factory at its site on Deeside over the next three months, with the creation of about 80 jobs. 14-Aug-2003 Corus has announced plans to expand its steel plant in Port Talbot with the creation of 35 jobs, but the project is dependent on the company securing finance. 14-Aug-2003 Corus is looking to raise up to £60m from the sale of its steel distribution operations in North America. 13-Aug-2003 Electrium is to close its electrical equipment factory in Hindley Green, Lancashire, with the loss of 154 jobs. 12-Aug-2003 Sims Recycling Solutions is to double the capacity of its fridge recycling centre in Newport in October, with the creation of 25 jobs. 12-Aug-2003 Sherwood is to close its Birkin lace manufacturing business in Nottingham with the loss of about 150 jobs, and some of the assets will be sold to a new holding company for £1.5m. 12-Aug-2003 John Edward Crowther has shed all 244 jobs in its Colne Valley yarn spinning business, having failed to find a buyer. 11-Aug-2003 Alstom is planning to shed up to 5,000 jobs from its 10,000-strong UK workforce over the next two years, but hopes that 3,500 power transmission jobs will transfer to Areva of France. 11-Aug-2003 Rolls-Royce is to shed 57 of the 400 jobs at its aircraft engine components factory in Sunderland. 08-Aug-2003 GE Druck is to shed 80 of the 650 jobs at its pressure-measuring equipment factory in Leicester. 08-Aug-2003 Bosch, the German power tool manufacturer, is to open its first UK call centre in Liverpool this summer, with the creation of 90 jobs. 07-Aug-2003 Selkirks Manufacturing, the Barnstaple-based manufacturer of chimney and flue systems, has ceased trading with the loss of 180 jobs. 06-Aug-2003 Tomkins has started recruiting 200 extra staff for its Schrader Electronics business in Antrim, in order to increase production of tyre pressure detectors. 05-Aug-2003 Tellermate has secured £11m to fund the expansion of its Cardiff-based automated money-counting machines business. 05-Aug-2003 Cambrian Mining has raised £1.8m in a flotation on Aim to fund the acquisition of stakes in exploration companies. 04-Aug-2003 Centrax is to shed up to 40 jobs at its aircraft turbine components factory in Newton Abbot. 01-Aug-2003 Moncaster Wire Products is investing £1.5m in a new 50,000sq ft factory on the Fairfield Industrial Estate in Louth. 31-Jul-2003 Cookson is looking to sell Speedline, the lossmaking manufacturer of equipment for printed circuit board assembly lines. 30-Jul-2003 Donisthorpe & Company is seeking a new site in the Leicester area for its industrial sewing thread business, and up to 120 staff will be relocated over the next two years. 29-Jul-2003 United Utilities has announced a £1bn rights issue to fund a water quality and environmental improvement programme. 29-Jul-2003 Reading Borough Council is considering plans from four waste companies to build a major recycling and composting plant. 24-Jul-2003 Brintons is to shed up to 40 jobs at its recently-acquired Woodward Grosvenor carpet factory in Kidderminster. 18-Jul-2003 Cincinnati Machine, the Birmingham-based toolmaker, is to close its workshop in Erdington with the loss of 38 jobs. 18-Jul-2003 BAe Systems is to shed 132 jobs at its Air Systems and Aerostructures operations in Samlesbury, Lancashire. 15-Jul-2003 Rhinobath is planning to invest up to £3m in a new factory to make injection moulded baths on Merseyside. 11-Jul-2003 Acco is to close its office equipment factory in Droitwich in October with the loss of about 70 jobs, in order to transfer production to its Peterborough site. 11-Jul-2003 Easibathe is planning to increase the workforce at its disability supplies factory in Gateshead from 45 to 60 over the next 12 months. 11-Jul-2003 Waste Recycling Group has submitted plans to set up a £25m household waste landfill and recycling site in Haslington, Cheshire. 10-Jul-2003 Bridon Ropes is to create up to 50 jobs at its rope factories in Newcastle and Doncaster, but its Retford factory in Nottinghamshire will close. 10-Jul-2003 Norfolk County Council is to look at proposals for the development of a waste treatment plant at a cost of up to £100m, but no potential sites have yet been identified. 10-Jul-2003 Cobham has raised £106m in a share placing, in order to reduce debt and fund the acquisition of aerospace and defence companies in the US. 10-Jul-2003 Heatrae Sadia is to shed 55 jobs at its factory near Norwich in order to transfer production of showers and immersion heaters to Malaysia. 08-Jul-2003 Regency Group is to create 40 new jobs in Weston-super-Mare over the next few months, in order to expand its Regency@Home furniture and carpet repair service. 08-Jul-2003 Epm Technology is to create 70 new jobs in Leicester, having won contracts to make 150 main body compartments for ambulances, and a second factory will be established on the Hermitage Industrial Estate by September. 08-Jul-2003 Corus is to shed 130 temporary jobs at its steel pipes plant in Hartlepool next month. 07-Jul-2003 Osborne & Little, the wallpaper designer, is to undergo a £13m management buy-out. 07-Jul-2003 Cornwell Parker, the furniture supplier, is to close its office in High Wycombe over the next few months, with the loss of 20 jobs. 04-Jul-2003 Cookson is to shed 160 jobs in its precious metals division, which will mostly affect operations in North America and continental Europe. 04-Jul-2003 Start-rite is to close its remaining shoemaking operation in Norwich in September with the loss of 28 jobs, while 150 sales and design staff will relocate to a new site at the Broadland Business Park in November. 03-Jul-2003 ABB Control Valves is to close its service department in Aberdeen later this year with the loss of 10 jobs. 03-Jul-2003 Stafford Borough Council is to consider plans from Rosemound Developments for the construction of a warehouse in Stone, which will create 85 jobs in the assembly and distribution of industrial components. 01-Jul-2003 Sita, the waste company, is planning to close its Gateshead office with the loss of about 20 jobs, in order to control its north-east operations from Doncaster. 30-Jun-2003 Ingenico is to create 20 new jobs in Fife having won a £60m contract to supply payment terminals to Barclaycard. 30-Jun-2003 Nacco Materials Handling is receiving a £33m investment from its US parent to establish a dedicated manufacturing centre for a new range of trucks at its Craigavon factory. 30-Jun-2003 Campmuir is to expand production at its machinery factory in Forfar, adding 20 new jobs to the 110-strong workforce. 27-Jun-2003 Bede has raised £3.6m in a share placing to prepare for an expected upturn in demand for its X-ray instruments. 27-Jun-2003 Solaglas is to shed 99 jobs at its glass factory in Bishop Auckland, which will involve the closure of its domestic appliance department. 26-Jun-2003 R&T Swann has shed 19 jobs at its mobile phone towers factory in Braintree. 26-Jun-2003 Silentnight has delayed the relocation of its bed factory in Edmonton until September, while the relocation of its Parker Knoll upholstery factory from Chipping Norton is delayed until July 2004. 26-Jun-2003 The Welsh Development Agency has assisted KDG of France acquire the former TIB CD manufacturing plant in Merthyr, which will result in a £6.2m investment programme and a secure future for the 90-storng workforce. 25-Jun-2003 Balmer Lindley is to take over the former Sanyo factory in Newton Aycliffe to manufacture street lighting and other safety products, with the creation of 120 jobs. 24-Jun-2003 Adan, the Lincolnshire-based manufacturer of high-torque slow-speed hydraulic motors with 20 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by the Co-operative Bank's East Midlands corporate banking team. 24-Jun-2003 Avent Engineering is creating 120 new jobs in Wiltshire, Somerset and Devon, having won a gas mains replacement contract from Transco. 23-Jun-2003 Newlands Scientific is planning to raise £1.5m in a share offer to fund the development of its Whispering Windows technology, which transforms any flat surface into a loud speaker. 23-Jun-2003 Stretchline is to close its textile factory in Loughborough, in order to relocate production and up to 75 jobs to its site in Long Eaton. 19-Jun-2003 British American Tobacco is to close its cigarette factory in Darlington next year with the loss of 490 jobs in order to transfer production to Southampton, while two factories in Canada will also be closed. 19-Jun-2003 Corus has announced plans to shed 102 jobs at its Firsteel plant in Tipton and 34 at the Brinsworth plant in Rotherham. 18-Jun-2003 Loughborough University is to set up a £60m centre for engineering expertise in Charnwood with the creation of 100 jobs, in partnership with the East Midlands Development Agency and BAe Systems. 17-Jun-2003 Copley Marshall is to close the commission dyeing operation at its Holme Valley textiles business with the loss of 18 jobs. 16-Jun-2003 Monitron International is planning to create dozens of jobs in Kidderminster having won government approval for its latest digital roadside traffic camera. 16-Jun-2003 Ronson, the West Sussex-based manufacturer of cigarette lighters, is planning to seek voluntary liquidation and sell its main trading division. 16-Jun-2003 Morgan Crucible is to close its research and development base in Stourport later this year with the loss of 50 jobs. 13-Jun-2003 Cubic Transportation Systems, the developer of automated fare collecting systems, is to centralise its UK operations onto its new site at Salfords in Surrey, where the 200-strong workforce could double over the next few years. 13-Jun-2003 PSM International is to shed 125 of the 225 jobs at its fasteners factory in Willenhall, in order to transfer work to a new factory in the Czech Republic. 13-Jun-2003 Aker Kvaerner is to shed up to 70 jobs at sites in Stockton and Warrington, in order to eliminate duplication in management, human resources and finance. 12-Jun-2003 Walk Off Mats is to close its dust control products factory in Leighton Buzzard with the loss of 150 jobs, in order to relocate production to Manchester. 11-Jun-2003 Bourne Tools is to close its toolmaking factory in Brownhills this autumn, and some of the 40 staff will relocate to sister company Bourne Technical Mouldings. 11-Jun-2003 Yorklyde is to close the cloth manufacturing operation at its Moorhouse & Brook business in Holme Valley in July, with the loss of 70 jobs. 10-Jun-2003 The Scottish Executive has announced a £14m funding package to improve recycling facilities and introduce kerbside collections, with the money going to councils in North and South Lanarkshire, West Lothian, East Renfrewshire and Fife. 10-Jun-2003 Merloni of Italy is to invest £60m at its domestic appliance factories in Peterborough, Bristol, North Wales and the Midlands, in order to increase output by at least 10% by 2005. 10-Jun-2003 Doncasters is to shed about 40 of the 142 jobs at its aircraft engine components factory in Leeds. 09-Jun-2003 Clyde Marine is to close its production site in Cambuslang in September with the loss of 28 jobs, in order to relocate the manufacture of windlass sail-hoisting products to its plant in Havant. 09-Jun-2003 Sondex is planning to raise £25m in a flotation in order to reduce debt and expand its oilfield equipment business. 09-Jun-2003 RJ Sheet Metal is relocating its metal fabrication business to a new 50,000 sq ft factory in Merthyr, where it expects to double its 50-strong workforce. 06-Jun-2003 Celsa of Spain is to re-open the former ASW steel plant in Cardiff, taking on about 400 workers who lost their jobs last year. 05-Jun-2003 Waterford Wedgwood is to close its two Johnson Brothers earthenware factories in Stoke-on-Trent with the loss of 1,000 jobs, and the work will be transferred to China. 05-Jun-2003 Sanken Power Systems is to shed 90 of the 136 jobs at its electrical components research and manufacturing facility in Abercynon. 04-Jun-2003 Scottish Water has won permission to build a £5.5m sewage plant on the outskirts of Aviemore. 02-Jun-2003 TW Burrell & Sons is reviewing its knitwear factory in Leicester, which could result in the loss of most of the 45-strong workforce. 02-Jun-2003 UBH International is to shed up to 18 of the 120 jobs at its industrial tanks factory in Lancashire. 30-May-2003 Ulster Carpet Mills is to shed up to 150 jobs at its carpet manufacturing operation in Portadown over the next two years. 30-May-2003 Scottish Water is to relocate its customer management call centres from Dundee and Glasgow to a single site in Edinburgh. 30-May-2003 Thorn is to shed 95 of the 787 jobs at its lighting factory in Spennymoor over the next six months. 29-May-2003 BAe Systems is to shed 40 jobs at its underwater weapons factory in Waterlooville. 29-May-2003 Beran Instruments is to expand its engineering components factory at Great Torrington in Devon, with the creation of 25 jobs. 28-May-2003 Alstom is to close its Transit railway equipment factory in Preston later this year, with the loss of up to 500 jobs. 28-May-2003 Dewhirst is closing its two textile factories in Sunderland with the loss of 380 jobs, in order to consolidate its local operations on one remaining plant in Hendon. 27-May-2003 LG Philips is to close its television components factory in Newport, Gwent, with the loss of 870 jobs, while its factory in Southport will close with the loss of 71 jobs. 23-May-2003 Intelicoat Technologies, the provider of coating services to manufacturers of printed circuits and other products, is to shed up to 65 jobs at its factories in Runcorn and Wrexham. 23-May-2003 Pickerings is looking to relocate its lift factory and up to 150 staff to another site in Stockton, with its existing town centre site being used for a supermarket. 23-May-2003 Rittal-CSM is to shed 40 of the 519 jobs at its electronic enclosures factory in Plymouth. 23-May-2003 Remploy is to set up a £10m household products factory at the Lea Green Industrial Estate in St Helens, with the creation of 120 jobs. 22-May-2003 VA Tech Transmission & Distribution, the switchgear manufacturer, is seeking a suitable site on Tyneside for a new headquarters, which will involve the relocation of about 250 staff from Hebburn. 22-May-2003 Newcastle Mining, the Washington-based drilling and concrete repair company, is planning to increase its workforce from nine to 18 by the end of the year following a recent buy-out. 22-May-2003 Gallaher is to shed 175 jobs at its tobacco factory near Ballymena and 49 jobs at its cigar factory in Cardiff, while its Dublin plant will be closed. 21-May-2003 Corus is to shed 95 jobs on the electro-zinc line at its Shotton steelworks in Flintshire, but the workers will be eligible to apply for jobs on a new part of the site making factory-built homes. 21-May-2003 H&B Rail Engineering is to expand the 40-strong workforce at its train track manufacturing plant in Durham with 12 additional staff this year, following a recent investment in new machinery. 19-May-2003 Powell Knitwear has closed its textiles factory in Anstey, Leicestershire, with the loss of 50 jobs. 19-May-2003 Goodrich is to invest £9m in a new maintenance facility at Prestwick International Aerospace Park, with the creation of 120 jobs. 16-May-2003 James Walker, the seal and gasket manufacturer, is to relocate its head office and factory from Woking to Cockermouth next year with the creation of at least 40 jobs. 15-May-2003 Sara Lee Courtaulds is to close its clothing factory in Bishop Auckland with the loss of 340 jobs, having lost a contract with Marks & Spencer. 15-May-2003 The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is to merge with the Institution of Electrical Engineers and the Institution of Incorporated Engineers, in order to unify the different parts of the profession. 15-May-2003 EJ Badekabiner of Denmark is to set up a sanitary ware factory in Cramlington over the next few months, with the creation of 150 jobs. 13-May-2003 Scottish Water has disclosed that 17,000 miles of water pipes need to be replaced, and the £2bn project could take 15 years. 13-May-2003 Teignbridge Propellers is to shed 28 jobs at its underwater gear systems factory in Newton Abbot, while its US parent has approved plans for a multi-million pound investment in new equipment. 13-May-2003 Berol is to close its pen factory in King's Lynn with the loss of 230 jobs, in order to transfer production to its larger site in Newhaven. 12-May-2003 Wellstream is planning to shed up to 39 jobs at its oil pipeline manufacturing business in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 09-May-2003 Comyn Ching is relocating its Solray heater panel factory from London to Gorseinon in Swansea, with the creation of up to 50 jobs. 08-May-2003 Desmonds is to close three textile factories in Northern Ireland, with the loss of 482 jobs at sites in Omagh, Swatragh and Irvinestown. 07-May-2003 CompAir is to close its compressed air equipment factory in Camborne in September, with the loss of about 180 jobs. 07-May-2003 Hattersley Newman Hender is to close its valves factory in Ormskirk later this year with the loss of 240 jobs, although 60 staff may relocate to its Doncaster site. 07-May-2003 Babtie Group is to create an unspecified number of jobs at its engineering consultancy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to work on new contracts for international road safety research projects. 07-May-2003 Saft is to create 70 new jobs at its battery equipment factory in South Shields. 07-May-2003 DPS is planning to shed 45 of the 110 jobs at its aircraft seats factory in Pembroke Dock. 06-May-2003 Montex Curtains is to close its factory in Leyland with the loss of 40 jobs, in order to transfer production to Czechoslovakia, Poland and Pakistan. 06-May-2003 Arba Knitwear has closed its clothing factory in Curzon Street, Leicester, with the loss of 53 jobs. 02-May-2003 Rafiki, the Cwmbran-based fire alarm manufacturer, is planning to double its 25-strong workforce over the next two years following a £1m investment in bringing production in-house. 01-May-2003 Herdmans is to shed 160 jobs at its linen-spinning mill in Sion Mills, County Tyrone. 30-Apr-2003 Aker Kvaerner is planning to create 700 new jobs by 2005, including 140 at the new Teesside-based headquarters for its engineering services business. 30-Apr-2003 Corus has announced plans to shed a further 1,150 jobs at steel plants in Rotherham, Llanwern and Tipton, and the future of a further 2,200 jobs on Teesside is in doubt. 29-Apr-2003 Greenham, the supplier of industrial safety equipment, is to set up a distribution centre at the former Dewhirst factory in Swansea, with the creation of 90 jobs. 28-Apr-2003 Aida Engineering is to close its industrial machines factory in Derby with the loss of 53 jobs, while 11 sales staff will move to a smaller site elsewhere in the city. 28-Apr-2003 Day & Zimmermann has set up a new office for up to 40 staff in the grounds of the DuPont site at Brockworth near Gloucester, in order to expand its engineering services into the Swindon area. 25-Apr-2003 NSK is to shed a further 40 jobs at its bearings factory in Newark by the end of September. 25-Apr-2003 Martin Emprex International is closing its textiles factory in Sutton-in-Ashfield with the loss of 208 jobs, in order to move its sewing operations abroad. 25-Apr-2003 Aga Foodservice has shed 14 jobs at its recently-acquired HC Troldahl refrigeration business in Gateshead, in order to relocate the accounts department to Stevenage. 24-Apr-2003 Shanks has won permission from Milton Keynes Council to build a multi-million pound waste treatment facility in Newton Longville. 24-Apr-2003 EHS International has secured a £1.1m funding package from NatWest to expand its Manchester-based air conditioning business. 24-Apr-2003 The Department for International Development in Northern Ireland is seeking expressions of interest in a £57m deal to build two water treatment works, including a site in Culmore and four pumping stations. 24-Apr-2003 Corus has announced a deal to sell a 50% stake in the Lusosider hot dip galvanising business in Portugal to CSN of Brazil for £7.4m. 23-Apr-2003 Liverpool City Council is looking at options for the development of a £200m recycling plant on the outskirts of the city, and talks are taking place with Shanks Waste Services. 23-Apr-2003 Young Shin is to close its microwave oven components factory on Teesside in May, with the loss of 61 jobs. 22-Apr-2003 Eaton Industrial is to close its tube and metal assembly operations at Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, with the loss of about 50 jobs, in order to transfer work to Germany. 22-Apr-2003 Scottish Water has announced plans to shed 900 jobs, in order to cut costs by £100m. 22-Apr-2003 Findel is to shed 25 jobs at its educational supplies sites in Ashby, Nottingham and Weston-super-Mare. 17-Apr-2003 Chubb, the security services group, has received a preliminary approach from an unnamed company that could lead to a takeover offer. 17-Apr-2003 Invensys is looking to raise at least £1.8bn from a programme of disposals, in order to reduce debt and focus on its production management and rail systems operations. 16-Apr-2003 British Piano Manufacturing Company is going into liquidation with the loss of 23 jobs at its Gloucestershire factory. 16-Apr-2003 The Northern Ireland Office has warned that up to 600 jobs could be lost at the Northern Ireland Water Service over the next six years, as part of a package of reforms. 16-Apr-2003 Trouvay & Cauvin, the Oldham-based valve and pipe distributor, has undergone a management buy-out after its French parent went into liquidation, saving 30 jobs. 16-Apr-2003 Flintshire County Council has received plans from AD Waste for a multi-million pound landfill site on the Deeside Industrial Estate, including a facility to extract fuel and generate electricity from the waste. 11-Apr-2003 Pocklington Coachworks is to shed 28 of the 90 jobs at its York-based engineering business, due to a fall in demand for custom-built race trailers from the motorsport industry. 11-Apr-2003 Silentnight is to close two bed factories in Andover and Bridgend and restructure sites in Chipping Norton and London, with the loss of up to 800 jobs. 11-Apr-2003 The Rutherford Appleton laboratory in Oxfordshire is to receive a £100m government investment to expand its neutron research centre. 09-Apr-2003 Hydro Aluminium Extrusion has won a £1.1m Regional Selective Assistance grant from the Welsh Assembly to purchase plant and machinery for its Caerphilly factory, securing the future of 150 jobs. 08-Apr-2003 Enodis is to relocate its chief executive's office from the UK to the US, as part of a restructuring of its catering equipment business. 08-Apr-2003 LG Philips is to close its television components plant in Washington by the end of October, with the loss of 119 jobs. 07-Apr-2003 Ineos Chlor is seeking permission to build a treatment plant in Runcorn to deal with CFC gases recovered from refrigeration and air conditioning units. 04-Apr-2003 Bib Cochran is to close its boilers factory in Lincoln in May with the loss of 45 jobs. 04-Apr-2003 Cutler-Hammer is to close its industrial switches factory in Devon later this year with the loss of 100 jobs, in order to transfer production to sites in Birmingham and the Netherlands. 04-Apr-2003 Maydown Precision Engineering is to shed 40 jobs at its factory in Londonderry. 03-Apr-2003 De La Rue Cash Systems is to shed 86 of the 300 jobs at its factory in Portsmouth, following a fall in demand for bank-note sorting machines. 03-Apr-2003 Strachan & Henshaw is to shed 40 jobs at its pumps and valves factory in Bristol. 03-Apr-2003 The Waste & Resources Action Programme is helping fund the development of a £1.9m construction waste recycling centre at Wath-upon-Dearne in South Yorkshire, built by TK Lynskey Excavations. 03-Apr-2003 GE Power Controls is to close its electrical equipment factory at the Knowsley industrial park in Kirkby, with the loss of 60 jobs. 02-Apr-2003 Austin Taylor Communications is to shed up to 45 of the 120 jobs at its cable-making factory in Bethesda, in order to transfer work to China. 02-Apr-2003 Ulster Weavers Apparel is planning a £6.2m expansion of its linen clothing and textile operations in Northern Ireland, with the creation of 33 jobs. 01-Apr-2003 European Diamonds has raised £1.5m in a share placing to fund its diamond exploration activities in Finland. 01-Apr-2003 Engelhard Technologies is to close its catalysts and filters factory at Coleford in Gloucestershire in October with the loss of 36 jobs. 31-Mar-2003 Burostat is to relocate its gift manufacturing business to Glossop, with the loss of up to 90 jobs at its existing site in Ipswich. 28-Mar-2003 Stiebel is to close its lace factory in Skegness in June with the loss of 32 jobs. 28-Mar-2003 John Edward Crowther is to close its textile mill in Marsden with the loss of up to 244 jobs, unless a buyer can be found by June. 28-Mar-2003 Vivid Retail is creating 80 new jobs at its Walsall factory, having won a contract to make new-style National Lottery booths. 27-Mar-2003 Darby Group, the glass manufacturer, has received a takeover approach from cash shell Jarvis Porter. 26-Mar-2003 The Welsh Development Agency has received an extra £8m from the Welsh Assembly to fund the acquisition of land for a 500-acre aerospace centre of excellence at St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, which could create thousands of jobs. 25-Mar-2003 Timken is to close its bearings factory in Darlington by March 2004, with the loss of 104 jobs. 24-Mar-2003 Aga Foodservice is looking to spend up to £130m on acquisitions to expand its catering equipment business in the US and continental Europe over the next two years. 24-Mar-2003 Ducal is to shed a further 59 jobs at its furniture factory in Andover. 21-Mar-2003 Smiths Group has shortlisted five bidders for the sale of its Polymer Seals business, which employs 400 staff in the UK, as part of a strategy to focus on aircraft parts and medical equipment. 20-Mar-2003 Smiths Aerospace has shed 34 jobs at its landing gear and hydraulics plant on the Isle of Man. 19-Mar-2003 Bentwood is to close its lingerie factory in North Lincolnshire with the loss of up to 176 jobs. 19-Mar-2003 BAe Systems has announced plans to shed 1,000 jobs at sites in Woodford, Chadderton, Prestwick and Warton, largely as a result of losing work on the Nimrod patrol aircraft programme. 19-Mar-2003 Hillhead Vinyls is to close its floor coverings factory in Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow, in June with the loss of 20 jobs. 18-Mar-2003 North Lanarkshire Council is considering plans from Healthcare Environmental Services for the development of a clinical waste transfer station in Shotts, with the creation of ten jobs. 18-Mar-2003 Plastic Technologies is planning to create between 15 and 20 new jobs at its plastic products factory in Smethwick. 17-Mar-2003 Finlay has sold a 40% stake in its Tyrone-based engineering business to Sandik of Sweden, and 20 jobs will be created when the two companies develop a new range of mobile crushing and screening equipment. 17-Mar-2003 Hydro Polymers is investing £2m in the acquisition of PVC granule production equipment for its plastics factory in Newton Aycliffe, securing the future of 48 jobs. 14-Mar-2003 Amdega is to shed 50 jobs at its conservatory manufacturing business in Darlington, following a fall in overseas sales. 14-Mar-2003 Pegler is to shed 50 jobs at its plumbing products factory in Doncaster, due to a fall in orders from a sister company near Liverpool. 14-Mar-2003 Foster Refrigerator is to shed up to 30 of the 350 jobs at its refrigeration factory in King's Lynn. 13-Mar-2003 Alstom is looking to sell its transmission and industrial turbine operations, which would affect 1,500 workers at its factory in Stafford. 13-Mar-2003 Halyard has acquired Cerambrand, the Horndean-based marine exhaust manufacturer, from Northamptonshire parent Rediweld for undisclosed terms. 13-Mar-2003 Neath Port Talbot Council is forming a partnership with the Babtie consultancy to take over the running of the Earlswood materials testing laboratory in Neath, securing the future of 20 jobs. 13-Mar-2003 Motherwell Bridge is to close a materials handling equipment facility in Leeds with the loss of 60 jobs and an electronic components facility in Dalkeith with the loss of 30 jobs. 12-Mar-2003 Apex Cables is investing £2m in a new cable manufacturing facility in Durham, which will create 80 jobs over the next two years. 11-Mar-2003 Tanya Knitwear is considering plans to shed more than 30 jobs at its textiles manufacturing business at Fiskerton, near Lincoln. 11-Mar-2003 IMI is looking to spend up to £300m on acquisitions to expand its engineering business. 11-Mar-2003 Corus is planning to concentrate its UK steel production onto fewer sites with the loss of 3,000 jobs, which could mean job losses at plants in Redcar, Port Talbot or North Lincolnshire. 11-Mar-2003 General Trailers Fruehauf is to shed about 50 of the 400 jobs at its trailer factory near Dereham over the next few months. 10-Mar-2003 Northumbrian Water has won approval to build a new sewage treatment plant at Seahouses. 10-Mar-2003 Weir Pumps is to shed 85 of the 950 jobs at factories in Glasgow, Manchester and Alloa. 10-Mar-2003 Silentnight is to shed 200 jobs at its Cornwell Parker furniture factory in Chipping Norton, and further jobs will be lost in High Wycombe. 10-Mar-2003 LG Harris is seeking voluntary redundancies from the 380-strong workforce at its paint brush factory in Bromsgrove. 07-Mar-2003 Point Source has announced plans to expand its Hampshire-based fibre optics business, with the creation of 100 jobs over the next 30 months. 07-Mar-2003 Thales Air Defence has revealed a £4.5m investment in a new centre of excellence in Belfast, specialising in missile systems integration. 06-Mar-2003 Alstom Power is to shed up to 100 of the 400 jobs at its base in Knutsford, Cheshire. 06-Mar-2003 Bombardier has announced plans to shed up to 1,800 jobs at its Shorts aerospace factory in east Belfast. 06-Mar-2003 Carr's Milling Industries is to shed 20 jobs at its Keytor engineering business in Cumbria, as part of a reorganisation that will see its Hinds commercial vehicle body building business relocate to the Keytor site in Carlisle. 05-Mar-2003 Texon UK is considering plans to close its shoe material factories in Cleveland, Leicester and Kettering, with the loss of up to 458 jobs. 04-Mar-2003 Qinetiq has won a £5.6bn contract to manage 22 weapons testing ranges for the Ministry of Defence, which will involve an investment of £150m in upgrading the sites and the loss of 500 jobs. 04-Mar-2003 Legrand Electric is to close its sockets and light fittings factory in Birmingham later this year with the loss of about 200 jobs, while some staff will relocate to sites in Wednesbury and West Bromwich. 03-Mar-2003 Downtex is to close its textiles factory in Bolton, and some production will be transferred to its main factory in Manchester. 03-Mar-2003 Fugro Group, the Dutch geosciences company, is planning to build a 50,000 sq ft headquarters in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. 03-Mar-2003 Christie Tyler is planning to transfer more production to Poland, casting doubt over the future of 200 jobs at Carousel Furniture in Cardiff and a further 200 at Wyvern Furniture in Ebbw Vale. 28-Feb-2003 Hunters of Brora has ceased trading with the loss of 22 jobs at its Sutherland woollen mill. 28-Feb-2003 Sara Lee Courtaulds is considering plans to close its hosiery factory in Sutton-in-Ashfield, with the loss of 275 jobs. 28-Feb-2003 Welsh Water has announced a £14m investment in improving the water supply in the Swansea Valley, including the renewal of 46km of water mains. 27-Feb-2003 BAe Systems and Rheinmetall of Germany have agreed to break up their STN Atlas electronic systems joint venture, with BAe taking control of the naval technology. 27-Feb-2003 Scottish Water has won approval from East Dunbartonshire Council to build a water filtration plant at Mugdock reservoir near Glasgow. 26-Feb-2003 Rolls-Royce is to shed 1,100 jobs at aircraft engine factories in Derby, Hucknall and Bristol by 2005, as part of a restructuring that will also involve flexible working practices and investment in new facilities at the sites. 26-Feb-2003 Invensys is considering plans to make further disposals, following the recent fall in the engineering group's share price. 26-Feb-2003 Imperial Tobacco is to set up a new headquarters for its sales and marketing operation at a 17,000 sq ft office in Farnham Royal, Slough. 25-Feb-2003 Rayware Group has bought the former Ravenhead Glass site in St Helens in order to store houseware products, which could lead to the creation of up to 200 jobs. 25-Feb-2003 Tanfield Group has 20 vacancies at its machine manufacturing plant in Stanley, County Durham, and a further 30 jobs will created over the next 12 months. 25-Feb-2003 Hills Industries is to invest £2.2m at its rotary clothes drier factory at Pontygwindy, Caerphilly, with the creation of 78 jobs. 24-Feb-2003 Ocular Sciences is to shed about 900 jobs at Chandler's Ford and Fareham in Hampshire by the end of the year, in order to restructure its contact lens manufacturing operations. 24-Feb-2003 Thales Sensors is to shed 210 jobs at its defence and aerospace factories in Crawley, Leicester and Linlithgow. 18-Feb-2003 Home-PAC, the St Albans-based flat-pack furniture manufacturer, has been placed in administration, and a buyer is being sought to save the 300 jobs. 13-Feb-2003 Labinal Group is planning to close its two wire harness factories in Worksop and Carlton with the loss of 78 jobs. 13-Feb-2003 Fermark, the Letchworth-based lingerie supplier, has gone into liquidation with the loss of 250 jobs. 12-Feb-2003 AvestaPolarit is to close its stainless steel site in Oldbury next year with the loss of 125 jobs, although up to 100 staff could be relocated to a new £10m service centre in Sheffield. 12-Feb-2003 Fletcher Products, the Burntwood-based boat-building firm, has ceased trading with the loss of 65 jobs. 10-Feb-2003 Velmore Fashions has shed a further 51 jobs at its site in Ellesmere Port, leaving a workforce of 120 to focus on the design and technical areas. 07-Feb-2003 British Buttons, the York-based button manufacturer, has gone into voluntary liquidation with the loss of 18 jobs. 07-Feb-2003 Paxman Diesels is to shed about 150 of the 249 jobs at its plant in Colchester, in order to transfer diesel engine production to Stockport. 07-Feb-2003 Nottinghamshire County Council is planning to set up a £9m recycling plant on the Crown Farm Industrial Estate in Mansfield, with the creation of 60 jobs. 06-Feb-2003 Fermec is to close its construction equipment factory in Manchester with the loss of up to 270 jobs, and backhoe production is expected to move to another Terex site. 06-Feb-2003 Brook Crompton is to shed 70 of the 220 jobs at its electric motor factory in Huddersfield. 05-Feb-2003 Unitech Industries, the Brownhills-based manufacturer of stainless steel kitchen equipment, is seeking permission to relocate about 70 jobs to a former Burntwood Engineering unit in Prospect Road. 03-Feb-2003 Lamont Holdings, the Rochdale-based textiles manufacturer, has filed for administration, having failed to complete a deal to sell off part of its BFF non-woven business. 03-Feb-2003 Scottish Water has selected Stirling Water and United Utilities as preferred bidders to carry out water and sewage treatment plant upgrades worth £1.8bn over the next four years. 03-Feb-2003 Tyco International is to shed up to 180 of the 450 jobs at its Dorman Smith Switchgear plant in Preston. 03-Feb-2003 Loades has closed its Abbey Panels manufacturing operation in Coventry and will auction the equipment this month. 03-Feb-2003 Desmonds is to shed 315 jobs in Northern Ireland by closing two clothing factories at Springtown and Dungiven. 31-Jan-2003 Speedo is to close its swimwear factory in Gedling, Notts, with the loss of 140 jobs, in order to transfer production to Sri Lanka and China. 31-Jan-2003 Thames Water is seeking a buyer for its Subterra underground utilities business, which has 900 staff. 30-Jan-2003 James Bennett has closed its hosiery factory in Hinckley with the loss of about 90 jobs. 29-Jan-2003 Eliza Tinsley is to close its factory in Chesterfield with the loss of 160 jobs, in order to transfer the manufacture of parts for diggers and excavators to Italy. 29-Jan-2003 RB Farquhar, the manufacturer of prefabricated bathrooms, is to build a new factory in the Czech Republic this year, as part of a £3m investment programme. 29-Jan-2003 Northumbrian Water is said to be facing the prospect of being put up for sale, as part of the debt reduction programme at its French parent Suez. 29-Jan-2003 Acordis is investing £11m in new machinery at its Spondon plant, in order to increase the production of fibres for cigarette filters. 28-Jan-2003 Alexon is to close its clothing factory in Pontypridd with the loss of up to 190 jobs. 28-Jan-2003 Barbour is to close its outdoor clothing factory at Crook in County Durham in March, in order to transfer production and up to 87 jobs to its site in South Shields. 27-Jan-2003 Grede Foundries has confirmed plans to close its Tipton foundry this month, with the loss of 290 jobs. 27-Jan-2003 Kembrey Wiring Systems is considering plans to shed a further 54 jobs at its factory in Swindon. 27-Jan-2003 Texon has acquired the Leicester-based insole manufacturing operation of City Leather & Co for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 16 jobs. 27-Jan-2003 Honeywell is to shed 158 jobs at its Elmwood Sensors thermostat factory in North Shields by the end of the year, in order to transfer work to China. 24-Jan-2003 Entec, the environmental and engineering consultancy with 10 offices and 630 staff, is planning to create more than 200 new jobs over the next three years. 24-Jan-2003 Wellman Group is to shed up to 90 jobs at its engineering operations across the country, with its Oldbury site being hardest hit. 24-Jan-2003 Alstom Power is to shed a further 120 jobs at its factory in Rugby later this year. 23-Jan-2003 Alcoa is to close its aluminium extrusion plant at Waunarlwydd near Swansea in June with the loss of 120 jobs. 22-Jan-2003 BAe Systems has announced plans to restructure its shipbuilding division with the loss of 700 jobs in Barrow and 265 in Clyde. 22-Jan-2003 Cookson has sold its electrical contacts business to The Jordan Company of the US for £48m and its dental products business to a management buy-out for £2.4m. 21-Jan-2003 Garrett Engine Boosting Systems is considering plans to shed 350 jobs in Skelmersdale, in order to transfer production to Romania by the end of the year. 21-Jan-2003 Robert Jenkins, the Rotherham-based manufacturer of parts for pipes and boilers, is to go into voluntary liquidation with the loss of 21 jobs. 21-Jan-2003 Cumbria County Council is to look at plans for the future use of the Clarks Springers shoe factory in Kendal, which is closing with the loss of 167 jobs. 20-Jan-2003 Totectors is to shed up to 75 of the 300 jobs at its safety footwear factory in Rushden. 20-Jan-2003 Alenia Marconi is to shed 87 jobs at its radar systems facility in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. 20-Jan-2003 Scottish Water is to spend £7.5m upgrading its water treatment works in Bonnybridge and Falkirk. 17-Jan-2003 AETC is planning to shed 251 of the 685 jobs at its industrial gas turbines factory near Leeds. 17-Jan-2003 Jungheinrich of Germany is to close its fork-lift truck factory in Leighton Buzzard with the loss of 180 jobs. 16-Jan-2003 Procter & Gamble is to close its tampon plant in Havant in spring 2004 with the loss of 330 jobs, in order to transfer production to Ukraine and Hungary. 16-Jan-2003 Fila is planning to close its sportswear site in Gateshead with the loss of 80 jobs, with the office being relocated to Manchester and the warehousing operation transferred to a contractor in Telford. 15-Jan-2003 Swindon Borough Council has announced proposals for a new municipal waste disposal depot on a 25-acre site at the Cheney Manor Industrial Estate. 15-Jan-2003 Parker Hannifin is planning to shed up to 50 of the 72 jobs at its motion control equipment factory in Poole later this year, in order to transfer production to Germany and Italy. 15-Jan-2003 Tomkins, the engineering group, is planning a £180m restructuring programme with the closure of ten plants, while acquisitions are being sought in automotive systems. 15-Jan-2003 Hotpoint, the electrical goods manufacturer, is said to be planning to centralise its call centres in Peterborough, with the creation of up to 400 jobs. 14-Jan-2003 Morgan Crucible is to create up to 70 jobs at its Morganite Electrical Carbon plant in Swansea, with work being relocated from a sister facility in Hampshire. 14-Jan-2003 W Lucy is to shed a further 35 jobs at its Oxford-based electrical engineering business. 14-Jan-2003 BAe Systems is to shed up to 86 of the 700 jobs at its aerospace manufacturing business in Plymouth. 13-Jan-2003 Ticona is to close its polymer compounding plant in Telford with the loss of 70 jobs, in order to transfer work to Germany. 10-Jan-2003 IMI, the engineering group, is to relocate its head office to the Birmingham Business Park in April, having sold its 95-acre industrial site in Witton to Prudential for £27m. 10-Jan-2003 Sheratons of Politura, the Wearside-based furniture manufacturer, has gone into liquidation with the loss of about 40 jobs. 10-Jan-2003 White & Co is to close its shoe factory at Earls Barton in Northamptonshire with the loss of 30 jobs, in order to transfer production to other countries. 10-Jan-2003 City Leather & Co is to close its shoe component manufacturing operation in Oadby with the loss of 50 jobs. 10-Jan-2003 Howard & Hallam has put its Leicester-based shoe factory up for sale, casting doubt on the future of 95 jobs. 10-Jan-2003 Waste Recycling Group, the operator of 170 waste management sites with more than 800 staff, has received a takeover approach from an unnamed company. 09-Jan-2003 Defence Aviation Repair Agency has awarded a £70m contract to Laing to build a superhangar at St Athan in South Wales, which will be used to maintain Tornado fighter aircraft. 09-Jan-2003 Cogent Defence & Security Networks is creating 200 jobs in Newport, having won a number of new contracts, and a new headquarters and research centre is due to open at the Cleppa 4 business park in May. 08-Jan-2003 Universal Furniture has suffered a fire at its factory on the Robertstown Industrial Estate in Aberdare, and alternative premises are being sought for the 100-strong workforce. 03-Jan-2003 The information on this page comes from the UK Activity Report. 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