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Sims Recycling Solutions is creating 60 jobs at its new electrical products recycling plant at its site in Newport, South Wales. 21-Dec-2006 McCormick Tractors is to close its tractor factory in Doncaster in 2007, with the loss of 325 jobs, in order to transfer production to parent company ARGO in Italy. 21-Dec-2006 Booth Dispensers, the manufacturer of cooling and carbonating equipment, is looking to create about 30 jobs at its new site in Blackpool. 20-Dec-2006 RB Flett, the Orkney-based agricultural equipment supplier, has ceased trading with the loss of up to 25 jobs. 20-Dec-2006 Leyden Kirby Associates is to create up to 20 jobs at its Liverpool-based environmental consultancy, and is seeking contaminated land specialists, asbestos consultants and environmental scientists. 19-Dec-2006 Assa Abloy is to shed a further 50 jobs at its locks factory in Willenhall. 19-Dec-2006 Goodrich Actuation is to create up to 150 new jobs at its aircraft engineering factory in Wolverhampton. 19-Dec-2006 Volex has announced a £38m refinancing package to continue its restructuring programme and secure the future of its Warrington-based electrical cabling business. 15-Dec-2006 Optical Disc Service is to set up a DVD factory at the 300,000 sq ft Spectrum building in Swindon by June 2007. 15-Dec-2006 Sankey Scott Laminations is planning to close its factory in Ellesmere Port with the loss of up to 200 jobs. 15-Dec-2006 AEA Technology is planning to create up to 100 new jobs to cope with rising concerns about energy security and climate change, with most being located at its environmental division in Harwell. 15-Dec-2006 Qualceram Shires is to close its bathrooms factory in Stoke-on-Trent with the loss of up to 30 jobs. 14-Dec-2006 Amec is planning to relocate about 20 staff and 100 contractors from Wallsend, North Tyneside, to a new office in Darlington by March 2007. 13-Dec-2006 Jeld-Wen is to close its windows and doors factory in Darlington in February 2007, with the loss of 140 jobs. 12-Dec-2006 Derwent Pencils is to relocate its pencils factory from Keswick to the Lillyhall Industrial estate near Workington in 2008. 11-Dec-2006 Tanya Knitwear is to close its knitwear factory in Lincolnshire this month, with the loss of the remaining 15 jobs, unless a buyer can be found. 11-Dec-2006 Severn Trent is planning to shed an unspecified number of the 90 jobs at its head office in Birmingham, as part of a strategy to cut costs in its Midlands water business. 11-Dec-2006 The National Assembly for Wales is in discussions with Stratospheric Airship Technologies of Malaysia about proposals to develop an airship manufacturing facility at RAF St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, which could create up to 1,500 jobs. 08-Dec-2006 Sanyo UK has confirmed plans to shed up to 100 jobs at its televisions factory in Lowestoft. 07-Dec-2006 Darley Therapy Equipment has gone into liquidation with the loss of about 12 jobs at its massage equipment manufacturing business in Lostwithiel. 07-Dec-2006 Saint Gobain is planning to close its iron pipes factory in Ilkeston in April 2007, with the loss of up to 220 jobs. 07-Dec-2006 Halma has secured a £60m debt facility to fund acquisitions for its Amersham-based safety products business. 06-Dec-2006 NSG Environmental is to relocate its research and development business and up to 40 staff from Leyland to the Matrix Park scheme in Chorley, which is due for completion in June 2007. 06-Dec-2006 James Halstead is planning to invest up to £18m in the expansion of its flooring factory in Radcliffe over the next four years. 05-Dec-2006 Hertel is planning to create about 300 new jobs at its industrial services business on Teesside over the next three years, having just acquired the workshop and maintenance section of Aker Kvaerner. 04-Dec-2006 Glasgow University is linking up with the universities of Strathclyde, Glasgow Caledonian and Paisley to set up an engineering research partnership, with £16m from the Scottish Funding Council being used to recruit 25 research staff and purchase equipment. 04-Dec-2006 FKI is considering plans to sell off its Logistex materials handling and US-based hardware divisions for an estimated £400m, in order to focus on heavy engineering. 04-Dec-2006 Helesi has raised £11m in a flotation on Aim to fund the expansion of its plastic waste container manufacturing operations in Bradford and Greece. 01-Dec-2006 Royal Worcester is to shed up to 200 jobs at its pottery in Stoke-on-Trent in January 2007. 01-Dec-2006 Orion Electric is to shed 98 of the 180 jobs at its plasma televisions factory in Margam, near Port Talbot, at the end of the year. 30-Nov-2006 TIS Manufacturing and TIS Hydraulics are to relocate 40 staff to a new £2m office and workshop complex at the Kirkhill Industrial Estate in Aberdeen in summer 2007. 30-Nov-2006 BGM Cryogenic Engineering is to shed up to 40 jobs at its cryogenics equipment business in Witney. 29-Nov-2006 Merrythought has closed its soft toys factory in Ironbridge with the loss of 48 jobs. 28-Nov-2006 Ewart Chain is planning to shed an unspecified number of the 80 jobs at its heavy-duty metal chains factory in Derby. 27-Nov-2006 Revolymer is planning to create 50 jobs its new research and development centre at the Warwick International site in Mostyn, Flintshire, over the next three years. 23-Nov-2006 GE Lighting is to close its light bulbs factory in Leicester by the end of 2007, with the loss of 378 jobs. 22-Nov-2006 Wastechnique is considering plans to expand its electronics recycling business, which currently employs 60 staff in Rhondda Cynon Taf, into the North East, Kent, Devon and North Wales. 21-Nov-2006 Severn Trent is to recruit a further 60 staff to tackle leaks in its water network this winter. 20-Nov-2006 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 Penman Engineering is planning to shed up to 47 jobs at its armoured vehicles factory in Dumfries. 17-Nov-2006 JR Rubber is closing its rubber products factory in Newport with the loss of 14 jobs. 16-Nov-2006 The University of Liverpool is to set up a Centre For Materials Discovery, having secured £8.2m of funding from the Northwest Regional Development Agency, the Merseyside European Objective One programme and others. 15-Nov-2006 Invista is considering plans to shed up to 190 of the 600 jobs at its nylon fibres factory in Brockworth, having lost a contract to supply Nilit of Israel. 15-Nov-2006 BAe Systems is to close its munitions factory in Chorley by the end of 2007, with the loss of up to 100 jobs. 15-Nov-2006 Melrose is looking to sell its McKechnie aerospace operations for about £400m, having appointed NM Rothschild to find a buyer. 15-Nov-2006 Corus is to invest £6m in the expansion of its Shotton steel works on Deeside by 2008, with the creation of up to 50 jobs. 13-Nov-2006 Heatrod Elements is to close its electric heating products factory in Norfolk with the loss of about 70 jobs, following the sale of the business by Heatrae Sadia Heating to Manchester-based Sheathed Heating Elements. 13-Nov-2006 Golder Associates is planning to expand the 41-strong workforce at its ground engineering and environmental consultancy in Tadcaster to 70 within three years. 13-Nov-2006 Northamptonshire County Council and Milton Keynes Council are considering plans to jointly proceed with proposals to build a multi-million-pound waste disposal plant. 13-Nov-2006 Accantia is considering plans to close its hygiene products factory at Alum Rock in Birmingham in July 2007, with the loss of up to 150 jobs. 13-Nov-2006 Clearlab is to close its contact lens factory in Plymouth with the loss of about 100 jobs, in order to transfer its production, technical and research units to Singapore. 10-Nov-2006 Magnet is to shed about 30 jobs in Keighley, in order to consolidate its warehousing for kitchen and joinery products onto a single site in Darlington next month. 10-Nov-2006 CEM Systems is to create 100 jobs at a new £17m security equipment engineering and research centre in Belfast over the next three years. 09-Nov-2006 Nichrome has ceased trading with the loss of 15 jobs at its chromium plating business in Newtownabbey. 08-Nov-2006 Electrocomponents is to relocate its Oxford head office and up to 70 staff to a smaller site at the Oxford Business Park North in December. 08-Nov-2006 Halcrow is planning to create 100 new jobs at its engineering consultancy in Glasgow over the next two years, having just moved to new premises in City Park. 07-Nov-2006 Suffolk County Council is looking into the possibility of building a £150m waste incinerator, as its landfill sites will reach capacity by 2014. 03-Nov-2006 Glasgow City Council is to shed about 20 of the 80 jobs at the Colston environmental health laboratory in Springburn. 03-Nov-2006 Federal Mogul is to shed up to 70 of the 219 jobs at its factory in Bradford, in order to transfer its assembly operations to Belgium and Italy. 02-Nov-2006 RD Industries is to relocate its stationery factory and 100 jobs from Saltash to sites in Plymouth and Bristol. 01-Nov-2006 CB&I, the US engineering and procurement company, is to expand its London headquarters with an additional 47,000 sq ft at Eastbourne Terrace, SW1. 01-Nov-2006 Brulines is planning to expand the 174-strong workforce at its Teesside-based pub equipment business with about 20 additional management and central support staff over the next 18 months, having just raised £19m in a flotation. 30-Oct-2006 Jeld-Wen is planning to shed up to 40 of the 132 jobs at its windows and doors factory in Lowestoft by January. 30-Oct-2006 Dormer Tools is to close its factory in Worksop by mid-2007, with the loss of 190 jobs. 30-Oct-2006 Fastalloys is to relocate its metal processing business from Bradford to a larger site in Dewsbury by the end of November. 30-Oct-2006 The Royal Mint is planning to shed 99 jobs at its plant in South Wales, as part of a reorganisation aimed at improving sales and increasing output. 27-Oct-2006 Day & Zimmermann is planning to expand the workforce at its new engineering office in Billingham from 55 to 100 over the next year. 27-Oct-2006 Analox Sensor Technology is to relocate its gas monitoring equipment business to a new site at the Stokesley Industrial Park on Teesside in summer 2007, and the workforce will double to 90. 27-Oct-2006 Cory Environmental is planning to develop a multi-million pound recycling plant to transform household waste into fertiliser and energy at Stanway Hall Quarry near Colchester. 25-Oct-2006 Bombardier is to shed 645 jobs at its Shorts aerospace plant in Belfast, with the cuts starting in January 2007. 25-Oct-2006 UK Biometrics, the supplier of biometric security systems, is to set up a nationwide network of 32 franchised offices, with the creation of more than 100 jobs. 24-Oct-2006 Spartan UK is planning to invest a further £10m at its steel plate manufacturing plant in Gateshead over the next two years. 24-Oct-2006 Tanfield is to raise up to £20m in a share placing to fund the development of its Durham-based electric vehicles business. 24-Oct-2006 Iicorr is to create 20 new jobs at its corrosion-management services business in Aberdeen, having won contracts worth £20m from North Sea oil and gas operators. 23-Oct-2006 Cory Environmental, the waste disposal company with en estimated valuation of up to £500m, has been put up for sale by Montagu Private Equity. 23-Oct-2006 Matchtech is planning a £72m flotation on Aim to fund the development of its engineering and technical recruitment business. 23-Oct-2006 Goodrich is to expand its aerostructures repair facility at Prestwick airport from 120,000 sq ft to 250,000 sq ft, with the creation of 285 jobs. 19-Oct-2006 The Warwick Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre (WIMRC) has secured a £10m grant from the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council to develop driverless vehicles and collision avoidance systems over the next five years. 19-Oct-2006 Ainsworth Finishing Company has gone into voluntary liquidation through Begbies Traynor, with the loss of about 30 jobs at its Bolton-based textiles business. 19-Oct-2006 BSN Medical is to shed 145 jobs at its medical textiles factory in Brierfield Mills and the Glen Mills finishing plant in Colne next year, in order to transfer production to Asia. 18-Oct-2006 Roy Lowe & Son is said to be planning to shed up to 70 jobs at its socks factory in Sutton-in-Ashfield, in order to transfer production to China. 18-Oct-2006 Devon County Council is to consider plans from GH Newbery & Son for the development of a scrap metal recycling plant at Bakers Yard in Exeter. 17-Oct-2006 Haden Young, the building services contractor, is to expand its factory in West Bromwich by 20,000 sq ft, with the creation of 35 jobs by December. 16-Oct-2006 Timken Alloy Steel Europe is planning to close its seamless steel tube-making factory in Leicestershire over the next six months, with the loss of up to 400 jobs. 16-Oct-2006 Flowserve is seeking permission from Newark & Sherwood District Council to build a new £12m pump factory at its site in Balderton, in order to secure the future of 280 jobs. 13-Oct-2006 Burdon Engineering is planning to expand its 75-strong workforce in Stokesley to 200 over the next five years, dependent on securing planning permission for a new factory nearby. 12-Oct-2006 Suffolk Coastal Council is considering plans from Infinity to develop confidential storage units at Bentwaters near Woodbridge, which could create up to 30 jobs. 12-Oct-2006 Stannah Lifts is to shed up to 30 of the 217 jobs at its Andover-based lifts business. 11-Oct-2006 Keenets, the Warminster-based fishing equipment manufacturer, has closed with the loss of 15 jobs. 09-Oct-2006 Brook Crompton is to shed 22 of the 74 jobs at its electric motors factory in Huddersfield. 06-Oct-2006 FR Shadbolt & Sons is to relocate its door manufacturing business from East London to a £2.7m site in Braintree by the end of the year. 05-Oct-2006 CTC Marine Projects of Darlington is planning a "very substantial" recruitment programme over the next 12 months, in order to expand the 250-strong workforce following its recent acquisition by DeepOcean. 05-Oct-2006 DeepStream Technologies has raised £8.1m of venture capital to fund the expansion of its intelligent embedded sensors business in North Wales. 04-Oct-2006 Whittan Storage is to close its NC Brown storage equipment factory in Bolton by next March, with the loss of 67 jobs, in order to transfer production to its site in Telford. 04-Oct-2006 Corning is to close its glass blowing factory in Sunderland next year, with the loss of about 100 jobs. 03-Oct-2006 Aberdeenshire Council is supporting plans from Keenan Recycling for the £2m expansion of its recycling facilities at Hillhead of Auchreddie, in order to recycle food waste from schools, hospitals and restaurants. 03-Oct-2006 Husky Injection Moulding Systems is to close its technical centre in Coventry, which has 16 staff, as part of a strategy to focus on sales and service. 03-Oct-2006 Boeing of the US is seeking acquisitions in the UK defence sector, in response to a change in procurement strategy by the Ministry of Defence. 03-Oct-2006 Tyre Genics is to set up a £4.2m factory to recycle car tyres into artificial sports surfaces in Baglan Bay next year, with the creation of 23 jobs and the backing of BOC Gases, RTI Cryogenics, Credential Environmental and Field Turf Tarkett. 02-Oct-2006 ATC Lasham is considering plans to shed 30 jobs at its aircraft maintenance facility at RAF St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan. 27-Sep-2006 Otter Controls is planning to close its St Davids Assemblies temperature-control switches factory in Pembrokeshire next spring, with the loss of 70 jobs. 26-Sep-2006 Baylis Recycling has shed 20 jobs at its recycling operation in Slough following a fire, and is now seeking new premises. 26-Sep-2006 Learning Resources, the King's Lynn-based educational toys manufacturer with 23 staff, is seeking larger premises in West Norfolk. 22-Sep-2006 Corus is investing £16m in the expansion of steel production at its site in Port Talbot. 22-Sep-2006 Elson & Robbins is to shed 90 jobs at its mattress factory in Long Eaton by the end of the year. 22-Sep-2006 Cambridgeshire County Council is expected to award a £700m contract to Donarbon of Waterbeach to deal with the county's household waste over the next 28 years. 21-Sep-2006 BAe Systems is planning to create up to 1,000 new jobs at its Lancashire plants in Warton and Samlesbury by 2007, due to rising demand for Eurofighter Typhoon jets. 21-Sep-2006 Yu-Sung UK is to close its plastic casings factory in Newport, South Wales, in December, with the loss of 64 jobs. 20-Sep-2006 Duracell is to close its battery factory in Wrexham next year, with the loss of 109 jobs. 19-Sep-2006 FSG Tool & Die is setting up a new 45,000 sq ft tool factory at the former Electronic Harnesses site in Llantrisant, as part of a £2m expansion programme. 18-Sep-2006 AVF Group is considering plans to shed up to 64 of the 85 jobs at its wall brackets factory in Telford, in order to transfer manufacturing to China. 15-Sep-2006 British Springs is planning to close its factory in Bridgnorth with the loss of up to 48 jobs, in order to transfer production to Sheffield. 15-Sep-2006 Metsec is to invest £8.5m in the expansion of its metal processing factory in Oldbury, with the creation of 40 jobs over the next three years. 15-Sep-2006 Dreams is to set up a new 84,000 sq ft bed factory on the Granada Trading Estate in Oldbury, with the creation of 300 jobs. 15-Sep-2006 Thames Water has unveiled plans build a new £1bn reservoir near Abingdon by 2018. 15-Sep-2006 The Environment Agency is planning to transfer its water quality testing services from Llanelli to sites in England, with the loss of about 30 jobs. 14-Sep-2006 North Cornwall District Council is considering plans for the development of a £1m recycling centre at Bodmin Business Park, which would involve ReZolve Kernow repairing unwanted furniture for resale to the public. 14-Sep-2006 Hill & Smith is to raise £28m in a share placing to fund acquisitions and the expansion of its infrastructure products business. 13-Sep-2006 Babcock Defence Services is planning to shed up to 40 of the 480 jobs at the RAF Valley airbase in North Wales over the next 18 months. 13-Sep-2006 Joloda International is creating 20 jobs at its new loading, handling and logistics systems factory in Anglesey. 13-Sep-2006 Bloxwich Engineering has sold its Walsall headquarters for £5.7m and will relocate the engineering business and 160 staff to its Fryers Road site. 13-Sep-2006 BOC is to shed up to 57 of the 75 jobs at its bottled gas plant in Derby, in order to focus the site on providing services to the licensed trade and metal-cutting bottled gases to industry. 13-Sep-2006 Recticel is to submit plans to build a £20m polyurethane insulation factory in Stoke-on-Trent, with the creation of 40 jobs. 12-Sep-2006 Courtaulds is to create 80 jobs at its hosiery factory in Belper, after winning back work from sites in continental Europe. 12-Sep-2006 Interfloor is to shed 54 jobs at its Heathhall flooring factory in Dumfries, having decided to cease industrial product manufacture. 08-Sep-2006 Advantage West Midlands and the DTI have announced grants of £7m for the creation of a national nanotechnology centre at the University of Birmingham under the name of Materials Solutions, with the creation of 25 jobs. 08-Sep-2006 Cornwall County Council has approved plans from BaseResult to restart the South Crofty tin mine near Redruth, which could create 200 jobs over the next few years. 08-Sep-2006 Burberry is to close its polo shirts factory at Treorchy in South Wales early next year, with the loss of 300 jobs. 07-Sep-2006 Hebridean Engineering has ceased trading with the loss of 13 jobs at its site in Lewis. 07-Sep-2006 Laycast is to close in November with the loss of 150 jobs at its Sheffield foundry. 06-Sep-2006 Stevensons Dyers is to close its textile dye factory in Ambergate, Derbyshire, later this year, with the loss of 87 jobs. 06-Sep-2006 Saint Gobain is to close its Art Glass Processing glass components factory in Bradford, with the loss of up to 157 jobs. 04-Sep-2006 Thames Water has announced plans to shed 25% of the jobs from its 6,000-strong workforce by 2010, with back-office staff and middle management expected to be hardest hit. 30-Aug-2006 Lynch McQueen is to close its office supplies branch in Tweedbank in November, and up to 22 staff will be offered transfers. 28-Aug-2006 Studsvik UK is planning to build a recycling plant at Lillyhall in Cumbria, in order to decontaminate and recycle scrap metal from Sellafield and other nuclear sites, with the creation of up to 30 jobs. 28-Aug-2006 Keronite has secured a £10m investment to fund the expansion of its Cambridge-based metal coating business. 25-Aug-2006 Swansea University has secured more than £30m in research funding, which will lead to 500 new jobs and the university growing by 20% over the next three years. 25-Aug-2006 Bodycote is looking to expand its materials testing business by spending up to £40m on acquisitions this year. 23-Aug-2006 Magellan Aerospace Structures is considering plans to shed 55 jobs at its precision engineering factory in Wrexham. 23-Aug-2006 Bergstrom Europe is considering plans to relocate its automotive heating systems factory and 160 staff, due to concerns about the effect of a £20m waste processing plant being planned by Caerphilly Council. 23-Aug-2006 Parker Pen is planning to close the distribution centre at its site in Newhaven with the loss of up to 46 jobs, in order to transfer the work to Fradley Park near Birmingham. 22-Aug-2006 RE Cooke is to open a new 22,000 sq ft sheet metal and engineering factory in Burton next February, and 50 staff will relocate from its site in Shobnall Road. 21-Aug-2006 Aker Kvaerner is to shed up to 60 jobs at offices in Stockton and Warrington, following a fall in demand for some of its maintenance support services. 17-Aug-2006 Redfearn Glass is planning to close a furnace in Barnsley in November, with the loss of 120 of the 620 jobs. 17-Aug-2006 Metalysis has secured a £2.7m investment from Yorkshire Forward to fund the development of a factory for its patented metal processing technique, which could lead to the creation of 130 jobs. 17-Aug-2006 Hydro Aluminium Extrusion is planning to close its factory in Redditch by the end of the year, with the loss of at least 40 jobs, in order to transfer production to its sites in Chester-le-Street and Bedwas. 17-Aug-2006 The Harwell Science & Innovation Campus near Didcot has secured a £26m government grant for the development of four new laboratories, to be operated by the Medical Research Council. 16-Aug-2006 Sunlight is to close its laundry factory in Irthlingborough with the loss of 85 jobs, in order to transfer the work to more modern facilities. 14-Aug-2006 Velosi is to raise £10m in a flotation on Aim to fund the expansion of its engineering business, which helps to maintain oil rigs, refineries and pipelines. 14-Aug-2006 Thames Water is planning to shed hundreds of jobs later this year, as part of a cost-cutting programme. 14-Aug-2006 James Holdsworth & Brothers is to open a new 28,000 sq ft card clothing factory at West Slaithwaite early next year, and up to 30 staff will relocate from its existing site in Mirfield. 11-Aug-2006 Palmer Environmental is creating 16 new jobs at its Cwmbran-based factory over the next two years, in order to increase production of equipment to detect leaks in water pipes. 10-Aug-2006 Yorkshire Forward is to invest £6.5m at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre in Rotherham, including the development of a "factory of the future" to benefit the region's engineering and materials sectors. 09-Aug-2006 CTC Marine Technology of Darlington is planning to expand its 250-strong workforce with 80 new jobs, having just launched a new underwater pipeline plough. 09-Aug-2006 Redhall Group, the engineering services group with 400 staff across the country, is to set up a new headquarters at the Paragon Business Village in Wakefield. 07-Aug-2006 Imperial Tobacco is to close its factory in Liverpool by next March, with the loss of 140 jobs, in order to transfer production to sites in Nottingham and Ireland. 04-Aug-2006 Parker Hannifin is to close its pneumatic control systems factory in Cannock over the next 12 months with the loss of 138 jobs, and the remaining 50 staff will transfer to new premises. 24-Jul-2006 Proven Energy has secured £5m of venture capital funding to expand its Ayrshire-based wind turbines manufacturing business, with the creation of an initial 30 jobs. 24-Jul-2006 Comfy Quilts is shedding 50 of the 150 jobs at its bedding factory in Middleton. 20-Jul-2006 Lincolnshire County Council is considering sites in North Hykeham and Wyberton for the development of two multi-million pound waste-burning plants over the next five years. 20-Jul-2006 Ideal Standard is to shed 235 of the 730 jobs at its factory in Hull by October, in order to transfer production of ceramic bathroom equipment to sites in Cheshire and Staffordshire. 20-Jul-2006 Imperial Innovations is to raise up to £26m in a flotation to fund the commercial development of new technologies created at Imperial College in London. 18-Jul-2006 Severn Trent is to create 70 new jobs at its Raynesway billing centre in Derby. 17-Jul-2006 The Department of Trade & Industry is set to approve eight major scientific projects by 2010, including a £55m oceanographic research vessel, the £240m relocation of the National Institute for Medical Research and a new high-performance computing facility. 17-Jul-2006 Equalizer International is to relocate its engineering tools business and 11 staff from Newburgh to the Aberdeen Science & Energy Park in October. 14-Jul-2006 British Vita is to close the former Doeflex sheet extrusion plant in Redhill by the end of the year. 12-Jul-2006 British Ceramic Tiles is to more than double production capacity at its tile factory in Newton Abbot by 2008, with an increase to the 245-strong workforce. 11-Jul-2006 The James Dyson Foundation is to help fund the development of a £22m Dyson School of Design Engineering in Bath by September 2008. 11-Jul-2006 Imerys is to shed up to 800 jobs at its kaolin operations in Devon and Cornwall over the next year, in order to transfer more production to Brazil. 05-Jul-2006 Kenneth Macleod is to close its Harris Tweed factory on the Isle of Lewis with the loss of up to 30 jobs, in order to transfer production to its site in Stornoway. 04-Jul-2006 Waste Recycling Group is seeking permission from Hull City Council to build a £100m incinerator and waste recycling plant at Saltend by 2010. 04-Jul-2006 Ipeco Holdings is to create 50 new jobs at its aircraft parts factory in Southend, having won a number of contracts to supply cockpit seats. 03-Jul-2006 Federal Mogul is to shed up to 66 of the 192 jobs at its iron castings factory in Lydney. 03-Jul-2006 Chubb, the security equipment company, is looking to set up a 100,000 sq ft office in the Blackwater Valley area near Camberley. 03-Jul-2006 Elster Jeavons is to close its gas and water meter factory in Tipton with the loss of 150 jobs, in order to transfer production to Slovakia. 30-Jun-2006 Rio Tinto is to set up a 107,000 sq ft headquarters at the new Telstar scheme due for completion in July 2007 at Paddington in London. 30-Jun-2006 Renold is in talks to sell Milnrow, its Manchester-based machine tool manufacturing business with 170 staff, to Venture Private Equity. 29-Jun-2006 Laura Ashley is to shed up to 43 of the 230 jobs at its Texplan factory in Newtown, Powys, in order to transfer the printing and dyeing of textiles overseas. 29-Jun-2006 Betafence is to close one of its wire products factories in Sheffield with the loss of up to 50 jobs, and proceeds from the sale of the site will be invested at its remaining Shepcote Lane facility. 28-Jun-2006 Automotive Applied Technologies has closed its recently-acquired Lander Carlisle plastics factory in Birmingham, with the loss of 40 jobs. 27-Jun-2006 Avacta is to raise £1m in a flotation on Aim to fund the expansion of its York-based laser detection technology business. 26-Jun-2006 Caunton Engineering is investing £4m in the modernisation of its Nottinghamshire-based steel fabrication business, including a new £2m paint plant and improved computer-controlled production facilities. 23-Jun-2006 Shaw Group is creating up to 200 jobs for fitters and welders at its pipes factory in Derby, having won a number of new contracts. 23-Jun-2006 Perth & Kinross Council is to consider plans from Sita UK for the development of a waste incinerator at Binn Farm near Glenfarg. 21-Jun-2006 Nautronix, the Aberdeen-based underwater acoustic specialist, is planning to expand its workforce from 60 to 100 over the next three years, and has just sold its international defence business to L-3 Communications of the US for £35m. 19-Jun-2006 Brand-Rex has received a £4.8m investment from new owner The Gores Group to update its cables factory in Glenrothes. 16-Jun-2006 Hymec Industries is seeking permission to relocate its precision engineering business from Plymouth to Newton Abbot, and also wants three of its local suppliers to move to the 12-acre site. 14-Jun-2006 Thorn Lighting is planning to relocate its Spennymoor factory to a new £20m 40,000 sq ft site on Green Lane by 2008, securing the future of 700 jobs. 13-Jun-2006 Gates Hydraulics is to shed an unspecified number of the 330 jobs at its industrial hoses and hydraulics factory in St Neots next year, in order to transfer some production to the Czech Republic. 12-Jun-2006 Regency Carpets is to invest £3.8m in the expansion of its carpet factories in Bangor and Newtownards over the next three years, with the creation of up to 64 jobs. 12-Jun-2006 Magnetto-Topy Wheels is to close its steel and aluminium wheels factory in Coventry with the loss of 110 jobs. 12-Jun-2006 Tanfield Group is planning to transfer UpRight Powered Access production from Ireland to the 250,000sq ft former LG electronics plant in Washington, which could lead to the creation of up to 400 jobs. 12-Jun-2006 Florida Group is to shed 29 jobs at its shoe factory in Norwich, as part of previously-announced plans to transfer production to China, India and the Czech Republic. 12-Jun-2006 Haani Cables is seeking permission to expand its Hartlepool factory, including new manufacturing, storage and office space, with the creation of up to 24 jobs. 07-Jun-2006 Ifor Williams Trailers is closing its trailer sales and servicing centre in Gateshead, and is seeking an independent distributor to cover the region. 07-Jun-2006 Worthington Nicholls, the Cheshire-based air conditioning and ventilation company, has raised £20m in a flotation, and could use up to £7.5m for acquisitions. 07-Jun-2006 Certex, the supplier of lifting products, is to close depots in Plymouth and Redruth over the next six months, following a change in demand from the local mining and fishing industries. 06-Jun-2006 Portapig is to invest £1.4m in the expansion of its pig housing factory in Strabane, with the creation of 20 jobs, and has also announced the acquisition of Integrated Piggery Systems of Yorkshire. 01-Jun-2006 Kelda has won a contract from Northern Ireland Water Service to rebuild and operate four water treatment plants. 31-May-2006 MFI is to close its Sofa Workshop factory in Llantrisant in August, with the loss of 323 jobs. 30-May-2006 Montracon is to invest £5m in the expansion of its trailer manufacturing facilities in Mallusk, Market Weighton and Doncaster. 29-May-2006 Cosalt is looking to sell its Banner division, which is involved in the manufacture and distribution of schoolwear and childrenswear. 25-May-2006 Trisport is to close its plastic golf cleat factory in Tamworth later this year, in order to transfer production to China and the US. 25-May-2006 Vitafoam is to close its foam factory in Maesteg in July with the loss of 88 jobs. 24-May-2006 Dyson, the Wiltshire-based vacuum cleaner company, is to recruit 100 additional research and development staff, in order to accelerate the launch of new products. 24-May-2006 Acergy UK is to create 100 new jobs at its Aberdeen-based offshore engineering business over the next two years, and will relocate to a larger site at the Westhill Business Park by the end of 2007. 23-May-2006 Carlisle Companies of the US has acquired the heavy vehicle off-highway brakes division of ArvinMeritor, which will involve the creation of 30 new jobs at the 50,000 sq ft Omega factory at Mamhilad near Pontypool. 22-May-2006 Brulines is planning to raise £15m in a flotation on Aim to fund the expansion of its Teesside-based dispense monitoring systems business. 22-May-2006 TVAC is setting up a new 51,000 sq ft site in Leyland with the creation of 90 jobs, having won a £10m contract to supply fire engines. 18-May-2006 Cummins Power Generation has agreed a deal with Astral Developments to set up a 171,000 sq ft factory and office at Manston in Kent. 16-May-2006 Ericsson is planning to shed more than 300 jobs at former Marconi sites throughout the country, including a number of administration, IT and personnel jobs in Coventry. 15-May-2006 Frontline Image, the Plymouth-based clothing supplier, is to create 14 new jobs, having just transferred its 49-strong workforce to a larger £1.4m site in Estover. 15-May-2006 Enodis, the food equipment manufacturer, has rejected a £796m takeover bid from Middleby of the US. 15-May-2006 IMI is looking to spend up to £100m a year on acquisitions to expand its Birmingham-based engineering business. 15-May-2006 Acertec, the Solihull-based manufacturer of engineered steel products with 950 staff in the Midlands, is to raise £57m in a flotation on Aim this month, in order to fund the partial exit of private equity house Candover. 12-May-2006 JCC Lighting is to set up a £3m 46,000 sq ft showroom and distribution centre at Stonebridge Cross in Droitwich, with the creation of 20 jobs. 12-May-2006 AKW Medicare, the supplier of disability aids, is to set up a £4m 54,000 sq ft facility in Droitwich. 12-May-2006 Fenner is to invest £18m a year expanding the manufacturing capacity at its conveyor belt factories, with at least one new site being built in China. 11-May-2006 Assa Abloy is to shed 310 jobs at its locks factory in Willenhall over the next year. 08-May-2006 Armstrong World Industries is to invest £2m at its vinyl flooring factory on Teesside over the next three years, in order to improve efficiency and secure the future of 184 jobs. 04-May-2006 Stovax, the supplier of fireplaces, cookers and tiles, is seeking suitable sites to open two new distribution centres in the Exeter area over the next 18 months. 04-May-2006 Express Recycling & Plastics is looking to open four more plastics recycling facilities in the UK, having just opened its first £2m site in Rainham. 02-May-2006 Tanfield Group is seeking a suitable site in the north-east to consolidate its operations following the acquisition of aerial platform maker UpRight, which could create up to 500 jobs. 02-May-2006 Hawick Cashmere is to close its branch factory in Eyemouth in July with the loss of 21 jobs, and a further 25 jobs will be shed from its 138-strong workforce in Hawick. 28-Apr-2006 Worcester Controls is to shed 70 jobs at its ball valve factories in Mid Sussex, in order to transfer some of the work to Austria. 28-Apr-2006 Sanken Power Systems has sold its 60,000 sq ft factory and office in Abercynon to Hawtin for £2.2m, in order to relocate to an alternative site. 28-Apr-2006 Craemer Group of Germany is to set up an injection moulded waste bins factory at its site in Telford this autumn. 27-Apr-2006 TEG Environmental is to acquire a site in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, for £2m, in order to set up a Build Own & Operate project using its Silo Cage composting system. 27-Apr-2006 FKI is to close the Parsons chain factory in Stourport-on-Severn later this year, with the loss of 90 jobs. 26-Apr-2006 Sigma Technology is forming a partnership with the Aberdeen-based Robert Gordon University to commercialise research and invest in new companies. 25-Apr-2006 ABSL Power Solutions is cutting 41 jobs at its battery factory in Thurso, following an operational review by new owners Coller Capital. 24-Apr-2006 Nypro UK is to close its plastics factory in Wrexham in June, with the loss of 35 jobs. 21-Apr-2006 Topfords is to shed about 30 of the 71 jobs at its industrial laundry business in Grimsby in May, due to rising gas prices and the loss of a major contract. 20-Apr-2006 Alab Environmental Services is looking to invest £3.5m in the development of new recycling facilities on Teesside, and is currently seeking suitable sites. 18-Apr-2006 SMD Textiles is planning to shed 12 of the 40 jobs at its fabrics factory in Preston. 13-Apr-2006 Dyson Insulations, the insulation contractor with 100 staff, is relocating to a 40,000 sq ft office and warehouse at Armytage Road Industrial Estate in Brighouse. 12-Apr-2006 EADS is creating an additional 100 jobs in Newport through the £35m expansion of its aerospace facility at Celtic Springs. 11-Apr-2006 SLI Glass has shed all 163 jobs at its light bulbs factory in Doncaster, just a week after being bought out of administration. 11-Apr-2006 Unit Superheater Engineering has been given notice to vacate its site in Swansea by June 2007, casting doubt on the future of 80 jobs. 11-Apr-2006 BAe Systems is to raise at least £3bn from the sale of its 20% stake in Airbus to EADS. 10-Apr-2006 Berco is investing £4.5m in a new undercarriage components factory at the Riverside Park Industrial Estate in Middlesbrough, with the creation of 40 jobs. 07-Apr-2006 Adria is to close its hosiery factory in Strabane with the loss of 140 jobs, but 40 staff will be retained in the commercial and design parts of the business. 07-Apr-2006 Eaga Group is to create 400 new jobs at its home heating operations in Newcastle and Gateshead, with vacancies for fitters, IT staff and call centre operators. 06-Apr-2006 Trelleborg Industrial AVS is to create 75 jobs at its factory in Leicester, having won a £30m contract to provide rubber products for tanks. 06-Apr-2006 Kimball Electronics of the US has acquired the Bayer Diagnostics factory in Bridgend, and will retain 164 staff to manufacture medical electronics and components for Bayer and other companies. 05-Apr-2006 Severn Trent is planning to demerge its Biffa waste disposal business in a £1bn flotation by the end of the year. 05-Apr-2006 Waterford Wedgwood is planning to close its Tuscan pottery in Stoke-on-Trent by the end of the year, with the loss of up to 300 jobs. 03-Apr-2006 Victoria is to close the dyeing operation at its carpets factory in Kidderminster, with the loss of 18 jobs. 31-Mar-2006 Saia-Burgess is to close its switches and sensors factory in Gateshead in August 2007 with the loss of 215 jobs, in order to transfer production to Poland and China. 31-Mar-2006 FG Wilson is to invest £47m in the expansion of its engineering plants in Larne, Springvale and Monkstown, with the creation of 150 jobs. 31-Mar-2006 InspecVision is planning to create 12 jobs at its new precision engineering measuring equipment factory in Larne, Co Antrim, by March 2008. 30-Mar-2006 McKechnie Plastics is to close its Burnett Polymers factory in Northampton, in order to transfer production to sites in Stamford Bridge and Pickering. 30-Mar-2006 Orion Group, the engineering recruitment company, is extending its Inverness headquarters with the creation of 35 new jobs by the end of the year. 29-Mar-2006 Sekers is to close its textiles operation in Whitehaven next month, with the loss of the remaining 25 administration and warehousing jobs. 29-Mar-2006 Pittards, the leather manufacturer, is planning to declare insolvency to protect pension benefits, while its Leeds factory will close with the loss of 360 jobs and production transferred to Yeovil and Ethiopia. 22-Mar-2006 Dyson is to shed 42 jobs at its customer care call centre in Malmesbury, due to rising demand for its online self-help service. 21-Mar-2006 Smiths Group is to close its medical devices factory in Hythe, Kent, within two years, with the loss of 534 jobs, in order to transfer production to Mexico. 21-Mar-2006 Coopervision, the contact lens manufacturer, is to relocate its European headquarters and distribution centre to a £17m site at the Delta Park near Fareham this autumn. 17-Mar-2006 Dawson International is considering plans to close its Dorma bed linen distribution centre in Salford, which employs 76 people. 16-Mar-2006 English Heritage is linking up with Mayflower Technology and Darnall Works to launch a new company called Mayflower Sheffield Development to carry out the £7m restoration of the historic Darnall crucible steel workshop in Sheffield. 16-Mar-2006 Baxi Heating is planning to relocate its head office from Preston to its site in Warwick, with the loss of up to 80 jobs. 15-Mar-2006 Amec is looking to recruit up to 200 new staff at its oil and gas engineering operations in Newcastle, Darlington and Humberside, with vacancies for electrical, project, contract and maintenance engineers. 14-Mar-2006 Quality Roofing Systems is planning to expand the 43-strong workforce at its bespoke roofing factory in Hartlepool by 10 over the next three months. 14-Mar-2006 Heatrae Sadia is to shed some of the 435 jobs at its electric water heaters factory in Norwich, as parent company Baxi Heating UK is to transfer the after-sales, telesales and credit control functions to Warwick. 14-Mar-2006 Cobham, the defence and aerospace manufacturer, is looking to spend up to £350m on acquisitions in the US. 13-Mar-2006 Sanyo is to shed up to 150 of the 400 jobs at its television factory in Lowestoft. 10-Mar-2006 Waterford Wedgwood is to shed up to 160 of the 2,000 jobs at its pottery operations in Longton, Barlaston and Stone over the next few weeks. 09-Mar-2006 Addis is planning to relocate its household plastics factory from Swansea to the former Sony site at Bridgend later this year, with the loss of 52 jobs. 09-Mar-2006 Fintec Crushing & Screening is planning a multi-million pound investment programme to develop a new range of mobile crushers, which will create at least 75 new jobs in Northern Ireland over the next two years. 08-Mar-2006 Imerys is to shed 136 jobs at its Cornish china clay business, which will affect operations, engineering and general staffing. 07-Mar-2006 The Ministry of Defence is to shed 67 jobs at its depot in Crombie, Fife, over the next 12 months, as part of a plan to transfer explosives processing and storage to other sites in Scotland. 02-Mar-2006 Firth Rixson, the engineering company, has appointed Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley to auction the business for up to £600m. 02-Mar-2006 APW Electronics is to shed 32 of the 200 jobs at its electronic enclosures factory near Southampton. 01-Mar-2006 Ulogistics is to create 25 new jobs at its site in Derby, having won a contract to supply aircraft parts to Goodrich. 01-Mar-2006 Bodycote International, the heat treatment company, is looking to spend up to £80m on small acquisitions this year, and is particularly interested in eastern Europe and Asia. 01-Mar-2006 Worthington Nicholls is planning to raise up to £15m in a flotation in April, to fund the expansion of its Wilmslow-based heating and air conditioning business. 28-Feb-2006 Bekaert Carding Solutions is to close its factory in Lindley, Huddersfield, with the loss of 40 jobs, in order to transfer production to Asia and the tooling, warehousing, shipping and administration work to Cleckheaton. 27-Feb-2006 JCB is planning to set up a £2m engineering and manufacturing academy for up to 540 pupils at its Rocester headquarters by 2009. 27-Feb-2006 Johnson Ventilation has ceased trading with the loss of up to 60 jobs at its ventilation ducting factory at Coupar Angus in Perthshire. 24-Feb-2006 Alstom is recruiting up to 75 apprentices at its power generators factory in Stafford. 23-Feb-2006 Tomkins, the industrial engineering and construction products group, is looking to spend up to £170m on acquisitions this year, and is particularly interested in China and India. 23-Feb-2006 Balmoral Group is establishing a new division called Balmoral Offshore Engineering with the creation of a significant number of jobs in Aberdeen, in order to return to the buoyancy market. 21-Feb-2006 Tyrone Crystal is to close a furnace at its Dungannon plant with the loss of about 15 jobs. 20-Feb-2006 Twyford Bathrooms is considering plans to shed up to 195 of the 539 jobs at its bathrooms factory in Alsager. 20-Feb-2006 Thales is to shed 142 jobs at its optronics factory in Taunton by the end of the year, in order to transfer production of armoured fighting vehicle sights and other products to its site in Glasgow. 17-Feb-2006 Corus is to close one of its steel mills in Rotherham, with the loss of 155 jobs. 16-Feb-2006 Kelvin Bedroom Systems is planning to expand its Cumbernauld-based workforce from 50 to 92, having secured a £1m Regional Selective Assistance grant. 15-Feb-2006 Cheshire County Council is considering plans from Peel Holdings for the development of a 100-hectare waste incinerator and "sustained resource recovery park" at Ince Marshes. 15-Feb-2006 Goss Graphics Systems is to shed 236 jobs at its factory in Preston, in order to transfer production of printing presses to other countries. 15-Feb-2006 RD Industries is looking to relocate its stationery factory and 92 staff from Saltash to Plymouth in October. 15-Feb-2006 MacLean Electrical, the electrical wholesaler is to set up a £2.5m warehouse and office facility for 40 staff at Peterseat Park in Aberdeen by December 2007. 15-Feb-2006 Flaxall is to close its textile finishing business in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, with the loss of 50 jobs. 13-Feb-2006 Peter Guild Furniture has gone into liquidation with the loss of 30 jobs at its sofa factory in Bedfordshire. 13-Feb-2006 IP2IPO has formed a partnership with the University of Surrey to invest up to £5m in spin-out companies from the university. 13-Feb-2006 NSK is to shed up to 60 of the 400 jobs at its ball bearings factory in Newark. 10-Feb-2006 Nutec is to invest £1m in the expansion of its safety training centre at Aberdeen Airport, and hopes to create 18 new jobs this year. 09-Feb-2006 Hyde Group is to create a further 75 jobs at its new £2m aircraft parts factory in Manchester, having secured a £12m contract from Airbus. 07-Feb-2006 BS Tooling is to shed 25 jobs at its precision engineering factory in Newtownabbey this month. 06-Feb-2006 Oceaneering Multiflex is to invest £9m in a new sub-sea cable research and development facility in Rosyth, with the creation of 40 jobs. 06-Feb-2006 Scott Wilson is planning to raise £70m in a flotation, in order to fund acquisitions for the expansion of its engineering and design consultancy. 06-Feb-2006 Volex Ionix is to close its wiring harness and woven systems factory in Stoke-on-Trent over the next few months, in order to transfer up to 138 jobs to its site in Manchester. 02-Feb-2006 RF Shielding is to recruit ten new staff at its Blaina-based coating products business in South Wales over the next six months. 02-Feb-2006 Cummins is creating 25 new jobs at its Darlington factory, due to rising Chinese demand for bus engines. 02-Feb-2006 LG Philips Displays has applied for insolvency protection in the Netherlands, prompting speculation about the future of 300 jobs at its cathode ray tubes factory in Blackburn. 01-Feb-2006 Balmer Lindley is to shed 100 jobs at its factory in Newton Aycliffe, in order to transfer its pole manufacturing operation to North Lincolnshire. 31-Jan-2006 Coats Barbour is to close its thread-making factory at Hilden in County Antrim with the loss of 85 jobs. 30-Jan-2006 Accuride is to shed up to 150 of the 200 jobs at its factory in Northampton over the next 18 months, in order to transfer production of metal slides to sites in Mexico and Germany. 30-Jan-2006 Spear & Jackson is to close its garden tools factory in Wednesbury with the loss of 90 jobs, in order to transfer production to its site in Sheffield. 30-Jan-2006 Premier Farnell is to restructure its BuckHickman InOne tools and safety equipment business with the loss of up to 175 jobs. 30-Jan-2006 Northrop Grumman, the US defence contractor, is looking to set up a business development office in London. 30-Jan-2006 Airbus is to create more than 600 jobs at its aircraft wings factory in Broughton, Flintshire, having secured £5.1m in regional selective assistance from the Welsh Assembly. 27-Jan-2006 Lawrence Skip Hire is seeking planning permission to build a £5m waste recycling centre in Kidderminster, which would create an initial 100 jobs. 27-Jan-2006 Eimco Water Technologies is expected to shed about 50 of the 150 jobs at its water filtration business in Colchester. 27-Jan-2006 Steinhoff UK Upholstery is to invest £3.2m in a new household goods design and manufacturing facility on the Bridgend Industrial Estate, with the creation of up to 150 jobs. 26-Jan-2006 Rentokil Initial is to close its linen and workwear division with the loss of up to 1,700 jobs throughout the country, but the closure costs will be partly offset by the sale of its 25 properties. 26-Jan-2006 The Department of Trade & Industry has awarded £25m to 29 projects across the country to fund the commercial development of public-sector research. 25-Jan-2006 Aero Inventory, the wholesaler of aircraft parts, is planning to raise £92m in a share placing. 23-Jan-2006 BOC Edwards is to shed up to 90 jobs in Crawley, in order to transfer its service operations to the Czech Republic and the manufacture of diffusion vacuum pumps to Asia or Europe. 20-Jan-2006 Crosslee is planning to shed up to 50 of the 675 staff at its tumble dryers factory in Hipperholme, Halifax. 19-Jan-2006 Romtech, the manufacturer of prefabricated steel reinforcement cages, is to invest £2m in a new facility in Craigavon, with the creation of 49 jobs. 19-Jan-2006 Arjo International is to shed about 90 of the 340 jobs at its disabled support equipment factory in Gloucester, in order to close its production department and focus on sales, service and logistics. 18-Jan-2006 C&M Group, the electrical engineering company, is planning to relocate to a new £1m 24,000 sq ft headquarters in Aberdeen, and the 60-strong workforce is expected to rise to 100. 17-Jan-2006 Princess Yachts is planning to expand its luxury yachts factory in Plymouth with a new building on the west side of Millbay's inner basin by late 2007, creating up to 200 jobs. 17-Jan-2006 Indesit is planning to shed 105 of the 1,500 jobs at its Hotpoint factory in Peterborough, following the reorganisation of shift patterns on its refrigerator production line. 16-Jan-2006 Ensinger is creating 48 new jobs at its new £5m plastic components headquarters in Tonyrefail. 16-Jan-2006 R&D Tool & Engineering is to relocate its PET tooling business to a larger 26,000 sq ft site in Mansfield this summer. 16-Jan-2006 Measurement Devices is to relocate its sales department to a new 6,000 sq ft office in York in August, with the creation of up to 22 new jobs over the next two years. 12-Jan-2006 Rittal-CSM is to shed 38 of the 450 jobs at its electronic equipment factory in Plymouth. 12-Jan-2006 Pendelfin Studios is to close its ceramics production business in Burnley in March, with the loss of 14 jobs. 11-Jan-2006 Vitrium is in negotiations to acquire the former NEG site in Cardiff Bay to build a virtrification plant to convert waste into glass products, and sites are also being considered in South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and the North Midlands. 11-Jan-2006 Indesit is to shed up to 172 of the 1,000 jobs at its cookers factory in Blythe Bridge, and the spares and repairs unit is to relocate to its site in Peterborough. 11-Jan-2006 Wolseley is looking to expand its electrical products business across the country through organic growth and acquisitions, following its acquisition of William Wilson in Scotland. 11-Jan-2006 Sunlight Service is to close its laundry in Gorleston over the next few weeks, but some of the 45 staff may transfer to nearby Norwich and Fakenham. 10-Jan-2006 Island Steel is planning to expand its 36-strong workforce over the next 12 months, following a £3m investment in new facilities and equipment at its site in Newport, Gwent. 04-Jan-2006 Planet PVC Group has shed 50 of the 500 jobs at its Lancashire-based conservatories business, following the collapse of its franchise operation. 04-Jan-2006 The information below comes from the UK Activity Report. 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