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AES Engineering is to invest £13m in the expansion of its Rotherham-based industrial seals manufacturing business in 2008. 28-Dec-2007 Help-Link is to expand its heating and plumbing installation business in South Yorkshire, with the creation of 15 jobs for supervisors, surveyors, engineers and apprentices. 28-Dec-2007 Metalrax is to close the Bacol Fine Blanking steel plant in Bromsgrove in April, with the loss of up to 165 jobs. 24-Dec-2007 Enviro Kleen has submitted plans to build a £1m waste transfer and recycling unit in Kirkcaldy, with the creation of ten jobs. 24-Dec-2007 Oxfordshire County Council is planning to build a £100m waste incinerator, and will now await proposals from companies and create a shortlist of possible sites. 24-Dec-2007 HIE Innse Gall has awarded grants to Harris Tweed Hebrides and Harris Tweed Textiles Manufacturing for the purchase of new equipment that will create about 40 jobs at their mills in the Outer Hebrides. 24-Dec-2007 Gallaher, the tobacco company, is considering plans to relocate its Surrey headquarters, and is seeking a suitable site of up to 70,000 sq ft near Weybridge. 24-Dec-2007 Biffa, the waste management group, has received a £1.23bn takeover approach from private equity firms Montagu and Hg Pooled Management. 20-Dec-2007 Crane is to close its malleable iron fittings factory in Ipswich next year with the loss of more than 200 jobs, in order to transfer production to Hitchin. 20-Dec-2007 Yuasa Battery Europe has secured a £18m investment from GE Commercial Finance to fund the expansion of its Ebbw Vale-based battery manufacturing business. 20-Dec-2007 Intellection is to relocate its X-Ray Mineral Services business from Colwyn Bay to a larger site at Abergele early next year, with the creation of 20 jobs. 20-Dec-2007 Webro is seeking permission from Erewash Borough Council to expand its fibre cables warehouse in Long Eaton, with the creation of 26 jobs. 20-Dec-2007 Uponor is planning to relocate its plastic pipes extrusion business from Cork to its Banbridge site in Northern Ireland by the end of 2008, with the transfer of some of the 60 staff. 20-Dec-2007 Swift Caravans has submitted plans to East Riding Council for the £20m expansion of its factory in Cottingham, which would create about 250 jobs. 18-Dec-2007 Nicolson Engineering is seeking permission to expand its premises at Bower in Caithness with the creation of 70 jobs, in order to take on more work for the oil industry. 17-Dec-2007 Wood Group is to close its gas turbine repair plant in Dundee early next year, with the loss of up to 159 jobs. 14-Dec-2007 Stadium Plastics is to close its plastic components factory in Hartlepool in January, with the loss of 300 jobs, having failed to find a buyer. 14-Dec-2007 Indesit is to shed 67 jobs at its washing machines factory at Bodelwyddan in North Wales next year. 14-Dec-2007 Romag is to create up to 40 new jobs at its specialist glass manufacturing business in County Durham next year. 14-Dec-2007 Sam Tooling is considering plans to shed up to half of the 26 jobs at its engineering business in Gloucestershire. 14-Dec-2007 CAV Aerospace is to invest £7m in the expansion of its aircraft components factory in Consett, with the creation of 44 jobs. 12-Dec-2007 URS Corporation is to create about 60 jobs at its new environmental engineering office at the Derwent Business Centre in Derby over the next two years. 12-Dec-2007 Camcal has won an order to construct 49 turbine towers for a Turkish onshore project, providing work for up to 70 people at its Lewis yard in the Western Isles. 11-Dec-2007 Anglesey Mining is to restart operations at the Parys Mountain zinc, lead and copper mine near Amlwch next year, with the creation of up to 100 jobs. 11-Dec-2007 Gurit is to shed about 40 jobs at its composites manufacturing business on the Isle of Wight. 10-Dec-2007 Polypipe Civils is to relocate its headquarters to a new 60,000 sq ft site at the Charnwood Business Park in Loughborough over the next few weeks, with the creation of 15 jobs. 07-Dec-2007 Ellison Metal Finishing of Skipton is proposing a company voluntary arrangement through corporate recovery firm BWC Business Solutions, in order to secure the future of its metal products business and about 100 jobs. 07-Dec-2007 Quinn Glass is to create 20 new jobs following a £41m investment in upgrading two furnaces at its plant in Derrylin, County Fermanagh. 06-Dec-2007 Wrightbus is creating 52 jobs at a new 50,000 sq ft unit for its Wright Composites subsidiary in Ballymena, in order to manufacture GRP and composite components. 06-Dec-2007 Berco is to relocate its crawler vehicle tracks factory from Middlesbrough to a 150,000 sq ft unit at the former Black & Decker site in Spennymoor next spring, and the 25-strong workforce will double over the following two years. 06-Dec-2007 CDE has secured financial backing from Invest NI for the £5.4m expansion of its quarry equipment manufacturing plant in County Tyrone, which will create 40 jobs. 05-Dec-2007 Wolf Minerals is planning to reopen Hemerdon tin and tungsten mine near Plymouth, with the creation of 200 jobs. 05-Dec-2007 Corac Group is to raise £4.7m in a share placing to fund the commercial development of its downhole gas compressor technology. 04-Dec-2007 Distrupol is to close its colour compounding plant in Wolverhampton with the loss of about 12 jobs, in order to transfer the work to Matrix Plastics in Slough. 04-Dec-2007 Plastics Capital is to raise £16m in a share placing to repay loans and provide working capital for its plastics manufacturing business. 04-Dec-2007 Willis & Gambier, the furniture manufacturer, is relocating its headquarters from Saffron Walden to the 545,000 sq ft ProLogis phase 2 site at Kingston Park in Peterborough. 04-Dec-2007 Segro has prelet a 150,000 sq ft office at the Winnersh Triangle expansion in Berkshire to US engineer Jacobs, and the company will relocate from nearby Reading in 2009. 04-Dec-2007 Parker Pen is planning to shed 200 of the 420 jobs at its pen factory in Newhaven. 03-Dec-2007 AgustaWestland has won a £470m helicopter maintenance contract with the Ministry of Defence, which will secure 270 jobs at Search & Rescue bases and create 40 new jobs. 03-Dec-2007 Bombardier Aerospace is to create 330 permanent and temporary jobs at its Shorts aerospace components factory in Belfast. 30-Nov-2007 The National Hyperbaric Centre in Aberdeen has unveiled plans to build a £10m pressure chamber for the testing of sub-sea equipment. 30-Nov-2007 Orion is to close its television factory at Margam, near Port Talbot, by the end of the year, with the loss of almost 100 jobs. 30-Nov-2007 Econotherm is to set up a heat exchangers factory and research centre in Bridgend, with the creation of 12 jobs. 29-Nov-2007 Qinetiq is to shed up to 400 jobs at its defence technology operations in the UK, as part of a restructuring into four new business units of consulting, managed services, technological solutions and products. 29-Nov-2007 Shropshire County Council is to consider plans from Veolia Environmental Services for the development of a new waste and recycling centre in Oswestry. 28-Nov-2007 Pittards is to shed up to 50 of the 240 jobs at its leather factory in Yeovil. 27-Nov-2007 British Engines is to relocate its cable glands division and 180 staff from Newcastle to the Nelson Industrial Estate in Cramlington over the next few months. 26-Nov-2007 Waterlogic International, the London-based water cooler maker, has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers to find a buyer for the business, which is valued at about £80m. 26-Nov-2007 Oregon is planning to set up a timber frame factory in Derby by next April, with the creation of 20 jobs. 23-Nov-2007 Ex-Or is to expand the capacity at its lighting technology business in Haydock by 50% over the next 18 months, with an increase in the 34-strong workforce. 22-Nov-2007 Pilkington, the glass manufacturer, has acquired a 262,000 sq ft warehouse on the site of the proposed new rugby stadium in St Helens. 22-Nov-2007 Personna International is to close its bladed products factory in Mansfield early next year with the loss of almost 200 jobs, in order to transfer production to the Czech Republic. 22-Nov-2007 Ryedale District Council has approved plans from Rack Systems to expand its office furniture components factory in Kirkbymoorside, with the creation of 15 jobs. 21-Nov-2007 Rolls-Royce is to manufacture large jet engines for wide-bodied commercial jets outside the UK for the first time, with a £150m investment in two new plants in Singapore and the US over the next five years. 21-Nov-2007 Wellstream is to invest £35m in the expansion of its flexible pipeline factories in Newcastle and Brazil. 21-Nov-2007 James Jones & Sons has unveiled plans to invest £20m in the development of a new sawmill in Lockerbie by 2009, which will increase the existing 56-strong workforce. 20-Nov-2007 The Newcastle Aviation Academy has secured funding for a £3.2m expansion project, in order to create a new aviation training centre and take on more students. 20-Nov-2007 Hughes Christensen is to invest £4.6m in the expansion of its drill bits factory in Belfast, with the creation of 52 jobs. 19-Nov-2007 Therma-Tru is planning to close its 52,000 sq ft doors factory at Parc Nantgarw near Caerphilly, with the loss of about 150 jobs. 19-Nov-2007 Raytheon of the US is setting up a 42,000 sq ft office at Harman House in Uxbridge, in order to expand the 14,000 sq ft unit taken at the site last May. 19-Nov-2007 The Ministry of Defence has won planning permission from West Berkshire Council to build a small-scale weapon components factory at the AWE site in Burghfield. 16-Nov-2007 Conduit Construction Network is to expand capacity at its timber door sets manufacturing business in Cramlington, Northumberland, with the creation of 20 jobs. 15-Nov-2007 Parker Steel is seeking permission from Adur District Council to build a new steel processing factory at Shoreham Harbour, with the creation of up to 280 jobs. 15-Nov-2007 Oregon Timber Frame is planning to nearly double its 100-strong workforce in Selkirk, having won planning permission to build an on-site manufacturing plant. 15-Nov-2007 Cummins is to create a further 60 jobs at its engines factory in Darlington early next year, in order to work on a new exhaust manufacturing section. 14-Nov-2007 Brinker Technology has secured a £3m cash injection from private equity fund Epi-V to fund the expansion of its Aberdeen-based pipeline sealing business. 14-Nov-2007 Hawick Knitwear is to create 30 new jobs at its Borders-based knitwear business over the next year, having secured funds from Scottish Enterprise to expand production. 13-Nov-2007 Remploy has unveiled plans to close or merge 28 of its 83 factories across the country, casting doubt on the future of up to 1,600 jobs. 13-Nov-2007 Advantage West Midlands is close to reaching agreement with EMDA and a number of Midlands-based universities about the site for a proposed £100m manufacturing research and development centre, with Ansty thought to be the preferred choice. 13-Nov-2007 Premier Steel Processing is to relocate its metals business and 24 staff from Tipton to the Kingswinford site of parent company United Steels. 13-Nov-2007 Regency Spinning is to close its textile factory in Newtownards with the loss of about 100 jobs. 12-Nov-2007 PWS is to invest £10m in the expansion of its kitchen components factory in Newton Aycliffe, with the creation of 100 jobs over the next five years. 12-Nov-2007 London Borough of Hounslow is to consider plans from CIP to build a £18m waste treatment plant with two anaerobic digesters at the site of the former Western International Market by 2010. 12-Nov-2007 Lawrence David is seeking a suitable site of about 4,000 sq ft in the Peterborough area to set up a new trailer factory. 12-Nov-2007 Hertfordshire County Council has drawn up a list of 54 potential sites for waste treatment plants, which could include incinerators, composters and recycling units. 09-Nov-2007 Litter Boss has acquired Bettakleen, the North Shields-based cleaning firm, and the combined 600-strong workforce will rise by 100 over the next 12 months. 07-Nov-2007 Advantica is creating up to 30 jobs at its engineering business in Loughborough, due to rising demand from the oil and gas industry. 07-Nov-2007 Cavalier Carpets is to shed 30 jobs at its carpet factory in Blackburn, in order to transfer some of the production to Poland next year. 06-Nov-2007 The South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall is expected to restart production within two years, which will require a £50m investment by a newly-formed company called Western United Mines. 05-Nov-2007 TA Kirkpatrick, the Dumfriesshire steel firm, has gone into liquidation through Campbell Dallas with the loss of 30 jobs. 05-Nov-2007 Siemens is to shed 133 jobs at its turbines factory in Lincoln, leaving a workforce of 1,900. 05-Nov-2007 The Ministry of Defence is said to be considering plans to shed up to 9,000 of the 28,000 in its procurement and logistics unit over the next four years. 05-Nov-2007 Rolls-Royce is planning to close its turbines factory at Bootle on Merseyside next year, with the loss of more than 200 jobs, in order to transfer production to the US. 02-Nov-2007 Sapa Profiles is to close its aluminium plant in Banbury early next year, with the loss of up to 339 jobs, in order to transfer production to its two other sites in Derbyshire and Gloucestershire. 01-Nov-2007 Assa Abloy has shed 80 jobs at the CE Marshall locks factory in Willenhall, and is expected to transfer production to the Czech Republic. 01-Nov-2007 Office Depot is considering plans to close its stationery distribution centre on the Walworth Industrial Estate in Andover. 29-Oct-2007 R&M Engineering has shed 220 jobs at its power generation buoys factory in Dundee, following a contractual dispute with Monitor Oil. 29-Oct-2007 Mobilis Healthcare is to close its Sorbothane shoe insoles factory in Leyland this month with the loss of the remaining 12 jobs, in order to transfer production to the US. 29-Oct-2007 MWH, the water and environmental engineering group, is planning to create up to 70 jobs at a new office on Solihull Business Park. 25-Oct-2007 The Ministry of Defence is planning to shed about 1,000 civilian jobs at its headquarters in London and relocate a further 800 jobs to other sites by 2010. 24-Oct-2007 Dimensions Corporatewear is to relocate its Castle Donnington headquarters to a larger site at Willow Farm Business Park in September 2008, and the 150-strong workforce will rise to 200 within two years. 24-Oct-2007 Initial Fire & Security is planning to close its alarm receiving centres in Burnley and Blackburn, with the transfer of up to 100 jobs to other sites. 24-Oct-2007 AAG Swepco is planning to double the 50-strong workforce in its electrical contracting business and relocate to larger premises on Teesside, having secured a private investment of about £1m. 23-Oct-2007 Hunter Boot is to shed a further 16 jobs at its boots factory near Dumfries. 22-Oct-2007 Statebourne Cryogenics is to expand production of cryogenic vessels at its factory in Washington, with the creation of 20 jobs. 22-Oct-2007 Sunderland Council has approved plans from the Met Office, Northumbrian Water and the Environment Agency to build a £1m weather station in High Moorsley. 19-Oct-2007 Tomlinson Hall is planning to expand its Billingham-based workforce from 24 to 40 by 2010, having agreed a deal to distribute pumps for Crane of Germany. 19-Oct-2007 Churchill China is planning to close its tableware factory in Fenton, in order to relocate production and 30 jobs to its site in Sandyford. 19-Oct-2007 Royston Power Generation is planning to expand the 80-strong workforce at its Newcastle-based engineering business and double turnover to £16m over the next four years, having secured a cash injection from NEL Fund Managers. 17-Oct-2007 Hillarys is investing £1m in new manufacturing, warehousing and distribution facilities for its made-to-measure blinds business in Nottingham, with the creation of up to 100 jobs over the next few years. 17-Oct-2007 Techtronic Industries is to create 50 jobs at a new 156,000 sq ft power tools distribution centre in Didcot. 17-Oct-2007 The Ministry of Defence is considering plans to relocate the Service Personnel & Veterans Agency and up to 200 jobs from RAF Innsworth in Gloucestershire to Gosport or Norcross, near Blackpool, by May 2009. 16-Oct-2007 Prima Dental Manufacturing has secured a £1m funding package to expand its dental products factory in Gloucester, which currently employs nearly 100 staff. 16-Oct-2007 American & Efird Threads is planning to close its textiles factory in Radcliffe in January with the loss of up to 50 jobs, in order to transfer production to Slovenia. 15-Oct-2007 Inspicio, the inspection and product testing group with a market value of £218m, has received a number of takeover approaches. 15-Oct-2007 Electrolux is considering plans to close its cookers factory in Spennymoor, County Durham, with the loss of about 500 jobs. 12-Oct-2007 F Jones is planning to double the workforce at its granite and marble surfaces business in Middlesbrough to 90 over the next two years, following a recent £5m investment in new equipment. 11-Oct-2007 Suffolk County Council is to proceed with plans to build a £500m waste incinerator by 2014, and a suitable site will be identified early next year. 11-Oct-2007 White Young Green is to set up a 27,000 sq ft office at 100 St John Street in London's Clerkenwell. 11-Oct-2007 Grontmij, the Dutch engineering consultancy, is setting up a new office at Birchwood Business Park in Warrington, with the creation of 30 jobs. 10-Oct-2007 Avon Rubber is looking to sell its Avon Mixing business, which employs about 65 staff at its rubber components factory in Melksham. 10-Oct-2007 Pilkington is to relocate about 100 support jobs from St Helens to its European Technical Centre at Lathom in 2008, having submitted plans to West Lancashire Council to create more office space at Lathom. 09-Oct-2007 CTC Marine Projects has submitted plans to build a new headquarters for its marine engineering business in Darlington town centre, in order to expand its local workforce from 130 to 160. 09-Oct-2007 The Ministry of Defence is to create up to 130 jobs at the Army Base Repair Organisation in Telford by the end of the year. 09-Oct-2007 Jacobs Babtie, the engineering firm, is planning to set up a new 120,000 sq ft headquarters in Reading, and is considering potential sites at Suttons Business Park and Winnersh Triangle. 09-Oct-2007 Verdant Group, the waste management company valued at up to £50m, has appointed KPMG to find a buyer for the business. 08-Oct-2007 Bombardier is to create up to 50 engineering jobs at its train manufacturing plant in Derby. 02-Oct-2007 Kecol Pumps is to close its Bridgnorth-based distribution business this month with the loss of 21 jobs, but the piston pumps manufacturing operation will continue. 02-Oct-2007 Cooper Bearings is to create 120 jobs at its bearings factory in King's Lynn over the next year. 01-Oct-2007 Devon County Council is seeking government funding to help build a proposed energy from waste plant in the Plymouth area, at a cost of up to £110m. 01-Oct-2007 TWMA of Aberdeen is planning to create 100 new jobs in its worldwide drilling-waste management operations over the next two years. 01-Oct-2007 Atlas Copco is to shed about 85 of the 200 jobs at its pneumatic power tools factory in Hemel Hempstead, in order to transfer production to Hungary early next year. 01-Oct-2007 Forest Garden is to stop garden furniture manufacture at its Steven's Croft factory in Lockerbie with the loss of up to 70 jobs, in order to transfer the work to plants in Eardisley and Hartlebury. 28-Sep-2007 Gallaher is to close its cigar factory in Cardiff in 2009 with the loss of 184 jobs, but 95 jobs will be created at its site in Ballymena, Co Antrim. 28-Sep-2007 Acco UK is to close its furniture factory in Peterborough by August 2008 with the loss of 133 jobs, in order to transfer the work to the Far East. 28-Sep-2007 Hercunite is to close its foundry in Tipton with the loss of up to 100 jobs, in order to transfer production to the Far East. 27-Sep-2007 Tanfield is seeking a suitable site in the North East to build a new electric vehicles factory by 2009, with the creation of 500 jobs, and is also looking to create 400 jobs at its existing site in Washington. 27-Sep-2007 White Young Green is to create 50 new jobs in Glasgow and Edinburgh, due to rising demand for its environmental consultancy services. 27-Sep-2007 Severn Trent is planning to relocate almost 2,000 staff from Sheldon to a new 140,000 sq ft headquarters at St John's in Coventry. 27-Sep-2007 Logic Office is to close its furniture factory at Totnes in Devon next month, with the loss of 20 jobs. 26-Sep-2007 Hilding Anders is to close its Slumberland beds factory in Oldham early next year, with the loss of 260 jobs, in order to transfer production to its site in Huntingdon. 26-Sep-2007 Sterecycle is in discussions with local authorities in South Wales about plans to set up three £14m waste-to-biomass recycling centres based on steam technology. 24-Sep-2007 Elizabethan has secured an undisclosed investment from Partnership Investment Finance to fund the expansion of its Wakefield-based soft furnishings factory, including new machinery and more floor space. 24-Sep-2007 Graphite Resources is to submit plans to build a £30m autoclave-based waste recycling plant at a former steelworks near Redcar. 24-Sep-2007 The London Development Agency is looking to help fund four new recycling plants to transform waste into energy, in order to help meet the estimated £4bn investment required to meet the Mayor's waste target by 2020. 19-Sep-2007 Hellermann Tyton is to shed up to 100 of the 200 jobs at its cables factory in Plymouth over the next 18 months, in order to relocate to a smaller site. 17-Sep-2007 Ennstone, the quarrying and materials company, is to invest up to £5m in the expansion of its factory in Telford, if planning permission is secured for the redevelopment of its site in Doseley. 14-Sep-2007 Rentokil Initial is to close its Initial Washroom Solutions laundry in Chorley by the end of the year, with the loss of about 100 jobs. 13-Sep-2007 Perth & Kinross Council is to approve plans from Sita UK for the development of an energy-from-waste plant at Binn Farm, with the creation of up to 50 jobs. 12-Sep-2007 Initial Wipers is to close its factory in Bradford in January with the loss of up to 350 jobs, in order to transfer the processing of auto-roll towels and floor mats to new sites in Birmingham, Glasgow and Reading. 12-Sep-2007 Johnson Service is to relocate its corporate head office from Warrington to London over the next few months, with the loss of about six jobs. 12-Sep-2007 Raymarine is to create 15 new research jobs at its marine electronics business, in preparation for a planned relocation to a new site in Portsmouth in 2009. 12-Sep-2007 Greenstar is to set up a £7m waste recycling plant at Aldridge near Birmingham early next year, with the creation of up to 50 jobs. 12-Sep-2007 Augean is looking to spend up to £40m on acquisitions to expand its waste treatment business. 12-Sep-2007 Precision Polymer Engineering is to submit plans for a £5m expansion at its rubber seals factory in Blackburn, with the creation of more than 100 jobs. 11-Sep-2007 Wright Joinery has gone into voluntary liquidation with the loss of about 50 jobs at its Hull-based timber doors and windows factory. 11-Sep-2007 North Yorkshire County Council and City of York Council are seeking contractors to build and operate a £170m waste management plant, but a site has not yet been found. 10-Sep-2007 The James Dyson Foundation is seeking an alternative location for its proposed £25m School of Design Engineering, having lost out on a preferred site in Bath. 07-Sep-2007 Premier Percussion has shed 20 jobs from its musical instrument manufacturing department in Leicester, following a restructuring that has changed its name to Premier Music International. 07-Sep-2007 BAe Systems is to invest up to £20m at its military vehicles factory in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in order to win more orders from the Ministry of Defence and secure the future of the 650-strong workforce. 06-Sep-2007 Widney is to end production of automotive press tools at its Belcot Tool & Die division in Brownhills, with the loss of 12 jobs. 05-Sep-2007 Energos is to start work this month on a £8m waste gasification plant at the WDF site in Newport, Isle of Wight. 05-Sep-2007 Electro-Flow Controls is planning to expand the workforce at its Aberdeen-based instrumentation business from 40 to 60 by the end of the year. 05-Sep-2007 C&M Group, the Aberdeen-based marine and engineering services firm, is planning to create a further 100 jobs worldwide, having secured new contracts worth more than £10m. 05-Sep-2007 Augean has unveiled proposals to build a £15m hazardous waste management plant at Port Clarence on Teesside, with the creation of 60 jobs. 04-Sep-2007 Grontmij is to expand its engineering consultancy operations in Edinburgh and Glasgow, with the creation of more than 100 jobs. 03-Sep-2007 JVC is to shed 99 of the 480 jobs at its television factory in East Kilbride next month. 03-Sep-2007 Kurawood is planning to raise £4.5m in a flotation on Aim to fund the commercial development of a new substitute for hardwood. 03-Sep-2007 AESSEAL is to invest £7m in the expansion of its mechanical seals technology centre at Bradmarsh Industrial Park in Rotherham. 31-Aug-2007 Scottish Enterprise is backing plans by Jahan Cashmere of Iran to set up a cashmere processing factory in Kelso later this year, with the creation of up to 60 jobs over the next five years. 29-Aug-2007 Almac Solutions is creating an initial ten jobs at its new engineering fabrication and coatings site in Arbroath, and a further 50 jobs should follow later. 29-Aug-2007 ALcontrol Laboratories is to close the Rotherham-based headquarters of its water testing business early next year, and most of the 280 jobs will relocate to sites in Wakefield and Chester. 27-Aug-2007 Davies Catering Equipment is to relocate four branches in Telford into one 20,000 sq ft building in Halesfield 20 next month, and the workforce will rise from 15 to nearly 30 over the next year. 27-Aug-2007 Pratt & Whitney is to close its aircraft engine repair plant at Southampton Airport in October with the loss of up to 130 jobs, in order to transfer the work to Singapore and Canada. 20-Aug-2007 Translift Bendi is planning to expand its forklift truck factory in Redditch by 75% next year, and up to 20 new jobs will be added to the 107-strong workforce. 17-Aug-2007 Viridor Waste Management is planning to build a £140m energy-from-waste combined heat and power plant at its Oxwell Mains site near Dunbar, with the creation of 47 jobs. 17-Aug-2007 Sussex Waste Recycling has started work on the development of a £10m waste processing plant at Lancing, West Sussex, in order to burn 40,000 tonnes of construction and demolition waste a year. 17-Aug-2007 Dams International, the office furniture supplier, is planning to set up a network of 14 local distribution hubs to replace its existing seven regional centres. 16-Aug-2007 Whitestone Weavers is to relocate its Gaskell Mackay carpets business from Middlesbrough to the Park View Industrial Estate in Hartlepool early next year. 15-Aug-2007 Dresser Roots is to close its blowers and compressors factory in Huddersfield in September with the loss of 58 jobs, in order to transfer the work and 12 other staff to its site in Skelmersdale. 15-Aug-2007 Amec is planning to double the 150-strong workforce at its new project management design and engineering centre at Wynyard Park on Teesside over the next year. 15-Aug-2007 Moffat 2000 has secured a One NorthEast grant to help relocate its subsea pipelines manufacturing business to a larger site in Ashington, which will create 20 new jobs. 15-Aug-2007 Durham Scientific Crystals has raised £3.5m to fund the expansion of its X-ray technology business into the medical, defence and security markets, and the workforce will double to 26 by next April. 15-Aug-2007 Clarkson-Osborn International is to shed about 45 jobs at its precision drills and cutting tools factory in Sheffield. 15-Aug-2007 Twilleys is to close its craft kits factory in Stamford with the loss of 12 jobs, in order to transfer the work to parent company Thomas B Ramsden of Guiseley. 14-Aug-2007 South Norfolk Council is to consider plans from Norfolk Environmental Waste Services for the development of a new MBT waste processing plant on the Longwater Industrial Estate near Costessey. 14-Aug-2007 Hyster is to close its forklift factory in Irvine by 2009 with the loss of 220 jobs, in order to transfer production to its site near Belfast. 13-Aug-2007 IBP Conex is to close its plumbing products factory in Dundee with the loss of 66 jobs, in order to transfer production to Poland. 13-Aug-2007 Falkirk Council is to consider plans from Avondale Environmental for the development of a £18m MBT waste treatment plant near Polmont by 2009. 13-Aug-2007 Wilton Engineering Group is planning to expand the 200-strong workforce at its oil fabrication business in Middlesbrough with 50 new jobs over the next three years. 09-Aug-2007 AKW Medicare, the Droitwich-based manufacturer of baths and showers, has been put up for sale through NM Rothschild, with a valuation of up to £140m. 06-Aug-2007 Savile Row Company is to shed 70 jobs at its shirt-making factory at Castledawson in Co Londonderry. 03-Aug-2007 Superglass is to invest £5m in the expansion of its glass wool insulation factory in Stirling next year. 30-Jul-2007 Greene Tweed is said to be planning a £3m expansion at its engineering components factory in Nottingham, with the creation of up to 200 jobs. 25-Jul-2007 Z Hinchliffe & Sons is to close the textile yarns production unit at its Jackson Bridge site in Huddersfield with the loss of up to 59 jobs. 23-Jul-2007 Rehau is to invest £3m in new equipment at its PVC extrusion plant on the Isle of Anglesey by March 2008, which will increase the 150-strong workforce. 23-Jul-2007 Severfield-Rowen is to close its steel fabrication facility at Sutton-in-Ashfield with the loss of 40 jobs, in order to transfer the work to sites in Bolton and North Yorkshire. 23-Jul-2007 LDS Test & Measurement is planning to relocate its Royston headquarters to a new 56,000 sq ft development on Jarman Way in 2008. 23-Jul-2007 Ideal Standard is to close its Excelsior sanitary ware factory in Stoke-on-Trent by the end of the year, but some of the 137 staff will transfer to sites in Middlewich and Rugeley. 20-Jul-2007 Thames Water has secured government approval to build a £200m desalination plant at Beckton in East London by summer 2009. 19-Jul-2007 Syen is to expand the workforce at its Welshpool-based engineering services business from 14 to 50 over the next 18 months. 19-Jul-2007 Leicestershire County Council is looking into the possibility of building two £100m waste incinerators, but has not yet found any suitable sites. 19-Jul-2007 Tetrosyl, the Bury-based supplier of car care products, is to open a new £12m 11-acre distribution centre in Chadderton by December. 19-Jul-2007 Corus is planning to shed 94 of the 800 jobs at its steel products factory in Trostre, Llanelli, in order to reduce production capacity. 19-Jul-2007 CRT Recycling is to invest £2.4m in the development of a cathode ray tube glass recycling centre in Mold, with the creation of more than 20 jobs. 18-Jul-2007 Romag of County Durham is to raise £7.7m in a share placing to fund the development of two new photovoltaic glass production lines by summer 2008. 18-Jul-2007 Ryalux is to relocate its carpet factory and up to 150 jobs from Rochdale to two existing sites in Bury and Wakefield. 17-Jul-2007 Salem Tube International has submitted plans to build a new 75,000 sq ft heat exchanger tubes factory at its site in Northumberland, and hopes to double the 22-strong workforce over the next few years. 16-Jul-2007 Torotrak is to raise £5m in a share placing to fund the commercial development of transmission technology for outdoor power equipment. 16-Jul-2007 Bernard Uniforms of Harwich has gone into liquidation with the loss of 46 jobs. 16-Jul-2007 Smiths of Peterhead has announced plans to build a new 33,400 sq ft woollen textiles factory near Buchan by 2008, with the transfer of 75 jobs from its existing site and the creation of 40 new jobs. 12-Jul-2007 Dorset County Council is to consider plans from Eco Composting for the development of a £7m biomass plant for burning waste at its existing site near Bournemouth. 12-Jul-2007 Superglass, the Stirling-based manufacturer of glass fibre insulation, is floating on the Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of about £105m. 12-Jul-2007 Aga has put its commercial foodservice division up for sale, with an estimated valuation of up to £300m, in order to focus on the manufacture of equipment for consumers. 09-Jul-2007 Morgan Marine is planning to create 12 jobs at its industrial housings manufacturing business in the Amman Valley, taking the workforce to 147. 06-Jul-2007 Robert Noble is to shed about 20 jobs at its Peebles-based textiles business in July. 06-Jul-2007 BAe Systems has submitted plans to build a new assembly plant in Barrow, which could create up to 700 jobs at the shipyard and arms factory site. 05-Jul-2007 Recycling.co.uk is to invest £1m in the expansion of its electronic waste recycling plant on the Red Scar Industrial Estate in Preston, in order to convert raw materials from household items into plastic sheeting. 04-Jul-2007 Fox Lindum Green Industries is seeking permission to build a £6m household waste recycling plant at South Hykeham near Lincoln. 04-Jul-2007 Formica, the laminates manufacturer, is planning to set up a European headquarters at a business park in the North East, to add to the existing 455 staff already employed in North Shields and Newton Aycliffe. 03-Jul-2007 Hilding Anders is planning to shed up to 96 of the 400 jobs at its Slumberland beds factory in Oldham. 02-Jul-2007 Waterford Wedgwood is planning to shed up to 210 jobs at its pottery operations in Stoke-on-Trent over the next two years. 29-Jun-2007 Mercia Waste Management has won planning permission to build a £10m materials recycling facility at Norton in Worcestershire by 2009. 29-Jun-2007 Galiform is to cut 560 jobs from its furniture manufacturing business, in a reorganisation that includes the transfer of production from Hull to Howden in Yorkshire and the consolidation of warehousing in Northampton. 28-Jun-2007 Royal Brierley Crystal is to close its glassmaking operation in Dudley next month, with the loss of the remaining five jobs. 27-Jun-2007 Corus is to invest £5m in the expansion of steel slab production at its Port Talbot steelworks. 21-Jun-2007 MB Aerospace is to create at least 20 new jobs at its factory in Burnley, having won a £40m contract extension to supply engine parts to Rolls-Royce. 20-Jun-2007 Brulines, the pub equipment supplier, is to relocate its Teesside head office to a 15,000 sq ft building at the Surtees Business Park by the end of the year, providing space to double its local workforce to 200. 20-Jun-2007 Tetrad Group is planning to consolidate its furniture manufacturing operations in Preston, with the relocation of 66 staff from Sabden near Clitheroe. 20-Jun-2007 ELE Advanced Technologies is to close one of its engineering plants in Colne in September, with the loss of 35 jobs, in order to transfer the work to Slovakia. 19-Jun-2007 Ceramaspeed is planning to close its glass ceramic heating elements factory in Kidderminster with the loss of up to 240 jobs, in order to transfer production to Poland in 2008. 18-Jun-2007 Seacon Phoenix is to build a new 28,000 sq ft submarine cables factory in Barrow by early 2008, and its workforce will rise from 15 to about 30. 18-Jun-2007 Scottish Water has announced plans to build a new £60m water treatment works at Glencorse in Midlothian by 2010, and facilities in Fairmilehead and Alnwickhill will close. 14-Jun-2007 Morson Projects is to create up to 50 jobs at a new aeronautical engineering design office in Belfast. 13-Jun-2007 Yorkshire Fittings is to close its plumbing products factory in Dundee, with the loss of 45 jobs. 13-Jun-2007 Staedtler is to close its stationery factory in Pontyclun next year, with the loss of 150 jobs. 11-Jun-2007 Carrington Wire is considering plans to close its steel factory in Cardiff with the loss of 120 jobs. 11-Jun-2007 McGrath Brothers is to build a £1m waste wood chipping plant in Barking, Essex, in order to process 21,000 tonnes of waste wood a year into products such as equine bedding. 11-Jun-2007 British Wool Marketing Board is considering plans to restructure its organisation, which could lead to the loss of jobs and the closure of some grading depots. 06-Jun-2007 Quinn Group is to build a £66m insulation products factory in Newport, South Wales, by early 2008, with the creation of 340 jobs. 05-Jun-2007 Southern Water, the utility supplier with about 2,000 staff in Kent, Sussex and Hampshire, has been put up for sale by Royal Bank of Scotland with a price tag of about £4bn. 04-Jun-2007 Spode is cutting 250 of the 410 jobs at its pottery business in Stoke-on-Trent this week. 01-Jun-2007 Romag is to launch a recruitment drive for an unspecified number of staff to operate a new solar power-generating glass production line due to open at its factory in Consett this summer. 31-May-2007 Hillarys, the Nottingham-based supplier of made-to-measure blinds, is expected to be sold by Change Capital Partners for about £225m. 30-May-2007 Shades Blinds is to open a new blinds factory in Cumbernauld, with the creation of about 200 jobs over the next three years, and new retail outlets are planned for Edinburgh, Greenock, Hamilton and Stirling. 29-May-2007 Collins & Hayes, the Sussex-based furniture manufacturer with 160 staff, is to go into liquidation having failed to find a buyer. 29-May-2007 Woodhead Connectivity is considering plans to close its electrical cables factory in Ebbw Vale within a year, with the loss of 215 jobs. 28-May-2007 Corus is to shed 212 jobs at its Llanwern steelworks in Newport, due to cuts in the steel mill and engineering sections. 25-May-2007 Rockwool is to invest £70m in the expansion of its insulation factory in Pencoed, near Bridgend, with the creation of 110 jobs. 24-May-2007 Remploy is to close 43 of its 83 factories across the country, and hopes to transfer up to 2,270 disabled and 280 non-disabled staff to the remaining sites. 23-May-2007 The Royal Academy of Engineering is to relocate its London headquarters from Great Peter Street to a 21,000 sq ft site at Carlton House Terrace off Pall Mall in the autumn. 22-May-2007 The Engineering Business is to invest £1.2m in the development of new workshops at the former Amec yard on the Tyne, with the creation of 50 jobs for engineers and managers over the next three years. 21-May-2007 Bede is cutting 20 jobs at its Durham-based X-ray instruments business, in order to save up to £1.5m a year. 17-May-2007 Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology has submitted plans to set up a 56,230 sq ft facility at the 200-acre former RAF Locking site in Somerset. 16-May-2007 IW Economic Partnership has announced that Palmer Johnson of the US is to set up a new luxury yacht design and engineering business at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, with the creation of 70 jobs. 14-May-2007 Laing O'Rourke has submitted plans to Bassetlaw and Bolsover councils to build a factory on the site of the former Steetley colliery in Nottinghamshire, which could create up to 270 jobs. 14-May-2007 Westminster Group is planning to raise £2.5m in a flotation on Aim to fund the expansion of its security business, including the opening of new overseas offices. 14-May-2007 Goodwin is to shed up to 45 of the 180 jobs at its steel castings factory in Hanley, following the loss of a contract with GE. 10-May-2007 Cosworth is to create an unspecified number of new jobs at its Northampton-based engineering business, having won a £10m contract to supply pistons and engineering services to US-based Lycoming. 10-May-2007 Northern Ireland Water is planning to shed 500 jobs from its 1,926-strong workforce by 2010. 10-May-2007 Indesit is to close its cooker factory in Blythe Bridge by the end of the year, with the loss of up to 610 jobs, in order to transfer production to Poland and Italy. 09-May-2007 Playforce is to relocate its playground equipment business and up to 40 staff from Trowbridge to a 15,000 sq ft site in Melksham later this year. 09-May-2007 The Ministry of Defence has announced plans to re-deploy 3,500 soldiers and their families to Salisbury Plain, with a new training vehicle fleet base being created in Warminster. 08-May-2007 Greenberg Glass is to relocate its glass and glazing business from north Liverpool to the Wellington Business Park in Sandhills in early 2008, having secured a funding package from Bank of Scotland Corporate. 04-May-2007 Eskmeals is to create 12 new jobs at its weapons testing site in West Cumbria, to add to the existing 75. 04-May-2007 Ash & Lacy is to close its perforated metal products factory in Hayle, Cornwall, in September with the loss of up to 84 jobs, in order to focus manufacturing in the West Midlands. 03-May-2007 Spooner Industries has awarded a contract to Houseman & Falshaw to build a new £3.5m 56,000 sq ft oven factory next to its existing site in Ilkley. 03-May-2007 FKI is planning to close its Whipp & Bourne switchgear factory in Rochdale with the loss of up to 150 jobs, in order to transfer production to its site in Blackwood, Gwent. 01-May-2007 North Yorkshire County Council has approved plans from Yorwaste for the development of a £4m waste pyrolysis plant at Seamer Carr in Scarborough by 2008. 30-Apr-2007 Aker Kvaerner is looking to create about 100 new jobs at its engineering services business in Stockton over the next 12 months. 26-Apr-2007 McGill Electrical is to create 50 new jobs at its Dundee-based electrical engineering business this year, with many of the vacancies going to former employees of DH Morris. 26-Apr-2007 Flexible Lamps is to close its vehicle lights factory in Haverhill in June with the loss of more than 100 jobs, in order to transfer the work to sites in Harlow and Poland. 23-Apr-2007 Allam Marine is to relocate its generator factory and 30 staff from Hull to a new £5m 140,000 sq ft site in nearby Melton over the next few months. 19-Apr-2007 Brammer has raised £16m in a share placing to fund acquisitions for its industrial services business. 19-Apr-2007 T&K Engineering, the Leicester-based manufacturer of machined components, has ceased trading with the loss of more than ten jobs. 17-Apr-2007 Cobb Slater is to close its plastic mouldings factory in Matlock with the loss of 60 jobs, in order to transfer some of the production to Knaresborough. 16-Apr-2007 Corus is to invest £10m in the expansion of its steel distribution centre in Wednesfield, with the creation of 24 jobs. 16-Apr-2007 Foster Wheeler, the engineering group, is to set up a 76,000 sq ft office at Abbey Gardens South in Reading. 16-Apr-2007 Worcestershire County Council is to consider plans from Kidderminster-based Lawrence's Skip Hire for the development of a waste recycling plant at the former Folkes Forge site, with the creation of up to 80 jobs. 13-Apr-2007 Exploration Logistics Group is looking to expand the 60-strong workforce at its safety and support services business in Gloucestershire with ten additional administrative and project management staff. 13-Apr-2007 Hydril UK is to build a new £6m headquarters and warehouse for its oil and gas engineering business at the Altens East Industrial Estate in Aberdeen by August 2008. 13-Apr-2007 Viridor Waste Management is seeking planning permission from Devon County Council to build a £32m energy-from-waste incinerator in Exeter. 13-Apr-2007 Velcro has secured planning permission from Congleton Borough Council to build a new production and warehouse site in Middlewich, and will relocate from its existing site by the end of the year. 12-Apr-2007 Oregon Timber Frame is planning to build a new factory next to its existing site in Selkirk, and Scottish Borders Council is expected to consider the planning application this summer. 12-Apr-2007 Wrexham County Borough Council is to receive PFI credits worth £23m to build a recycling plant in partnership with Waste Recycling Group, and a planning application is expected later this year. 11-Apr-2007 Chesterfield Special Cylinders is to raise up to £4m in a flotation on Aim to fund the expansion of its Sheffield-based gas cylinders business. 10-Apr-2007 Cardiff University is to set up a Gas Turbine Research Centre at the ECM2 site in Port Talbot, supported by a £3.8m EU grant. 05-Apr-2007 Fort Vale Engineering is to relocate its Nelson-based valves and fittings business and 240 staff to the former LG Philips site in Simonstone in early 2008. 04-Apr-2007 Severn Trent has announced plans to shed 600 jobs from its West Midlands-based water business over the next five years. 04-Apr-2007 Maxell Europe is to shed a further 19 jobs at its factory in Telford, in order to stop producing video tapes. 04-Apr-2007 Innovative Technology, the manufacturer of banknote validation equipment, is to shed 59 jobs at its factory in Oldham. 03-Apr-2007 Morris Corfield has submitted plans to relocate its Shropshire-based agricultural machinery business to a larger site near Broseley, which will house 24 staff. 03-Apr-2007 Graphite Resources is planning to start construction of a new waste treatment plant in Gateshead this summer, in order to use autoclave technology to process up to 300,000 tonnes of waste a year. 02-Apr-2007 Premier Waste Management is seeking permission to build a new waste recycling plant in Washington, with the creation of up to 200 jobs over the next five years. 29-Mar-2007 Magnate Grey Box is planning to expand the workforce at its Plymouth-based signalling control equipment business from 43 to 100 over the next two years. 29-Mar-2007 Cambridgeshire County Council has approved plans from Donarbon to build a mechanical biological treatment plant to process up to 188,000 tonnes of waste a year at its site in Waterbeach. 29-Mar-2007 TEG Group is to raise £11m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its business providing plant and equipment for the composting of organic wastes. 27-Mar-2007 Scottish Water has announced plans to improve water and sewerage services in the Borders, including water treatment works in Hawick, Kelso and Jedburgh, as part of a £2.4bn investment across Scotland by 2010. 27-Mar-2007 Precision Industrial Services, the provider of property, environmental and utility services, is to set up a new technology centre at City Business Park in Dunmurry. 22-Mar-2007 Clark Masts is to build a new £0.6m mast factory at Ryde on the Isle of Wight by this autumn, with the relocation of up to 58 staff from its existing site. 22-Mar-2007 Knowsley Council has approved plans from Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority and Fairport Engineering to build a £13m waste recycling and treatment plant at Huyton Business Park by the end of the year, with the creation of 23 jobs. 21-Mar-2007 Titan Europe is creating about 30 new jobs at its wheels factory near Kidderminster. 20-Mar-2007 Bevan Funnell has shed 59 jobs at its furniture factory in Newhaven. 20-Mar-2007 Kingspan Insulation is to set up a £15m insulation products factory at the former Eurospace site in Sherburn, North Yorkshire, with the creation of 50 jobs by spring 2008. 19-Mar-2007 Baxi Heating is to close its Alfer Cast Iron Foundry in Bamber Bridge and a central heating factory in Padiham, in order to transfer production and hundreds of the 500 jobs to its site in Preston. 16-Mar-2007 Schlumberger Artificial Lift is planning to shed up to 60 jobs at its Phoenix artificial lift downhole monitoring systems factory in Inverurie, in order to transfer production to Singapore and Canada. 16-Mar-2007 AVX is planning to shed 25 jobs at its electrical components factory in Paignton. 15-Mar-2007 Scottish Water is to invest £50m in service improvements across Dumfries & Galloway over the next three years, including the upgrade of ten water treatment works. 15-Mar-2007 Enfis is planning to raise £4m in a flotation on Aim, in order to fund the expansion of its Swansea-based light emitting diodes business. 15-Mar-2007 Lancashire County Council has agreed a £2bn 25-year waste management deal with Global Renewables and contractor Bovis Land Lease that will involve the development of two new Waste Technology Parks in Thornton and Leyland. 14-Mar-2007 GoIndustry is to raise £6.6m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its industrial machinery auctions business. 13-Mar-2007 Northumberland County Council has approved plans from SITA UK for the development of a £11m waste recycling facility in West Sleekburn by the end of 2009, with the creation of 80 jobs. 13-Mar-2007 Boeing has indicated that it could expand its UK workforce from 600 to 2,000, in order to strengthen its involvement with Ministry of Defence programmes. 12-Mar-2007 Johnstons is to shed up to 20 of the 440 jobs at its cashmere production plant in Moray. 12-Mar-2007 St Helens Glass has gone into voluntary liquidation with the possible loss of about 200 jobs. 12-Mar-2007 Stannah Stairlifts is planning to shed about 80 jobs at its Newburn factory on Tyneside, in order to transfer some of the production to Eastern Europe. 12-Mar-2007 Allibert Buckhorn is to close its plastics factory in Gloucester in April with the loss of 50 jobs, having sold the site to a housing developer. 12-Mar-2007 SGL Technic has secured a £22m investment to fund the expansion of its carbon, graphite and composite materials business in Ross-shire, which will create up to 64 jobs. 09-Mar-2007 Dalehall Mills is to close its pottery clay supply business in Stoke-on-Trent with the loss of the remaining 12 jobs. 08-Mar-2007 EADS Defence & Security Systems is to create 210 jobs in Newport, South Wales, having won a £200m government contract to supply a communications system for fire and rescue services. 08-Mar-2007 Aerogistics is to relocate its aerospace parts business and 87 staff to the Estuary Business Park in Speke, with the creation of 116 new jobs. 07-Mar-2007 Amec is to shed up to 30 jobs at its logistics and support services division in Darlington. 06-Mar-2007 IMI Cornelius is planning to close its drink dispensing equipment factory in Leicester with the loss of 47 jobs, in order to transfer production to Sheffield. 06-Mar-2007 Amec is planning to recruit and train 150 workers at the Haughton Road Training School in Darlington over the next three years, having won a share of a £500m contract to upgrade National Grid power lines. 05-Mar-2007 Airbus is to shed up to 1,600 of the 11,000 jobs at its factories in Filton, Bristol, and Broughton, North Wales, over the next four years, as part of a plan to shed 10,000 jobs across Europe. 01-Mar-2007 GE Caledonian is to invest £28m in the expansion of its aircraft engine maintenance plant near Prestwick airport, securing the future of 300 jobs. 28-Feb-2007 Broxap, the street furniture manufacturer, is to close its Hillsyde Foundry in Chesterton, Staffordshire, with the loss of 12 jobs. 28-Feb-2007 Bedmax, the Northumberland-based horse bedding manufacturer with 27 staff, is looking to set up a new 20,000 sq ft factory in the South, with the creation of up to 12 jobs. 27-Feb-2007 Camden Group is to create 300 jobs at a new double glazing factory in Antrim, as part of a £30m expansion programme that also includes the acquisition of K McAnallen, the Tyrone-based sealed units manufacturer with 95 staff. 26-Feb-2007 Roman, the shower manufacturer, is to open a new call centre with 20 staff in Newton Aycliffe in March, and hopes to expand the workforce to 40 in the future. 26-Feb-2007 Spode is to shed a further 50 jobs at its Stoke-based pottery, following a decision to focus on the manufacture of hand-decorated top-end products at its existing site. 26-Feb-2007 Imperial College London is planning to set up a £12m climate change research centre, with the creation of ten research jobs. 26-Feb-2007 HL Ravenscroft is to close its plastics factory in Tewkesbury with the loss of up to 55 jobs, in order to transfer the work to its main plant in Derby. 23-Feb-2007 Raymarine is in negotiations to set up an office at the former 125,000 sq ft Johnson & Johnson site in Portsmouth, in order to relocate from two existing sites at Anchorage Park and Key Point. 22-Feb-2007 Caterpillar is to shed at least 40 jobs at its engineering plant in Shrewsbury by March. 21-Feb-2007 FG Wilson, the generator manufacturer, is to relocate 300 sales, marketing, finance and commercial staff from Larne to a new office at the Springvale Business Park in Belfast this summer. 20-Feb-2007 Matrix Direct Recycle is to create up to 80 jobs at a new consumer electronics recycling plant due to open in Kirkheaton, West Yorkshire, in March. 20-Feb-2007 Milltech Precision Engineering is to relocate to a new 14,000 sq ft factory on the Rackheath Industrial Estate in Norwich in March. 20-Feb-2007 Aker Kvaerner is to relocate its Stockton-based engineering services business and up to 440 staff to the Surtees Business Park in early 2008. 19-Feb-2007 Gurit is to shed about 45 jobs at its composites manufacturing business on the Isle of Wight, and the warehousing, logistics and facilities management will be outsourced. 19-Feb-2007 Thermo Fisher Scientific is planning to shed about 50 jobs at its gauging systems factory in Gloucester, in order to transfer production to Germany. 16-Feb-2007 Newburgh is to relocate its precision engineering business to a new £5m site in Rotherham, but 22 jobs will be lost. 15-Feb-2007 Windowstyle UK is planning to create about 130 jobs at its glass factory in Barnsley this year, following an investment in new equipment. 13-Feb-2007 Feedback Instruments is looking to relocate its East Sussex-based instrumentation business and 100 staff, having agreed to sell its existing site to a housing developer. 12-Feb-2007 Agrivert is to submit plans to Oxfordshire County Council to build a £5m composting plant near Yarnton. 12-Feb-2007 The Innovative Manufacturing & Construction Research Centre (IMCRC) has secured £18m to continue its research activities at Loughborough University until 2011. 12-Feb-2007 Saft, the manufacturer of high-power batteries, is looking to relocate 150 jobs from South Shields to a larger site on Jarrow's Bede Industrial Estate. 08-Feb-2007 Continental Underfloor Heating is planning to set up a new £3m 13,000 sq ft headquarters in Bude over the next two years, with the creation of 50 jobs. 08-Feb-2007 Eaga is planning a £400m flotation and is looking to double the size of its Newcastle-based heating and insulation business by 2010. 08-Feb-2007 Emma Bridgewater Pottery is looking to relocate its Stoke-on-Trent factory and up to 100 jobs over the next two years, having sold its existing site to Renew North Staffordshire. 06-Feb-2007 C&M Group is to create at least 100 new jobs at its Aberdeen-based engineering services business over the next three months, with vacancies for electricians, marine crew, estimators and quality control managers. 05-Feb-2007 Ideal Standard is to close its plumbing products factory in Wolverhampton by the end of the year, with the loss of about 100 jobs. 05-Feb-2007 D Gow & Sons is to be closed by Inverness-based parent company Orion, with the loss of 23 jobs at its Caithness-based engineering business. 05-Feb-2007 Wellstream International, the Newcastle-based flexible pipes manufacturer, is planning a £350m flotation on the London Stock Exchange in early May. 05-Feb-2007 Nuaire Group, the Caerphilly-based manufacturer of fans and ventilation systems, has been put up for sale by ECI Partners with a valuation of up to £80m. 05-Feb-2007 Homeform Group, the home improvements group with more than 2,000 staff and 200 sites, has been put up for sale by Phildrew Ventures. 05-Feb-2007 Dentsply is to close its dental products factory in Plymouth by the end of the year, with the loss of up to 60 jobs. 02-Feb-2007 Perkins Engines is to invest £30m in a new crankshafts manufacturing facility at its Peterborough factory by 2008. 01-Feb-2007 Norgren is considering plans to shed up to 164 jobs at its hydraulics and pumps manufacturing business in Warwickshire, in order to transfer production to the Czech Republic and China. 31-Jan-2007 Flamgard is looking to relocate its Pontypool-based ventilation systems factory to a larger site, and will expand the 26-strong workforce by about 30%. 30-Jan-2007 Viridor Waste Management and John Laing have won a £3bn 25-year contract to provide waste disposal services in Greater Manchester, which will involve an investment of about £300m. 30-Jan-2007 The University of Plymouth is considering proposals to set up a £35m marine sciences centre, in partnership with the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, the Marine Biological Society and the Alister Hardy Foundation For Ocean Science. 29-Jan-2007 Dearing Plastics is creating 20 new jobs in Hull, having won a contract to manufacture Cadbury Chocolate Moneyboxes. 29-Jan-2007 Invest NI is supporting a £1m investment by Assystem of France in a new aerospace design centre in Belfast, and a further 20 staff will be recruited to add to the existing 30. 26-Jan-2007 Caterpillar UK has shed almost 200 temporary jobs at its engineering business in Desford, Leicestershire. 26-Jan-2007 Wound Magnetics is to shed about 25% of the 50 jobs at its electrical equipment factory in Dundee. 25-Jan-2007 Power Jacks is planning to relocate its Fraserburgh-based engineering business and up to 80 staff, having agreed to sell its existing site for redevelopment. 25-Jan-2007 Capital Safety, the manufacturer of height safety equipment, is expected to be put up for sale by Electra Private Equity with a valuation of up to £250m. 25-Jan-2007 Kensa Engineering is to relocate its Cornwall-based heat pumps business to a new factory at the former Mount Wellington mine site near Bissoe later this year. 24-Jan-2007 Independent Forgings & Alloys is creating 25 new jobs at its Sheffield-based engineering business, following an investment in new manufacturing equipment. 24-Jan-2007 Chemring is looking to spend up to £100m on acquisitions this year to expand its Hampshire-based military countermeasures and pyrotechnics business. 24-Jan-2007 Cookson Precious Metals is to close its jewellery factory in Wrexham with the loss of 16 jobs, and a further 70 jobs will be lost at its manufacturing and call centre facilities in Birmingham. 23-Jan-2007 Peterborough City Council has unveiled proposals to build a £30m waste incinerator, while a larger scheme planned by Global Olivine is still being considered by the government. 23-Jan-2007 Care Knight, the mobility equipment supplier, is to create 40 new jobs at its Staffordshire-based call centre. 23-Jan-2007 GKN is to close its factory in Chesterfield with the loss of 420 jobs, in order to transfer production of cylinder liners to China. 22-Jan-2007 International Trimmings is to close its textile factory in Congleton with the loss of 65 jobs, but 30 sales and marketing staff will remain at the site. 22-Jan-2007 Selectus is to shed 60 of the 96 jobs at its ribbons factory in Biddulph, having decided to withdraw from wholesale distribution to consumer outlets. 22-Jan-2007 Rolex, the luxury watch company, is considering plans to relocate its Kent headquarters from Bexley to a 70,000 sq ft site at the Kings Hill scheme in West Malling. 22-Jan-2007 Cincinnati Machine is to close its machine tool factory in Birmingham with the loss of 90 jobs. 19-Jan-2007 Cory Environmental is seeking planning permission to build a new MBT waste treatment plant in St Helens by 2010. 19-Jan-2007 FlagsUK has ceased trading with the loss of nine jobs at its Northumberland-based flag manufacturing business. 18-Jan-2007 Thomson Technicolor is planning to close its DVD and CD factory in Llantarnam, Cwmbran, with the loss of 310 jobs, in order to transfer production to Poland. 18-Jan-2007 Christie Timber Services is to relocate its timber processing business and 28 staff to a new £1.5m factory in Bo'ness in July. 17-Jan-2007 Wavin UK is to close its site in Lichfield with the loss of up to 115 jobs, in order to transfer its injection mouldings operation to Doncaster. 17-Jan-2007 McCleery Technical Yarns is considering plans to shed up to 30 jobs at its textiles business in County Down, following the loss of a major contract. 16-Jan-2007 McDonagh's, the Portadown-based furniture company, is to close with the loss of 75 jobs. 15-Jan-2007 Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery is to shed 85 jobs from its 2,224-strong workforce in Lincoln, in order to reduce costs in its administration and support departments. 15-Jan-2007 NCR is to shed 650 of the 800 jobs at its cash machines factory in Dundee, in order to transfer production to Hungary. 12-Jan-2007 Johns Manville is to close its insulation products factory in St Helens in April with the loss of 55 jobs, in order to transfer production to China. 12-Jan-2007 Wanzl, the shopping trolley supplier, is to expand its Warwick headquarters by 8,000 sq ft and lease an 86,000 sq ft warehouse nearby. 12-Jan-2007 Robinson Willey is to relocate its Liverpool-based heating products factory and about 100 staff to a new £3.5m site at Trinity Park in Bootle in March. 11-Jan-2007 Selex Sensors & Airborne Systems has secured a £2m Scottish Enterprise grant to develop anti-missile systems at its site in Edinburgh, which will create 60 jobs. 11-Jan-2007 Wade Ceramics has announced a £5m plan to relocate its ceramics factory and 146 staff from Burslem to Etruria Valley over the next two years, but up to 50 jobs will be lost. 10-Jan-2007 Hills Group has announced plans for the development of a £15m waste treatment plant in Westbury, in order to transform Wiltshire's household waste into fuel for a local cement works. 10-Jan-2007 Mountwest Services is to invest £2.5m in new facilities in Montrose, following the acquisition of drilling tool manufacturer Well Service, and plans to expand the local workforce from 18 to 60 over the next two years. 09-Jan-2007 Gallaher, the cigarette manufacturer, is expected to relocate its international headquarters from Weybridge, where it employs 330 staff, to Switzerland following its £7.5bn takeover by Japan Tobacco. 09-Jan-2007 E&F Composites is to invest £1m in the expansion of its carbon fibre composites factory in Hartlepool over the next 12 months, with the creation of 14 jobs. 05-Jan-2007 Qinetiq is considering plans to restructure its underwater engineering business in Winfrith, Dorset, prompting speculation that some of the 600 jobs could relocate to larger sites in Farnborough and Portsmouth. 05-Jan-2007 Veolia Environmental Services is planning to build a £93m waste incinerator at the Rufford Colliery site in Nottinghamshire by 2012. 03-Jan-2007
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