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Precycle is to create about 100 jobs at recycling depots across the country and at its Reading headquarters over the next few months, with new depots due to open in Bristol, Bury St Edmunds, Falkirk and Newcastle. 31-Dec-2008

NSK Bearings Europe is to shed up to 87 of the 308 jobs at its ball bearings factory in Newark. 29-Dec-2008

Fishers Services is to create up to 79 jobs at a new £3m laundry and textile rental warehouse due to open on the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate in North Shields in January 2009. 24-Dec-2008

Modern Saddlery, the Walsall-based saddle maker, has gone into voluntary liquidation. 24-Dec-2008

Haemmerlin has shed 19 of the 40 jobs at its wheelbarrow manufacturing business in Walsall. 24-Dec-2008

Peterborough City Council is planning to build a 100,000-tonne capacity waste management facility at the former Ray Smith site in Fengate. 23-Dec-2008

Dyson has shed 54 jobs at its vacuum cleaners research department in Malmesbury. 23-Dec-2008

TTI Testing is to set up a 3,000 sq ft industrial fibres laboratory at Arbroath Enterprise Park by early 2009. 23-Dec-2008

ATI Garryson is to shed 29 of the 180 jobs at its abrasive tools factory in Ibstock. 23-Dec-2008

FG Wilson is to shed 160 agency jobs at its engineering plants in Larne, Monkstown and Springvale. 22-Dec-2008

Electrolux is to close its electrical appliances distribution centre in Spennymoor, County Durham, in summer 2009, with the loss of 23 jobs. 22-Dec-2008

United Utilities and Interserve have been selected as preferred bidders for a municipal waste treatment contract for Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council, including the development of a new plant. 22-Dec-2008

Spirax-Sarco is planning to build a new £12m factory in Cheltenham, in order to consolidate steam systems production from three existing sites. 22-Dec-2008

PC Henderson is planning to close its garage door manufacturing division in Durham, with the loss of up to 150 jobs. 19-Dec-2008

Avent is to shed 90 of the 700 jobs at its baby products factory in Glemsford, Suffolk, early next year. 18-Dec-2008

Mark Two is to shed 64 jobs at its kitchen and bathroom supplies business in Bolton in January. 17-Dec-2008

Bombardier is to shed about 45 non-production jobs at its train maintenance operation in Crewe. 17-Dec-2008

New Earth Solutions is looking to acquire 12 industrial sites across the country next year, in order to establish a network of 150,000 sq ft waste treatment plants, and hopes to have 50 sites by 2013. 17-Dec-2008

Fairline Boats is to shed a further 275 jobs at its boat building operations in Oundle and Weldon by March 2009. 16-Dec-2008

Rangemaster is to shed 80 of the 500 jobs at its cookers factory in Leamington. 16-Dec-2008

Desklink is seeking a buyer for its office furniture business in Tredegar, in order to secure the future of 138 jobs. 15-Dec-2008

Rolls-Royce is to shed 150 of the 1,100 jobs at its aircraft engine servicing plant in East Kilbride. 11-Dec-2008

Thamesteel is expected to shed up to 80 of the 400 jobs at its steel mill in Sheerness. 11-Dec-2008

Perkins Engines is to shed about 150 jobs at its factory in Peterborough, which will mainly affect temporary workers. 10-Dec-2008

CMC UK is to set up a 187,000 sq ft steel recycling facility at Trident Park in Cardiff. 10-Dec-2008

Romax Technology is planning to expand its 80-strong workforce in Nottingham by 25% over the next six months, having agreed a deal with Chongqing Wangjiang Industrial of China to develop wind turbine gearboxes. 10-Dec-2008

Shanks has unveiled plans to build a £20m household waste recycling plant at Hespin Wood near Carlisle by 2012, with the creation of 23 jobs. 10-Dec-2008

Pilkington is to close its window manufacturing unit in Plymouth with the loss of 52 jobs, but nine staff will be retained in its distribution service. 09-Dec-2008

Forest Garden is investing £2.5m at a new 77,500 sq ft garden fencing production site on the Hartlebury Trading Estate near Kidderminster. 08-Dec-2008

The Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has announced funding of £250m to create 44 science training centres across the country, including a £6m site at the University of Reading to study zero-carbon buildings. 08-Dec-2008

Jacuzzi UK is to relocate its bathroom distribution, customer service and administration operations from North Staffordshire to Bradford in January, affecting an estimated 41 staff. 08-Dec-2008

Grundfos is to shed 64 of the 255 jobs at its central heating pumps factory in Sunderland early next year. 08-Dec-2008

Agrivert has won planning permission from Oxfordshire County Council for the £6m expansion of its food composting plant in Ardley by September 2009. 05-Dec-2008

Wensum Engineering is to close its fabrications business in Fakenham next March with the loss of the remaining eight jobs. 04-Dec-2008

Unitec Ceramics is to close its ceramics factory in Stafford in January with the loss of 34 jobs, in order to transfer production to Germany. 04-Dec-2008

Brett Martin is to shed up to 52 of the 400 jobs at its plastic products factory in Mallusk. 02-Dec-2008

Cobham is to shed 95 jobs at its FRL flight refuelling systems business in Wimborne in 2009. 02-Dec-2008

John Wade Group is planning to build a new MBT waste treatment plant at Aycliffe in County Durham by April 2009. 01-Dec-2008

Trend Marine is to shed up to 60 of the 300 jobs at its boat parts manufacturing business at Yarmouth in Norfolk. 01-Dec-2008

Rimara is to create 24 jobs at a new £5m steel coils production plant opening at the Cookley Wharf Industrial Estate in Brierley Hill over the next year. 01-Dec-2008

Flexible Ducting is to close its hosepipe components factory in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, with the loss of 85 jobs, in order to transfer production to Malaysia. 28-Nov-2008

Global EPP is to shed 15 of the 80 jobs at its engineering plastic products business in Leicester. 28-Nov-2008

Icon Office Furniture is looking to double the 40-strong workforce at the former JF Nott furniture factory in Witham, Essex, over the coming months. 28-Nov-2008

The European Space Agency has agreed to set up a space robotics and climate change research centre at the Harwell innovation campus in Oxfordshire. 27-Nov-2008

Schneider Electric is to shed 46 of the 400 jobs at its electrical products factory in Telford. 27-Nov-2008

Conair Europe is to close its ancillary equipment supply business in Slough, with the loss of almost 20 jobs. 27-Nov-2008

Ideal Boilers is to shed a further 30 jobs at its boilers factory in Hull. 24-Nov-2008

Express Engineering is to invest £3.2m in the expansion of its precision components factory in Gateshead, and the 125-strong workforce will rise by 40 over the next two years. 24-Nov-2008

Cerro EMS is to shed 36 jobs at its non-ferrous forging operations in Walsall and Birmingham. 24-Nov-2008

Viridor Waste Management has submitted plans to build a £2.4m waste recycling facility at Hurstwood Court in Bolton. 24-Nov-2008

Rolls-Royce is to shed up to 2,000 of the 39,000 jobs in its global aircraft engines business in 2009, including 140 at its assembly and test facility in Derby. 21-Nov-2008

BAe Systems is to shed up to 200 jobs at its land systems operations in Barrow, Leeds, Leicester, Newcastle and Telford. 21-Nov-2008

SIG, the Sheffield-based insulation supplier with 500 trading sites in the UK and Ireland, is to close 65 outlets with the loss of 900 jobs. 20-Nov-2008

Waterford Wedgwood is to shed 346 jobs at its Staffordshire-based pottery operations over the next year. 20-Nov-2008

Ulster Carpets is to shed 35 of the 400 jobs at its carpets factory in Portadown. 19-Nov-2008

Kingspan is to shed 28 of the 500 jobs at its flooring and insulation panels factory at Greenfield near Holywell, and a further 18 jobs in Leominster. 19-Nov-2008

Building Adhesives is to shed up to 19 of the 190 jobs at its tile adhesives factory in Trentham. 19-Nov-2008

Stenca of Denmark is planning to set up a pipe insulation factory in the North East, with the creation of up to 200 jobs over the next five years, while sales and technical staff are currently being sought for its new office in Wallsend. 17-Nov-2008

Pyeroy of Gateshead expects to expand its 1,000-strong workforce with up to 200 new jobs if it wins a £35m contract to provide coatings for Royal Navy aircraft carriers. 17-Nov-2008

CAV Aerospace is to shed about 40 of the 440 jobs at its aircraft wing parts factory in Consett. 17-Nov-2008

Doncasters Trucast is to shed up to 50 of the 250 jobs at its engineering plant in Ryde on the Isle of Wight by the end of the year. 17-Nov-2008

Herman Miller is to shed 24 jobs at its office furniture operations in Bath, Chippenham and London. 17-Nov-2008

Swift Group is to shed up to 99 jobs at its caravan manufacturing business in East Yorkshire. 17-Nov-2008

Denby, the Derbyshire-based pottery with 600 staff, has appointed BDO Stoy Hayward to conduct a strategic review, which could lead to a sale or merger. 17-Nov-2008

Dolby Systems is considering plans to close its sound equipment factory at Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire, with the loss of 70 of the 170 jobs. 14-Nov-2008

BSW Timber is conducting a review of its sawmill operations throughout the UK, which could lead to the loss of the 61 jobs at its Senghenydd Sawmill near Caerphilly. 14-Nov-2008

Williams Industrial Services is to invest £3.3m in the expansion of its aerospace and water treatment engineering operations in County Antrim, with the creation of 24 jobs. 13-Nov-2008

Torque Tension Systems has secured £5m of bank funding to expand its Northumberland-based tool-making business, including new offices in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. 13-Nov-2008

Caterpillar UK is to shed up to 70 jobs at its Turner Powertrain Systems transmissions factory in Wolverhampton. 13-Nov-2008

Linde Materials Handling is to shed up to 80 of the 700 jobs at its forklift trucks factory in Basingstoke. 13-Nov-2008

DTS Environmental of Barnsley is to invest a further £3m in facilities to reduce the amount of untreated waste sent to landfill sites. 12-Nov-2008

Babcock Marine is to shed up to 300 of the 5,000 jobs at Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth over the next few months. 10-Nov-2008

JJO is to shed 80 of the 420 jobs at its kitchen, bedroom and bathroom furniture manufacturing business in Bacup. 10-Nov-2008

Sunlight Service Group is to close its laundry in Wellingborough over the next few months, with the loss of 97 jobs. 10-Nov-2008

Corus is to shed 400 jobs at steel distribution sites in Wales, Leeds and the West Midlands, while blast furnaces in Scunthorpe and Port Talbot will be temporarily shut down. 10-Nov-2008

B&W Loudspeakers is to shed 30 production and support jobs at its speakers factory in Worthing. 07-Nov-2008

AutoSleepers is to shed about 40 of the 160 jobs at its motorhomes engineering business in Willersey, Worcestershire. 07-Nov-2008

Select Yacht Group has ceased trading with the loss of 20 jobs at its Cornish yacht building business. 07-Nov-2008

Precision Antennas is to close three sites at Stratford-upon-Avon, Bidford and Long Marston in Warwickshire by 2009, with the loss of 345 jobs, in order to transfer production to China, India and the Czech Republic. 07-Nov-2008

Delphi has shed about 110 agency jobs from the 858-strong workforce at its diesel filters factory in Sudbury. 07-Nov-2008

Argo Group is to relocate its tractor distribution business to a new £2m site at Harworth near Doncaster early next year. 07-Nov-2008

Willerby Holiday Homes is to shed almost 70 of the 570 jobs at its caravan manufacturing business in Hull. 07-Nov-2008

Hoover is said to be considering plans to shed hundreds of jobs at its washing machines factory in Merthyr Tydfil. 07-Nov-2008

Spectus Window Systems is to shed an unspecified number of the 195 jobs at its windows manufacturing business in Macclesfield. 06-Nov-2008

Ebac, the water cooler and dehumidifier manufacturer with 300 staff, is considering plans to relocate its Bishop Auckland factory to a new £7m site. 06-Nov-2008

Advantica is to create 100 jobs in its oil and gas engineering business over the next year, including at least 70 at its Loughborough head office. 05-Nov-2008

Dickies is to invest £3.5m in the expansion of its Midsomer Norton-based workwear supply business, including new distribution and office facilities and the creation of 50 jobs. 05-Nov-2008

Hawick Knitwear is to shed 36 jobs at its cashmere and lambswool business in the Borders. 04-Nov-2008

Evenwood Industries is to shed about 40 of the 130 jobs at its sheet metal fabrication business in County Durham. 04-Nov-2008

Ifor Williams is to shed 45 of the 500 jobs at its trailer manufacturing business in North Wales. 03-Nov-2008

The Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service (SMAS) is to recruit 12 manufacturing specialists, in order to provide advice to companies on waste minimisation and productivity improvements. 03-Nov-2008

Rolls-Royce is to shed up to 36 jobs at its Crossley engine works in Openshaw, Manchester, in order to transfer the diesel engine service activities to its site in Dunfermline. 31-Oct-2008

Hull City Council is to close its double glazing factory on the Sutton Fields industrial estate by April 2009, but hopes to transfer the 36 staff to other sites. 31-Oct-2008

Oceaneering Multiflex is to shed about 100 of the 398 jobs at its cabling business in Rosyth. 31-Oct-2008

Marshall Aerospace is to create 15 new jobs at its Cambridge-based engineering business, having won a £97m military aircraft maintenance contract. 30-Oct-2008

Gardner Denver is to close its air compressors factory in Gloucester with the loss of up to 200 jobs, in order to transfer production to its site in Ipswich. 29-Oct-2008

Caterpillar is to shed 170 temporary jobs at its articulated dump trucks plant in Peterlee. 28-Oct-2008

Terex Pegson is to shed up to 100 of the 400 jobs at its heavy machinery factory in Leicestershire. 28-Oct-2008

GKN is to shed 1,400 temporary staff, as part of a global restructuring plan that will affect an unspecified number of the 2,500 jobs at its automotive engineering plants in Telford, Birmingham and Worcestershire. 28-Oct-2008

Richard Lloyd is to shed 35 jobs at its cutting tools factory in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire. 27-Oct-2008

Afonwen Laundry is to create a further 50 jobs at its laundry operations in Pwllheli and Cardiff early next year. 27-Oct-2008

Bombardier is recruiting a further 200 staff at its aerospace factory in east Belfast, in order to manufacture the new CSeries jet. 27-Oct-2008

Mercury Material Management is to let a 104,000 sq ft warehouse at the Lymedale Cross scheme in Newcastle-under-Lyme from HelioSlough, in order to service a parts supply contract for JCB. 27-Oct-2008

DeepStream Technologies is planning to increase the workforce at its Bangor-based energy sensors business from 80 to 150 by 2010, and also plans to build a new factory at the Parc Menai site. 24-Oct-2008

Croston Conservatories has closed its UPVC Design manufacturing operation in Leyland, in order to focus on sales and installation. 24-Oct-2008

Cambridgeshire County Council has approved plans for the development of a £3m indoor recycling centre on the Cromwell Road Industrial Estate in St Neots by autumn 2009. 24-Oct-2008

Menai Electrical has gone into liquidation with the loss of 50 jobs at its Anglesey-based electrical installations business. 23-Oct-2008

NP Aerospace is to create 50 new jobs in Coventry, having won a £80m Ministry of Defence contract for a new armoured vehicle. 23-Oct-2008

Spirax-Sarco is planning to close one of its three engineering sites in Cheltenham, in order to transfer production to a new factory at its site on Runnings Road. 23-Oct-2008

Grange Kitchens has ceased trading with the loss of 50 jobs at its kitchens business in North Shields. 22-Oct-2008

XJF Plastics is creating ten jobs at its new plastic products factory at Barlborough, near Chesterfield. 22-Oct-2008

Servis UK, the Darlaston-based washing machine repair firm with about 150 staff, has gone into liquidation, and staff will be offered the chance to relocate to its parent company site in Birmingham. 22-Oct-2008

South West Metals is considering plans to shed up to 30 of the 60 jobs at its North Devon-based waste management business. 22-Oct-2008

Howie Forest Products is to shed up to 18 of the 149 jobs at its timber plant near Dalbeattie. 20-Oct-2008

Aggreko is to build a £20m power generators factory in Dumbarton by 2011, securing the future of about 230 jobs. 20-Oct-2008

PMG is to let a 187,000 sq ft unit at the Trident Park scheme in Cardiff Bay to steel fabricator CMC. 20-Oct-2008

Kingston Windows has ceased trading with the loss of 40 jobs at its Bedfordshire-based windows and conservatories business. 17-Oct-2008

Polypipe Civils is to shed at least 20 jobs at its pipe manufacturing operations in Loughborough and Horncastle. 17-Oct-2008

Parvalux is considering plans to relocate its recently-acquired Electric Motor Development wheelchair and caravan parts manufacturing business from Essex to Bournemouth next year, with the possible loss of up to 80 jobs. 17-Oct-2008

Doosan Infracore International is to close its Geith excavator factory in Tredegar by the end of the year, with the loss of 47 jobs, in order to transfer production to Ireland. 16-Oct-2008

Axeon Holdings is to shed up to 35 jobs at its electric vehicle and power tool batteries factory in Dundee. 16-Oct-2008

Welsh Water has secured a £100m loan agreement with the European Investment Bank to help fund a £253m investment in water and waste water projects across Wales by 2010. 16-Oct-2008

Orchid Environmental is to submit plans to Flintshire County Council to build a £15m waste recycling centre at a former steelworks on Deeside, with the creation of 32 jobs. 15-Oct-2008

AWS Eco Plastics is planning to expand the 30-strong workforce at its plastics recycling plant in Hemswell Cliff, Lincolnshire, with 30 new jobs over the next year. 15-Oct-2008

Sealine is to shed 297 of the 630 jobs at its Kidderminster-based boat manufacturing business, with the closure of sites in Hartlebury and Burntwood. 14-Oct-2008

Arco is to set up a telemarketing department at its Hull-based protective clothing business in January, with the creation of an initial six jobs. 14-Oct-2008

Allerton Engineering is to open a new steelworks factory at Tursdale, near Bowburn, this month, with the creation of 17 jobs over the next year. 13-Oct-2008

Havells Sylvania is planning to close its lighting factory in Bradford with the loss of up to 200 jobs, in order to transfer production to India. 13-Oct-2008

Eaton Electric is considering plans to close its circuit breakers factory in Holyhead next year, with the loss of 265 jobs. 10-Oct-2008

Glamal Engineering is opening a 27,000 sq ft carbon and stainless pipes stockholding facility in Runcorn, with the creation of seven jobs. 09-Oct-2008

Surrey County Council has approved plans from Surrey Waste Management for the development of a 110,000 tonnes-a-year energy-from-waste plant at Clockhouse Brickworks. 08-Oct-2008

Greenview Environmental has unveiled plans to build a £4.5m organic waste treatment facility in Corby by April 2009. 08-Oct-2008

Ambic is to relocate its school furniture manufacturing business to a new £1.8m 24,000 sq ft factory being built next to its existing site in Chester-le-Street. 07-Oct-2008

Nicolson Engineering is planning to expand the 29-strong workforce at its Caithness-based oil and gas fabrication business with 50 new staff. 06-Oct-2008

Rehau is to shed a further 28 of the 300 jobs at its PVC window frames and plastic products factory in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd. 06-Oct-2008

Artform International is to shed about 50 of the 400 jobs at its Loughborough-based shop display manufacturing business. 06-Oct-2008

Churchill China is to shed up to 40 jobs at its pottery factory in Sandyford, reducing the workforce to about 550 by the end of the year. 06-Oct-2008

Plymouth City Council has secured government funding for the development of a £95m waste-to-energy plant and recycling facility, and the site will be chosen by the successful bidder. 03-Oct-2008

Crane is to relocate its remaining valves and fittings operations in Ipswich to a 20,000 sq ft unit at the Ransomes Europark estate by the end of the year. 03-Oct-2008

The Ministry of Defence has unveiled plans to set up a £25m Defence Equipment & Support office with 600 staff at Filton in Bristol within two years. 03-Oct-2008

Phoenix Dynamics is creating about ten new jobs in Kidsgrove, having won a £1.7m contract to manufacture equipment for the US Army. 03-Oct-2008

TQ Recycling has won permission to build a £1m waste sorting plant at Kingsbridge in Devon. 03-Oct-2008

Parker Hannifin is planning to close its refrigeration components factory at Crook in County Durham with the loss of up to 170 jobs. 02-Oct-2008

Apex Wiring Solutions is planning to expand the 100-strong workforce at its Durham-based cabling systems business to 150 over the next six months. 02-Oct-2008

Crosslee is to shed 50 of the 500 jobs at its tumble dryers factory in Hipperholme, Halifax. 02-Oct-2008

Pioneer Technology UK is to close its television factory in Castleford next year, with the loss of up to 226 jobs. 01-Oct-2008

Fairline Boats is to shed 90 jobs at its luxury boat building operations in Oundle and Weldon near Corby. 29-Sep-2008

Nacco Materials Handling Group is to shed 93 of the 712 jobs at its forklift manufacturing plant in Craigavon over the next few months. 29-Sep-2008

GE Aviation is to close its jet engines factory at Arle Court, near Cheltenham, in 2010, with the loss of about 95 jobs. 29-Sep-2008

Laminates is planning to expand the 45-strong workforce at its Sheffield-based laminated work surfaces business to more than 200 and open up to 50 franchised outlets over the next two years. 29-Sep-2008

Bolton Brass is to shed 129 of the 190 jobs at its Aldridge-based brass manufacturing business over the next four months. 29-Sep-2008

Bombardier is looking to recruit up to 50 technical staff at its train manufacturing operations in Derby. 29-Sep-2008

Royal Worcester, the porcelain manufacturer, has appointed KPMG to find a buyer. 29-Sep-2008

BAe Systems is to shed up to 30 of the 340 jobs at its defence manufacturing department at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. 26-Sep-2008

Myer's Beds is to shed 91 of the 450 jobs at its bed factory in Huntingdon. 26-Sep-2008

Smiths Group has announced a restructuring programme to save £47m a year, including the loss of more than 50% of its head office staff and the replacement of its North London office with a smaller one in central London. 25-Sep-2008

Wavin is to shed up to 200 jobs at its eight plastic pipe factories this year. 25-Sep-2008

Milburn Marine Services is to shed 124 jobs at its grit blasting and high pressure washing yard in South Shields. 25-Sep-2008

West Sussex County Council is to consider plans to build a fuel-from-waste processing plant at the Langhurstwood Road landfill site near Horsham, and Biffa is expected to run the site. 24-Sep-2008

Jesse Brough Metals International has secured a £10m equity investment from Barclays Ventures to fund the expansion of its Staffordshire-based aluminium processing business, and is seeking a suitable site for a new factory. 24-Sep-2008

Northern Ireland Water is planning to shed 200 jobs from its 2,000-strong workforce over the coming months. 23-Sep-2008

Outokumpu is to close its steel foils factory in Sheffield in 2009 with the loss of 230 jobs, in order to transfer production to Sweden. 22-Sep-2008

PDM Group has won planning permission to build a £25m food waste-fuelled fluidised bed combustion facility at its site in Widnes by 2010. 22-Sep-2008

Sigmacast Iron is to close its crankshafts factory in Tipton next year with the loss of up to 169 jobs, in order to transfer production to parent company Amtek in India. 22-Sep-2008

Legrand Electric is to shed 40 jobs at its electrical products factory in West Bromwich, in order to transfer production to Slovakia and Scarborough. 22-Sep-2008

Aircelle is to expand its Burnley-based aerospace systems manufacturing business into a former Michelin warehouse, with the creation of 150 jobs. 18-Sep-2008

Cory Environmental is to start work later this year on the development of a new 84,000 tonnes-a-year materials recycling facility at its Smuggler's Way site in Wandsworth, London. 17-Sep-2008

Robert Duncan Timber is to close its distribution depots in Pontefract and Middlesbrough, with the loss of 12 jobs. 16-Sep-2008

Closed Loop Recycling is to build a £12m plastic bottle recycling plant at the Deeside Industrial Estate in Flintshire by autumn 2009. 16-Sep-2008

Baylis Recycling and Plastics Sorting are to set up a plastic bottle recycling plant at Ebbw Vale in South Wales by 2010. 16-Sep-2008

Siemens is to shed 48 of the 1,700 jobs at its Lincoln-based turbine manufacturing operations. 15-Sep-2008

Rolls-Royce has applied to Derby City Council for outline permission to invest an unspecified amount in the replacement of some of the buildings at its marine power site in Raynesway, which employs 1,400 staff. 15-Sep-2008

Pankhurst Engineering is to close its plastic mouldings factory in Exmouth, with the loss of 36 jobs. 15-Sep-2008

Link 51 is considering plans to shed up to 75 jobs at its storage products factory in Telford. 12-Sep-2008

The Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) has unveiled plans to invest £150m in the manufacturing sector, including the creation of 1,500 apprenticeships and a new manufacturing technology centre in Coventry. 10-Sep-2008

Leggett & Platt is to relocate its Barnsley-based bed components factory and 120 staff to a new £12m site at Grimethorpe early next year. 10-Sep-2008

Baker Perkins is considering plans to shed about 50 of the 400 jobs at its food processing machinery factory in Peterborough. 09-Sep-2008

Forest Garden is to close its timber processing factory in Herefordshire in December, with the loss of up to 150 jobs, in order to transfer production to Hartlebury in Worcestershire. 09-Sep-2008

Bede Group Services is planning to increase the workforce at its Jarrow-based vending machines business from eight to 50 over the next three years, and will relocate to a 20,000 sq ft unit at Team Valley in Gateshead later this year. 09-Sep-2008

Glasgow City Council is to consider plans from a new company called Mayberry Properties to invest £4m in the development of five bed factories totalling 25,000 sq ft in Queenslie over the next two years, with the creation of up to 150 jobs. 09-Sep-2008

Veolia Environmental Services has submitted plans to build a materials recycling facility on the Old Kent Road in London, as part of a £665m waste management contract with Southwark council. 08-Sep-2008

Revolvo Precision Products is to employ 60 staff at a new 40,000 sq ft metal bearings factory at Yorks Park in Dudley. 08-Sep-2008

McBride is to close its household products factory in Coventry with the loss of about 80 jobs, in order to transfer production to a new site in St Helens, and further jobs will be lost in Warrington, Burnley, Barrow and Middleton. 08-Sep-2008

Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority is to submit plans to Liverpool City Council to build a £20m waste recycling plant at Stonebridge Lane in Gillmoss. 05-Sep-2008

Gymphlex is to shed 21 jobs at its sports clothing factory in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, in order to transfer some production overseas. 04-Sep-2008

Tyco Electronics is to close its Crompton Electric Motors factory in Doncaster next March, with the loss of 230 jobs. 04-Sep-2008

Oxfordshire County Council is considering plans from Viridor to build an energy-from-waste incinerator at Ardley, while an alternative scheme from Waste Recycling Group is being considered at Sutton Courtenay. 03-Sep-2008

Endress & Hauser is planning to expand the 200-strong workforce at its new £6m engineering headquarters in Manchester with 50 new jobs over the next few years. 03-Sep-2008

Milbank Floors is to shed 99 jobs at its concrete flooring factories in Brandon and Colchester. 02-Sep-2008

Becker Acroma is to relocate its Haverhill-based wood finishing factory to the Homefield Road Business Park by the end of the year, but up to 60 jobs will be lost. 02-Sep-2008

Babcock International and Carillion have won a £3bn contract to provide training and infrastructure services for the Royal School of Military Engineering over the next 30 years. 02-Sep-2008

Cyclamax is to submit plans to build six more waste management resource parks across the country by the end of next year, following its £35m gasification project at Sheepbridge near Chesterfield. 01-Sep-2008

Bosch Rexroth is to shed 40 of the 400 jobs at its hydraulic motors factory in Glenrothes over the next month. 01-Sep-2008

Watson-Marlow is to invest £7.3m in a new silicone tubing plant for its pump manufacturing operation in Falmouth by the end of the year, securing the future of 32 jobs. 01-Sep-2008

Charter is to relocate the headquarters of its engineering business from London to Ireland for tax reasons. 01-Sep-2008

Porter & Haylett is considering plans to shed up to 40 jobs at yards in Wroxham and Somerleyton, in order to transfer its boatbuilding operation abroad. 28-Aug-2008

Prosper Distribution is setting up a new 40,000 sq ft unit at its bolts and fasteners distribution operation on the Pensnett Estate in Kingswinford, with the creation of up to 25 jobs. 28-Aug-2008

Zytek Engineering has won planning permission from South Derbyshire District Council to expand its electric-powered engines business, with the creation of 24 jobs. 28-Aug-2008

Dunelm Mill is creating 20 new jobs at its curtain factory in Leicester. 27-Aug-2008

Anglian Group has confirmed plans to shed up to 94 of the 810 jobs at its home improvements manufacturing business in Norwich. 26-Aug-2008

Indesit is to close its refrigerator factory in Peterborough in November with the loss of 423 jobs, but 1,000 staff will be retained in the head office, call centre and logistics operation. 20-Aug-2008

Moores Furniture is to shed up to 100 of the 1,000 jobs at its kitchen and bathroom furniture factory in Wetherby. 20-Aug-2008

Hillcrest Group is to shed 15 of the 23 jobs at its County Londonderry-based windows manufacturing business. 19-Aug-2008

Vetco Gray is to invest £2.7m in the expansion of its oil production equipment operations in Montrose, but up to 78 jobs will be lost when some of the manufacturing is transferred to other sites. 18-Aug-2008

Draka is to close its copper wire factory in Llanelli with the loss of 135 jobs, but some staff may transfer to its site in Derby. 18-Aug-2008

Henton Engineering is planning to relocate its Hinckley-based precision engineering business and 60 staff and create ten new jobs by the end of the year, following its acquisition by Nasmyth Group of Milton Keynes. 18-Aug-2008

Aker Solutions is to create about 70 new jobs at its Teesside-based engineering business over the next few months. 13-Aug-2008

Waterford Wedgwood is considering plans to shed up to 250 jobs at its pottery operations across the country, which will affect the 1,500-strong workforce in Barlaston. 12-Aug-2008

Twiflex is considering plans to close its engineering components factory in Twickenham with the loss of up to 60 jobs, in order to transfer the work to Bedford. 12-Aug-2008

TES (NI) is to invest £4.4m in the expansion of its electrical control panels manufacturing business in Cookstown, County Tyrone, with the creation of 45 jobs. 08-Aug-2008

GE Aviation is to shed 19 of the 1,000 jobs at its engineering site in Hamble, Hampshire. 08-Aug-2008

Fluor Corporation, the US engineering company, is in negotiations to set up a 200,000 sq ft distribution centre at Segro's IQ scheme in Farnborough by 2010. 08-Aug-2008

Marsland & Company has shed 25 of the 72 jobs at its windows and doors business in Edenbridge. 07-Aug-2008

Ettinger, the leather products manufacturer, is considering plans to transfer some of its production overseas, and talks are taking place with potential partners in Italy, Spain, China and India. 04-Aug-2008

Allan Brothers is to shed about 80 of the 245 jobs at its Berwick-based joinery business. 01-Aug-2008

Glasgow City Council is planning to invest £135m in the development of three autoclave waste treatment plants across the city. 01-Aug-2008

Siemens VAI is to create up to 50 jobs at its Teesside-based blast furnaces business over the next six months. 01-Aug-2008

SITA UK is seeking permission to build a £120m energy-from-waste facility in Stockton by 2012. 01-Aug-2008

South Tyneside, Gateshead and Sunderland councils have been awarded a £73m government grant to build a waste treatment plant at an undisclosed location, and options include an energy-producing incinerator, composting and sterilising waste with steam. 31-Jul-2008

Unifix is said to be planning to relocate its fixtures and fastenings manufacturing business and up to 65 staff from Smethwick to Leamington Spa. 30-Jul-2008

PolyOne is to close its coated fabrics plant in Bolton and a further seven plants in North America. 29-Jul-2008

Blanco UK, the kitchen appliances supplier, has agreed a prelet on a 40,000 sq ft unit at Segro's Parkbury scheme in Radlett, Herts. 28-Jul-2008

PEI-Genesis, the distributor of military connectors, is to set up a 65,000 sq ft European headquarters at a former Pratt & Whitney site near Southampton. 28-Jul-2008

Intelect UK is to set up a new £3m headquarters for its electrical and mechanical engineering business at the Riverside Park Industrial Estate in Middlesbrough, with the creation of 21 jobs. 28-Jul-2008

UK Pipelines is planning to relocate the headquarters of its pipeline equipment business from Sheffield to Waterthorpe, in order to convert its existing premises into a training centre. 22-Jul-2008

Caparo is to close its Systems Scaffolding site on Bala industrial estate in Gwynedd within six months, with the loss of 23 jobs. 21-Jul-2008

The Ministry of Defence has announced plans to relocate the acquisition activities of Defence Equipment & Support and 1,600 jobs from Bath to Bristol by 2012. 21-Jul-2008

Solex Manufacturing is to expand its aluminium doors and shop fronts factory in Washington and add ten jobs to the 22-strong workforce. 21-Jul-2008

Airbus and GKN are planning to create 400 jobs at a new aircraft wings plant at Easter Compton near Bristol. 21-Jul-2008

Alfred Cheyne Engineering is to relocate its hydraulic winches business and 110 staff from Banff and Turriff to the former Howegarden factory at Pitdoulzie, with the creation of 80 jobs over the next three years. 21-Jul-2008

Viridor Waste Management has won planning permission to build an anaerobic digestion plant at the Beddington Integrated Waste Centre near Croydon. 21-Jul-2008

Marshall Aerospace is to shed between 20 and 99 of the 1,700 jobs at its Cambridge-based aircraft maintenance business. 21-Jul-2008

Scotgold Resources is to start drilling for gold at Tyndrum in central Scotland, and hopes to create 60 jobs. 18-Jul-2008

Rolls-Royce is to set up a new division in Derby to develop components for the next generation of nuclear power stations, with the transfer of staff from its existing nuclear submarines business and the recruitment of more engineers. 17-Jul-2008

Eurocell is to close its Plastmo double glazing factory in Northampton, with the customer service staff being retained at a new office and the transfer of production to Alfreton. 16-Jul-2008

AF Gaskin, the High Wycombe-based toolmaker, has ceased trading after going into voluntary administration through Marriotts. 16-Jul-2008

Bombardier Aerospace is planning to build a new 400,000 sq ft aircraft wings factory in Belfast, and two potential sites near its existing Shorts plant are being considered. 16-Jul-2008

Newburgh Engineering is to expand its components factory in Rotherham with a new 35,000 sq ft building due to open in October, and the 140-strong workforce will also expand over the coming months. 15-Jul-2008

Fine Tubes is planning a multi-million pound investment in new machinery and equipment for its metal tubes factory in Plymouth, and 20 new production jobs will be created. 15-Jul-2008

Tanfield is to shed about 100 of the 400 jobs at its electric vehicles and powered access platforms factory in Washington. 14-Jul-2008

Cumbria County Council has agreed a £400m deal with Shanks Waste Solutions to build and operate waste treatment plants in Carlisle and Barrow, while transfer stations will be created in Penrith, Distington and Kendal Fell. 10-Jul-2008

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies is seeking a suitable site on Teesside to relocate its 150 permanent and 70 temporary staff from two existing offices, due to rising demand for its blast furnace systems. 10-Jul-2008

North Lanarkshire Council is to consider plans from Airdrie North to build a £250m energy-from-waste plant near Airdrie, with the creation of 65 jobs. 10-Jul-2008

Doncasters Sterling is to shed up to 40 jobs at its precision components factory in Coventry. 08-Jul-2008

Stairways Midlands is shedding about 20 jobs at its stairs factory in Walsall, due to lower demand from the housing sector. 08-Jul-2008

Mueller Europe is to shed about 40 jobs at its copper tubes factory in Bilston. 08-Jul-2008

Rolls-Royce is to expand its training centre on Tyneside, increasing the number of apprentices from 115 to 160 next year. 04-Jul-2008

Toughglass is to shed about 60 jobs at its glass processing factory in Kilkeel, County Down. 03-Jul-2008

Moyola Precision Engineering is to invest £4.5m in new equipment for its factory in Castledawson, County Londonderry, with the creation of 22 jobs. 03-Jul-2008

Fleming Agri-Products is to invest £2m in the expansion of its agricultural machinery factory in County Londonderry, with the creation of 11 jobs. 03-Jul-2008

CTC Marine is planning to expand the workforce at its Darlington-based marine engineering business from 200 to 300 by 2012, having just been acquired by Trico Marine Services of the US. 03-Jul-2008

Cummins is to shed 100 jobs at its engines factory in Darlington in September, including 80 temporary workers. 03-Jul-2008

NCR is to shed a further 50 of the 800 jobs at its cash machines factory in Dundee. 03-Jul-2008

MPH Windows is to go into voluntary liquidation through Irwin & Company with the loss of 30 jobs at its Lancashire-based windows business. 03-Jul-2008

GE Energy is to shed up to 28 of the 120 jobs at its engineering operation in Basildon. 03-Jul-2008

Eco Sustainable Solutions is seeking permission to build a £3m anaerobic digestion composting plant at Piddlehinton in Dorset, and is also awaiting approval for a £10m biomass generator in Parley. 02-Jul-2008

Spartan UK is to invest up to £20m in the expansion of its Gateshead-based steel business over the next three years, following its acquisition by Metinvest of the Ukraine. 01-Jul-2008

Pringle is considering plans to close its knitwear factory in Hawick with the loss of 80 jobs, but 30 jobs will be retained in other departments. 01-Jul-2008

GE Aviation is to close its aircraft landing gears factory in Cheltenham with the loss of 110 jobs, in order to transfer most of the work to the Isle of Man and Wolverhampton. 30-Jun-2008

Kingspan Insulation is to shed 64 jobs at its insulation products factory in Leominster. 30-Jun-2008

National Hickman is to shed up to 60 of the 300 jobs at its timber processing business in Wolverhampton, due to a decline in the housing market. 27-Jun-2008

Tanfield is to shed about 30 of the 130 jobs at its engineering plant in Tanfield Lea, County Durham. 25-Jun-2008

Hornby is to close the Corgi toys office at the Meridian Business Park in Leicestershire with the loss of 26 jobs, but ten jobs will be created at a new office nearby. 25-Jun-2008

North View Engineering, the Darlington-based machining and fabrication firm, has undergone a management buy-out and is now planning to expand its workforce from 50 to 65. 24-Jun-2008

Atlas Polar is to close its aerospace maintenance depot at Prestwick Airport in August, with the loss of up to 48 jobs. 24-Jun-2008

Caterpillar UK is to shed 75 temporary jobs at its construction equipment factory in Stockton, and there could be further cuts at its site in Peterlee. 23-Jun-2008

Norcros is planning to shed 80 jobs at its H&R Johnson tiles business in Tunstall this year, as part of a restructuring aimed at securing the future of the remaining 356 jobs. 23-Jun-2008

Hampshire County Council is to consider plans from SCA Recycling to build a £15m Materials Recovery Facility in Totton, which would create 80 jobs. 23-Jun-2008

Imperial Tobacco is to close its cigar factory in Bristol with the loss of 75 jobs, and 210 jobs will also be lost at its cigarette factory in Nottingham as part of a reorganisation that will cut 2,440 jobs worldwide. 20-Jun-2008

Bedmax is to open a new horse bedding factory near Andover this autumn, in order to produce dust-free wood shavings. 20-Jun-2008

Smith & Co has gone into liquidation with the loss of about 30 jobs at its Carlisle-based engineering business. 19-Jun-2008

Caterpillar has shed 320 temporary jobs at its construction equipment factory in Desford, Leicestershire. 19-Jun-2008

Komatsu has shed 90 temporary jobs at its construction and mining equipment factory in Gateshead. 19-Jun-2008

Silentnight is to shed an unspecified number of the 900 jobs at its bed factory in Barnoldswick, in order to stop working the night shift. 16-Jun-2008

Outokumpu is to invest £8m in the expansion of its steel products factory in Sheffield, with the creation of up to 15 jobs. 13-Jun-2008

Titon is to shed 28 jobs at its ventilation systems factory in Haverhill and a further five at its Colchester site. 13-Jun-2008

Greenberg Glass is to relocate its Liverpool head office and about 100 staff to a new 33,500 sq ft site at Wellington Employment Park. 12-Jun-2008

Durham Scientific Crystals is preparing to start the manufacture of airport scanning machines in County Durham with the creation of up to 100 jobs, and its name will change to Kromek. 12-Jun-2008

Solaglas is to close its glass processing factory at Plympton in Devon, with the loss of up to 45 jobs, and will use the site for distribution. 12-Jun-2008

Royal Crown Derby is to shed up to 30 of the 230 jobs at its china manufacturing business in Derby, following a fall in demand. 11-Jun-2008

Scotwaste and Banks Developments have announced plans to build a £70m recycling facility at the Ponds Industrial Estate near Bathgate. 11-Jun-2008

Thwaites Dumpers is to shed about 50 jobs at its dumper truck manufacturing business in Warwickshire. 11-Jun-2008

Peterborough City Council is planning to move the machinery from its materials recycling facility in Fengate to an adjacent site, in order to make way for the development of a new £38m energy-from-waste plant. 11-Jun-2008

Nviro Cleantech has raised £10m in a share placing to fund the commercial development of its clean technologies business. 10-Jun-2008

Scott Young Research is to shed 16 of the 160 jobs at its cleaning products factory in Stourbridge, in order to transfer some of the production to China. 10-Jun-2008

A&J Fabtech is relocating its metalworking business from Heckmondwike to a new £3.2m 30,000 sq ft factory at Bretton Park, Dewsbury. 09-Jun-2008

William Sinclair Holdings is to close its recently-acquired Joseph Metcalf gardening supplies factory in East Lancashire over the next six months, with the loss of up to 60 jobs. 06-Jun-2008

Rolls-Royce is to invest a further £12m in the expansion of its Patchway factory near Bristol, in order to support the RB282 aircraft engine development programme. 06-Jun-2008

Graphite Resources is to build a £50m steam autoclave waste recycling plant at the Derwenthaugh EcoParc in Gateshead by late next year, with the creation of 70 jobs. 05-Jun-2008

Ursa Insulation of Spain is seeking permission to build a £66m glass wool insulation products factory at North Killingholme near Grimsby by the end of 2009, with the creation of 130 jobs. 04-Jun-2008

Smiths Group is to shed about 65 head office jobs, mainly affecting its Finchley Road headquarters in London, as part of a reorganisation that will create three separate business units. 04-Jun-2008

The Welsh Assembly Government is to fund the development of a new wood products factory in Caerphilly, in a partnership with not-for-profit company Siren that will create 20 jobs. 03-Jun-2008

Ricoh is planning to expand its office equipment factory in Telford, with the creation of 200 jobs by August. 02-Jun-2008

Altecnic is to relocate its plumbing equipment factory from Hixon to a new £6m 80,000 sq ft facility in Stafford later this year. 02-Jun-2008

R&S Laser Cutting & Fabrication is relocating its 30 staff to a new £1.5m 30,000 sq ft site at the Hockley industrial estate in Birmingham. 02-Jun-2008

Scapa Group is to double capital expenditure to £7.4m over the next 12 months, in order to improve the performance of its industrial tapes business. 02-Jun-2008

Glasgow City Council is considering plans to invest £135m in the installation of autoclave machines at three existing waste plants in Polmadie, Dawsholm and Easter Queenslie over the next five years. 30-May-2008

Veolia Environmental Services is seeking permission to build a composting plant near Bilsthorpe, in order to process 35,000 tonnes of garden waste a year for Nottinghamshire County Council. 29-May-2008

Wallgate is to expand the 70-strong workforce at its sanitary ware factory in Salisbury with 20 new staff, in order to increase capacity by about 75%. 29-May-2008

Bombardier Aerospace is to create 100 new jobs at its Shorts aircraft factory in Belfast over the next few months, with vacancies in engineering, finance, supply chain and customer services. 28-May-2008

Contour Premium Aircraft Seating is creating 51 jobs at its aircraft seating factory in Cwmbran, having decided to bring some component manufacturing in-house. 23-May-2008

The Ministry of Defence is to relocate the Red Arrows aerial display team and 100 personnel from RAF Scampton to RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire in 2011. 22-May-2008

Stiebel Eltron of Germany is creating an initial 16 jobs at a new green water heating and ventilation depot in Wirral. 22-May-2008

Romag is looking to acquire 200,000 sq ft of land at its site in Consett to build a new specialist glass production plant, in addition to the production lines currently being installed. 22-May-2008

Spear & Jackson is to shed up to 60 of the 140 jobs at its tools factory in Sheffield, in order to transfer production of wood saws and hand tools abroad. 22-May-2008

W Howarth Metals is to relocate its aluminium recycling plant from Ancoats to a new site in East Manchester. 22-May-2008

Carclo Technical Plastics is to close its plastic mouldings factory in Llanelli with the loss of up to 60 jobs. 21-May-2008

Coomber is seeking permission from Worcester City Council to build a new electronic equipment factory in Warndon, and 40 staff will relocate from its existing site in Croft Road to make way for a new £50m library. 21-May-2008

Indesit is to close its refrigerator factory in Peterborough in October, with the loss of about 420 jobs. 19-May-2008

Dytecna Systems Engineering is to create 35 new jobs at its site near Welshpool over the next 18 months, in order to manufacture box recorders for military vehicles. 19-May-2008

Mainetti is to shed up to 55 of the 300 jobs at its plastic coat hangers factory in Jedburgh. 16-May-2008

Airbus is linking up with 15 other companies and regional development agencies to invest £103m in a three-year research programme to develop carbon-fibre composite aircraft wings. 15-May-2008

VPhase has raised £3.5m in a share placing to fund the commercial development of energy-saving devices based on voltage reduction and stabilisation. 15-May-2008

Fitzgerald Lighting is to shed about 40 of the 460 jobs at its Bodmin-based lighting business. 15-May-2008

F Jones is to invest a further £2.5m in the expansion of its stoneworking plant on Teesside, in order to increase production space by 30,000 sq ft. 15-May-2008

SITA is planning to build a £10m kitchen waste composting plant at Tormarton by the end of next year, to handle a contract for South Gloucestershire Council. 15-May-2008

Bell Equipment, the dump truck manufacturer, is planning to open two new depots at undisclosed locations in south-east England and South Wales over the next 18 months. 15-May-2008

Metalrax is to close its Down & Francis structural steel business in Birmingham with the loss of up to 36 jobs, in order to focus on consumer durables and specialist engineering. 15-May-2008

Claygate has started work on the development of a £8.3m 100,000 sq ft plumbing products distribution centre at Marden in Kent. 12-May-2008

Bombardier Aerospace is to invest £70m at its aircraft manufacturing operations in Belfast, including £50m to produce components for the new CRJ1000 aircraft. 09-May-2008

Dyson, the vacuum cleaner company, is to shed 18 jobs at its test department in Malmesbury, as much of the manufacturing support work is now done in the Far East. 09-May-2008

OpSec has secured £19m from Royal Bank of Scotland to fund the expansion of its Washington-based anti-counterfeiting products business, which employs 85 people in the UK and 200 in the US. 09-May-2008

TC Bathrooms is to relocate from Grange Moor to a new 200,000 sq ft headquarters and distribution centre at the Bretton Business Park in Dewsbury. 08-May-2008

Walker Filtration is planning to expand the 130-strong workforce at its Washington-based manufacturing business with 35 new staff over the next three years. 08-May-2008

Graham Hunter is to shed 30 of the 94 jobs at its shirt factory in Londonderry. 06-May-2008

Hunter Boot is to close its boots factory near Dumfries with the loss of up to 22 jobs, in order to transfer production to Serbia, China and Brazil and the head office to Edinburgh. 05-May-2008

Kenneth Mackenzie is to shed 36 jobs at its Harris Tweed mill in Stornoway. 01-May-2008

Pilkington is planning to invest £40m in the expansion of its Greengate glass plant in St Helens, securing 230 jobs and creating 20 more. 01-May-2008

Chieftain is to create up to 250 jobs at its fabrication and engineering operations in Middlesbrough and Tyneside, having won an undisclosed contract to supply an oil and gas firm. 01-May-2008

The Ministry of Defence is to relocate 230 Squadron and 600 staff from RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland to RAF Benson in Oxfordshire by the end of 2010, with the loss of up to 100 of the 420 civilian jobs at the County Antrim site. 28-Apr-2008

JVC is to close its television factory in East Kilbride in July, with the loss of 300 jobs, in order to transfer production to Poland. 28-Apr-2008

Joint Union of Specialist Training (JUST) is planning to create about 300 security and crowd management jobs at its new Dalgety Bay base in Fife over the next few months. 28-Apr-2008

DeepStream Technologies is planning to expand its North Wales-based workforce from 80 to 110 this year, having won a £8m contract to supply sensor component technology to Moeller. 25-Apr-2008

Doncasters is to invest £16m in the expansion of its gas turbine components factory in Blaenavon, South Wales, with the creation of 125 jobs. 24-Apr-2008

Saygrove is to expand the 70-strong workforce at its site in Flintshire and open a further 25,000 sq ft of space, having won a new £25m contract to produce aerospace control systems. 24-Apr-2008

The Ministry of Defence is to increase the civilian workforce at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire from 350 to 1,000 over the next four years, in order to expand the site's aircraft engineering facilities. 23-Apr-2008

Guardian Global Technology has secured a £5m private equity investment from Epi-V to fund the expansion of its hydrocarbon logging tools business in South Wales. 23-Apr-2008

Ford Component Manufacturing is looking to expand the 180-strong workforce at its machine components factory on South Tyneside with 16 additional engineers. 23-Apr-2008

SITA UK has unveiled plans to build a second energy-from-waste plant at Haverton Hill near Billingham by 2012, with the creation of 40 jobs. 22-Apr-2008

Metacor is to relocate its Aberdeen-based corrosion and coating-management business to Dee Street later this month, and the 50-strong workforce will increase to 70. 22-Apr-2008

Darchem Engineering is creating 40 new jobs in Stockton for production engineers, craftsmen and customer account managers. 22-Apr-2008

Corus is planning to shed up to 300 of the 700 jobs at its Trostre tinplate factory in Llanelli. 21-Apr-2008

Apsys is planning to create up to 60 engineering jobs at its risk management operation in Newport, South Wales. 21-Apr-2008

Quinn Radiators is planning to close its radiator factory in Leigh with the loss of up to 170 jobs. 21-Apr-2008

Siemens Magnet Technology is to shed 45 jobs at its MRI magnets factory in Eynsham. 18-Apr-2008

The Scottish Government has announced funding of £6m for the recycling of food and other organic waste, paying up to 30% of the cost of composting plants and other equipment. 16-Apr-2008

Cascade Technologies has raised £1m from Braveheart and other investors to fund the commercial development of its laser systems and gas sensors. 14-Apr-2008

Iicorr has acquired Subspection, the Hampshire-based subsea engineering firm with 30 staff, for undisclosed terms, and is looking to create more than 100 jobs over the next 18 months. 14-Apr-2008

Avon Inflatables is considering plans to close its inflatable boats factory in Llanelli within two years, with the loss of 57 jobs. 14-Apr-2008

Castings Technology International is investing £4.7m in the expansion of its operations on South Yorkshire's Advanced Manufacturing Park, with the creation of 30 jobs. 11-Apr-2008

Palmer Johnson of the US is to set up a new yacht manufacturing operation at Woolston in Southampton in 2009, with the creation of up to 800 jobs. 10-Apr-2008

Walsall Transformers has gone into voluntary liquidation with the loss of 24 jobs at its transformers factory in Walsall. 10-Apr-2008

Hydro Group has secured £4m of financial backing from Clydesdale Bank to develop new subsea research and engineering test facilities at Aberdeen Science & Energy Park. 10-Apr-2008

Corus Tubes is planning to expand the 700-strong workforce at its steel operations in Hartlepool with up to 120 new jobs over the next 12 months. 08-Apr-2008

JDR Cable is planning to set up a cables factory in Hartlepool within a year, with the creation of up to 100 jobs. 07-Apr-2008

Safety-Kleen, the component cleaning services company valued at about £550m, is seeking a buyer, with Goldman Sachs having received first-round bids from five private equity firms. 07-Apr-2008

BAe Systems is planning to shed about 450 jobs at its Brough aircraft site near Hull, while a further 134 jobs will go at Woodford near Manchester. 04-Apr-2008

Telford & Wrekin Council is to receive plans from SITA UK to build a multi-million pound incinerator at the Granville site in Telford, with the creation of 17 jobs. 04-Apr-2008

Daresbury, St Modwen and the Northwest Regional Development Agency are planning a £25m expansion at the Daresbury science park site near Warrington by spring 2009, which could create up to 1,200 research jobs. 03-Apr-2008

Wacker Neuson is to relocate its Tredegar-based dumper trucks factory to a new £6.5m site at the Heads of the Valleys industrial estate in August, with the creation of more than 50 jobs. 02-Apr-2008

Advantica, the engineering consultancy, is planning to double its Aberdeen workforce to 40 over the next year, having just moved to a larger office at Riverside House. 01-Apr-2008

The Environment Agency is planning to set up a new 70,000 sq ft headquarters at the Cabot House development in Bristol city centre, and Westmark will start work on the site next month. 01-Apr-2008

Tetrad is to shed about 35 jobs at its sofa factory in Ribbleton, Preston. 31-Mar-2008

Churchill China is to build a new 70,000 sq ft distribution warehouse at its Marlborough Works in Sandyford, with the creation of 20 jobs. 31-Mar-2008

Mabey & Johnson is to shed 32 jobs at its bridge building factory in Lydney, Gloucestershire, following a fall in sales. 28-Mar-2008

Total Global Steel is planning to create up to 40 jobs at its newly-opened steel import and distribution operation at the Port of Sunderland over the next few years. 27-Mar-2008

Waste Recycling Group has submitted plans to Lincolnshire County Council to build a waste pre-treatment plant in North Hykeham, with the creation of 15 jobs. 27-Mar-2008

Trelleborg Industrial Profiles is to stop production at its Minworth plant in the West Midlands by the end of the year, with the loss of 55 of the 70 jobs, in order to focus the site on sales and logistics for its flexible profiles business. 27-Mar-2008

Wincanton is seeking permission to build a £5m electrical waste recycling plant in Daventry. 27-Mar-2008

Royal Haskoning is planning to expand the workforce at the Peterborough head office of its engineering consultancy from 270 to 370 over the next five years. 26-Mar-2008

Elsome Engineering is creating 20 jobs at a new 3,000 sq ft food processing equipment factory due to open in Peterborough over the next few weeks. 26-Mar-2008

Rawlplug is to shed 40 jobs at its DIY fittings factory in East Renfrewshire, in order to transfer production to Poland. 26-Mar-2008

Kelvin KBB, the Glasgow-based home fittings manufacturer with about 300 staff, is currently relocating to a new 106,000 sq ft headquarters in Cumbernauld. 25-Mar-2008

White Young Green is to create 20 jobs at its engineering consultancy office in Leicester over the next 12 months, having won contracts on a number of government-funded infrastructure projects. 25-Mar-2008

Streamline Utilities, the Chester-based cleaning services firm with about 100 staff, has ceased trading. 24-Mar-2008

Rolls-Royce has selected its East Kilbride factory for the repair of BR710 aircraft engines, as part of a £4.5m investment that will create 86 jobs over the next five years. 24-Mar-2008

Orion Window Systems, the Newton Abbot-based supplier of industrial double glazing, has ceased trading with the loss of about 32 jobs. 24-Mar-2008

Toshiba is to shed 40 of the 600 jobs at its television factory in Plymouth in April. 24-Mar-2008

Pilkington is considering plans to close its Kirk Sandall glass plant in Doncaster, which could result in the loss of up to 100 jobs. 24-Mar-2008

Cornwall County Council is to consider plans from Sita to build a waste to energy plant fuelled by 240,000 tonnes of waste a year at St Dennis. 24-Mar-2008

Cylinder Service Centre is to relocate its Washington-based hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders business to a new 24,00 sq ft site in April, and plans to expand the workforce by 50% to 48 over the next five years. 24-Mar-2008

New Earth Solutions is planning to build a food waste composting plant at Willow Farm in Bristol by 2010. 17-Mar-2008

South West Water is to shed up to 40 jobs at its call centre in Exeter, in order to outsource customer service operations to Accenture with the transfer of some of the work to Worthing, Tewkesbury and the Philippines. 17-Mar-2008

Ideal Standard is to shed 18 jobs in the bathing and wellness section of its bathrooms factory in Hull. 17-Mar-2008

Grundon has won planning permission to double the capacity of its waste materials recycling centre at Beenham near Reading to 120,000 tonnes a year by 2009. 17-Mar-2008

Chemring is to invest £5m in a joint venture with Cranfield University to conduct research into new materials for explosives and propellants. 17-Mar-2008

Mallaghan Engineering is to create up to 50 jobs at its factory in County Tyrone, having won a contract to supply catering trucks to Airbus. 14-Mar-2008

British American Tobacco is to shed 119 of the 920 jobs at its research and development centre in Southampton, in order to transfer finance work to Romania. 14-Mar-2008

Closed Loop Recycling has identified a number of potential sites across the country for a second plastics recycling plant, having secured a £12m cash injection from venture capital firm Foresight. 11-Mar-2008

William Lee has won permission from North East Derbyshire District Council for the £12m expansion of its foundry in Dronfield, with the creation of 80 jobs. 10-Mar-2008

Aggreko is to invest £1bn in its power supplies fleet over the next five years, including an increase in output at its factory in Dumbarton. 10-Mar-2008

JCB is to shed an unspecified number of the 600 jobs at its transmission components factory in Wrexham. 07-Mar-2008

Ulster Carpets is creating 20 new jobs at its carpet factory in County Armagh, following a £15m investment in new equipment. 07-Mar-2008

Lemac is to shed 19 of the 150 engineering jobs at its electric motors and stairlifts factory in Haddington, East Lothian. 07-Mar-2008

Pilkington Special Glass is to close its glass factory at St Asaph in Denbighshire by the end of April with the loss of 20 jobs, unless a buyer can be found. 06-Mar-2008

Wigan Council is linking up with Commercial Group Properties and Chinamex to unveil plans for a £125m textiles trade and industry centre at Westwood Park, in order to house a number of Chinese companies and create at least 1,000 jobs. 06-Mar-2008

Future Cleaning Services is to relocate from Lincoln to a 7,000 sq ft unit at Nether Poppleton in York in April, and the 15 staff will rise to about 30 by the end of the year. 06-Mar-2008

Pattonair is looking to create a further 75 jobs at its newly-opened aerospace components distribution and office complex on the Ascot Business Park in Derby by the end of next year. 05-Mar-2008

Hill & Smith is to invest £2m in new production facilities at its Asset International water pipe systems plant in Newport, South Wales, in June. 04-Mar-2008

Afonwen Laundry is to invest £5m in the development of a 22,000 sq ft commercial laundry in Rumney, Cardiff, with the creation of 64 jobs over the next two years. 04-Mar-2008

Veolia, the French environmental services firm, is seeking a suitable location to the west of London for a new 140,000 sq ft headquarters. 04-Mar-2008

Premdor is to close its doors factory in Bridgwater, Somerset, with the loss of 70 jobs. 03-Mar-2008

Mytum & Selby has secured the go-ahead from North Yorkshire County Council to build a £30m organic waste recycling plant at South Milford in Selby, which could create up to 200 jobs. 03-Mar-2008

English Architectural Glazing is to build a new £1.5m glazing factory and office for its Multi Fab business at the Bunns Bank industrial estate in Attleborough, with the creation of 35 jobs. 28-Feb-2008

Invertek Drives is to invest £1.5m in the expansion of its electric motor controls business in Welshpool, with a new office opening in October and 50 jobs being created over the next three years. 27-Feb-2008

Spark Response is to expand its 200-strong workforce in Gateshead to 250, having won a contract to provide distribution services to Straight, the Leeds-based supplier of recycling containers. 27-Feb-2008

Scottish Water has unveiled plans to invest £5m in new water treatment works at Loch Leven, in order to protect shellfish. 26-Feb-2008

DSM Composite Resins is to invest £3m in the expansion of its polyester products factory in Ellesmere Port, securing the future of 63 jobs. 22-Feb-2008

Royal Haskoning is opening a new engineering and environmental consultancy office in Edmund Street, Liverpool, housing up to 50 maritime engineers, contaminated land specialists and scientists. 22-Feb-2008

Sealy UK is to shed between 30 and 40 jobs at its bed factory in Aspatria, Cumbria. 22-Feb-2008

Knowaste is seeking a suitable site in the Midlands or Wales to build a disposable nappy recycling plant, as part of a £20m plan that could include two additional plants over the next five years. 22-Feb-2008

MWH, the environmental consultancy, is looking to create up to 80 jobs at a new project services business unit at its Warrington headquarters. 21-Feb-2008

Weatherseal is to create 100 jobs at its double glazing factory in Winsford, in order to transfer production from its recently-acquired Zenith Staybright business in Norfolk. 21-Feb-2008

Defra is looking to provide £10m to fund the development of a number of commercial-scale anaerobic digestion plants, in order to demonstrate the technology to potential investors. 21-Feb-2008

Teledyne Geophysical Instruments is relocating its undersea cables factory from Gloucester to the Vantage Point Business Village in Mitcheldean. 20-Feb-2008

Electrak is planning a multi-million pound expansion of its Consett-based electrical components business onto adjoining land. 19-Feb-2008

Explorer Group is to shed 75 of the 415 jobs at its caravans factory in Consett. 18-Feb-2008

Aker Kvaerner is to create a further 100 jobs at its engineering services office in Stockton this year, having won a number of new contracts. 18-Feb-2008

The Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills (DIUS) has announced plans to develop a new climate change and robotic space exploration centre at the Harwell Science Campus near Oxford. 15-Feb-2008

Dormer Tools is to build a new 20,000 sq ft engineering research, training and administration facility at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham. 15-Feb-2008

Anglian Group is planning to cut operating costs in its home improvements business, which is expected to lead to job losses from the combined 1,100-strong workforce at factories in Norwich and Rochdale. 14-Feb-2008

Cameo Sofa Company is planning to close its furniture factory in Pontypridd by July, with the loss of 110 of the 182 jobs, in order to transfer production to Lithuania. 13-Feb-2008

Viridor is to close its Salmon Pastures hazardous waste treatment plant in Sheffield next month with the possible loss of up to 16 jobs. 11-Feb-2008

Reid Furniture is planning to close its furniture factory in Glasgow with the loss of up to 60 jobs, in order to use imports to supply its 32 stores. 08-Feb-2008

Rolls-Royce is to close its turbines factory in Bootle by the end of the year, with the loss of more than 200 jobs, in order to transfer production to the US. 08-Feb-2008

Polamco has announced plans to relocate its electrical components business and 100 staff from Bath to Warmley, near Bristol. 08-Feb-2008

Thompson Solutions is planning to expand the workforce at its aircraft seats factory in County Down from 40 to about 150 over the next two years. 06-Feb-2008

Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery is to build a new £40m factory at North Hykeham over the next three years, with the relocation of up to 1,900 jobs from Lincoln. 06-Feb-2008

Yorkshire Water is considering plans to shed up to 100 jobs at its Bradford-based water supplies business. 06-Feb-2008

Corus is to invest £60m in the installation of new equipment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions at its steel plant in Port Talbot. 05-Feb-2008

PWS Distributors is to build a £10m 90,000 sq ft kitchen worktops factory at its site in Newton Aycliffe by August, with the creation of 98 jobs. 05-Feb-2008

Be Modern is considering plans to shed up to 25 jobs at its fire surrounds and kitchen equipment factory in South Shields. 05-Feb-2008

Winder Power is to relocate its Leeds-based electrical manufacturing business to a larger site in Pudsey later this year. 05-Feb-2008

RD Plastic Mouldings is planning to relocate its Hull-based caravan parts factory and 14 staff to a larger site in Sutton Fields. 05-Feb-2008

Irisys is to create at least 80 jobs at its newly-opened thermal imaging equipment factory in Northampton over the next two years. 04-Feb-2008

Worthington Nicholls has shed about 100 jobs at offices in Wilmslow and elsewhere over the past two months, following a fall in sales of air conditioning systems. 04-Feb-2008

Tenma is planning to close its plastic mouldings factory in Cumbernauld in April, with the loss of 120 jobs. 04-Feb-2008

Buckinghamshire County Council has shortlisted Veolia Environmental Services, Waste Recycling Group and Covanta Energy for a 25-year contract to build and operate a household waste plant. 01-Feb-2008

Rio Tinto Alcan is to invest £45m in the installation of new hydro-electric turbo-generators at its aluminium plant in Fort William by 2012, securing the future of about 180 jobs. 01-Feb-2008

Black & Decker is planning to close its power tools factory in Spennymoor, County Durham, with the loss of 169 of the 320 jobs, but the design centre will remain at the site. 31-Jan-2008

British Ceramic Tiles is to create about 75 new jobs following the £12m expansion of its tile factory in Heathfield, Devon. 31-Jan-2008

Metalock is to relocate its Coventry-based engineering business and up to 58 staff to a 23,000 sq ft unit at ProLogis Park in March. 29-Jan-2008

British Wool Marketing Board is to close the wool grading depot at its Irvine site in Ayrshire, with the loss of nine jobs, and further jobs will be lost in Bromyard, Brecon, Porthmadog and Muckamore. 28-Jan-2008

Avon Rubber is to close its mixing plant at Westbury in Wiltshire in March, with the loss of 61 jobs, having failed to find a buyer. 25-Jan-2008

BAe Systems is to close two military vehicle factories in Guildford and Fareham with the loss of up to 102 jobs, in order to transfer Pinzgauer production to South Africa. 25-Jan-2008

Solaglas Windowcare is planning to double the 40-strong workforce at its glazing business near Preston over the next three years, as part of a £1m investment in new technology, signage and vehicle livery. 24-Jan-2008

Boneham & Turner is to relocate its precision engineering business from Mansfield to a new factory at Oddicroft Industrial Estate in Sutton by the summer. 24-Jan-2008

Agrivert has won permission from Oxfordshire County Council to develop a 49,000-tonne in-vessel composting facility at Worton Farm in Cassington. 24-Jan-2008

Slingsby Advanced Composites is to set up a new aerospace components factory in Prestwick, with the creation of 28 jobs, having secured a regional selective assistance grant of £0.25m. 23-Jan-2008

AS Fire & Rescue is planning to shed up to 60 jobs in Southampton, in order to relocate its fire equipment manufacturing business to Cambridge. 23-Jan-2008

Premier Waste Management is creating 20 new jobs in Washington, having won a number of new commercial recycling contracts. 23-Jan-2008

Chemring is looking to spend up to £100m on acquisitions to expand its anti-missile decoys and pyrotechnics business this year. 23-Jan-2008

Seagoe Technologies is to shed 40 of the 350 jobs at its heaters factory in Portadown, County Armagh. 22-Jan-2008

Glenaden Shirts is to shed 85 of the 115 jobs at its shirt factory in Londonderry. 21-Jan-2008

OGI Groundwater Specialists is looking to expand the workforce at its Durham-based engineering business from six to 20. 21-Jan-2008

New Earth Solutions is looking to develop a further five in-vessel composting plants to treat organic and household waste throughout the country by 2009, having recently secured £50m of funding from Norddeutsche Landesbank. 21-Jan-2008

The Ministry of Defence is to relocate a further 600 jobs from sites across the country to its Abbey Wood headquarters in Stoke Gifford, Bristol, and will start building a new 100,000 sq ft office block in the spring. 18-Jan-2008

Promethean is to shed 40 jobs at its interactive whiteboards factory in Blackburn, in order to transfer production to China, but 30 jobs will be created in research and development. 17-Jan-2008

Bausch & Lomb is to shed up to 250 of the 850 jobs at its contact lens factory in Livingston. 14-Jan-2008

Schlumberger has won planning permission to expand its drilling equipment factory at Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, with the creation of about 25 jobs. 14-Jan-2008

Rolls-Royce is planning to shed 2,300 management and professional jobs from its 39,000-strong global workforce, with many of the cuts being in the UK. 14-Jan-2008

J Barbour & Sons is to close its textiles factory at Tweedbank in the Scottish Borders with the loss of 46 jobs. 14-Jan-2008

Luxfer Gas Cylinders is considering plans to expand the 200-strong workforce at its Colwick factory in Nottinghamshire, having decided to transfer production of large cylinders from a plant in the US. 11-Jan-2008

Recticel is to create 40 jobs at a new £14m insulation products factory due to open in Stoke-on-Trent in June. 10-Jan-2008

Lomax Mobility is to close its wheelchair factory in Dundee with the loss of 95 jobs. 10-Jan-2008

Ordnance Survey has won planning permission to build a new £40m headquarters for 1,000 staff at Adanac Park in Southampton, and will relocate from Maybush by early 2010. 10-Jan-2008

Nu-way is to shed up to 35 jobs at its oil, gas and renewable burners factory in Droitwich, in order to transfer production to Germany. 10-Jan-2008

Thomas Broadbent & Sons has shed 20 of the 240 jobs at its centrifuges factory in Huddersfield. 09-Jan-2008

James Dawson is planning to shed about 20 jobs at its hose factory in Lincoln. 09-Jan-2008

GE Aviation is to shed up to 150 jobs at its aerospace plant in Bishops Cleeve near Cheltenham over the next few months. 08-Jan-2008

Quinn Plastics is to relocate its polycarbonate sheet factory and about 50 staff from Alfreton to Sutton-in-Ashfield next year, which could create up to 15 new jobs. 08-Jan-2008

MBA Polymers and European Metal Recycling have formed a joint venture to prepare plans to build a 60,000 tonnes per year recycling plant at an unconfirmed location in the UK by early 2009. 08-Jan-2008

Renold, the industrial chains manufacturer, has raised £6.4m from the sale of its Burton on Trent factory to housebuilder Morris Homes. 08-Jan-2008

Linton Tweeds is to shed up to 12 jobs at its textiles factory in Carlisle. 07-Jan-2008

James Walker has closed its hydraulics equipment business in Aldridge with the loss of 20 jobs. 07-Jan-2008

Formaplex, the Portsmouth-based engineering firm, has raised £9m from the sale of a 48% stake in the business to private equity firm Dunedin. 07-Jan-2008

The Royal Observatory is said to be planning to shed up to 50 scientific jobs at the Astronomy Technology Centre in Edinburgh, due to budget cuts that will also affect the Daresbury and Rutherford Appleton sites. 04-Jan-2008

Ardagh Glass has submitted plans to replace nine existing buildings with a new glassware warehouse in Monk Bretton, Barnsley. 03-Jan-2008





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