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Wind River is planning to relocate its software business from Lower Stratton to larger premises at the South Marston Industrial Estate near Swindon, with the creation of more than 100 jobs. 21-Dec-2000 Bredero Price Coaters is to create 220 jobs in Leith to carry out pipeline work on a North Sea contract. 20-Dec-2000 Pantherix, the drug discovery company, has raised a further £10m of venture capital to fund the construction of new laboratories and to double its staff from 23 to nearly 50 over the next two years. 20-Dec-2000 Logical is to recruit a further 70 staff at its computer services business in Newcastle-under-Lyme, and is seeking larger premises in the area. 19-Dec-2000 Slenderella is planning to double its 12-strong workforce in Belper over the next year due to rising demand for its garments. 19-Dec-2000 Racal Survey is planning to set up a new £5m base next to Aberdeen Airport to provide satellite positioning services for the offshore oil industry, and its local workforce will grow from 140 to 170. 19-Dec-2000 Verilab, the newly-formed semiconductor engineering consultancy, is planning to create up to 20 jobs next year. 19-Dec-2000 Alltel Mortgage Solutions of the US is planning to create up to 250 new jobs at its European base in Bingley, due to rising demand for the supply of software and processing services to mortgage companies. 15-Dec-2000 MacKellar Engineering is to create 28 jobs at a new fabrication workshop in Grantown-on-Spey to produce components for sub-sea wellhead systems and offshore installations. 15-Dec-2000 Total System Services, the US payment card processor, is to set up a customer services centre in York, which is expected to create about 50 jobs initially. 13-Dec-2000 Wax Digital, the supplier of internet-based trading software, is to create 40 jobs at its Cheshire head office and expand into continental Europe in a £4.5m investment programme. 11-Dec-2000 Viaken, the US application service provider for the biotech sector, is to open a European headquarters in Cambridge, with the creation of 20 jobs. 11-Dec-2000 Belleek Pottery is to create 50 jobs in Fermanagh, in a £2.5m investment that will increase production and expand exports. 06-Dec-2000 Simutech, the US electronics company, is to set up a European base in Livingston's Alba Centre, creating up to 20 jobs. 05-Dec-2000 Heller Machine Tools is planning to double the output at its Redditch factory, with the creation of 32 jobs for assembly fitters. 05-Dec-2000 Atlantic Electric & Gas is to set up a call centre in Cardiff for its new energy supply service in early 2001, with the creation of up to 250 jobs. 04-Dec-2000 BYG Systems is to create 40 new jobs in Nottingham having won a contract to develop electronic point of sale training software for Lloyds pharmacy stores. 28-Nov-2000 E-principals, the internet strategy specialist, is looking to create up to 20 jobs at its new base in Sheffield over the next year. 28-Nov-2000 Tertio, the software company, is to recruit a further 95 staff following its move to new offices in Bath. 27-Nov-2000 Eurobenefits, the supplier of an online staff benefits service, is planning to double the staff at its London, Marlow and Edinburgh offices to 120 by February, and is considering plans for a £500m flotation. 27-Nov-2000 Dodd Group is to create 25 new jobs in King's Lynn, having won a £4m contract from a gas supply company to build and install telemetry information panels at 1,500 locations around the UK. 24-Nov-2000 TheWebShed is to move its web site design business to larger premises in Liverpool in December, and hopes to create 50 new jobs in the next two years. 23-Nov-2000 TWR Rail is to create a further 26 jobs at its Derby-based rail design business, and plans to move to new premises at the Wyvern Business Park in January. 23-Nov-2000 SDL Integrated Optics is planning to expand its telecom switches factory in Witham, with the creation of 200 jobs. 22-Nov-2000 Thefirstresort.com is creating a further 200 jobs at its new travel agency call centre in Manchester. 21-Nov-2000 OnLine Finance, the General Motors subsidiary that provides finance facilities to car dealers and their customers, is to relocate from London to Treforest near Pontypridd, with the creation of 400 jobs. 21-Nov-2000 Symphony Group is to set up a £2.5m distribution centre next to its furniture factory in Templeborough, Rotherham, with the creation of about 100 jobs. 21-Nov-2000 Fibre Reinforced Products has been acquired by Conder Products of Hampshire, which will lead to the creation of 35 new jobs at its glass reinforced products factory in Peterlee. 20-Nov-2000 Aldridge Fabrications is to create a further 50 jobs at its two manufacturing sites in Birkenhead and Prenton, having won a number of roof support contracts for mines in the UK and abroad. 17-Nov-2000 Hewetson Floors is creating 50 jobs at its new £7.5m raised access floors factory in Hull. 16-Nov-2000 Quality Machining Services is creating 50 new jobs in Arbroath as part of a £7.6m investment programme, due to rising demand for equipment for the oil industry. 16-Nov-2000 Dungannon Borough Council has approved plans from Staten Island Economic Development Committee of the US to build a £20m golf course, hotel and leisure complex on the Tyrone-Monaghan border, with the creation of about 100 jobs. 16-Nov-2000 Clackmannanshire Council has announced plans to spend £4m on environmental improvements in Alloa, which will involve the creation of new play areas, landscaped gardens and up to 150 jobs. 09-Nov-2000 Freshpack is looking to recruit up to 30 staff for its new frozen food packing unit in Alsager. 07-Nov-2000 Ascot Drummond is to set up a new online accountancy office in Dundee with the creation of 50 jobs. 06-Nov-2000 Revenues Management Services is to create 150 new jobs in Preston, having won an extension on its contract to manage TV licensing payment schemes for the BBC. 03-Nov-2000 ACW Technology is planning to recruit up to 100 more people over the next 12 months for a new circuit board production line in Hampshire, having formed an alliance with Tandberg Television of Hedge End. 03-Nov-2000 Humax is to invest a further £2m at its set-top boxes factory in Newtownards, Northern Ireland, with the creation of 38 jobs. 31-Oct-2000 WD Irwin & Sons is planning to invest £3.4m at its bakery in Portadown with the creation of about 50 jobs. 27-Oct-2000 Friday Ad is to set up a call centre for its publishing business in Milford Haven, with the creation of 50 jobs. 27-Oct-2000 Chevin has secured a £3m venture capital investment from MTI, in order to fund the expansion of its Yorkshire-based network management software business with the creation of 45 jobs over the next two years. 27-Oct-2000 Pace Telecom, the Wrexham-based telecom services provider, is planning to create up to 30 new jobs following its recent move to larger premises on the Gresford Industrial Park. 26-Oct-2000 Shop America is planning to set up an international call centre for its shopping TV channel in Yorkshire with the creation of 300 jobs, and is seeking suitable sites. 25-Oct-2000 Ericsson Intracom is looking to recruit 20 computer software engineers at its site in Leicester, for the development of new internet systems. 24-Oct-2000 Leisure Travel Group has set up a new headquarters for its travel and tourism division at Manchester Airport, and is now planning to make acquisitions and create a further 30 sales jobs over the coming months. 24-Oct-2000 Progressive Telecom, the supplier of business telephone systems, has set up a new office at the Imex Spaces Business Centre in Burton, and plans to double its workforce of 14 over the next year. 19-Oct-2000 WTS, the supplier of warranty and facilities management services, is planning to set up a new headquarters and call centre in Prestatyn, with the creation of up to 480 jobs. 19-Oct-2000 Thyssen Engineering has set up a new fabrication workshop in Scunthorpe, where it expects to create up to 50 jobs. 19-Oct-2000 Fullmen is seeking permission to expand its engineering business on Canvey Island, with the creation of 20 new jobs. 18-Oct-2000 Orbit Precision Machinery is planning to create 30 new jobs over the next two years following an investment in a new hi-tech machining centre at its site in Wantage. 17-Oct-2000 Stratos Lightwave is seeking 50 new staff at its fibre optics factory in Haverhill, Suffolk, following a big increase in demand. 16-Oct-2000 KV Rollers is planning a £0.9m extension at its rubber rollers factory in Cwmbran, with the creation of 10 new jobs. 12-Oct-2000 Marketing Database Associates of the US is to set up an internet-based voice interactive call centre in Londonderry in January, with the creation of 100 jobs. 10-Oct-2000 Gardners Books is to set up a new printing plant in Eastbourne with the creation of 200 jobs. 09-Oct-2000 Bond Air Services is planning to invest £1m in new hangars and an administrative centre for its helicopter business at Staverton airport near Gloucester, creating about 20 jobs. 05-Oct-2000 Quest Travel, the supplier of worldwide holidays, is setting up a regional headquarters in York with the creation of 20 jobs, and is seeking suitable premises for a call centre. 04-Oct-2000 Entropy is to set up a sales and marketing centre for its internet security business in Belfast, with the creation of 20 jobs over the next two years. 04-Oct-2000 Unum is to set up a personal insurance office in Bristol next year, with the creation of up to 200 jobs by 2003. 03-Oct-2000 Consteel, the Teesside-based designer of steelwork on buildings, is creating 30 new jobs following an expansion of its office in Saltburn. 27-Sep-2000 Aztec Chemicals is to create up to 15 new jobs following the recent merger of its chemical supply business with Aztec Aerosols on a new site in Crewe. 26-Sep-2000 Weidlinger Associates, the US engineering consultancy, is to create 20 jobs over the next five years at its new European headquarters in Dunfermline. 21-Sep-2000 Yearntree is to invest £2.3m at its office stationery factory in Newport, with the creation of 44 jobs. 20-Sep-2000 Synex, the supplier of voice and data telecoms services, is to create 140 jobs at a new sales and support call centre in Birmingham. 19-Sep-2000 Speed Frame PVCU Windows is planning a £7m expansion at its double glazing factory in the Dearne Valley, with the creation of up to 250 jobs. 12-Sep-2000 Strategic Software Solutions, the banking software company, is planning to create 130 jobs at a new facility in Alloa, following its recent acquisition by iatmglobal.net of the US. 12-Sep-2000 Monitor Audio is creating 15 new jobs following the relocation of its stereo speakers manufacturing facility to a new site in Rayleigh, Essex. 07-Sep-2000 Enbray Cooper has launched a recruitment drive at its new factory in Workington to cope with rising demand for electricity meter components. 31-Aug-2000 Well Well Well is looking to recruit 10 engineers and five technicians at its mineral water plant in Cumbria, following a decision to manufacture PET bottle on-site. 30-Aug-2000 Vacuum Generators is to extend its vacuum equipment factory near Hastings with the creation of 30 jobs. 25-Aug-2000 Finder, the Staffordshire-based supplier of relays and timers made by its parent company in Italy, is planning to create 20 new jobs following its recent relocation to larger premises at the Stone Business Park. 23-Aug-2000 Mitre Furnishing Group is planning to create up to 67 jobs at a new household textiles factory in Merthyr Tydfil. 22-Aug-2000 Galgon of the US is planning a £1.4m expansion at its electronics design and manufacturing facility in Glenrothes, with the creation of 50 new jobs. 22-Aug-2000 E-M-Solutions, the US electronic assembly company, is to set up an office at Larbert, near Falkirk, with the creation of 80 jobs. 18-Aug-2000 Mount Packaging Systems is consolidating its manufacturing plant and offices into a new 10,000 sq ft factory in Dewsbury, with the creation of 10 new jobs. 18-Aug-2000 Optokem has set up a new optronics laboratory at the St Asaph Business Park in Denbighshire, and plans to create up to 20 jobs. 17-Aug-2000 Amacis, the internet software company, is planning to create 100 jobs in Belfast over the next 18 months, having won a contract to install systems for HSBC Bank. 16-Aug-2000 Inverness Caledonian Thistle has revealed plans for a multi-million pound waterfront leisure development, including a conference centre, two hotels, offices, health studio and a provision to house the proposed Highland Soccer Academy. 14-Aug-2000 North West Leicestershire District Council is considering plans from Fiege Group of Germany and Wilson Bowden for the development of a major new distribution centre at the old Castle Donington power station, with the creation of 850 jobs. 10-Aug-2000 Yorkshire Mill Village is looking to recruit 350 new staff following the redevelopment of its retail village in Batley. 09-Aug-2000 Derby Plastics, the Ripley-based plastic products factory, has been acquired by Machall Investments for £1m, and the business will be expanded to create 30 new jobs over the next year. 08-Aug-2000 The Next Level is planning to expand its Hexham-based telecoms consultancy business with the creation of 10 new jobs. 07-Aug-2000 Arena-Walsall is seeking permission to expand its West Bromwich fabrications factory with the creation of 245 jobs. 07-Aug-2000 Marketing Management Services International is planning to set up new research offices across the UK, Europe, America and the Middle East, with the creation of 740 jobs. 04-Aug-2000 Sturgess Motor Group is planning to open a new Jaguar dealership in Leicester, which will create up to 15 new jobs. 31-Jul-2000 Nelson Money Managers is planning to create 180 jobs in the north west over the next three years, and will start by opening new offices in Northwich. 31-Jul-2000 Rubus, the London-based internet consultancy, is to set up a new office in Manchester with the creation of up to 200 jobs. 21-Jul-2000 Veritas, the US data storage software company, is planning to invest £250m in the UK over the next five years with the creation of 2,000 jobs, including the building of a European headquarters in Reading and a research centre in Watford. 20-Jul-2000 R Croan & Sons is looking to recruit 300 workers at its smoked seafoods factory in Edinburgh. 19-Jul-2000 Vektor, the language software company, has opened a new corporate headquarters for 40 staff in Manchester city centre, and more employees are being recruited. 19-Jul-2000 Software AG, the developer of data management systems, is looking to recruit up to 20 new staff at its new £1m headquarters at Pride Park in Derby. 18-Jul-2000 Expatshopping.com is creating 30 new jobs in York, having won a contract with British Forces Post Offices to send food products to overseas bases. 17-Jul-2000 Two Four Productions is to develop a new web-based TV service from its site in Plymouth with the creation of up to 70 jobs, allowing its corporate clients to include real-time and interactive images in their web presentations. 13-Jul-2000 Powernet Telecom is planning to invest £150m in new infrastructure for its internet and telecoms business, with the creation of 500 jobs at sites in Manchester and London over the next 12 months. 13-Jul-2000 Industrial Building Components is creating 25 new jobs at its doors factory in Hartlepool, having just acquired the rights for the Bridgman Doors brand. 11-Jul-2000 Great Western Trains is looking to recruit 100 additional staff at its call centre in Plymouth, which handles enquiries about train services. 10-Jul-2000 Longbore, the US horizontal drilling specialist, is investing £3m in a new facility in Livingston with the creation of 30 jobs. 05-Jul-2000 Advanced Alchemy Group is looking to recruit a further 50 researchers and operations staff, following the recent move of its marketing research and consultancy business to Oxford. 04-Jul-2000 Solsoft, the Bristol-based developer of web sites, is looking to recruit a further 160 staff this year, and will soon need to move out of its Clifton premises and into larger offices near Temple Quay. 04-Jul-2000 Mi Services Group, the supplier of IT solutions to the manufacturing sector, is planning to create 200 jobs in Sunderland over the next three years, while its worldwide workforce will grow from 700 to about 2,000. 04-Jul-2000 Shinei Sangyo, the Singapore-based manufacturer of precision tools, is to set up a European headquarters in Livingston, with the creation of 80 jobs. 29-Jun-2000 Munster Simms Engineering is investing £1.6m at Bangor, Northern Ireland, to produce plumbing systems for boats and caravans, with the creation of 25 jobs over the next three years. 28-Jun-2000 Climax Group is planning to expand its games software business in Fareham, with the creation of 80 new jobs. 27-Jun-2000 Baldor, the US electric motor specialist, is setting up a new European headquarters in Bristol with the creation of 25 jobs. 27-Jun-2000 Optical Coating Laboratory is planning a £2m expansion at its Dalgety Bay opto-electronics plant in Fife, with the creation of up to 200 jobs. 26-Jun-2000 Luxury Hotels Management is converting the former West of England Eye Infirmary in Exeter into a £26m 46-bedroom hotel, with the creation of about 50 jobs. 23-Jun-2000 Bell & Webster is to create 30 new jobs following a £1.6m extension at its precast concrete components factory in Grantham. 20-Jun-2000 Swansea Job Centre has announced that Blurb Direct, the sales agent for the One-2-One mobile phone network, is seeking 500 staff for two new call centres in Swansea and Cardiff. 19-Jun-2000 Siemens Communications is looking to recruit 25 engineers at its contract design services business in Beeston, Nottingham. 16-Jun-2000 Penicuik Home Improvements is to create 30 new jobs at its sites in Dundee and Perth, due to rising demand for conservatories, windows and doors. 15-Jun-2000 Imperial Consolidated Group is planning to recruit more than 100 new staff over the next two years at its financial services call centre and offices on the former RAF Binbrook base near Grimsby. 13-Jun-2000 Blackburn Starling, the Nottingham-based manufacturer of motor control units, is creating 50 new jobs following a £1.5m investment programme to increase capacity. 13-Jun-2000 Southampton Photonics has raised £37m in a share placing in order to fund the development of new fibre optic products, and plans to create 200 jobs over the next six months. 12-Jun-2000 Bennetts GB is to set up an insurance call centre in Worcester, with the creation of up to 200 jobs over the next 12 months. 06-Jun-2000 SR Communications is to create 150 jobs in Leicester, having opened a new direct marketing, print management and storage office at the Meridian Business Park. 02-Jun-2000 Nevada tele.com is to invest £5m in the expansion of its e-commerce solutions business, which offers voice and data telecoms services to businesses in Northern Ireland, with the creation of 100 jobs over the next four years. 02-Jun-2000 Madge Networks has formed a new subsidiary called Red-M to develop wireless internet servers, and it will employ 40 staff. 01-Jun-2000 Peramon has secured £5m of venture capital to develop software for the mobile internet market, and the company's headcount will be increased to 50. 01-Jun-2000 Pinnacle Software of Belfast is to create 50 new jobs by opening offices in Cork, Galway and Dublin, in order to support the expansion of its Sage partnership. 01-Jun-2000 Corpdata, the Teignmouth-based market research company, is planning to expand its staff from 70 to 130 over the next two years, and is seeking new premises in the town. 30-May-2000 GoldMine Corporate Software has relocated 100 staff to a new European headquarters in Reading, and plans to recruit a further 30 this summer. 30-May-2000 MJS Contact Lenses is to create more than 100 jobs at its contact lens production units in Fareham and Hamble, due to a rise in demand. 26-May-2000 Stanley Cole is to create about 50 jobs at its timber-veneering factory near Skegness, having won a contract to supply a new range of doors for B&Q. 26-May-2000 Pipers Vauxhall is planning to build a new car showroom and workshop on the outskirts of Tonbridge, with the creation of 15 jobs. 23-May-2000 FOL Agriculture, the agricultural internet service provider, has relocated to a new office facility at Osiers Park in Leicester, and is looking to double the size of its 70-strong workforce. 23-May-2000 Optical Micro Devices of Swindon has raised £15m to build a factory to manufacture devices for the opto-electronics industry. 22-May-2000 Motability Finance, the operator of vehicles for disabled people, is to set up an office in Bristol with the creation of 130 jobs. 19-May-2000 Cleveland Test Equipment Company is to recruit about 12 new staff following the relocation of its cable testing business to Preston Farm Business Park in Stockton. 19-May-2000 Budget DIY is planning to create 100 new jobs at eight superstores throughout Northern Ireland. 19-May-2000 Cambridge Recruitment Consultants has won a contract to recruit 300 people for Astrium, the newly-created satellite company that is seeking staff in Stevenage, Portsmouth and Manchester. 18-May-2000 The government has announced a £5bn package of defence orders, including a contract for the supply of Meteor missiles that will create or safeguard 1,200 jobs in Bristol, Stevenage and Stanmore. 17-May-2000 Valeport, the Devon-based manufacturer of marine instrumentation, is planning to relocate from Dartmouth to Totnes, with the creation of 30 jobs. 17-May-2000 3Com of the US is to create 50 new jobs at its existing base in Edinburgh, as part of a £6.5m investment in a new business telephone system. 16-May-2000 Wrafton Laboratories has won approval from North Devon District Council to double the size of its medicines factory in Braunton, with the creation of up to 500 jobs. 12-May-2000 Cumbria Inward Investment Agency is close to agreeing a multi-million deal for the creation of a new call centre and 500 jobs in Whitehaven, and a planning application has been submitted to Copeland Council. 12-May-2000 Devitt Insurance Services is to recruit an additional 100 staff when it relocates from east London to Romford in June. 12-May-2000 Crew Services, the Portsmouth-based computer consultancy, is to recruit 25 new staff over the next year to undertake contract work for companies across the country. 11-May-2000 Kernan Timber Products is to create up to 15 new jobs, following a £3m investment at its Gilford-based timber windows business in Northern Ireland. 10-May-2000 Rossendale Group, the lifting gear manufacturer, is planning to expand into new premises in Lincoln with the creation of about 12 jobs. 05-May-2000 Aspective, the mobile applications service provider, has raised £38m of private equity in order to fund overseas expansion, investment in computer infrastructure and the recruitment of 400 new staff. 04-May-2000 Cepac is creating a further 20 jobs at its recently-opened £20m corrugated cardboard factory near Rotherham. 04-May-2000 Retronix is to relocate its mobile phone components business to a new £2m plant being built in Coatbridge, and expects to create up to 150 jobs over the next four years. 03-May-2000 LEAF is planning a £4m expansion at its electronic components business in Newtownabbey, with the creation of 100 jobs. 02-May-2000 Premier Aspects is creating 50 jobs at its new cable harnessing site at Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley. 27-Apr-2000 Zuken of Japan is expanding its software design business in Bristol, with the creation of 40 jobs. 26-Apr-2000 Bull Worldwide Information Systems is to set up a smart card manufacturing facility at Segensworth North in Hampshire, with the creation of about 100 jobs. 26-Apr-2000 Zefer, the US e-consultancy, has increased its London-based staff to 25 by taking on most of the former Virgin.net web design team, and is looking to recruit a further 100 people this year. 25-Apr-2000 John Rannoch, the Suffolk-based ready meals company, is to invest £3m in the expansion of its capacity over the next two years, with the creation of 100 jobs. 25-Apr-2000 Orbit Precision Machining is to create 25 new jobs following an investment in new machinery at its machining services site in Wantage. 25-Apr-2000 The Automation Partnership, the Mid-Anglia-based supplier of drug discovery systems, is moving its research and manufacturing to a new £5m headquarters in Royston, creating 125 jobs over the next four years. 25-Apr-2000 Malton Bacon Factory has announced plans to build a new £20m meat products factory at its site in North Yorkshire, with the creation of up to 60 jobs. 25-Apr-2000 Natural Options is to relocate the head office of its vitamin supplements business from Fleetwood to Bispham, Blackpool, with the creation of 60 jobs. 25-Apr-2000 Gai-Tronics, the manufacturer of telephones and public address systems, is setting up a new factory at Stretton Park in Burton, and expects to create 50 jobs over the next five years. 19-Apr-2000 Peterborough Greyhound Stadium has announced a £1.5m plan to expand the grandstand, which will create 40 new jobs. 18-Apr-2000 Tracey Concrete is planning to set up a new £3.7m concrete products factory in Enniskillen, with the creation of 33 jobs. 14-Apr-2000 Pro-Veneers is to set up a specialist sheet veneering centre at the Newstead Industrial Park near Nottingham, with the creation of 18 jobs. 13-Apr-2000 Carpenter Engineered Products has set up a new factory in Derby to produce ceramic cores for aero engine turbine blades, and expects to create 30 jobs over the next few years. 11-Apr-2000 Red Lemon Studios, the Glasgow-based computer games company, is to create 35 new jobs, having secured £1m of venture capital funding. 11-Apr-2000 Solectron Corporation, the US electronics manufacturing service company, is to set up a new outsourcing facility in Northern Ireland, with the creation of 70 jobs. 06-Apr-2000 Kitbag, the Long Eaton-based online sports merchandise company, is planning to double its workforce to 60, and is considering plans for a flotation later this year. 05-Apr-2000 Scania is to set up a £1.3m truck sale, repair and maintenance centre in Sheffield, with the creation of 30 jobs, and further staff will be relocated from its existing Scanlink centre in Barnsley. 03-Apr-2000 Mitac Europe is planning a £5m expansion at its computer products facility in Telford, with the creation of 200 jobs. 30-Mar-2000 Quotegate is creating 40 new jobs in Brighton, in order to develop a new business that will enable marine companies to buy and sell parts on the internet. 29-Mar-2000 Appleyards Plastics is creating 172 new jobs in Middlesbrough, following a £3m investment in new plant to spray paint domestic appliances, car components and mobile phones. 27-Mar-2000 MJ Technologies is to create a further 20 jobs at its factory in Coalville, having won a £6m contract to supply process equipment to the US aerospace industry. 23-Mar-2000 First People is creating up to 25 new jobs in Fareham to cope with rising demand for its on-site personnel management services. 23-Mar-2000 Insight, the direct marketer of computer hardware and software, is creating 100 new jobs in Worksop. 21-Mar-2000 Auto Direct, the vehicle insurance broker, is to open new offices at Trentham Lakes in Stoke this Easter, with the creation of 170 jobs. 20-Mar-2000 NSD is seeking permission for a £4m expansion plan at its steel distribution business in Lincolnshire, with the creation of up to 50 jobs. 20-Mar-2000 Outsource Laboratories of the US is setting up a £2m software design centre in Belfast to develop information services for mobile phones, with the creation of 42 jobs. 15-Mar-2000 Information Highway, the Swedish IT company, is to create 30 new jobs following its relocation from Histon to the Cambridge Science Park. 13-Mar-2000 Tweedmill Factory Outlets is planning to expand its discount-clothing retail complex at St Asaph, with the creation of 40 jobs. 13-Mar-2000 Monster.com Europe is to open a multi-lingual European sales centre for its jobs network in Glasgow in April, and expects to create 200 jobs over the next three years. 13-Mar-2000 Pensions Trust is to relocate its national headquarters from London to Leeds later this year, which could create up to 300 jobs over the next ten years. 10-Mar-2000 Laurens Patisseries is to create 300 jobs at its factory in Newark, having won a contract to supply desserts to Tesco. 10-Mar-2000 Infineon of Germany is in negotiations to re-open the former £650m Siemens semiconductor plant on Tyneside, which could lead to the creation of 1,000 jobs. 09-Mar-2000 New Waves Logistics is to create up to 200 jobs when a distribution centre on Northampton's Grange Park Industrial Estate is completed in August. 09-Mar-2000 Vision IT is to relocate its IT recruitment business from Buckinghamshire to a site in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, with the creation of 50 jobs. 09-Mar-2000 Pivotal Corporation of Canada is to set up a £20m internet software development centre in Belfast, with the creation of 150 jobs over the next five year. 09-Mar-2000 Bentley Motor Cars of Crewe is said to be preparing to create up to 1,000 extra jobs, in order to manufacture a new medium-sized Bentley model after the Rolls-Royce name transfers to BMW in 2003. 08-Mar-2000 Stepek is planning to double the size of its network of 21 electrical stores by July 2001, creating 60 jobs. 08-Mar-2000 Forsyths is to create 30 new jobs at its fabrication facility at Buckie Harbour on the Moray Firth, having won contracts from the oil and gas sector worth more than £2m. 06-Mar-2000 P&B Metal Components is to relocate its electrical products business to larger premises in Sheffield, with the creation of a number of new jobs. 03-Mar-2000 Welsh Whisky is preparing to open its new distillery at Penderyn, near Hirwaun, which will create 25 jobs. 03-Mar-2000 Steel & Alloy of West Bromwich is linking up with French steel company Solac Usinor to set up a new hi-tech laser-welding works in Smethwick, with the creation of 30 jobs. 02-Mar-2000 Ace Chemical is to relocate its animal health products business from Gretna to Lockerbie, with the creation of 32 jobs. 02-Mar-2000 UniComp of the US is planning to create up to 100 new jobs in Belfast this year, following a rise in demand for its e-commerce and software products. 29-Feb-2000 British World Airlines is to increase its Aberdeen staff by 15, having won a contract from Bristow Helicopters to provide fixed-wing services to Scatsta in Shetland. 25-Feb-2000 Chamberlain Doors is planning to expand its garage doors business in Bolton with the creation of at least 12 jobs. 25-Feb-2000 Matra BAe Dynamics has won a £378m contract to supply Seawolf missiles to the Ministry of Defence, which will secure or create up to 300 jobs at sites in Stevenage, Bristol and Bolton. 23-Feb-2000 AW Jenkinson Forest Products is to set up a timber factory in Lockerbie with the creation of 45 jobs. 18-Feb-2000 XTML, the Manchester-based internet services company, is to recruit 50 new staff, in order to expand its sales, technical and support teams. 17-Feb-2000 Bull Card Systems is to set up a new headquarters for its plastic cards business at the Solent Business Park in Fareham, which will involve the relocation of some staff from West Byfleet and the creation of 90 new jobs. 17-Feb-2000 Holidays by Phone is to open a new call centre in Manchester with the creation of 220 jobs, and further centres may follow in Leeds, Glasgow and Cardiff. 17-Feb-2000 Fullerton Computer Industries is to create 700 new jobs at a new £10m facility in Irvine. 15-Feb-2000 Shop-Equip is to create 90 jobs at its shop equipment factory at Whaley Thorns in Derbyshire, and is building new manufacturing and telesales premises. 07-Feb-2000 Eurobell is to set up a new customer call centre for its cable TV business in Exeter in June, with the creation of 150 jobs. 04-Feb-2000 Marine Projects is planning a £6m expansion at its luxury boat building business in Plymouth, with the creation of up to 250 jobs. 03-Feb-2000 P&O Properties has won government approval to build a £150m shopping centre at Drake's Circus in Plymouth, including a flagship Allders store and the creation of 5,000 jobs. 01-Feb-2000 Virtutel is planning to create up to 200 jobs at its outsourcing call centre in Peterlee, and is also looking for an additional call centre in County Durham or Tyne & Wear. 31-Jan-2000 Riders Garages has won permission to set up Plymouth's first Jaguar dealership at Langage Park, Plympton, with the creation of about 15 jobs. 27-Jan-2000 Diamond Property Holdings is planning to build a £15m hotel and leisure complex in the centre of Portsmouth, with the creation of up to 100 jobs. 27-Jan-2000 DX Communications is planning to expand its chain of mobile phone shops from 170 to 350, and will create 600 jobs including 100 at its call centre in Glasgow. 12-Jan-2000 Clarks of Stourbridge is to move its Volkswagen dealership to larger premises in Audnam, creating 13 new jobs. 07-Jan-2000 Oxford Bus Company is seeking 30 extra staff in order to handle additional routes created by the Oxford Transport Strategy. 06-Jan-2000
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