Opportunities for Employment 2002 - Company News Summary

VisionTec CL, the developer of disposable contact lenses, is to relocate to a new £3m headquarters in Plymouth, with the creation of up to 100 jobs over the next two years.
31-Dec-2002

Go NorthEast is recruiting 35 new bus drivers for its Gateshead depot.
24-Dec-2002

Garlands is to recruit 200 staff for a new call centre at the Centre North East office block in Middlesbrough, having won a new contract from an internet service provider.
24-Dec-2002

Werit of Germany is planning to open a new £5m plastic containers factory on the Northbank Industrial Park in Salford early next year, with the creation of up to 75 jobs.
24-Dec-2002

Seconds Ahead, the operator of 32 clothing shops across Wales, is to set up an office at the former Dewhirst factory in Cardigan, with the relocation of 30 staff and the creation of ten new jobs.
23-Dec-2002

Neath Port Talbot Council is considering plans from Valleys Energy for the development of a £375m 460MW power station near Onllwyn, which would burn hydrogen produced from coal and create 120 jobs.
19-Dec-2002

Acheson & Acheson is seeking permission to expand its toiletries factory near Trowbridge, with the creation of 30 jobs.
19-Dec-2002

AEA Technology is to create up to 30 jobs at its Derby-based rail technology business next year, having won a £3m contract to work on the West Coast Line.
19-Dec-2002

British European is to set up an operating base for its FlyBE regional airline at Southampton airport, with the creation of 150 jobs.
19-Dec-2002

Britannia Building Society is to create 100 new jobs in Staffordshire, following a rise in demand for mortgage products.
18-Dec-2002

North Lanarkshire Council has approved plans from LAW Mining to operate an opencast coal mine at Fauldhouse, which will involve the extraction of 570,000 tonnes of coal and the creation of 50 jobs.
17-Dec-2002

Matfen Hall, the Northumberland-based stately home hotel, is planning a £4m expansion, in order to improve leisure and conference facilities and create 30 jobs.
17-Dec-2002

Caldeira is to open a new £1.5m cushion factory on the Knowsley Business Park in January with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
16-Dec-2002

MKW Engineering is planning to form a joint venture with a Chinese company to manufacture advanced medical equipment in the Gateshead area, which could lead to the creation of 200 jobs.
16-Dec-2002

Dyson, the developer of the bagless vacuum cleaner, is looking to recruit 50 additional scientists and designers in Malmesbury.
16-Dec-2002

Beacon Foods is planning to create a further 60 jobs by 2004, following a recent £1.6m investment in food processing facilities.
16-Dec-2002

Arvato is planning to create 400 new jobs on Merseyside to expand its call centre management, e-commerce and distribution operations, and is searching for additional office space.
12-Dec-2002

Ventura is to create about 500 jobs at its Dearne Valley call centre in South Yorkshire, having won a number of new orders from existing clients.
12-Dec-2002

Installation Technologies, the supplier of audio visual equipment for leisure clubs, has set up a new headquarters at Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire, and plans to increase its workforce from 30 to 70.
12-Dec-2002

DPS Composites is to create 30 jobs at its aerospace components plant in Pembroke Dock, having won a new £18m contract.
11-Dec-2002

The Tumbledown Farm tourist attraction in Melton Mowbray has been acquired by the owners of the Woodlands Leisure Park in Devon for £2m, and 45 jobs will be created when the site is reopened under the new name of Twinlakes Park next summer.
09-Dec-2002

Rhondda Cynon Taff Council has approved plans from Dragon International Studios for the development of a £350m film studio complex near Llantrisant by 2004, with the creation of 1,700 jobs.
09-Dec-2002

Debenhams has announced plans to set up a department store in Newry in October 2004, with the creation of 230 jobs.
06-Dec-2002

Irvin-GQ is to relocate its parachute factory from Blackmill in Bridgend to a larger £5m site at nearby Llangeinor, with the transfer of 220 jobs and the creation of 200 new jobs.
06-Dec-2002

Sage has announced plans to create a further 200 jobs at the new headquarters for its accounting software business in Newcastle next year.
05-Dec-2002

Port of Felixstowe has announced plans for another multi-million pound expansion project, which will involve the creation of extra deep-water berths and 400 new jobs.
05-Dec-2002

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has announced plans to build a £15m medical research and training centre at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro by September 2004, with the creation of up to 400 jobs.
04-Dec-2002

Pennine Home Improvements is looking to recruit up to 50 additional staff on Tyneside, including plumbers, electricians, bricklayers, fabricators, surveyors, and inspectors.
04-Dec-2002

Hazell Carr is to open a new office in Stirling in January to help insurance firms with their pension reviews, with the creation of 100 jobs.
04-Dec-2002

Parsons Brinckerhoff is to relocate the UK head office of its rail consultancy business and nine staff from Bristol to Swindon early next year, and eight new jobs will be created.
04-Dec-2002

Christian Salvesen is considering plans to train refugees from eastern Europe to help ease the shortage of 20,000 drivers in the road haulage industry.
04-Dec-2002

Amey Rail is planning to recruit up to 100 army leavers a year from the Royal Signal Corps, in order to ease the shortage of signal and telecoms engineers in the rail sector.
04-Dec-2002

Tees & Hartlepool Port Authority is planning a £20m expansion of Teesport's container capacity, with the creation of more than 100 jobs over the next year.
03-Dec-2002

Kennelpak is planning to relocate its pet foods business from Castle Donington to a larger site at nearby Stapleford, with the creation of 20 new jobs.
03-Dec-2002

Exel has submitted plans to expand its distribution centre at Eastern Avenue in Burton, with the creation of 140 jobs for warehouse, managerial and office staff.
03-Dec-2002

Its4me is planning to relocate its online insurance intermediary business to larger offices in Norwich, and aims to double the workforce to 80 over the next year.
02-Dec-2002

Hilton is to open a 254-bedroom hotel in Gateshead next summer with the creation of 150 jobs, and the site will be leased to Hilton by Morley Fund Management.
29-Nov-2002

Project Telecom is recruiting 75 extra staff in Newark, to fill vacancies in administration, finance, customer service, IT and sales.
29-Nov-2002

Kinpars Industrial Plastics is to relocate its glass fibre housings business from Easthouses to a 20,000 sq ft factory at Lauder in January, and the 39-strong workforce is expected to double in three years.
29-Nov-2002

SeaChill is planning a £2m expansion at its fish processing business in Grimsby, with the creation of 50 jobs.
29-Nov-2002

Boden is to relocate its clothing warehouse and call centre from London to Braunstone's Meridian Business Park in Leicestershire early next year, with the creation of up to 350 jobs over the next five years.
29-Nov-2002

Kawasaki Precision Machinery is considering plans to invest £3m at its manufacturing plant in Plymouth, in order to safeguard 150 jobs and create up to 20 new jobs.
28-Nov-2002

Time 24 is to relocate its Derby-base cable connectors factory to the former Empire Works in Rowditch next March, with the creation of 70 new jobs.
27-Nov-2002

Urdd Gobaith Cymru, the Welsh youth movement, is to invest £10m in the expansion of its three residential centres, with the creation of 50 jobs by 2004.
26-Nov-2002

Cannock Chase Council is to consider plans from Pritchard Holdings for the £7m redevelopment of the Avon Road Business Park, in order to allow Thyssen Krupp to expand production of automotive body panels and create 100 jobs.
26-Nov-2002

AEA Technology is planning to open a £3m technology centre at Glengarnock near Glasgow, with the creation of about 100 jobs.
25-Nov-2002

Samworth Brothers is to start recruiting hundreds of staff for a new salad-making plant due to open in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, in April.
25-Nov-2002

Pall-ex is setting up a new £6.5m headquarters for its pallet distribution business at Bardon in Leicestershire by March, with the creation of 20 jobs.
25-Nov-2002

Ford is to invest a further £41m at its engine plant in Bridgend, with the creation of about 600 jobs, in order to transfer production of a Volvo engine from Sweden.
25-Nov-2002

Carmarthenshire County Council is considering plans from West Midlands Safari Park for the creation of a £80m holiday village and aquarium at Pembrey Country Park, which could create 110 jobs.
22-Nov-2002

Esmar UK is to create more than 130 jobs at a new £9m metal car components factory in Washington, Tyne & Wear, early next year, and some work will transfer from its existing site in Sunderland.
21-Nov-2002

Ashbourne Specialist Health is considering plans to set up a 40-bed secure psychiatric hospital on the Gainsborough House site at Abergele in North Wales, with the creation of up to 80 jobs.
20-Nov-2002

Lancashire County Council has approved plans from South Lakeland Caravans to build a £15m leisure village at a former gravel quarry near Carnforth, with the creation of 50 jobs.
19-Nov-2002

Etol is to create up to 30 new jobs at its OC5 business on Teesside over the next three years, having won a customer services outsourcing contract from Centrica Business Services.
19-Nov-2002

Coors has announced plans to invest £35m at its brewery in Burton, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
19-Nov-2002

East of England Development Agency is in talks with Global Commodities UK about plans to set up a new 41,000 sq ft facility in Lowestoft to produce environmentally-friendly diesel, with the creation of 30 jobs.
18-Nov-2002

Epm Technology is to create 20 jobs at factories in Coalville and Draycott, having won a £14m contract to manufacture components for the new Ascari KZ1 supercar.
18-Nov-2002

Capita Business Services has indicated that up to 1,000 jobs could be created at its new call centre in Coventry, which has been set up to handle a £230m contract for London's new road transport charging scheme.
15-Nov-2002

The National Assembly for Wales has arranged £16m of funding for the development of a £45m Bluestone holiday village near Narbeth in Pembrokeshire, which will create up to 600 jobs.
14-Nov-2002

Lexicon Group is planning to expand its workforce training business in South Wales with the creation of 350 jobs by the middle of next year, and will set up a new headquarters and customer support centre.
14-Nov-2002

Port of Felixstowe is recruiting an extra 150 quayside staff immediately and may add a further 150 early next year, in order to improve customer service levels and compete against other European ports.
14-Nov-2002

Group 4 Falck GSL is to start recruiting 80 staff to manage the new Met Office headquarters in Exeter, and its responsibilities include maintenance, IT, catering, cleaning, logistics and leisure activities.
14-Nov-2002

Menzies Aviation Group is recruiting 60 staff to provide baggage handling and passenger transport services for Bmibaby at East Midlands Airport.
14-Nov-2002

Saint Gobain is to invest £15m in a new magnetron coating facility at its float glass plant in Eggborough, with the creation of 60 jobs.
14-Nov-2002

Green Flag is to create more than 300 jobs at a new office at Cavern Court in Liverpool, in order to process technical insurance claims.
13-Nov-2002

Auiron Energy of Australia is about to submit plans for the development of a £500m open-cast lignite mine and power station in north Antrim, with the creation of 300 jobs.
13-Nov-2002

Team Lincoln is creating 140 new jobs at its four holiday call centres in Newcastle, Peterlee, Middlesbrough and Leeds.
12-Nov-2002

Digital Decoder Corporation is to create 20 new jobs installing the BBC's new Freeview digital TV service in Norfolk homes.
12-Nov-2002

Eastman Kodak is to set up a new camera packing factory at the Oakham Business Park in Mansfield, with the creation of up to 200 seasonal jobs.
12-Nov-2002

General Dynamics is to create up to 250 new jobs at its UK headquarters in Blaenau Gwent, having won a contract to supply battlefield information systems to the British Army.
11-Nov-2002

GBL International is considering plans to set up a vodka products plant at Clay Cross in Derbyshire with the creation of 120 jobs, but the project may be thwarted by high excise duties.
11-Nov-2002

The Welding Institute is planning to set up a £17m welding research and technology centre in South Yorkshire, with the creation of 40 jobs.
08-Nov-2002

Wellcome Trust has won planning permission to build a £100m genetics laboratory at Hinxton near Cambridge by spring 2005, and up to 200 leading research scientists will be recruited.
08-Nov-2002

Tyne Tube is planning to create more than 150 new jobs with the expansion of its engineering operations in the north-east, including a £1m upgrade at its Hartlepool factory.
07-Nov-2002

Robertson Timber Products is building a £5m timber frame manufacturing facility at Seaham in County Durham, which is expected to lead to the creation of 40 jobs.
07-Nov-2002

North East Workforce, the Tyneside recruitment agency, is setting up a promotional events business with the creation of up to 200 part-time jobs.
07-Nov-2002

Next has announced plans to create 200 jobs at a new enlarged fashion store at the Merry Hill shopping centre in Brierley Hill in May 2003.
07-Nov-2002

B&Q has announced plans to spend £200m opening 17 DIY stores over the next year, with the creation of about 4,000 jobs.
06-Nov-2002

JCM Group is planning to create up to 70 jobs at its new refrigerator recycling centre in Billingham.
06-Nov-2002

Restormel Borough Council is to consider plans from Ampersand Group for the development of a £100m holiday complex at the Cornwall Coliseum site near St Austell, with the creation of up to 600 jobs.
06-Nov-2002

Prismo Product Services, the manufacturer of anti-skid road surfacing, is creating 40 jobs at a new £3.5m factory in Chorley.
05-Nov-2002

Royal & Sun Alliance is to expand its MoreThan insurance call centre in Sunderland, with the creation of 60 jobs before the end of the year.
05-Nov-2002

Absolute Leisure is to set up a £2m floating casino in Middlesbrough next year, with the creation of 150 jobs.
05-Nov-2002

Viridian is to create 50 new jobs at its NIE Powerteam electrical contracting business in Northern Ireland, having won a number of new contracts.
05-Nov-2002

Grange Fencing is to set up a garden products factory in Hull next year with the creation of up to 60 jobs.
05-Nov-2002

Makro is seeking 200 staff for a new cash-and-carry warehouse due to open in Exeter this year.
04-Nov-2002

General Dynamics, the US communications group, is to set up a £4m research and development centre at its Oakdale site in Gwent, with the creation of 40 jobs for technologists and engineers.
01-Nov-2002

Xcellsyz is to set up a new £1.5m headquarters for its biotechnology business in Newcastle with the creation of 20 jobs, and hopes to create up to 200 jobs over the next three years.
01-Nov-2002

Whatman is to relocate its Banbury-based micro-filtration laboratory and 40 jobs to a new £4m site on the Wildmere Road estate early next year, with the creation of 75 new jobs.
01-Nov-2002

Fife Council is considering plans from St Andrews International Golf Club for the development of a £15m golf and leisure complex at Feddinch, which would create 80 jobs.
31-Oct-2002

KLM is planning to expand its Buzz low-cost airline by opening a second UK base at Bournemouth by next March, with the creation of 200 jobs, while a third site will open later in 2003.
31-Oct-2002

Westbury is planning to increase production at its Space4 prefabricated homes factory in Castle Bromwich from 700 to 2,000 panels by 2003, with the creation of 20 jobs.
31-Oct-2002

Abbey National is to create 40 new jobs at its banking call centre in Gateshead, in order to improve customer service levels.
29-Oct-2002

Cambrian Engineering is to set up a £3m factory to manufacture wind turbine towers at the Arnish fabrication yard in Stornoway, with the creation of 65 jobs.
29-Oct-2002

MetroMail is planning to create more than 100 jobs at its direct mail business in Peterlee, and is seeking a suitable site for a new larger headquarters.
28-Oct-2002

Wattinsulation is to create 100 new jobs at its domestic insulation call centre in Manchester, in preparation for a launch into markets in the south.
28-Oct-2002

ATL Telecom, the Cardiff-based manufacturer of telecoms equipment, is planning to create an unspecified number of new jobs, and the workforce could reach 400 over the next few years.
25-Oct-2002

Aviva is considering plans to open a Norwich Union insurance call centre in Sheffield with the creation of up to 700 jobs, as part of an ongoing review of its nationwide property portfolio.
25-Oct-2002

Safeway is planning to spend £100m opening three more stores in Northern Ireland, with the creation of 1,000 jobs, and some existing stores will be replaced by larger outlets.
25-Oct-2002

The Pen Shop is planning to double its chain of 30 upmarket pen shops over the next five years, with the creation of more than 200 jobs.
24-Oct-2002

Oldfields is to invest £1.5m over the next four years opening upmarket restaurants in the Newcastle area and in Yorkshire, with the creation of more than 200 jobs.
24-Oct-2002

Dart Group is to set up a base for its new JET 2 low-cost holiday and freight airline at Leeds-Bradford airport, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
24-Oct-2002

Marks & Spencer is to recruit 179 graduate trainees in 2003, up from 110 this year.
23-Oct-2002

Mayflower Energy has received a £1.5m grant from One NorthEast to establish an administrative headquarters for its offshore windfarm business in the Tees Valley, which could lead to the creation of 140 jobs.
23-Oct-2002

Scott Wilson, the civil engineering consultancy, is to recruit up to 50 highway and traffic engineers over the next few months, to work at offices in Matlock, Chesterfield and Mansfield.
23-Oct-2002

Northern Foods is creating up to 150 new jobs at its Palethorpes meat products factory in Market Drayton.
22-Oct-2002

EasyJet, the low-cost airline, is planning to set up a new regional base in Newcastle with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
22-Oct-2002

Tuscan Energy and Acorn North Sea have won government approval for a £55m project to reopen the former Argyll oilfield in the North Sea, with the creation of 120 jobs.
22-Oct-2002

Crown Graphic is setting up a new £1m headquarters in Totnes, which will involve the creation of 30 new jobs and the relocation of 50 staff from existing sites in Totnes and London.
22-Oct-2002

Cleveland Circuits is creating a further 11 jobs at its Teesside factory, having won a £0.5m contract to supply printed circuits boards to Victor Products.
21-Oct-2002

EDS is to set up a call centre with 200 staff in Preston to handle a new Post Office system of paying welfare benefits to customers, and a similar centre will also open in Barnsley.
21-Oct-2002

Whitbread is planning to employ up to 1,500 personal trainers in its David Lloyd Leisure fitness centres over the next three years.
21-Oct-2002

Alliance UniChem is planning to expand the 80-strong workforce at its Eldon Laboratories pharmaceuticals plant in Newcastle-upon-Tyne with 20 new staff over the next three years, having just opened a £2m extension at the site.
18-Oct-2002

A&P Tyne is to create up to 400 jobs at its shipyard in Hebburn, South Tyneside, having won a contract to convert a De Beers ship into a diamond mining vessel.
17-Oct-2002

Morrisons has submitted plans to build a store at the £70m Morfa Stadium development in Swansea, with the creation of 400 jobs.
17-Oct-2002

Consignia has submitted plans to build a mail distribution centre in Central Park, Rugby, which could create up to 840 jobs.
17-Oct-2002

Bishops Printers is setting up a new £1.5m headquarters for its printing business in Portsmouth, and expects to create 15 new jobs next year.
16-Oct-2002

Bombardier Transportation is to create 150 new jobs at its factory in Derby, to handle a rise in orders for its Electrostar and Turbostar trains.
16-Oct-2002

Tesco is to create a further 140 jobs at its store in Ayr next year, having won permission for a multi-million pound extension.
15-Oct-2002

Halcrow is to create up to 100 engineering jobs at its international consulting business in the North-East over the next five years, to handle a number of transport, environment and construction projects.
15-Oct-2002

Dixons has announced plans to recruit about 1,000 new staff a year in the UK over the next five years, and a similar number of new jobs will also be created in continental Europe.
15-Oct-2002

Centrica Business Services has submitted plans to build a new office at Grove Park in Leicester, which would involve the creation of up to 200 new jobs and the relocation of staff from existing sites.
15-Oct-2002

Dixon Motors is creating 300 new jobs at a new vehicle preparation and distribution centre at its Thorne site in North Lincolnshire, which is due to open in January.
14-Oct-2002

Debenhams is planning to create up to 700 jobs at a new department store in the redeveloped Bullring mall in Birmingham.
11-Oct-2002

Ken Bell International is planning to expand its shellfish processing plant in Newcastle with the creation of 120 jobs, and its headquarters will relocate from Jesmond to the production site in Longbenton next March.
11-Oct-2002

Carmarthenshire County Council has approved plans for the development of a £2m pottery training centre in Llandeilo, which is expected to create 20 jobs.
11-Oct-2002

New Wave Logistics is to create 320 jobs at a new 500,000 sq ft distribution centre at the Brackmills industrial estate in Northampton.
11-Oct-2002

The RAF is creating up to 100 new jobs at RAF Valley on Anglesey, having awarded an aircraft maintenance contract to Brown & Root and Marshall Aerospace.
10-Oct-2002

Stewart Milne Group is planning to double the size of its Scottish housebuilding business over the next five to eight years, while a further 90 jobs will be created at its timber frames factory in Oxfordshire next year.
10-Oct-2002

John Howitt Group is planning to build a 560,000 sq ft printing plant at Sutton-in-Ashfield to produce magazines, newspaper supplements and catalogues, with the creation of up to 380 jobs.
10-Oct-2002

Powderject is to set up a direct sales force to sell its flu vaccine, with the creation of 25 jobs.
09-Oct-2002

British Gas is to recruit a further 2,000 engineers to cope with rising sales of household services, and the extra jobs are in addition to the 3,000 new jobs announced earlier this year.
09-Oct-2002

Officers Club is planning to expand its chain of 180 menswear shops to 360 over the next two years, and up to 2,000 jobs will be created.
08-Oct-2002

Adkins Medical is to set up a market research office in Pembroke Dock with the creation of 40 jobs, in order to conduct phone surveys of medical practitioners.
08-Oct-2002

Inkcycle, the Lincolnshire-based supplier of recycled ink cartridges, is to create up to 12 new jobs to add to the existing 18, including telesales staff and recyclers.
08-Oct-2002

B&Q is to create up to 200 jobs at a new DIY superstore due to open in Doncaster in summer 2003.
04-Oct-2002

Scottish & Newcastle is planning to build a new bottling plant at the John Smith's Brewery in Tadcaster, with the creation of up to 64 jobs.
04-Oct-2002

Glomoco, the developer of the Spacetrac mobile plant tracking system, is relocating from Manchester to St Helens with the creation of 30 jobs, having raised up to £1m of venture capital.
03-Oct-2002

Barclays is to create 500 jobs at its banking call centre in Sunderland this year.
03-Oct-2002

Vestas is to create at least 40 new jobs at its wind turbine factory in Machrihanish, near Campbeltown, after the government announced £20m funding for a National Wind Power project in Wales and a PowerGen project in Norfolk.
03-Oct-2002

Asda has announced plans to build a £25m superstore at the site of Inverness Caledonian Thistle with the creation of 400 jobs, but an alternative football stadium site would need to be found.
03-Oct-2002

The Ministry of Defence is to transform the Derring Lines military base in Brecon into a centre of training excellence for the British Army, with the creation of 20 jobs.
03-Oct-2002

Visteon is creating 25 new jobs at its car components plant in Swansea, having won a new contract to supply power take-offs to the US.
03-Oct-2002

Orange is planning to expand its chain of mobile phone stores and improve its call centre operations, with the creation of 750 jobs over the next year.
03-Oct-2002

NEC Computers International is creating 25 new production jobs at its Livingston factory.
02-Oct-2002

Dudson is planning a £7m expansion at its ceramic tableware factory in Tunstall, which could lead to the creation of up to 100 jobs over the next five years.
01-Oct-2002

Lakeland, the kitchenware retailer, has submitted plans for the £5m redevelopment of its head office in Windermere, which will create 100 jobs over the next five years.
01-Oct-2002

Diageo is to create 93 jobs at a new £41m drinks plant in Mallusk, Belfast, from July 2003, which will bottle Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur.
01-Oct-2002

Weymouth & Portland Borough Council is considering plans for the development of a £6m sailing academy at Osprey Quay, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.
01-Oct-2002

Tillery Valley Foods is to invest £5m in new production, storage and office facilities at its ready meals factory in Blaenau Gwent, with the creation of 100 jobs.
30-Sep-2002

Neways International is planning to create 80 new jobs at its direct sales cosmetics business in Cambridgeshire over the next two years.
30-Sep-2002

Promotional Packaging is planning to create a further 50 jobs at its new contract packing site in Lincoln.
30-Sep-2002

Railtrack has announced plans to overhaul its rail maintenance procedures by reducing the role of contractors and taking over the management of repairs, renewals and inspections, and will recruit 200 engineers over the next 12 months.
27-Sep-2002

English Heritage is to create about 50 jobs in Swindon in November by relocating some departments from London.
27-Sep-2002

Axa Insurance is to recruit 45 additional sales advisers at its office in Darlington.
27-Sep-2002

Arius3D has set up a new facility in Alva, near Stirling, to scan museum objects, and expects to create 30 jobs.
27-Sep-2002

Fountains, the forestry and landscaping company, is looking to recruit about 80 new staff nationwide, including managers, administrative staff and field staff.
27-Sep-2002

Warmseal is expanding its Tyneside-based double glazing business and creating 30 jobs by setting up a new factory unit at the Westway Industrial Park in Throckley.
26-Sep-2002

First Choice has announced plans to open 50 travel shops in the north, with the creation of up to 300 jobs, in order to promote flights from Manchester Airport by its sister airline Air 2000.
26-Sep-2002

Maud's Ice Cream is investing £1m and creating 20 jobs at its new factory in Carrickfergus.
24-Sep-2002

Whetley Mills is planning to create a £4m business and leisure complex at its site in Bradford with the creation of up to 500 jobs, and Yorkshire Cottage Bakeries will take one of the units.
24-Sep-2002

Ikea has submitted plans to build a furniture store at Grange Park, near Northampton, with the creation of 600 jobs.
24-Sep-2002

Warwick District Council is to consider plans for the £2.5m expansion of The Quality Hotel, including additional rooms, an indoor leisure area and the creation of 30 jobs.
23-Sep-2002

Tesco is planning to build a £50m supermarket, office and housing complex at the former Vaux brewery site in Sunderland, with the creation of up to 600 jobs.
20-Sep-2002

Warburtons is to open a 130,000 sq ft bakery in Enfield, with the creation of about 300 jobs.
19-Sep-2002

Railtrack is recruiting 30 extra staff in the West Midlands to form a rapid-response team to deal with track problems.
19-Sep-2002

Royal Bank of Scotland has won planning permission to build a new headquarters on the 78-acre Gogarburn site in Edinburgh, and its local workforce is expected to rise from 6,800 to more than 8,000.
19-Sep-2002

MBNA is to create a further 500 jobs at call centres in Chester, Ireland and Spain this year, following the acquisition of the Alliance & Leicester credit card operation.
16-Sep-2002

Newcastle Building Society is to create 40 jobs for financial consultants, having decided to establish its own in-house financial services arm to provide investment advice to customers.
13-Sep-2002

BT is to create 90 new jobs at its call centre in Thurso to deal with inquiries from its retail customer base.
13-Sep-2002

Psyche is planning to open a £2.5m upmarket department store at the former Uptons building in Middlesbrough by next March, with the creation of 40 jobs.
13-Sep-2002

Marks & Spencer is planning to relocate parts of its human resources and finance administration functions from London to Manchester, with the creation of 150 jobs.
12-Sep-2002

B&Q is planning to build a DIY Warehouse store at Newtownards, near Belfast, with the creation of 200 jobs.
12-Sep-2002

Oshkosh of the US is considering plans to set up a new factory in South Wales with the creation of hundreds of jobs, in order to produce heavy vehicles for the Ministry of Defence.
11-Sep-2002

Clinovia, the provider of home care support services, is to create 30 jobs at a new base in Derby in January.
11-Sep-2002

Corus is to create 80 new jobs at its pipelines business in Hartlepool, having won a number of new contracts.
11-Sep-2002

Angel Biotechnology is setting up a new biopharmaceuticals business at the Nelson Industrial Estate in Cramlington at the end of October, and aims to create 85 jobs by mid-2003.
11-Sep-2002

The Home Office has announced plans to create 300 jobs at the Criminal Records Bureau call centres in Liverpool and Darwen, which are operated by Capita.
10-Sep-2002

Acxiom is to create more than 60 jobs at its 2Touch call centre in Sunderland, having won a new telesales contract from Stonebridge International Insurance.
10-Sep-2002

Fleet Support Group, the vehicle management company, has started work on the development of a new headquarters in Chippenham, and plans to expand its 80-strong workforce with dozens of new jobs over the next two years.
10-Sep-2002

House of Fraser is planning to open a department store in Belfast, with the creation of 500 jobs.
10-Sep-2002

Barclays Private Clients International is to relocate its offshore headquarters to Douglas on the Isle of Man, with the creation of 90 jobs.
09-Sep-2002

Infonxxhas confirmed plans to set up a call centre in Cardiff for its new directory enquiries service, and will create up to 700 jobs.
06-Sep-2002

Midland Mainline is creating 150 new jobs to help run a £160m fleet of new Meridian trains and refurbished High Speed Trains on the London-Sheffield line.
06-Sep-2002

The London Ambulance Service is looking to recruit up to 400 paramedics, following an increase in the number of 999 calls.
06-Sep-2002

Sainsbury is to create 400 jobs at a new supermarket at the Maypole in south Birmingham later this year.
05-Sep-2002

Maguires Wholesale Carpets is creating ten new jobs following the £0.7m expansion of its floor coverings distribution centre in Darlington.
05-Sep-2002

Silvaco Data Systems is building a £4m computer chip research centre at St Ives, Cambridgeshire, with the creation of almost 100 jobs, and its sales and support centre will relocate from Guildford.
05-Sep-2002

Castle Morpeth Borough Council is considering plans for the expansion of the Heighley Gate garden centre near Morpeth, with the creation of 37 jobs.
04-Sep-2002

New Century Inns of Billingham is planning to spend £15m doubling its 38-strong chain of pubs by 2004, with the creation of 300 jobs.
04-Sep-2002

The Book People, the direct-mail bookseller, has opened a new distribution and call centre in Bangor, with the creation of 180 permanent and up to 250 seasonal jobs.
03-Sep-2002

Magstim, the manufacturer of electronic medical equipment, is to create 16 jobs at its new 13,000 sq ft factory, laboratory and office complex in Carmarthenshire.
03-Sep-2002

Green Flag is to set up a new motor claims centre in Liverpool this year, with the creation of 70 jobs, and a number of potential sites are being considered.
03-Sep-2002

Tanfield Group is to create more than 60 new jobs at its machine factory in County Durham, having won a number of outsourcing contracts from manufacturers.
03-Sep-2002

Sanctuary Housing Association is to relocate its headquarters from Hertford to Worcester, with the creation of more than 70 jobs.
03-Sep-2002

Carmarthenshire County Council has approved plans from Port Talbot-based Dragon Baits for the development of a £4.5m fishing bait farm at Little Burrows near Pendine, which will create 127 jobs over the next three years.
03-Sep-2002

Gwynedd Council has announced that European Union organisation Cymad is planning to create up to 70 jobs at a bilingual call centre at the Penamser Business Park in Porthmadog.
02-Sep-2002

Hide is planning to open a further three cafe bars in the north-east over the next six months with the creation of up to 100 jobs, and hopes to have up to a dozen sites in two years time.
02-Sep-2002

O2 is to create a further 300 jobs at its telecoms call centre in Bury, taking the total workforce to 1,100.
02-Sep-2002

Misco is planning to create a further 100 jobs at its new computer sales centre in Wellingborough over the next few months, and parent company Systemax is already drawing up plans for another centre nearby.
30-Aug-2002

Celtic Energy has submitted revised plans to extend opencast mining at East Pit in the upper Amman Valley, which would provide more than 130 jobs.
30-Aug-2002

Ilkeston Co-op has started work on the development of a £4m Renault and Nissan dealership on a 2.6-acre site in Haydn Road, Nottingham, which will create 40 jobs.
29-Aug-2002

North Ayrshire Council has revealed plans from Hong Kong-based Club La Costa to set up a £10m holiday call centre at the Riverside Business Park in Irvine, with the creation of 60 jobs.
28-Aug-2002

MyTravel is to create 100 new sales jobs at its Airtours call centre in North Shields over the next three months.
28-Aug-2002

Radisson SAS is to create 170 jobs with the opening of a new £45m hotel at Argyle Street in Glasgow in November.
28-Aug-2002

British Airways has announced plans for more than 100 new jobs at its direct sales call centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
27-Aug-2002

Calcarb is planning to build a second thermal insulation materials factory in the west of Scotland, with the creation of up to 100 jobs over the next five years.
27-Aug-2002

Domnick Hunter is to invest £2m in new equipment for its gas filter and dryer factory in Birtley, with the creation of more than 60 jobs.
23-Aug-2002

The Ministry of Defence is to create up to 700 jobs at RAF Brize Norton by locating the Airbus A400M heavy lift transport aircraft at the Oxfordshire site.
23-Aug-2002

Eclipse Vehicle Management is to relocate its vehicle delivery business from Kidlington to a six-acre site in Kingston Bagpuize, and its 70-strong workforce will be expanded.
22-Aug-2002

Hagemeyer, the Dutch electrical materials and maintenance company, is to open a £16m national distribution centre in Runcorn next month with the creation of 250 jobs.
21-Aug-2002

Adamsez is planning to double the size of its baths and showers factory in Belfast, with the creation of 25 jobs.
21-Aug-2002

Youngs Bluecrest is recruiting a further 40 staff at its Scottish scampi processing plant in Annan, as part of a £2m investment at the site.
21-Aug-2002

Optecon, the printing and direct mail company, is to create about 140 jobs at its new 85,000 sq ft headquarters in Leicester.
20-Aug-2002

Sealord is planning to add two new production lines at its fish processing factory in Caistor, with the creation of 12 jobs.
20-Aug-2002

Churchill Insurance is creating 120 new jobs at its insurance call centre in Stockton, including 30 homeworkers.
19-Aug-2002

Farne Salmon & Trout is planning to create more than 100 jobs at its Duns-based smoked salmon business, following the introduction of new products and a £0.8m investment in new technology.
19-Aug-2002

Coutts is planning a £4m expansion of its network of 15 private bank branches outside London, including a new office in Liverpool and 29 new jobs.
19-Aug-2002

Balfour Beatty is to create 50 new jobs at its Barnsley-based Kentons business, having won a £30m contract to provide utility services for South East Water.
16-Aug-2002

Ryanair is to set up a £12m aircraft overhaul and maintenance facility at Prestwick Airport, with the creation of 180 engineering jobs over the next three years.
16-Aug-2002

Seven C (7C) is to create up to 45 new jobs at its call centre at the Matchworks in Garston, having won a contract from Seeboard to sell electricity and gas to residential customers.
15-Aug-2002

Asda is recruiting an extra 2,000 staff for its George clothing division this year, spread across its 228 stores.
15-Aug-2002

Travis Perkins has acquired the former FW Aylott site in Canvey for £1.4m, and will create 30 jobs and a new base for its south-eastern timber operations.
13-Aug-2002

BT has announced plans to create 100 jobs at a new Integrated Teleweb unit at Temple Quay in Bristol, which will provide services to its largest corporate customers.
12-Aug-2002

Mills Group is planning to open at least six convenience stores in Yorkshire over the next 12 months, with the creation of 50 jobs.
07-Aug-2002

Toyota Tsusho is to set up a 33,000 sq ft factory at Willow Farm near East Midlands Airport to supply wheels and tyres to the Toyota plant in Burnaston, with the creation of 20 jobs.
06-Aug-2002

Social Security Agency has announced plans to set up a new pension claims centre in Londonderry, with the creation of 190 jobs.
26-Jul-2002

Portico Software, the developer of software to analyse manufacturing processes, has set up a headquarters for 15 staff in Caerphilly, and hopes to create 35 new jobs by 2004.
25-Jul-2002

KK Wholefoods is to relocate its food processing factory from Flint to a new site at the Deeside Industrial Park in October, and expects to double the workforce to 100 within five years.
25-Jul-2002

Zytronic is expected to increase its 100-strong workforce in Gateshead, having won two new orders worth £5m to supply touchscreens.
25-Jul-2002

E&F Composites is creating 25 new jobs at its composite products factory in Hartlepool, taking the total workforce to 55.
24-Jul-2002

North West Aerospace Alliance is seeking a suitable location for the development of a £20m Aerospace Innovation Centre, which could lead to the creation of more than 5,000 jobs in the north west over the next five years.
24-Jul-2002

Mastermailer, the developer of a new stationery system that eliminates the need for envelopes, is planning to create up to 40 jobs at its new £2m manufacturing and administrative headquarters in Caerphilly.
23-Jul-2002

West Bromwich Building Society is to create 300 jobs over the next five years, due to rising demand for its telephone and internet-based services, and new branches may be opened in towns such as Tamworth, Cannock, Lichfield, Telford and Worcester.
23-Jul-2002

Woolworths is to open a £7m Big W megastore in Newport in October with the creation of 280 jobs.
23-Jul-2002

Matalan is creating 2,200 new jobs in its chain of discount fashion stores this year, and new sites will open in Liverpool, Manchester, Southport, Rhyl, Truro, Sheffield, Stockport, Darlington, Dumfries and Livingston.
23-Jul-2002

Capita Group is creating more than 200 jobs at a former cotton mill in Darwen, which has been transformed into a TV licensing call centre to handle its new contract from the BBC.
22-Jul-2002

Asda has announced plans for the £8m refurbishment of its supermarket in Bromsgrove town centre, which will create 100 jobs.
19-Jul-2002

Alexander Technologies Europe is creating 12 new jobs at its rechargeable batteries plant in Peterlee, having attracted the support of County Durham Development Company.
19-Jul-2002

Mid Staffordshire General Hospital Trust is planning to build a £20m diagnostic and treatment centre at Staffordshire General Hospital, and has also announced plans to recruit 130 new doctors, nurses and support staff at hospitals in Cannock and Stafford.
19-Jul-2002

Vestas of Denmark is looking at the possibility of setting up a £50m factory in Ayrshire to make wind turbine blades, which could lead to the creation of up to 450 jobs.
19-Jul-2002

Caithness Slate Products is forming a £2m joint venture with International Slate Industries of Italy to open up new global markets, which will create almost 40 jobs.
18-Jul-2002

Dunelm is to open a soft furnishings store at Fforestfach in Swansea later this year, with the creation of 120 jobs.
17-Jul-2002

The Welsh Development Agency is providing support to Visual Designs to set up a new paving tiles factory in Blaenau Gwent, with the creation of 40 jobs.
17-Jul-2002

Polar Recycling is opening a new £3m fridge recycling plant in Birkenhead, and expects to create a further 60 jobs as the workload increases and new contracts are secured from local authorities.
17-Jul-2002

Stanley Leisure has announced plans to build the UK's largest casino at Star City in Birmingham at a cost of £5m, with the creation of about 200 jobs.
16-Jul-2002

ClientLogic is set to announce plans for the creation of a new call centre for 500 staff at an unspecified site on Tyneside, and 60 additional jobs will be created at its existing rail inquiries centre in Newcastle.
15-Jul-2002

Cumbrian Seafoods is creating 70 new jobs at its seafood operations in Cumbria, including 40 at a third factory unit on the Solway Industrial Estate in Maryport and 30 at its main plant.
15-Jul-2002

ISky Europe has announced plans to set up a customer care call centre at the Portal Hosting site in Tannochside, near Glasgow, with the creation of up to 500 jobs.
15-Jul-2002

Samworth Brothers has started work on the development of a £20m sandwich factory on a 20-acre site off the M1 near Leicester, and up to 400 jobs will be created from February next year.
15-Jul-2002

Hazlewood Foods is investing £13m at its ready meals factory in Warrington, and a further £6m will be invested at its Wisbech site to double capacity and create 200 jobs.
15-Jul-2002

Onyx Scientific has raised about £2m to open new pharmaceutical sample laboratories in Sunderland, and will create about 50 jobs over the next 18 months.
11-Jul-2002

Virgin Atlantic is recruiting 300 additional staff in preparation for the re-introduction of a number of daily and weekly flights to the US.
11-Jul-2002

BVG Airflo, the Brecon-based media and manufacturing operation, is expanding its warehouse and office space on the Ffrwdgrech Industrial Estate with the creation of 35 jobs.
10-Jul-2002

Carcraft is planning to build a £14m car warehouse on the Axis Business Park in Liverpool, with the creation of up to 300 jobs.
10-Jul-2002

Jobcentre Plus is planning to set up a new call centre in Torquay by next March with the creation of 100 jobs, in order to provide advice on local work and training opportunities.
10-Jul-2002

Torex, the IT company, is building a new £5m office near Banbury for its healthcare division, with the relocation of about 140 staff from Bromsgrove and Basingstoke and the creation of 130 new jobs, while 100 staff will be moved to a new office for its retail division in Witney.
10-Jul-2002

Southend Council is to consider plans for the development of a £10m David Lloyd health and fitness centre in Eastwood, with the creation of 130 jobs.
09-Jul-2002

The National Assembly for Wales has announced a £3.6m European grant for Selonda UK to develop a £19m halibut farm in a disused Anglesey quarry, including on-site fish processing plant, commercial-scale marine hatchery and the creation of 55 jobs.
09-Jul-2002

JoeKnowsIt is looking to create more than 50 jobs at its new online computer training business in County Durham this year.
09-Jul-2002

Bure Valley Foods is planning a £1m expansion at its meat and poultry products plant at Earl Stonham near Stowmarket, with the creation of 50 jobs.
08-Jul-2002

Seeda, the South East of England Development Agency has submitted plans to Gosport Borough Council for the development of a business park on a 7.2-acre site at Frater Gate, which could create up to 300 jobs.
08-Jul-2002

Zurich Warranty Management Services is creating 30 telemarketing jobs at its office in Prestatyn.
05-Jul-2002

Avana Bakeries is to create 177 jobs at its bakery in Newport, having won a new contract to supply Christmas Cakes to Marks & Spencer.
05-Jul-2002

Dunelm is to open a textiles store at the Orchard Retail Park in Coventry, with the creation of 120 jobs.
05-Jul-2002

Stadium Group has announced a £15m investment in the development of a fashion retail park at Fforestfach in Swansea, including 14 shop units and the creation of about 500 jobs.
05-Jul-2002

The University of Sheffield has announced a multi-million pound staff expansion programme that will involve the recruitment of 70 additional academics in all seven faculties.
04-Jul-2002

Bmibaby is to set up a second base for its low-cost airline at Cardiff International airport, where it will handle 1m passengers a year and create about 100 jobs.
04-Jul-2002

Stena Line has confirmed plans for a £12m investment in a new double decker berth at the Port of Holyhead, with the creation of 56 jobs.
03-Jul-2002

BDML Connect is creating 60 additional jobs at its insurance call centre in Portsmouth.
03-Jul-2002

Skip Units Group is creating 20 new jobs at its recently-acquired Castle Container Services business in Chesterfield, having acquired a new factory unit.
03-Jul-2002

Dixons is planning to create more than 1,000 jobs in its electrical retailing business over the next year, which will benefit its Hemel Hempstead head office, call centres in Nottingham and Sheffield and its logistics division.
02-Jul-2002

The Leicester Shire Development Agency has announced that up to 1,000 new jobs will be created in Leicestershire when three unnamed companies establish new sites in the county, including a UK food manufacturer, a German hi-tech company and a US distributor.
02-Jul-2002

Newark & Sherwood District Council has approved plans for the development of a distribution centre for Mastercare, Dixons and Currys at the Newlinc Business Park, which will create almost 500 jobs.
28-Jun-2002

Debsons of Sunderland is to expand its sandwich business across the country by opening new depots, and its workforce will rise from 35 to at least 85 by the end of the year.
28-Jun-2002

Orange is recruiting 500 staff for its mobile phone call centres in Darlington, Peterlee and North Tyneside, as part of an ongoing process to replace people who have left.
28-Jun-2002

Regus is to set up a £4.4m multi-lingual shared services centre at its Clarendon Dock site in Belfast, with the creation of 295 jobs.
28-Jun-2002

Sheffield City Council is considering plans from Robert Turley Associates for the development of a rail freight distribution centre between the M1 motorway and the airport, which could create more than 1,000 jobs by 2009.
28-Jun-2002

Gliderol International of Australia is to open a new 46,000 sq ft garage doors factory in Peterlee in November, with the creation of about 30 jobs.
27-Jun-2002

Dunelm is to create 30 jobs at a new £7m soft furnishings distribution warehouse due to open in Burton later this year, having outgrown its existing site in Leicestershire.
27-Jun-2002

Gloucester City Council has approved plans from Selsdon Group for the development of a £14m four-star hotel in the city centre, with the creation of about 100 jobs, and Marriott is to operate the hotel.
27-Jun-2002

Pirelli has won permission to set up a tyre warehouse at its Dalston Road site in Carlisle, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
26-Jun-2002

Arius3D of Canada is to set up a £7m digital imaging centre in Dundee, in partnership with the University of Dundee and the University of Abertay, with the creation of 250 jobs.
26-Jun-2002

Isardata Software Quality Engineering of Germany is to set up a £0.5m software testing and development operation in Downpatrick, with the creation of 15 jobs over the next three years.
26-Jun-2002

Bank of Scotland is providing £1m of funding to Coffee Partners to double its chain of 60 Java Junction coffee shops over the next five years, with the creation of 300 jobs.
26-Jun-2002

Infonxx, the US directory enquiries companies, is considering plans to set up a call centre in Cardiff with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
25-Jun-2002

Walkers is planning a £50m expansion at its crisps factory in Leicester, including a new warehouse and production line, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.
25-Jun-2002

Absolute Leisure is to invest £6m in the centre of Newcastle-upon-Tyne with the creation of up to 90 jobs, including a £2m club, a £0.5m Quayside restaurant and a £3m development of luxury flats.
24-Jun-2002

Redstone, the virtual telecoms operator, is to double the size of its salesforce and increase its total headcount from 390 to 440.
21-Jun-2002

EnCana of Canada has announced that the Buzzard discovery in the North Sea contains more than one billion barrels of oil, making it the UK's largest find for 25 years, and the £600m project could create up to 1,000 jobs.
21-Jun-2002

Leeds City Council is considering plans from Eagle Star Life Assurance Company for the development of a storage and warehouse complex at the former Vickers tank factory in Cross Gates, which could create up to 500 jobs.
21-Jun-2002

Lochaber Enterprise is supporting plans from a new company called Kinlochleven Steam for the development of a £3m mountain railway for tourists, which would create 25 jobs in the regenerated village of Kinlochleven.
20-Jun-2002

Timber Frame Solutions is planning to expand its timber-frame buildings business in Northumberland, with the creation of up to 25 jobs over the next two years.
19-Jun-2002

KYE has announced plans to create 100 jobs at a fabrication yard in Middlesbrough to work on a £150m gas pipeline project in the Irish Sea, while a further 200 jobs will be created in Barrow.
19-Jun-2002

Bibby Distribution is to create 100 new jobs at its two distribution centres on the Foxhills Industrial Estate in North Lincolnshire, due to rising demand from the Nisa-Today consortium of independent retail and wholesale companies.
19-Jun-2002

Jasmin, the Nottingham-based developer of IT-based products for the transport, defence and security markets, is planning to create 30 new jobs to add to the existing 100.
19-Jun-2002

Roll Formed Fabrications is planning a £2m expansion at its bathrooms factory in Magherafelt, Londonderry, with the creation of 110 jobs over the next three years.
18-Jun-2002

Newell Window Fashions, the home decor products group, is setting up a new £18m distribution depot and head office at Fradley Park in Lichfield by next March, which will house up to 300 staff.
18-Jun-2002

PA Freight is planning a £1.4m expansion at its export packing site in Newark, which will create a conference centre, warehouse and up to 50 jobs.
14-Jun-2002

The National Assembly for Wales is said to be in discussions with a group of companies operating under the name of Email4all about plans to set up an internet-based rival to the Royal Mail, and a data centre with 300 staff could be established in the Treforest and Nantgarw area.
14-Jun-2002

Thyssen Krupp Automotive Group is to start production at a new motor body panels factory in Cannock later this summer, with the creation of more than 60 jobs.
14-Jun-2002

Tyne Slipway Engineering is reopening the former Cammell Laird dry dock in Sunderland, and expects to increase the workforce from 20 to 100 over the coming months.
13-Jun-2002

Vertex has announced plans to create a further 50 jobs at its outsourcing call centre in Whitehaven.
13-Jun-2002

United Biscuits is to expand production at its KP snacks factory in Billingham with the creation of 100 jobs, due to the success of the new Shoks potato hoop.
12-Jun-2002

B&Q is planning to build a DIY superstore at Bath Road in Chippenham, creating up to 170 jobs, and the developer is Parkridge Developments of London.
12-Jun-2002

Listers Group is to set up a £2m Volkswagen dealership and service centre at Eliot Park near Nuneaton, with the creation of 50 jobs.
12-Jun-2002

Ryanair is planning to set up a new £15m maintenance base with the creation of 200 jobs, and sites are being considered at Prestwick and Bournemouth airport.
12-Jun-2002

Liberty Properties has announced plans to build a £26m office complex on a 12-acre site at the Enterprise Park in Swansea, which could provide up to 2,000 jobs.
10-Jun-2002

Anglia Crown is planning a £1m expansion at its hospital meals production facility in Manchester by November, with the creation of 30 jobs.
10-Jun-2002

Alcatel has announced plans to expand its optical components division in Livingston, which will involve the transfer of optical wavelength filter production from Canada and the creation of about 60 jobs.
10-Jun-2002

Bmibaby is creating over 100 jobs for cabin staff at East Midlands Airport, due to an increase in the number of aircraft and destinations.
10-Jun-2002

HMV Media is planning to spend £20m opening 20 music stores and refurbishing its existing 140 stores over the next year, and expects to create 330 assistant manager jobs over the next three years.
10-Jun-2002

Asda is planning to build a £28m chilled and frozen distribution centre in Falkirk, with the creation of 500 jobs, while its existing West Mains warehouse will be converted to handle tinned and bottled stock.
07-Jun-2002

Arrow Electronics is to relocate its marketing support and administration departments to a single site in Harlow next month, with the creation of up to 30 jobs.
06-Jun-2002

The Engineering Business is to set up a new base next to its Northumberland headquarters to help with the expansion of its gas pipelines business, and more than 50 new jobs are expected to be created.
06-Jun-2002

Allerdale Council is to consider plans from Namulas Trustees for the £6m redevelopment of the former Matthew Brown Brewery site in Workington, including retail and storage space, a health and fitness studio and the creation of 100 jobs.
06-Jun-2002

International Cuisine is creating 50 new jobs at its ready meals factory in Consett, following a £2.8m expansion programme.
04-Jun-2002

Servicetoken, the manufacturer of paint packaging products, is buying the Akzo Nobel paint factory in Haltwhistle, and plans to double its workforce from 30 to 60 and create a trading estate and interactive arts centre on the site.
04-Jun-2002

Qdos Consulting, the provider of advice on employment and taxation issues to accountancy and legal firms, is to create a further 20 jobs at its new head office and call centre in Leicester over the next 12 months.
03-Jun-2002

Kwoks is planning a £5m expansion at its Oriental foods factory in Grimsby, with the creation of 70 jobs.
03-Jun-2002

St Helens & Knowsley NHS Trust has announced plans for a £228m hospital rebuilding programme, involving sites at the Whiston, St Helens and Newton hospitals and the creation of more than 500 jobs.
30-May-2002

Tyne Tube Services is to create more than 30 jobs at Aln Maritec, the boatbuilding business recently bought out of receivership.
30-May-2002

Reg Vardy is to set up a new call centre, warehouse and car distribution centre at the Rainton Bridge Business Park in Sunderland, with the creation of up to 35 jobs.
30-May-2002

Venture Production has won government approval for a £90m project to develop the Sycamore oil and gas field, creating 400 onshore and offshore jobs during construction.
29-May-2002

Francis Motor Group is to set up a new Seat car dealership on a 1.5-acre site at Raw Dykes Road in Leicester, with the creation of 25 jobs.
29-May-2002

Everwhite has announced plans to invest a further £2.1m at its plastic building products factory in Aberdare, with the creation of 40 jobs.
28-May-2002

Unipart is to create 250 new jobs at its Coventry plant following an agreement to supply exhausts to Land Rover through its UEES joint venture with Eberspacher of Germany.
28-May-2002

Asda is planning to create 1,250 jobs at 21 distribution centres around the country, including 120 in London, 430 in Lutterworth, 120 in Chepstow, 60 in Corby and 60 in Northampton.
27-May-2002

Conduit is preparing plans to expand its network of call centres following the Oftel decision to end BT's monopoly on directory enquiries, which could lead to the creation of hundreds of jobs in Cardiff.
23-May-2002

Ambermist could create up to 40 jobs at its new site on Bridgend's Brynmenyn Industrial Estate, depending on the success of its Protectapost electronic parking bollard.
23-May-2002

Asda has announced plans for a £13m superstore in Ellesmere Port town centre, with the transfer of hundreds of staff from its existing store and the creation of about 200 jobs.
23-May-2002

Nightspeed is creating 50 new jobs at its Tipton-based courier business following a rise in demand from major retailers for its new Printspeed overnight delivery service.
23-May-2002

Elev8 Solutions is seeking a suitable location to set up a second call centre in South Wales, which could create up to 400 jobs.
22-May-2002

Linn Products is planning a £7m expansion at its hi-fi factory in Glasgow, with the creation of 140 jobs.
22-May-2002

Unimerco has won permission from Lichfield District Council to relocate to a new £4m tool manufacturing base in Fradley, which could create up to 100 jobs.
22-May-2002

Hill-rom is to expand its 200-strong Leicestershire-based workforce, having won a £5m contract to supply 2,000 specialist beds to University Hospital Wales over the next two years.
22-May-2002

Milton Keynes Borough Council is considering plans for the development of a £160m recycling centre called the Green MK Centre, which could create up to 1,200 jobs by 2006.
21-May-2002

Cambridge Antibody Technology is planning to increase research spending by 60%, raise headcount from 270 to 300 and consolidate its Cambridgeshire operations onto one site.
21-May-2002

Leeds Community & Mental Health Services Trust is creating more than 150 jobs as part of a £47m overhaul of mental health services, which will provide new facilities at seven locations across Leeds.
21-May-2002

Iveco Ford Truck is seeking permission to build a storage and inspection facility with capacity for 2,200 vehicles at the former Ince B power station site in Ellesmere Port, with the creation of about 20 jobs.
17-May-2002

Available Car is to create a further 30 jobs at its new £11m car hypermarket in Castle Donington this year, and parent company the Graham Bell Group intends to use it as a blueprint for five more sites.
17-May-2002

Unipart is creating 50 new jobs in its Oxford-based logistics business to work on a contract to distribute automotive parts for Halfords.
17-May-2002

PDSA is planning to set up a £0.5m PetAid animal hospital in Birkenhead, with the creation of 16 jobs.
16-May-2002

Comeleon is planning to create 150 jobs at its site in County Durham by the end of next year, due to rising demand for photo-quality images on domestic appliances.
16-May-2002

GT Precision Products is to create 50 new jobs at its factory in Peterlee, having secured the rights to produce a US-designed braking system for bus and truck engines.
16-May-2002

Mersey Docks & Harbour has announced plans to build a grain warehouse for Arkady Feed at Seaforth Dock, with the creation of more than 100 construction jobs.
15-May-2002

The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Didcot has started recruiting engineering and administration staff for the £235m Diamond synchrotron project for investigating biological structures, which is due to open in 2006 with 200 staff.
15-May-2002

Cogent Defence & Security Networks is setting up a £3m headquarters for 100 staff at Cleppa Park in Newport, with the creation of 25 new jobs, having won additional contracts from the Ministry of Defence.
14-May-2002

Littlewoods is seeking permission to set up a 500-seat call centre on three storeys of its Spinney House store in Liverpool, which could involve the relocation of 210 Liverpool Direct staff and the creation of 290 new jobs.
14-May-2002

Audience Systems is creating a number of marketing, sales and production jobs, in order to expand its 80-strong workforce in Wiltshire to handle new contracts for the supply of seating to international arenas.
14-May-2002

North Tyne Glass is planning to create about 30 new jobs at its Longbenton-based glazing business, taking the total workforce to 50.
13-May-2002

Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells is to set up a membrane electrode assembly production facility at Lydiard Fields in Swindon in August, with the creation of 100 jobs.
13-May-2002

Marks & Spencer is to install a commercial manager in each of its 310 stores, as part of a strategy to replace its regional management system.
13-May-2002

Esure is planning to expand its internet and telephone-based insurance business in Scotland with the creation of 700 jobs over the next five years, having just opened a new office for 200 staff in Glasgow.
10-May-2002

Seven C (7C) is to create scores of new jobs at its Park On Line joint venture call centre in Birkenhead over the next few months, to add to the existing 400.
10-May-2002

The University of Birmingham has announced plans for the £20m expansion of its business school, with staff numbers doubling to 110 over the next five years.
10-May-2002

Breckland Council is to consider plans from a new company called Taurus Sports to set up a £6m hotel, sport and health centre complex at the EcoTech Centre in Swaffham, with the creation of 100 jobs.
10-May-2002

Rainham Steel has announced plans to set up a £5m steel distribution depot at Dragonby Vale in North Lincolnshire, with the creation of up to 80 jobs.
10-May-2002

FG Skerritt is creating 35 new jobs at its Nottingham-based building services business, following a rise in orders.
10-May-2002

Derwentside Industrial Development Agency has announced that Matzen Schlaugh-Technik of Germany is setting up a £0.3m silicon rubber fabric factory in Consett, which could eventually create up to 30 jobs.
09-May-2002

Cyclone Mobility & Fitness is relocating its wheelchair manufacturing business and six staff from Ellesmere Port to Wirral, and hopes to create up to 10 new jobs.
09-May-2002

GNER is to create 350 new jobs at its call centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to cope with rising demand for train tickets.
09-May-2002

WS Atkins is to create 50 new jobs at the Westlakes Science Park near Whitehaven, in order to help British Nuclear Fuels deal with nuclear waste.
09-May-2002

Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust has announced plans for a £1.5m extension to the pathology laboratories at Southampton General Hospital and a £2m extension of the east wing, with the creation of about 50 jobs.
09-May-2002

T-Mobile is recruiting an additional 50 staff at its mobile phone call centre at Doxford Park in Sunderland.
08-May-2002

Freeport is seeking permission for a £5m expansion of its Talke designer outlet village in Staffordshire, which will involve a number of new stores and up to 75 new jobs.
07-May-2002

Hyder Business Services is expected to create hundreds of jobs on Teesside over the next few years as a result of its partnership with Middlesbrough Council, and will establish a regional headquarters in the town.
07-May-2002

Brecon Carreg is undergoing a £1.5m expansion at its mineral water production plant near Llandeilo, with the creation of 21 jobs.
06-May-2002

Sector Skills Development Agency, the government initiative to improve industry skill levels, is to be based at the Callflex business park in Rotherham, with the creation of 50 jobs.
06-May-2002

Travel City Direct is to create 125 jobs in Swansea, in order to expand its Spanish tour holidays business.
06-May-2002

BMW has announced plans to invest a further £50m at its Mini plant in Oxford, with the creation of 700 jobs.
06-May-2002

Dixon Motors is to set up a £0.3m Nissan dealership at its existing Renault showroom in Barnsley, with the creation of 15 jobs.
03-May-2002

Whitbread has announced plans for a new £8m David Lloyd Leisure tennis and fitness club at the Oxford Business Park in Cowley, with the creation of 130 jobs.
03-May-2002

Holiday Express is planning to almost double the 40-strong workforce at its call centre in Cwmbran.
03-May-2002

Glasgow City Council is planning to expand its Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries kitchens factory in Springburn, with the creation of up to 250 jobs.
03-May-2002

JCT600 has announced plans to build a new £4.5m BMW dealership on Sticker Lane in Bradford, securing 45 existing jobs and creating 15 new jobs.
03-May-2002

Peugeot has announced plans to add a fourth shift at its Ryton car plant near Coventry, with the creation of 700 jobs.
03-May-2002

Scheerheat is setting up a production facility at Pembroke Dock to manufacture ceramic insulating materials for energy-efficient heaters, with the creation of 20 jobs.
02-May-2002

Tecan Components is hoping to create 100 jobs at a new factory in Weymouth over the next 10 years, where it is developing new high-density circuit fabrication technology.
02-May-2002

Giles Insurance is planning to set up a call centre at the former Fulton & Wyllie factory in Irvine, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
30-Apr-2002

Tomos Watkin is to invest £0.4m increasing the capacity at its Swansea brewery, with the creation of 20 jobs.
30-Apr-2002

Virgin Atlantic is to create 300 new jobs at Gatwick, including 200 cabin crew and 100 office staff, following an increase in services to destinations such as New York, Lagos, Orlando and Shanghai.
30-Apr-2002

Newlife Cleaning Systems is planning to expand its nationwide office cleaning business with the creation of more than 100 jobs over the next 12 months, and there will also be 15 new jobs at its South Shields head office.
30-Apr-2002

Coyle Hamilton, the Irish insurance company, is planning to double the size of its Belfast office, which currently has 13 staff, over the next three years.
29-Apr-2002

Tripos Receptor Research is to set up a £16m drug research laboratory in Bude, Cornwall, with the creation of up to 146 jobs.
26-Apr-2002

National Air Traffic Services is planning to relocate its centre of operations and about 750 staff to the Southampton area next year, and three possible sites are being considered.
26-Apr-2002

Angel Distribution is to set up a regional distribution centre in Sunderland with the creation of 13 jobs, in order to expand its Harker's Transport furniture haulage business.
25-Apr-2002

Valve Engineering is to create six new jobs having won a £2m contract to supply valves for the oil and gas industry, and is seeking larger premises in Leicestershire.
25-Apr-2002

Six Continents is planning a £14m hotel and pub development near Derriford Roundabout in Plymouth, including a 74-room Express by Holiday Inn hotel and the creation of 40 jobs.
25-Apr-2002

Eurocell is creating 12 new jobs in Alfreton, following a £2m expansion at its conservatory roofing factory.
25-Apr-2002

Hills Electrical is planning to create 200 new jobs in its West Midlands-based mechanical and electrical contracting business this year.
25-Apr-2002

North Eastern & Cumbrian Co-op has announced a £16m expansion programme with the creation of more than 50 jobs, including a £10m investment in its chain of 145 grocery stores.
24-Apr-2002

Newark & Sherwood District Council has approved plans from Sherwood Energy Village for the £100m transformation of Ollerton Colliery into a "green" village, including offices, houses, hotels, a biomass power plant and the creation of up to 1,000 jobs.
24-Apr-2002

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has approved plans from Lear Management for a £40m retail and leisure scheme in Hanley, which will create up to 400 jobs.
23-Apr-2002

Tesco is about to start recruiting up to 300 staff for a new superstore due to open in Leyland in July.
23-Apr-2002

Derwent Information is setting up a scientific publishing office in Glasgow, with the creation of 51 jobs.
23-Apr-2002

Premier Direct Group, the distributor of books and gifts to offices, is planning to recruit more than 200 sales staff nationwide this year.
22-Apr-2002

Guardian Industries of the US has announced plans to set up a £115m glass plant in Goole by 2004, with the creation of more than 300 jobs.
22-Apr-2002

Roach Foods is to create 100 additional jobs at its factory in Bodmin, having won new contracts to supply cooked and packaged meats to supermarkets.
19-Apr-2002

Chronos Technology is to create a new data communications networking subsidiary in the Forest of Dean called Bluewire Solutions, with the creation of up to 25 jobs.
19-Apr-2002

Hutchison 3G is planning to set up a 35,000 sq ft regional office for its growing telecoms business at the Birmingham Business Park, with the creation of 100 jobs.
18-Apr-2002

NEMC is to create 50 new jobs at its Washington-based mailing business, to provide fulfilment and call centre services.
18-Apr-2002

South Cambridgeshire District Council is considering plans from Marston Hotels for the development of a £10m four-star hotel in Cambourne, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
18-Apr-2002

Burton's Foods is to invest £12m at its biscuit factory in Wirral over the next three years, with the creation of 150 jobs.
17-Apr-2002

LB Plastics is creating 50 jobs at its new plastic doors factory in Ambergate, Derbyshire, which is due to start up next month.
16-Apr-2002

British Gas is planning to create dozens of new sales and customer service jobs at its recently-acquired Enron Direct electricity and gas business in Oxford.
16-Apr-2002

Railtrack is planning to create up to 70 jobs in York for quantity surveyors, operations managers, engineers and administrators.
16-Apr-2002

Bethell is to create a further 170 jobs at its Bolton-based construction business, having won another £30m contract to replace overhead power lines and sub-stations for United Utilities.
15-Apr-2002

Ryobi of Japan is planning a £6.9m expansion at its automotive castings factory in Carrickfergus, with the creation of 76 jobs over the next three years.
15-Apr-2002

FD Systems is to relocate its Cardiff-based financial and management systems software business to a larger site at Nantgarw, and the workforce will rise from 30 to 40.
12-Apr-2002

Royal Bank of Scotland is to set up a new customer service centre at Horwich near Bolton for the Virgin One all-in-one mortgage account, with the creation of 300 jobs, while 150 jobs will be created at its existing site in Norwich.
12-Apr-2002

Foster Wheeler has won a £60m contract from Shell to build onshore gas processing facilities at the St Fergus terminal in the outer Moray Firth, which will create 70 jobs at its Glasgow office and more than 300 jobs elsewhere in Scotland.
12-Apr-2002

Centrica has confirmed plans to set up a call centre for the Goldfish credit card at Atlantic Quay in Glasgow by July, with the creation of 200 jobs.
12-Apr-2002

Birmingham International Airport has announced that 150 new jobs are being created by the companies that operate the site's hotels, shops, food outlets and maintenance facilities.
12-Apr-2002

Van Elle is planning to create up to 40 new jobs at its construction engineering business in Pinxton over the next year.
12-Apr-2002

Decor Frame is to relocate its picture frame business to a larger site in Bridgend next month, and the workforce will rise from 105 to 200.
11-Apr-2002

MFI, the furniture retailer, is to relocate its call centre and 165 staff from the Sunderland Enterprise Park to a new site in Wayfarer Road in July, with the creation of 60 jobs.
11-Apr-2002

Tesco is to create 900 jobs in Scotland over the next 12 months, including new and refurbished stores in Alloa, Elgin, Forres, Penicuik and Edinburgh, and is also forming a Scottish-based sales and marketing team in Dundee.
11-Apr-2002

South Staffordshire Council has approved plans for the expansion of Wolverhampton Business Airport, including a new terminal building and the creation of up to 120 jobs.
11-Apr-2002

Del Monte Fresh Produce is creating 42 jobs at a new 30,000 sq ft fruit packing and distribution centre in Gateshead.
10-Apr-2002

Braintree District Council has approved plans from Lancaster Management Services to build a Mercedes-Benz after-sales centre at the Eastways Waterside Business Park in Witham, with the creation of about 50 jobs.
09-Apr-2002

Economy Power has secured £1.5m of funding from the Bank of Wales to expand its electricity trading business, and more sales people will be added to the 65-strong Cardiff workforce.
09-Apr-2002

Tyneside Economic Development Company has drawn up plans for the construction of a small business centre at the Boldon Business Park, which would include about 50 offices and create up to 150 jobs.
09-Apr-2002

Virgin Mobile has started a recruitment campaign to find 150 additional staff for its mobile phones business in Trowbridge.
09-Apr-2002

Jade Software of New Zealand is planning to set up a UK headquarters in York, with the creation of 25 office-based jobs for software developers and hundreds of home-based jobs for sales staff.
09-Apr-2002

NTL is creating a further 70 call centre jobs in Swansea and 30 in Cardiff to cope with rising demand for its broadband internet service.
08-Apr-2002

Affinity Healthcare is creating 20 new jobs at its Tees Valley-based private healthcare business, due to an increase in the range of care services on offer.
08-Apr-2002

Island Solar is planning to set up a solar panels factory near Cowes on the Isle of Wight this summer, with the creation of about 80 jobs.
08-Apr-2002

Unite Group has announced plans to set up a 180,000 sq ft pre-fabricated bedrooms and bathrooms factory at Stonehouse near Stroud, with the creation of 100 jobs.
05-Apr-2002

Inditherm, the heating products manufacturer, is to create 30 new jobs over the next 12 months at its new premises on the Houndhill Business Park in the Dearne Valley.
05-Apr-2002

St Modwen Properties has unveiled plans for the £50m refurbishment of the Edmonton Green Shopping Centre in London, including an Asda store, leisure centre and 750 new jobs.
04-Apr-2002

Hyder Business Services is to create 150 jobs at its Cwmbran headquarters, having won a £6m call centre contract from Virgin Energy.
04-Apr-2002

Sportsafe UK of Colchester is creating up to 20 new jobs, having won contracts nationwide to maintain gym equipment in schools.
03-Apr-2002

Bernard Matthews is planning to extend its factory in Alderford, Norfolk, in order to incorporate a sandwich and pizza processing section, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.
03-Apr-2002

Airtricity is planning to create up to 50 jobs in Northern Ireland over the next three years, having formed a new subsidiary to offer cheaper electricity to small businesses, and is currently seeking approval for two wind farms in Fermanagh and Tyrone.
29-Mar-2002

Ikea is seeking permission to build a furniture distribution centre in Stanton, Suffolk, with the creation of 300 jobs.
29-Mar-2002

Positive Solutions is planning to create more than 200 jobs in its nationwide network of 455 financial advisers over the next year.
29-Mar-2002

Astrium is hoping to create up to 250 more jobs in Portsmouth following an EU decision to proceed with the development of the £700m Galileo network of navigational satellites.
28-Mar-2002

Avalanche Technology of the US is planning to create 40 jobs at its Belfast-based IT outsourcing business this year, having raised new funding to establish additional services and expand sales and marketing initiatives.
28-Mar-2002

AEA Technology is to create 200 jobs at its battery plant in Thurso, having won a £47m Ministry of Defence contract to supply batteries for battlefield communications, and a further 100 jobs will be created at a new facility.
27-Mar-2002

Mellors is planning to triple the turnover of its Southport-based contract catering business by taking on a further 30 contracts and recruiting dozens of staff.
25-Mar-2002

EasyJet is creating 33 cabin crew jobs in Northern Ireland, and adding new flights from Belfast to Liverpool and Luton.
25-Mar-2002

Morrisons has announced plans to open 17 new supermarkets and create 4,500 jobs over the next two years, including new outlets in the south of England and Wales.
22-Mar-2002

KFC is planning to open a further 15 fast food outlets in the north-east over the next three years, with the creation of up to 500 jobs.
21-Mar-2002

New Balance is to increase production at its running shoes factory at Flimby in West Cumbria, with the creation of 30 jobs.
21-Mar-2002

British European is planning to create about 150 jobs at its Exeter-based airline business, having won a contract to maintain 170 aircraft for Bombardier Aerospace.
21-Mar-2002

Johnstons is recruiting 40 new staff at its textiles manufacturing business in Elgin, with vacancies for scarf folders, fabric pickers and warehouse staff.
21-Mar-2002

Carillion is to recruit 400 additional engineering and management staff for its Birmingham-based railways maintenance division.
21-Mar-2002

Lichfield District Council has approved plans from Fradley Park for the development of a 390,000 sq ft distribution depot alongside the A38 in Staffordshire, which will create up to 300 jobs.
20-Mar-2002

Internet Cameras Direct, the online retailer of digital cameras, is planning to increase its 15-strong workforce to 60 by the end of next year, and is looking to move into larger premises in Huddersfield.
20-Mar-2002

La Tasca is to open its first Irish tapas bar at Belfast's riverside Odyssey complex in September with the creation of 60 jobs.
20-Mar-2002

Oxfords Bar Restaurant of Southampton is looking to open more restaurants in the south, and is seeking suitable sites in Winchester, Guildford, Brighton, Oxford, Bristol and Bath.
20-Mar-2002

Cornhill is to create 22 jobs at its newly-opened insurance claims centre in Aztec West, Bristol, this year.
20-Mar-2002

Advantage West Midlands has announced proposals for the development of a £80m national centre for microsystems and nanotechnology in Birmingham, which could lead to the creation of about 3,000 jobs.
19-Mar-2002

Harper & Hebson is to set up a £1.5m Volkswagen and Audi dealership at the old Minories site on Carlisle's Rosehill estate, with the creation of 20 jobs.
19-Mar-2002

Hutchison 3G is to set up a regional base for its new mobile phone network at the Manchester Business Park, which will involve the creation of about 150 new jobs and the relocation of a further 150 jobs from Heald Green.
19-Mar-2002

McDonald's is creating 270 jobs in Norwich, as it prepares to open two new fast food restaurants in the city next month.
18-Mar-2002

Transworld Trophies is to relocate its trophy distribution business from Nottingham to a new £2m warehouse and office complex at Long Eaton in Derbyshire in July, and expects to increase the workforce from 22 to 40 by next year.
18-Mar-2002

Mobious Genomics is considering plans to set up a £45m 150,000 sq ft laboratory at Exeter University's Innovation Centre to help major pharmaceutical companies process complex data about human genes, which could lead to the creation of up to 450 jobs.
18-Mar-2002

St Modwen is planning to develop a retail park at the former HH Robertson steelworks site in Ellesmere Port, which will create up to 300 jobs.
15-Mar-2002

Widdowson Group, the Leicester-based haulage company, is to open a new £5m warehouse in Bardon over the next few weeks with the creation of up to 40 jobs.
15-Mar-2002

London Borough of Hounslow has approved plans for the development of a 400-bedroom hotel in East Bedfont, which will create up to 350 jobs.
14-Mar-2002

Morgan Cole, the law firm, is to set up a new 24,000 sq ft office at the Port Tawe development in Swansea, which will involve the relocation of 70 jobs and the creation of 50 jobs by 2005.
14-Mar-2002

Codemasters is planning to create 35 new jobs at its computer games programming business in Warwickshire.
14-Mar-2002

Bede Technology is planning to create 25 jobs at a new £1.6m electronics manufacturing site on Doxford Park in Sunderland.
14-Mar-2002

Dunelm is planning to open a soft furnishings superstore in Wisbech this summer, with the creation of almost 100 jobs.
14-Mar-2002

Jubb is creating 50 new jobs at its plastic bottles factory in Leicestershire, due to the increased workload resulting from the recent acquisition of Barclay Stuart Plastics.
14-Mar-2002

Shell Expro has won government approval to start work on the £300m Goldeneye natural gas project in the Outer Moray Firth, which will create 300 North Sea construction jobs.
14-Mar-2002

Churchill Insurance is planning to create up to 200 jobs at its Thornaby call centre on Teesside.
13-Mar-2002

Lagan Technologies is planning to create 60 new jobs at its Belfast-based software business over the next two years, which will involve the expansion of its sales and marketing operation.
13-Mar-2002

Aker Kvaerner is expecting to create up to 1,000 jobs in Aberdeen over the next two years, as part of the ongoing expansion of its oil platform engineering and maintenance operation.
13-Mar-2002

Somerfield has won permission from St Helens Council to build a 600,000 sq ft regional distribution centre at Lea Green Industrial Estate, with the creation of 500 jobs.
12-Mar-2002

Moray Council is considering plans from James Jones & Sons for the £1m expansion of its timber construction components facility in Forres, which could lead to the creation of about 20 jobs over the next three years.
12-Mar-2002

Hillarys Blinds is setting up a new window blinds factory in Washington this year, with the relocation of 300 jobs from its existing site nearby and the creation of 200 jobs over the next five years.
12-Mar-2002

The Eden Project is creating 200 new jobs at its Cornwall-based tourist attraction, taking the total workforce to 600.
11-Mar-2002

Specsavers is planning to expand its chain of 432 optical stores with 72 new outlets this year, with the creation of 1,000 jobs.
11-Mar-2002

Glasswells is to invest £1m in the expansion of its furniture superstore in Bury St Edmunds this year, with the creation of 20 jobs.
08-Mar-2002

Asda is recruiting 100 extra staff at its recently-refurbished superstore at Walsgrave in Coventry.
08-Mar-2002

Fin Machine Company is creating more than 30 jobs in Sedgefield this year, having won a £4.5m contract to supply machines used to make car parts to Visteon.
08-Mar-2002

Uniq is to set up a prepared foods factory at the former Devon Desserts site in Newton Abbot, with the creation of 50 jobs.
08-Mar-2002

Swansea Council has approved plans from Ironbridge Estates for the development of a hotel complex at Port Tennant, which will create about 100 jobs.
08-Mar-2002

Marks & Spencer is to create 80 new jobs at Bangor in Northern Ireland in May, following the £14m expansion of its store at the Bloomfield Shopping Centre.
07-Mar-2002

Ritek of Taiwan is to invest £28m in the creation of a new company, Rixell, to make optical storage discs in Omagh, with the creation of 150 jobs over the next three years.
07-Mar-2002

The Port of London Authority is developing long-term plans for the expansion of its container facilities, which could lead to the creation of thousands of jobs.
07-Mar-2002

MFI is to invest £4m in the expansion of its Hygena furniture factory in North Lincolnshire, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
06-Mar-2002

The Inland Revenue has announced plans to create about 300 jobs at a new call centre in Dudley in September, and has confirmed plans to open other centres in Dundee, Livingston and Peterlee.
06-Mar-2002

Genesis Communications is planning to expand its network of 12 telecoms offices with new branches in Belfast, Birmingham and London this year, with the creation of 150 jobs.
05-Mar-2002

The Scottish Executive is understood to have chosen Aberdeen as the location for a new Scottish Energy Institute, which could lead to the creation of thousands of jobs.
05-Mar-2002

Biotrace International has announced plans to expand its rapid hygiene-testing equipment factory in Bridgend with the creation of 50 jobs, including a new 20,000 sq ft facility for production, research and development.
04-Mar-2002

Morinoak International has announced plans to create 100 jobs in Great Yarmouth and Aberdeen, having won a number of offshore engineering contracts.
04-Mar-2002

Horns is investing £1m in the expansion of its Vauxhall and Citroen dealership in Stockport, with the creation of 30 jobs.
04-Mar-2002

The Ministry of Defence has selected Paradigm Secure Communications as the preferred bidder to develop a satellite communications system, which will create 240 jobs in Corsham.
04-Mar-2002

Nissan is planning to set up a multi-million pound automotive design centre at a disused railway depot near Paddington station in London, employing 40 designers and support staff.
04-Mar-2002

Omega is planning to double the size of its kitchen furniture factory in Doncaster at a cost of £2.8m, with the creation of 100 new jobs over the next three years.
01-Mar-2002

The Industrial Development Board is backing plans from Naturelle Consumer Products for a £1m expansion at its textile factory in Omagh, with the creation of 27 jobs.
28-Feb-2002

Fluke Precision Measurement is to build a £0.3m temperature measurement laboratory in Norwich, and will create 20 jobs through the relocation of sister firm Robin Electronics from Watford.
28-Feb-2002

Cygnific is to create 80 new jobs at its call centre at Norwich International airport, having won a contract to sell tickets for KLM's low-cost Buzz airline.
28-Feb-2002

Avecia has confirmed plans to build a £70m biological medicines plant in Billingham by 2005, creating 300 jobs at what will be the world's largest pharmaceutical microbial fermentation facility.
28-Feb-2002

Intel has won permission to expand its European headquarters in Swindon with a new four-storey office block, which could create up to 300 jobs.
25-Feb-2002

PCI Services is planning a £10m expansion at its pharmaceutical packaging business in Corby, with the creation of 200 jobs over the next two years.
22-Feb-2002

Cherwell District Council is considering plans from Stockdale CALA for the £5m expansion of Banbury's Cherwell Centre, to provide a mix of leisure and retail facilities and the creation of 130 jobs.
22-Feb-2002

HBOS is to set up a new administration complex in Fife for its Intelligent Finance internet and telephone banking business, with the creation of 800 jobs.
22-Feb-2002

NSK Steering Systems Europe is to create 138 jobs at its Peterlee plant when the manufacture of car steering columns is relocated from Coventry in 2003, although 260 jobs will be lost in Coventry.
22-Feb-2002

Mill Garages is investing £3m in two new Volvo car franchises in Leeds and Harrogate, with the creation of 60 jobs.
22-Feb-2002

The Industrial Development Board has announced that Advanced Digital Technology of South Korea is setting up a £2.8m digital set-top box factory in Downpatrick, with the creation of 70 jobs.
22-Feb-2002

The Inland Revenue is planning to create 300 jobs at a new call centre in Livingston in August.
22-Feb-2002

Teignbridge Propellers is planning to expand its marine propulsion business and create new jobs in Newton Abbot over the next two years, following its acquisition by Mercury Marine of the US.
22-Feb-2002

Monmouthshire County Council is to consider plans from GSH estate Management for the development of a £35m golf and hotel complex at The Rolls of Monmouth estate, with the creation of up to 300 jobs.
21-Feb-2002

A&P Tyne is creating up to 500 jobs at its Wallsend shipyard next month, having won the dry dock repair contract for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fort Victoria.
21-Feb-2002

The AA is to create 120 new jobs at its call centre in Newcastle upon Tyne to deal with customers for its new credit card.
21-Feb-2002

Stafford Borough Council is considering plans from Screwfix Direct for the development of a DIY products distribution centre at the new Prime Point 14 business park, with the creation of up to 300 jobs.
21-Feb-2002

Keiller Estates has announced plans to transform the Gateway building in St Andrews into a conference and call centre for the newly-formed St Andrews Golf consortium, which will create about 50 jobs.
21-Feb-2002

The Welsh Development Agency has announced that 10 new jobs are being created by Industrial Plastic Recyclers of Knighton, Powys, in order to convert plastic products into pellets for manufacturers.
19-Feb-2002

Cwmni Cig Arfon is planning a £1m expansion at its meat processing plant in Caernarfon, with the creation of 20 jobs.
19-Feb-2002

The Beatson Oncology Centre in Glasgow is to recruit 50 new staff, mainly nurses, due to an expected £2m increase in its annual budget.
19-Feb-2002

Harrier is recruiting 200 extra staff at its photo processing operations in Newton Abbot, to cope with a seasonal increase in demand.
19-Feb-2002

Aldreds is building a new £2m bakery at the Manners Industrial Estate in Ilkeston, which will involve the creation of 30 new jobs and the relocation of up to 64.
18-Feb-2002

East Devon District Council is to consider plans from the Full Picture Company for the development of a £66m film and TV production centre on a 200-acre site at Greendale Barton near Exeter, which will create about 200 jobs.
18-Feb-2002

Balmer Lindley Environmental Engineering Services, the manufacturer of power generation products, has acquired collapsed engineering business Service Welding of Sunderland, and plans to create 16 new jobs.
15-Feb-2002

J Durrance is to open a new fire doors and roller shutters factory at the Royal Industrial Estate in Jarrow, with the creation of 12 jobs.
15-Feb-2002

Midland Mainline has announced a £160m order for 23 trains to be built by Bombardier Transportation in Wakefield and Bruges, with the creation of 210 jobs.
15-Feb-2002

Frappe Vending is to create up to 30 jobs at its new dispensing machine factory in St Helens.
14-Feb-2002

Team Lincoln is creating 20 new jobs to add to the existing 60 at its travel call centre in Middlesbrough.
14-Feb-2002

Tendring Council is considering plans for the transformation of Thorpe's historic maltings into a centre of excellence for business, with the creation of 100 jobs.
13-Feb-2002

Concrete Company is seeking permission to build a £0.5m concrete storage and loading plant in Dereham, with the creation of 10 jobs.
13-Feb-2002

DeltaSeal Software, the developer of e-mail tracking software, is to create up to 30 jobs at its new sales office in York over the next two years.
13-Feb-2002

Harvey Nichols is to create more than 500 jobs when its new department store opens in Edinburgh this autumn.
12-Feb-2002

Enterprise Inns is to open a new £8m headquarters and call centre at the Solihill Business Park in April, with the creation of up to 300 jobs and the relocation of 100 existing staff.
11-Feb-2002

Cendant is creating 50 new jobs at its Swindon-based relocation and training business, with vacancies for operations managers, relocation advisers and training consultants.
11-Feb-2002

The Arts Council of England has awarded a £17m grant for the development of a £38m arts and cultural centre in the New Street area of West Bromwich, which will create 300 jobs.
08-Feb-2002

Seven C (7C) is recruiting up to 700 staff for its new £5m multilingual call centre at the Matchworks in Liverpool, and is using computer-based technology instead of telephones.
08-Feb-2002

Fishwicks is to create 40 jobs with the opening of a new £1.5m fruit and vegetable depot at the Simonside East Industrial Park in South Shields this summer.
07-Feb-2002

British World, the Southend-based airline, is to be revived following its recent move into receivership, and up to 150 jobs could be created at the renamed BWA 2002.
07-Feb-2002

Sainsbury is planning to build a £60m distribution centre at Greenham Common in Newbury, and up to 750 jobs could be created once the scheme is given the final go-ahead.
07-Feb-2002

Coventry Prototype Panels is planning to expand its 26-strong workforce and seek larger premises, having won a contract to supply automotive panels for the Spyker sports car.
06-Feb-2002

Center Parcs is seeking permission for the £8m expansion of its Elveden Forest holiday park in Suffolk, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
06-Feb-2002

Carlisle City Council has approved plans from Capita dbs to build a £6m headquarters for its business services operation at Kingmoor Park, where it will employ 500 staff.
06-Feb-2002

The Scottish Executive has announced grants worth £6.8m for improvements to 52 fisheries and aquaculture capital projects in rural Scotland, which could lead to the creation of up to 640 jobs.
06-Feb-2002

The Child Support Agency is to set up a new data processing facility at Cumnock in Ayrshire with the creation of 170 jobs.
05-Feb-2002

Barony Universal has announced a £2m expansion at its aerosols supply business in Ayrshire, with the creation of 30 jobs.
05-Feb-2002

Case New Holland is to recruit about 40 short-term manufacturing staff at its tractor plant in Basildon, in preparation for the launch of two new models.
05-Feb-2002

Silverlink is planning to recruit up to 24 conductors and 12 drivers in Northampton, in order to improve local rail services.
05-Feb-2002

Bethell has won a £15m electrical cable installation contract from United Utilities, which will create 100 new jobs in the north-west.
04-Feb-2002

Business Serve is to create up to 60 new customer services and sales jobs in Lancaster following the acquisition of internet services company Cerbernet.
04-Feb-2002

MBNA is planning to set up a new credit card sales and administration office at the Chester Business Park this summer, with the creation of up to 500 jobs.
01-Feb-2002

Sainsbury has announced plans to recruit 10,000 new staff this year, as a result of store extensions, refurbishments and openings.
01-Feb-2002

Joseph Mitchell of Dundee has acquired Challenger Foods of Sunderland for £3.5m, and wants to double the size of the chicken processing business with the creation of about 100 jobs.
01-Feb-2002

Leicestershire Health Authority has announced plans to recruit 180 new nurses, in a £3m investment designed to ease waiting lists in Leicester's hospitals.
01-Feb-2002

TotalFinaElf is to expand its Cray Valley resins and paint products factory in Stallingborough later this year with the creation of up to 100 jobs, but its Caerphilly factory will close with the loss of about half the 200-strong workforce.
01-Feb-2002

Coventry City Council is to consider plans for the development of a £8m sports complex in Binley, which would include Coventry City Football Club's youth academy and create 72 jobs.
31-Jan-2002

Plymouth City Council, the National Marine Aquarium and the University of Plymouth are discussing plans for the development of a new £30m marine science centre in Sutton, including visitor attraction and science park, with the creation of 200 jobs.
31-Jan-2002

Plastek is to invest £1m expanding production at its plastic crates factory in Clydach Vale, with the creation of 55 jobs over the next four years.
30-Jan-2002

CPD Logistics is to create 20 new jobs at its Wellesbourne and Long Marston warehouses, having won toy distribution contracts worth £15m from General Creations, Paul Lamond Games and Zak Designs.
30-Jan-2002

Stobo Castle is to invest £5m in the expansion of its health spa near Peebles with the creation of up to 40 jobs.
30-Jan-2002

Glenaden Shirts is to invest £2.4m at its clothing factory in Londonderry with the creation of up to 40 jobs.
30-Jan-2002

Solway Foods is to invest £1.5m at its chilled convenience foods factory in Corby with the creation of 120 jobs, in order to launch 20 new product lines this year.
30-Jan-2002

York Bioanalytical Solutions is to relocate its York-based bioscience laboratory to a new £1m site in Poppleton in May, with the creation of 32 new jobs.
30-Jan-2002

The Industrial Development Board has helped Digital Theater Systems of the US relocate its audio technology research and development centre to Bangor, with the creation of 18 jobs.
29-Jan-2002

Next is creating up to 150 new jobs at its customer services call centre in Enderby, Leicestershire.
29-Jan-2002

English Welsh & Scottish Railway is planning to recruit 144 new train drivers this year.
29-Jan-2002

Gamestation, the chain of 41 computer games stores, is to expand the workforce at its York head office from 35 to 55 this year.
28-Jan-2002

Railtrack is planning to recruit 250 engineers over the next 18 months, in response to an increase in staff turnover since the group went into administration.
28-Jan-2002

Steam Plant Engineering is to create 25 jobs in Antrim having won a contract to provide pipework for Premier Power's £200m power station development.
28-Jan-2002

Optare is planning to create up to 80 jobs later this year at a new £2m production plant in Rotherham for the Alero small bus.
28-Jan-2002

London Electricity has announced plans to set up a new £13m customer service centre for its SWEB business in Exeter, which would involve the relocation of 600 jobs and the creation of up to 1,000 new jobs.
28-Jan-2002

TRB is to invest £1m in the expansion of its car electronics factory in St Asaph, with the creation of 50 jobs.
25-Jan-2002

Thomas Cook Direct is planning to create up to 300 new jobs at its holiday call centre at Larbert near Falkirk this year.
25-Jan-2002

Stratford District Council is considering plans for the development of a multi-million-pound concert venue at the Ragley Hall estate near Alcester, which could accommodate 150,000 people and employ 30 full-time staff.
25-Jan-2002

Microfine Minerals is building a new 24,000 sq ft warehouse at its mica flakes factory in Derby, and expects the workforce to rise from 58 to 66.
25-Jan-2002

Benteler Automotive is to create 60 new jobs at its car components factory in Corby, having taken on further projects with Land Rover and Jaguar.
23-Jan-2002

Acxiom is planning to recruit a further 100 staff at its 2Touch telesales outsourcing call centre in Sunderland, taking the workforce to 700.
23-Jan-2002

Morgan Stanley is planning to create up to 450 jobs in Glasgow over the next three years, and will set up a new credit card operation at the Cerium Building in Cadogan Square later this year.
23-Jan-2002

Betts is to create 50 jobs at its consumer packaging plant in Colchester, having decided to relocate its injection moulding business from Wrexham.
22-Jan-2002

Waitrose has announced plans to build a multi-million pound supermarket on the current Oak Hill site of a car dealership site in Wolverhampton, with the creation of 200 jobs.
22-Jan-2002

NEG Micon Rotors is to create 50 new jobs at its Newport factory on the Isle of Wight over the next six months, having won an order to supply 69 blades for a wind farm in Australia.
22-Jan-2002

Luminar Leisure is to open a £2m Life entertainment venue at the Light on the Headrow development in Leeds next month, with the creation of 70 jobs.
21-Jan-2002

Tesco is creating 150 new jobs at its customer services call centre on the Dryburgh Industrial Estate in Dundee.
21-Jan-2002

B&Q has announced plans to set up a £15m DIY superstore at the Harbour Exchange shopping centre in east Belfast, with the creation of 250 jobs.
21-Jan-2002

SR Gent is said to be considering plans to create up to 200 jobs in Doncaster having won a new contract to supply children's clothing, although an alternative site near Barnsley is also being considered.
21-Jan-2002

IAE is planning to build a £10m agricultural equipment factory at the Mossfields Industrial Estate in Stoke-on-Trent, with the relocation of 370 jobs from Leek, Cheadle and Milton, and the creation of 30 new jobs.
21-Jan-2002

British Midland is to recruit up to 100 airline reservations staff at its Donington Hall headquarters near Castle Donington.
18-Jan-2002

Wyre Forest District Council has approved plans from Fitness First for the development of a fitness centre on Foley Business Park in Kidderminster, with the creation of 30 jobs.
18-Jan-2002

Asda is planning to create up to 10,000 new jobs during 2002, by opening new stores and expanding others with the introduction of new departments.
18-Jan-2002

MetroMail is creating 40 new jobs at its direct mail business in Peterlee, with vacancies in mail production, laser printing, warehousing and engineering.
18-Jan-2002

The Industrial Development Board is supporting a £2.4m investment by 8over8 in a software development centre at the University of Ulster's science park, which could lead to the creation of 100 jobs.
18-Jan-2002

British Telecom is to create a further 30 jobs at its Internet Designers Limited venture in Belfast, in order to develop a range of internet-related software and computer technologies.
18-Jan-2002

Glenalmond Timber is to set up a new timber import and treatment facility at Perth Harbour, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
18-Jan-2002

Chelmsford Borough Council is considering plans for the development of a £20m multi-purpose horseracing course and equestrian centre at the Essex County Showground by May 2003, with the creation of more than 140 jobs.
18-Jan-2002

Kingfisher has announced plans to open 70 Comet electrical stores over the next five years, with the creation of 3,000 jobs.
17-Jan-2002

Filtronic is planning to create a further 90 jobs at its Newton Aycliffe electronics plant over the next year, to manufacture broadband communication products.
17-Jan-2002

LG Electronics is to expand production of microwave ovens at its plant in Washington, Tyne & Wear, with the creation of 40 jobs.
17-Jan-2002

Fast Retailing of Japan has announced plans to open 10 Uniqlo fashion stores in the UK over the next six months, with the creation of 400 jobs.
17-Jan-2002

Scotch Premier Meat is to invest £1m in the reopening of Dornoch abattoir, with the creation of 50 jobs.
17-Jan-2002

CXR Biosciences has been spun out of the University of Dundee with £4m of funding to develop new drugs, and the company will move into the former Cyclacel facilities and expand staffing levels from 14 to 40 this year.
17-Jan-2002

BUE Marine has won an estimated £34m ten-year contract to operate an icebreaking vessel and provide logistics support for a consortium of oil companies in the Caspian Sea, which will create ten jobs in Edinburgh and 40 in Kazakhstan.
16-Jan-2002

Stevenage Borough Council has approved plans from Luminar Leisure for the £2m development of a new bar and nightclub at the vacant Gala bingo hall, with the creation of 100 jobs.
16-Jan-2002

South Lanarkshire Council is in talks with Scottish Coal about plans to create a £80m motor sport centre and business park at the Dalquhandy coalfield near Lesmahagow, with the creation of up to 600 jobs.
16-Jan-2002

Pierbridge has set up a £0.5m software research office in York and plans to increase the workforce from four to 20 over the next two years.
16-Jan-2002

Liverpool City Council has commissioned a report that predicts a total of 50,000 jobs will be created in the city over the next four years, with £3bn worth of construction work creating 40,000 temporary jobs.
15-Jan-2002

Sheraton of Politura is planning to expand the workforce at its furniture factory at Hetton on Wearside from 50 to 100.
15-Jan-2002

Rainbow Room International is planning to expand its chain of seven hairdressing franchises with two new salons in Glasgow and Ayrshire this year, creating 60 jobs.
15-Jan-2002

Elmsteel is expanding the 126-strong workforce at its automotive tube components factory in Hinckley, following its recent acquisition by Rotec of Germany.
15-Jan-2002

Peninsula Business Services is planning to invest £1.5m in the expansion of its Manchester-based employment law advice business over the next year, with the creation of 70 jobs.
14-Jan-2002

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has started work on a £19m scheme to replace its kitchens with ready-cooked meals brought in from Tillery Valley Foods of South Wales, with the creation of 80 jobs at a distribution centre at Seacroft Hospital.
14-Jan-2002

Green Flag is planning to create up to 100 jobs at its insurance call centre in Doncaster, while a further 300 jobs are being created in Leeds and Pudsey.
14-Jan-2002

Kenton Utility Service Management is creating more than 100 jobs in Scotland having won a series of contracts from the local water companies.
14-Jan-2002

Birmingham City Council is to set up a call centre for up to 170 staff at the Waterlinks House office complex near the Aston Science Park, and the service will be operated by outsourcing specialist Vertex.
11-Jan-2002

Magna Kansei is to invest £6m in the expansion of its car dashboards factory in Sunderland, with the creation of 79 jobs.
11-Jan-2002

KYE is to create 600 jobs at the former Odebrecht offshore fabrication yard in Middlesbrough over the next year, prior to moving to a new £6m site in Hartlepool in 2003.
11-Jan-2002

Domino's Pizza is planning to create 600 jobs in the north-east and Yorkshire over the next four years, by expanding its chain of pizza outlets from 12 to 60.
11-Jan-2002

Hastings Direct is to create up to 150 new jobs at its insurance call centre in Bexhill.
10-Jan-2002

Laura Ashley is to set up a furniture distribution centre at Bardon in Leicestershire, with the creation of 200 jobs.
10-Jan-2002

Safeway is looking to recruit 335 extra staff in Rushden, in preparation for the May opening of its expanded superstore in Crown Way.
09-Jan-2002

Churchill Insurance is to create 200 new jobs in Ipswich, in order to expand its claims, sales and customer service departments.
09-Jan-2002

Abbey National is to invest £25m a year in improvements to its current account services, with the creation of 500 new jobs in Sheffield, Bradford and Manchester.
09-Jan-2002

Eaga Partnership, the provider of home-heating advice to the general public, is to relocate its Newcastle call centre and up to 100 jobs from Eldon Square to Archbold Terrace, Jesmond.
07-Jan-2002

Asda is launching a recruitment drive for up to 1,200 staff for a new Asda-WalMart store due to open in east Manchester in June.
07-Jan-2002

Avecia is seeking permission to build a new bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at its site in Billingham, with the creation of about 300 jobs.
07-Jan-2002

Mid Beds District Council is to consider plans for the expansion of Cranfield Airfield, which would involve five new hangars, an increase in the number of business flights and up to 200 new jobs.
04-Jan-2002