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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
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
Acheson & Acheson is seeking permission to expand its toiletries factory near Trowbridge, with the creation of 30 jobs. 19-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Digital Decoder Corporation is to create 20 new jobs installing the BBC's new Freeview digital TV service in Norfolk homes. 12-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
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
JCM Group is planning to create up to 70 jobs at its new refrigerator recycling centre in Billingham. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The London Ambulance Service is looking to recruit up to 400 paramedics, following an increase in the number of 999 calls. 06-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
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
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
Sanctuary Housing Association is to relocate its headquarters from Hertford to Worcester, with the creation of more than 70 jobs. 03-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
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
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
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
Adamsez is planning to double the size of its baths and showers factory in Belfast, with the creation of 25 jobs. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
JoeKnowsIt is looking to create more than 50 jobs at its new online computer training business in County Durham this year. 09-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
PDSA is planning to set up a £0.5m PetAid animal hospital in Birkenhead, with the creation of 16 jobs. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Derwent Information is setting up a scientific publishing office in Glasgow, with the creation of 51 jobs. 23-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sportsafe UK of Colchester is creating up to 20 new jobs, having won contracts nationwide to maintain gym equipment in schools. 03-Apr-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bede Technology is planning to create 25 jobs at a new £1.6m electronics manufacturing site on Doxford Park in Sunderland. 14-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
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
Horns is investing £1m in the expansion of its Vauxhall and Citroen dealership in Stockport, with the creation of 30 jobs. 04-Mar-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
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
NSK Steering System 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
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
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
Cwmni Cig Arfon is planning a £1m expansion at its meat processing plant in Caernarfon, with the creation of 20 jobs. 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
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
Frappe Vending is to create up to 30 jobs at its new dispensing machine factory in St Helens. 14-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
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
Barony Universal has announced a £2m expansion at its aerosols supply business in Ayrshire, with the creation of 30 jobs. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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