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Tulloch is planning to develop a £20m golf and country club at Beaufort Castle near Inverness, with the creation of 230 jobs. 31-Dec-2004 One Anglia, the rail operator, is setting up a £2.5m customer service centre in Norwich, with the creation of 20 jobs. 31-Dec-2004 Polimoon Fibrenyle is planning to expand its plastic bottle packaging plant in Beccles, Suffolk, with the creation of 62 jobs. 30-Dec-2004 Argos is to set up a 500,000 sq ft distribution centre at Max Park in Corby in the spring, with the creation of 400 jobs, and the site will be operated by Wincanton. 30-Dec-2004 Plymouth City Council has approved plans from Stuart's Commercial to set up a Volvo truck repair and servicing centre near the Crownhill Retail Park, with the creation of 30 jobs. 30-Dec-2004 Corby Council is to consider outline plans from Bee Bee Development to build a £200m rail freight centre at Stanion Lane Plantation, which could lead to the creation of 3,500 jobs. 27-Dec-2004 Sefton Council has approved plans from JJB to develop a £5m leisure club and sports store at the former Paradox nightclub in Aintree, with the creation of 80 jobs. 23-Dec-2004 Campus Vision is to install its broadcasting equipment at 16 more universities next year, and has also announced plans to relocate its 15 staff to Charlotte Square, Newcastle, next April and create seven new jobs. 23-Dec-2004 Allied Vehicles is to expand its taxi factory in Glasgow with the creation of 55 jobs, which will involve a £0.7m investment in new premises and equipment. 20-Dec-2004 Ford has secured a £4.5m government grant to go towards a £169m expansion project at its diesel engine plant in Dagenham, which will create 460 jobs. 17-Dec-2004 Wrexham County Borough Council is considering revised plans from HLC for the construction of a £27m waste processing plant at the Wrexham Industrial Estate, which would create about 80 jobs. 16-Dec-2004 Monarch Airlines is to set up a new base at Birmingham International Airport offering flights to Tenerife and Malaga from next summer, with the creation of 50 jobs. 16-Dec-2004 MG Rover is to recruit 200 engineering and purchasing staff in preparation for the joint development of four new cars with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation. 16-Dec-2004 Liverpool City Council is recruiting more than 150 extra staff to improve services for the elderly. 15-Dec-2004 William Cook is to submit plans to build a steel castings plant at the Houghton Main site near Barnsley, which could create more than 400 jobs. 15-Dec-2004 Thames Water is to expand the 350-strong workforce in its engineering department with 90 new jobs over the next 12 months. 15-Dec-2004 Transco is to create 400 jobs in Northampton over the next six months, as part of a reorganisation that has also created new administration centres in Warwick and Hinckley. 13-Dec-2004 Macmillan Distribution is to expand its book distribution facility in Pontarddulais by 35% over the next two years, with the creation of up to 40 jobs. 13-Dec-2004 Tesco is seeking permission to rebuild its supermarket in Wragby Road, Lincoln, with the creation of at least 150 new jobs. 13-Dec-2004 Carmarthenshire County Council and Simons Developments have announced plans for a £50m market site regeneration scheme in Carmarthen, including a Debenhams store, 21 two-storey retail units and the creation of about 300 jobs. 09-Dec-2004 Principality Building Society is to create 160 new jobs in Cardiff over the next year, in order to create a new finance business following its acquisition of Loan Link. 09-Dec-2004 ALM Products is planning to expand the workforce at its aluminium components factory in Newton Aycliffe from 28 to 42. 08-Dec-2004 Ross & Cromarty Enterprise is backing proposals from Forscot to build a £1bn pulp mill, paper mill and sawmill at Delny on the Cromarty Firth, which could create up to 500 jobs. 08-Dec-2004 Sytner, the car dealership, is preparing to relocate its head office to a 20,000 sq ft site at Grove Park in Leicester, and the 125-strong workforce is expected to reach 200 within two years. 07-Dec-2004 Invest NI is supporting a £3.2m investment by Moyola Precision Engineering at its engineered components business in Castledawson, which will create 27 new jobs. 06-Dec-2004 Fleming Agri-Products has announced a £1m expansion project at its farm machinery factory in Londonderry, with the creation of up to 20 jobs. 06-Dec-2004 Therma-Tru is to invest £7.5m in a new Sentinel doors production plant at Treforest, near Pontypridd, with the creation of 150 jobs. 06-Dec-2004 International Acceptance, the Sunderland-based consumer finance company, is planning to create 70 jobs over the next 18 months in order to expand its personal loans business across Europe. 03-Dec-2004 Tweddle Fabrications is seeking permission from Allerdale Council to relocate its steel fabrication business to Kirkbride Airfield, which would create 12 new jobs. 03-Dec-2004 Andor Technology is to expand the workforce at its Belfast-based scientific cameras business from 110 to 170 by the end of 2006. 02-Dec-2004 Omega Critical Care has secured a £0.5m Scottish Executive grant to establish a new business in East Kilbride to produce heart monitoring systems, with the creation of 74 jobs over the next four years. 02-Dec-2004 Peterborough City Council is to consider plans from David Lloyd Leisure to build a £12m sports club at the Thorpe Wood Business Park, with the creation of 100 jobs. 01-Dec-2004 ProPharma is planning to double the workforce at its Glasgow-based biotechnology business to 60 over the next three years. 01-Dec-2004 Yes Loans & Mortgages of Cardiff is planning to expand its workforce from 35 to more than 100 over the next three years. 29-Nov-2004 Northern Foods is to create 100 jobs at the Palethorpes manufacturing plant in Market Drayton over the next few months, in order to produce sausage rolls and other products for Marks & Spencer. 29-Nov-2004 British Gypsum has won planning permission for the £50m expansion of its plasterboard factory at Sherburn-in-Elmet in North Yorkshire, with the creation of 75 jobs. 29-Nov-2004 Cereal Partners UK is investing £12m in the expansion of its cereal manufacturing plant in Wirral, with the creation of 30 jobs. 26-Nov-2004 Garlands has announced plans to set up a multi-million pound travel industry call centre complex at Preston Farm in Stockton, with four buildings each holding up to 250 staff. 26-Nov-2004 Norwich Union is to create 200 jobs at its call centre in Perth, in order to service customers who have bought insurance policies through Asda. 26-Nov-2004 Northwestern Shiprepairers has resurrected the name of Scott Lithgow at the Inchgreen ship repair dock in Port Glasgow, and hopes to create at least 100 jobs over the next year. 26-Nov-2004 Sinclair Garages, the VW and Audi specialist, is to set up two car dealerships at the SA1 development in Swansea, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs. 26-Nov-2004 Bridgewell, the stockbroker with 70 staff, is to raise £4m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its research and corporate broking teams. 25-Nov-2004 Meteor Electrical is to create 100 new jobs at its Cookstown-based electrical wholesaling business over the next 18 months, with vacancies in warehouse management, distribution and telesales. 24-Nov-2004 Rapra Technology is planning to create 50 new jobs at its Shawbury and Billingham research sites over the next four years. 24-Nov-2004 Huntswood Outsourcing is to create up to 355 jobs at a new financial services operation at the Strathclyde Business Park near Glasgow. 24-Nov-2004 Insurety Insurance is to open an office for 12 staff in Londonderry, in order to co-ordinate the work of 30 representatives across Northern Ireland. 23-Nov-2004 Lagan, the Belfast-based software company, has secured additional funding from DN Capital and existing investors that will lead to the creation of 38 jobs. 23-Nov-2004 Ryanair has announced ten new routes from the North West with the creation of up to 1,000 new jobs, including European flights from Liverpool and Blackpool. 23-Nov-2004 Yell, the directories company, is to set up a call centre in Belfast, with the creation of up to 150 jobs. 22-Nov-2004 Diageo is planning to expand the Guinness production plant in Runcorn by next summer, with the creation of scores of jobs. 19-Nov-2004 MMO2, the mobile phone company, is to expand its office at the Arlington Business Centre in Leeds, with the creation of 300 customer service jobs. 19-Nov-2004 Future Inns of Canada is to set up a UK headquarters in Cardiff, with the creation of up to 20 jobs, in order to co-ordinate the development of a nationwide network of hotels. 18-Nov-2004 Scottish Power is to open a new £6.5m customer service centre in Hamilton in January, with the creation of up to 150 jobs. 18-Nov-2004 Citigroup, the US banking and insurance company, is planning to set up a back-office IT operation in Belfast, with the creation of 375 jobs over the next five years. 18-Nov-2004 Anglo Beef Processors is creating 300 jobs at a new £18m meat processing factory at West Moor Park in Doncaster, in order to supply meat to Asda. 18-Nov-2004 DuPont is creating 40 new jobs at its Kevlar manufacturing plant at Maydown in Londonderry, having secured £2.5m of financial assistance from Invest NI. 18-Nov-2004 Banbridge District Council has approved plans from GML Estates for the £30m development of a hotel and leisure complex at Gilford Mill in County Down, which will create 400 jobs. 17-Nov-2004 Glas-Weld Scotland is to create about 50 jobs this year, having acquired the Scottish licence rights to US car windscreen repair firm Glas-Weld. 16-Nov-2004 Spectrum Architectural Coatings is creating 40 new jobs in Tipton, as part of a £2.5m expansion of its powder-coated aluminium frames business. 16-Nov-2004 Hillarys Blinds is to create 26 jobs in Nottingham and ten in Washington, Tyne & Wear, in order to expand its made-to-measure blinds service. 16-Nov-2004 Hoar Cross Hall is to create up to 100 new jobs when it opens a £9m extension at its stately home spa resort in Staffordshire in January. 16-Nov-2004 Invest NI is to provide financial assistance to NC Engineering for the £1.5m expansion of its engineering products factory in Armagh, which will create 25 jobs. 15-Nov-2004 Marketsafe is to create 92 jobs at a new office in Bridgend over the next three years, in order to provide a pan-European service of credit information and other business services. 15-Nov-2004 Eddie Rocket's is opening its first UK restaurant franchise in Liverpool, with the creation of 30 jobs. 15-Nov-2004 Northumbrian Ice Cream Company is seeking a larger site for its 40-strong workforce in Ashington, which will lead to the creation of ten new jobs, and also wants to open a factory in Australia. 15-Nov-2004 GKN Aerospace is to create 60 new jobs at its site in East Cowes, having won a £93m military contract. 15-Nov-2004 Print Design & Graphics is to open its rebuilt packaging plant in Newcastle in January, and plans to recruit 40 new staff over the next three years. 12-Nov-2004 MyMortgageDirect has chosen a site in Brighton for its first regional call centre, and 30 jobs will be created when it opens in January. 12-Nov-2004 WHS Halo is seeking permission to expand its PVCu windows factory at Minworth in the West Midlands, which would create 140 new jobs. 12-Nov-2004 David Nieper has extended its clothing workshops and studios in Alfreton, and hopes to create 100 new jobs eventually. 12-Nov-2004 Frank Haslam Milan is seeking 100 additional staff for its social housing contracting business on Teesside and elsewhere, including plasterers, joiners, fitters and floor layers. 11-Nov-2004 Peacocks is opening 100 new clothing stores this year, with the creation of 1,300 jobs. 11-Nov-2004 KeyMed is to create 100 extra jobs at its surgical instruments business in Southend, in order to expand into the US market. 11-Nov-2004 Scott Health & Safety is to create up to 25 new jobs in Skelmersdale, having won a £40m contract to supply gas masks to the Ministry of Defence. 10-Nov-2004 Preston Hall is to invest £0.7m in the expansion of its BMW and Mini dealership in Stockton, with the creation of ten jobs. 09-Nov-2004 Vue Cinemas is to set up a 12-screen cinema at the Salubrious Place development in Swansea, with the creation of 70 jobs. 09-Nov-2004 Toyota has launched a recruitment drive across the Midlands for an additional 500 staff, as part of a £50m investment in its car manufacturing plant near Derby. 09-Nov-2004 Avanquest UK, the software development company, is to expand its sales and marketing office at Lee Mill in Devon, with the creation of 12 jobs over the next few years. 09-Nov-2004 QVC is planning a £18m expansion at its TV shopping business in Knowsley, with the creation of 350 new jobs at the warehouse and call centre. 08-Nov-2004 ClientLogic is to create a further 100 jobs at its call centre in Newcastle by next April, as well as 400 at sites in Derby and Watford. 08-Nov-2004 Aldi, the food retailer, is planning to set up a distribution centre and regional headquarters on a 28-acre site at the Capital Business Park in Cardiff, with the creation of 300 jobs. 08-Nov-2004 Talk Business is planning to open a new call handling centre in Chesterfield, with the creation of 100 jobs. 05-Nov-2004 First Group is to recruit 90 revenue protection staff in Strathclyde, in order to reduce fare dodging at its ScotRail franchise. 05-Nov-2004 Renfrewshire Council has approved plans from Euro Pools to build a swimming pool floors factory at Queen Elizabeth Avenue in Glasgow, with the creation of 20 jobs. 05-Nov-2004 Newcastle Borough Council is considering plans from Fowlers Motors to build a new factory in Silverdale, Staffordshire, to produce taxis, with the creation of 120 jobs. 05-Nov-2004 Universal Flexible Packaging is planning to double the size of its new 26,500 sq warehouse in Leicester by next August, with the creation of 15 jobs. 04-Nov-2004 North Tyneside Council is considering plans from Richville to build a car showroom at the Silverlink retail park, with the creation of 100 jobs. 03-Nov-2004 Ikea is seeking permission to build a furniture superstore on the site of the former Peerless Edible oils factory on Merseyside, with the creation of 500 jobs. 02-Nov-2004 Ashfords, the law firm, is planning to expand the 250-strong workforce at its Exeter office with 100 additional staff, following its demerger from Bevan Ashford. 02-Nov-2004 Ernst & Young is looking to recruit a further 40 staff to add to the existing 460 at its accountancy office in Birmingham. 01-Nov-2004 Ikea has announced plans to build a furniture distribution warehouse in Walsall, with the creation of 50 jobs. 01-Nov-2004 MGt is planning to set up another call centre in Fife, with the creation of 250 jobs, and a number of potential sites are being considered. 01-Nov-2004 Central Trains is to create more than 40 jobs at a new rail depot in Crewe. 01-Nov-2004 Hilton is planning to set up a £200m casino and leisure complex in Blackpool with the creation of 500 jobs, and is also considering a similar project in Brighton. 01-Nov-2004 Denham Productions, the TV production company, is to open a new office in Cornwall with the creation of several jobs. 01-Nov-2004 Whitbread is to relocate its headquarters from London to Luton, and has also announced plans to create 8,000 new jobs with the opening of 100 pub-restaurants, five David Lloyd Leisure Centres and 50 Costa Coffee outlets over the next four years. 29-Oct-2004 Atmel is to expand its electronics plant in East Kilbride, with the creation of 80 jobs. 28-Oct-2004 Garlands is to create a further 150 jobs at its call centre in Middlesbrough, taking the workforce to 1,550. 28-Oct-2004 Geest is forming a joint venture with Rannoch Food to produce ready-to-cook meals at Holbeach in Lincolnshire, with the creation of 100 jobs. 28-Oct-2004 Exel is creating 40 permanent and 200 seasonal jobs at a Christmas gifts distribution centre at the Shire Business Park near Worcester. 27-Oct-2004 Travel 2 Travel 4 is to create almost 400 jobs at a travel call centre in Glasgow by combining three existing sites in Glasgow, Manchester and London at the city's Skypark complex. 27-Oct-2004 Modern Art Stone, the manufacturer of artificial stone, is to relocate from Cambois to a larger site in Blyth, with the creation of 20 jobs. 26-Oct-2004 Lordan UK is to create 70 jobs at its new air conditioning components factory in Caerphilly over the next three years. 26-Oct-2004 Flybe, the low-cost airline, is to launch seven new European routes from Birmingham International Airport, creating 35 jobs within the company and 400 in the local economy. 26-Oct-2004 Officers Club is looking to double the square footage at its chain of 185 menswear stores, with the creation of 400 jobs over the next five years, and is also seeking a suitable site for a new head office and warehouse in Cramlington. 26-Oct-2004 Samworth Brothers is to create up to 250 jobs at its various food production sites, including a £10m investment at Walkers Charnwood in Beaumont Leys, £3m at Midshire Foods in Leicester and £2m at Kettleby Foods in Melton. 26-Oct-2004 VTR is to open a 4,500 sq ft TV production facility in Leeds city centre next year, with the creation of 11 jobs. 25-Oct-2004 Hydra Group, the supplier of screens and filters to the water industry, is planning to build a new £2m factory at Indian Queens in Cornwall by next July, with the creation of up to 33 jobs. 22-Oct-2004 CA Roofing is to set up a new £1m industrial roofing factory near its existing site in County Durham, with the creation of 16 jobs. 21-Oct-2004 B&Q is to open a new DIY superstore in Halifax next year, with the creation of 130 jobs. 21-Oct-2004 NTL is planning to expand its customer relations centre in Coventry, with the creation of up to 80 jobs. 21-Oct-2004 Royal Mail is to recruit more than 170 delivery and sorting workers to improve its services across the north-east. 21-Oct-2004 Benjys is planning to open 150 new sandwich bars by 2006, with the creation of 2,000 jobs. 21-Oct-2004 De Vere is planning to build a £16m Village Hotel & Leisure Club at the SA1 waterfront site in Swansea, with the creation of up to 300 jobs. 20-Oct-2004 Castle Morpeth Council and Morpeth Pride are working on plans for the development of a £4m business enterprise and visitor centre, which would create 85 jobs in the production of Northumberland food, drink and crafts. 20-Oct-2004 Biofuels Corporation has started to recruit 30 staff for the £21m biodiesel plant being built on Teesside, and production is expected to start next June. 20-Oct-2004 Hargreaves Lansdown, the financial services group, is seeking a larger site in the Bristol area in preparation for the planned doubling of its 400-strong workforce by 2008. 20-Oct-2004 Northbrook Technology is to expand its software operations in Northern Ireland over the next two years, with the creation of 600 jobs in Belfast, Londonderry and Strabane. 20-Oct-2004 Sainsbury is to create 3,000 new jobs in its supermarkets, in order to improve the availability of stock on the shelves, but a further 700 head office jobs are expected to be lost. 19-Oct-2004 National Assembly for Wales has awarded a £0.2m grant to Overhall Aerospace to establish a new factory to produce aircraft interior equipment in Llanelli, and up to 50 jobs will be created. 19-Oct-2004 Geest Mariner Foods is to set up a new 60,000 sq ft ready meals factory at Europarc in Grimsby by next April, with the creation of 100 jobs. 19-Oct-2004 Stanley Leisure is planning to build a £125m casino and hotel complex next to the Elland Road stadium in Leeds, with the creation of 1,000 jobs. 19-Oct-2004 MM Group is to create a further 150 jobs at its call centre in Bangor over the next 12 months, as part of a £4.8m investment programme backed by Invest Northern Ireland. 18-Oct-2004 MyTravel is creating more than 100 jobs at its Holiday Line call centre operations in North Shields and Accrington, but its Manchester call centre will close. 18-Oct-2004 Robert Wiseman Dairies is seeking planning permission to build a new milk depot in Market Drayton, with the creation of up to 80 jobs, but alternative sites are still being considered. 18-Oct-2004 Conduit is creating 100 new jobs at its call centre in Swansea, having won a customer billing inquiries contract from Vodafone. 18-Oct-2004 Experian expects to create about 100 new jobs at its Nottingham-based financial information business over the next 12 months, and may decide to expand its Landmark House building. 18-Oct-2004 Orchard Information Systems of Newcastle is looking to recruit about 15 additional staff, due to rising sales of its software for social housing and local government. 15-Oct-2004 Furlong Flooring is to set up a £3m carpet distribution warehouse in Measham, Leicestershire, next year, with the creation of 60 jobs. 15-Oct-2004 Marshall Specialist Vehicles is to create 40 new jobs in Cambridge, as it is part of a consortium that has been selected as preferred bidder for a £1bn contract to provide support vehicles to the armed forces. 13-Oct-2004 First Group has submitted plans to set up a new £10m global headquarters and bus depot in Aberdeen, with the creation of more than 140 jobs. 11-Oct-2004 Jennings Motor Group has announced plans to set up a new multi-franchise car dealership in Sunderland next year, which could create more than 100 jobs. 11-Oct-2004 TSYS Europe is to create 30 new jobs at its credit, debit and retail card transactions business in York by the end of the year. 11-Oct-2004 HSBC is planning to recruit 130 business bankers next year, as part of a £1.4bn five-year investment that has seen the creation of 214 commercial centres in its branches. 11-Oct-2004 Global Email Company (Gem) is creating 300 new jobs at its call centre in Belfast by the end of the year, having won a number of new contracts. 06-Oct-2004 Dial is to create 120 new jobs at its outsourcing call centre in Llantarnam, Torfaen, over the next few weeks. 06-Oct-2004 Yorkshire Moulding is to create 20 jobs at its site in Brighouse over the next three months, following the transfer of sister firm Keith Newmark from Burnley later this month. 06-Oct-2004 Williams Medical Supplies is creating 45 jobs at a new 73,000 sq ft warehouse in Rhymney, South Wales. 06-Oct-2004 Poundland, the discount retailer, is seeking permission to set up a distribution centre at the disused Metabrasives site in Springvale, Bilston, with the creation of up to 500 jobs. 06-Oct-2004 Asda is planning to open a new £25m superstore in Walsall next year, with the creation of up to 500 jobs. 04-Oct-2004 ING Direct is planning to set up a banking call centre in Cardiff, with the creation of 300 jobs. 01-Oct-2004 GB Airways, the British Airways franchise, is to expand its services at Manchester airport, with the creation of about 140 jobs. 01-Oct-2004 Crown Pet Foods is seeking permission to build a pet foods factory in Castle Cary, Somerset, which would employ about 80 staff. 01-Oct-2004 Ultraframe has opened a new roof production facility at its factory in Clayton-le-Moors, and the 43-strong workforce could eventually double. 30-Sep-2004 Robert Wiseman Dairies is to create 175 jobs at a new £7.5m distribution depot in Northampton by 2005. 30-Sep-2004 McKeags, the law firm, is to recruit 50 additional staff in Newcastle, taking the total to more than 300 by next summer. 29-Sep-2004 Virgin Wines is recruiting a further 35 wine advisers at its headquarters in Norwich, taking the total workforce to 135. 29-Sep-2004 DeepStream Technologies is to start manufacturing miniaturised 3D digital sensors at Bangor in North Wales next year, and will eventually create 120 jobs. 28-Sep-2004 Del Monte is to create 250 new jobs at its fruit packing site in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. 27-Sep-2004 Schrader Electronics is to recruit extra workers at its factory in Antrim, having won a contract to provide tyre pressure monitoring systems to Mercedes. 24-Sep-2004 National Air Traffic Services is planning to create 700 new jobs at its Whiteley headquarters in Hampshire, with new buildings for engineering and systems staff being relocated from West Drayton and Gatwick. 24-Sep-2004 HLC is creating 60 new jobs in preparation for the reopening of its waste recovery centre at Crymlyn Burrows in Neath Port Talbot. 24-Sep-2004 CSC is to open a new office for about 600 staff in Solihull by the end of the year, in order to work on a new contract for the modernisation of NHS computer systems. 22-Sep-2004 D1 Oils is planning to raise £20m in a flotation on Aim this autumn, as part of a strategy to become a leading supplier of environmentally-friendly biodiesel with the creation of 100 jobs in the north-east. 22-Sep-2004 Scottish Coal has won planning permission for a new opencast mine at Powharnal near Muirkirk, with the creation of 80 jobs. 21-Sep-2004 Filtronic is to recruit a further 50 staff at its electronics plant in Newton Aycliffe, to add to the existing 350. 21-Sep-2004 NEMS Market Research is to create up to 15 new jobs at its office in Stockton over the next few months. 21-Sep-2004 Invest NI is supporting a £1.9m investment by Indian IT company HCL in a new call centre in Belfast, with the creation of about 250 jobs. 21-Sep-2004 Country Style Foods is creating 25 new jobs at its frozen desserts factory in Stockton, taking the workforce to 250. 20-Sep-2004 Daniels Chilled Foods is creating about 140 jobs at its newly-opened £4m prepared fruits factory at Waterside Park in Leeds, with production being transferred from its Seacroft site. 20-Sep-2004 HMD Pumps is to create 20 new jobs at its industrial pumps factory in Eastbourne, having been selected as the European manufacturing base for its US parent company Sundyne. 17-Sep-2004 Eaga Partnership expects to double its 750-strong nationwide workforce over the next five years, having announced plans to launch a commercial solar heating division and roll out its Iguana central heating operation. 17-Sep-2004 Bernard Brogan, the Motherwell-based fuel distributor, is to open a call centre with 12 staff at an undisclosed site in the south of England. 17-Sep-2004 Ikea has submitted plans to build a furniture store in Doncaster, creating up to 500 jobs. 17-Sep-2004 Port of Felixstowe is planning to recruit a further 200 workers over the next 12 months, in order to handle an increase in cargo. 16-Sep-2004 Intertissue is to double the previously-announced 300-strong workforce at the £70m paper factory being built at the Baglan Energy Park in Neath Port Talbot, and the site will be in production by the end of next year. 16-Sep-2004 BeCogent, the telemarketing company, is to create 600 jobs at a new call centre in Erskine, near Glasgow. 14-Sep-2004 Preston Council has approved plans from Warner Estates to expand the Fishergate Centre with 12 new shops and a department store, creating 300 jobs. 13-Sep-2004 Experian is to relocate its MCL Software division and 75 staff to a new £3m office complex in Southport in March 2005, and 25 new jobs will be created. 10-Sep-2004 Bellway Homes, the housebuilder, is planning to create 200 apprenticeships in the Liverpool area over the next two years. 09-Sep-2004 Huntsman Petrochemicals has announced plans to build a £200m low-density polyethylene plant on Teesside by 2007, with the creation of 117 jobs, and two existing plants will be upgraded. 08-Sep-2004 Princess Yachts is creating 56 new jobs at its luxury yachts factory in Plymouth. 08-Sep-2004 Eurocell Profiles is to build a new £5m plastics factory at its site in Alfreton by early next year, with the creation of 40 jobs. 07-Sep-2004 Comet is to create more than 300 jobs at its newly-opened distribution centre in Skelmersdale over the next two years, and the site will be operated by Exel. 06-Sep-2004 SmartFocus is to raise £4m in a share placing to recruit extra staff and fund the development of direct marketing software. 06-Sep-2004 Hagemeyer is planning to create a further 100 jobs at its electrical products distribution centre in Runcorn over the next 18 months. 03-Sep-2004 Diperk is planning to set up a UK headquarters in Peterborough with the creation of 100 jobs, in order to supply parts for Perkins Engines. 01-Sep-2004 Swansea Council has approved plans from Aspinalls to set up a casino at Brunswick Mansford's £30m Salubrious Place development, which could lead to the creation of 500 jobs. 01-Sep-2004 Dundees is setting up a chain of 13 sandwich shops on Tyneside following the acquisition of sites from Milligans and Nichol & Laidlow, and about 25 staff will be added to its 60-strong workforce. 01-Sep-2004 Littlewoods is creating 250 temporary jobs at its home shopping call centre in Crosby. 31-Aug-2004 Denbighshire County Council has approved plans for the expansion of the Tweedmill retail centre in St Asaph, with the creation of up to 50 jobs. 27-Aug-2004 ClientLogic is creating 400 jobs at its call centre in Newcastle, in order to expand its technical helpdesk and customer services department. 27-Aug-2004 CPP Group is to create 200 new jobs at its consumer assistance services centre in York. 26-Aug-2004 Moneysupermarket.com, the financial services company, is to invest £1.2m in a second office at St David's Park, Ewloe, with the creation of 200 jobs. 26-Aug-2004 Scantec Personnel is looking to expand its Merseyside-based recruitment agency by relocating its headquarters to Wirral's waterfront and creating up to 20 new jobs. 26-Aug-2004 Siemens has announced plans to set up a train maintenance depot in Northampton, with the creation of 100 jobs, in order to maintain Desiro trains for Angel Trains and National Express. 25-Aug-2004 One NorthEast has announced that Wynyard Golf Club, near Stockton, has been selected to host the Seve Trophy tournament in 2005, which is expected to create 100 jobs. 25-Aug-2004 Walsall Council has announced plans for the development of a £50m shopping centre next to the Shannons Mill designer outlet, with the creation of about 800 jobs. 25-Aug-2004 British Cattle Movement Service is to create a further 50 jobs in Workington, assuming it is selected to administer the new National Fallen Stock Scheme. 25-Aug-2004 Scottish Power is to recruit a further 90 staff at its new customer service centre in East Kilbride over the new few months. 24-Aug-2004 Thermacore Europe, the electronics cooling specialist, is to create up to 16 jobs at its base in Ashington over the next six months, following a recent investment in a new machining centre. 24-Aug-2004 Suffolk Coastal Council is considering plans from Suffolk Punch Trust for the development of a £4m heritage and visitor centre near Woodbridge, with the creation of up to 30 jobs. 24-Aug-2004 Assa of Sunderland is planning to create 40 new jobs over the next 18 months, having won a contract to provide training services to the automotive sector under the government's new Learndirect scheme. 23-Aug-2004 Tesco is seeking permission to build a "store on stilts" in Whitehaven, with the creation of 150 jobs. 23-Aug-2004 X-Fab UK is to create up to 80 jobs at its site in Plymouth next year, following a recent £20m investment in new equipment. 23-Aug-2004 Red Kite Films is to set up an animation studio in Edinburgh later this year, with the creation of 40 jobs. 23-Aug-2004 Lovell is planning to create 50 new jobs at its Leeds-based affordable housing business over the next 12 months. 20-Aug-2004 Infoserve is setting up a new sales office in Stockton which could create up to 75 jobs over the next 18 months, in order to offer internet and digital TV directory services. 18-Aug-2004 Freedom Finance is creating 30 jobs at a new mortgage and loans centre in Norwich. 16-Aug-2004 Capita Group is to start recruiting 200 new staff for a call centre in Gloucester, in order to operate the government's new Child Trust Fund. 16-Aug-2004 Central Networks is planning to create 600 new jobs for electrical engineers and electricians, as part of a £1.3bn investment in electricity sub-stations, relay stations and underground cables across the Midlands. 16-Aug-2004 Maxxium UK is to invest £2m in the expansion of its alcoholic drinks business, including improved merchandising and the recruitment of 27 extra staff. 16-Aug-2004 Warburtons has confirmed plans to build a £60m bakery in Wakefield by June 2005, with the creation of 200 jobs. 16-Aug-2004 ALcontrol Laboratories is to relocate some of its soil contamination laboratory facilities and up to 200 jobs from Cheshire to the new Hawarden Business Park in Flintshire later this year. 13-Aug-2004 Switch TM is to create 100 new jobs at its financial services telemarketing call centre in Salford Quays. 12-Aug-2004 One Anglia, the train operator, is planning to set up an administration centre in Colchester, with the relocation of up to 80 jobs from London, Ipswich and Norwich. 11-Aug-2004 Arla Foods is planning to build a £10m milk processing plant in Lockerbie by next year, with the creation of about 100 jobs. 11-Aug-2004 Whitbread is seeking permission to open a 49-bedroom Premier Travel Inn at Carrickfergus Marina in 2006, with the creation of 80 jobs. 10-Aug-2004 Bcwgroup has set up a new £5m credit management and outsourcing call centre in Rutherglen, and 200 new jobs will be created over the next eight months. 10-Aug-2004 A4e Work is creating 100 new jobs in Wales, having won a three-year contract from Elwa to provide vocational training and job recruitment services. 09-Aug-2004 Computer Sciences Corporation is creating 100 new jobs in Knowsley, having won a contract to provide electronic records for NHS patients. 06-Aug-2004 Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to create about 6,000 jobs over the next few years, mainly at Heathrow and Gatwick airports. 06-Aug-2004 Perth & Kinross Council has approved plans from Edinburgh-based project consultant RPS to set up a six-star hotel at Taymouth Castle, with the creation of 300 jobs. 06-Aug-2004 SASH UK is planning to create up to 150 jobs in Grimethorpe, having secured a deal to sell conservatories to the US. 05-Aug-2004 North Midland Construction is to create about 40 new jobs in its utilities division, having won a £80m contract with Marconi to work on the BT network. 05-Aug-2004 Wrights Pies is planning to set up a new £3.5m confectionery plant in Stoke-on-Trent, with the creation of 150 jobs over the next three years. 03-Aug-2004 Bmibaby is to expand its airline operations at Birmingham International Airport by launching 20 new routes, and about 150 jobs will be created. 02-Aug-2004 Lotus is recruiting more than 100 manufacturing staff at its sports car factory in Norfolk, due to rising demand from the US. 02-Aug-2004 Manor Bakeries is to invest £45m in the expansion of its cake manufacturing operations over the next three years, with the creation of 300 jobs at its bakery in Barnsley. 02-Aug-2004 Matalan is to open a £1m clothing superstore at the Merry Hill Centre in the West Midlands in November, with the creation of more than 100 jobs. 02-Aug-2004 Games Workshop is to create up to 100 jobs over the next year with a £10m investment in new offices and a warehouse in Nottingham. 02-Aug-2004 Northbrook Technology is planning to create 300 new jobs in Northern Ireland this year, and a new call centre will be set up in Strabane. 02-Aug-2004 Cable & Wireless is to increase its customer services and sales staff in Leeds and Sunderland from 30 to 60. 02-Aug-2004 National Assembly for Wales has provided a regional selective assistance grant to a new consumer credit company called Picture Financial, which will set up a headquarters for 70 staff at the Celtic Lakes Business Park in Newport. 15-Jul-2004 QVC, the TV shopping channel, is to recruit 500 additional staff in Knowsley, taking the workforce to 1,800. 15-Jul-2004 Liverpool City Council is in discussions with partner BT to double the capacity of the Liverpool Direct call centre, creating 200 new jobs, in order to take on work from other organisations. 15-Jul-2004 Marwell, the Aberdeen-based construction company, is creating 70 new jobs to work on a number of new design and build projects. 13-Jul-2004 Moray Council is to consider plans from Walkers Shortbread to set up a new bakery facility at its site in Elgin, with the creation of up to 200 jobs. 13-Jul-2004 Icera Semiconductor of Bristol is to raise £12m of venture capital, and the proceeds will be used to expand its staff from 45 to 100. 12-Jul-2004 New Balance, the Cumbria-based sportswear manufacturer, is to create 25 new jobs in product development, design and marketing over the next six months. 12-Jul-2004 Burks Green is seeking an additional 15 staff for its architecture and engineering business in Newark. 09-Jul-2004 MFI is to recruit 60 temporary staff at its Hygena furniture factory in Stockton, while 115 temporary staff are being made permanent. 09-Jul-2004 Wolseley UK is to create 30 jobs at a new building materials depot in Middlesbrough, the first of its new generation of Trade Park developments. 09-Jul-2004 British Nuclear Fuels has indicated that up to 350 construction jobs could be created if approval is given for a new £100m waste store at the Sellafield nuclear plant in Cumbria. 09-Jul-2004 Flex Recruitment is planning to double the size of its operations centre in Hinckley and open new offices in Leicester and Tamworth, with the creation of 40 jobs. 09-Jul-2004 Symbian is recruiting an additional 300 staff to strengthen its position in the market for mobile operating systems, and the move is being funded by a £50m rights issue. 08-Jul-2004 Yes Loans & Mortgages is planning to relocate its Cardiff office to the Neptune Court development in Cardiff Bay and increase its current workforce from 23 to 100 over the next three years. 08-Jul-2004 Ebac is creating 60 new jobs at its water cooler factory in Bishop Auckland. 08-Jul-2004 Young's Bluecrest is creating more than 250 new jobs at its seafood factories in Grimsby, due to an increase in fish consumption. 08-Jul-2004 Mortgageforce is to set up a new headquarters in Derby for its Wow Mortgages & Loans joint venture with Mortgages PLC, with the creation of up to 20 jobs. 07-Jul-2004 Hornagold & Hills is looking to recruit project managers and management consultants for its new office in Cardiff. 07-Jul-2004 Police5, the satellite tracking company, is to set up a new customer service office in Caerphilly, with the creation of up to 17 jobs. 05-Jul-2004 Thomas Armstrong is creating 30 jobs at a new concrete products factory in Workington. 05-Jul-2004 Yorkshire Forward is assisting Soy Magic of Israel with plans to build a £3m factory at Europarc in Grimsby to produce soya milk, yoghurts and desserts, with the creation of more than 50 jobs. 05-Jul-2004 Endemol is to create more than 300 jobs at a new studio complex in Bristol, having agreed a deal to produce TV programmes for E4. 05-Jul-2004 Bertelsmann has confirmed plans to set up a £115m magazine printing plant in Speke, with the creation of more than 400 jobs. 02-Jul-2004 Ulster Bank has announced a three-year restructuring and investment programme that will involve the creation of 150 jobs in Belfast and an equal number of redundancies at other locations. 02-Jul-2004 Wrightbus is to create 100 new jobs at its bus factory in Ballymena, having won a £66m contract to supply 486 buses to First Group. 01-Jul-2004 PP Training is planning to open three more training centres across the north-east over the next 18 months, with the creation of 60 jobs. 01-Jul-2004 John Lewis is to create 25 jobs at a new 161,000 sq ft furniture distribution warehouse at Grange Park in Northamptonshire. 01-Jul-2004 John Lewis is to build a department store in Lisburn with the creation of almost 1,000 jobs, and construction work is expected to start next year. 30-Jun-2004 Nisa-Today is planning to build a £30m distribution centre at the Normanby Enterprise Park in North Lincolnshire, with the creation of up to 300 jobs. 30-Jun-2004 Liberty Information Technology is investing £2.9m at its Belfast-based software development subsidiary, with the creation of 26 jobs. 30-Jun-2004 United Biscuits is investing £5m at its biscuit factory in Carlisle with the creation of 90 jobs, in order to transfer production of Ginger Nuts from Ashby-de-la-Zouch. 28-Jun-2004 ComputerLand UK is to create 60 new jobs in its Nottingham-based IT services business this year, and is to relocate up to 118 staff to a new headquarters at the Ruddington Business Park by December. 28-Jun-2004 Qantas is to create 400 cabin crew jobs in the UK, in order to increase its flights from Heathrow to Australia. 28-Jun-2004 Irvin-GQ, the parachute manufacturer, is creating up to 200 new jobs following its previously-announced relocation from Blackmill to a new £5m factory in Bridgend. 25-Jun-2004 Office Depot is creating 100 telesales jobs at its office supplies business in Andover. 25-Jun-2004 Cannon & Stokes is to create 40 new jobs at its aerospace components factory in Leicester, taking the workforce to 110. 25-Jun-2004 Dixons is planning to create 2,000 jobs across Europe and 1,000 in the UK this financial year, by expanding its chain of electrical goods stores. 24-Jun-2004 Aker Kvaerner is considering plans to set up an oil platform decommissioning facility in Shetland, with the creation of up to 30 jobs. 24-Jun-2004 Cambridge University has announced plans to set up a £16m national Stem Cell Institute, with the creation of up to 150 scientific jobs. 23-Jun-2004 Economy Power is planning to set up a customer service centre in Blaenau Gwent with the creation of 50 jobs, having agreed an electricity supply deal with Pennant Wind Energy Ventures. 23-Jun-2004 Garlands is planning to recruit a further 250 staff at its call centre in Middlesbrough by the end of July. 23-Jun-2004 Alderley is planning to double the 35-strong workforce at its recently-acquired SMS hydraulics business in Great Yarmouth over the next three years. 22-Jun-2004 Network Rail is said to be considering plans to set up a maintenance operation at the former Thrall wagon works site in York, with the creation of up to 250 jobs. 22-Jun-2004 Marks & Spencer has announced plans to set up a 90,000 sq ft superstore at the Broughton Shopping Park near Chester, with the creation of 850 jobs. 21-Jun-2004 Mid Suffolk District Council has received a planning application from Onslow Suffolk for the development of a £320m Snoasis winter sports complex in Great Blakenham, which could create 1,300 jobs. 21-Jun-2004 North East Lincolnshire Council has approved plans from Maltgrade to set up a £2m luxury health club at Meridian Point in Cleethorpes by October, with the creation of 20 jobs. 21-Jun-2004 Morrisons has acquired a 14-acre fruit packing site at Thrapston, Northamptonshire, from The Greenery, and will create 300 new jobs. 21-Jun-2004 Essex Ford is recruiting up to 40 staff for a new £3m Ford Transit and Mazda car franchise in Thurrock. 18-Jun-2004 M&M Plasline is expanding its factory and offices in Bishop Auckland with the creation of 50 jobs, in order to create an off-site facility to manufacture lightweight steel framing systems. 18-Jun-2004 Asda has submitted plans to build a £15m superstore in Whitehaven by 2006, with the creation of up to 350 jobs. 18-Jun-2004 Cabot Financial is to open a debt collection call centre in Bradford in July, and the initial 40-strong workforce will eventually increase to 250. 17-Jun-2004 East End Foods is to create 150 new jobs at its food distribution centre in West Bromwich by 2006. 17-Jun-2004 Crossway Scaffolding, the Elland-based scaffolding contractor, is planning to double its 30-strong workforce over the next three years. 17-Jun-2004 Budget Group is to create a further 150 jobs at its Junction call centre in Sunderland, having won a contract to provide customer support to Post Office car insurance customers. 17-Jun-2004 Invest NI is supporting plans from Ocwen Financial Corporation of the US to set up a £4.7m data and technical support centre in Belfast, with the creation of 12 jobs. 16-Jun-2004 Flintshire County Council is to consider plans from Hercules Unit Trust and Development Securities to extend a retail park in Broughton, including a two-storey Marks & Spencer store and up to 850 new jobs. 16-Jun-2004 CitiFinancial has acquired an additional 26,0000 sq ft of office space at the Doxford International Business Park in Sunderland, in order to expand its financial services operation and create 300 new jobs. 16-Jun-2004 John T Metcalfe is to create 12 new jobs on Teesside over the next three years, due to rising demand for its Metflex waterproofing system. 16-Jun-2004 Domnick Hunter is to create 70 new jobs at its process filtration business in County Durham, as part of a £4.5m investment programme. 16-Jun-2004 Market Reach is to set up a new telemarketing call centre in Sidmouth in July, with the creation of up to 120 jobs. 16-Jun-2004 J Barbour & Sons is to invest £1m in the expansion of its clothing warehouse and distribution centre in South Shields, with the creation of 33 jobs. 15-Jun-2004 Asda is to create 250 new jobs with the £18m expansion of its Boldon Colliery store on Wearside by July 2005. 15-Jun-2004 Waitrose is recruiting 50 staff for a new store due to open in Newmarket in October, while 200 staff will transfer from its existing site. 14-Jun-2004 HammondsDirect, the bulk conveyancing company, is to set up an office in Sheffield this summer, with the creation of up to 40 jobs. 14-Jun-2004 Mahle Filter Systems is planning to extend its automotive filters factory in Wiltshire, with the creation of 50 jobs. 10-Jun-2004 Launa Windows of South Devon is creating up to 50 new jobs in its double glazing business, following the launch of a new division in the Southampton and Portsmouth area. 10-Jun-2004 ZF Lemforder is planning to invest £8.5m in the expansion of its automotive suspension parts factory in Darlaston, with the creation of 30 jobs. 08-Jun-2004 Watson Burton, the Newcastle-based law firm, is planning to create a further 50 jobs by the end of the year. 08-Jun-2004 East Riding Council-backed Bridlington One Stop Shop is to help Global Cake Company recruit 120 staff at the former Hibernia Foods factory in Bridlington. 08-Jun-2004 Maple Leaf Bakery is setting up a new £2m bakery at Lillyhall, near Workington, with the creation of about 70 jobs. 07-Jun-2004 Egg is creating a further 80 jobs at its internet banking business in Derby this summer. 07-Jun-2004 Barclays is to recruit 1,000 additional branch staff, in order to improve customer service, but 800 middle management and support jobs will be lost. 07-Jun-2004 Invest NI is supporting plans from BT to create almost 200 jobs at an e-customer service call centre in Enniskillen. 04-Jun-2004 Expro International is expected to create about 50 new jobs in Aberdeen, due to a rise in demand for its oil services. 04-Jun-2004 Radisson SAS is recruiting 80 staff for a new £14m hotel due to open in Belfast in August. 04-Jun-2004 Amaro is to expand its Gateshead-based door-to-door mail delivery business over the next 18 months with the creation of 300 jobs, and new depots will open in Leeds, the North West and the Midlands. 03-Jun-2004 Swalec, the electricity and gas supplier, is creating 60 new jobs at its call centre in Cardiff. 03-Jun-2004 Yearsley Cold Storage & Distribution is to create 70 jobs at its new £12m refrigeration depot in Seaham, County Durham, by the summer, and work is to proceed on the second-phase of the expansion of the 38-acre site. 03-Jun-2004 Tesco is seeking permission to build a 726,000 sq ft distribution centre in Peterborough, with the creation of up to 1,000 jobs. 02-Jun-2004 Sunbelt Software is planning to expand its 21-strong workforce, having recently moved to larger premises in Worcester. 02-Jun-2004 Bgroup, the communications agency, is planning to relocate its Newcastle office, expand into other parts of the country and treble its staff numbers over the next two years. 02-Jun-2004 Tomo is to open two new mobile phone stores in Glasgow with the creation of 50 jobs. 01-Jun-2004 Wyre Council is to consider plans from Barton Grange Group for a £12m leisure development in Myerscough, including a marina, hotel and garden centre, with the creation of almost 400 jobs. 01-Jun-2004 Lyons Seafoods is to invest £3m in the expansion of its factory in Warminster by 2005, with the creation of 40 jobs. 31-May-2004 International Rectifier is to double the production capacity at its electronic components factory in Newport, South Wales, with the creation of 120 jobs. 31-May-2004 Burger King is planning to expand its chain of 700 fast food restaurants with at least 25 new sites this year, with the creation of 800 jobs. 31-May-2004 Komatsu UK, the excavator supplier, is creating 35 new jobs at its headquarters in Birtley. 28-May-2004 Toyota has announced plans to invest a further £50m at its car plant in Derbyshire, with the creation of 500 jobs. 28-May-2004 Companies House has agreed terms with the Welsh Development Agency to set up a 45,000 sq ft office at the former BT Axys building in Nantgarw, South Wales, with the creation of about 250 jobs. 27-May-2004 Homeserve, the home insurance repairer, is to create 100 new jobs at its call centre in Walsall over the next 12 months, while a further 400 jobs are being created at a new 24-hour facility in Preston. 27-May-2004 Wirral Engineering Services has established a new fabrication and welding business at the former Birkenhead site of R McIvor & Sons, and the 12-strong workforce is expected to double over the next year. 27-May-2004 BHK is to expand its chain of 13 flooring stores to 30 by the end of next year, with the creation of 70 jobs, and is considering sites in Hull, Bristol, Teesside and Scotland. 27-May-2004 Perbio Science is to create 40 jobs in Cramlington over the next two years, following the £7m expansion at its HyClone bioscience pharmaceuticals factory. 27-May-2004 RM, the Abingdon-based provider of IT services to schools, is seeking 70 more permanent staff and 150 temporary staff. 27-May-2004 Barnetts, the Southport-based law firm, is to create a further 100 jobs to cover evening shifts in its conveyancing department. 26-May-2004 Ashe Construction is seeking additional staff for its regional office in Rugby, including senior project managers. 26-May-2004 Vista Retail Support, the Cardiff-based supplier of electronic point-of-sale equipment, is recruiting an additional 24 engineers. 25-May-2004 Ilva of Denmark has selected Piccadilly Basin in Manchester as the location for its first furniture superstore in the UK, with the creation of 250 jobs. 24-May-2004 Celvac Environmental Solutions is to increase the workforce at its environmental engineering business in Tenby from 32 to 52 by the end of the year, following a £1.2m expansion programme. 21-May-2004 Amazon, the online retailer, is to set up a 300,000 sq ft distribution centre at Gourock in Renfrewshire with the creation of 300 jobs. 21-May-2004 Tissue Science Laboratories is creating 20 new jobs at its human tissue replacement facility near Leeds. 21-May-2004 Hennes & Mauritz, the fashion retailer, is planning to open a distribution centre in Winsford later this year, with the creation of about 100 jobs. 20-May-2004 Tibbett & Britten has won a contract to manage Tesco's new non-foods distribution centre at Keresley Park near Coventry, and up to 350 jobs will be created when the site becomes operational in August. 20-May-2004 D1 Oils is to create at least 100 jobs on Teesside, in order to develop bio-diesel production technology for use in plants around the world. 19-May-2004 Tesco is to create 400 jobs at a new superstore being built at Clay Cross in Derbyshire. 19-May-2004 GZ Media of the Czech Republic is to build a £1m CD and DVD manufacturing facility at Thomson Litho's site in East Kilbride, with the creation of 25 jobs. 19-May-2004 Smiffy's is planning a £1m extension at its party goods factory in Gainsborough, with the creation of 20 jobs. 19-May-2004 Nottingham City Council is considering plans for the relocation of the Mercedes-Benz car dealership from West Bridgford to a new showroom and regional headquarters in King's Meadow Road, with the creation of 100 jobs. 19-May-2004 Poundstretcher, the discount retailer, is to relocate its head office from Leeds to Huddersfield in August with the creation of about 400 jobs, and a distribution centre will open at the new site early next year. 18-May-2004 Ventura has taken over the former Serco call centre in Cardiff, saving 240 jobs and creating 100 new jobs, in order to provide customer services for mobile phone company 02. 18-May-2004 Financial Telemarketing Services is planning to create up to 200 jobs at a new call centre, and potential sites are being considered in the Hull area. 18-May-2004 Cumbrian Seafoods is to create 40 new jobs at its factory in Maryport, having won a contract to supply coated fish to Morrisons. 17-May-2004 MM Group is to create 50 new jobs at its call centre in County Down, having won a contract from EDF Energy. 17-May-2004 Beatson Oncology Centre has won planning permission to build a new £14m cancer research centre in Glasgow by 2006, which will house up to 240 researchers. 17-May-2004 Innovate Logistics is to create 150 jobs in Worksop over the next two years, having won planning permission to develop a 140,000 sq ft food distribution centre at the Manton Wood Enterprise Park. 17-May-2004 Barclays Capital is said to be planning to recruit up to 3,000 staff over the next three years, in order to expand its debt and advisory operations in the US and Europe. 17-May-2004 Welsh Development Agency is planning to set up an aerospace industry centre near West Wales Airport, which will involve the creation of up to 1,000 jobs in the design and construction of unmanned aircraft. 17-May-2004 Asda has announced plans to create 4,300 jobs this year, as part of a £400m investment that will include relocations, 21 store extensions and new sites in Dorset, Somerset, London and Merseyside. 14-May-2004 Tesco is to expand its distribution centre in Middlewich, with the creation of 30 jobs. 13-May-2004 Carlsberg UK is to open a 60,000 sq ft drinks distribution depot in Croydon in June, with the creation of about 50 jobs. 13-May-2004 Gerber Foods is to build a £35m fruit juice factory near Bridgwater in Somerset, employing 800 staff, and the company will relocate from existing offices nearby. 13-May-2004 North Shropshire District Council has approved plans for the £10m expansion of the Hill Valley Golf & Country Club, with the creation of 60 jobs. 12-May-2004 Metallink Fluid Power Systems is to expand its rigid steel tubes factory in the Wear Valley, with the creation of 25 jobs. 11-May-2004 Tesco has secured planning permission to build a £10m superstore in south Belfast, with the creation of up to 500 jobs. 10-May-2004 Ford has announced plans to create 600 jobs at its car engine plant in Bridgend over the next three years, following a £293m investment programme. 06-May-2004 Bio-Antigen is in negotiations with HPS of Germany to secure a licence to manufacture the Bio-whirlwind system for destroying all known water-borne diseases, which could lead to hundreds of jobs being created in Wales. 06-May-2004 Johnson Controls is to create 93 jobs at its automotive foams factory in Wednesbury over the next few months. 06-May-2004 Morrisons is planning to recruit 700 additional staff for its new headquarters in Bradford over the next 12 months, while only a few of its recently-acquired Safeway staff are expected to relocate from Hayes. 06-May-2004 Tesco is to build a new superstore at Cheetham Hill in Manchester, with the creation of 400 jobs. 06-May-2004 West Norfolk Council is considering plans for the development of a £35m health, beauty and leisure complex at The Granary in Docking, with the creation of 200 jobs. 05-May-2004 Richards is to create 80 new jobs at its textiles factory in Aberdeen this summer. 05-May-2004 TML (The Mortgage Lender) is to relocate 260 staff from Eastleigh to a larger office at the Solent Business Park near Fareham in July, and more than 200 new jobs will be created. 05-May-2004 AEA Technology is to create a further 40 jobs at its Glengarnock technology centre in Ayrshire. 04-May-2004 Limavady Borough Council is considering plans from Oakmore Developments for the £8m transformation of the former cattle market into a retail centre, with the creation of 200 jobs. 04-May-2004 Merloni has announced that suppliers to its washing machines factory in North Wales are to create 200 jobs, with Technoplast investing £10m in new production facilities at Kinmel Park and Pasell spending £5m at Sandycroft, Flintshire. 03-May-2004 Northbrook Technology of the US is planning to set up a new call centre in County Tyrone, with the creation of between 50 and 100 jobs. 03-May-2004 University of York has submitted outline plans to double the size of the campus in Heslington, which could lead to the creation of 4,500 jobs over the next 15 years. 03-May-2004 European Motor Holdings is to set up a £3m BMW and Mini car dealership in Durham this year, with the creation of 40 jobs. 30-Apr-2004 ISKY Europe is creating 20 new jobs at its call centre in Clevedon, having won a number of new contracts. 30-Apr-2004 Sigma Cryotec is to acquire Universal Vehicle Bodies of Narborough, and the business will be relocated to a larger site with the creation of more than ten jobs. 30-Apr-2004 Produce World is to set up a new £1m fruit and vegetable packing operation in Peterborough, with the creation of 150 jobs. 29-Apr-2004 North Tyneside Council is to consider plans from Stadium Developments to build a £10m Soccerdome in North Shields, with the creation of 80 jobs. 29-Apr-2004 Argos is seeking permission to build a 730,000 sq ft home delivery distribution centre on the Faverdale Industrial Estate in Darlington, with the creation of 700 jobs. 28-Apr-2004 Wigan Council has approved plans from Greenbank Partnerships to build a £43m sports village in Leigh, which could create 2,000 jobs. 27-Apr-2004 UK Biometrics is planning to create 50 jobs on Tyneside and 150 nationwide, due to rising demand for its biometric security systems. 27-Apr-2004 Debenhams is to recruit 700 staff for a new department store due to open at the MetroCentre in Gateshead this autumn. 27-Apr-2004 TK Maxx, the clothing retailer, is said to be planning to transfer its warehousing and distribution operation to Walsall's Green Lane, with the creation of 850 jobs. 27-Apr-2004 Exel is to create 1,250 jobs at transport hubs in Worksop and Daventry to handle distribution contracts for B&Q and JD Wetherspoon. 26-Apr-2004 Reg Vardy is to build a £10m used-car supermarket on a 16-acre site next to the Gateshead Metro Centre, with the creation of 100 jobs. 23-Apr-2004 McNulty Offshore is creating 100 jobs at the A&P Tyne shipyard after winning a contract to work on the Haewene Brim oil production vessel for Bluewater Energy Services. 23-Apr-2004 Hanson Building Products is creating 14 new jobs at the Calder brick factory in Yorkshire, as Hanson's 14 sites across the country move to maximum output. 22-Apr-2004 Spark Response is to create 150 jobs at its call centre in Gateshead, having won a number of new outsourcing contracts. 22-Apr-2004 ARM Holdings is to create 40 new jobs at its Cambridge-based microchips development business. 22-Apr-2004 British Gas is to create 100 jobs at its St Mary's Road call centre in Southampton. 21-Apr-2004 Aberdeenshire Council is to consider plans from ExxonMobil to expand a gas terminal at the St Fergus complex near Peterhead, with the creation of up to 200 construction jobs. 21-Apr-2004 Specsavers is planning to open 40 optician outlets throughout the country this year, with the creation of 400 jobs. 20-Apr-2004 Angel Biotechnology has raised £1.8m of venture capital funding to set up a clinical manufacturing facility in Northumberland by the end of the year, with the creation of 12 jobs. 20-Apr-2004 Babtie is planning to double the size of its engineering and technical services business over the next five years, and the 3,600-strong workforce could also be doubled. 20-Apr-2004 Investmaster is to create a further 22 jobs for computer programmers and analysts at its Leicester office, in order to develop software for the managers of wealthy individuals' investments. 20-Apr-2004 Taylor Bloxham, the printing company, is to create 25 jobs over the next 12 months at its new call centre and distribution business at the Meridian Business Park in Leicestershire. 20-Apr-2004 Tyne & Wear Pallets is to invest £2m in the expansion of its pallets factory in Gateshead, and the workforce will rise from 45 to 60 over the next three years. 19-Apr-2004 Weetabix is planning to expand its cereals factory in Northamptonshire with the creation of up to 150 jobs. 19-Apr-2004 Ultimate Finance, the Cheadle-based factoring and invoice discounting company, is to raise £0.5m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its sales force. 19-Apr-2004 Budget Group is to create 50 jobs at its call centre in Sunderland, after its Junction division won a contract to provide motor insurance services to MBNA. 19-Apr-2004 Myhomemove Conveyancing is planning to create 100 new jobs at its property conveyancing business in Leicestershire over the next year. 19-Apr-2004 First Group is said to be planning to set up a new corporate headquarters in Aberdeen with the creation of 100 jobs, if it can obtain permission to redevelop its King Street bus depot for retail use. 16-Apr-2004 Aviemore Highland Resort has announced that a total of £80m will be spent at the site over the next few years, and a further 400 jobs will created on top of the 280 already planned. 16-Apr-2004 Esco Business Services, the mailing and database management firm, is seeking permission from Braintree Council to build new office and storage units near Finchingfield, which could lead to 45 new jobs. 16-Apr-2004 Sumitomo Electrical Wiring Systems is to invest £2.2m in research and development facilities at its automotive components site in Ystradgynlais, securing 100 jobs and creating 15 new jobs. 15-Apr-2004 Churchill Insurance is to set up a personal loans business at Tannochside near Glasgow, with the creation of 100 jobs. 15-Apr-2004 Keep Able is to expand its West Midlands-based mobility aids business by opening more shops, with the creation of more than 100 jobs. 14-Apr-2004 Peel Holdings is relaunching plans for the development of a £100m racecourse, golf course and hotel at Salford Forest Park, which could create 500 jobs. 14-Apr-2004 Pets at Home, the Cheshire-based chain of 150 stores, is planning to open a further 100 superstores and 100 high street outlets over the next five years, and 300 jobs will be created at 20 new stores this year. 14-Apr-2004 StarTek Europe is to create about 100 jobs at its call centre in Hartlepool over the next few weeks, having won a number of new outsourcing contracts. 13-Apr-2004 Islington Motors is to open a £1.5m Alfa Romeo car dealership in Melksham in June, with the creation of 20 jobs. 13-Apr-2004 Amity Direct is planning to create 40 jobs at its new mortgage offices in Edinburgh, Cardiff and London. 09-Apr-2004 Westfield is to create up to 2,000 construction jobs during the £200m refurbishment of the Eagle shopping centre in Derby. 08-Apr-2004 Bombardier Aerospace is to create 400 jobs at a new £33m aircraft manufacturing plant in Belfast. 08-Apr-2004 Ensinger is planning to expand its plastic components manufacturing facilities in South Wales at a cost of £5.2m, and 48 new jobs will be created. 07-Apr-2004 Cartel is to create 100 new jobs at its Manchester-based mortgage broking business. 06-Apr-2004 Comeleon is to recruit a further 30 staff at its County Durham-based technology business. 05-Apr-2004 OC5 is to expand the 160-strong workforce at its outsourced call centre on Teesside by creating 20 new jobs, having received extra work from Centrica. 05-Apr-2004 Royal Bank of Scotland is to create 1,000 jobs at NatWest branches across the country, as part of a £150m refurbishment programme. 02-Apr-2004 Dawn Group is to expand the workforce at its food processing factory in Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire, from 220 to 400, but will close its Pontardawe facility, which employs 50 staff. 02-Apr-2004 Union Snack is planning to expand the 80-strong workforce at its pretzel snacks factory in County Durham by 50% over the next three years, and £1m will be invested in new equipment. 02-Apr-2004 Exel is to create 250 jobs in Daventry, having won a £100m national distribution contract from pub operator JD Wetherspoon. 01-Apr-2004 HBS is to create a further 100 jobs in Middlesbrough, having won new outsourcing contracts from local authorities across the country. 01-Apr-2004 American Life is planning to create 120 jobs in Northern Ireland and 200 in Scotland, as part of a 2,000-strong nationwide insurance sales force. 01-Apr-2004 MJ Gleeson, the construction company, is recruiting 46 staff for three new offices in Leeds, Birmingham and Nottingham. 01-Apr-2004 Capita Group has won a £430m contract to manage Child Trust Funds, which will involve the transfer of 100 jobs from The Children's Mutual and the creation of 100 new jobs in Gloucester. 01-Apr-2004 Sun Coke of the US is considering plans to install a coke facility at the Corus steelworks in Port Talbot, with the creation of up to 140 jobs, but alternative locations are also being considered in France, Germany and Italy. 31-Mar-2004 Dunlop Aerospace Braking Systems is to invest £8m in the expansion of its aerospace components factory in Coventry, with the creation of more than 100 jobs. 30-Mar-2004 Caudwell Group is to create 1,000 call centre jobs in Manchester over the next 12 months, as part of a £50m expansion project for its Homecall fixed-line telephone services division. 30-Mar-2004 Boots is to spend £250m opening 40 edge-of-town and 20 convenience stores this year, and about 3,000 new jobs will be created. 29-Mar-2004 Debenhams is to open a department store in Craigavon in the autumn, with the creation of 230 jobs. 29-Mar-2004 Huawei Technologies, the Chinese manufacturer of telecoms equipment, is to set up a European head office in Basingstoke with the creation of 200 jobs. 26-Mar-2004 Rebus Design & Automation is to create 30 jobs in Flintshire, having won a contract to provide a smoke extraction and ventilation system for Arsenal’s new stadium. 26-Mar-2004 West Midlands Ambulance Service is to recruit a further 200 paramedics and technicians over the next two years. 26-Mar-2004 Macdonald Hotels is to invest £8m at the Tickled Trout hotel in Preston, including a new conference and banqueting suite for up to 600 people and the creation of 60 jobs. 26-Mar-2004 Gelder Construction is planning to double the size of its Lincolnshire headquarters, with the creation of 30 jobs over the next 18 months. 26-Mar-2004 Exeter Airport has announced plans for a £3.5m expansion that will create 96 jobs, including the construction of a new aircraft maintenance hangar for Flybe. 26-Mar-2004 Tubosider is to relocate its corrugated steel products factory from Warrington to St Helens, and its workforce will double to 44. 25-Mar-2004 NG Bailey is creating 50 new jobs, having won a number of mechanical and electrical building services contracts in the North-East. 25-Mar-2004 TWI has confirmed plans to develop a £18m welding technology research centre at the former Waverley opencast colliery site in South Yorkshire, with the creation of 40 jobs. 25-Mar-2004 Printware, the laser printer supplier with 70 staff, is to relocate to a larger £2.4m site in Southsea in July, and expects to create 25 new jobs by the end of the year. 25-Mar-2004 Swansea Council is to help fund the opening of a Job Shop on the site of the city's historic Norwegian Church, in order to fill hundreds of vacancies that are expected to be created at the £200m SA1 docklands development. 25-Mar-2004 EasyJet is to start four new air routes from Belfast to Paris, Nice, Malaga and Alicante in June, which will lead to the creation of more than 200 jobs in Belfast. 24-Mar-2004 Bannatyne Fitness is planning to expand its chain of 32 fitness clubs with a further five in the next 15 months, while 100 jobs are currently being created in Skelmersdale, Banbury and Folkestone. 24-Mar-2004 Virgin Atlantic is planning to double in size over the next six years, with the creation of 1,400 jobs, and is in negotiations with Boeing and Airbus to buy 30 wide-bodied aircraft. 24-Mar-2004 Benson, the construction contractor, is seeking staff for a new regional office in Maidenhead. 24-Mar-2004 Tesco is seeking permission to build a superstore in Castle Douglas, with the creation of 200 jobs. 23-Mar-2004 Money Centre is opening a new buy-to-let mortgage office in Sheffield, and hopes to expand the workforce from 12 to 36 over the next 18 months. 23-Mar-2004 Travelscene is creating 17 new jobs in Liverpool, having won contracts to operate tours for Saga Holidays and P&O Ferries. 22-Mar-2004 JA Magson is to relocate its York-based stationery and toys distribution business to a larger site at Clifton Moor, with the creation of 30 jobs. 22-Mar-2004 Independent Mortgage Bureau is to expand the workforce at its Leicester head office from 20 to 30, while ten jobs will be created at new offices in Edinburgh and Belfast. 22-Mar-2004 LogicaCMG is planning to expand its IT services operation in Bridgend with the creation of 750 jobs, including 415 at a new business process outsourcing office. 19-Mar-2004 Voller Energy is planning to set up a £3.7m factory to produce a portable mini fuel cell, with the creation of 40 jobs, and is seeking £4m of funding. 19-Mar-2004 Otto Group UK is to create 300 extra jobs at its Grattan mail order business in Bradford, but 500 jobs will be lost at its Freemans warehouse in Peterborough. 19-Mar-2004 EIBS, the Nottingham-based web content management provider, is planning to expand its workforce from 16 to more than 30 over the next three years. 19-Mar-2004 Parkview International is setting up a dedicated job centre to ensure that the 9,000 jobs being created at the Battersea Power Station redevelopment in London are won by local people. 18-Mar-2004 Stena Line is to create 60 call centre and IT jobs in Holyhead, but its Ashford office in Kent is expected to close with the loss of up to 170 jobs. 18-Mar-2004 H&B Heating & Plumbing is to expand its 120-strong workforce with 20 new jobs, having won a £20m contract from Tristar Homes to supply heating systems to council homes on Teesside. 18-Mar-2004 Marks & Spencer is to open a £2.6m store in Omagh next summer, with the creation of 50 jobs. 18-Mar-2004 Monitor Coatings is looking to more than double the 32-strong workforce at its Wallsend-based coatings manufacturing business, and is relocating to a larger site at the West Chirton Industrial Estate. 17-Mar-2004 David Prentice Cars is to invest £1.5m at its Portadown site and set up a new BMW and Mini dealership in Omagh, with the creation of up to 30 new jobs. 17-Mar-2004 AstraZeneca is to invest £16m in new drug discovery facilities at its Charnwood site by 2006, with the creation of 75 scientific jobs, and has also provided details of a further investment at Alderley Park in Cheshire. 17-Mar-2004 Premier Foods is creating 40 new jobs at its Branston Pickle factory in Bury St Edmunds. 12-Mar-2004 Polymeric Composites is to relocate to a new £2.1m composite materials factory in Clevedon by the end of the year, and the 21-strong workforce will expand. 12-Mar-2004 Scottish & Southern Energy has estimated that a £1bn investment is required to upgrade the power network across the north of Scotland to meet the national demand, which could create 2,500 jobs over the next ten years. 12-Mar-2004 Meridian Technologies is to expand the workforce at its automotive instrument panels factory in Sutton-in-Ashfield from 31 to 41. 12-Mar-2004 ExxonMobil has won permission to build an LNG terminal on the former Esso oil refinery site at Milford Haven, with the creation of 700 construction jobs and 50 permanent jobs. 11-Mar-2004 McNicholas Construction is to create 200 new jobs in its Rail division and open new offices in York and Birmingham. 11-Mar-2004 Care UK has won a £100m contract to provide orthopaedic and outpatient services to the NHS in the Trent and South Yorkshire region, and will open a treatment centre with 150 staff. 11-Mar-2004 Linx Printing Technologies is to expand its workforce to handle the launch of a new range of inkjet and laser printers. 10-Mar-2004 Invest NI is to assist IceMOS Technology of the US with plans to set up a £10m electronic components factory in Belfast, with the creation of 52 jobs. 09-Mar-2004 Maxiprint is planning to expand the workforce at its York-based printing business from 45 to 60 this year. 09-Mar-2004 Quotations, the information solutions company, is creating up to 41 jobs and relocating to a larger office in Holyhead, having secured £0.4m of venture capital and grant aid. 08-Mar-2004 Home Service is planning to create about 300 jobs at its domestic assistance call centre in Walsall. 08-Mar-2004 EWA is to create 14 new jobs at its teacher training call centre in Chelmsford, having won a £10m Teacher Training Agency contract. 08-Mar-2004 B&Q has announced plans to open 20 DIY stores this year, with the creation of 3,500 jobs. 08-Mar-2004 MRM is planning to expand its marketing business in Market Harborough this year, with the creation of up to 30 new jobs. 05-Mar-2004 One Account is expanding its mortgage lending business by opening a new office in Norwich and recruiting 150 extra staff. 03-Mar-2004 Chartwell Bodycraft is to relocate its car bodywork repair business to a new £2.5m site at Pride Park in Derby in August, with the creation of 16 jobs. 03-Mar-2004 Imprint Search & Selection is planning to double the size of its recruitment business this year, increasing the number of fee-earning staff from 37 to 84. 02-Mar-2004 Marks & Spencer is to create more than 100 jobs at a new store due to open at Parc Fforestfach in Llanelli in the early summer. 02-Mar-2004 Argos is creating 160 customer service jobs at its Argos Direct office and warehouse centre in Stafford. 01-Mar-2004 Discovery Channel is seeking a suitable site for a 100,000 sq ft headquarters in London, and expects its headcount to rise from 350 to 500. 01-Mar-2004 NEG Micon Rotors is to expand its wind turbine manufacturing facilities on the Isle of Wight by setting up a new factory in East Cowes, with the creation of up to 120 jobs. 27-Feb-2004 Youngs Bluecrest is to invest £15m at its seafood factories in Hull and Grimsby with the creation of 300 jobs, but about 260 jobs will be lost through the closure of its plant in Gosforth. 26-Feb-2004 Derby City Council has sold the last available plot of land at Pride Park to Volkswagen Financial Services for the development of an Audi dealership with the creation of about 70 jobs. 26-Feb-2004 JJB Sports is to create up to 60 jobs at a new sports store and leisure centre due to open on Kidderminster's Weavers Wharf development next month. 25-Feb-2004 East Riding Council is considering revised plans from Key Growing to build a £1m flower and plant packing facility at Plaxton Bridge, Woodmansey, with the creation of up to 150 jobs. 25-Feb-2004 Galgorm Manor in Ballymena is to start work on a new £7m upmarket leisure and tourism complex later this year, including spa resort, restaurant and conference facilities, which will create 40 jobs. 25-Feb-2004 Virgin Atlantic is to recruit about 700 cabin crew staff this year at its services from Gatwick and Heathrow airports, due to rising demand for flights to the US. 23-Feb-2004 Thomas Cook is to create 200 new jobs at its travel call centre in Larbert, near Falkirk. 19-Feb-2004 Congleton Borough Council is to consider plans from MID Point Sports for the development of a £26m leisure complex in Middlewich, including an Olympic-size swimming pool and the creation of 150 jobs. 19-Feb-2004 HM Plant, the machinery importer, is to relocate its headquarters from Somerset to a new £5m site at Hebburn in South Tyneside in the autumn, with the creation of 50 jobs. 19-Feb-2004 Irwin Mitchell, the law firm, is planning to expand its Newcastle office this year with the creation of up to 60 jobs. 19-Feb-2004 Mansfield District Council is considering plans from Mansfield Land Development to build a hotel, office and apartments complex on the site of the town's former brewery, with the creation of up to 900 jobs. 19-Feb-2004 Brecon Pharmaceuticals is planning to double the size of its production plant in Hay-on-Wye with the creation of 100 jobs. 19-Feb-2004 British Airways is to create up to 400 jobs at call centres in Manchester, Newcastle and Belfast, but 350 jobs will be lost through the closure of its Glasgow site in November. 18-Feb-2004 Lister Trade Frames is creating 86 new jobs as it moves into a new £2.5m window factory in Stoke-on-Trent over the next few weeks. 17-Feb-2004 The Wales Millennium Centre is to create about 100 jobs when it opens the new arts centre in Cardiff in November. 17-Feb-2004 St Modwen is to regenerate a 600-acre site at the Corus steelworks in Llanwern, which will involve a £200m investment in new homes and offices and the creation of up to 7,000 jobs. 17-Feb-2004 Luminar Leisure is to open a £1m Chicago Rock Cafe in Chester-le-Street at the end of March, with the creation of 40 jobs. 16-Feb-2004 South East England Development Agency is helping SP seek planning permission for a new composites factory in Cowes, which will create 47 jobs. 16-Feb-2004 ASL Systems, the Gateshead-based manufacturer of wiring systems for commercial vehicles, is to create 50 new jobs. 13-Feb-2004 Banham Poultry is to seek planning permission for a £10m power plant fuelled by chicken waste at its site in Attleborough, which would create 20 jobs. 13-Feb-2004 York Inward Investment Board has announced that Efamol is to set up a headquarters for its fatty acids research and marketing business in Selby, with the creation of ten jobs. 13-Feb-2004 Doncaster Council is to consider plans from Lazarus Properties to build a new five-storey town centre headquarters for Earth Finance, which would create 200 jobs. 13-Feb-2004 Centrale is to create 2,200 jobs when its new £100m shopping centre opens in Croydon, with retailers such as Mango, Elle and Allsports already recruiting staff. 12-Feb-2004 Accelrys is creating 30 new jobs at its biotechnology software business in Cambridge. 12-Feb-2004 Carmasters is to create 100 jobs in Bridlington this year, having won a contract from Northgate to refurbish former hire vans and cars. 12-Feb-2004 Lichfield District Council is looking to develop the facilities at Chasewater Country Park, in order to attract more visitors and create up to 120 new jobs. 11-Feb-2004 Smiles Engineering is to expand its Newcastle-based workforce from seven to 19, having won a contract to supply 70 low-emission diesel engines to bus operator Arriva. 11-Feb-2004 MGt is to create 100 call centre jobs in Kirkcaldy this year having won a contract to provide back-office services for the launch of a new digital TV service called Top Up TV. 11-Feb-2004 Fenland District Council is to consider plans from Del Monte to expand its fruit processing site in Wisbech, with the creation of up to 100 jobs. 11-Feb-2004 Marshall Construction of Alloa has set up a housebuilding subsidiary called Marshall Homes, which will involve the creation of 50 new jobs. 11-Feb-2004 Lyreco, the Telford-based stationery distributor, is investing £10m in the expansion off its headquarters and distribution centre, with the creation of 300 jobs. 10-Feb-2004 North East Lincolnshire Council is in discussions with an unnamed Dutch investment bank that wants to build a £20m equipment distribution centre at Immingham Dock, which would create 400 jobs. 10-Feb-2004 The Springfield Hotel in Holywell, Clwyd, is to undergo a £1m refurbishment with the creation of 50 new jobs. 09-Feb-2004 B&Q is to create 300 jobs at a new DIY superstore due to open at Trafford Park in July. 09-Feb-2004 Aggreko, the air conditioning equipment supplier, is to set up a national rental centre in Cannock in April, with the creation of 65 jobs. 09-Feb-2004 Co-operative Financial Services is to create 500 jobs at call centres in Manchester, Stockport and Skelmersdale this year. 05-Feb-2004 Xcellsyz is looking to raise up to £5m of venture capital to fund its research into diabetes, and expects to increase its Newcastle-based workforce from 10 to 30. 04-Feb-2004 Fenland District Council is considering plans from Delamore to relocate its plant nursery and 175 staff to a new £5m site in Wisbech St Mary, with the creation of 45 new jobs. 04-Feb-2004 Devro, the manufacturer of sausage casings, is said to considering plans to open a new factory in Hamilton, with the creation of 45 jobs. 04-Feb-2004 Donald Ward is investing millions of pounds in the expansion of its recycling plant in Ilkeston, and the workforce is expected to rise from 65 to 100 over the next 18 months. 04-Feb-2004 JL French is creating 30 new jobs at its automotive engine and transmission components plant in Witham. 04-Feb-2004 MGM Mirage of the US and British Land have announced plans to build a £250m casino, hotel and leisure complex next to the Meadowhall Centre in Sheffield, which would create about 2,000 jobs. 04-Feb-2004 Wolverhampton Council is planning to expand its recyclable waste collection service over the next 18 months, with the creation of more than 50 jobs. 03-Feb-2004 PFK Ling is to set up a £2.5m Honda centre in Lowestoft with the creation of up to 60 jobs, in order to offer cars, motorcycles, quad bikes and jet skis. 02-Feb-2004 Department of Trade & Industry is planning to set up a £8m Consumer Direct call centre in Camborne, with the creation of 57 jobs. 02-Feb-2004 Greggs of Yorkshire has announced plans for a £4.5m expansion at its bakery in Leeds by August, with the creation of up to 30 jobs. 02-Feb-2004 School Trends, the Sheffield-based school wear supplier, is to create up to 100 jobs over the next five years, and will relocate to a new £2.5m headquarters near Mosborough in February. 02-Feb-2004 Sheldon & Clayton is seeking permission for a £3m expansion of its haulage warehouse and office facilities in West Bromwich, with the creation of 35 jobs. 02-Feb-2004 Alliance & Leicester is recruiting 100 additional staff at call centres in Leicester and Narborough. 02-Feb-2004 HSBC is said to be planning to recruit 300 equity analysts over the next three years, as part of a strategy to expand its brokerage operations. 02-Feb-2004 Lab901 has raised £1m in cash and grant assistance to fund the commercial development of its ScreenTape DNA testing equipment, and is looking to recruit six scientists. 30-Jan-2004 Boots is to outsource its Nottingham-based D82 Warehouse and 600 jobs to Unipart, while 300 new jobs will be created across the Boots logistics operation to cope with extended working hours and more frequent deliveries. 30-Jan-2004 Tyco Electronics is creating 80 jobs at its Crompton Industrial Instruments plant in Witham, Essex, and £1m will be invested in a new laboratory. 30-Jan-2004 Atmel is to invest a further £100m at its semiconductor plant on North Tyneside, with the creation of 150 jobs. 28-Jan-2004 Vodafone is to create 100 new jobs at its recently-acquired Project 5 telecoms facility in Newark, and the site will become a centre of excellence for services to business customers. 28-Jan-2004 Vimac Leisure is to invest £5m in new venues this year with the creation of more than 100 jobs, and is seeking three suitable sites in the north-east. 27-Jan-2004 JCB has acquired a 12-acre site at Church Broughton, Derbyshire, to manufacture diesel engines, and 100 jobs will be created at the newly-formed JCB Power Systems division. 27-Jan-2004 Shop Direct is to close a call centre in India and transfer the 250 jobs back to sites in Worcester, Burnley, Bolton, Widnes, Preston and Newtown in South Wales, following the company's acquisition by March UK. 26-Jan-2004 Kail & Co is to relocate its precision engineering business, which has 30 staff, to a larger site in Sunderland in April, and expects to create ten new jobs this year. 26-Jan-2004 Hays Travel is to create between 50 and 160 new jobs at its travel agency operations across the north-east, including call centre, administration and homeworking jobs. 26-Jan-2004 TNT Express Services, the business express courier service, is to set up a call centre at Willow Farm near Nottingham East Midlands Airport, with the creation of up to 120 jobs by the end of the year. 26-Jan-2004 Kestrel 3D, the developer of laser scanning technology, is seeking a suitable site for a new headquarters in the East Midlands, which would create about 45 jobs. 26-Jan-2004 Tesco is planning to recruit 400 departmental managers at stores across London and the south by the end of March. 26-Jan-2004 Middlesbrough Borough Council is to receive plans from Springs to open a £4.5m fitness and leisure facility at the Tennis World site, with the creation of 60 jobs. 23-Jan-2004 Gilwood Engineering, the Tyneside-based mechanical and electrical contractor, is looking to double its 30-strong workforce following a rise in demand for its services. 23-Jan-2004 Fruiting Bodies, the Llangadog-based producer of medicinal mushroom extracts, has secured an investment from Finance Wales to expand its facilities and increase its workforce to about 50 over the next three years. 22-Jan-2004 Invertek Drives is relocating its electronic variable speed drives business from Llanymynech to the Offa's Dyke Business Park at Welshpool, which will lead to the creation of up to 25 jobs over the next few years. 22-Jan-2004 Storey Carpets is planning to open franchised flooring stores across the country over the next three years, while 150 jobs are currently being created at ten new outlets in the north. 22-Jan-2004 Legal & General is to create 50 new jobs in Cardiff in order to sell Sainsbury's-branded life insurance policies. 21-Jan-2004 VMS, the supplier of digital road and rail signs, is relocating its 53 Tyneside-based staff to the Monkton Business Park this month, and 17 new jobs will be created. 21-Jan-2004 Asda is seeking permission to expand its superstore in Wolverhampton, with the creation of 150 jobs. 21-Jan-2004 Modern Eyewear is to set up a manufacturing base to produce lenses for opticians and optical laboratories in Belfast, with the creation of up to 20 jobs. 20-Jan-2004 Genesis Communications is planning to create 100 new jobs over the next 18 months, following the relocation of its mobile phone services business to parent company Dixons Group's site in Bury. 20-Jan-2004 Skipton Building Society's Homeloan Management division is to open a call centre in Londonderry later this year, with the creation of at least 240 jobs, in order to process mortgage applications. 19-Jan-2004 EMG Medical Group is to open the £10m Dolan Park Hospital near Bromsgrove in April, and the 150 staff will specialise in the treatment of obesity. 19-Jan-2004 RHL is planning a £2.8m expansion at its customer contact centres in Glasgow, with the creation of 450 jobs. 19-Jan-2004 Good Food Chain is planning to create about 30 jobs this year, following the expansion of its sandwich production site in Stone. 19-Jan-2004 Temple Knight, the photocopier repair company, is to relocate its head office to Edenbridge in Kent over the next few months, with the creation of up to 10 new jobs. 19-Jan-2004 Cotswold Group is to build a £4.5m BMW dealership in Gloucester by the end of the year, with the creation of 40 jobs. 19-Jan-2004 Dixons is to open six new stores in the north-east this year, under the Dixons, Curry's and PC World brands, with the creation of 240 jobs. 16-Jan-2004 Bombardier is to recruit 100 extra workers in Derby to work on a £250m train maintenance contract for Midland Mainline. 16-Jan-2004 TWI, the welding research organisation, has secured £2.7m in Objective One funding to establish a facility in Port Talbot, where it will employ 14 staff. 15-Jan-2004 Asda is to submit plans to Solihull Council to build a 42,000 sq ft superstore in Chelmsley Wood town centre, which would create 350 jobs. 15-Jan-2004 Corus is to recruit 85 new staff at its Corus Tubes site in Hartlepool, having won a contract to supply a gas pipeline. 15-Jan-2004 Mersey Regional Ambulance Service is to invest £2.5m in service improvements, including the acquisition of more staff and new ambulances. 15-Jan-2004 John Sisk is looking to expand its construction business in the south-west with the creation of 40 jobs over the next three years, following the acquisition of the Bideem Group. 15-Jan-2004 Solent Blue Line is planning to expand its Hampshire-based bus operations this year with the creation of up to 40 new jobs. 14-Jan-2004 Genzyme of the US is to set up a biotechnology research facility in Cambridge this year, with 150 staff. 14-Jan-2004 Brita of Germany is to set up a £10m water filter factory in Bicester with the creation of 130 jobs, and production will relocate from Sunbury-on-Thames later this year. 14-Jan-2004 Nationwide is to open a call centre in Sheffield this year with the creation of up to 180 jobs, and sites in Swindon and Northampton will be refurbished. 13-Jan-2004 Diamond Chain Company is looking to set up a factory to manufacture industrial roller chains near its existing distribution site in Blaydon, with the creation of up to 300 jobs. 12-Jan-2004 West Bromwich Pallets is to relocate its Sandwell recycling plant to a larger £4.5m site in Kelvin Way later this year, with the creation of about 50 jobs. 12-Jan-2004 Bureau Veritas is to create a number of new jobs in Aberdeen and Great Yarmouth, having won a contract to provide verification and certification services on 42 of Shell's offshore installations. 12-Jan-2004 Printbylaser is planning to expand the 24-strong workforce at its Washington-based printing business with 12 additional staff this year. 09-Jan-2004 CBL Contractors of Hartlepool is to create up to 200 new jobs, having won a £10m contract to fit the cabling and electrical installations in the new Wembley stadium. 09-Jan-2004 Carlisle Brass is setting up a new £4m window and door fittings factory in Carlisle, with the creation of about 40 jobs. 09-Jan-2004 Marks & Spencer has announced plans to more than double the size of its store in Ballymena, with the creation of 70 jobs by September. 09-Jan-2004 Sealine is to create up to 35 new jobs at its luxury boat factory in Kidderminster to work on the production of a new yacht. 09-Jan-2004 Portland Group is to create up to 120 jobs at a new £2.5m care home for people with mental health problems at Shildon in County Durham. 08-Jan-2004 Fife Council is considering plans from Carlton Clubs to build a £6m bingo club at the Fife Leisure Park in Dunfermline, with the creation of 70 jobs. 08-Jan-2004 Jennings Motor Group is planning to open a car dealership in Middlesbrough in March with the creation of 30 jobs, offering a number of undisclosed brands. 07-Jan-2004 P&O Ferries is to employ up to 200 Portuguese workers for seasonal jobs on its Portsmouth-based ferries this year. 07-Jan-2004 Huntingdonshire District Council is considering plans from Turbine Motor Works to set up a jet engine refurbishment operation at RAF Upwood, which would create up to 200 jobs over the next three years. 07-Jan-2004 Neath Port Talbot Council is considering plans from Western Bio-Energy, which is partly owned by Western Log Group of Cwmavon, to develop a wood-burning power station near the British Oxygen depot, with the creation of 20 jobs. 07-Jan-2004 Offshore Wind Power is looking to develop the world's largest wind power network off the Lincolnshire coast, which would involve the creation of hundreds of jobs in construction and manufacturing. 06-Jan-2004 WD Close is to relocate its steel fabrication business and 87 staff from Gateshead to a larger 100,000 sq ft factory in Walker this month, and 30 new jobs will be created. 06-Jan-2004 Yorkshire Water has approved a scheme from the Able Partnership to set up a fish farm and caviar production facility on a 14-hectare site in Caldervale, Wakefield. 05-Jan-2004 Sainsbury is planning to install 70 more banking areas in its stores this year, with the creation of about 100 jobs, following a trial in 30 stores. 05-Jan-2004 FFDR is planning to create 20 new jobs in its fire and flood damage restoration business this year, having won contracts worth £1m in Scotland. 05-Jan-2004 Asda is to create 150 new jobs at its Taunton store by the end of next year, having won permission for an extension. 02-Jan-2004 Home Service, the provider of domestic assistance and warranties, is to create 80 new jobs at its call centre in Walsall. 02-Jan-2004 Wolverhampton Council is to consider plans from Volkswagen for the development of a commercial vehicles outlet near Bilston town centre, with the creation of 28 jobs. 02-Jan-2004 Marks & Spencer is to recruit 120 staff for a new clothing store due to open in Speke in the spring. 01-Jan-2004 Dyfed-Powys Police is to create 50 jobs at a new call centre in Carmarthen by the summer, in order to handle non-emergency calls. 01-Jan-2004 Hiscox is planning to set up an insurance claims centre in a 20,000sq ft building in Colchester, with the creation of 20 jobs. 01-Jan-2004 The information on this page comes from the UK Activity Report. 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