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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 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 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 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 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 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 ProPharma is planning to double the workforce at its Glasgow-based biotechnology business to 60 over the next three years. 01-Dec-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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Talk Business is planning to open a new call handling centre in Chesterfield, with the creation of 100 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 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 Denham Productions, the TV production company, is to open a new office in Cornwall with the creation of several jobs. 01-Nov-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 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 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 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 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 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 ING Direct is planning to set up a banking call centre in Cardiff, with the creation of 300 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 Virgin Wines is recruiting a further 35 wine advisers at its headquarters in Norwich, taking the total workforce to 135. 29-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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Switch TM is to create 100 new jobs at its financial services telemarketing call centre in Salford Quays. 12-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 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 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 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 Qantas is to create 400 cabin crew jobs in the UK, in order to increase its flights from Heathrow to Australia. 28-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 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 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 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 Maple Leaf Bakery is setting up a new £2m bakery at Lillyhall, near Workington, with the creation of about 70 jobs. 07-Jun-2004 Sunbelt Software is planning to expand its 21-strong workforce, having recently moved to larger premises in Worcester. 02-Jun-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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Myhomemove Conveyancing is planning to create 100 new jobs at its property conveyancing business in Leicestershire over the next year. 19-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 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 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 Amity Direct is planning to create 40 jobs at its new mortgage offices in Edinburgh, Cardiff and London. 09-Apr-2004 Cartel is to create 100 new jobs at its Manchester-based mortgage broking business. 06-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 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 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 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 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 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 Tubosider is to relocate its corrugated steel products factory from Warrington to St Helens, and its workforce will double to 44. 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 Travelscene is creating 17 new jobs in Liverpool, having won contracts to operate tours for Saga Holidays and P&O Ferries. 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 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 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 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 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 Meridian Technologies is to expand the workforce at its automotive instrument panels factory in Sutton-in-Ashfield from 31 to 41. 12-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 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 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 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 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 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 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 The Springfield Hotel in Holywell, Clwyd, is to undergo a £1m refurbishment with the creation of 50 new jobs. 09-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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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