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Orchard Toys, the educational games developer, is to relocate its headquarters and 13 staff from Nottingham to Wymondham in January, with the creation of about 30 new jobs. 30-Dec-2005 Now Kitchens is seeking permission to double the size of its kitchens factory in Preston, with the creation of 70 new jobs over the next three years. 29-Dec-2005 Haven Gateway Partnership has secured government approval to build a new container port in Harwich, with the creation of up to 800 jobs. 27-Dec-2005 Robertson Group is planning to create 100 new jobs at its construction operations throughout Scotland in 2006. 27-Dec-2005 BiFab is to create 60 new jobs at its fabrication yard in Burntisland, having won orders from Talisman Energy and Scottish & Southern to manufacture seabed support structures for two wind turbines. 21-Dec-2005 Soho Editors is to invest £4m in the worldwide expansion of its post-production talent agency business, by opening six new branches and recruiting 1,500 freelancers. 21-Dec-2005 Genuine Games is recruiting 13 extra staff at its computer games development business in Fort William. 16-Dec-2005 Prestoplan is to set up a £6m 94,000 sq ft timber frame buildings factory at Quedgeley West in Gloucester, with the creation of up to 100 jobs. 14-Dec-2005 Worldwide Environmental Technologies is relocating its steel frames business and 15 staff from Tanfield Lea to a larger 40,000 sq ft site in Newton Aycliffe, and more than 80 new jobs could be created. 12-Dec-2005 Cromarty Firth Port Authority has been selected as preferred bidder to acquire the KBR Caledonia offshore yard at Nigg in Easter Ross, which could lead to the creation of 1,000 jobs in the manufacture of equipment for wind and wave power. 12-Dec-2005 Canyon Europe, the manufacturer of plastic trigger sprayers and dispensing pumps, is to create up to 40 new jobs in Mallusk, Antrim, as part of a £10m development project. 08-Dec-2005 Virago Cars is looking to set up a new sports car factory in the Midlands next year, with the creation of up to 200 jobs, and is considering sites in Solihull, Birmingham and Coventry. 07-Dec-2005 Ronseal, the manufacturer of wood preservatives, is to invest £8m in a new 90,000 sq ft warehouse at its Chapeltown site in Sheffield, with the creation of about 40 jobs. 07-Dec-2005 Browns is investing £0.5m in the expansion of its coachworks near Lisburn, including a 6,000 sq ft extension and the creation of more than ten new jobs. 07-Dec-2005 Tata Group, the Indian car manufacturer, is considering plans to set up a European Technical Centre in the Coventry area next year, which could eventually lead to the creation of up to 1,000 research jobs. 06-Dec-2005 SHS Group is planning to create at least 20 new IT, marketing, accounting and logistics jobs at its recently-opened £5m headquarters in Belfast over the next two years. 05-Dec-2005 Washington Envelopes is seeking permission from Sunderland Council for the £3m expansion of its envelopes factory in Washington, which would create 34 new jobs. 02-Dec-2005 Clarke Wilmott, the law firm, is to relocate its Southampton office to a 20,000 sq ft site at Botley Grange, and the workforce will rise from 90 to at least 125 over the next three years. 29-Nov-2005 The John Munroe Independent Hospital is to submit plans for the development of a £18m retirement village in Helsby, which would create jobs for 40 nursing staff and 50 care assistants. 25-Nov-2005 Humber Sea Terminal has announced the creation of 20 new jobs following the introduction of Norfolk Line's daily freight ferry service to Vlaardingen in the Netherlands. 25-Nov-2005 Exacta of Chester is to recruit a 5,000-strong workforce for the collection of empty toner cartridges from homes and offices across the country, in order to send them to Switzerland for recycling. 24-Nov-2005 UK Steel Enterprise is supporting start-up company Alliance Integrated Solutions with the development of a CD packaging factory in Abertillery, which will create up to 50 jobs. 24-Nov-2005 Openwave is to create about 20 jobs at its new software development support centre in Belfast. 21-Nov-2005 Norfolk Line is looking to set up a transport depot in North Wales with the creation of 13 driving jobs, following the closure of its contractor in Holyhead. 18-Nov-2005 Geometric Furniture has secured planning permission to set up a new wooden furniture storage and distribution centre in Middleton, with the creation of up to 30 jobs. 10-Nov-2005 OGC Buying Solutions, the government procurement service, is to create 20 new jobs in Liverpool over the next few weeks. 09-Nov-2005 Bryson House Recycling has won a £5m waste recycling contract from 11 councils in Northern Ireland, which will create 22 jobs. 09-Nov-2005 Bervin Tool & Die is planning to double the size of its 20,000 sq ft toolmaking site in Wolverhampton and create 25 new jobs over the next six months. 03-Nov-2005 Rieter Automotive is recruiting 25 workers for a new vehicle soundproofing systems factory due to open at Trentham Lakes Business Park in Stoke-on-Trent in January, and the site will employ up to 180 staff by the end of 2006. 03-Nov-2005 OnLine Telephone Fundraising (OLTF) is to create 49 jobs at a new marketing centre in Dunfermline, having secured a share of Regional Selective Assistance grants totalling £15m along with 34 Scottish companies. 01-Nov-2005 GMAC Financial Services is to create 100 new jobs at its car finance business in Nantgarw, near Caerphilly, by the end of the year. 31-Oct-2005 In Practice Systems is to create 25 new jobs at its Dundee-based healthcare software development business. 31-Oct-2005 PRA International, the clinical development company, is to set up a 15,000 sq ft data management office at the Matrix Business Park in Swansea in November. 27-Oct-2005 Duchy Originals Foods is to set up an organic pastries bakery in Launceston next April, with the creation of an initial ten jobs. 27-Oct-2005 Serologicals of the US is to expand the 200-strong workforce at its life sciences operations in Livingston and Dundee early next year, with the creation of 30 jobs. 25-Oct-2005 The NHS Pensions Agency is to relocate to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where 800 jobs will be created with the amalgamation of the Prescriptions Pricing Authority and the Dental Practice Board into the new Business Services Authority. 21-Oct-2005 Patheon is to create 50 new jobs at its pharmaceuticals plant in Swindon when a £8m extension opens in spring 2007. 14-Oct-2005 Scotland Online is planning to expand its Dundee-based internet services business, with the creation of 18 jobs. 13-Oct-2005 John Huddleston Engineering is planning to create 46 new jobs, following a £6.7m investment at its aerospace components business in County Down. 11-Oct-2005 Leading Edge is to set up a new £3m labels and packaging factory in Orton Southgate, Peterborough, with the creation of almost 30 jobs. 07-Oct-2005 East Riding Sack Company is creating 15 new jobs at its paper sacks factory in Stamford Bridge, following a £3.3m investment in new machinery. 07-Oct-2005 The Leadership Factor is to create up to 30 new jobs at its call centre in Huddersfield, due to rising demand for its customer satisfaction surveys. 05-Oct-2005 University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is planning to increase the workforce at its recently-opened pension and payroll administration centre in Stoke-on-Trent from 25 to more than 100 over the next few months. 04-Oct-2005 NHS 24 is to recruit 100 more staff for its Scottish telephone-based health advice helpline, and five new regional centres will be set up. 30-Sep-2005 Lochs & Glens Holidays is planning to build a £8m 124-room hotel at Ardgartan on Loch Long by 2007, with the creation of 45 jobs. 29-Sep-2005 Cenergie of Redcar is seeking a suitable site for a new alkaline fuel cell production plant, which could lead to the creation of up to 90 jobs. 26-Sep-2005 Tracerco is to open a new £1m research and development facility at Belasis Hall Technology Park in Billingham in November, with the creation of up to ten scientific jobs. 26-Sep-2005 Ecodock UK is to set up a shipbreaking yard at the Swan Hunter site in Wallsend by the end of the year, with the creation of up to 240 jobs. 23-Sep-2005 D1 Oils has announced plans to set up a biodiesel research facility on a 60,000 sq ft site at the Billingham Industrial Estate on Teesside, with the creation of up to 30 jobs. 23-Sep-2005 Amethyst Group is to create 50 new jobs at its logistics operation in Lichfield, having recently expanded its warehouse after winning a contract from clothing wholesaler Prominent Europe. 21-Sep-2005 Deli Lites is to expand production at its sandwich factory at Warrenpoint in County Down, with the creation of 12 new jobs. 21-Sep-2005 Finnish Living Homes UK is planning to create 35 new jobs in North Yorkshire over the next 12 months, due to rising demand for its made-to-measure log cabins. 19-Sep-2005 Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust (RLBUHT) is planning to build a £4m extension at the Liverpool dental hospital by 2008, which will create 34 new jobs. 14-Sep-2005 A-NOVO UK is looking to create up to 100 new jobs at its mobile phone repair operation in Norwich, having won a number of new contracts from manufacturers, network providers and retailers. 09-Sep-2005 FMC Technologies is to expand its subsea engineering, procurement and construction operations in Dunfermline and Aberdeen, with the creation of 100 jobs. 09-Sep-2005 Gold Star Soft Drinks has won planning permission to set up a £1.3m soft drinks factory in Saltash over the next 18 months, with the creation of at least 14 new jobs. 09-Sep-2005 HCL Technologies, the Indian IT company, is to create 600 new back-office and help-desk jobs in Belfast and London. 07-Sep-2005 Protomold is planning to create 40 jobs at its new £0.5m injection moulds factory in Telford by the end of next year. 06-Sep-2005 MJM Group, the County Down-based fit-out contractor, is to relocate from Rathfriland to a £6.9m factory and office complex in Newry, with the creation of up to 75 new jobs. 02-Sep-2005 Alito has secured a £0.7m funding package to expand its Bridgend-based procurement software business, and the 12-strong workforce will rise to 23 over the next two years. 02-Sep-2005 Commsworld has raised £0.7m to fund the expansion of its telecoms operations in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and 15 new sales, engineering and administration jobs will be created over the next year. 30-Aug-2005 Climax Racing is looking to expand the workforce at its Brighton-based computer games development studio from 70 to 135, having won a number of new contracts from Nintendo and Sony. 25-Aug-2005 ProTech Computer Systems of Birmingham is looking to expand its workforce from 32 to more than 40 over the next six months, due to rising demand for its database management system. 25-Aug-2005 B9 Energy of Larne is to create 12 new jobs, having won contracts to operate wind farms in Cornwall, Yorkshire, Cumbria, Wales and Co Leitrim. 24-Aug-2005 Barker & Stonehouse is to expand its chain of six furniture stores with a new site in Hull in October, with the creation of 22 jobs. 24-Aug-2005 Azzurri Communications is to invest £1m in the creation of a national centre for educational software development in Hull, with the creation of up to 20 new jobs over the next 15 months. 24-Aug-2005 Project Scaffolding of Middlesbrough is looking to relocate to a larger site, and is planning to expand the 150-strong workforce with 20 new staff over the next two years. 18-Aug-2005 Quinn Radiators of Ireland is to set up a £133m domestic radiators factory and research centre at the former LG Philips Displays facility in Newport, South Wales, over the next three years, with the creation of 460 jobs. 17-Aug-2005 K Home International of Teesside is to create up to 200 jobs for construction managers, quantity surveyors, safety staff and engineers, in order to work on projects in Dubai. 16-Aug-2005 Fastflow Pipeline Services is planning to expand its Washington-based waterworks business into the gas and electricity markets, with the creation of 60 jobs over the next year. 15-Aug-2005 BTR UK is planning to expand the workforce at its Warrington-based electronics recycling business from 25 to 40. 11-Aug-2005 The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group is to invest £0.4m in new production lines at its factory in Bellshill, with the creation of up to 20 jobs. 08-Aug-2005 Polar Electro, the manufacturer of sports instruments, is to create 25 jobs at its new headquarters in Warwick over the next six months. 02-Aug-2005 Total Fitness is to open a health and fitness centre at Thornaby on Teesside in September, with the creation of 55 jobs. 20-Jul-2005 Devon Cider is to relocate to the former Thomas Hardy bottling factory in Tiverton by the end of the year, with the creation of up to 50 jobs. 20-Jul-2005 National Blood Centre is setting up a new tissue research centre in Speke over the next few months, with the creation of up to 50 jobs. 19-Jul-2005 Premierline Direct is to expand its insurance call centre in Lancaster, with the creation of 50 jobs. 19-Jul-2005 DSTi Output, the transactional mail specialist, is planning to invest £20m in a new production site at an undisclosed location in the West Midlands by mid-2006, with the creation of 120 jobs. 18-Jul-2005 Quay Pharmaceuticals is planning to relocate its biotechnology business from Bromborough to a 22,000 sq ft laboratory at the Estuary Commerce Park in Speke next year, and the workforce is expected to rise from 20 to 84. 14-Jul-2005 Spa & Resort Operations is to invest £40m in a series of expansion projects, with the creation of up to 400 jobs at sites including Hoar Cross Hall in Staffordshire and Eden Hall near Newark. 14-Jul-2005 The Mill Hotel in Chester has revealed plans for a £10m extension, including a conference centre and 50 new jobs. 11-Jul-2005 Travelsupermarket is planning to invest £6m in the expansion of its online travel price comparison business over the next 12 months, with the creation of up to 50 jobs at its site near Chester. 07-Jul-2005 Icom4 is planning to create scores of new jobs in Coventry, having won a contract to promote TalkTalk Business services in the Midlands and the north. 07-Jul-2005 Rodda's Creamery is planning a £2.8m expansion at its clotted cream factory in Cornwall, with the creation of ten jobs. 05-Jul-2005 Seasons in Style, the tour operator with 45 staff, is to relocate its headquarters from Wirral to St David's Park, Chester, in October, and plans to create 20 new jobs. 27-Jun-2005 Parceline is looking to create up to 150 new jobs over the next few years at a new £3.6m parcels depot due to open in Quedgeley in September. 27-Jun-2005 First Locate, the debt recovery company, is planning to set up a call centre in Scarborough, with the creation of up to 80 jobs. 23-Jun-2005 Sovereign Group is planning to double the size of its PVC windows factory in Nelson to 150,000 sq ft, with the creation of an unspecified number of new jobs. 22-Jun-2005 DHL Global Mail is to create up to 40 jobs at its new Smartmail Citispeed mail centre in Sutton Coldfield over the next 12 months. 22-Jun-2005 Gambro BCT of the US is to invest £7m in the expansion of its recently-acquired Ivex Pharmaceuticals business in County Antrim over the next three years, with the creation of 86 jobs. 16-Jun-2005 Stolt Offshore is looking to recruit up to 50 engineers for its oil and gas engineering business in Aberdeen. 15-Jun-2005 Precision Antennas is seeking permission to expand its factory in Stratford-upon-Avon with the creation of 150 jobs, which would mean that Stratford Town would have to relocate to a new football stadium in Tiddington. 13-Jun-2005 Greenthumb, the lawn treatment company, is creating 12 new jobs at a new headquarters and training centre at the St Asaph Business Park in Denbighshire. 09-Jun-2005 Freeway Healthcare, the supplier of patient transfer hoists, is creating 71 jobs at a new headquarters at the St Asaph Business Park in Denbighshire. 09-Jun-2005 Rhyal Engineering is expected to create 130 new jobs, having won a £14m contract to build storage facilities for the £184m Dragon LNG import terminal at Milford Haven. 08-Jun-2005 Southampton Airport has predicted that more than 1,000 jobs will be created in the region to service an extra 1m passengers, with low-cost airline Flybe planning to fly 12 additional routes by August 2006. 08-Jun-2005 BSH Home Appliances is planning to move into a 427,500 sq ft distribution centre at ProLogis Park near Kettering by the end of the year, with the creation of warehousing jobs, call centre jobs and ancillary jobs. 06-Jun-2005 RWE Nukem of Harwell is planning to expand its workforce from 150 to 300 over the next year, in order to benefit from a new government effort to renovate power stations and handle nuclear waste efficiently. 01-Jun-2005 Window World is planning to increase the workforce at its Carlisle-based windows business from 45 to about 65 over the next two years, as part of a £2m investment programme. 26-May-2005 Chapelfield, the new £275m shopping centre development due to open in Norwich in September, has started recruiting almost 800 staff for the 90 shops and 15 restaurants. 20-May-2005 QA Research is creating 20 new jobs at its York-based market research business over the next 12 months. 20-May-2005 Holiday Discount Centre is planning to expand the 120-strong workforce at its Newcastle-based travel agency business with about 30 additional staff this year. 18-May-2005 The Biosystems Informatics Institute in Newcastle is setting up a trading arm called Turbinia to boost commercial returns from its bioinformatics research, and up to 30 new jobs are expected this year. 18-May-2005 Haddon House, the conservatory furniture manufacturer, is to relocate from Wirral to a new assembly and distribution centre at the Sandycroft Industrial Estate on Deeside, with the creation of about 100 jobs. 17-May-2005 ACCA, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, expects to create a further 50 jobs to add to the 250 at its new Central Quay office in Glasgow. 17-May-2005 Develica is to build an 84,500 sq ft retail park specialising in DIY and bulky goods in Blackwood, South Wales, with the creation of 110 jobs, and work is due to start in August. 11-May-2005 Subaru UK is to create eight jobs at a new 28-acre car distribution centre being set up near the Port of Sheerness. 11-May-2005 O2 is planning to set up a 100,000 sq ft telecoms call centre at the Skypark site in Glasgow, with the creation of 1,500 jobs. 10-May-2005 Kingmoor Technical Services, the Carlisle-based food testing company, is looking to expand into a 9,000 sq ft site and double its 37-strong workforce over the next two years. 06-May-2005 The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is to relocate its Cardiff office to the Eastern Business Park with the creation of up to 60 jobs. 05-May-2005 BD Medical is to extend the Preventis hypodermic needle guarding device production line at its site in Swindon by March 2006, with the creation of up to 20 jobs. 05-May-2005 Ricoh, the IT company, is to set up an office at the new football and entertainments arena being built in Coventry, with the creation of about 100 jobs. 27-Apr-2005 Velux Company, the roof window manufacturer, is to create 30 new jobs at its sales and technical support centre in Fife. 27-Apr-2005 Crutes is planning to recruit an additional 30 staff at its Newcastle-based law firm this year. 25-Apr-2005 Goodwins Timber Frame of Ireland is to set up an 80,000 sq ft manufacturing base near Risca, Newport, in June, with the creation of 45 jobs. 20-Apr-2005 Credit Services Europe is planning to create 100 new jobs at its Shadow debt recovery business in Cwmbran over the next four years. 19-Apr-2005 Manor Direct is to create 20 new jobs at its kitchen design and fittings business in Hull this month. 19-Apr-2005 Renham & Wade is seeking permission to expand its medical packaging factory near Barnard Castle, with the creation of 16 jobs. 18-Apr-2005 Eatonfield Leisure is planning to set up a £1.5m luxury day spa in Mold by early 2006, with the creation of 40 jobs. 15-Apr-2005 BuildStore is to open a new self-build housing and renovating centre in Swindon next year, with the creation of 100 jobs. 15-Apr-2005 Quantum Specials has secured an equity investment from Phoenix Healthcare Distribution to fund the expansion of its newly-created pharmaceutical manufacturing business, and the Tyneside-based workforce should reach 20 by 2006. 11-Apr-2005 Bridge2thinK, the e-learning company, is setting up a Scottish headquarters with eight staff at the Hillington Park Innovation Centre in Renfrewshire. 11-Apr-2005 Wipak is investing £6m in the expansion of its printed film packaging factory in Welshpool, with the creation of 38 jobs. 08-Apr-2005 George White, the motorcycle retailer with six outlets, is planning to set up a new headquarters at the Elgin Industrial Estate in Swindon, with the creation of 15 jobs. 08-Apr-2005 Old Bushmills Distillery is planning a £10m expansion at its whiskey distillery in Co Antrim, with the creation of 26 jobs. 05-Apr-2005 Protensive, the Newcastle-based supplier of process intensification services to the chemical industry, is looking to attract private equity funding of up to £2m, float on Aim and create up to 90 jobs over the next few years. 04-Apr-2005 Bet365 is recruiting an extra 20 staff for its online gambling call centre at Festival Park in Staffordshire. 04-Apr-2005 Scramble is in the process of relocating its London-based audio studio from Covent Garden to Soho, and staff numbers will double to more than 20. 04-Apr-2005 HSBC Private Bank is planning to recruit 120 private bankers and open its first regional offices in Birmingham, Leeds and Cardiff over the next few months. 31-Mar-2005 The Homebuyers Advice Centre is to relocate its mortgages business and 30 staff from Bolton to Chorley in May, with the creation of 50 new jobs. 30-Mar-2005 British Thornton ESF is to relocate its Leeds-based educational furniture manufacturing business and 135 staff from Burley to a new site in Keighley, and 25 new jobs will be created. 29-Mar-2005 O2 is to recruit 2,000 extra staff and open a fourth call centre for its mobile phone business over the next two years, but 500 back office jobs will be lost, mainly at its Slough head office. 24-Mar-2005 Godfrey Syrett of Newcastle has won a £20m contract to supply office furniture to the Department for Transport and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, which will create up to 30 new jobs. 22-Mar-2005 RR Spink & Sons is to recruit 25 extra staff at its fish processing business in Arbroath over the next three months. 21-Mar-2005 Ramside Estates is planning a £12m expansion of the Ramside Hall hotel near Durham, with the creation of 100 jobs. 17-Mar-2005 MDA is to create about 260 jobs at its new £5m promotional goods warehouse in Blackburn over the next two years. 15-Mar-2005 Portaramp is to relocate its ramp manufacturing business and 41 staff from Thetford to a 43,000 sq ft factory in East Harling over the next two weeks, which could lead to the creation of up to 60 new jobs. 15-Mar-2005 Convergys is to set up a new outsourcing call centre at Central Square in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with the creation of 400 customer service and technical helpdesk jobs over the next 18 months. 14-Mar-2005 Ipsos UK is setting up a new market research call centre in Lowestoft, and the initial 50-strong workforce is expected to rise to 100 over the summer. 14-Mar-2005 The Imperial Hotel in Torquay is to undergo a £50m revamp by owner Dawnay Shore Hotels, with the creation of 350 jobs. 14-Mar-2005 Lewis Spring Products is to create 50 new jobs at its factory in Redditch, having agreed to amalgamate with fellow manufacturer Pre-Met of Kent. 11-Mar-2005 Coface is to extend the office space at its risk information department in Birmingham, and the workforce will rise from six to 12. 11-Mar-2005 ThyssenKrupp Automotive Tallent Chassis is to invest £13m in the expansion of its car components factory in Newton Aycliffe over the next two years, with the creation of 120 jobs. 11-Mar-2005 Paul Moy Associates, the Liverpool-based mechanical and electrical consulting engineer, is creating nine new jobs at offices in London and Manchester. 09-Mar-2005 Covance Laboratories is to invest £18m in the expansion of its drug development services centre in Harrogate by the end of the year, with the creation of 100 jobs. 09-Mar-2005 Roballo Engineering is investing £1.2m in new machinery at its bearings factory in Peterlee, securing the future of 55 jobs and creating 15 new ones. 03-Mar-2005 Inverness Medical Innovations of the US is to spend £60m setting up a diagnostic health products manufacturing and research business in Stirling, with the creation of 500 jobs. 01-Mar-2005 The Production Company is to relocate its printing business and 130 staff to a 50,000 sq ft site on Sheffield Parkway this spring, with the creation of 24 new jobs. 28-Feb-2005 North Wales Watersports has been established as a not-for-profit company with the aim of creating more than 400 jobs and doubling the annual revenues of the watersports industry in north Wales to £60m. 25-Feb-2005 Policy Administration Services, the Crewe-based provider of administrative facilities for the insurance services of the Caudwell Group, is planning to create up to 2,000 jobs over the next five years. 25-Feb-2005 Port of Blyth is planning a £1.6m extension to its Battleship Wharf terminal by July, and the 100-strong workforce will rise by about 10%. 21-Feb-2005 Phonebox Telecom is to create 30 jobs at a new call centre for its mobile phone distribution business in Hampton-in-Arden, and is also looking to open shops in Coventry, Telford, Leamington Spa and Worcester. 17-Feb-2005 Twofour Productions is to relocate its Plymouth-based TV production business and 130 staff to a £2m site at Estover in May, with the creation of 36 new jobs. 17-Feb-2005 Nisai Group is to invest £2m in the setting up of an educational technology business in Middlesbrough, with the creation of up to 120 jobs over the next three years. 10-Feb-2005 Elite Internet Services and three other Manchester-based internet companies - ISPISP, Freedom Names and VISPWEB - have been acquired by 186k, and 186k expects to create 100 jobs with the relocation of a data centre from London to Leeds. 10-Feb-2005 JMW Aluminium is to create more than 20 new jobs at its Newcastle-based aluminium fabrication business. 09-Feb-2005 E2save is to create 160 sales and customer service jobs at its mobile phone call centre in Loughborough. 07-Feb-2005 Eurocut is planning to almost double the size of its precision instruments factory in Sheffield, and the workforce is rising by 15% to more than 100. 04-Feb-2005 Archerfield Links is to create more than 350 jobs this year with the £50m development of two championship golf courses and associated accommodation in East Lothian. 01-Feb-2005 Gaskells is to set up a new £2.5m waste transfer and recycling plant in Bootle later this year, with the creation of at least ten jobs. 25-Jan-2005 Sirius is to increase the workforce at its Durham-based ground engineering services business from 40 to 50, and is looking to expand into South Yorkshire, Nottingham and Scotland. 25-Jan-2005 Thamesdown Software Fulfilment has acquired SDC GB, the CD manufacturer, which will lead to the creation of 60 new jobs in Swindon. 25-Jan-2005 Western Mortgage Services is to create up to 90 new jobs at its mortgage administration business in Plymouth this year. 20-Jan-2005 Windward Bananas has won permission for the £3.5m expansion of the ripening facilities at its Little Canfield depot in Essex, which will eventually lead to the creation of 80 jobs. 20-Jan-2005 Albany Group is to create more than 100 new jobs at its insurance services call centre in Peterlee this year. 19-Jan-2005 Hallmark Healthcare is planning to spend £25m setting up five new care homes in Wales, Norfolk and the Midlands this year, with the creation of about 600 jobs. 17-Jan-2005 Workwear Express, the County Durham-based supplier of corporate clothing, is planning to double its 20-strong workforce over the next two years. 17-Jan-2005 Fighting Bull Broadcast Technologies of the US is to set up a software development centre in Belfast, with the creation of 15 jobs. 13-Jan-2005 CJ Morton & Co is to set up a new subsidiary called MCM Services in Barnsley in April with the creation of 34 jobs, in order to pack cleaning utensils. 13-Jan-2005 Grants Foods is to expand its ready meals factory in Galston, and the workforce will rise from 30 to 50. 11-Jan-2005 Crow Television is to set up a new post-production facility at Shepherds Building in west London in March, and its 22-strong workforce is expected to double this year. 10-Jan-2005 Deepdale Solutions is relocating its walling, doors and glazing manufacturing business and 22 staff from Thirsk to Hartlepool, and 19 new jobs are being created. 10-Jan-2005 Stoneacre is to open a Suzuki car dealership alongside its Kia dealership in Middlesbrough with the creation of 20 jobs, to replace the former South Cleveland Garages site. 07-Jan-2005 TSF Retail Solutions, the shopfitting company, is planning to create about 60 jobs at its new headquarters in Washington, Tyne & Wear, over the next six months. 06-Jan-2005 Robson Brown, the Newcastle-based advertising agency with 120 staff, is looking to open an office in central London and is currently in the process of recruiting staff. 05-Jan-2005 The information below comes from the UK Activity Report. 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