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The information below comes from the
UK Activity Report.
Booth Dispensers, the manufacturer of cooling and carbonating equipment, is looking to create about 30 jobs at its new site in Blackpool. 20-Dec-2006
Kerrygold is planning to build a new £30m cheese factory at its site in Leek by 2009, with the creation of 100 jobs. 20-Dec-2006
Leyden Kirby Associates is to create up to 20 jobs at its Liverpool-based environmental consultancy, and is seeking contaminated land specialists, asbestos consultants and environmental scientists. 19-Dec-2006
Pet Supermarket is planning to relocate its pet supplies warehouse in Jarrow to a new 30,000 sq ft site by the end of 2007, and is seeking external investment to help expand the business with about 60 new staff over the next five years. 19-Dec-2006
Goodrich Actuation is to create up to 150 new jobs at its aircraft engineering factory in Wolverhampton. 19-Dec-2006
Bloomfield Shopping Centre in Bangor is to undergo a £20m extension by May 2007, in order to create three new units and up to 200 jobs. 15-Dec-2006
Realtime Worlds is to create more than 40 jobs at its video games development centre in Dundee, having secured a £15m investment from New Enterprise Associates of the US. 12-Dec-2006
Cybertill is planning to expand the workforce at its St Helens-based retail technology business from 50 to 100 in 2007. 11-Dec-2006
Intelliden of the US is investing £3.2m at a new telecoms research and development centre at the Northern Ireland Science Park in Belfast, with the creation of 35 jobs. 06-Dec-2006
Ecolab is to set up a call centre for its pest elimination division in Caerphilly, with the creation of 55 jobs. 05-Dec-2006
Hertel is planning to create about 300 new jobs at its industrial services business on Teesside over the next three years, having just acquired the workshop and maintenance section of Aker Kvaerner. 04-Dec-2006
Servier of France is considering plans to set up a pharmaceuticals research centre near Slough, with the creation of hundreds of jobs. 04-Dec-2006
Potts Printers is planning to create 70 jobs at its Northumberland-based carton packaging business over the next two years, following a £4m investment programme. 29-Nov-2006
Treadsetters is planning to expand the workforce at its Telford-based tyre wholesaling business from 18 to 33, having won a £7m contract from Yongthai of China. 29-Nov-2006
Gainford Care Homes is planning to expand its chain of eight North East care homes to 20 by 2010, and sites have been identified in Seaham, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea and Newton Aycliffe. 28-Nov-2006
Taggarts is increasing its workforce from 36 to more than 100, following a £4m investment in the expansion of its Glasgow-based car dealership. 28-Nov-2006
Phones 4u is to create up to 150 jobs at its mobile phones call centre Newcastle-under-Lyme by summer 2007. 27-Nov-2006
Canary Wharf Contractors is planning to expand its 150-strong workforce in London with 70 additional staff, including planners, cost managers and project managers. 27-Nov-2006
Platts Garage is to open a £2m expansion at its car dealership in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, early next year, with the creation of about 30 jobs. 24-Nov-2006
Chrysler Group is setting up a new national fleet sales team based in Milton Keynes, in order to increase its share of the corporate market. 24-Nov-2006
Revolymer is planning to create 50 jobs its new research and development centre at the Warwick International site in Mostyn, Flintshire, over the next three years. 23-Nov-2006
MCS Group is planning to relocate its subsea engineering business to a larger site on the Aberdeen Science & Technology Park, and expects to expand the workforce over the next two years. 22-Nov-2006
EMAX Consulting is planning to expand the workforce at its new loyalty card call centre in North Shields from 11 to 160 by the end of 2007, and aims to employ 600 in a few years. 22-Nov-2006
Sterling Mills is planning to expand its shopping village in Clackmannanshire by 25,000 sq ft, with the creation of up to 100 jobs. 21-Nov-2006
Simpson Group of Tyne & Wear has won a £4m contract to supply point-of-purchase display material for Thomson travel agencies, which will create ten jobs in 2007. 21-Nov-2006
Redemption Food Company is doubling the workforce at its County Durham-based soups and sauces factory to 30 this month. 17-Nov-2006
Grange Mill Foods is looking to double the turnover of its County Durham-based cakes business to £6m over the next three years, with the creation of 26 jobs. 16-Nov-2006
QED International is to create 40 engineering jobs at its Aberdeen-based oil services business, while up to 300 additional jobs are being created following the award of a £100m contract in Kazakhstan. 16-Nov-2006
Golder Associates is planning to expand the 41-strong workforce at its ground engineering and environmental consultancy in Tadcaster to 70 within three years. 13-Nov-2006
Touch Local has secured a £7m investment from Benchmark Capital to expand the 26-strong workforce at its directory services business in Nelson to 100. 13-Nov-2006
Lowell Group is planning to expand the workforce at its Leeds-based debt purchasing business from 190 to 250 by the end of the year, with a further 100 new jobs in 2007. 10-Nov-2006
CEM Systems is to create 100 jobs at a new £17m security equipment engineering and research centre in Belfast over the next three years. 09-Nov-2006
KeyPoint Technologies is planning to create 100 jobs at its newly-launched text messaging technology business in Glasgow. 07-Nov-2006
GD Contract Services is planning to expand the 75-strong workforce at its North Tyneside-based cleaning business with 35 new jobs by the end of 2007. 07-Nov-2006
SeaDragon Offshore is to start construction of large offshore oil rigs at the Haverton Hill shipyard in Billingham in 2007, with the creation of up to 600 jobs, and is also considering plans to raise up to £79m in a flotation on Aim. 06-Nov-2006
Excelsyn Engineering Technology, the Newcastle-based developer of manufacturing and research facilities for the pharmaceutical industry, is planning to create 30 new jobs over the next two years. 06-Nov-2006
Katoen Natie of Belgium is to set up a chemicals storage and distribution centre near the Millennium Chemicals plant on Hobson Way in North East Lincolnshire, with the creation of scores of new jobs. 03-Nov-2006
Pyeroy is planning to expand the 900-strong workforce at its Gateshead-based contract painting business to 1,050 over the next three years. 02-Nov-2006
New Forest Ice Cream has submitted plans for the development of a new 53,000 sq ft factory at the Gordleton Industrial Estate near Lymington, and the 35-strong workforce will rise by about ten. 02-Nov-2006
Courtenham Logistics Solutions is creating up to 15 new jobs following a £1m investment at its packing and distribution site in Braintree. 01-Nov-2006
Walkers Shortbread is to set up a new £6m factory in Elgin by the end of 2007, with the creation of 30 jobs, and its head office will relocate to a larger site in Aberlour in January. 01-Nov-2006
Vascutek, the manufacturer of fabric grafts for arteries, is planning a £5m expansion at its factory in Renfrewshire with the creation of 212 jobs over the next five years. 27-Oct-2006
Analox Sensor Technology is to relocate its gas monitoring equipment business to a new site at the Stokesley Industrial Park on Teesside in summer 2007, and the workforce will double to 90. 27-Oct-2006
Express Power is seeking a suitable site in Wales to build a £45m biomass power plant, which would create up to 40 jobs. 25-Oct-2006
Kensey Foods is looking to create up to 200 jobs at its newly-opened £10m desserts factory in Launceston. 25-Oct-2006
Turbo Power Systems is to set up a new £1m 50,000 sq ft electronics factory in Gateshead, with the creation of about 100 jobs over the next three years. 24-Oct-2006
Aviza Technology is to invest £6.4m in the expansion of its semiconductor equipment business in Newport, South Wales, with the creation of 30 research and development jobs. 23-Oct-2006
Iicorr is to create 20 new jobs at its corrosion-management services business in Aberdeen, having won contracts worth £20m from North Sea oil and gas operators. 23-Oct-2006
Phoenix Partners Group of the US is planning to create up to 28 jobs at its new inter-dealer broking office in London over the next two years. 23-Oct-2006
Elmondstone Construction, the Willenhall-based contractor with more than 100 staff, is planning to double the size of its business over the next 12 months. 23-Oct-2006
Lazaat Hotel Bar Restaurant is seeking permission for the £4m expansion of its hotel in East Yorkshire, which would create more than 50 jobs. 20-Oct-2006
G24 Innovations is to set up a £60m solar cells factory at Wentloog Park in Cardiff next year, with the creation of up to 300 jobs over the next three years. 18-Oct-2006
K3 Retail Solutions is creating 30 new jobs at its Oxfordshire-based retail software business. 18-Oct-2006
Haden Young, the building services contractor, is to expand its factory in West Bromwich by 20,000 sq ft, with the creation of 35 jobs by December. 16-Oct-2006
Stag Security Services of Harrogate is setting up an office in Gateshead, and expects to create up to 200 security and facilities management jobs in the region. 13-Oct-2006
Burdon Engineering is planning to expand its 75-strong workforce in Stokesley to 200 over the next five years, dependent on securing planning permission for a new factory nearby. 12-Oct-2006
Prenergy Power has submitted plans to the DTI to build a £400m 350MW wood-fuelled power station in Port Talbot, with the creation of up to 150 jobs. 12-Oct-2006
Brandsauce is to relocate the headquarters of its 3D modelling business from Manchester to Bangor, Gwynedd, by the end of the year, with the creation of 33 jobs. 11-Oct-2006
Stansted Airport is looking to recruit up to 160 additional security staff. 11-Oct-2006
Glasgow Airport has unveiled a £300m 25-year development plan, including a new £25m terminal expansion and the creation of up to 4,000 jobs. 10-Oct-2006
Pakfin is to create up to 100 new jobs in Colchester, having won a number of new print finishing contracts. 10-Oct-2006
GOD TV is creating 35 IT, editing and administration jobs at its new TV research and development centre in Plymouth. 09-Oct-2006
Inspired Gaming Group is to set up a customer service and software development centre at Parc Menai, Bangor, with the creation of up to 190 jobs. 06-Oct-2006
Different is planning to expand the 35-strong workforce at its Newcastle-based advertising agency by up to 20% over the next few years, and is in the process of relocating to a larger £1m office. 05-Oct-2006
Wright Group is planning to expand the 66-strong workforce at its Hull-based house-building and commercial property business with up to ten new sales and construction staff this year. 05-Oct-2006
Infosys Technology is planning to recruit 25 students from 12 universities across the UK to train at its facilities in India next year. 04-Oct-2006
Losonoco of the US is planning to build a £60m bioethanol plant in Billingham by the end of 2008, with the creation of 80 direct and 220 indirect jobs. 03-Oct-2006
Pearl Northern Developments is to set up a 25,000 sq ft vegetable processing plant in Rotherham, under the name of Superifoods, with the creation of 40 jobs. 03-Oct-2006
Handleman UK is to set up a £17m 275,000 sq ft home entertainment goods distribution centre at the Wingates industrial estate in Bolton, with the creation of 300 jobs over the next few months. 02-Oct-2006
Tyre Genics is to set up a £4.2m factory to recycle car tyres into artificial sports surfaces in Baglan Bay next year, with the creation of 23 jobs and the backing of BOC Gases, RTI Cryogenics, Credential Environmental and Field Turf Tarkett. 02-Oct-2006
Sabhal Mor Ostaig is to build a £7m media studies centre at its Gaelic college on Skye by the end of next year, with the creation of 70 jobs. 29-Sep-2006
Seadrill Engineering, the Norwegian oil drilling technology company, is opening an office in Blyth, and the 16-strong workforce will rise to 60 over the next three years. 28-Sep-2006
Buffalo Joes is seeking suitable sites to expand its Gateshead-based chain of Wild West-themed bars into Birmingham, Sheffield and Bristol over the next few months, with the creation of up to 270 jobs. 27-Sep-2006
Audley Travel is to expand its 125-strong workforce with 13 new staff, and its headquarters will relocate from Bicester to Witney in November. 27-Sep-2006
Sher Brothers is to open a new cash and carry depot near the Kingston Bridge in Glasgow next month, with the creation of 70 jobs. 20-Sep-2006
Spectrum Financial Protection is to create 30 jobs at a new call centre in Keighley, and a further 30 jobs will be created in the second phase of the expansion. 19-Sep-2006
Cambrian Pet Foods has secured a £1m Welsh Assembly grant to set up a new pet food factory at Pencader in Carmarthenshire, with the creation of 35 jobs. 15-Sep-2006
Joloda International is creating 20 jobs at its new loading, handling and logistics systems factory in Anglesey. 13-Sep-2006
Speyfruit is planning a £0.6m expansion at its fruit and vegetable processing factory in Elgin, with the creation of up to 20 jobs. 11-Sep-2006
Organization Metrics, the Canadian developer of human resources management software, is to set up a 3,000 sq ft office on Old Hall Street in Liverpool, with the creation of up to 15 jobs in its first year. 07-Sep-2006
Premier Contract Cleaning of Sheffield is to increase its workforce from 90 to 120, having won a contract to conduct an annual clean-up at most of Iceland's 684 stores. 05-Sep-2006
Allied Bakeries Ireland is to invest £6m in the expansion of its bakery in Belfast, including new equipment and the creation of 18 new jobs. 05-Sep-2006
Highland Fuels is planning to expand the 120-strong workforce at its Inverness-based fuel supply business with an unspecified number of new sales and administration jobs. 29-Aug-2006
West Wallasey Car Hire is to set up a new headquarters at Cross Lane in the Wirral, with the creation of 60 new jobs over the next 12 months. 28-Aug-2006
Studsvik UK is planning to build a recycling plant at Lillyhall in Cumbria, in order to decontaminate and recycle scrap metal from Sellafield and other nuclear sites, with the creation of up to 30 jobs. 28-Aug-2006
Quicksilver is to expand the workforce at its Tyneside-based removals business from 40 to 60, as part of a £5m investment in new storage facilities and a new headquarters. 25-Aug-2006
Swansea University has secured more than £30m in research funding, which will lead to 500 new jobs and the university growing by 20% over the next three years. 25-Aug-2006
Sinclair Group is to set up a 2.7-acre Mercedes-Benz car dealership at the Cardiff Gate International Business Park by March 2007, employing more than 100 staff. 24-Aug-2006
NXO is planning to create an unspecified number of jobs at its Preston-based marketing services agency, and a new regional office has just opened in Coventry. 23-Aug-2006
Production Services Network is planning to create 400 new jobs at its Aberdeen-based oil contracting business by the end of the year. 21-Aug-2006
Barsan Global Logistics is creating 20 additional jobs at its new £4.5m depot at ProLogis Park in Coventry. 21-Aug-2006
Pentalver is planning to invest £12m in new premises for its Bowmur Haulage business in Cannock, and will increase the workforce from 320 to 400 by 2008. 21-Aug-2006
The Trafford Centre in Manchester is to create 500 new jobs this autumn, following a £24m expansion scheme that includes a number of new restaurants and cafes. 16-Aug-2006
Edeus is planning to create 250 jobs at its Wolverhampton-based mortgage lending business over the next five years. 14-Aug-2006
Whitehead Building Services is planning to create more than 30 new jobs in Swansea. 14-Aug-2006
Willowbrook Foods is to expand its 157-strong workforce with 15 new jobs, following a recent £0.4m investment in potato processing equipment at its site in County Down. 10-Aug-2006
Palmer Environmental is creating 16 new jobs at its Cwmbran-based factory over the next two years, in order to increase production of equipment to detect leaks in water pipes. 10-Aug-2006
The Range, the chain of 27 crafts and housewares stores, is planning to set up a 450,000 sq ft distribution centre at an undisclosed site near Nottingham, with the creation of 120 jobs. 09-Aug-2006
Valeo Cooling Systems is to set up a new car parts factory at the Commerce Business Park on Wearside in December, with the creation of 60 jobs. 07-Aug-2006
Proven Energy has secured £5m of venture capital funding to expand its Ayrshire-based wind turbines manufacturing business, with the creation of an initial 30 jobs. 24-Jul-2006
ViewPoint Systems is planning to expand the workforce at its new call centre in Wick from 26 to 50 over the next few months. 21-Jul-2006
Keypoint Technologies is planning to create up to 100 jobs at its electronics business in Glasgow by the end of the year, including vacancies for software engineers and project managers. 20-Jul-2006
The 118 Group is to set up a new £1m directories call centre in Chelmsford over the next six weeks, with the creation of up to 400 jobs. 18-Jul-2006
Custom House is to increase the workforce at its Peterborough-based foreign exchange business from 12 to 24. 14-Jul-2006
Barton Meat expects to create 60 additional jobs in telesales, packing, production and customer services at its new £5.5m site in Gorton, Manchester. 12-Jul-2006
TBS is to create 20 new jobs at its software business in Belper over the next 12 months, due to the success of its Taskmaster data input product. 11-Jul-2006
Shield Medicare, the supplier of consumables to the pharmaceutical industry and the NHS, is to build a £5m facility at the Baglan Energy Park in Port Talbot, with the creation of 120 jobs. 10-Jul-2006
Diamond Holidays is to set up a new coach holidays call centre in Swansea next year, with the creation of up to 20 jobs. 07-Jul-2006
Dragon Feeds is looking to create up to 250 jobs in Neath Port Talbot by 2008, having just started work on the development of a test plant to produce feed for fish farms. 05-Jul-2006
The Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) is to relocate from London to the English Institute of Sport Sheffield in September, with the creation of ten jobs. 03-Jul-2006
Marland is looking to expand the 80-strong workforce at its packaging factory in Lincolnshire, having won a number of new contracts. 22-Jun-2006
Nautronix, the Aberdeen-based underwater acoustic specialist, is planning to expand its workforce from 60 to 100 over the next three years, and has just sold its international defence business to L-3 Communications of the US for £35m. 19-Jun-2006
Cobra Automotive is to create up to 28 jobs at its car trim and safety components factory in Shropshire, having won a new order from Volvo. 16-Jun-2006
Heatons is planning to expand its chain of fashion and homewares stores in Northern Ireland by opening new sites in Belfast and Armagh, with the creation of about 100 new jobs. 14-Jun-2006
ICICI OneSource of India is to set up two outsourcing call centres in Belfast and elsewhere in Northern Ireland, with the creation of 1,000 jobs over the next two years. 14-Jun-2006
Viacom Outdoor is to spend £72m transforming its advertising sites at London Underground stations, and a new team of 25 managers is being recruited. 13-Jun-2006
Regency Carpets is to invest £3.8m in the expansion of its carpet factories in Bangor and Newtownards over the next three years, with the creation of up to 64 jobs. 12-Jun-2006
Shaheen Business & Investment Group of Jordan is to transfer its headquarters to London later this year, with the creation of up to 200 jobs, and there will be a 25,000 sq ft office at Hammersmith and an 8,000 sq ft office at Berkeley Square. 12-Jun-2006
CPS, the manufacturer of chemicals for the printing industry, is to open a new factory at the Wantage site of sister company MacDermid Autotype in July, with the creation of 20 jobs. 09-Jun-2006
New Primebake is to create 44 new jobs at its bakery in Nantwich by the end of the year, and the site will be extended by 36,000 sq ft. 06-Jun-2006
Boughey Distribution is planning to expand its Cheshire-based food distribution business with the creation of up to 250 driving, administration and warehouse jobs this year. 05-Jun-2006
The Transport & General Workers Union (TGWU) has announced that Nanjing Automobile Corporation of China has started recruiting 400 workers to resume car production at Longbridge. 02-Jun-2006
Portapig is to invest £1.4m in the expansion of its pig housing factory in Strabane, with the creation of 20 jobs, and has also announced the acquisition of Integrated Piggery Systems of Yorkshire. 01-Jun-2006
Omron Automotive is to create 100 new jobs at its automotive electronics factory in Kingswinford over the next few weeks. 24-May-2006
Acergy UK is to create 100 new jobs at its Aberdeen-based offshore engineering business over the next two years, and will relocate to a larger site at the Westhill Business Park by the end of 2007. 23-May-2006
Chiltern Cold Storage is looking to create up to 20 new jobs at its temperature-controlled storage and distribution business in Peterborough over the next year. 22-May-2006
Carlisle Companies of the US has acquired the heavy vehicle off-highway brakes division of ArvinMeritor, which will involve the creation of 30 new jobs at the 50,000 sq ft Omega factory at Mamhilad near Pontypool. 22-May-2006
TVAC is setting up a new 51,000 sq ft site in Leyland with the creation of 90 jobs, having won a £10m contract to supply fire engines. 18-May-2006
Nottingham Regeneration is to invest £18m in a number of new industrial development schemes this year, which could lead to the creation of up to 200 jobs. 18-May-2006
Independent Home Living is to create up to 30 jobs at its new homecare and support services office in York over the next year. 16-May-2006
UNW is planning to double the size of its Newcastle-based chartered accountancy over the next two years, with the creation of 50 jobs. 15-May-2006
Frontline Image, the Plymouth-based clothing supplier, is to create 14 new jobs, having just transferred its 49-strong workforce to a larger £1.4m site in Estover. 15-May-2006
JCC Lighting is to set up a £3m 46,000 sq ft showroom and distribution centre at Stonebridge Cross in Droitwich, with the creation of 20 jobs. 12-May-2006
Million-2-1 has secured a £3m equity investment from Pi Capital to fund the expansion of its Manchester-based gambling games business, with plans to launch a digital TV channel and create 15 jobs. 12-May-2006
Unicom, the telecoms services provider, is creating 300 jobs at a new £1m call centre in South Manchester. 10-May-2006
Video City is to invest £5m in the expansion of its chain of 24 DVD rental stores in Northern Ireland, with the creation of 150 jobs. 05-May-2006
Clark Contracts is creating 75 jobs in Paisley and Edinburgh, with vacancies for contract managers, joiners, quantity surveyors, tilers and decorators. 05-May-2006
Activpayroll, the Aberdeen-based payroll services company, is looking to open new offices in Edinburgh and Canada and expand the 70-strong workforce. 04-May-2006
Invitrogen Corporation, the multinational life sciences company, is to set up a £17m European headquarters at Inchinnan in Renfrewshire, securing 555 jobs and creating an additional 45. 03-May-2006
Corum is planning to expand its Glasgow-based chain of six estate agencies with four new outlets over the next two years, and the workforce will rise from 42 to 62. 03-May-2006
Range Home & Leisure is recruiting 100 staff for a new £5m superstore due to open at Huntington in York in September, and the company is also looking to open a distribution centre near the M62 and more stores in Scotland. 02-May-2006
Foothold Group is to create 45 new jobs in Carmarthenshire, in order to expand its social enterprise venture and encourage an entrepreneurial culture. 28-Apr-2006
Sopra Newell & Budge is planning to expand the workforce at its IT services operations in Edinburgh and Glasgow from 506 to more than 600 by the end of the year. 28-Apr-2006
Reed Managed Services is planning a £10m expansion at its human resources agency in Belfast, with the creation of 200 jobs. 26-Apr-2006
The University of Wales in Bangor is investing £10m in the appointment of 50 additional teaching staff over the next four years, including the expansion of its chemistry, environmental systems and marine biology departments. 21-Apr-2006
Polaris Software Lab of India is to create up to 158 jobs in Belfast over the next three years, which will involve setting up a banking and financial software certification centre. 18-Apr-2006
Jigsaw Insurance Marketing is setting up an 11,000 sq ft call centre in Bridgend, with the creation of 100 jobs by the end of the year. 12-Apr-2006
WhizzGo has secured £0.25m of venture capital to help fund the nationwide expansion of its pay-as-you-go car hire business, starting with new sites in Brighton and Liverpool and the creation of 19 jobs. 11-Apr-2006
Berco is investing £4.5m in a new undercarriage components factory at the Riverside Park Industrial Estate in Middlesbrough, with the creation of 40 jobs. 07-Apr-2006
Image Data Group is to set up a 67,000 sq ft digital printing facility at the Ozone business park in East Riding, with the creation of at least 50 jobs. 07-Apr-2006
Helioslough has unveiled plans to build a £300m rail freight depot at the Radlett Aerodrome site near St Albans, which could lead to the creation of up to 3,000 jobs. 07-Apr-2006
Huntley's of Samlesbury is planning a £1.5m expansion of its farm shop near Preston, which will involve a new retail outlet, a jam factory, a rural education centre and the creation of 80 jobs over the next three years. 06-Apr-2006
NHS Scotland is to set up a distribution centre at Canderside Toll near Larkhall, with the creation of 240 warehouse, administration and driving jobs. 04-Apr-2006
McArthurGlen has announced plans for the £5m expansion of its Designer Outlet shopping centre in York, in order to create more retail space and 50 new jobs. 31-Mar-2006
InspecVision is planning to create 12 jobs at its new precision engineering measuring equipment factory in Larne, Co Antrim, by March 2008. 30-Mar-2006
Instone International is to relocate its travel operations centre and about 37 staff from Lowestoft to a 6,500 sq ft office in Yarmouth this month, and expects to create 20 new jobs over the next two years. 24-Mar-2006
WebEvents is forming a partnership with Business Excellence Global Media to set up an online marketing solutions call centre in Peterborough, with the creation of up to 100 new jobs over the next year. 23-Mar-2006
Plymouth Dome is to create 70 new jobs at its Plymouth-based tourist attraction following an investment in new facilities by the Wykeham Group. 23-Mar-2006
Sasha is to invest £7m opening a chain of 20 fashion stores in Northern Ireland over the next two years, with the creation of 250 jobs. 17-Mar-2006
Quality Roofing Systems is planning to expand the 43-strong workforce at its bespoke roofing factory in Hartlepool by 10 over the next three months. 14-Mar-2006
Holiday Retirement is planning to build a six-storey retirement "hotel" at Clarence Embankment in Cardiff, including 120 apartments, with the creation of about 50 jobs. 13-Mar-2006
Fintec Crushing & Screening is planning a multi-million pound investment programme to develop a new range of mobile crushers, which will create at least 75 new jobs in Northern Ireland over the next two years. 08-Mar-2006
Maersk is to relocate its ship management division and 40 jobs from London's Canary Wharf to Newcastle Quayside, which should lead to about 100 new jobs within three years. 03-Mar-2006
Burts Potato Chips has finalised plans to relocate its snacks factory from Kingsbridge to the Belliver Industrial Estate in Plymouth in April, with the creation of up to 60 jobs. 03-Mar-2006
Maersk Oil is looking to recruit reservoir engineers, geophysicists and geologists in Aberdeen, as part of a strategy to expand its oil and gas business in the UK North Sea. 02-Mar-2006
Darnley Career Academy is to set up a new distance learning and education support centre in Alva, with the creation of up to 100 jobs over the next five years. 01-Mar-2006
Ulogistics is to create 25 new jobs at its site in Derby, having won a contract to supply aircraft parts to Goodrich. 01-Mar-2006
Picture Financial is to invest £2m in the expansion of its debt consolidation business in Newport this year, with the creation of 120 jobs. 24-Feb-2006
QS Discount is planning to open discount stores in Bolton, Oldham, Salford, Wigan and Skelmersdale over the next five years, with the creation of 250 jobs. 23-Feb-2006
Waterworld is transforming its aqua park in Stoke-on-Trent into a multi-leisure destination complex at a cost of £10m, including a hotel and the creation of 175 jobs. 23-Feb-2006
Maxsys, the Walsall-based developer of clean fuel technology, has secured a £1.5m investment from Aloe Private Equity, and now plans to create 20 new jobs and expand the business abroad. 22-Feb-2006
The Student Loans Company is to create 40 new jobs at its call centre and loan processing operation in Darlington. 20-Feb-2006
Cats Solutions is to open a copy shop in the City of London in April, with the creation of 16 jobs, and is also considering further sites in Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle. 17-Feb-2006
Kelvin Bedroom Systems is planning to expand its Cumbernauld-based workforce from 50 to 92, having secured a £1m Regional Selective Assistance grant. 15-Feb-2006
Gemfire is to receive a £1.7m Scottish Executive grant that will lead to the creation of up to 346 new jobs at its telecom components factory in Livingston. 14-Feb-2006
Rensburg Sheppards is to create up to 70 jobs at its investment management office in Liverpool, having decided to transfer its central administration from London. 14-Feb-2006
Blackwood Distillers is planning to start work on the development of a new £3m whisky distillery in Shetland this spring, which will create 24 jobs. 09-Feb-2006
Briggs Marine is to create 60 new jobs at its Fife-based marine and environmental services business, having won a contract to maintain buoys for the Royal Navy. 08-Feb-2006
Key Retirement Solutions is to create 40 new mortgage advice jobs at its financial services business in Preston over the next six months. 07-Feb-2006
Hyde Group is to create a further 75 jobs at its new £2m aircraft parts factory in Manchester, having secured a £12m contract from Airbus. 07-Feb-2006
Oceaneering Multiflex is to invest £9m in a new sub-sea cable research and development facility in Rosyth, with the creation of 40 jobs. 06-Feb-2006
Grantside is expected to acquire the former Terry's site in York for about £26m, in order to develop a new hotel, spa and health club, with the creation of about 200 jobs. 03-Feb-2006
Bevan Motor Bodies is to reorganise its Oldbury-based rigid body vehicles business, which will involve expanding the workforce from 160 to 200 and investing £2m in a new three-acre site for its Welford Thomas operation in Dudley. 27-Jan-2006
Lawrence Skip Hire is seeking planning permission to build a £5m waste recycling centre in Kidderminster, which would create an initial 100 jobs. 27-Jan-2006
Astra Games is to relocate its amusement machines manufacturing business and up to 90 jobs to a larger site on the Bridgend Industrial Estate, with the creation of 50 new jobs. 26-Jan-2006
Steinhoff UK Upholstery is to invest £3.2m in a new household goods design and manufacturing facility on the Bridgend Industrial Estate, with the creation of up to 150 jobs. 26-Jan-2006
Pentland Systems is planning to double the workforce at its Livingston-based defence electronics business to 40 over the next three years. 25-Jan-2006
Eisai of Japan is planning to set up a £75m UK headquarters in Hatfield by 2008, with the creation of 500 jobs in pharmaceuticals research, clinical development and production. 25-Jan-2006
Uniq Foods is to expand its chilled desserts factory in Paignton with the creation of 50 jobs. 23-Jan-2006
Primary Care UK is looking to create a further 20 jobs over the next 12 months, following on from last year's Essex County Council contract to provide services to people with learning disabilities. 20-Jan-2006
Diamond Corrugated Cases is investing £2m in new printing and diecutting equipment at its packaging factory in Londonderry, with the creation of seven jobs. 20-Jan-2006
Romtech, the manufacturer of prefabricated steel reinforcement cages, is to invest £2m in a new facility in Craigavon, with the creation of 49 jobs. 19-Jan-2006
Connexions Cornwall & Devon is creating 70 new jobs, having won a £12m government contract to pilot two schemes to reduce the number of unemployed young people. 18-Jan-2006
Field Lithoprint is to relocate its labels and commercial printing business to a new two-storey site near its existing Hillington Park factory in Glasgow over the next few months, and the 87-strong workforce will increase by ten. 13-Jan-2006
Hymer UK is currently investing £3.5m in the expansion of its motorhome dealership in Preston, and expects to create a "substantial" number of jobs this year. 13-Jan-2006
Blue Motor Finance is planning to expand its Warrington-based motor finance business with the creation of up to 150 jobs over the next four years. 12-Jan-2006
Measurement Devices is to relocate its sales department to a new 6,000 sq ft office in York in August, with the creation of up to 22 new jobs over the next two years. 12-Jan-2006
St Andrews Bay Golf Resort & Spa has announced plans for the £20m development of additional accommodation and leisure facilities, with the creation of 80 jobs. 09-Jan-2006
SubHub is relocating its internet software business from Hertfordshire to Mount Stuart Square in Cardiff, where it expects to create 20 jobs. 04-Jan-2006
Island Steel is planning to expand its 36-strong workforce over the next 12 months, following a £3m investment in new facilities and equipment at its site in Newport, Gwent. 04-Jan-2006
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