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Sims Recycling Solutions is creating 60 jobs at its new electrical products recycling plant at its site in Newport, South Wales.
21-Dec-2006


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


Zytronic is to invest a further £1.5m at its touchscreens factory on Tyneside by summer 2007, with the expansion of the 190-strong workforce.
15-Dec-2006


AEA Technology is planning to create up to 100 new jobs to cope with rising concerns about energy security and climate change, with most being located at its environmental division in Harwell.
15-Dec-2006


Royal Bank of Scotland is to relocate its global operations centre from London to Brampton Vale Gardens, Newcastle-under-Lyme, with the creation of up to 80 jobs.
14-Dec-2006


TNT is to create 100 jobs at a new £5.6m express delivery depot being set up at Liverpool John Lennon Airport over the next few months.
13-Dec-2006


EDF Energy Networks is planning to expand its customer service centre in Ipswich by April 2007, with the creation of 70 jobs, and up to 30 staff could relocate from its site in Sussex.
13-Dec-2006


NTL Telewest is to create 90 new jobs at its customer service call centre in Birmingham, as part of a £5.3m investment that will create 300 jobs across the country.
12-Dec-2006


KPMG is recruiting a further 60 staff in Scotland to handle tax returns for an unnamed financial services institution.
12-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


Scottish Borders Council is to consider plans from Glenrath Farms to build a £8m egg farm near West Linton, which would create 60 jobs.
11-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


The National Assembly for Wales is in discussions with Stratospheric Airship Technologies of Malaysia about proposals to develop an airship manufacturing facility at RAF St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, which could create up to 1,500 jobs.
08-Dec-2006


Sealord is to open a £3.2m fish processing plant at its site in Caistor in early 2007, with the creation of up to 40 new jobs.
08-Dec-2006


UPM-Kymmene is planning to build a £59m renewable energy power plant at its Caledonian paper mill in Irvine, Ayrshire, with the creation of up to ten jobs.
06-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


Weatherford, the oil services company, is to set up a new £19m headquarters at Altens in Aberdeen by 2008, and plans to create 500 new jobs over the next five years.
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


Glasgow University is linking up with the universities of Strathclyde, Glasgow Caledonian and Paisley to set up an engineering research partnership, with £16m from the Scottish Funding Council being used to recruit 25 research staff and purchase equipment.
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


JP Morgan is to create up to 200 new jobs at its IT operations in Glasgow over the next two years, having won a £3m grant from the Scottish Executive.
01-Dec-2006


Paymentshield is to relocate its head office from Southport to the Gyle area of Edinburgh in January 2007, with the creation of about 40 jobs.
01-Dec-2006


Telecom Service Centres is to set up a new call centre in Kilmarnock with the creation of an initial 100 jobs, and the workforce will eventually reach 500.
30-Nov-2006


The Specials Laboratory is planning to expand the workforce at its Northumberland-based pharmaceuticals business from 120 to 145 and set up an extra 7,000 sq ft of office space.
30-Nov-2006


Tesco has won council backing to build a £10m 50,000 sq ft superstore in Peterhead, with the creation of up to 300 jobs.
30-Nov-2006


Wood Group Engineering is to create 35 new jobs in Aberdeen, having won a £2m contract from Statoil for a feasibility study into the Trestakk subsea field development.
30-Nov-2006


Unilever is to expand its deodorants research and development centre at Seacroft in Leeds in 2007, with the creation of 28 jobs.
30-Nov-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


Control Techniques is to create 20 new jobs as part of a £2m investment at its electronics business in Newtown, Powys.
27-Nov-2006


Phones 4u is to create up to 150 jobs at its mobile phones call centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme by summer 2007.
27-Nov-2006


Capita Business Services is to create up to 50 new jobs at its computer support operation on the Wyvern Business Park in Derby.
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


Marks & Spencer is to invest £35m in improvements to seven of its 14 stores in Northern Ireland in 2007, with the creation of 250 jobs.
24-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


Network Rail is to build a new rail hub in Wrexham with the creation of up to 60 jobs, in order to allow the Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway Company to service its trains overnight.
23-Nov-2006


One NorthEast is to provide funding of £2.3m to the RSPB and Teesside Environmental Trust to develop a £7m wildlife visitor attraction and nature reserve at Saltholme near Stockton, which will create 23 jobs.
22-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


The Home Office is to deploy up to 800 additional enforcement officers across the country next year, in order to improve immigration controls.
21-Nov-2006


Barclays is to expand the 1,200-strong workforce at its wealth management division in Glasgow with 500 new jobs over the next three years.
21-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


Torridge District Council is considering plans for the £3m expansion of Appledore's fish dock by autumn 2008, with the creation of 25 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


Severn Trent is to recruit a further 60 staff to tackle leaks in its water network this winter.
20-Nov-2006


Infoserve is to relocate its internet sales office from Stockton to a £3m site at the Morton Palms Business Park in Darlington in December, and plans to create 275 jobs over the next three years.
17-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


Corus is to invest £6m in the expansion of its Shotton steel works on Deeside by 2008, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
13-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


GlaxoSmithKline has announced plans to invest £60m in the expansion of its pharmaceuticals factory in Montrose over the next three years, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.
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


Cumbria County Council and Agilisys are expected to expand the workforce at the Consumer Direct call centre in Barrow, having secured government approval to cover consumer organisations.
09-Nov-2006


HSBC is planning to open at least six bank branches in Scotland over the next 18 months, and 30 new jobs will be created when it opens a new main Edinburgh branch on Princes Street in early 2007.
09-Nov-2006


Ernst & Young is planning to create 90 new jobs at its accountancy office in Manchester over the next three years, to add to the existing 365 staff.
09-Nov-2006


DWF, the law firm, is looking to expand its staff in Manchester from 290 to at least 400 over the next three years, and also aims to establish a presence in Leeds.
09-Nov-2006


Swalec is to create 50 new customer service jobs at its gas and electricity call centre in Cardiff by the end of the year.
09-Nov-2006


Riviera Desserts is to expand the 450-strong workforce at its desserts factory in Paignton with 40 new jobs, following a recent £1.4m investment in a new production unit.
09-Nov-2006


Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is planning to create 200 jobs at its luxury cars factory in Goodwood, following a rise in demand for the Phantom model.
09-Nov-2006


AstraZeneca is planning to double the size of its recently-acquired Cambridge Antibody Technology subsidiary by extending its research into new disease areas, with the creation of 200 jobs.
08-Nov-2006


Modus Properties and CIREF are planning to invest £7.5m in the expansion of the Birchwood Shopping Centre in Warrington by spring 2008, creating ten new stores and up to 100 jobs.
08-Nov-2006


Halcrow is planning to create 100 new jobs at its engineering consultancy in Glasgow over the next two years, having just moved to new premises in City Park.
07-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


Asda is planning to expand the number of stores offering online shopping from 91 to 157 by October 2007, with the creation of 1,800 jobs.
06-Nov-2006


First Data is to create at least 450 jobs at a payment services centre in Glasgow.
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


Dairy Farmers of Britain is planning to create 100 jobs at the former Golden Vale dairy in Bridgend, but 50 jobs will be lost through the closure of its site in Cardiff.
03-Nov-2006


Inchcape is to create dozens of jobs at a new Toyota and Lexus car dealership due to open at Pride Park in Derby in December.
03-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


Homeserve Emergency Services is planning to create 200 jobs at its recently-acquired Digital Insurance Services business in Norfolk over the next 18 months.
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


Brulines is planning to expand the 174-strong workforce at its Teesside-based pub equipment business with about 20 additional management and central support staff over the next 18 months, having just raised £19m in a flotation.
30-Oct-2006


BT is looking to recruit 400 apprentice engineers for its Openreach broadband division, while a further 150 will be temporarily transferred from its global services unit.
30-Oct-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


Citigroup is to expand its technology centre of excellence in Belfast with the creation of 185 jobs, having secured £3.6m of financial assistance from Invest NI.
27-Oct-2006


Day & Zimmermann is planning to expand the workforce at its new engineering office in Billingham from 55 to 100 over the next year.
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


BSkyB is to set up a new administrative centre in Livingston, with the creation of up to 255 jobs, in order to consolidate its corporate finance and legal operations on one site.
25-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


UK Biometrics, the supplier of biometric security systems, is to set up a nationwide network of 32 franchised offices, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
24-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


SLP has secured the future of hundreds of Lowestoft-based jobs, having won a multi-million pound contract to help build oil platforms for Maersk Oil Qatar.
24-Oct-2006


Cereal Partners is planning to build a £40m cereals factory at Staverton in Wiltshire with the creation of 55 jobs, while a further 50 jobs will be created at a storage depot in nearby Bowerhill.
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


Brighton & Hove City Council is to consider plans for the development of a £55m international sports complex, including two ice rinks, a 10,000-seat arena and the creation of 126 jobs.
23-Oct-2006


Subsea 7 is to build a new headquarters at the Arnhall Business Park in Aberdeen by mid-2008, with the relocation of 850 staff from existing sites and the creation of 100 new jobs.
23-Oct-2006


Shell is to create 100 new jobs at its financial shared service operation in Glasgow over the next year, having secured a £1m regional selective assistance grant from the Scottish Executive.
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


ClientLogic is to reopen its telecoms technical support call centre in Derby with the creation of 300 jobs.
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


Tesco is planning a multi-million pound investment in its three stores in Braintree, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
20-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


Goodrich is to expand its aerostructures repair facility at Prestwick airport from 120,000 sq ft to 250,000 sq ft, with the creation of 285 jobs.
19-Oct-2006


Npower is creating 220 jobs at its recently-opened call centre in Peterlee by the end of the year.
19-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


Wrights Pies is planning to open 50 new bakery outlets across the West Midlands over the next five years, with the creation of 250 jobs, and is also seeking permission to build a £3m cold-storage facility at its site in Crewe.
17-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


NTL is creating 200 new jobs at its customer care call centre in Swansea over the next few months.
16-Oct-2006


Carmarthenshire County Council is to set up a £2.5m Cultural Enterprise Centre at Trinity College, Carmarthen, by July 2007, with the creation of 30 jobs, in partnership with the Welsh Assembly Government and Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru.
13-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


Nottingham East Midlands Airport is to create about 100 jobs next May, following the completion of an expansion project to create ten new shops and two restaurants in the departure area.
13-Oct-2006


Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield is to undergo a £91m expansion project by next summer, including the creation of a new upper mall and hundreds of new jobs.
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


Onyx Group is looking to create up to 200 new jobs at its Middlesbrough-based internet solutions business over the next few years, in order to help US-based NCR Incorporated launch a radio frequency identification network in the UK.
12-Oct-2006


Biofuels Corporation has announced plans to build two more biodiesel plants next to its existing site on Teesside by the end of 2008, increasing the workforce from 50 to 100.
12-Oct-2006


Suffolk Coastal Council is considering plans from Infinity to develop confidential storage units at Bentwaters near Woodbridge, which could create up to 30 jobs.
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


Atos Origin is to set up a medical referrals call centre for the NHS in Crewe, with the creation of up to 70 jobs.
10-Oct-2006


Flyglobespan is to launch four new routes from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Malaga, Palma, Alicante and Faro, with the creation of 60 jobs.
09-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


Tesco has won planning permission from East Lothian Council to build a new store in North Berwick, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.
09-Oct-2006


Garlands is to create 80 jobs at its call centre in Middlesbrough, having won a new customer service contract from discount airline Easyjet.
06-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


Tesco is to create up to 250 jobs at a new supermarket due to open in Enniskillen in autumn 2007.
06-Oct-2006


Ryanair is to launch ten new routes from Nottingham East Midlands Airport to Spain, Italy, Sardinia, Poland, Slovakia, Scotland and Ireland, with the creation of 150 jobs.
06-Oct-2006


CTC Marine Projects of Darlington is planning a "very substantial" recruitment programme over the next 12 months, in order to expand the 250-strong workforce following its recent acquisition by DeepOcean.
05-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


Reflex, the Teesside-based vehicle rental firm, is planning to expand its vehicle fleet from 3,000 to 10,000 and create 20 new jobs across the country over the next three years.
04-Oct-2006


Screwfix Direct is to create at least 300 jobs at a new 545,000 sq ft distribution centre at Primepoint 14 in Stafford next year.
04-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


Gem is to create 300 new jobs at its call centre in Belfast, having won new contracts from companies involved in online entertainment and travel.
03-Oct-2006


Castell Howell Foods is to set up a new £4.4m head office and distribution centre at the Cross Hands Food Park in Carmarthenshire by March 2007, with the creation of 50 new jobs over the next three years.
02-Oct-2006


Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has unveiled plans to produce a smaller model at its luxury car factory near Chichester, which could create hundreds of jobs.
02-Oct-2006


Trago Mills is to set up a new shopping centre on a 120-acre site near Merthyr Tydfil by 2008, with the creation of 350 jobs.
02-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


Honda has announced plans to expand production at its car factory in Swindon from 190,000 to 250,000 a year in 2007, with the creation of 700 jobs.
29-Sep-2006


Johnson Matthey is seeking permission to expand its chemicals factory in Royston, with the creation of more than 50 jobs.
29-Sep-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


Bath & North East Somerset Council is considering plans from Centres of Clinical Excellence to build a multi-million pound mini-hospital at Peasedown St John, which would provide non-emergency surgery and create 150 jobs.
29-Sep-2006


Forth Ports has announced plans for the development of a new £40m distribution hub at Grangemouth port, including a number of warehouses with direct access to sea, road and rail and the creation of 80 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


Capita is to expand the workforce at its TV licensing call centre in Darwen, Lancashire, from 210 to about 340.
28-Sep-2006


Jet2 is to add four new Spanish destinations to its itinerary at Newcastle International Airport, with the creation of up to 200 jobs for pilots, cabin crew, engineers and administration staff.
27-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


EDS is planning to recruit 40 graduate and IT trainees from universities in Lancashire by the end of the year, and existing staff have started relocating to its new site in Preston.
22-Sep-2006


Northbrook Technology is to invest £23m in the expansion of its software operations in Belfast and Derry, with the creation of 400 jobs.
22-Sep-2006


Bmibaby is to increase its capacity at Birmingham International Airport by 60% next year, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
21-Sep-2006


BAe Systems is planning to create up to 1,000 new jobs at its Lancashire plants in Warton and Samlesbury by 2007, due to rising demand for Eurofighter Typhoon jets.
21-Sep-2006


Sega is to create 60 jobs at the Blythe Valley Business Park in Solihull over the next 12 months, in order to produce racing and driving games.
20-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


InterContinental Hotels has signed an agreement with property developers CUSP and The Kennedy Group to build more Express by Holiday Inn hotels in Northern Ireland, which could lead to the creation of 300 jobs.
19-Sep-2006


BeCogent is to create 350 jobs at its outsourcing call centre in Erskine, Renfrewshire, by the end of the year.
19-Sep-2006


Orchard Information Systems is planning to increase the 140-strong workforce at its Tyneside-based IT solutions business to 200 over the next four years.
19-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


Wood Group Engineering is to create new jobs having won a £50m contract to service BP oil and gas terminals in Teesside and Dorset, but the previous operator Aker Kvaerner Engineering Services will shed up to 60 jobs.
18-Sep-2006


Metsec is to invest £8.5m in the expansion of its metal processing factory in Oldbury, with the creation of 40 jobs over the next three years.
15-Sep-2006


Argent Energy is seeking permission to build a £45m biodiesel plant in Ellesmere Port by 2008, with the creation of 50 jobs.
15-Sep-2006


One NorthEast and County Durham Economic Partnership are planning to set up a £10m Plastic Electronics Technology Centre at NETPark in Sedgefield by 2008, including clean rooms, laboratories, offices and an initial ten staff.
15-Sep-2006


Dreams is to set up a new 84,000 sq ft bed factory on the Granada Trading Estate in Oldbury, with the creation of 300 jobs.
15-Sep-2006


Forest of Dean District Council has approved plans from Vantage Point Developments to set up a £5m electronics recycling facility at Cinderford, with the creation of 40 jobs.
15-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


Helius Energy is to submit plans to build a £100m 65MW biomass power station on the outskirts of Grimsby, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.
15-Sep-2006


Vertex is to create 300 new jobs at its call centre in Bolton, having won a contract from the Department of Work & Pensions.
15-Sep-2006


Direct Line has announced plans to expand the 950-strong workforce at its insurance operation in Glasgow with 160 new jobs over the next 12 months.
14-Sep-2006


Network Rail is to build a new £20m signalling and maintenance centre at Cowlairs in Glasgow, which will house up to 450 staff.
14-Sep-2006


Copeland Council has approved plans from Cumbria Leisure Park for the development of a £90m holiday complex in Lowca, including 449 timber lodges, a cinema and the creation of 170 jobs.
14-Sep-2006


Capula, the IT services company, is planning to double its 40-strong workforce in Cumbria over the next few years, having just opened a new site near Whitehaven.
14-Sep-2006


Belfast International Airport has unveiled a 25-year development plan, including a terminal upgrade, a new business park, more air cargo and the creation of up to 7,000 jobs.
13-Sep-2006


Joloda International is creating 20 jobs at its new loading, handling and logistics systems factory in Anglesey.
13-Sep-2006


PowerGen is to create 100 new jobs at its call centre in Rayleigh, Essex, following a recent decision to close sites in India.
12-Sep-2006


Eastman Chemical has announced plans to expand production of acetate tow at its factory in Workington over the next two years, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
12-Sep-2006


Carlisle City Council is to consider plans from an unnamed private health company for the development of a £10m mental health unit for children at Brampton, which could create up to 120 jobs.
12-Sep-2006


Recticel is to submit plans to build a £20m polyurethane insulation factory in Stoke-on-Trent, with the creation of 40 jobs.
12-Sep-2006


Courtaulds is to create 80 jobs at its hosiery factory in Belper, after winning back work from sites in continental Europe.
12-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


Staffordshire County Council is to consider plans from Claymoss Properties for the development of an eco-friendly holiday complex on a 159 hectare site at Whitmore, including 800 timber lodges and the creation of up to 1,600 jobs.
11-Sep-2006


Advantage West Midlands and the DTI have announced grants of £7m for the creation of a national nanotechnology centre at the University of Birmingham under the name of Materials Solutions, with the creation of 25 jobs.
08-Sep-2006


Cornwall County Council has approved plans from BaseResult to restart the South Crofty tin mine near Redruth, which could create 200 jobs over the next few years.
08-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


BT is to take back in-house the call centre work that was previously outsourced to ClientLogic in Alness, which will involve the transfer of 61 staff and the creation of 40 new jobs.
07-Sep-2006


Nissan is to invest £223m at its Sunderland factory to manufacture the Qashqai sports utility vehicle, with the creation of 200 temporary jobs.
07-Sep-2006


Balfour Beatty is expanding its new project management division at Wynyard Park on Teesside, and the workforce is expected to rise from 18 to 100 over the next year.
06-Sep-2006


Jackson Lloyd, the building maintenance firm, has launched a new apprentice training programme, and is also about to relocate its head office from Wigan to Skelmersdale.
05-Sep-2006


QCA, the Qualifications & Curriculum Authority, has indicated that Coventry is likely to be selected as the preferred location for its new headquarters for 550 staff.
05-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


DSG International is to invest up to £50m in a new business called The Tech Guys over the next five years, offering a technical troubleshooting service with the creation of 2,000 jobs, a call centre and up to 200 stores.
05-Sep-2006


T-Mobile is planning to open 190 mobile phone stores by next June, with the creation of 800 jobs.
05-Sep-2006


Wood Group is to create 130 jobs at its newly-opened oil and gas engineering office at the Nova Technology Park in Glasgow by the end of the year.
04-Sep-2006


Vue Entertainment is to create 40 jobs at a new multiplex cinema due to open in Exeter in November.
04-Sep-2006


Resolution is planning to create 200 new jobs in Glasgow following the recent acquisition of Abbey's life funds business.
04-Sep-2006


EuroManx is expected to create a further 20 jobs in the Isle of Man by the end of the year, having recently acquired the former Diamanx property next to Ronaldsway Airport.
01-Sep-2006


Chevron is to set up a new technology centre in Aberdeen early next year, with the creation of 100 jobs, in order to provide research and technical services to its global oil and gas business.
01-Sep-2006


Nissan is to expand the trainee recruitment programme for its car factory in Sunderland, with the creation of up to 100 new jobs.
01-Sep-2006


Hain Celestial is creating 76 vacancies at its sandwich factory in Luton, as part of a reorganisation that will involve up to 50 evening workers being transferred to day shifts.
31-Aug-2006


Esure is looking to double the size of its insurance operations in Manchester over the next five years, with the creation of hundreds of jobs.
31-Aug-2006


Futaba Industrial is planning to create up to 700 jobs at its automotive bodies factory in South Derbyshire over the next five years, which will involve the development of a new factory at its site in Foston.
31-Aug-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


Hays Travel is planning to create a further 50 jobs at its Sunderland-based holiday business by the end of the year.
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


B&Q is to create 80 jobs at a new DIY store and garden centre due to open in Torquay next year.
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


Telecom Service Centres is to create 100 new jobs at its call centre in the Dearne Valley, having won a contract to manage sales, order processing and customer service for Office Depot.
18-Aug-2006


Marks & Spencer is creating 300 jobs at a new distribution centre to be run by Christian Salvesen in Stoke-on-Trent, and the site is due to open in October.
17-Aug-2006


Cereal Partners is creating 55 new jobs at its breakfast cereals factory in Staverton, Wiltshire, and is also seeking permission to expand the site by late 2007.
17-Aug-2006


Metalysis has secured a £2.7m investment from Yorkshire Forward to fund the development of a factory for its patented metal processing technique, which could lead to the creation of 130 jobs.
17-Aug-2006


Journeycall, the provider of public transport information, is looking to set up a new call centre in Brechin next year, with the creation of up to 60 jobs.
17-Aug-2006


Premier Foods is planning to set up a £11m chilled foods factory in Methwold, Norfolk, by early next year, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
16-Aug-2006


West Norfolk Council is to consider plans from Knowles Transport to build a 16,500 sq ft warehouse at its site in Wisbech, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
16-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


Sainsbury's is to create 130 new jobs at its store in Rayleigh Weir, Essex, in November, following the expansion of the site from 35,000 sq ft to 68,000 sq ft.
15-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


LBM is creating 250 new jobs at its customer contact call centres in Altrincham and Bredbury, having recently won a new contract from Sky.
11-Aug-2006


Luminar is to create more than 100 jobs at a £5m Oceana nightclub due to open in Wolverhampton in September.
11-Aug-2006


Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is looking to expand the workforce at its luxury car factory near Chichester, subject to securing council permission for a night shift.
11-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


Pendragon has pledged to retain the recently-acquired Reg Vardy headquarters in Sunderland, securing the future of 300 jobs and leading to the possible creation of up to 200 new jobs.
10-Aug-2006


Malmaison is to invest £8m in the transformation of the former Tyne Tees Shipping Company building in Newcastle into a Hotel du Vin, with the creation of more than 50 jobs.
09-Aug-2006


CTC Marine Technology of Darlington is planning to expand its 250-strong workforce with 80 new jobs, having just launched a new underwater pipeline plough.
09-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


TNT has won a multi-million pound distribution contract from furniture retailer Ilva, which will create 550 new jobs at warehouses in Doncaster and Hull.
09-Aug-2006


Moneyquest is to create a further 150 jobs at its new financial services centre in Glasgow.
07-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


Carphone Warehouse is planning to recruit 1,000 additional sales staff for its mobile phone stores.
28-Jul-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


Scantec Personnel is to relocate its headquarters from Oxton to Twelve Quays in Birkenhead at the end of the year, with the creation of 30 new jobs.
20-Jul-2006


Tesco is planning to build a £65m distribution centre at the Centreport business park in East Yorkshire by next year, with the creation of up to 1,000 jobs, and a planning application has been submitted by Sterling St James.
20-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 National Assembly for Wales has offered £10m of support to the Project Kimber consortium to set up a £50m factory to produce versions of the Smart two-seater car in South Wales, with the creation of an initial 150 jobs.
20-Jul-2006


Honda is considering plans to introduce an extra shift at its car factory in Swindon early next year, with the creation of about 500 jobs.
20-Jul-2006


Tamar Foods is to create 100 new jobs at its factory in Callington, having won a number of contracts to supply own-label savoury pastry products to major supermarket chains.
19-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


Landmark Communications is to create a further 50 jobs at telesales centres in Llanelli and Carmarthen.
18-Jul-2006


Carter & Carter is seeking permission to set up a 90,000 sq ft motor industry training centre in Derby for DaimlerChrysler by August 2007, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
18-Jul-2006


Nanjing Automobile Corporation has announced plans to assemble 15,000 MG TF sports cars a year at Longbridge in Birmingham, and the initial £10m investment will create up to 200 jobs by next year.
18-Jul-2006


Severn Trent is to create 70 new jobs at its Raynesway billing centre in Derby.
17-Jul-2006


Amaro is seeking a suitable site to set up a leaflet distribution centre in Glasgow next year, with the creation of 200 jobs.
17-Jul-2006


Custom House is to increase the workforce at its Peterborough-based foreign exchange business from 12 to 24.
14-Jul-2006


Pets at Home is to expand its chain of 173 pet stores with 18 new outlets over the next year, and £2.6m is being invested at its Trentham Lakes distribution centre in Staffordshire with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
13-Jul-2006


Inter Link Foods is investing £2m in two new bakeries in Greater Manchester, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
13-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


Asda has submitted plans to build a £10m store at Tain in Easter Ross, which would create 250 jobs.
12-Jul-2006


Marks & Spencer is planning to create 4,000 new jobs at stores throughout the country.
12-Jul-2006


Ilva is to start recruiting up to 350 staff for a furniture store due to open at the MetroCentre in Gateshead in October.
11-Jul-2006


British Ceramic Tiles is to more than double production capacity at its tile factory in Newton Abbot by 2008, with an increase to the 245-strong workforce.
11-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


British Nuclear Group is to create up to 70 new jobs at the Bradwell nuclear power station site in Essex, in preparation for the start of the final decommissioning stage in September.
07-Jul-2006


Yes Loans of Cwmbran is looking to expand the workforce at its loans call centre from about 350 to more than 1,000.
07-Jul-2006


Penn Pharmaceutical Services is to invest £1m in the expansion of its Tredegar-based pharmaceutical outsourcing business, including new clean rooms, laboratory facilities and the creation of 30 jobs over the next two years.
07-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


Swinton is to expand its insurance call centre in Halifax with the creation of 150 jobs.
06-Jul-2006


Subsea 7 of Aberdeen has won a £600m contract to develop and operate two subsea vessels for Shell, which will create hundreds of new jobs.
05-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


Warburtons is creating an initial 30 jobs at its new bakery distribution centre at the Heathfield Industrial Estate in Newton Abbot.
04-Jul-2006


Ipeco Holdings is to create 50 new jobs at its aircraft parts factory in Southend, having won a number of contracts to supply cockpit seats.
03-Jul-2006


Julian Graves is to extend its warehouse on the Pensnett Estate in Kingswinford with the creation of ten jobs.
03-Jul-2006


MGt is to set up a new support services call centre in Kirkcaldy with the creation of 200 jobs, as part of a £9m investment.
03-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


Dell has confirmed plans to create a further 450 jobs at its computer operations in Glasgow over the next two years.
03-Jul-2006


Stockton Council is to consider plans from Tees Valley Biofuels to build a £47m oilseed processing plant at Vopak's bulk liquid storage terminal at Seal Sands, with the creation of 45 jobs.
30-Jun-2006


Toyota Tsusho is to relocate its Derby-based car parts distribution business and up to 100 jobs to Castle Donington next year, with the creation of up to 100 new jobs over the next five years.
30-Jun-2006


International Rectifier is to invest up to £100m in the expansion of its semiconductor factory at Newport in South Wales, with the creation of 250 jobs by 2010.
29-Jun-2006


Homeserve Claims Management is planning to create a further 400 jobs at its call centre in Preston, having just secured planning permission for a new three-storey office block.
28-Jun-2006


Invest NI is to provide £2.4m of funding to Imagine Communications Group to set up a new business services call centre in Armagh, with the creation of up to 300 jobs.
27-Jun-2006


Bcwgroup is planning to create 150 new jobs at its credit management business in Glasgow, and is currently negotiating the £30m sale to management of its Rutherglen-based outsourcing operation.
26-Jun-2006


ComputerLand is to create up to 70 jobs at its Nottingham-based IT support services business, having won a £15m contract from O2.
26-Jun-2006


LogicaCMG has won planning permission to build a three-storey office for 300 new staff at its site on the Bridgend Science Park.
23-Jun-2006


Shaw Group is creating up to 200 jobs for fitters and welders at its pipes factory in Derby, having won a number of new contracts.
23-Jun-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


Primark is to start recruiting 100 staff for a new discount clothing store due to open in Wolverhampton in October.
21-Jun-2006


Abbey is to expand its premium banking call centre in Belfast, with the creation of 180 jobs by the end of the year.
20-Jun-2006


Harland & Wolff is looking to diversify its Belfast shipyard into the recycling of end-of-life ships, and the partnership with environmental consultancy Golder Associates could create up to 100 jobs.
19-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


PowerGen is planning to create 450 jobs at call centres in Bedford, Leicester, Nottingham, Rayleigh and Bolton by the end of the year, in order to reduce the level of outsourcing in India.
19-Jun-2006


British Gas is to recruit 500 apprentices this year, and a new training centre will open at Dartford in Kent next month.
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


Primark is to create 90 jobs at a new discount clothing store due to open in Swansea in August.
16-Jun-2006


NTL is creating 50 new jobs at its faults management call centre in Swansea.
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


Intercell is to expand its vaccines facility in Livingston, in order to create a 30,000 sq ft multi-purpose manufacturing unit with 15 new jobs.
14-Jun-2006


West Bromwich Building Society has unveiled plans to double its membership and create 500 jobs over the next ten years, which could involve relocating from its current headquarters in West Bromwich.
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


DSG International is to create 1,000 customer service jobs in its out-of-town Currys electrical stores, but 250 management jobs will be lost.
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


Tanfield Group is planning to transfer UpRight Powered Access production from Ireland to the 250,000sq ft former LG electronics plant in Washington, which could lead to the creation of up to 400 jobs.
12-Jun-2006


British Nuclear Group is creating 40 new jobs to help decommission the Chapelcross nuclear plant near Annan, with vacancies for general workers, project managers and construction engineers.
12-Jun-2006


National Semiconductor is to invest £25m in the expansion of its semiconductor manufacture and design facility in Greenock over the next six months, with the creation of about 160 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


Creative Print & Design is to relocate its book manufacturing business to a 55,000 sq ft building in Blaina next year, with the creation of up to 70 jobs, and has just been acquired by Norhaven of Denmark.
09-Jun-2006


The National Audit Office is to set up a second office in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in September, with the creation of an initial 35 jobs.
09-Jun-2006


London Clubs International is to open a new £13m 46,000 sq ft casino at the Great Northern Warehouse in Manchester in October, with the creation of 350 jobs.
09-Jun-2006


Morrisons has submitted plans to Wyre Forest Council to build a 77,000 sq ft superstore on Green Street in Kidderminster, with the transfer of 170 staff from its existing store and the creation of 180 new jobs.
09-Jun-2006


Bristol City Council has approved plans from Holland House Hotels to build a £35m four-star hotel at the Phoenix House site in Redcliffe by next March, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
09-Jun-2006


Flybe is creating 40 engineering and administration jobs at its aviation services division at Exeter Airport.
09-Jun-2006


Moneysupermarket.com is to recruit 20 new graduates at its Chester-based financial services business, in addition to the previously-announced 100 IT staff.
07-Jun-2006


Haani Cables is seeking permission to expand its Hartlepool factory, including new manufacturing, storage and office space, with the creation of up to 24 jobs.
07-Jun-2006


BeCogent, the call centre operator with sites in Airdrie, Erskine, Stirling and Goring, is planning to recruit a further 300 staff by the end of the year.
07-Jun-2006


British Cattle Movement Service is creating 250 temporary jobs at its site in Workington, in order to process applications for the Single Farm Payment scheme.
07-Jun-2006


Bombardier is to create 115 new jobs in Derby and 120 jobs at its maintenance facility in Ilford, having won orders worth £138m to renovate train carriages.
07-Jun-2006


Wincanton is to recruit up to 300 staff for a new 700,000 sq ft Argos distribution centre in Kettering by September.
06-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


Marshall Aerospace is to create about 60 new jobs at its Cambridge-based aircraft maintenance business, having won a £1.5bn contract to support the RAF's Hercules transport fleet.
05-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


Peacocks is planning to spend £15m opening 63 new discount clothing and perfume stores over the next year, with the creation of 1,000 jobs.
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


Luminar is in discussions with Plymouth City Council about plans to set up a £6m Oceana superclub at the Barbican Leisure Park in Coxside, which could lead to the creation of 100 new jobs.
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


Eon is to recruit at least 600 electrical engineers, fitters, craftsmen and technicians over the next three years, in order to maintain and expand its electricity networks.
29-May-2006


Tesco is to create 200 new customer service call centre jobs at its Tesco Finance Centre in Cardiff by September.
26-May-2006


Compass Finance is to create 100 new jobs at its recently-acquired Debt Advisor business in Manchester.
26-May-2006


Wilkinson is creating 80 jobs at a new store in Market Drayton this August, one of 25 new stores being opened this year.
25-May-2006


Homeserve has confirmed plans to develop a £10m household emergencies insurance call centre next to its existing site in Walsall by April 2007, with the creation of 600 jobs.
24-May-2006


Omron Automotive is to create 100 new jobs at its automotive electronics factory in Kingswinford over the next few weeks.
24-May-2006


BT Group has announced plans to recruit 1,300 telecom engineers across the country, as part of a £1bn project to upgrade telephone lines.
24-May-2006


Dyson, the Wiltshire-based vacuum cleaner company, is to recruit 100 additional research and development staff, in order to accelerate the launch of new products.
24-May-2006


RHL is to create 500 new jobs at call centres in Glasgow, having secured a £1.8m Scottish Executive grant.
23-May-2006


Cardiff Council and South Wales Police are to set up a 9,000 sq ft call centre at Cardiff Gate Business Park to handle non-emergency calls, with the creation of 50 jobs.
23-May-2006


Dickinson Dees, the law firm with offices in Newcastle and Stockton, is planning to expand its residential property department with the creation of about 30 jobs.
23-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


Asda has announced plans to build a new £10m superstore in Easter Ross by summer 2007, with the creation of 250 jobs.
22-May-2006


Jet2 is to create up to 70 jobs at Blackpool International Airport by increasing the number of flights to holiday destinations.
19-May-2006


Airtricity, the wind farm developer, is seeking a suitable site in Inverclyde to set up a new UK headquarters for its 20 staff, and 30 new jobs will be created over the next three years.
18-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


Keele University has secured outline planning permission to build a four-star hotel, student halls, offices and teaching blocks over the next 15 years, which is expected to involve a £60m investment and the creation of 1,000 jobs.
18-May-2006


Fulcrum Pharma is setting up a new drug development office at the Heriot-Watt University Research Park in Edinburgh, with the creation of up to 12 jobs.
17-May-2006


Yorkshire Forward has awarded £10m to Screen Yorkshire of Leeds to promote the development of Yorkshire's film and TV industry, which could lead to the creation of up to 1,000 jobs over the next four years.
16-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


GlaxoSmithKline is to create 100 new jobs at its pharmaceuticals plant in Montrose over the next few months, in order to expand production of rosiglitazone and carvedilol.
12-May-2006


Unicom, the telecoms services provider, is creating 300 jobs at a new £1m call centre in South Manchester.
10-May-2006


Sainsbury's has announced plans to open a 20,000 sq ft supermarket in Dursley, Gloucestershire, in 2008, with the creation of 225 jobs.
08-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


Land Registry and TNT Express Services have created 40 jobs in Coventry, having agreed a five-year contract that will involve TNT processing information for homes sold in the Midlands.
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


Tata Consultancy Services of India is to create up to 1,500 jobs at its Diligenta subsidiary in Peterborough over the next three years, in order to provide administration services for Pearl Group and other life assurance companies.
04-May-2006


BSkyB is to create 600 new jobs in Scotland, including 350 at a new satellite TV call centre in Uddingston and 250 technical jobs in Dunfermline, while a further 600 installation jobs are being created across the country.
04-May-2006


Barnsley Metropolitan Council has approved plans from Ramada and Toby Inns for the development of a 120-bed hotel and pub at Capitol Park, which will create 60 jobs.
04-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


Unipart Automotive is to expand its automotive parts supply business in Scotland with the creation of 20 jobs.
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


Debt Free Direct is to set up a new 31,000 sq ft office at the former AMEC site in Adlington, near Chorley, by October, and plans to recruit 150 additional staff over the next 12 months.
03-May-2006


Advantage West Midlands is in talks with the Project Kimber consortium and Access Capital about the possibility of reviving production of the Healey sports car in Coventry, which could create 200 jobs.
03-May-2006


Asda is seeking planning permission to open a new £25m store in Antrim, with the creation of 400 jobs.
02-May-2006


BT Group has started recruiting 100 engineering staff for its Openreach phone connections business in Wales.
02-May-2006


Tanfield Group is seeking a suitable site in the north-east to consolidate its operations following the acquisition of aerial platform maker UpRight, which could create up to 500 jobs.
02-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


Kleeneze is recruiting 40 extra staff in the UK to prepare for the expansion of its direct sales retailing business into Germany, Poland, Italy and Turkey.
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


PD Ports has submitted plans to Redcar & Cleveland Council for the development of a £300m deep sea container terminal on Teesside, which could lead to the creation of up to 7,000 jobs.
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


British Airways is to create 100 new jobs at its aircraft maintenance centre at Cardiff International Airport over the next year.
26-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 BBC is to set up a new finance centre at Ty Oldfield in Cardiff with the creation of 140 jobs.
25-Apr-2006


Co-operative Group is to set up a new Co-operative Legal Services business in Bristol, with the creation of 150 jobs over the next five years.
25-Apr-2006


Amazon, the online retailer, is to get a £0.6m grant to expand the workforce at its site in Glenrothes with 125 additional staff, as part of the latest round of Regional Selective Assistance grants.
24-Apr-2006


NewLogic is to create a further 65 jobs at its business outsourcing call centre on Tyneside, in order to increase turnover by up to 50% this year.
21-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


Target Group is planning to set up a new office in Cwmbran to provide loan administration services to the consumer lending sector, with the creation of up to 225 jobs over the next five years.
20-Apr-2006


Moneyquest is to relocate its Glasgow-based mortgage, insurance and loans business to St Vincent Street next month, which will lead to the creation of 100 new jobs.
19-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


Experian is planning to create about 100 jobs at its Nottingham-based business information operation this year.
18-Apr-2006


Wilkinson is to set up a 20,000 sq ft homewares store at the Hereward Cross development in Peterborough, with the creation of up to 70 jobs.
18-Apr-2006


Amec is to create more than 250 jobs in Greenock, having won a Ministry of Defence contract to build a £130m floating jetty for the nuclear submarine base at Faslane.
18-Apr-2006


Infoserve is to raise up to £9m in a flotation on Aim to fund the expansion of its online local search business, and its workforce will increase from 180 to 500 over the next 18 months.
18-Apr-2006


Vetco Gray is recruiting 70 additional staff at its oil services business in Aberdeen, and has just transferred 120 support staff to a new 26,000 sq ft site at the Aberdeen Science & Energy Park.
13-Apr-2006


Journeycall is to create 20 new jobs at its call centre in Mearns, having won a £2m contract to handle customer enquiries for Transport for London.
13-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


EADS is creating an additional 100 jobs in Newport through the £35m expansion of its aerospace facility at Celtic Springs.
11-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


Medical House is to create 75 new jobs in Sheffield over the next four years, having secured a £0.8m grant to expand the premises of its orthopaedics and drug delivery operations.
10-Apr-2006


Barclays is planning to invest up to £375m in the expansion of its wealth management business over the next three years, including new staff and technology.
10-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


Towergate Partnership is to set up a 24,000 sq ft insurance call centre at the Octagon building in Colchester, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
07-Apr-2006


Trentham Leisure is to invest £20m in the expansion of the Trentham Gardens complex in Staffordshire over the next two years, with the creation of 400 jobs.
07-Apr-2006


Hunters, the York-based estate agency, is to set up a new headquarters at the Helmsley Group office development in Heworth Green next year, with the creation of 150 new jobs over the next five years.
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


Schrader Electronics, the manufacturer of tyre pressure monitor gauges for the motor industry, is to create 100 new jobs at its factory in Carrickfergus, having secured £3.5m of funding from Invest NI.
06-Apr-2006


Dial is creating 100 new jobs at its call centre in Cwmbran, having secured its future through the recent acquisition by Yes Loans.
06-Apr-2006


Eaga Group is to create 400 new jobs at its home heating operations in Newcastle and Gateshead, with vacancies for fitters, IT staff and call centre operators.
06-Apr-2006


Trelleborg Industrial AVS is to create 75 jobs at its factory in Leicester, having won a £30m contract to provide rubber products for tanks.
06-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


Morgan Stanley has announced plans to create 300 new jobs at its credit card division in Glasgow, having secured a £3.2m regional assistance grant from the Scottish Executive.
05-Apr-2006


Wyeth and Scottish Enterprise are to invest £50m in medical research work in Scotland, including drug development at the universities of Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dundee, and a central research centre with 50 staff in Dundee.
04-Apr-2006


British Polythene Industries is to create up to ten jobs following a £2m investment in the expansion of capacity at its plastics recycling plant in Dumfries.
04-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


Central Networks is to create 150 new jobs at its electricity distribution operations in Gloucester, Worcester, Tipton, Moor Green, Stoke, Hinckley and Sleaford over the next 18 months.
31-Mar-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


FG Wilson is to invest £47m in the expansion of its engineering plants in Larne, Springvale and Monkstown, with the creation of 150 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


Accuma Group is planning to expand the workforce at its Manchester-based consumer debt business from 141 to 300 over the next two years.
30-Mar-2006


ZEDA is creating 25 new jobs at its IT services business in Nottingham, and a further 15 in London and Stirling.
30-Mar-2006


Orion Group, the engineering recruitment company, is extending its Inverness headquarters with the creation of 35 new jobs by the end of the year.
29-Mar-2006


Moneysupermarket.com is to create 100 new jobs in IT, web development, programming, marketing, sales and administration at its financial services business in Chester.
28-Mar-2006


Cinram UK is seeking permission to set up a new 180,000 sq ft building at Central Avenue in Ipswich, with the creation of 40 jobs, in order to consolidate its DVD distribution operation onto one site.
28-Mar-2006


BSW Timber is to acquire the Arjo Wiggins paper mill at Fort William, and will invest £25m developing a new sawmill at the 67-acre site with the creation of 45 jobs.
28-Mar-2006


Subway is planning to open 50 sandwich stores in Northern Ireland over the next five years, with the creation of up to 1,000 jobs.
24-Mar-2006


QVC, the TV shopping company, has started work on the £20m expansion of its warehouse and call centre facilities in Knowsley, which will lead to the creation of up to 700 jobs over the next seven years.
24-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


JCB is seeking permission for the £2.5m expansion of its Cab Systems factory in Rugeley, with the creation of up to 75 jobs.
23-Mar-2006


Ace Group, the commercial property and casualty insurance group, is considering plans to set up a 44,000 sq ft office at the 200 Broomielaw site in Glasgow, which could house up to 400 staff.
22-Mar-2006


RB Solutions is planning to create 25 new jobs at its housing benefit and payment processing centre in Ashton under Lyne over the next few months.
21-Mar-2006


Jet2, the budget airline, is to relocate its head office and up to 40 jobs from Bournemouth to Leeds Bradford Airport, where staff numbers will rise from 300 to about 450.
20-Mar-2006


Ilva, the Danish furniture retailer, is to set up a 650,000 sq ft distribution centre in Doncaster with the creation of 250 jobs, and TNT Logistics is to run the site.
20-Mar-2006


Tesco is to create up to 100 jobs at its Roborough superstore in Plymouth, when a new extension opens in August.
17-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


Tesco is planning to build a Tesco Extra store at the Gorton district centre in Manchester by the end of next year, with the creation of 500 jobs.
16-Mar-2006


Cardinal Packaging has secured a further £1.6m from the Royal Bank of Scotland to fund the expansion of its Ebbw Vale-based plastic bags factory, with the creation of 30 jobs.
16-Mar-2006


Vertex is to set up a call centre for up to 120 staff at the Chester Business Park, having won a £45m mortgage contract from Deutsche Bank, and will also relocate its headquarters and 160 staff from south Manchester to Kings Business Park in Prescot.
16-Mar-2006


Preston Council is to consider plans from an unnamed US company to set up a call centre at the former 42,500 sq ft Tradex building off Ring Way, which could eventually lead to the creation of 1,000 jobs.
16-Mar-2006


Tesco is planning to build a £75m distribution depot at the former NEC site in Livingston, with the creation of 1,400 jobs, but its existing site in Dundee will close in 2007 with the loss of 432 jobs.
15-Mar-2006


Amec is looking to recruit up to 200 new staff at its oil and gas engineering operations in Newcastle, Darlington and Humberside, with vacancies for electrical, project, contract and maintenance engineers.
14-Mar-2006


Quality Roofing Systems is planning to expand the 43-strong workforce at its bespoke roofing factory in Hartlepool by ten 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


British Bakeries is planning to create 200 jobs at the recently-acquired former Harvestime bakery in Thurmaston, Leicester, in order to gradually increase production at the site.
10-Mar-2006


Scottish Widows is looking to expand the 350-strong workforce at its banking operations in Edinburgh by 10% a year.
10-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


Technology Services Group is to invest £1m at its Aberdeen office, with the creation of ten new jobs.
07-Mar-2006


Morrisons is recruiting 350 staff for a new supermarket due to open on the Farington Business Park in Leyland this summer.
06-Mar-2006


Hunting is to open a new site for its Hunting Energy division in Montrose, with the creation of 20 jobs.
06-Mar-2006


Masternaut, the Leeds-based developer of commercial vehicle tracking technology, is looking to expand its workforce from 65 to 130 over the next year.
06-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


Barclays is to create 100 new jobs at its Firstplus secured loans call centre in Cardiff over the next few months, and is seeking a suitable site for a new headquarters to house up to 550 staff.
02-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


HBOS is to invest £100m opening 100 new bank branches over the next five years, with the creation of up to 1,500 jobs.
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


Tepnel Life Sciences is to set up a new pharmaceuticals outsourcing centre in Livingston, including a laboratory, office and storage space, with the creation of 20 jobs.
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


DHL is looking to recruit about 50 warehouse staff a year at its distribution centre at East Midlands Airport over the next ten years, to add to its existing 800 warehouse staff, 280 pilots and 200 telesales operators.
27-Feb-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


St Modwen Properties has agreed to lease part of the former MG Rover Longbridge site in Birmingham to Nanjing Auto of China, which is expected to lead to production of MG sports cars restarting in 2007 and up to 1,000 new jobs.
23-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


Real Time Engineering, the IT consultancy, is planning to open an office in Edinburgh over the next few months, which could employ about 25 staff within 18 months.
23-Feb-2006


Alstom is recruiting up to 75 apprentices at its power generators factory in Stafford.
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


TJ Hughes is planning to open a further six discount stores this spring, taking the total to 50, and up to 200 new jobs will be created.
21-Feb-2006


Balmoral Group is establishing a new division called Balmoral Offshore Engineering with the creation of a significant number of jobs in Aberdeen, in order to return to the buoyancy market.
21-Feb-2006


Asda is planning to open at least 25 new stores this year, including supermarkets, convenience stores and non-food shops, with the creation of 7,000 jobs.
21-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


Stroud District Council has approved plans from Ivybank for the development of a new care home at the former Lister-Petter site in Dursley, which will create 95 jobs.
20-Feb-2006


Tesco is looking to recruit about 150 non-food buyers, as part of a strategy to expand its fashion, electricals, toys and catalogue sales.
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


Communications Direct, the mobile telecoms company, is to set up a £4m 20,000 sq ft headquarters at Churchill Way in Cardiff, with the creation of 100 new jobs.
17-Feb-2006


Amazon has secured a Scottish Executive regional selective assistance that will help create 50 new jobs at its online shopping fulfilment centre in Glenrothes.
15-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


Garlands is creating an additional 150 jobs at call centres in Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and Stockton, with a new building opening at the Contact Centre Village in Stockton.
15-Feb-2006


Little Chef, the chain of 235 roadside restaurants, is to relocate its headquarters from Bedfordshire to Sheffield in April, with the creation of 60 jobs.
15-Feb-2006


HSBC is to expand its fund management operations in Edinburgh, with the creation of 247 jobs.
14-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


Capgemini is to recruit 200 extra call centre staff in Inverness and Nairn over the next few weeks.
14-Feb-2006


Gap is looking to recruit a team of 35 fashion designers in London, and also expects to open 50 new stores in the UK, France and Japan over the next few years.
13-Feb-2006


West Bromwich Building Society is to create 100 new mortgage processing jobs in the West Midlands over the next 12 months.
13-Feb-2006


Torbay Council is to consider plans for the development of a £16m fish market in Brixham, which will create up to 70 new jobs.
13-Feb-2006


Kennedy Construction is planning to create up to 100 jobs at a new manufacturing unit at the former Fullarton factory in Prestwick, in order to expand its housebuilding business.
13-Feb-2006


Next is to set up a major new clothing warehouse at the Brookfields Park site near Rotherham next year, with the creation of hundreds of new jobs.
13-Feb-2006


Hawkin's Bazaar is planning to open 50 toy and gadget stores over the next three years, with the workforce rising from 550 to 750.
13-Feb-2006


Faithful & Gould is planning to create 90 jobs at its Teesside-based project and cost management consultancy over the next five years, and a further 40 jobs will be created at its Tyneside office.
10-Feb-2006


LifeScan and parent company Johnson & Johnson are planning to expand their medical equipment operations in Livingston and Inverness, with the creation of up to 150 new jobs.
09-Feb-2006


NWF, the agriculture and distribution firm, is to create 150 new jobs through the £15m expansion of its headquarters near Nantwich, which will involve the development of new offices and a distribution centre by early next year.
09-Feb-2006


National Assembly for Wales is considering proposals for the £45m restoration of the Montgomery Canal in mid Wales, which could create up to 100 jobs.
09-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


Nutec is to invest £1m in the expansion of its safety training centre at Aberdeen Airport, and hopes to create 18 new jobs this year.
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


Carphone Warehouse has announced plans to set up a call centre at the Tulketh Mill building in Preston, with the creation of an initial 150 jobs in June and a further 150 in August.
06-Feb-2006


Asda is seeking permission to build a new £16m store on the site of its existing store at South Bank, Middlesbrough, with the creation of an additional 120 jobs.
03-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


RF Shielding is to recruit ten new staff at its Blaina-based coating products business in South Wales over the next six months.
02-Feb-2006


Cummins is creating 25 new jobs at its Darlington factory, due to rising Chinese demand for bus engines.
02-Feb-2006


Anglesey Council is considering plans from Anglesey Biogas to invest £4m in a power plant fuelled by waste from the local food industry, which would create 27 jobs.
02-Feb-2006


Scottish Gas is to recruit 250 additional customer sales staff at its call centre on Alexandra Parade in Glasgow by the end of the year.
02-Feb-2006


Hutchison Ports has won government approval to build a new container port at Felixstowe by 2008, which will create about 620 new jobs.
02-Feb-2006


Google of the US is looking to recruit managers for its new London headquarters, as part of a strategy to expand the European side of its search engine business.
02-Feb-2006


Morgan Stanley is said to be planning to create 200 extra jobs at its finance administration and operations centre in Glasgow.
31-Jan-2006


JP Morgan is planning to expand its technology centre in Glasgow, with the creation of 100 jobs for software engineers.
30-Jan-2006


Agilent Technologies is to invest £5.6m in the expansion of its telecoms testing facility at South Queensferry near Edinburgh this year, with the creation of 20 research and development jobs.
30-Jan-2006


Kingfisher is planning to open 50 Trade Depot building products stores over the next five years, with the creation of 1,300 jobs.
30-Jan-2006


Airbus is to create more than 600 jobs at its aircraft wings factory in Broughton, Flintshire, having secured £5.1m in regional selective assistance from the Welsh Assembly.
27-Jan-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


Hunters is planning to franchise its York-based estate agency chain into a nationwide business, which could create up to 200 sales and support jobs in York over the next five years.
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


Ikea is to submit plans for a new furniture store at the Holywood Exchange in Belfast, with the creation of 400 jobs.
25-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


Amgen of the US is planning to expand its UK-based biotechnology operations over the next ten years, with a £100m investment at sites in Uxbridge and Cambridge.
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


Babcock is to recruit 450 new apprentices at Rosyth dockyard over the next few years, in order to produce the Royal Navy's new generation of aircraft carriers.
24-Jan-2006


Prolog is to invest £45m in the development of a new 17-acre site in Sudbury, with the creation of up to 800 call centre, warehousing and distribution jobs over the next five years.
24-Jan-2006


Culina Logistics is to start recruiting up to 300 staff at its new 172,000 sq ft chilled foods distribution centre at Prime Point, near Stafford.
23-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


North East Lincolnshire Council is to consider plans from Exemplar Health Care to build two care homes for people with neurologically-degenerative disorders in Immingham, which would create about 150 jobs.
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


Hanbury Davies is seeking staff for a new chilled foods distribution depot in Stafford, where about 100 drivers will be based.
18-Jan-2006


C&M Group, the electrical engineering company, is planning to relocate to a new £1m 24,000 sq ft headquarters in Aberdeen, and the 60-strong workforce is expected to rise to 100.
17-Jan-2006


Princess Yachts is planning to expand its luxury yachts factory in Plymouth with a new building on the west side of Millbay's inner basin by late 2007, creating up to 200 jobs.
17-Jan-2006


Redcar & Cleveland Council is to consider plans from Ecco Newsprint for the development of a £275m paper recycling plant at Wilton, which could create up to 170 jobs.
16-Jan-2006


Ensinger is creating 48 new jobs at its new £5m plastic components headquarters in Tonyrefail.
16-Jan-2006


John Dickinson is planning to set up a new stationery distribution centre in Royston in January 2007, with the creation of up to 70 jobs.
16-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


Ikea has won planning permission to build a new furniture store at Tameside in Manchester by October, with the creation of 500 jobs.
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


Webbs of Wychbold is looking to recruit 94 new staff at its garden centre in Worcestershire, following a £5m expansion programme.
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


Debt Free Direct is looking to expand the 209-strong workforce at its Chorley-based debt management business, with a number of sales and customer service vacancies at its contact centre.
11-Jan-2006


Boots is to recruit up to 100 staff for a new 11,500 sq ft health and beauty store due to open at Festival Park in Stoke-on-Trent in April.
11-Jan-2006


Tesco is seeking permission from Stockton Council to expand its Ingleby Barwick store on Teesside by about 40%, with the creation of 100 jobs.
10-Jan-2006


Wilkinson is to create about 80 jobs at a new discount store due to open in Watford in March.
10-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


Alton Towers is looking to recruit up to 300 staff at its theme park and hotels, with the theme park jobs being permanent in order to give greater job security.
09-Jan-2006


Warwick Manufacturing Group is planning to set up a £50m digital technology research and training centre at Warwick University later this year, with the creation of up to 500 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


Asda is to submit plans to Sandwell Council to expand its superstore in Great Barr with a new mezzanine floor, creating more than 100 jobs.
04-Jan-2006


Diageo is to invest £9m in the expansion of its drinks plant in Leven, Fife, including the installation of a new bottling line for Tanqueray gin and the creation of 22 jobs.
03-Jan-2006