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Precycle is to create about 100 jobs at recycling depots across the country and at its Reading headquarters over the next few months, with new depots due to open in Bristol, Bury St Edmunds, Falkirk and Newcastle. 31-Dec-2008 West Midland Safari & Leisure Park is to recruit 250 staff in January, in preparation to reopen the site in February. 31-Dec-2008 Fishers Services is to create up to 79 jobs at a new £3m laundry and textile rental warehouse due to open on the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate in North Shields in January 2009. 24-Dec-2008 Restful Homes Group is investing £13m in the development of two new care homes in Birmingham in 2009, with the creation of 200 jobs. 24-Dec-2008 Draexlmaier Automotive UK is creating 35 jobs at a new car parts sales and engineering operation at the Seven Stars Industrial Estate in Coventry. 23-Dec-2008 AttentionIT, the US environmental software firm, is to set up a £5m headquarters in Warrington, and the initial 15 staff will grow substantially over the next three years. 19-Dec-2008 Rice Flame Bar & Grill is planning to open three new restaurants in Manchester, Liverpool and London next year, increasing its headcount from 110 to 165. 18-Dec-2008 Essentially Scottish Botanicals is to create 22 jobs in a £2.3m investment in essential oils production at the former Lovat Water bottling plant in Fanellan, Inverness. 15-Dec-2008 The Buzz is to create 75 jobs at a new children's play centre due to open in Falkirk in January. 11-Dec-2008 Source42 has announced the creation of more than 30 jobs at its procurement services business in Cwmbran, having secured an investment package from HSBC, Finance Wales and the Welsh Assembly. 11-Dec-2008 Romax Technology is planning to expand its 80-strong workforce in Nottingham by 25% over the next six months, having agreed a deal with Chongqing Wangjiang Industrial of China to develop wind turbine gearboxes. 10-Dec-2008 TDX Group is planning to expand the workforce at its Nottingham-based debt services business from 130 to 250 over the next two years, having secured a £28m investment from the sale of a 40% stake to Investcorp Technology Partners. 09-Dec-2008 Evonik Industries of Germany is considering plans to build a £90m 20MW wood-fired power plant in Southampton, with the creation of 30 jobs. 04-Dec-2008 Bow Street Mall has submitted plans for the £180m expansion of its shopping centre in Lisburn city centre, including a 260,000 sq ft department store, 30 retail units and the creation of 1,000 jobs. 03-Dec-2008 Perry Uniform is to set up a new 15,000 sq ft clothing production and design site in Bramley, Leeds, with the creation of about 30 jobs. 03-Dec-2008 Rimara is to create 24 jobs at a new £5m steel coils production plant opening at the Cookley Wharf Industrial Estate in Brierley Hill over the next year. 01-Dec-2008 Icon Office Furniture is looking to double the 40-strong workforce at the former JF Nott furniture factory in Witham, Essex, over the coming months. 28-Nov-2008 Shakeaholic is expanding its milk shake bars business in the North East from two outlets to five by January, with the creation of up to 40 jobs. 26-Nov-2008 Bradbury Hall Developments has submitted plans for a £20m 100-room Casa hotel and office development in Chesterfield, which will create up to 500 jobs. 25-Nov-2008 PJ Care is to set up an intensive neurological nursing care and rehabilitation centre at Badby Park, near Daventry, by next September, with the creation of 200 jobs. 24-Nov-2008 Benchmark Promotional Services of Glasgow and Mailway Packaging Solutions of Yorkshire have formed a joint venture to provide contract packing services and create 40 new jobs. 21-Nov-2008 Soya Magic has announced the creation of 50 jobs at its new soya milk drinks factory in Grimsby. 21-Nov-2008 Axis Telecom is to open a second call centre in Hull in December, with the creation of 70 jobs. 19-Nov-2008 Stenca of Denmark is planning to set up a pipe insulation factory in the North East, with the creation of up to 200 jobs over the next five years, while sales and technical staff are currently being sought for its new office in Wallsend. 17-Nov-2008 Kingmoor Park has unveiled plans for the £50m expansion of its industrial estate in Carlisle, including 1m sq ft of warehousing, 400,000 sq ft of office space and the creation of up to 3,500 jobs. 17-Nov-2008 J&S Seddon is to create 30 new jobs in the South East, having won a four-year maintenance and painting contract from housing charity Carr-Gomm. 17-Nov-2008 Connor Solutions is planning to expand the workforce at its contract electronics manufacturing business in Houghton-le-Spring from 190 to 240 over the next two years. 14-Nov-2008 Elements Europe is to double the 100-strong workforce at its pre-fabricated buildings business in Oswestry over the next 12 months, and is also looking to set up a new factory with 200 staff by 2010. 14-Nov-2008 Williams Industrial Services is to invest £3.3m in the expansion of its aerospace and water treatment engineering operations in County Antrim, with the creation of 24 jobs. 13-Nov-2008 Pastoral Cymru is to create 180 jobs at its mental health care business in Cardiff next year, with a new 44-bed secure unit due to open in the autumn. 13-Nov-2008 Spectra is looking to relocate its Halesworth-based plastic containers business to a new factory and warehouse on a 17-acre site on Sparrowhawk Road, with the workforce rising from 35 to 60 within a year. 13-Nov-2008 Hydrochem is planning to double the size of its 10,000 sq ft water treatment chemicals factory in Hartlepool by early next year, and expects to increase the 14-strong workforce with ten new jobs over the next three years. 12-Nov-2008 The Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service (SMAS) is to recruit 12 manufacturing specialists, in order to provide advice to companies on waste minimisation and productivity improvements. 03-Nov-2008 MG Sports & Racing is to set up sports car factory on Neachells Lane near Wolverhampton next year, with the creation of up to 300 jobs. 31-Oct-2008 Fowey Town Forum is looking into the possibility of building a marine science and technology park at Fowey in Cornwall, which could create 50 jobs. 30-Oct-2008 Meridian Leisure is to create 125 jobs at a new £23m four-star Holiday Inn hotel due to open at Winnersh Triangle near Reading in early 2010. 28-Oct-2008 NP Aerospace is to create 50 new jobs in Coventry, having won a £80m Ministry of Defence contract for a new armoured vehicle. 23-Oct-2008 Prime Care Community Services has secured £5m from private equity firm Close Ventures to fund the expansion of its Sussex-based care business over the next five years, with the creation of up to 1,000 jobs. 22-Oct-2008 Trek Highway Services is to create 40 jobs at its new traffic management depot in Thetford. 21-Oct-2008 Atlantis Resources Corporation and Morgan Stanley are considering plans to set up a £250m computer data centre at Castle of Mey in Caithness, using tidal power from the Pentland Firth and creating up to 700 jobs. 20-Oct-2008 Norton Racing is to set up a 15,000 sq ft motorcycles factory at Donington Park, and could create up to 100 jobs over the next 18 months. 20-Oct-2008 BTI Systems of Canada is to invest £6.7m in a new European headquarters and software engineering centre in Belfast, with the creation of 60 jobs over the next three years. 17-Oct-2008 Cwmni Da is to set up a £2.1m TV and film production centre at the former Goleuad building in Caernarfon, securing the future of 51 jobs and creating 16 new jobs. 17-Oct-2008 Orchid Environmental is to submit plans to Flintshire County Council to build a £15m waste recycling centre at a former steelworks on Deeside, with the creation of 32 jobs. 15-Oct-2008 Jet2holidays is creating 30 jobs at a travel call centre at Leeds Bradford Airport, having transferred the work back from India. 09-Oct-2008 Whittal Williams is creating about 50 jobs at a new £2m 42,000 sq ft vehicle body shop and hire centre on the Rassau Industrial Estate in South Wales. 09-Oct-2008 Prowell of Germany is to set up a cardboard distribution centre in Ellesmere Port, with the creation of about 50 jobs. 08-Oct-2008 Thanet Earth is to start recruiting some of the 550 staff that will be needed at its new salad growing and packing facility being built at Birchington in Kent. 08-Oct-2008 Phoenix Dynamics is creating about ten new jobs in Kidsgrove, having won a £1.7m contract to manufacture equipment for the US Army. 03-Oct-2008 Apex Wiring Solutions is planning to expand the 100-strong workforce at its Durham-based cabling systems business to 150 over the next six months. 02-Oct-2008 Nine K (9K Limited) is setting up a new £1.5m headquarters for its computer systems support business at the Eliot Business Park in Nuneaton this month, and 15 new jobs will be created over the next 12 months. 02-Oct-2008 ClerkMaxwell is planning to create up to 50 jobs at its new oil and gas engineering consultancy in Aberdeen by the end of the year. 02-Oct-2008 Burke Bros is to create about 50 new jobs at its Wolverhampton-based removals business, and 16 vehicles are being added to its fleet. 01-Oct-2008 Laminates is planning to expand the 45-strong workforce at its Sheffield-based laminated work surfaces business to more than 200 and open up to 50 franchised outlets over the next two years. 29-Sep-2008 Emax Outsourcing is planning to expand the 120-strong workforce at its Tyneside-based call centre to about 400 over the coming months. 26-Sep-2008 PremiAir is to expand its private jet operation at Oxford Airport by the end of the year, with the creation of 15 jobs. 26-Sep-2008 Alba Bioscience has secured a £1.8m grant from Scottish Enterprise that will create up to 16 research jobs at its Edinburgh-based life sciences business. 24-Sep-2008 Controlled Therapeutics has secured a £1m Scottish Government grant that will lead to the creation of 23 new jobs at its life sciences research business in East Kilbride. 24-Sep-2008 CaridianBCT is to invest £16m in the expansion of its blood collection and processing devices business in County Antrim, with the creation of 235 jobs over the next three years. 19-Sep-2008 Aircelle is to expand its Burnley-based aerospace systems manufacturing business into a former Michelin warehouse, with the creation of 150 jobs. 18-Sep-2008 Biofresh is planning to expand the workforce at its food preservation technology business from seven to 20 by next year, and will also relocate from West Yorkshire back to Tyneside in November. 16-Sep-2008 Glen Turner has won approval from West Lothian Council to expand its distillery in Bathgate, with the creation of 30 jobs. 15-Sep-2008 Clash Music has secured Scottish Enterprise funding to support the online expansion of its Dundee-based music and media business, with the creation of 18 jobs. 10-Sep-2008 MPI Offshore has announced a £240m project to launch two new offshore wind turbine installation ships from Teesport by 2011, with the creation of 100 crew jobs. 10-Sep-2008 Bede Group Services is planning to increase the workforce at its Jarrow-based vending machines business from eight to 50 over the next three years, and will relocate to a 20,000 sq ft unit at Team Valley in Gateshead later this year. 09-Sep-2008 Revolvo Precision Products is to employ 60 staff at a new 40,000 sq ft metal bearings factory at Yorks Park in Dudley. 08-Sep-2008 Endress & Hauser is planning to expand the 200-strong workforce at its new £6m engineering headquarters in Manchester with 50 new jobs over the next few years. 03-Sep-2008 Converteam is to create 30 new jobs at its power conversion equipment business in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, due to rising demand for sustainable energy projects. 03-Sep-2008 OPEX Group is creating 34 jobs at the new head office for its Stanco exhibition services business at Crosskeys in South Wales. 02-Sep-2008 AirTanker is to create an initial 30 jobs at Ventura Park near RAF Brize Norton, in order to work on a contract to replace the RAF transport and refuelling fleet. 01-Sep-2008 Insights is to build a new £4m 17,000 sq ft headquarters for its training business at the Technology Park in Dundee, with the creation of an initial 50 jobs. 29-Aug-2008 Prosper Distribution is setting up a new 40,000 sq ft unit at its bolts and fasteners distribution operation on the Pensnett Estate in Kingswinford, with the creation of up to 25 jobs. 28-Aug-2008 Calder Foods is looking to create a further 100 jobs at its sandwich fillings factory in Carlisle, following a £2.5m expansion project and the £3.6m acquisition of business from Daniels Group. 22-Aug-2008 Intersnack is to invest £3m in new production facilities at its snacks factory at Stanley in County Durham, with the creation of 45 jobs. 20-Aug-2008 Yamada Europe is to invest £1.9m in the expansion of its automotive pumps factory in Ebbw Vale, with the creation of 30 jobs. 20-Aug-2008 Big Johns is to invest £2m in the expansion of its Birmingham-based chain of 15 fast food outlets, including 20 new sites and the creation of more than 100 jobs. 19-Aug-2008 Respondez is planning to create 400 jobs at its technical support services call centre in Hartlepool over the next 18 months. 18-Aug-2008 Henton Engineering is planning to relocate its Hinckley-based precision engineering business and 60 staff and create ten new jobs by the end of the year, following its acquisition by Nasmyth Group of Milton Keynes. 18-Aug-2008 Premier Medical is to create 40 new jobs at its Ludlow-based medical services business by the end of the year. 18-Aug-2008 Vestas Wind Systems is to set up a new wind turbine research centre on the Isle of Wight by 2010, with the creation of 200 jobs. 18-Aug-2008 Bridestones Developments has won outline consent from the government to build a £500m gas-fired power station at Carrington in Manchester by 2012, with the creation of about 50 jobs. 15-Aug-2008 Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems of Leicestershire is to create 25 jobs over the next few weeks and invest £3m in a new production line, having just been acquired by Ruia Group of India. 14-Aug-2008 Kingsmills Hotel in Inverness has submitted plans to build a £6m conference and banqueting centre, including five-star accommodation and the creation of up to 40 jobs. 12-Aug-2008 Drumbo Park is creating 120 jobs at its new £3m greyhound stadium in Lisburn. 01-Aug-2008 Hobin Group is creating up to 30 jobs at a new £2m SEAT car dealership on Bury New Road in Manchester, and will then look to expand into cities such as Chester and Leeds. 01-Aug-2008 The St David's Partnership has launched a recruitment drive for 4,000 staff for the new St David's shopping centre due to open in Cardiff next year, in partnership with John Lewis, Jobcentre Plus and local councils. 30-Jul-2008 Intelect UK is to set up a new £3m headquarters for its electrical and mechanical engineering business at the Riverside Park Industrial Estate in Middlesbrough, with the creation of 21 jobs. 28-Jul-2008 Streif of Germany is in preliminary talks with Sandwell Council about plans to set up a new flat-pack housing factory in the West Midlands, which could lead to the creation of up to 500 jobs at the plant and at local suppliers. 24-Jul-2008 Zodiac Training and Third Eye are to offer a new interactive training service that uses virtual reality technology to simulate hazardous environments, which will create about 50 jobs in County Durham. 23-Jul-2008 KCRS, the US supplier of HR software, is opening an office in Glasgow and the initial six staff could increase to 100 over the next few years. 23-Jul-2008 Solex Manufacturing is to expand its aluminium doors and shop fronts factory in Washington and add ten jobs to the 22-strong workforce. 21-Jul-2008 Alfred Cheyne Engineering is to relocate its hydraulic winches business and 110 staff from Banff and Turriff to the former Howegarden factory at Pitdoulzie, with the creation of 80 jobs over the next three years. 21-Jul-2008 Scotgold Resources is to start drilling for gold at Tyndrum in central Scotland, and hopes to create 60 jobs. 18-Jul-2008 Premium People is to open new training and recruitment offices in Sunderland and Darlington over the next few months, with the creation of 24 jobs. 18-Jul-2008 Teledata is creating 40 jobs at its new £4m data centre at Wythenshawe in Manchester. 18-Jul-2008 Radical Sportscars is to expand the 100-strong workforce at its Peterborough-based racing car manufacturing business with up to ten staff. 17-Jul-2008 Landmark Marketing Services is to open two additional mobile phone telesales call centres in Llanelli and Carmarthen, with the creation of at least 160 jobs. 17-Jul-2008 The Contact Company is to create 150 jobs at its customer management outsourcing call centre in Birkenhead. 09-Jul-2008 The Marine Hotel in Ballycastle is planning to undergo a £30m transformation into a five-star spa, leisure and conference complex, with the creation of 225 jobs, under plans announced by McAlister Holdings. 07-Jul-2008 Skyblue Aviation is to create about 15 jobs at its new Atlantic Express airline in Exeter, following the delivery of a 46-seater aircraft. 04-Jul-2008 Assurant Solutions is looking to recruit an unspecified number of administrative, business development and telemarketing staff at its new insurance office in York. 04-Jul-2008 Moyola Precision Engineering is to invest £4.5m in new equipment for its factory in Castledawson, County Londonderry, with the creation of 22 jobs. 03-Jul-2008 Telmar Network Technology is to expand the workforce at its Solihull-based telecom systems repair business with ten new staff in July and a further 20 by 2009. 03-Jul-2008 Baraka Foods is planning to expand the 38-strong workforce at its ready meals factory in Rhondda with 12 new jobs. 02-Jul-2008 McKesson UK is planning to create more than 300 jobs at its office in Bangor, North Wales, over the next three years, in order to develop computer systems for the NHS. 30-Jun-2008 AccuRead is looking to create about 100 jobs at its new debt management division, and is also preparing to relocate its 300 head office staff to a 30,000 sq ft unit at the Cobalt Business Park on North Tyneside in November. 26-Jun-2008 Daiwa SMBC, the Japanese investment bank, is planning to set up a derivatives operation with 200 staff in London and Tokyo. 25-Jun-2008 The Connswater Shopping Centre in east Belfast is to undergo a £6m 40,000 sq ft extension by the end of the year, with the creation of 50 jobs. 24-Jun-2008 North View Engineering, the Darlington-based machining and fabrication firm, has undergone a management buy-out and is now planning to expand its workforce from 50 to 65. 24-Jun-2008 Reflex Mortgage Solutions is planning to create more than 40 jobs at its call centre in Stockton over the next year. 23-Jun-2008 Simpsons Garden Centre in Inverness is to increase its workforce from 65 to 100 next spring, following a £1.5m expansion programme. 23-Jun-2008 LinkedIn has secured a £27m cash injection for its internet networking operations in Europe, including the expansion of its London office and the creation of 20 jobs. 20-Jun-2008 Sinclair Breweries is planning to expand its Orkney Brewery and open a visitor's centre by early next year, with the creation of about 13 jobs. 18-Jun-2008 The Rushmere Centre in Craigavon is planning a £40m investment in new shopping and leisure facilities, including a multiplex cinema and the creation of up to 400 jobs. 17-Jun-2008 Doxford Hall Hotel is to recruit 60 new staff at its £14m country house hotel in Northumberland in August. 12-Jun-2008 Erudine is to expand the 50-strong workforce at its Harrogate-based IT services business with up to 20 new software development jobs. 11-Jun-2008 Miller's Traditional Bakery is to create up to 30 jobs at its new 16,000 sq ft bakery on Heron Road in Belfast over the next three years. 10-Jun-2008 Willows Veterinary Centre is to relocate to a purpose-built animal hospital in Solihull in summer 2009, and the workforce will double to more than 100. 10-Jun-2008 The Iraq Economic Development Group (IEDG) is planning to set up a £3m headquarters at an undisclosed former mill building in Bradford later this year, with the creation of 200 jobs. 06-Jun-2008 Ursa Insulation of Spain is seeking permission to build a £66m glass wool insulation products factory at North Killingholme near Grimsby by the end of 2009, with the creation of 130 jobs. 04-Jun-2008 Braeforge is to create about 20 new jobs at its Pensworth & Vines dairy in Southampton, having won a contract to supply milk products to Braziers Dairy. 04-Jun-2008 Consarc Design Group is to create 20 jobs at its new £1m architecture and quantity surveying office in Londonderry over the next three years. 29-May-2008 RDS, the oil rig design firm, is to create 50 jobs at its new office at the Wynyard Business Park in Stockton by the end of the year, and a further 50 jobs will be created in Aberdeen. 29-May-2008 Alternative Supply Company is planning to increase the workforce at its Northumberland-based packaging business from 45 to 60. 29-May-2008 Wallgate is to expand the 70-strong workforce at its sanitary ware factory in Salisbury with 20 new staff, in order to increase capacity by about 75%. 29-May-2008 MD Pipeline Consultants is to expand the 16-strong workforce at its Bridgend-based pipeline survey business with 29 new jobs. 28-May-2008 Buckles is to recruit 33 graduates at its Rhyl-based financial advice business this year, increasing the workforce to about 150. 28-May-2008 JML is to create 20 new jobs at its online and TV shopping centre at Tyne Dock in South Shields by the end of the year. 28-May-2008 Bilston Town Football Club has unveiled plans for a £12m development at its Queen Street site, including a 70-bedroom hotel, shops and the creation of up to 100 jobs. 27-May-2008 Energy ICT is to create up to 20 jobs at its new Energy MGT office in Llanidloes over the next year, in order to provide energy monitoring services for businesses. 22-May-2008 Dialog Semiconductor of Germany has secured a £1.3m Scottish Enterprise grant to set up a new design centre in Edinburgh by the end of the year, with the creation of at least 20 jobs. 14-May-2008 CyberSource, the US-based supplier of internet payment systems, is to set up a research and development centre in Belfast, with the creation of 56 jobs over the next three years. 08-May-2008 Yotta, the digital mapping company, is creating about 30 jobs at its new office in Leamington Spa, including the transfer of work from Oxford, Leicester and Bognor Regis. 08-May-2008 Walker Filtration is planning to expand the 130-strong workforce at its Washington-based manufacturing business with 35 new staff over the next three years. 08-May-2008 AWS Ocean Energy of Alness is planning to double its 13-strong workforce over the next 12 months, in order to develop a new wave power system. 02-May-2008 Village Bakery is to create 25 new jobs at its plant in Wrexham, in order to supply gluten-free bread to Hero Group. 29-Apr-2008 Joint Union of Specialist Training (JUST) is planning to create about 300 security and crowd management jobs at its new Dalgety Bay base in Fife over the next few months. 28-Apr-2008 Peverel Group has submitted plans to build a new property services office in New Milton, Hampshire, and aims to create 300 jobs over the next year. 25-Apr-2008 NHS Supply Chain is to create up to 100 jobs at a new distribution warehouse due to open at Valley Park in Rugby in July. 25-Apr-2008 Resolution Asset Management is to create 29 new jobs in Glasgow by the end of the year, taking the total workforce to 415. 25-Apr-2008 RE MAX Property Associates of the US is planning to open four estate agency offices in Plymouth over the next year, with the creation of about 60 jobs. 22-Apr-2008 Metacor is to relocate its Aberdeen-based corrosion and coating-management business to Dee Street later this month, and the 50-strong workforce will increase to 70. 22-Apr-2008 Apsys is planning to create up to 60 engineering jobs at its risk management operation in Newport, South Wales. 21-Apr-2008 Kutchenhaus is planning to open a kitchen equipment store in York with the creation of 20 jobs. 21-Apr-2008 Clic Time is planning to open 22 watch sales kiosks across the country, with the creation of 66 jobs. 17-Apr-2008 AW Lumb is to relocate its builders' merchant business from Ossett to a new £2.7m site in Dewsbury in June, and the 52-strong workforce will rise to 75 by the end of the year. 17-Apr-2008 Can-Pack of Poland is to create an initial 180 jobs at a new £40m drinks can factory due to open in Scunthorpe by the end of the year, and a second £20m phase could create a further 130 jobs over the next two years. 17-Apr-2008 Power On Connections, the Leicestershire-based company that connects buildings to the electricity grid, is planning to expand its 90-strong workforce with up to 45 new jobs by summer 2009. 14-Apr-2008 MJL Group of Abercynon is to create up to 50 jobs over the next year, having won a new contract to provide health and safety services to Domino's Pizza. 11-Apr-2008 Castings Technology International is investing £4.7m in the expansion of its operations on South Yorkshire's Advanced Manufacturing Park, with the creation of 30 jobs. 11-Apr-2008 Palmer Johnson of the US is to set up a new yacht manufacturing operation at Woolston in Southampton in 2009, with the creation of up to 800 jobs. 10-Apr-2008 Centre Island is seeking 160 staff for the new Crowne Plaza hotel due to open in Manchester's Northern Quarter in September. 10-Apr-2008 Scheff Foods is to build a £1.5m frozen foods factory at the Hawthorns Business Park in West Bromwich this year, with the creation of up to 30 jobs. 10-Apr-2008 Annuity Direct is planning to create up to 50 jobs on the Isle of Wight over the next five years, and a new financial advice office will open in Newport. 10-Apr-2008 Bunches is planning to expand the workforce at its Mansfield-based mail order flowers business from 35 to 70 over the next three years, having just opened a new production facility in Newstead Village. 09-Apr-2008 SHS International is planning to invest £6.3m in the expansion of its nutritional food products factory in Liverpool, including a new spray dryer, warehouse and the creation of 59 jobs. 08-Apr-2008 Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust is to recruit 50 additional nurses and healthcare assistants at Stafford and Cannock Chase hospitals over the next year. 07-Apr-2008 PG Packaging has submitted plans to Fenland District Council for a new storage building on its site in Coates, which could create up to 37 jobs. 03-Apr-2008 QFSL is planning to create 100 new jobs at its Washington-based building maintenance business over the next year, having won a contract to clean 28 NHS surgeries nationwide. 03-Apr-2008 Thinc is to create 50 new jobs for financial and mortgage advisers in Belfast, Londonderry, Omagh and Newry this year. 31-Mar-2008 Kerry Foods is to create 17 new jobs following a £2.9m investment at its ready meals factory in Enniskillen. 31-Mar-2008 Total Global Steel is planning to create up to 40 jobs at its newly-opened steel import and distribution operation at the Port of Sunderland over the next few years. 27-Mar-2008 Elsome Engineering is creating 20 jobs at a new 3,000 sq ft food processing equipment factory due to open in Peterborough over the next few weeks. 26-Mar-2008 Aagrah Group is to set up a £3m conference, exhibition and banqueting centre at the Gallagher Leisure Park in Pudsey by February 2009, with the creation of 50 jobs. 26-Mar-2008 XMA is to create up to 40 sales and customer service jobs at its Nottingham-based IT hardware, consumables and spares business, following its acquisition by Orion Media Marketing. 26-Mar-2008 ITPS is looking to relocate its Gateshead-based IT services business to a larger 20,000 sq ft site this summer, and expects to increase the workforce from 90 to 150 by 2011. 25-Mar-2008 Cylinder Service Centre is to relocate its Washington-based hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders business to a new 24,00 sq ft site in April, and plans to expand the workforce by 50% to 48 over the next five years. 24-Mar-2008 Combined Power & Heat has unveiled plans to build a £43m waste-fuelled power plant at the Cromarty Firth Industrial Park near Invergordon, with the creation of 20 jobs. 17-Mar-2008 Mallaghan Engineering is to create up to 50 jobs at its factory in County Tyrone, having won a contract to supply catering trucks to Airbus. 14-Mar-2008 IDS Logistics is to create 200 new jobs in Leicester, following a recent £3.5m investment at its distribution depot on Sunningdale Business Park. 13-Mar-2008 Thomas Eggar is in negotiations to set up a new corporate and commercial law office in Southampton city centre, and the initial staff of 20 could eventually reach 200. 11-Mar-2008 Strategic Team Group is planning to expand the 165-strong workforce at its Yorkshire-based contracting business by 10% a year, having agreed a £11m restructuring deal with Barclays Ventures. 11-Mar-2008 William Lee has won permission from North East Derbyshire District Council for the £12m expansion of its foundry in Dronfield, with the creation of 80 jobs. 10-Mar-2008 Current BioData, the supplier of scientific information services to the pharmaceuticals industry, is creating 45 jobs for biochemists and biologists at the Institute of Life Science at Swansea University. 07-Mar-2008 Bagel Nash of Leeds is planning to open five bagel takeaway outlets in the North West this year, with the creation of 50 jobs. 07-Mar-2008 Future Cleaning Services is to relocate from Lincoln to a 7,000 sq ft unit at Nether Poppleton in York in April, and the 15 staff will rise to about 30 by the end of the year. 06-Mar-2008 Fleming Developments UK is seeking permission to build a new pre-fabricated homes factory on the Baglan estate at Neath Port Talbot, with the creation of up to 500 jobs. 05-Mar-2008 Pattonair is looking to create a further 75 jobs at its newly-opened aerospace components distribution and office complex on the Ascot Business Park in Derby by the end of next year. 05-Mar-2008 Rocket Science is looking to double the 50-strong workforce at its data analysis business in Middlesbrough by 2010, due to the success of its sales management system. 05-Mar-2008 Access 55 is looking to create up to 120 jobs at its scaffolding operations in the North East, and a new depot will open in the Newcastle area. 03-Mar-2008 O2 is planning to create a further 400 to 500 jobs at its Skypark call centre in Glasgow over the next 18 months, due to the success of the Apple iPhone. 03-Mar-2008 Royal Bank of Canada is to set up a leveraged finance business in London through its RBC Capital Markets division, including an initial team of up to 20 staff. 03-Mar-2008 Fairpoint Group is to create an unspecified number of new jobs at its Lancashire-based debt advice business, with the transfer of a training centre from its recently-acquired Clear Start division in Nottingham. 28-Feb-2008 Pick Everard, the architectural firm, is planning to create 130 jobs at offices in Leicester, Nottingham, London, Bury St Edmonds and Taunton over the next few years. 28-Feb-2008 D3 Technologies is to set up a research and development centre for clinical molecular diagnostic products at the Nova Business Park in Glasgow, with the creation of 22 jobs. 27-Feb-2008 Main-Tel, the business communications company, has announced plans to open a £1m office in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with the creation of six jobs. 27-Feb-2008 Fugro Data Solutions is to create 40 jobs at its new 20,000 sq ft geosciences warehouse and service facility at the Bryn Cefni Business Park on Anglesey over the next three years. 26-Feb-2008 Goodman, the property developer, is to relocate its Solihull headquarters to a new £5m 18,000 sq ft office at Blythe Valley Park this summer, and aims to expand the 30 staff to 50. 26-Feb-2008 Corinthia Hotels International is to open a four-star Ramada Plaza hotel at The Quarter development near Liverpool city centre by 2010, with the creation of 150 jobs. 21-Feb-2008 Braemore Estates is planning to build a £8m leisure complex next to the A9 near Inverness, including a 42-bedroom hotel and up to 70 new jobs. 21-Feb-2008 Oakbridge is recruiting 30 staff to work at a new £45m retirement village due to open near Chorley in April, and a further 90 jobs will be created later in the year. 20-Feb-2008 Thephonebook is creating 40 jobs at a new directory enquiries call centre opening at Festival Park in Stoke-on-Trent over the next few weeks. 20-Feb-2008 Fidessa is to invest £2.5m in a new software development office in Belfast over the next three years, with the creation of 26 jobs. 19-Feb-2008 Webloyalty is planning to double the 15-strong workforce at its new marketing services call centre in Sevenoaks over the next two months. 18-Feb-2008 Stones Solicitors is planning to recruit 20 additional staff for its Exeter-based law firm over the next few months, due to rising demand in commercial property and personal injury claims. 14-Feb-2008 The Translational Medicine Research Collaboration (TMRC) is to provide £15m of funding to 39 medical research projects in Scotland, which could create up to 100 jobs at the universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. 13-Feb-2008 Kings Legal is relocating its law firm from Cardiff to Imperial Park in Newport, with the creation of 50 jobs. 13-Feb-2008 Nissin Showa is to create 50 new jobs at its automotive components factory in Aberdare, having won a contract to supply shock absorbers to Toyota in Derby. 11-Feb-2008 GoWarm, the Tyneside-based fuel efficiency firm with about 70 staff, is looking to recruit more home energy assessors for its cavity wall, draught-proofing and loft insulation programme. 11-Feb-2008 AutoScan has opened a new automotive support services office in Bishop Auckland and plans to create up to 50 jobs over the next six months. 08-Feb-2008 Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is to expand its biotechnology products factory in Llanberis, Gwynedd, with the creation of up to 200 jobs over the next two years. 06-Feb-2008 Thompson Solutions is planning to expand the workforce at its aircraft seats factory in County Down from 40 to about 150 over the next two years. 06-Feb-2008 Go-Associates is to build a new £6m fresh produce terminal at the Port of Liverpool by September, employing 30 staff. 06-Feb-2008 Scomi Oiltools is to invest up to £20m upgrading its headquarters in Aberdeen over the next two years, with the creation of 50 new jobs. 06-Feb-2008 Quartix, the Powys-based supplier of vehicle tracking systems, is planning to double its workforce to more than 30, having secured a £12m debt and equity funding package from Bank of Scotland. 05-Feb-2008 PWS Distributors is to build a £10m 90,000 sq ft kitchen worktops factory at its site in Newton Aycliffe by August, with the creation of 98 jobs. 05-Feb-2008 Irisys is to create at least 80 jobs at its newly-opened thermal imaging equipment factory in Northampton over the next two years. 04-Feb-2008 Imperial College NHS Trust is planning to recruit 30 new professors in London, as part of a £4m investment in clinical research. 31-Jan-2008 Locate In Birmingham is in negotiations with two unnamed international banks that are planning to open headquarters in Birmingham city centre, which could create up to 5,000 jobs. 29-Jan-2008 QGS Synergy is to create 30 new jobs at its Gateshead-based corporate training business this year, having secured £0.5m from a syndicate of private investors. 25-Jan-2008 Solaglas Windowcare is planning to double the 40-strong workforce at its glazing business near Preston over the next three years, as part of a £1m investment in new technology, signage and vehicle livery. 24-Jan-2008 Slingsby Advanced Composites is to set up a new aerospace components factory in Prestwick, with the creation of 28 jobs, having secured a regional selective assistance grant of £0.25m. 23-Jan-2008 Gaia Technologies is to expand the workforce at its Bangor-based IT services business from 19 to 39. 23-Jan-2008 Aspers is creating 180 jobs at a new £10m casino due to open in Northampton in June. 22-Jan-2008 Lakeview Country Club is seeking permission from North Cornwall District Council to build a £19m hotel, spa and golf course at its site near Bodmin, with the creation of up to 100 jobs. 21-Jan-2008 OGI Groundwater Specialists is looking to expand the workforce at its Durham-based engineering business from six to 20. 21-Jan-2008 Moneypenny is planning to expand the workforce at its Wrexham-based remote reception services business from 120 to 170 this year. 17-Jan-2008 Ascott Transport is planning to expand the 75-strong workforce at its Derbyshire-based transport and warehouse business with 15 new staff over the next year. 17-Jan-2008 Hodgson is planning to expand the 140-strong workforce at its Tyneside-based car dealerships to 170 this year, as part of an expansion programme that includes a new site in Gateshead and a larger rental division. 16-Jan-2008 Business Link is to set up a regional co-ordination centre with more than 100 staff at Capitol Park in Dodworth in April, in order to centralise work currently carried out in Leeds, Hull, York and Doncaster. 11-Jan-2008 Tavistock Leisure is planning to double its Tyneside-based chain of hotels from three to six this year, with the creation of up to 250 jobs, including a £1m project in Whitley Bay. 11-Jan-2008 Financial Services Data Management is creating 200 jobs at a new call centre in Swansea. 09-Jan-2008 John C Wilkins is to relocate its flooring business to the Waters Meeting Development in Bolton later this year, with the creation of up to 100 jobs. 07-Jan-2008 Cymorth Llaw is planning to expand the workforce at its North Wales-based home care business from 122 to 180 this year. 02-Jan-2008
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