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Service Control is planning to expand its Bridgend-based mechanical and electrical services business into the Midlands, and hopes to double its workforce to 100. 31-Dec-2009

Cellular Solutions (North East) is planning to expand the 24-strong workforce at its Sunderland-based telecoms business with ten new jobs. 31-Dec-2009

EEW Group of Germany is seeking a suitable site in Scotland to build a £27m factory to produce steel tubes for wind turbines, with the creation of 150 jobs. 31-Dec-2009

Yamgo is planning to create 23 jobs at its newly-opened mobile phone entertainments business in Swansea over the next two years. 31-Dec-2009

Fendor is planning to create up to 20 new jobs at its specialist glass business in Gateshead. 22-Dec-2009

KBR is considering proposals to invest about £100m in the creation of a wind turbine production facility at the Nigg fabrication yard in Easter Ross, which could create 2,000 jobs. 21-Dec-2009

Insulation Company of Darlington is to create up to 40 new jobs, having won a government contract to install heating and insulation in households across the North. 21-Dec-2009

Marine Subsea (UK) is planning to create a further 25 jobs at its Aberdeen-based subsea services business early next year. 21-Dec-2009

Shred-it, the Sale-based document shredding firm with 400 staff, is planning to create 45 jobs and open new offices in South Wales and Norfolk over the next year. 21-Dec-2009

Scancom is to create ten new sales and customer services jobs in Leicester, having won a contract to sell Vodafone BlackBerry products. 21-Dec-2009

H2O is planning to open a further 20 car valeting centres and create 150 jobs over the next two years. 17-Dec-2009

Western Brand Poultry is investing £4.4m in the expansion of its site in Fermanagh, with the creation of 60 jobs over the next three years. 16-Dec-2009

Webtech is to invest £5m in the expansion of its flexible labels business in Enniskillen, with the creation of up to 50 jobs. 16-Dec-2009

Carpenter is seeking permission to extend its foam manufacturing facilities in Glossop with 128,000 sq ft of additional space, with the creation of up to 70 jobs. 15-Dec-2009

Renaissance International of Canada is to set up a private jet maintenance facility at Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster next year, with the creation of up to 70 jobs. 15-Dec-2009

Smart Timber Frame Company is planning to create more than 300 jobs at its timber house frames factory in Stoke-on-Trent over the next 15 months. 15-Dec-2009

Manor Grand Prix has sold an estimated £10m stake in its motor racing business to private equity firm LDC, and is creating 45 jobs in Rotherham and 60 in Bicester. 14-Dec-2009

Mackle Petfoods is to create up to ten new jobs at Moy in Northern Ireland early next year, in order to extend its warehouse and expand into England. 14-Dec-2009

Quantiv, the software company, is to set up an 11,000 sq ft office at Station House in Altrincham, and hopes to expand its 32-strong workforce to 200 over the next five years. 14-Dec-2009

Scientis Solutions is to set up a telecoms research and development facility at De Montfort University's innovation centre in Leicester, with the creation of 13 jobs. 10-Dec-2009

Casepak, the paper recycling and waste management company, is planning to set up a recycling facility on a 13-acre site at the Fairway Business Park in Leicester, with the creation of 90 jobs. 09-Dec-2009

Stadium Electronics is to create about 20 new jobs at its factory in Hartlepool, having won a £2.3m contract to supply water meters to parts of Africa and Brazil. 08-Dec-2009

SThree is looking to expand the 1,600-strong workforce in its IT recruitment business and open more international offices in 2010. 07-Dec-2009

Internet for Business is to set up a new £7m data centre in Aberdeen next year, in partnership with Dell, with the creation of ten jobs. 03-Dec-2009

Closures is to create 38 jobs at a new 30,000 sq ft plastic packaging factory about to open on its existing site in Mansfield. 03-Dec-2009

Foyleside is planning to invest £100m in the expansion of its shopping centre in Londonderry, including 235,000 sq ft of additional retail space, a cinema, offices and the creation of 300 jobs. 02-Dec-2009

Pukka Pies is investing £6m in the expansion of its factory at Syston in Leicestershire, with the creation of up to 20 jobs. 02-Dec-2009

Call Britannia is planning to open up to ten new call centres across the country to provide training for up to 10,000 unemployed people over the next seven years. 30-Nov-2009

Marukyu, the Japanese supplier of fishing bait, is to set up a European headquarters at Ammanford in Carmarthenshire, with the creation of 20 jobs. 30-Nov-2009

Bradburys is to invest £5m in the expansion of its cheese distribution business in Buxton, with the creation of 55 jobs. 30-Nov-2009

Palethorpes Pork Farms is to create 30 new jobs at its pie factory in Market Drayton. 30-Nov-2009

Doherty & Gray is to invest £1.2m in the expansion of its meat processing business in Ballymena, with the creation of up to ten jobs. 25-Nov-2009

Namco Funscape is looking to expand its 70-strong workforce with 30 new jobs, in order to develop its corporate hospitality business after opening a new games venue at the Gateshead MetroCentre. 25-Nov-2009

NuLife Glass is to create 30 jobs at a new television recycling plant due to open in Salford in January. 25-Nov-2009

Ashfield In2Focus is to invest £7m in the expansion of the Ashby-based headquarters of its pharmaceutical training business, with the creation of up to 50 jobs, including the relocation of its Universal Procon division from Slough. 25-Nov-2009

Internet Business Solutions is planning a £1.2m expansion programme over the next two years, including new offices in Birmingham, Nottingham and Sheffield and the creation of 13 jobs. 24-Nov-2009

Spyker Cars is to relocate its luxury sports car assembly plant and 90 jobs from the Netherlands to Coventry by the end of 2009, in order to be closer to suppliers. 23-Nov-2009

SPX Corporation of the US has confirmed plans to set up a shared service centre at an undisclosed location in Manchester in 2010, with the creation of 160 jobs. 23-Nov-2009

Sirius Group is to create about 15 jobs at its land remediation business over the next year, having chosen Aberdeen as the location for its first Scottish office. 23-Nov-2009

Insure Your Motor is to create 75 new jobs at its insurance broking operation in Cwmbran early next year. 23-Nov-2009

Gibraltar Care Village is creating 30 jobs at its new £10m nursing home and retirement village in Monmouth. 23-Nov-2009

Res-Q is to expand its call centre in Hull, with the creation of 200 jobs over the next two years, having secured a £0.5m investment from Yorkshire Forward. 23-Nov-2009

Manchester Hoteliers Association is seeking a suitable city centre location to open a not-for-profit hotel to train 200 apprentices a year for the hospitality industry, with the creation of 33 jobs. 19-Nov-2009

Caldew Hospital has submitted plans to build a new £7m private hospital in Dalston Road, Carlisle, with the creation of up to 60 jobs. 19-Nov-2009

SportStars is planning to expand its South Wales-based sports education business into England, starting with a new office in Bristol and the creation of 40 jobs. 19-Nov-2009

CCG is to set up a timber-framed housing factory in Cambuslang by April 2010, with the creation of 50 jobs. 18-Nov-2009

Matrix Media is to create a further 25 jobs at its Huddersfield-based office products business by the end of the year. 18-Nov-2009

Conformetrix, the Manchester-based drug development company, has secured an undisclosed equity investment from the Aquarius Origin Fund and aims to expand its workforce from five to 15 by 2011. 18-Nov-2009

Cogenta Systems, the price comparison website, is looking to create scores of jobs at its newly-opened office in Newcastle over the next few years, having secured a £0.8m venture capital investment. 18-Nov-2009

Odyssey Financial Technologies is to set up a software development office in Glasgow in January, and the initial 20 staff could rise to 200. 17-Nov-2009

Davies Managed Systems is to expand the 147-strong workforce at its Stoke-based insurance claims business with up to 100 new staff over the next year. 17-Nov-2009

Big Green Book is looking to recruit up to 20 staff at its environmental business network in Oswestry over the next year. 16-Nov-2009

G Casino is to open a new £5m casino in Duchess Road, Sheffield, next month, with the creation of up to 50 jobs. 16-Nov-2009

National Nuclear Laboratory is to relocate its Warrington-based nuclear science business to a 17,000 sq ft unit at Chadwick House, and aims to create up to 30 jobs over the next three years. 16-Nov-2009

Bodyflight is to expand the 25-strong workforce at its indoor skydiving centre in Bedfordshire by next April, due to the development of two new attractions and other facilities. 16-Nov-2009

Quay Pharma is to relocate from Bromborough to a new £2.7m pharmaceuticals research and development centre at Deeside Industrial Park in Flintshire in January, with the creation of 54 jobs. 11-Nov-2009

Plexus Law is to open an office in Manchester city centre over the next few months, recruiting up to 18 lawyers. 11-Nov-2009

WorkCast is looking to expand the workforce at its Durham-based video conferencing technology business from ten to 30 over the next year, having secured a £0.8m investment. 10-Nov-2009

ProCenseo is to create up to 27 jobs at its new energy-efficiency technology business in Dundee. 09-Nov-2009

Houghton International is to create 40 jobs at its Newcastle-based electrical engineering business over the next three years. 09-Nov-2009

Internet Search Marketing is looking to create 33 new jobs at its office in Berwick over the next three years. 09-Nov-2009

IPC Security is planning to create 500 new jobs for security guards across the country over the next two years, including 30 new jobs at its Gateshead headquarters. 09-Nov-2009

DCS Multiserve is looking to create more than 50 jobs over the next year, having expanded its Newcastle-based cleaning franchise business into a full facilities management service. 05-Nov-2009

Total Trade Group is looking to create about 200 jobs at its Rhyl-based property maintenance business over the next year, as it hopes to provide a national service for a DIY company. 05-Nov-2009

Enworks has secured a £10m investment from NWDA and ERDF to expand its environmental business support service, in order to support a further 1,250 companies in the North West and create up to 240 jobs. 02-Nov-2009

Angels Care Services is looking to expand its 70-strong workforce with 30 new jobs in Newport. 02-Nov-2009

AvMan Engineering is looking to create up to 40 jobs at its new aircraft maintenance business at Kent International Airport by the end of the year. 29-Oct-2009

J&A Young is to relocate its Jayplas plastics recycling business from Rutland to Corby next year, with the creation of between ten and 100 jobs. 28-Oct-2009

Freightex is setting up a new road freight office with ten brokers near Manchester Airport by March 2010. 28-Oct-2009

VTP Global is to submit plans early next year to build a £95m vertical theme park at Millennium Point in Birmingham, with the creation of 650 jobs. 27-Oct-2009

Kwik Fit Insurance is looking to recruit 84 additional staff for its call centre at Uddingston in Glasgow by the end of the year. 27-Oct-2009

Newcastle Science City has announced a £6m fund to support up to 40 new technology-based companies in Newcastle-upon-Tyne over the next few years, with the creation of up to 4,000 jobs. 27-Oct-2009

Fuda-Hobart Rose is to create 20 new jobs at its furniture factory in North Shields by the end of the year. 27-Oct-2009

SCM Pharma is looking to expand the workforce at its Northumberland-based pharmaceuticals production business from 43 to almost 70 next year. 27-Oct-2009

Bolton Cold Stores is planning to expand the 27-strong workforce at its Bolton-based meat supplies business with 14 new staff early next year. 27-Oct-2009

DM Design is to create 70 new jobs at its home interiors marketing call centre in Kirkcaldy. 26-Oct-2009

Dalesman Group is looking to expand the 81-strong workforce at its Bradford-based food seasonings factory with ten new staff, having completed a warehouse extension. 26-Oct-2009

Nacelle Systems Consultancy is to invest £0.9m in the expansion of its aircraft engines technology business in Belfast, with the creation of 13 jobs. 26-Oct-2009

Business Internet Directory is creating up to 40 jobs at a new online services office in Leeds. 26-Oct-2009

Fifth Generation Technologies of India is to set up a software development operation in Sunderland, with the creation of 25 jobs. 26-Oct-2009

Daysoft is to expand the 160-strong workforce at its contact lens production plant in Lanarkshire with ten new staff by the end of the year. 22-Oct-2009

Blackfriars Bakery is looking to increase the workforce at its new factory in Leicester from 43 to 60 over the next three years. 22-Oct-2009

Harratts is creating 30 jobs at a new Honda car dealership in Wakefield. 21-Oct-2009

The New York Stock Exchange is to set up a technology service centre in Belfast, with the creation of up to 400 jobs over the next two years. 20-Oct-2009

Moran Hotel Group is to invest £20m in the expansion of its four-star hotel in Chiswick, London, including 81 new bedrooms and the creation of 80 jobs. 20-Oct-2009

Cool Blue Box Company is looking to set up a new washing facility for fish boxes at Europarc in Grimsby, with the creation of up to 30 jobs. 19-Oct-2009

Grocontinental is to invest £3m in a new 80,000 sq ft temperature-controlled facility for its Shropshire-based haulage business, with the creation of about ten new jobs. 19-Oct-2009

Herbert Brown is planning to expand its chain of 30 jewellery stores with ten new outlets by summer 2010, with the creation of 60 jobs. 19-Oct-2009

Plumina UK is seeking a suitable location in the North East for a new £2m headquarters and manufacturing facility with 20 staff, following a £30m investment by Almas Capital in its LED lighting business. 19-Oct-2009

Global Renewables Lancashire is to create 340 jobs at two new waste treatment plants due to open in Leyland and Thornton by next summer. 15-Oct-2009

ProAktive Risk Group is linking up with Rotherham-based TIB Insurance Brokers to open a new insurance office in Sheffield this month, with the creation of an initial 12 jobs. 15-Oct-2009

HEROtsc is planning to reopen its call centre in Greenock with the creation of 200 jobs, and a further 170 jobs are being created at its site in Falkirk. 14-Oct-2009

All Fleet Services is to increase the workforce at its Gloucester-based car fleet services call centre from 78 to 96 by the end of the year. 14-Oct-2009

Bonnington Plastics of Loughborough and Pal International of Lutterworth hope to create up to 60 new jobs to cope with rising demand for the supply of disinfectant hand wipes. 14-Oct-2009

RPMI is looking to expand the 226-strong workforce at its pensions administration business in Darlington over the next few months. 13-Oct-2009

Integrated Support is looking to recruit 70 additional staff for its specialist care services business in the North East over the next three months. 13-Oct-2009

NaviNet of the US is to invest £4.4m in a software research and development centre in Belfast, with the creation of 60 jobs over the next three years. 12-Oct-2009

Rowe's the Bakers is to recruit 20 additional production staff at its bakery in Penryn, in order to supply scones to Tesco. 08-Oct-2009

New Horizons Global is planning to expand the 18-strong workforce at its biotechnology operation in Knowsley to 60 over the next year, following a £1.4m investment in the production of omega-3 oil. 08-Oct-2009

Greenberg Traurig of the US is planning to set up a commercial law office in London with more than 200 lawyers over the next three years. 07-Oct-2009

The Phone Room is looking to recruit 30 staff for its new fundraising call centre in Oxford. 07-Oct-2009

Altus Edwin Hill is to recruit up to ten agents for a new property services office in Newcastle, having ended negotiations to merge with Storeys SSP. 05-Oct-2009

Carewatch is looking to recruit 37 additional staff for its care services business in Leicester. 05-Oct-2009

Evince Technology is looking to secure £2m of venture capital funding for the commercial production of a new diamond electronic switch, which could lead to the creation of hundreds of jobs in the North East. 05-Oct-2009

Global Hybrid Roofing Solutions of the US is considering central Scotland as a potential location for a new £17m factory to produce synthetic composite roofing, which could create up to 500 jobs. 01-Oct-2009

The New & Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) is to expand its offshore renewables testing operation in Blyth, Northumberland, with the creation of 15 jobs. 01-Oct-2009

Holiday Inn is to start recruiting 90 staff for a new 141-bedroom hotel due to open at Morn Hill in Winchester in spring 2010. 30-Sep-2009

Air Livery is planning to expand the 50-strong workforce at its new aircraft refinishing centre at Manchester Airport. 30-Sep-2009

Mosleys is to invest £10m in the expansion of its waste disposal business in North Yorkshire over the next two years, including a new £8m anaerobic digester and the creation of 20 jobs. 30-Sep-2009

Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge has unveiled plans to invest £300m in the expansion of its site and new medical research facilities over the next 20 years, creating up to 8,000 new jobs. 28-Sep-2009

Kingswood is to open a new children's education and activity centre at Grosvenor Hall in Ashford in March, with the creation of up to 150 jobs. 28-Sep-2009

Alert Fire & Security is seeking permission to expand its office, workshop and storage facilities in Burnley, with the creation of 14 jobs. 28-Sep-2009

A&P Falmouth and Pendennis Shipyard are in discussions to transfer the production of superyachts from Babcock Marine in Plymouth to Cornwall, which could create up to 200 jobs. 24-Sep-2009

MoneySolvers UK is to relocate its telephone-based financial solutions business from Skipton to Keighley, with the creation of about 30 new jobs by the end of the year. 24-Sep-2009

West is planning to open a second £2m brewery at an undisclosed location in Glasgow's East End by the end of next year, with the creation of 25 jobs. 22-Sep-2009

BTS Fabrications is to expand its cladding fabrication business in County Durham, including an investment in new equipment and the creation of 22 jobs. 22-Sep-2009

Newhaven Port & Properties has unveiled proposals to create a renewable energy centre in Newhaven, including a manufacturing base for offshore windfarm technology and the creation of 100 jobs. 21-Sep-2009

Ecco Newsprint is to start work on the development of a new £275m paper mill at Wilton on Teesside next year, which will create 200 jobs. 21-Sep-2009

Absolute Invoice Finance is looking to double the 230-strong workforce at its Manchester-based loans business over the next five years, following the recent buy out from Cattles. 16-Sep-2009

Elecscoot is in negotiations with One Northeast to set up an electric scooter manufacturing plant in Sunderland, with the creation of up to ten jobs. 16-Sep-2009

Carlton Power has secured the backing of Trafford Council to build a £600m gas-fired power station next to the proposed Carrington Energy Centre, with the creation of 60 jobs. 16-Sep-2009

Citation is planning to expand the 200-strong workforce at its Wilmslow-based health and safety and employment laws business with 50 new staff over the next year. 15-Sep-2009

Westframe is to create 12 new jobs at its timber housing frames factory in Enderby, having won a number of new contracts. 14-Sep-2009

Vikoma is seeking government funding for a £12m expansion programme on the Isle of Wight, in order to manufacture the Rotawave biomass fuels machine and create up to 300 jobs over the next five years. 14-Sep-2009

Swale Borough Council has approved plans for the £20m expansion of Kent Science Park at Sittingbourne, which could lead to the creation of up to 500 jobs. 14-Sep-2009

Universal Beverages is to create up to 35 jobs at its factory in Ledbury, as work starts on the development of a new canning line. 14-Sep-2009

BenRiach Distillery of Larbert is to invest £7m in its GlenDronach malt whisky brand, including £5m for casks, £2m for promotion and the creation of five jobs. 14-Sep-2009

Jotun Paints (Europe) is planning a multi-million pound expansion of its paints factory in Flixborough, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs. 10-Sep-2009

Complete Group is looking to expand its care services business into Merseyside, with the creation of 25 jobs. 10-Sep-2009

Totally Travel is to create ten new jobs at its 1st4cruising travel business in Leicester, following the formation of an upmarket holidays joint venture with Sunderland-based Hays Travel. 10-Sep-2009

Forrester Park has unveiled plans to invest £65m in the expansion of its golfing resort in West Fife, including a five-star hotel, equestrian centre, leisure complex and up to 100 new jobs. 09-Sep-2009

McGinnis Group is to recruit 100 construction workers for a housing development on the Saintfield Road in Belfast. 07-Sep-2009

St Enoch Centre is looking to create up to 700 additional jobs at its shopping centre in Glasgow over the next few months, following a £100m expansion project that will add 40 new stores. 07-Sep-2009

Ramsdens of Middlesbrough is planning to expand its chain of 46 pawnbroking and jewellery shops to 100 by 2011, with the creation of 200 jobs. 07-Sep-2009

Abfad of Sunderland is looking to set up a new factory in the North East to manufacture a new device for the painting of ships, which will create about 20 jobs. 07-Sep-2009

Sapporo Teppanyaki is to create 50 jobs at a new £2m restaurant due to open at Merchant City in Glasgow at the end of September. 02-Sep-2009

Fylde Dairies is to recruit 22 additional staff by the end of the year, following the creation of a new dairy distribution centre in Preston. 01-Sep-2009

Cosalt Offshore is planning to recruit an additional 50 staff in Aberdeen and Lowestoft over the next year, having just won a £25m contract from BP to supply lifting equipment in the North Sea. 01-Sep-2009

Cleeve Technology of Canada is planning to expand the 16-strong workforce at the new Swindon headquarters of its electrical interconnect solutions business over the next few months. 31-Aug-2009

Hodgkinson Bricklaying Contractors of Derby is creating 70 new jobs for bricklayers, project managers and quantity surveyors, having won a number of new building contracts. 27-Aug-2009

Adrian Flux is planning to create 100 jobs at its motor insurance business in Norfolk by November, including vacancies for clerical, sales and customer service staff. 27-Aug-2009

Surrey NanoSystems is looking to create hundreds of jobs at its Sussex-based carbon nanotubes business over the next three years, having just secured £2.5m of funding that will create an initial 12 engineering jobs. 27-Aug-2009

Qedi, the Aberdeen-based oil services company, is planning to expand its 300-strong worldwide workforce with 60 additional staff over the next year. 25-Aug-2009

Echo-U is planning to expand the 100-strong workforce at its Newcastle-based call centre to 120 over the next few months, as more companies are outsourcing their customer services. 20-Aug-2009

Cockerills is to invest £3m in the expansion of its York-based potato supply business, with the creation of about 33 new jobs over the next five years. 20-Aug-2009

Nova Laboratories is to set up a new £2m factory to manufacture bone cement for hip replacements near its existing site in Leicestershire by December, with the creation of up to 60 jobs. 19-Aug-2009

Ladhar Group has secured a £10m funding package to expand its chain of care homes into Yorkshire, with the creation of more than 100 jobs by the end of the year. 19-Aug-2009

Greenberg, the glazing company, is to set up a new office and call centre on the Hellaby industrial estate in Rotherham, with the creation of 80 jobs. 19-Aug-2009

Brooks Inspection Solutions, the US robotics engineering firm, is to set up a European headquarters at Barnwood in Gloucestershire, with the creation of up to 80 jobs. 19-Aug-2009

Villafont and Southern Care Group are to build a £3.8m care home in Urmston by next year, with the creation of 75 jobs. 17-Aug-2009

Edinburgh Smoked Salmon Company (Essco) is planning to expand the 300-strong workforce at its Dingwall-based fish processing operation with up to 60 new jobs in 2010, due to rising demand from Asda. 17-Aug-2009

Call Centre Dynamics is looking to expand the workforce at its call centre in Dundee with about eight new staff every month for the next 12 months. 13-Aug-2009

Skymark Performance Films is to invest £3m in the expansion of its plastics packaging factory in Scunthorpe, with the creation of 80 jobs. 12-Aug-2009

Pentalogic Technology is looking to recruit additional software development and customer support staff at its new office in Cheltenham over the coming months. 12-Aug-2009

Conways Toymaster is opening four new toy shops in Barnsley, Blackburn, Harrogate and Middlesbrough, with the creation of more than 20 jobs. 11-Aug-2009

Peter Hunt's Bakery is creating 90 new jobs at its factory in Bolton, having won a contract to supply pies to Birds Eye. 10-Aug-2009

Hempsons is to set up a law office at Forth Banks in Newcastle in September, with the creation of an initial 20 jobs. 06-Aug-2009

Excelsis Airways is planning to restore daily flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to London City Airport, with the creation of more than 100 jobs. 04-Aug-2009

The Printable Electronics Technology Centre (PETEC) has secured a £20m government grant to expand its facility in Sedgefield, which will lead to the creation of up to 250 jobs in the North East by 2013. 04-Aug-2009

I3 Group is planning to create a further 50 jobs at its new £2m fibre optics training and distribution centre in Colwyn Bay this year. 04-Aug-2009

Working Links is to recruit an additional 50 staff to work on a new government contract to help the long-term unemployed find work in South Wales. 04-Aug-2009

West Midlands Ambulance Trust is looking to recruit about 60 extra ambulance drivers, in order to improve its non-emergency transport service in North Staffordshire. 04-Aug-2009

Edwards Commercial Cleaning Services (ECCS) is planning to expand the workforce at its Tyneside-based commercial cleaning business from 150 to 225. 04-Aug-2009

H&A Mechanical Services is to create about 20 new jobs, in order to operate the government's Warm Home heating scheme in Northern Ireland. 04-Aug-2009

G-Forces is planning to double the 56-strong workforce at its web design business near Maidstone over the next two years. 04-Aug-2009

ABCA Systems is to create up to 20 jobs at its new office in Thurmaston, having won a contract to install digital TV systems for Leicester City Council. 23-Jul-2009

Diverse Energy is considering plans to set up a factory to manufacture ammonia-powered fuel cells in the North East within three years, which could create 350 jobs. 23-Jul-2009

Senergy Econnect is looking to expand the 36-strong workforce at its alternative energy office in Newcastle with up to 15 new jobs over the next 18 months. 23-Jul-2009

Red Spider Technology is looking to expand the 48-strong workforce at its Aberdeen-based oil and gas technology business. 23-Jul-2009

Biossence Polegate is to seek permission to build a 90,000 tonne-a-year waste wood gasification plant at Cophall Wood in East Sussex, with the creation of up to 20 jobs. 23-Jul-2009

Bott is planning to expand the 120-strong workforce at its site in Ashby with up to 30 new staff next year, due to rising demand to install storage equipment in commercial vehicles. 20-Jul-2009

Cruise118, the Chorley-based cruise firm, is looking to recruit up to 50 sales staff for its call centre. 20-Jul-2009

Specialisterne of Denmark is considering plans to set up its first UK software testing branch in Glasgow, which could create up to 50 jobs for autistic people. 20-Jul-2009

Max Studio of the US is to create about 30 jobs at a new fashion warehouse and design studio due to open in Towcester next month. 20-Jul-2009

Tulip UK is to expand the 1,900-strong workforce at its three Cornish meat processing plants in Bodmin, Bugle and Redruth with up to 100 new jobs. 15-Jul-2009

Apex Credit Management is to relocate its 170 Stratford-based staff to Avon House, and 60 new jobs will be created by the end of the year. 14-Jul-2009

Colchester General Hospital is planning to recruit 100 extra staff this year, and is also starting work on the development of a new £13m ward block. 13-Jul-2009

CLC Contractors has won a £6.4m contract to provide housing maintenance services in the Midlands to regeneration firm Midland Heart, which will create more than 30 jobs. 08-Jul-2009

Stanley House Hotel near Preston has won permission for a £15m expansion programme by 2011, including 40 new bedrooms, a spa and the creation of 70 jobs. 08-Jul-2009

Bakers Waste is to create 19 new jobs at its waste recycling operations in Leicestershire by the end of the year. 07-Jul-2009

AJ Bell is looking to recruit up to 40 new staff at the Manchester-based headquarters of its pensions business, with vacancies for marketing, accounts and administrative staff. 06-Jul-2009

Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) has secured a £10m government grant to fund the development of wave energy in Devon and Cornwall, including new staff to add to the current 15 academics and 60 researchers. 06-Jul-2009

AllianceCO2 of Shropshire is looking to create up to 100 field sales jobs, in order to help companies offset carbon emissions. 06-Jul-2009

Activ is planning to expand the workforce at its Leicester-based web design business from 17 to 50 by the end of the year, and will relocate to a larger site in Narborough Wood Park. 06-Jul-2009

Seven Marketing is planning to expand the workforce at its telemarketing call centre in Swansea from 45 to about 200, and it will relocate to Swansea Exchange. 06-Jul-2009

Roomlinx of the US is planning to set up an office at one of the 11 Technium buildings in Wales, and up to 50 jobs could be created for the installation of interactive TV services in hotel rooms by 2012. 02-Jul-2009

Eldon Insurance Services is looking to expand the 160-strong workforce at its Newcastle-based insurance business with 20 additional staff this year. 01-Jul-2009

Sam Cole Food Group is to relocate its Lowestoft-based food processing operations to a new £2.2m factory on the South Lowestoft Industrial Estate, and the workforce will rise from 40 to 50. 25-Jun-2009

Blue-NG is to create 40 new jobs at its headquarters in Bath to work on a £110m deal to develop two renewable energy power plants in Beckton and Southall by 2011. 25-Jun-2009

J&D Wilkie is planning to redevelop its Gairie Works site in Kirriemuir, in order to secure the 80 jobs at its textiles factory and create 200 new jobs at a retail development with CW Properties. 24-Jun-2009

Hymans Robertson has confirmed plans to create up to 25 jobs at a new benefits and investment consultancy office at One Exchange Place in Edinburgh. 17-Jun-2009

Churchwood Finance is planning to expand the 350-strong workforce at its Stockport-based financial services business with 150 extra staff by the end of next year, and it will relocate to a new headquarters at National House by October. 11-Jun-2009

Fordberry of Llandow and Schelkmann of Germany are planning to set up a 16,500 sq ft factory to produce tyres for the mining industry in Newbridge, with the creation of up to 50 jobs. 11-Jun-2009

BCA is to set up a car auction centre on a 20-acre site in Perry Barr, Birmingham, by 2010, with the creation of 200 jobs, and has also announced the acquisition of online remarketing firm JTK Automotive. 11-Jun-2009

I3 Group is to relocate its Haydock-based fibre-optic cables business to a larger 120,000 sq ft unit at The Parks, and the workforce will rise from 70 to 200 over the next year. 11-Jun-2009

The Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland (DSD) has unveiled plans for the £100m transformation of Bangor's seafront, including a 150-bedroom hotel, 60 shops, an arts venue and the creation of up to 750 permanent jobs. 11-Jun-2009

K-Flex is to create up to 20 jobs at a new 30,000 sq ft insulation materials distribution centre in Coalville over the next three years. 10-Jun-2009

Logicalis is creating more than 30 jobs at a new regional headquarters for its IT business in Nantgarw, near Cardiff, in order to set up a single broadband network for the public sector in Wales. 09-Jun-2009

Thomson Airways is looking to recruit 100 additional staff at its customer services office in Westwood Heath, Coventry, while 150 jobs will be created at its head office in Luton. 09-Jun-2009

Variable Message Signs is hoping to create new jobs on South Tyneside, in order to supply information signs for a government scheme to open up motorway hard shoulders. 08-Jun-2009

Decision2day.com is to recruit 30 new sales staff at its Leeds-based online home improvements business, and a new office will open in Reading this month. 08-Jun-2009

Ty Arian is planning to treble the 30-strong workforce at its new social welfare advice business in Swansea over the next five years, having won a contract from the Legal Services Commission. 04-Jun-2009

Crystal Fires is planning to double the 16-strong workforce at its gas fires manufacturing business in Liverpool over the next two years. 04-Jun-2009

EIC is planning to create more than 30 engineering jobs at its electrical installations office in Gateshead over the coming months. 03-Jun-2009

The Unity coal mine in the Neath Valley is planning to expand its 100-strong workforce with 12 apprentices, in preparation for an increase in output. 02-Jun-2009

Execution is planning to increase the headcount in its London-based corporate broking and advisory services business from 120 to 300 by 2011. 01-Jun-2009

EcoPellets of Ireland is to submit plans to build a £100m wood biomass plant and wind farm on a 55-acre site at Llangefni on Anglesey, with the creation of 35 jobs. 01-Jun-2009

Patterson Medical is investing £2m in the expansion of its office and warehouse at Sutton-in-Ashfield, with the creation of 50 jobs, but 80 jobs will be lost through the closure of its Mobilis Healthcare operation in Oldham. 01-Jun-2009

Howells is to create about 16 jobs at its law office in Sheffield, having won a government contract to provide telephone-based advice on family issues. 01-Jun-2009

GML Estates is looking to invest up to £1bn in a wide range of development schemes across Northern Ireland over the next ten years, which could create up to 10,000 jobs. 28-May-2009

James Leckey Design is looking to create up to 15 new jobs at its healthcare products manufacturing business in Dunmurry this year. 27-May-2009

Lir-Med is to open a new medical equipment factory on the Carn Industrial Estate in Craigavon next month, which will create up to 50 jobs over the next two years. 27-May-2009

INEX is looking to expand the workforce at its Newcastle-based semiconductors business from 30 to 100 by 2012, in order to create a centre of excellence for nano and microtechnology development. 27-May-2009

Highcross Shopping Centre in Leicester is to create 250 jobs with the opening of new stores for retailers including Jack & Jones, Aldo, Orange and Vero Moda. 26-May-2009

Cutting Underwater Technologies is looking to expand the workforce at its new £3.2m headquarters in Aberdeen from 27 to 35 by the end of the year. 26-May-2009

Softedge Systems of Ireland has announced a £0.7m investment in a new software development centre in Newry, County Down, with the creation of 15 jobs. 25-May-2009

Trant Construction is forming a joint venture with Barhale to maintain water pumping stations and pipes in Hampshire and West Sussex for Southern Water, with the transfer of 160 jobs to Havant. 25-May-2009

MacDermid is creating up to 100 jobs at its new £15m chemicals research and development laboratory in Small Heath, Birmingham. 25-May-2009

Harker Construction is looking to create up to 38 jobs at its new construction office in York over the next year, providing work for labourers, joiners and bricklayers. 25-May-2009

Dalkia has submitted plans to build a £40m wood-fuelled combined heat and power plant at Chilton in County Durham, which would create 17 jobs. 21-May-2009

John Merison is to expand the 52-strong workforce at its Leicestershire-based building maintenance firm with up to 20 new jobs over the next year, having won a contract from housing association Orbit Group. 20-May-2009

TG Green is considering plans to set up a new Cornishware pottery factory in Swadlincote over the next year, creating jobs for about 15 workers at its former site. 20-May-2009

Succession Advisory Services is to create up to 100 jobs at its new financial services business in Plymouth over the next year, in order to provide investment services to independent financial advisers. 18-May-2009

Park Inn is recruiting 100 staff for a new 252-room four-star hotel due to open at the Green Quarter development in Manchester this summer. 18-May-2009

McGeoch Marine is to create 20 new jobs in Glasgow, having won a £4m contract to manufacture heavy-duty doors for aircraft carriers. 18-May-2009

The Injury Care Clinics (TICCS) has secured funding from the Co-operative Bank to expand its Fareham-based medical treatment business, with the creation of more than 30 jobs. 18-May-2009

Techflow Marine is planning to expand the workforce at its Cramlington-based offshore hose systems business from 16 to 25 over the next year. 14-May-2009

Foxton Locks is planning to expand its tourist attraction near Market Harborough, including a new marina, hostel, visitors' centre and the creation of an unspecified number of jobs. 14-May-2009

Pipex is looking to expand the workforce at its Plymouth-based pipe systems business from 120 to up to 200. 12-May-2009

Coverage Care has agreed terms with Shropshire Council to invest £3m in the expansion of the Innage Grange care home in Bridgnorth, with the creation of 30 jobs. 11-May-2009

The Car Shop is planning to set up a new car supermarket at Trax Park in Doncaster by September, with the creation of more than 100 jobs. 11-May-2009

JN Bentley has acquired the former Wrekin Construction site in Shifnal, and hopes to create up to 300 jobs by summer 2010. 11-May-2009

UK Haptics is looking to raise £1m to set up a new headquarters in Newcastle for its NHS training business, with the creation of 40 jobs. 07-May-2009

Neptune Innovations of Canada is to set up a new UK headquarters for its outsourcing services business at the Towers Business Park in Manchester, with the creation of up to 130 jobs. 06-May-2009

HMP Dovegate is to recruit more than 100 extra staff this year, following the £53m expansion of its prison near Uttoxeter. 05-May-2009

Grieg Seafood Hjaltland is to create up to 70 jobs following a £4.2m investment at its fish processing factory on Shetland. 04-May-2009

Barclay Communications is to expand the 160-strong workforce at its Belfast-based telecoms business with 50 new jobs over the next ten months, in order to provide services to O2 customers. 04-May-2009

Monica Healthcare has secured £1m of venture capital funding to expand its Nottingham-based medical equipment business into the US, and the 10-strong workforce is to double over the next year. 04-May-2009

Magdalene is to set up a telecoms development centre in south Belfast, with the creation of 50 jobs. 30-Apr-2009

Global Debt Solutions is planning to expand the 35-strong workforce at its Bury-based debt management business with up to 100 new jobs over the next six months. 28-Apr-2009

Rosewood Care, a new company established by the owner of Bensham Wholefoods, is to create up to 80 jobs at a new £5m care home due to open in Gateshead in January 2010. 28-Apr-2009

VOICE is planning to create 50 new jobs at its telemarketing call centre in Sheffield, and a second site will be set up over the next 12 months. 28-Apr-2009

Drilcorp is looking to expand the 32-strong workforce at its County Durham-based drilling business to 45 over the next five years, having won contracts for the London Underground and Coal Mine Gas Recovery. 27-Apr-2009

Czajka Care Group is planning to double the 150-strong workforce at its Shipley-based home care business over the next few months, having tendered for contracts in North Yorkshire and Kirklees. 23-Apr-2009

Enex TestLab of Australia is to set up an IT testing laboratory at the Technium Springboard innovation centre in Cwmbran, with the creation of 26 jobs over the next three years. 23-Apr-2009

Retroflo, the Washington-based developer of a new system to detect blockages in filtration systems, is planning a global expansion programme, and up to 300 jobs could eventually be created at a new sales call centre. 23-Apr-2009

Stackright is to expand the 14-strong workforce at its Skelmersdale-based portable buildings business with seven new staff over the next few weeks, following a recent management buy-out. 16-Apr-2009

Bone Steel is planning to expand the 240-strong workforce at its Scottish structural steel contracting business with 20 additional workers. 16-Apr-2009

Safe Computing is planning to expand the 80-strong workforce at its Leicester-based payroll systems business with 90 new jobs over the next five years, having won a back office outsourcing contract from Options Employment Group. 15-Apr-2009

Mortgage Times is looking to recruit 20 business development consultants, with recruitment days taking place in Birmingham, London and Reading. 13-Apr-2009

John Baarda is to create 50 temporary jobs at its tomato growing operation in Billingham this summer, and a further 100 jobs at its site in Ellerker, East Yorkshire. 13-Apr-2009

Key Driver Training is looking to create a number of jobs at its new driver training premises at the Shadsworth Business Park in Blackburn. 13-Apr-2009

Viridor Laing has secured a £3.8bn 25-year contract with Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority, which will lead to the development of five new waste biological treatment plants and the creation of more than 100 jobs. 09-Apr-2009

Atia Solutions has secured £0.4m to fund the expansion of its South Wales-based telecoms business over the next two years, with the creation of 15 jobs. 09-Apr-2009

Access Renewables is to create ten new jobs at its renewable energy products business in Bishop Auckland over the next 18 months, having won a number of new contracts. 09-Apr-2009

Sygnature Chemical Services is planning to double the size of its pharmaceuticals research business at the BioCity centre in Nottingham over the next two years, and 15 chemists will be added to the 35-strong workforce. 09-Apr-2009

Premier Energy Solutions is planning to expand its Hyde-based energy business into London and the North East, with the creation of 25 jobs. 09-Apr-2009

Industrial & Marine Power Services is planning to expand the 37-strong workforce at its Lincoln-based engineering business to 46 by June, having won a number of new engine servicing contracts. 08-Apr-2009

Hadrian Healthcare is to submit plans to build a £3m 73-bed care home in Halifax, with the creation of up to 60 jobs. 07-Apr-2009

Claverton Healthcare is to create more than 100 jobs at two new care complexes at Springfield House and Saltford in Bath. 07-Apr-2009

Aspire Technology Solutions is planning to expand the workforce at its South Tyneside-based IT consultancy from 11 to 25, having won a number of new contracts. 06-Apr-2009

Amadeus Associates International is planning to expand the workforce at its Cardiff-based spill-proof cup manufacturing business from 36 to 70 over the next three years. 02-Apr-2009

Isos Group is to expand the workforce at its three affordable housing depots in Hexham, Morpeth and a new site on Tyneside from 60 to 82 over the next 12 months. 02-Apr-2009

Merchant Homes is to relocate its Glasgow-based construction business to a larger office at Centurion Park, and the workforce will rise from 9 to about 20. 02-Apr-2009

Linc-Cymru Housing Association is to start recruiting up to 90 jobs for the new £6.5m Glyn Anwen nursing home due to open in Newport in July. 01-Apr-2009

Ciqual has secured £1.2m from a consortium of Par Syndicate and Scottish Enterprise to fund the expansion of its Edinburgh-based telecoms business, and the workforce will grow from 12 to 20. 01-Apr-2009

Ingleby Group is to create 30 jobs at a new £1m care home due to open in Galley Common, Warwickshire, later this year. 31-Mar-2009

Lockerbie Data Centres is to submit outline plans for the development of a £800m data storage centre in Lockerbie, which could create 1,000 jobs. 31-Mar-2009

Kimal is to create more than 20 jobs at its healthcare production and distribution facilities in Droitwich and Bromsgrove. 31-Mar-2009

Arise Virtual Solutions is looking to recruit up to 1,000 call centre staff to work from home, and hopes to employ some of the Shop Direct workers losing their jobs in Crosby. 26-Mar-2009

ExtraCare is looking to recruit up to 100 staff for the new Lark Hall retirement village due to open at Clifton in Nottinghamshire this summer. 26-Mar-2009

Lloyd Fraser Logistics is seeking permission to set up a 20,000 sq ft fashion distribution centre at Milnrow near Manchester, with the creation of 20 jobs. 26-Mar-2009

Prolinx is planning to expand the 55-strong workforce at its Oxfordshire-based IT services business with ten new staff this year. 25-Mar-2009

Kensington Financial Management Consultants is planning to double the 120-strong workforce at its debt management business in Trafford this year. 25-Mar-2009

Identigen of Ireland is to set up a meat safety laboratory in Newport, South Wales, with the creation of 27 jobs, and will then look to open additional sites in Europe and North America. 24-Mar-2009

SLP is creating 100 jobs at its Wallsend shipyard in North Tyneside to work on a contract for a North Sea gas platform, and a further 200 jobs could be created through a second project. 24-Mar-2009

Royal London Asset Management has announced that 280 jobs will be created this summer through the £6.2m expansion of the Capitol shopping centre near Preston, including new stores for Tesco, TK Maxx, Starbucks and Subway. 24-Mar-2009

Kennedy Group has unveiled plans to build a new £4m Port Gallen Lodge hotel near Portrush, with the creation of 30 jobs. 23-Mar-2009

Mech-Tool is to create 30 new jobs at its Darlington-based engineering business, having won a £1.5m contract to build a processing module at the Sellafield nuclear plant. 23-Mar-2009

Bi-Fab is creating 60 jobs at its new fabrication yard in Arnish on the island of Lewis, with vacancies for platers, welders and office staff. 23-Mar-2009

Robertson Construction is to create about 100 new jobs to work on the development of a £100m emergency-care centre at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. 23-Mar-2009

HiQ is to expand its nationwide chain of 137 franchised tyre servicing outlets to 275 by 2012, with the creation of up to 500 jobs. 19-Mar-2009

Peer 1 of Canada is to set up a computer data centre in Southampton, and the initial 50 jobs will rise to several hundred over the next few years. 19-Mar-2009

NETPark has won planning permission to build a new 19,000 sq ft science and technology centre in Sedgefield by March 2010, which could attract a major international firm and create up to 100 jobs. 18-Mar-2009

Petrofac Training has won a £3.5m contract to train BP staff working in the North Sea, with the creation of ten jobs in Montrose. 18-Mar-2009

Chemist Direct has secured a £3m equity investment to fund the expansion of its online pharmacy business, and expects to double the workforce at sites in Leicester and Smethwick to 110 over the next year. 18-Mar-2009

I3 Group, the developer of fibre optic networks, is to create 50 jobs at a new engineering, administration and logistics centre near Llandudno Junction in Conwy. 17-Mar-2009

Ratio Money is to create 125 jobs at its Altrincham-based financial services business, with vacancies for claims handlers and customer services staff. 16-Mar-2009

Volker Stevin is looking to expand the workforce at its Gateshead-based construction and engineering business from 220 to more than 300 by 2012, by winning a number of major public-sector contracts. 12-Mar-2009

Jules B, the Newcastle-based clothing retailer, is to open a new 10,000 sq ft warehouse in Sandyford this summer, and ten new jobs will be created in its online division. 12-Mar-2009

Land Engineering is to create 50 jobs at its new masonry, cladding and repair services office in Livingston. 11-Mar-2009

UPU Industries is to invest £1m in the expansion of its plastic netting factory in Dromore, County Down, with the creation of 12 jobs. 11-Mar-2009

Minster Law Solicitors is planning to expand its workforce in York and Wakefield from almost 500 to 650 over the next year, as it diversifies into employment law, wills, criminal law and consumer law. 11-Mar-2009

Philips Healthcare Informatics is investing £1m in the expansion of its cardiovascular information systems business in Belfast, with the creation of 30 jobs. 10-Mar-2009

Ffos Las Racecourse is looking to recruit 60 staff in preparation for the opening of its new racecourse near Llanelli in June. 10-Mar-2009

The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is to create up to 100 jobs with the relocation of its headquarters to Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire by mid-summer. 10-Mar-2009

AA Warranty is recruiting 14 new staff a month at its Sheffield-based warranties business, due to rising demand from car owners for breakdown cover. 09-Mar-2009

Prospect is planning to expand the workforce at its Aberdeen-based subsea engineering services business from 50 to about 100 over the next two years. 09-Mar-2009

Millard Consulting is looking to expand the workforce at its new regional civil engineering office at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry from 15 to more than 40 over the next five years. 05-Mar-2009

The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead is recruiting up to 250 staff for its new £23m indoor snow centre, which is due to open in May. 05-Mar-2009

Sparky Pac has announced a £3.7m investment in the expansion of its pre-packed vegetables business in Comber, Northern Ireland, with the creation of 15 jobs over the next three years. 05-Mar-2009

Score Group has won permission to build a new storage facility for its engineering business in Peterhead, with the creation of about 50 jobs. 05-Mar-2009

The Headland Hotel in Newquay has won permission for a £14m redevelopment programme, including a new conference centre, swimming pool and the creation of 59 jobs, and work will start by September 2011. 05-Mar-2009

Pingar of New Zealand is to set up a new software research and development centre at the Technium in Swansea, which could lead to up to 30 new jobs over the next two years. 05-Mar-2009

OBAS UK is to create up to 20 sales jobs at its Lancashire-based builders' merchants, having formed a partnership with manufacturer Sinops, which has 23 factories in China. 04-Mar-2009

The Skills for Care Agency is looking to recruit up to 250 social care workers in the Bradford area, with recruitment events being held to raise the profile of the sector. 04-Mar-2009

Jones Bros is looking to expand the 22-strong workforce at its new Wakefield-based waste management operation to about 50, as new projects are taken on. 04-Mar-2009

TRO is looking to recruit 30 staff at its marketing agency in Norwich, due to a seasonal increase in event activity. 04-Mar-2009

Gaelectric is planning to invest up to £200m in a scheme to store wind power in the form of compressed air in salt caverns beneath the Antrim coast, with the creation of about 200 jobs. 03-Mar-2009

Workwear Supermarket is creating 40 jobs at its new online clothing business in Lincoln, with vacancies for sales and administration staff. 03-Mar-2009

Street Crane Company is to expand its cranes factory in Derbyshire, with the creation of 20 jobs. 02-Mar-2009

PV France is to set up a 25,000 sq ft bakery production plant at Llangefni in Anglesey, with the creation of 105 jobs. 26-Feb-2009

Kingdom Homes is to create 70 jobs at a £5m new care home due to open in Alburne Park, Glenrothes, later this year. 26-Feb-2009

Magellan Power, the Australian supplier of power systems, is planning to set up a manufacturing and marketing centre in Birmingham, with the creation of an initial ten jobs. 26-Feb-2009

Vogen Energy has submitted plans to build a 25MW renewable energy plant fuelled by vegetable-based bio oils in Newport by 2011, with the creation of up to 30 jobs. 26-Feb-2009

CareConcepts is building a new 60-bed care home in Appleton, Cheshire, by March 2010, with the creation of 75 jobs. 24-Feb-2009

Burntisland Fabrications is to create 150 jobs in Fife, having won a £50m contract from Ormonde Energy to manufacture 30 offshore jacket sub-structures for a wind farm in Cumbria. 24-Feb-2009

Peter Scott & Co is to expand the 200-strong workforce at its Hawick-based knitwear business with 14 new jobs. 23-Feb-2009

Qnet Group is planning to triple the workforce at its Stockton-based IT operation to 150 over the next five years, as part of a reorganisation that will include a move to larger premises and the renaming of the business to Agile Group. 19-Feb-2009

Metal & Waste Recycling has won permission to build a new recycling plant at Seaham in Sunderland, with the creation of 25 new jobs and the transfer of six jobs from Newcastle. 19-Feb-2009

Askews is planning to create about 40 jobs at its Teesside-based personal injury claims business over the next two years, and a new office will open in Middlesbrough this year. 19-Feb-2009

Dr Oetker is planning to expand the former Schwan's pizza factory in Leyland, Lancashire, with the creation of 40 jobs. 19-Feb-2009

Always There Homecare is to create more than 100 jobs at its mental health and general care business, which provides services for Leicester City Council. 18-Feb-2009

Robust Recycled Products is to expand its Ebbw Vale-based workforce from ten to 30 by the end of the year, having won a new contract to recycle waste polystyrene into decking and street furniture. 18-Feb-2009

Rhythm & Booze is looking to expand its chain of 37 off-licence stores in the North of England with up to ten new outlets this year, with the creation of up to 60 jobs. 17-Feb-2009

Jolt Online Gaming is to set up a software and technical support centre in Newry, with the creation of 15 jobs. 17-Feb-2009

ANS Group is planning to increase the workforce at its Manchester-based telecoms and data storage business from 80 to 120 over the next few years. 11-Feb-2009

Lawrence Recycling & Waste Management has secured a £10m cash injection to complete the development of a new materials recycling facility in Kidderminster over the next few months, with the creation of more than 70 jobs. 11-Feb-2009

The Training & Development Agency for School (TDA) is to relocate its headquarters from London to Piccadilly Gate in Manchester in March 2010, with the creation of 250 jobs. 03-Feb-2009

Powertherm Access Services is to relocate its Yorkshire-based scaffolding business to the Carcroft Enterprise Park in Doncaster, providing training facilities for its 180 staff. 03-Feb-2009

City Living Developments is considering Swansea and a site in East Anglia as potential locations for a new factory to manufacture modular buildings, which could create more than 200 jobs. 03-Feb-2009

Borderfields is planning to expand its workforce in Coldstream from 14 to 30 by the end of the year, having won a contract to supply rapeseed oil to Sainsbury's. 03-Feb-2009

Glenisla Golf Course is linking up with Deveron Homes to submit plans for a £40m leisure and tourist development at its site in Perthshire, including a 40-bed hotel, a retirement home and the creation of up to 70 jobs. 02-Feb-2009

The Royal Bath & West Showground has unveiled proposals for a £120m expansion project at its site in Shepton Mallet over the next ten years, including a conference centre, hotels and the creation of 1,500 jobs. 02-Feb-2009

Northland Properties of Canada is planning to develop a four-star 169-room Sandman Signature hotel at the Gallowgate building in Newcastle-upon-Tyne by 2011, with the creation of 150 jobs. 30-Jan-2009

Covanta Energy has unveiled plans to build a £400m energy-from-waste plant in Merthyr Tydfil, with the creation of 100 jobs. 29-Jan-2009

Four Star Pizza is planning to open three new pizza outlets in Armagh, Newry and Omagh, and expects to create 200 jobs across Ireland this year. 28-Jan-2009

PYReco is seeking permission to build a new £80m tyre recycling plant at South Tees Eco Park in Middlesbrough by next year, with the creation of 90 jobs. 28-Jan-2009

CACI is to create more than 200 jobs in Edinburgh and Livingston to process the information generated by the 2011 census. 28-Jan-2009

Security People is to recruit up to 300 additional staff in Doncaster this year, having won a number of new contracts for its security and cleaning services. 27-Jan-2009

Cheswold Park Hospital is planning to expand its psychiatric hospital in Doncaster, with the addition of 40 new rooms and the creation of 30 jobs. 27-Jan-2009

Tombola.co.uk is to create a further 30 jobs at its online bingo operation in Sunderland over the next few months, taking the total workforce to 130. 23-Jan-2009

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is to create at least 100 new jobs at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading over the next few months, with vacancies at all levels. 23-Jan-2009

Prestige Holdings is to set up a 22,000 sq ft insurance claims office at Jennymount Business Park in Belfast, with the creation of 40 jobs, and has also acquired Fulton Downes & Agnew of Coleraine, G&H Bell of Hillsborough and Insurance Partnership of Armagh. 22-Jan-2009

Arcatech is to create ten new software engineering jobs at its telecoms office in Lisburn. 20-Jan-2009

Netexperts is planning to expand the workforce at its Nottingham-based IT support business from 11 to 20 this year, and new premises will open in Poplar Court, Lenton. 19-Jan-2009

Bosch Thermotechnology is to seek permission from Wychavon District Council to build a new headquarters for its heating appliances manufacturing business near the M5 in Worcestershire, with the creation of up to 1,000 jobs by 2012. 16-Jan-2009

Sekura Group is to create 40 new jobs at its windows and composite doors factory in Washington, having won a contract to refit homes in East Durham and North Tyneside. 15-Jan-2009

Terra Solutions is investing £2.1m in a new facility in Newry, with the creation of eight jobs in Newry and 14 overseas, as part of the acquisition and expansion of the drilling and tunnelling operation of McAllister Brothers. 09-Jan-2009

Bridgeway Consulting is to create up to 150 new jobs at its rail engineering business in Nottingham over the next 12 months. 07-Jan-2009





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