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Caledonian MacBrayne has won approval from the Scottish Executive to build a new £2m ferry terminal in Oban.
31-Dec-2003
Celsius First, the cold storage company with sites in Coleshill and Stratford, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Oregon Capital Partners.
30-Dec-2003
VLM Airlines is to create 35 jobs with the launch of a new service between Liverpool John Lennon Airport to London City Airport from February.
24-Dec-2003
Bombardier has bought Chapman Transport Seating, which employs about 150 people in Derby, Surrey and South Wales, out of administration.
23-Dec-2003
Londonderry Port is planning to invest £20m over the next five years, in order to double the size of the business.
23-Dec-2003
Wiggins is to raise £46m to fund the development of its airports and commercial property business, and will change its name to PlaneStation Group.
22-Dec-2003
The Department for Transport has approved plans for the development of an 11-mile guided bus scheme between Cambridge and Huntingdon and an 8-mile scheme between Bedford and Dunstable.
22-Dec-2003
EasyJet is to expand its low-cost airline operation at Paris Orly airport, having secured 2,190 additional flight slots per year.
18-Dec-2003
Associated British Ports is considering plans to invest more than £40m in the expansion of the port of Immingham over the next three years.
18-Dec-2003
The Department for Transport is to support plans to develop new runways at Stansted and Heathrow airports, and has also expressed support for new runways in Birmingham and Edinburgh and expansion projects at other airports.
17-Dec-2003
Thomsonfly is planning to launch a new low-cost holiday airline at Coventry Airport in March, with the creation of more than 200 jobs.
17-Dec-2003
TNT is to relocate its Curzon Street parcel depot in Birmingham to a £7m site at Network Park, in order to make way for a new £130m library.
15-Dec-2003
Network Rail has secured a £22bn government funding package to invest in track, signals and stations.
12-Dec-2003
Stagecoach is to close its bus depot in Kirkcaldy next spring, in order to relocate up to 200 jobs to Glenrothes and Aberhill.
12-Dec-2003
Tellings Golden Miller has acquired the remaining 63% of Burtons Coaches, the East Anglia-based bus and coach operator with 42 vehicles.
10-Dec-2003
English Welsh & Scottish Railway is planning to relocate up to 25 maintenance jobs from Thornaby to North Lincolnshire, as a result of Royal Mail's decision to transfer more work from rail to road.
09-Dec-2003
Wolverhampton Airport is planning a £10m expansion of its training and aircraft maintenance operations, with the creation of 200 jobs over the next year.
09-Dec-2003
Ryanair is to open new bases in Spain and Italy early next year, as part of a strategy to become the largest short-haul airline in Europe.
05-Dec-2003
Prestwick Airport is to provide the base for a new airline called Air Omega UK, which will launch flights to unnamed destinations early next year with the creation of about 100 jobs.
04-Dec-2003
Flybe is adding four new routes from Southampton Airport, including flights to Glasgow and three French airports, with the creation of about 100 jobs.
03-Dec-2003
Corby Council is to consider plans from Rosemound Developments for the construction of a 160,000 sq ft distribution centre at Weldon South Industrial Estate, and a "household name" will create up to 200 jobs at the site.
03-Dec-2003
Associated British Ports is to invest £0.7m in the provision of new storage facilities for North Sea Lumber at Alexandra Dock in Hull.
01-Dec-2003
Hays has sold most of its logistics business to Platinum Equity of the US for £102m, and is now looking to sell its mail division and the remaining logistics operations in the US and Germany.
27-Nov-2003
Royal Mail is to close its sorting depot at Stafford train station and relocate the 21 staff to other sites.
27-Nov-2003
Simon Group has announced plans to invest £25m in the expansion of the Humber Sea Terminal at Killingholme, including a fourth roll-on roll-off berth, with the creation of about 100 jobs.
27-Nov-2003
BAA is to invest £450m at Heathrow airport over the next ten years, to prepare for the introduction of the A380 super-jumbo aircraft.
26-Nov-2003
Port of Tyne is creating 24 new jobs in South Shields and expanding its haulage fleet by 30%, following an increase in demand from manufacturers.
25-Nov-2003
Forth Ports is to build a £31m paper and board warehouse for Stora Enso of Finland at the port of Tilbury.
20-Nov-2003
Associated British Ports is to build a second £6m roll-on roll-off freight terminal at the port of Ipswich, and a contractor will be selected in February.
20-Nov-2003
Yearsley Cold Storage & Distribution is to build a new £10m depot in Seaham, County Durham, with the creation of 150 jobs over the next two years, and is also seeking sites in the South and Scotland.
13-Nov-2003
Humberside Airport is seeking permission to extend its passenger terminal, and this is expected to be followed by a series of other expansion projects.
12-Nov-2003
Exel is to acquire Cappelletti, the Italian logistics company with annual turnover of about £30m.
11-Nov-2003
Great Yarmouth Port Authority is to build a new £1.1m warehouse to cope with rising trade in grain and timber, while £0.6m will be spent on quay repairs.
11-Nov-2003
Dawlish Coaches, the Devon-based coach company with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
11-Nov-2003
BAe Systems is to sell BAe Systems Flight Training, the Spanish civil flying training school with 95 staff, to a management team.
10-Nov-2003
Babcock International has sold BMH Marine, the Swedish supplier of ship unloading equipment, to Catella Private Equity for £1.7m.
10-Nov-2003
EasyJet is to move into the German market by setting up an operating base at Berlin Schonefeld airport, and will launch 11 routes in May.
06-Nov-2003
West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority has revealed proposals for a £875m expansion of the Metro system, including new lines to Walsall, Digbeth, Bartley Green, Birmingham International Airport and Great Barr.
06-Nov-2003
James Fisher is to acquire Air Supply of Norway for £4.8m and WM Defence of the UK for £3.1m, in order to expand its marine support services business.
31-Oct-2003
Ryanair has announced the creation of 200 engineering jobs at a new aircraft maintenance facility at Prestwick Airport, which is due to open by the end of the year.
30-Oct-2003
Newcastle Airport is planning a £7m expansion programme, including new routes, a larger departure lounge and more shops.
30-Oct-2003
Bombardier is seeking permission to build a new train maintenance depot in Derby, with the creation of 60 jobs.
27-Oct-2003
Teesside Airport is considering plans to change its name to Durham-Tees Valley, as part of a multi-million pound redevelopment programme.
23-Oct-2003
Simon Group is to set up new terminal and berthing facilities at its Humber Sea Terminal, which will enable United European Car Carriers to import 100,000 cars a year.
23-Oct-2003
Interfleet Technology has acquired TrainTech Engineering, the Swedish railway rolling stock consultancy with 90 staff.
21-Oct-2003
Eddie Stobart, the haulage company with about 1,500 staff, is to be acquired by WA Developments International of Appleby for undisclosed terms.
17-Oct-2003
Clydeport is to proceed with the next phase of proposals for the development of a £200m container hub at Hunterston in Ayrshire, which will create at least 250 jobs.
15-Oct-2003
Cambridgeshire County Council has approved plans from Network Rail for the development of a £30m rail maintenance depot in the town of March, and some of the workforce will relocate from the Temple Mills depot in London.
15-Oct-2003
Test Valley Borough Council is considering proposals to expand Andover bus station at a cost of £2.6m.
14-Oct-2003
National Air Traffic Services is to resume work on the development of a new £120m air traffic control centre at Prestwick, and the site is expected to be operational by 2009.
13-Oct-2003
Compania Sud Americana de Vapores of Chile has established an agency headquarters for its shipping business in Liverpool, and the initial workforce of 60 is expected to grow.
10-Oct-2003
Eddie Stobart is relocating the headquarters of its trucking business from Carlisle to Warrington, in order to get closer to its customers.
06-Oct-2003
Amaro Professional Distribution is seeking a 40,000 sq ft site to consolidate its Gateshead-based mail distribution operations, and expects to create hundreds of new jobs.
03-Oct-2003
Forth Ports is to invest £5m in the expansion of the freight-handling capacity at the port of Grangemouth, including new warehouses, reception facilities, a multi-container stacking system and IT improvements.
30-Sep-2003
Associated British Ports is to invest more than £1m in new facilities at the Port of Southampton, having won a contract with Channel Freight Ferries to provide a daily ro-ro service to Rouen.
25-Sep-2003
European Metal Recycling is considering plans to expand its rail network to cover 14 waste metal depots feeding scrap into Liverpool, and is currently doubling the size of its major railhead at the Port of Liverpool.
25-Sep-2003
British Airways is recruiting an additional 300 cabin crew and 100 check-in staff.
23-Sep-2003
Stagecoach has sold its Coach USA taxi operations in Texas to Texas Taxi for £17m.
19-Sep-2003
Pendennis Shipyard in Falmouth has secured a £2.9m DTI grant to build a new dry dock and paint facility, with the creation of 83 jobs.
17-Sep-2003
Aspray Transport is seeking permission for the £6.5m expansion of its haulage site in Willenhall, which could create up to 150 jobs.
17-Sep-2003
Seaham Harbour Dock Company has been acquired by Victoria Group, the owner of ports in Plymouth and Liverpool that is looking to expand its trade routes to the Baltic Sea.
11-Sep-2003
ScotRail is to expand its engineering depot in Inverness with the creation of eight jobs.
04-Sep-2003
Tibbett & Britten has expanded its logistics business in Germany with the acquisition of a 27% stake in Vfw.
03-Sep-2003
Siemens is planning to build a train maintenance depot in Manchester with the creation of about 70 jobs, and a second depot will be built in York.
29-Aug-2003
Associated British Ports is investing £3.5m in infrastructure works at the Port of Newport in South Wales, in order to expand the facilities for Australian metals-recycling company Sims Group.
28-Aug-2003
Thomas Cook Airlines is planning to double the number of charter flights from Newcastle Airport from 18 to 36 next year, with the creation of 50 jobs.
28-Aug-2003
Orkney Islands Council has published an economic report into proposals for the development of a £636m container port in Scapa Flow, but the project may face competition from a similar scheme at Hunterston in Ayrshire.
28-Aug-2003
Securicor is looking to spend up to £120m on acquisitions to expand its global security services business.
25-Aug-2003
Safestore, the operator of 23 self-storage sites, has undergone a £40m management buy-out backed by Bridgepoint Capital.
22-Aug-2003
GeoPost UK is planning to create at least 20 new jobs at its Parceline and Interlink Express telesales centre in Smethwick.
21-Aug-2003
Aberdeen Airport has announced plans to build a third heliport, which will be used by Bond Helicopters.
19-Aug-2003
Tellings Golden Miller is to acquire the Dartford operations of Crystals Coaches, as part of a strategy to expand its bus and coach network in the south-east.
19-Aug-2003
Carmarthenshire County Council is to build a £5m road at Burry Port, as part of a strategy to help generate 1,000 new jobs in the Llanelli area.
14-Aug-2003
Go-Ahead has acquired Wilts & Dorset Bus Company, the Poole-based operator of 365 buses, for £32m.
12-Aug-2003
The Strategic Rail Authority is considering plans to open up Channel tunnel rail freight to a wider range of operators from November 2006, by introducing a new subsidy system.
11-Aug-2003
Planned Storage Systems, the Swindon-based provider of storage solutions, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
08-Aug-2003
Network Rail has won approval from the Strategic Rail Authority to invest £25m in the installation of new facilities at 68 stations, mainly in East Anglia and the north-west.
07-Aug-2003
EasyJet is to recruit a further 24 cabin crew in Belfast next month, in preparation for the planned expansion in its services over the next year.
06-Aug-2003
First Group and Keolis of France have secured an eight-year franchise to operate trains in the Trans-Pennine region, and about 200 jobs will be created in a £260m investment.
01-Aug-2003
Braemar Seascope is to acquire Cory Brothers, the ship agency, for £1.5m.
31-Jul-2003
Exel is to acquire Unidocks, the Brazilian provider of logistics services to the pharmaceutical sector, for about £1.5m.
22-Jul-2003
P&O is to invest £800m expanding the port of Qingdao in China over the next six years, in partnership with Maersk and a number of local companies.
22-Jul-2003
Associated British Ports is to invest £1.1m at the Port of Cardiff in order to create a steel importing facility for Marshall Maritime Services.
17-Jul-2003
Tibbett & Britten is to close the Asda distribution centre in Corby and 197 staff will be offered the chance to relocate to a new site at Magna Park in Lutterworth by March 2004.
17-Jul-2003
Cenargo has sold its logistics division out of administration to a management buy-in, securing the future of its Eaglescliffe depot on Teesside, which is home to 600 jobs.
16-Jul-2003
Simon Group is to sell Seawheel Holdings, the transportation and distribution services business, to management for a nominal sum.
14-Jul-2003
Southwold Town Council is to consider plans from the Southwold Railway Society for a £6.5m project to recreate the former rail link to Halesworth.
14-Jul-2003
Alnmaritec is to increase its workforce in Alnwick from 16 to 40 over the coming weeks, following an increase in demand for aluminium-hulled work boats.
10-Jul-2003
Ferguson Shipbuilders of Glasgow has won a £15m contract from Plymouth City Council to build three replacement ferries for the Torpoint service.
10-Jul-2003
Flybe is to introduce six new daily routes from Exeter Airport to Alicante, Malaga, Murcia, Belfast, Glasgow and Edinburgh, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
10-Jul-2003
GNER, the train operator, is to create about 300 jobs at its customer service centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne over the next 12 months.
07-Jul-2003
Chalcroft has won a £8m contract to build a cold store and distribution centre in Newark for transport company Phil Hanley.
27-Jun-2003
BAA is to invest up to £30m in a new rail connection between Heathrow Airport and the west London suburbs of Hayes, Ealing and Southall, and the service is expected to start by the end of 2004.
26-Jun-2003
National Express is to submit plans for a new £8m coach station at Great Charles Street in Birmingham.
25-Jun-2003
Tibbett & Britten is to relocate up to 84 staff from its distribution centre at the Meridian Business Park near Braunstone to depots in Lutterworth and Crick, in order to provide extra space for its contract with Hewlett Packard.
25-Jun-2003
Innogy is to invest £11m in a new deep water jetty at Tilbury Power Station, in order to handle larger vessels and enable the plant to burn a wide range of fuels.
24-Jun-2003
GB Liners has acquired International Moving Company, adding four new sites to its nationwide network of removals and storage branches.
20-Jun-2003
Network Rail has submitted plans for a £30m rail depot on a 108-acre site near March in Cambridgeshire, and work could start later this year.
19-Jun-2003
Liverpool City Council is to consider plans for the development of a £18m transport interchange in south Liverpool, including a new railway station, bus depot and park-and-ride car park.
19-Jun-2003
Associated British Ports has announced plans to invest £4m in the expansion of Millbay Docks in Plymouth, in preparation for the launch of a new superferry that will sail to Spain from next April.
18-Jun-2003
Exel is to acquire Transbeynak, the Turkish supply chain management company, for undisclosed terms.
17-Jun-2003
Stagecoach has sold its Citybus business in Hong Kong to New World First Bus Services for £176m.
10-Jun-2003
Stagecoach has agreed to sell the west and south-central regions of Coach USA to merchant bank Kohlberg & Co for £93m.
09-Jun-2003
Sea Containers is in exclusive negotiations to sell the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company ferry service to private equity firm Montagu for up to £150m.
06-Jun-2003
BAA is to recruit an additional 700 security staff at its seven UK airports this year.
04-Jun-2003
British Airways has sold Deutsche BA, its German subsidiary, to Intro Verwaltungsgesellschaft for a nominal sum.
03-Jun-2003
British Airways has won approval from the US competition authorities to introduce a code-sharing agreement with American Airlines, which will enable each carrier to sell seats on many of the other's services.
02-Jun-2003
Gist is investing £8m in a new temperature-controlled logistics facility at its Faversham depot.
02-Jun-2003
Syltone has acquired certain assets of CE-Loading Systems and Aarig Terminal Systems for less than £1m, in order to expand its marine loading arm manufacturing operations in North America.
30-May-2003
P&O is to sell its routes and vessels at the ports of Liverpool, Fleetwood and Dublin to Stena Line, and its recently-opened terminal at the port of Mostyn will close with the loss of 26 jobs.
28-May-2003
Stagecoach has agreed to sell its Coach USA Transit bus operations in the US to First Transit, a subsidiary of First Group, for about £15m.
23-May-2003
The Strategic Rail Authority has approved plans from St George to build a £1.7m railway station at Imperial Wharf in Fulham, west London.
22-May-2003
Pink Link, the Huddersfield-based haulage firm with 50 staff and 20 vehicles, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Lloyds TSB Corporate.
21-May-2003
BBA Group is to acquire the Midcoast Aviation Fixed Base Operation at St Louis Lambert International Airport in the US for £6m, in order to expand its Signature Flight subsidiary.
16-May-2003
Royal Mail is launching a recruitment drive to find 350 employees for a new £40m distribution centre due to open in Crick in September, and a further 300 will join later.
16-May-2003
Midland Expressway is recruiting about 150 staff in preparation for the opening of the new M6 Toll road in January, including toll assistants and traffic control operators.
15-May-2003
Gwynedd Council is considering plans from Alfred McAlpine for a £17m investment in a railway system to transport 2m tonnes of crushed waste from its quarries in Blaenau Ffestiniog and Penrhyn, with the creation of 90 jobs.
14-May-2003
Wolverhampton Council has announced proposals to rebuild Wolverhampton railway station at a cost of £9m.
14-May-2003
One NorthEast and Redcar & Cleveland Council are starting work on the development of a £3m freight park at Middlesbrough Road East, which could create 620 jobs over the next five years.
09-May-2003
Christian Salvesen is to sell its German industrial logistics business to a management buy-out for a nominal sum.
07-May-2003
Covelink Marine is looking to set up a factory in County Durham to build a new amphibious tourist bus, which could create up to 200 jobs by next year.
06-May-2003
BAA is planning to invest £8.4bn on the expansion and modernisation of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports over the next 11 years.
06-May-2003
Mid Suffolk District Council is to consider outline plans from GB Railways for the development of a rail freight depot at Creeting St Peter, near Stowmarket, which could create up to 500 jobs.
22-Apr-2003
Tendring District Council has received plans from Hutchison Ports for the development of a new container terminal at Harwich, which could lead to the creation of more than 700 jobs.
18-Apr-2003
Gloystarne, the Rotherham-based warehousing and transport company with 300 staff, has been bought out of administration by New Wave Logistics of Milton Keynes for undisclosed terms.
15-Apr-2003
Associated British Ports is to invest £2m in new facilities at Grimsby and Immingham, which will involve Sea-Cargo moving its container service to Immingham and Freshney Cargo Services expanding its operation at Grimsby.
11-Apr-2003
Bmibaby is to set up a new base for its budget airline at Teesside airport this year, with the creation of 50 jobs.
11-Apr-2003
Peel Holdings has secured government approval to build a £80m commercial airport at the former RAF Finningley base near Doncaster by the end of next year.
07-Apr-2003
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is to go-ahead with a £20m expansion project that will lead to the introduction of flights to Milan, Copenhagen and Munich and create 700 jobs.
04-Apr-2003
Associated British Ports has secured a £1.2m grant from the Strategic Rail Authority for a £2m expansion of the Hams Hall rail terminal in Midlands by its ABP Connect division.
03-Apr-2003
Lufthansa Technical Training is to set up an aviation training centre in Cwmbran, in a joint venture with Blakebrook International.
03-Apr-2003
Bibby Distribution is to open a 41,000 sq ft site for its Bibby Route One Network near Birmingham, and is seeking 10 staff.
02-Apr-2003
Eurotunnel is seeking permission to operate freight trains in France next year, as part of a strategy to find new sources of income.
02-Apr-2003
Watermark Group is to acquire M'n'H Recycling, the Sussex-based recycler of airline amenity and other travel products, for up to £1.3m.
28-Mar-2003
The Welsh Development Agency is hoping to develop a rail-connected distribution hub at Wentloog, providing up to 500,000 sq ft of warehousing, and a developer is being sought.
24-Mar-2003
Mr-Office.com is creating up to 32 jobs at a new office supplies distribution facility in Machynlleth, Powys.
19-Mar-2003
Jarvis Rail is to retrain up to 150 former miners to work on the railways over the next two years, using a new multimedia training centre being set up at the closed North Selby colliery.
17-Mar-2003
The Scottish Executive has unveiled proposals for a £500m project to provide rail links to Edinburgh and Glasgow airports by 2010, and will now fund the design work needed to obtain parliamentary approval.
14-Mar-2003
Trent Barton is considering plans to relocate its Nottingham bus depot from Lower Parliament Street to a goods yard off London Road, in order to make way for a council-led city centre regeneration scheme.
11-Mar-2003
Newcastle Airport expects to create about 2,000 new jobs over the next five years, with the number of passengers doubling to 6m a year.
10-Mar-2003
Kuehne & Nagel has acquired Seabrook & Smith, the Essex-based wine logistics company with 50 staff.
10-Mar-2003
The Scottish Executive has indicated that it would provide £375m of funding to develop the first stages of a new tram network in Edinburgh by 2009.
05-Mar-2003
Business Post Group has acquired BXT, the Birmingham-based technical courier with 138 staff, for £1.8m.
04-Mar-2003
InVision has acquired Yxlon, the airport security company, from Botts & Co for £24m.
28-Feb-2003
Air Wales is looking to set up the first scheduled airline service from Wales to London for more than 30 years, and up to 100 jobs could be created with flights operating from Cardiff and Swansea airports to London City Airport.
27-Feb-2003
RH Group of Nottingham has acquired the business of Enterprise European Roadfreight out of administration, including sites in West Thurrock, Bristol and Milton Keynes.
26-Feb-2003
Stena Line is to invest £70m in a ferry crossing between Northern Ireland and Scotland, by building new terminals at Belfast and Cairnryan by mid 2005.
24-Feb-2003
Arterial Motors, the Derby-based transport firm with 28 buses and 30 staff, has been acquired by TransLinc of Lincoln for undisclosed terms.
24-Feb-2003
ProLogis has acquired a 16-acre distribution depot in West Thurrock for £11m, which will involve Case New Holland relocating its tractor business to ProLogis Park in Northamptonshire.
24-Feb-2003
Sunderland Council is backing a report from developers GL Hearn for a £10m refurbishment of the city's central railway station.
21-Feb-2003
Scottish Power is considering plans to stop importing coal via Hunterston on the Clyde in order to set up its own shipping terminal at Burntisland, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
19-Feb-2003
City of York Council is backing plans for the development of a £1m Yorkshire Rail Academy at the National Railway Museum, in order to provide training for railway workers.
17-Feb-2003
Bmibaby is to open a third UK base for its low-cost airline business at Manchester airport, with the creation of 50 jobs.
17-Feb-2003
Smart Approach, the provider of security training to airport operators, has agreed to a £3.5m reverse takeover deal with Aim-listed cash shell Robert H Lowe.
14-Feb-2003
Fenland District Council is in discussions with Network Rail about plans to set up a track maintenance depot on a 200-acre derelict site in the town of March, which could create 500 jobs.
12-Feb-2003
East Riding Council is planning to set up a new transport depot in Market Weighton, with the transfer of 20 staff from its Pocklington depot, 20 from Goole and 35 from Beverley.
12-Feb-2003
CTC Marine Projects, the Darlington-based under-sea telecoms cable laying company, has undergone a £6m management buy-out.
06-Feb-2003
Shetland Islands Council has announced plans to build a £3.3m ferry terminal at Hamars Ness, Fetlar, with completion due in March 2004.
06-Feb-2003
Virgin Express is to receive a £23m equity injection from Virgin Group to fund the expansion of its low-cost airline.
04-Feb-2003
Ryanair has acquired the Buzz budget airline from KLM for £16m, and is also looking to buy an additional 100 Boeing aircraft.
03-Feb-2003
ProLogis is in negotiations to acquire the 200-acre Lafarge site near St Albans, which could lead to the development of a 3m sq ft distribution centre and rail terminal.
03-Feb-2003
BAe Systems and Thales have won a £2.9bn government contract to build two aircraft carriers, with most of the construction work expected to be carried out at yards in Scotland.
31-Jan-2003
National Express is planning to set up a new bus depot in Walworth, as part of a strategy to expand its bus operations in London.
31-Jan-2003
Hays Distribution Services has reached agreement with Richardson Developments to set up a 260,000 sq ft warehouse at Merlin Park in Birmingham, which will create about 100 jobs.
24-Jan-2003
BMI is to create 33 new jobs at Aberdeen Airport through the £4.2m relocation of its engineering base from East Midlands Airport.
20-Jan-2003
Arup and its partners in the London Regional Metro consortium have announced proposals for an alternative project to the London Crossrail scheme, which would involve a new tunnel between Paddington and Liverpool Street.
20-Jan-2003
London Underground is planning to invest £29m overhauling its IT systems, with contracts being awarded to SAP and Axon.
14-Jan-2003
Daventry District Council is to consider plans for the expansion of the Daventry International Railfreight Terminal, with the creation of 2,000 jobs by 2006.
13-Jan-2003
Western Log is setting up a new timber import terminal at Cardiff docks, in order to handle rising demand for fencing products from Estonia and Latvia.
10-Jan-2003
DHL Aviation is creating 24 new jobs at East Midlands Airport, in order to expand its warehousing operation.
10-Jan-2003
The Tube Lines consortium has announced details of the £4.4bn upgrade programme for the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern underground lines in London, including track renewal, station refurbishments and new carriages.
09-Jan-2003
Teesside Airport is expected to undergo a £20m expansion programme following its acquisition by Peel Airports.
08-Jan-2003
York Inward Investment Board has announced the formation of a new railway engineering company called Lancsville Rail, which will create more than 50 jobs at premises in Goodramgate this year.
08-Jan-2003
Mitchell's of Mansfield is to set up a new £2.5m distribution centre and warehouse near Sutton-in-Ashfield, following an increase in its overnight palletised freight business.
06-Jan-2003