Covidien is considering plans to transfer the manufacture of some of its medical devices from Athlone to Thailand over the next two years, which would affect an unspecified number of the 600 jobs. 03-Oct-2011
Cobra UK is planning to expand the 49-strong workforce at its automotive trim products factory in Welshpool with 50 new jobs, having won contracts to supply Thailand, Brazil and Indonesia. 15-Jun-2011
Teesside Cast Products has finalised a £291m deal to be acquired by SSI of Thailand, which will secure the future of 700 jobs at its steel plant in Redcar. 28-Feb-2011
Teesside Cast Products is planning to create at least 800 jobs at its steel plant in Redcar later this year, following its expected acquisition by SSI of Thailand. 27-Jan-2011
Corus is in negotiations to sell the mothballed Teesside Cast Products plant to SSI of Thailand, which could create hundreds of new jobs from 2011. 31-Aug-2010
John West, the Liverpool-based canned fish firm with 67 staff, is to be acquired by Thai Union Frozen Products of Thailand, following the £568m sale of parent company MW Brands. 29-Jul-2010
Cherry Valley, the Lincolnshire-based duck processing firm with 600 staff, has been acquired by Bangkok Branch Group of Thailand for undisclosed terms. 29-Mar-2010
Soco International has raised £102m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its oil exploration activities in Thailand, Vietnam and West Africa. 21-Jan-2010
Hoya Lens is to shed 46 of the 417 jobs at its ophthalmic lenses factory in Wrexham, in order to transfer some of the production to Thailand. 18-Feb-2009
Manchester City Football Club is to accept a £82m takeover offer from UK Sports Investments of Thailand. 25-Jun-2007
Young's is to shed 120 of the 250 jobs at its seafood factory in Annan by February 2007, in order to transfer its scampi shelling operation to Thailand. 15-Nov-2006
Friends Provident is to set up an office in Singapore later this year, in order to expand its life and pensions products into Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. 08-Jun-2006
Wood Group is to shed 90 of the 225 jobs at its gas turbine engineering business in Dundee, in order to transfer some work to Thailand. 06-Oct-2005
Aegis Group has acquired Digithais Network Company, the Thailand-based marketing agency, for up to £3.4m. 06-Jul-2005
Edward Turnbull is to shed about 25 of the 65 jobs at its textile design and print business in Bury, in order to transfer some work to Thailand. 14-Apr-2005
Tesco is to nearly double its rate of store openings abroad this year, including 15 new hypermarkets in China and 11 in Thailand. 14-Apr-2005
PZ Cussons is to close a soap factory in Nottingham by 2007 with the loss of 160 jobs, in order to transfer production to Thailand and Indonesia. 09-Feb-2005
International Power is to acquire a 70% stake in 13 power stations from Edison International, including sites in the UK, Italy, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. 02-Aug-2004
Meller Home & Beauty is to cut 100 temporary jobs at its toiletries factory in Portsmouth, in order to transfer work to Thailand. 16-Mar-2004
GKN is planning to transfer 20% of its automotive parts manufacturing to India, China, Thailand and Latin America over the next three years, which could lead to the loss of 2,000 jobs in western Europe and the US. 02-Mar-2004
B&Q is planning to open a further 60 DIY stores in China by 2008, and is also considering moves into India and Thailand. 26-Jan-2004
Cherry Valley, the Lincolnshire-based duck producer with about 650 staff, is expected to be acquired by Thailand-based venture capital firm Navis. 28-Aug-2003
Hoya Lens is to shed 200 of the 464 jobs at its ophthalmic lenses plant in Wrexham, in order to transfer some production to Thailand. 02-Jul-2003
Boots is to close its cosmetics plant in Airdrie over the next two years with the loss of up to 1,000 jobs, and production will be transferred to Nottingham, France, Germany and Thailand. 05-Feb-2003
Abbeycrest is to transfer some of its jewellery assembly operations from Birmingham to a new factory in Thailand over the next six months, with the loss of up to 75 of the 164 Birmingham-based jobs. 06-Dec-2002
David Brown Textron is planning to make significant job cuts at its gearboxes factory in Huddersfield, which has 170 workers, and some manufacturing could be transferred to Thailand or to outside suppliers. 10-Oct-2002
AWG is looking to sell its international services division for about £150m, including water operations in China, Ireland, Thailand, Chile and the Czech Republic. 08-Oct-2002
BOC is to acquire Unique Gas & Petrochemicals of Thailand for £31m, and is now planning to make further bolt-on acquisitions in Asia. 17-May-2002
Tibbett & Britten is to acquire Dimalsa, the Mexican logistics business, for an initial £42m, and has also announced the acquisition of a 38% stake in Davids Distribution of Thailand for £3m. 13-Mar-2002
Boots is to close 19 stand-alone stores in Asia, in order to focus its international expansion on implants in stores run by companies such as Watsons in Taiwan and Tops in Thailand. 01-Feb-2002
Grampian Country Foods has acquired Golden Foods International, the Thailand-based chicken products manufacturer, from Wessanen for undisclosed terms, in order to gain a foothold in Asia. 21-Dec-2001
Inver House Distillers, the Airdrie-based whisky company with five distilleries and 130 staff, has been acquired by Pacific Spirits of Thailand for £56m. 31-Oct-2001
Royal Doulton is to close the Holland Studio Craft works in Longton at the end of the year with the loss of 45 jobs, in order to move production to China or Thailand. 22-Feb-2001
Fitness First is acquiring Sportathlon Holdings for £2.9m, in order to expand its health clubs into Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, China and Indonesia. 30-Jun-2000
SSL International is planning to expand its healthcare products manufacturing capacity in Thailand and Malaysia, which will lead to closures in the UK. 08-Dec-1999
Soco International is planning to resume oil exploration in Mongolia, Thailand and Vietnam, following a recovery in oil prices. 23-Sep-1999
Manchester United is seeking to set up a chain of amusement parks in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and China, in order to reproduce the experience of visiting its Old Trafford football stadium. 07-May-1999
Berisford is forming a joint venture with Somerville of Thailand to manufacture refrigeration equipment in south-east Asia. 16-Mar-1999
Tesco is planning to invest £70m in the expansion of its stores in Thailand this year. 23-Jan-1999
National Power is to set up a £54m 110MW gas-fired combined heat and power plant in Thailand, which will be built by Electrowatt Engineering and Sumitomo. 16-Jan-1999
PowerGen is looking to acquire electricity companies in Australia and Thailand, and is trying to find a suitable partner to expand its US business. 13-Nov-1998
Harrods has set up an oil company called Harrods Energy, which has bought a 50% stake in an offshore oil block in Thailand from PTT Exploration & Production. 15-Jul-1998
Blue Circle Industries is increasing its share of the Fillipino cement market to 18% with two share purchases at a cost of £42m, and it is now looking to expand in Malaysia and Thailand. 09-Jun-1998
GKN has acquired the remaining 49% of GKN Driveshafts (Thailand) from Sikor for £0.7m and the remaining 50% of Hanwha-GKN Driveshafts in Korea for £1.4m. 21-May-1998
Tesco is acquiring a controlling stake in Lotus, the Thailand-based retailer, for £200m and will invest a further £150m setting up a further 12 hypermarkets in the country over the next four years. 19-May-1998
Boots has announced plans to open 40 pharmacies in Thailand at a cost of £9m, following a trial period which showed the potential for its health-and-beauty format. 14-May-1998
Commercial Union has announced the formation of a joint venture to sell life products in Thailand. 14-May-1998
Tesco is in discussions to acquire a £150m substantial minority stake in the Lotus chain of hypermarkets in Thailand. 11-May-1998
Dragon Oil has announced a gas discovery in the Gulf of Thailand, in conjunction with its partner Texaco. 20-Dec-1997
Tesco is running feasibility studies on the opening of hypermarkets in South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan. 25-Nov-1997
BP is to sell 48 service stations in Thailand to Caltex of the US for undisclosed terms. 12-Nov-1997
Dragon Oil has announced that it expects to start preparation for new drilling in Turkmenistan in spring, while drilling on a natural gas field in Thailand will start in late November. 31-Oct-1997
Aegis, the media buying company, is planning further international expansion via acquisitions in Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand. 10-Sep-1997
PowerGen has announced that it is looking for a big acquisition, and has also given details of a £398m power station project being planned in Indonesia and a £875m project in Thailand. 23-May-1997
The Tussauds Group, which is owned by Pearson, is discussing plans to build a £100m theme park in Thailand. 14-Jan-1997
Premier Oil has reached agreement to sell gas from the Yetagun field in Burma, which it is developing with Texaco and Nippon Oil, to Thailand. 30-Oct-1996
Boots is to open chemist shops in Japan, Thailand and the Netherlands on a trial basis, as well as a chain in Ireland. 11-Oct-1996