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Homeserve is to close its property repair operations in North Wales and Nottingham in January, with the loss of about 400 jobs. 21-Oct-2009 Homeserve has sold its HES Disposal emergency services division to a management team backed by Lloyds TSB Development Capital for up to £11m. 28-Sep-2009 Homeserve has acquired SFG, the French appliance warranty provider with 55 staff, from April Group for £24m. 27-May-2009 Homeserve is to create up to 50 new jobs at its emergency insurance call centre at Fulwood Park in Preston over the next 18 months. 21-May-2009 Homeserve, the membership insurance company, is looking to expand its Green Lane site in Walsall, which currently employs 1,200 staff. 20-May-2009 Homeserve is to relocate its plumbing and drainage division from Norwich to Banbury, with the loss of up to 20 jobs, but other Norwich-based operations will expand. 02-Apr-2009 Homeserve is looking to expand the 1,300-strong workforce at its repair insurance and warranties business in Walsall with up to 100 new jobs. 08-Jan-2009 Homeserve has acquired Anglia Insurance Services, the home insurance repairer with operations in North Wales and Shrewsbury, for up to £37m, and is now looking to acquire Domestic & General. 22-May-2007 Homeserve has acquired Digital Insurance Services, the Great Yarmouth-based household insurance company with 45 staff, for an initial £3m. 27-Oct-2006 Homeserve has confirmed plans to develop a £10m household emergencies insurance call centre next to its existing site in Walsall by April 2007, with the creation of 600 jobs. 24-May-2006 Homeserve is to acquire the glazing division of Pilkington Building Products for £6.5m, including seven branches and 113 staff. 05-Apr-2006 Homeserve has acquired Improveline, the Chiswick-based chain of six property repair branches with 320 staff, for an initial £14m. 19-Dec-2005 Homeserve, the property maintenance company, is seeking funding from Advantage West Midlands for a £10m office extension in Walsall, which would create 400 new jobs over the next five years. 30-Nov-2005 Homeserve, the provider of property response services, is to create 200 new jobs at its call centre in Walsall by the end of the year. 14-Oct-2005 Homeserve has acquired Chem-Dry UK, the Beverley-based fire and flood disaster restoration company with 120 staff and 230 franchisees, for £19m. 15-Apr-2005 Homeserve has sold its remaining commercial outsourcing operations, with Middleton Maintenance Services going to management for £1.2m and Onsite South and Onsite Central to South Staffordshire for £4m. 24-Mar-2005 Homeserve has sold Doorman Services, the supplier of manual and automatic doors, to Assa Abloy of Sweden for £6.6m. 02-Feb-2005 Homeserve has acquired Sergon BRM, the Nottingham-based home insurance repair network with 85 staff, from GAB Robins UK for £11m. 22-Dec-2004 Homeserve has sold Onsite South, the Slough-based plumbing maintenance company, to Waterflow Holdings for £3m. 26-Aug-2004 Homeserve is to sell Mail Solutions, the provider of print, envelope manufacture and mail fulfilment services, to Longmax Industries for £7.4m. 08-Jul-2004 Homeserve has acquired the house builder policy business of Principal Choice Limited and Principal Marketing & Insurance Services for up to £2m. 03-Jun-2004 Homeserve, the home insurance repairer, is to create 100 new jobs at its call centre in Walsall over the next 12 months, while a further 400 jobs are being created at a new 24-hour facility in Preston. 27-May-2004
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