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Procter & Gamble is planning to increase the volume of goods transported by rail across Western Europe from 10% to 30% by 2015. 23-Mar-2009 Procter & Gamble is said to be looking to relocate its Weybridge headquarters to a new site of up to 150,000 sq ft. 23-Jun-2008 Procter & Gamble is to shed up to 60 jobs at the Cobalt Business Park in North Tyneside, having outsourced its transactional accounts payment support function to Hewlett-Packard. 20-May-2004 Procter & Gamble is to transfer 150 human resources staff in North Tyneside to IBM, as part of a 10-year global services outsourcing deal. 12-Sep-2003 Procter & Gamble is to close its tampon plant in Havant in spring 2004 with the loss of 330 jobs, in order to transfer production to Ukraine and Hungary. 16-Jan-2003 Procter & Gamble is in negotiations with two US companies - EDS and Affiliated Computer Services - to outsource its Global Business Services department, which would involve the transfer of 750 staff at the Cobalt Business Park on North Tyneside. 19-Jun-2002 Procter & Gamble is to close the recently-acquired Clairol beauty products factory in Cramlington with the loss of 60 jobs, while more than 100 jobs will be relocated to its plant at nearby Seaton Delaval. 08-Mar-2002 Procter & Gamble is to invest £9m at its Longbenton Technical Centre in North Tyneside over the next three years to develop new laundry products, and has secured a £1.8m regional selective assistance grant from the DTI. 18-Jul-2001 Procter & Gamble is planning to shed a further 9,600 jobs in its worldwide consumer products business, which is expected to include an unspecified number of cuts in its 6,000-strong UK workforce. 23-Mar-2001 Procter & Gamble has confirmed plans to build a second multi-million pound office complex at its headquarters in North Tyneside, in order to house 300 staff by March 2002. 19-Feb-2001 Boots is to acquire Clearasil, the acne treatment, from Procter & Gamble for £233m, in order to expand its international skincare business. 18-Oct-2000 Procter & Gamble is planning to close its Hedley House headquarters in Newcastle-upon-Tyne next year, and most of the 600 staff will be transferred to a new Global Business Services Centre at the Cobalt Business Park. 17-May-2000 Procter & Gamble has confirmed plans to set up a new centre at the Cobalt Business Park in North Tyneside to provide finance, procurement and employee services, with the creation of 245 jobs. 12-Nov-1999 Procter & Gamble is said to be in discussions with Highbridge Properties about setting up a new European headquarters at the Cobalt Business Park in North Tyneside. 04-Nov-1999 Procter & Gamble is to create 200 new jobs at its headquarters in Gosforth over the next five years, despite a worldwide rationalisation programme that will cut 15,000 jobs worldwide. 09-Jun-1999 Procter & Gamble is to close its cosmetics factory in Wakefield with the loss of 380 jobs, and production will be transferred to Ireland. 12-May-1999 Cadbury Schweppes is buying the Hawaiian Punch tropical fruit drink from Procter & Gamble for £126m, and will combine it with its Dr Pepper and Seven-Up operation in the US. 16-Apr-1999 Cadbury Schweppes is said to be planning to bid for Procter & Gamble's Hawaiian Punch fruit drink for about £125m. 27-Feb-1999 Procter and Gamble is cutting 150 jobs at its Trafford Park tissues plant due to a reorganisation of manufacturing operations. 23-Oct-1998 Procter & Gamble is to set up a £100m tissues and towels factory in Manchester, creating 200 jobs, and production is due to start within two years. 10-Jun-1998 Procter & Gamble has received FDA approval for olestra, the zero-calorie synthetic fat substitute, for use in savoury snacks. 26-Jan-1996
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