Sainsbury's is planning to expand its chain of 1,012 stores with an additional 1m sq ft of floor space this year, while capital expenditure will fall from £1.2bn to £1bn. 10-May-2012
Marks & Spencer is planning capital expenditure of £825m over the next year, and aims to increase its UK floor space by 3%. 18-Apr-2012
Tata Motors is expected to double its investment in capital expenditure and product development for Jaguar Land Rover from £700m a year to £1.5bn. 23-Feb-2012
Burberry is planning to invest £20m in the expansion of its London-based fashion operations over the next year, as part of a global capital expenditure programme of £200m. 31-May-2011
Whitbread is to expand its chain of Premier Inn budget hotels with 2,000 new rooms next year, as part of a £200m capital expenditure programme. 09-Dec-2008
Alliance Boots is to invest up to £1bn in capital expenditure for its health and beauty business over the next three years, and has also announced the transfer of its headquarters from Nottingham to Switzerland. 09-Jun-2008
Wagon, the Birmingham-based automotive components manufacturer, is to raise £49m in a share issue to fund capital expenditure to support recent contract wins. 06-Jun-2008
Scapa Group is to double capital expenditure to £7.4m over the next 12 months, in order to improve the performance of its industrial tapes business. 02-Jun-2008
John Lewis is to increase capital expenditure by £100m to £464m this year, with new department stores due to open in Liverpool and Leicester. 10-Mar-2008
John Lewis is to increase capital expenditure from £80m to £180m this financial year, including store openings and the refurbishment of some of its 26 department stores. 11-Oct-2007
Marks & Spencer is to spend £300m refitting up to 70 stores over the next year, and total capital expenditure will be at least £520m. 24-May-2006
Woolworths is to increase capital expenditure from £58m to £90m this year, in order to upgrade some of its larger stores and introduce collection points for internet orders. 30-Mar-2006
Shell has announced plans to increase its capital expenditure by $4bn to $19bn next year, most of which will go towards bringing more oil and gas into production. 14-Dec-2005
Tate & Lyle is looking to make bolt-on acquisitions of up to £70m, while its first half capital expenditure of £111m will be doubled. 07-Nov-2005
BPB is planning to increase capital expenditure to more than £160m next year, in order to increase plasterboard production capacity in its factories. 27-Sep-2004
Greggs is to increase capital expenditure from £32m to £50m in 2005, in order to invest in new bakery stores and production facilities. 09-Aug-2004
Monsoon, the fashion retailer, has acquired 21 high street stores from Dixons and capital expenditure will rise from £13m to £33m this year. 01-Jul-2004
Mayborn is relocating its babycare and household products factory to a larger site in Mansfield, and capital expenditure will rise from £1.3m to £3m this year. 11-Mar-2004
Innogy is to abandon its Regenesys electricity storage project after its German parent RWE decided against providing sufficient capital expenditure to commercialise the technology. 17-Dec-2003
BPB is to increase its annual capital expenditure from £100m to £150m, in order to expand its plasterboard operations in Europe, North America and a number of emerging markets. 24-Nov-2003
Urbium, the bar and nightclub operator, is planning to increase its capital expenditure to £15m next year and open about six venues in London. 19-Sep-2003
Glisten is planning to double capital expenditure in its Blackburn-based confectionery business to £0.5m this year. 17-Sep-2003
Urbium is to expand its chain of 25 nightclubs with a £25m capital expenditure programme this year. 08-Jan-2003
Luminar is looking to sell a number of underperforming nightclubs, cut capital expenditure from £90m to £80m and reduce the number of new openings to 30 next year. 13-Nov-2002
Six Continents has allocated £400m of capital expenditure for its chain of 3,200 hotels this year and £250m for its pubs and restaurants, and is also considering plans to demerge the two divisions. 23-Sep-2002
PizzaExpress is to expand its chain of 300 restaurants with about 30 new outlets this financial year, and capital expenditure will double to £13m. 11-Sep-2002
Somerfield is to increase capital expenditure to £170m this year, and 100 stores have been selected for refurbishment. 04-Jul-2002
British Telecom and Deutsche Telekom have announced plans to jointly develop third-generation mobile networks, in order to save up to £2.5bn in capital expenditure. 24-Sep-2001
UK Coal is planning to cut production costs in its mines by 20%, which could involve mothballing several collieries, while capital expenditure is expected to reach £60m this year. 14-Sep-2001
Somerfield is to double capital expenditure to £140m this year, in order to refurbish 330 stores. 04-Jul-2001
British Telecom is forming a partnership with Deutsche Telekom to develop third generation mobile networks in the UK and Germany, which will involve their BT Wireless and One-2-One subsidiaries sharing capital expenditure. 13-Jun-2001
Cairn Energy is to increase capital expenditure to £110m this year, and will continue to focus on oil and gas exploration in India. 07-Mar-2001
BAA is planning to increase its average annual capital expenditure to £600m over the next ten years, so that its airports can cope with rising passenger numbers. 23-Oct-2000
Shell has announced plans to increase capital expenditure in the UK North Sea by 50% to £820m in 2001, which will involve the development of smaller fields that were not previously considered to be economic. 05-Sep-2000
BP has announced plans to increase capital expenditure in the North Sea, investing £600m in the area in 2000 and even more in 2001. 10-Aug-2000
Shell is considering plans to increase its capital expenditure in areas such as upstream oil and gas exploration and production, as well as in some major liquefied natural gas projects. 04-Aug-2000
BP Amoco is to increase capital expenditure to £8.9bn a year, including a 30% rise in spending on oil and gas exploration and production, as part of a plan to focus more on organic growth following a period of rationalisation. 12-Jul-2000
Debenhams is planning to increase its high street store space by 17% in a £140m capital expenditure programme, and believes there is potential to expand its chain from 91 to 130 stores. 12-Apr-2000
Associated British Ports is to increase its capital expenditure for new projects from £35m to more than £100m over the next year. 23-Feb-2000
Edinburgh Oil & Gas is planning a £2m capital expenditure programme that will see it return to North Sea drilling with a venture in the Outer Moray Firth. 26-Jan-2000
Kingfisher is to increase its investment in store openings, with capital expenditure expected to reach £1bn this year, while £50m will be spent on internet development. 12-Jan-2000
Devro is to shed jobs in the US and Belgium in order to reduce costs in its sausage skins business by £15m a year, but capital expenditure will be increased to £20m a year. 10-Sep-1999
Carpetright is planning to open about six carpet stores this year, and capital expenditure will be cut from £18m to £4m. 23-Jun-1999
NEC has confirmed plans to increase microchip production at its Livingston plant from 4m to 15m a month, as part of the group's £200m capital expenditure programme. 28-May-1999
Shell is transferring strategic control of its US division from Houston to London, as part of a strategy to centralise major decisions about capital expenditure. 12-Mar-1999
ICI is to almost halve its capital expenditure to about £375m a year, and is not looking to make any large-scale acquisitions this year. 05-Feb-1999
Shell has announced a major restructuring that will result in the sale of 40% of its chemicals business, a 30% cut in capital expenditure, and substantial unspecified job losses. 15-Dec-1998
Northern Foods is planning a £47m capital expenditure programme in order to increase the efficiency of a number of production sites. 18-Nov-1998
Mansfield Brewery is reducing its capital expenditure this year from a planned £30m to £23m, and expects to open about 15 pubs. 18-Nov-1998
Prestwick Holdings, the Ayrshire-based printed circuit board maker, is looking out for a partner as it believes it is too small for an industry that requires high levels of capital expenditure. 01-Oct-1998
Bodycote is to build a £2m plant in Mexico to make ultra-hard door furniture, and is planning to nearly double capital expenditure at new plants in Germany and Scandinavia. 08-Sep-1998
Regal Hotel Group is planning a three-year capital expenditure programme of up to £90m, which will include a new yet-to-be-announced name and the rebranding of its 100 hotels. 10-Mar-1998
Geest, the chilled convenience foods company, has begun a £40m capital expenditure programme to open four new factories in Biggleswade, Bourne, Harrow and Milton Keynes, creating 1,000 jobs. 19-Sep-1997
Greenalls Group has sold three De Vere hotels to Sarova Hotels for £15m, and proceeds will be used to reduce debt and boost capital expenditure. 03-Sep-1997
Orange is planning to double its capital expenditure over the next two years to £800m, increasing the number of cellular phone base stations from 2,900 to 6,000 by 1999. 15-Aug-1997
Robert Wiseman Dairies is to increase capital expenditure to £30m this year in order to develop into a national company. 12-Jun-1997
Field Group, the carton maker, is planning a £25m capital expenditure programme during this financial year to invest in new machinery to meet rising demand. 26-Nov-1996
Waddington, the food services and packaging company, is to increase capital expenditure to £40m this year in order to cope with rising demand, with £6m going on its US food services business for the supply of ready cooked meals to Boston Markets. 22-Nov-1996
British Polythene Industries is to double output from its Chinese factory this year to 8,000 tonnes a year, as part of a £20m capital expenditure plan. 10-Sep-1996
Gibbs Mew plans to open 50 new tenanted pubs this year in a £10m capital expenditure programme. 10-Jul-1996
Field, the carton maker, is planning capital expenditure of £17m this year, and is looking to acquire companies in precision printing cartons and labels in both the UK and continental Europe. 11-Jun-1996
Dairy Crest, the milk processor, is to raise £90m in a syndicated loan in order to refinance borrowings and fund capital expenditure after its flotation. 07-Jun-1996
BP is aiming for 8% yearly earnings growth until 2000 with capital expenditure rising 4% a year, while the surplus will be used to cut debt and possibly fund a share buyback. 14-Mar-1996
FirstBus plans to increase capital expenditure, spending £50m on 500 new vehicles. 12-Dec-1995