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Tanfield is to create about 50 new jobs at its Wearside-based aerial lift manufacturing business this year. 08-Mar-2012

Tanfield Group has sold its Smith Electric Vehicles division to its US partner Sevus, in a £9.7m deal that will see Tanfield retain a stake in the enlarged group. 04-Jan-2011

Tanfield is to receive £1.6m of government funding to develop electric passenger vehicles, and the company will also contribute to the Department of Transport's low carbon vehicle procurement programme. 25-Jun-2009

Tanfield is to shed about 100 of the 400 jobs at its electric vehicles and powered access platforms factory in Washington. 14-Jul-2008

Tanfield is to shed about 30 of the 130 jobs at its engineering plant in Tanfield Lea, County Durham. 25-Jun-2008

Tanfield is seeking a suitable site in the North East to build a new electric vehicles factory by 2009, with the creation of 500 jobs, and is also looking to create 400 jobs at its existing site in Washington. 27-Sep-2007

Tanfield Group is to acquire Snorkel Holdings, the US-based supplier of industrial aerial work platforms, for £50m. 29-Jun-2007

Tanfield is to raise up to £20m in a share placing to fund the development of its Durham-based electric vehicles business. 24-Oct-2006

Tanfield Group is planning to transfer UpRight Powered Access production from Ireland to the 250,000sq ft former LG electronics plant in Washington, which could lead to the creation of up to 400 jobs. 12-Jun-2006

Tanfield Group is seeking a suitable site in the north-east to consolidate its operations following the acquisition of aerial platform maker UpRight, which could create up to 500 jobs. 02-May-2006

Tanfield Group has acquired the powered aerial platform equipment business of UpRight for £7.3m, including operations in Ireland, Japan and the US. 27-Apr-2006

Tanfield Group is set to win a £6m contract to maintain Dairy Crest's 2,200-strong household vehicle fleet, and up to 78 staff will transfer to Tanfield's Smith Electric Vehicles subsidiary. 30-Sep-2005

Tanfield Group is to acquire the assets of Norquip, the supplier of lifts and ramps, and Saxon, the supplier of specialist vehicles, for a total £0.3m. 10-Jun-2005

Tanfield Group is to relocate its recently-acquired Smith's Electric Vehicles division from Gateshead to its County Durham headquarters by the end of next month. 06-Apr-2005

Tanfield Group has acquired ClickHere, the Teesside-based IT training and management development company with offices in Sheffield, Billingham and Stanley. 30-Dec-2004

Tanfield Group is raising a further £3m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its County Durham-based technical assembly business, including acquisitions and investment in equipment. 14-Dec-2004

Tanfield Group has acquired SEV, the manufacturer of electric vehicles and aerial access equipment, for £2.2m. 05-Oct-2004

Tanfield Group has 20 vacancies at its machine manufacturing plant in Stanley, County Durham, and a further 30 jobs will created over the next 12 months. 25-Feb-2003

Tanfield Group is to create more than 60 new jobs at its machine factory in County Durham, having won a number of outsourcing contracts from manufacturers. 03-Sep-2002

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