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Peel Group has submitted plans for a 175,000 sq ft factory at Wirral Waters, in order to manufacture pressurised metal components for the energy sector.
24-Dec-2014


Chilworth Technology is to relocate its health and safety testing centre to a larger 16,600 sq ft unit at Southampton University Science Park in March 2015.
24-Dec-2014


Alstom is planning to relocate 400 staff to a new multi-million pound site on the Redhill Business Park in Stafford by 2016.
23-Dec-2014


Procam Group has acquired True Lens Services, the Leicester-based camera lens manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
23-Dec-2014


Sub-Atlantic is to create more than 20 jobs in Aberdeen and North Yorkshire, having won contracts worth £3.5m to manufacture remotely operated vehicles.
23-Dec-2014


Bosch is planning to develop a new 200,000 sq ft office and research centre at its main site in Denham, Middlesex.
22-Dec-2014


Mitsubishi Electric Europe is setting up a 5,800 sq ft office for 35 staff at 3140 Park Square in Solihull.
22-Dec-2014


ESynergy is to set up a 50,000 sq ft waste electrical recycling facility at the Asfordby Business Park near Melton Mowbray, with the creation of 15 jobs.
22-Dec-2014


Wakefield Acoustics, the Cleckheaton-based noise control company, has undergone a £4m management buy-out backed by YFM Equity Partners.
22-Dec-2014


Fathom Systems, the Aberdeenshire-based commercial diving firm with 36 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Maven Capital Partners.
22-Dec-2014


Middleby UK is setting up a 50,000 sq ft kitchen equipment warehouse at Stonecross Business Park in Wigan.
22-Dec-2014


Babcock International is to acquire Defence Support Group for £140m, in order to provide repair and maintenance services for the Ministry of Defence.
18-Dec-2014


Otto Simon has bought the coke oven machinery operations of Arbroath-based John M Henderson out of administration.
18-Dec-2014


Precision Refrigeration is creating 20 new jobs at its manufacturing plant in Thetford.
18-Dec-2014


Ham Baker Group has acquired A&J Water, the Barnsley-based scraper manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
17-Dec-2014


Revolvo, the Halesowen-based bearings manufacturer, has been acquired by US-based Timken Company for undisclosed terms.
17-Dec-2014


Thomas Dudley has acquired Black Country Castings, the Tipton-based iron castings manufacturer.
17-Dec-2014


WEC Group is to create up to 25 jobs at its new powder coating operation in Darwen.
16-Dec-2014


Amec Foster Wheeler has acquired Scopus Group, the Aberdeen-based oil and gas engineering firm with about 200 staff, for undisclosed terms.
16-Dec-2014


Johnson Matthey is to sell its gold and silver refining division to Asahi Holdings for £118m.
16-Dec-2014


TMAT, the Chesterfield-based acoustic engineering firm with annual turnover of £10m, has been acquired by Blachford Incorporated.
16-Dec-2014


Bombardier is looking to recruit 122 staff to work in engineering, procurement and operations at its site in Derby, as part of a £20m investment in new facilities.
15-Dec-2014


Waste Systems is to expand its Tyrone-based waste separation machinery business with a new factory and 36 jobs over the next two years.
15-Dec-2014


William Hare Group has bought Eiffel Steelworks out of administration, saving 60 jobs at its Wigan-based fabricated steel business.
11-Dec-2014


JCM Heating & Renewables, the Manchester-based installer of gas condensing boilers, is to set up new sites in Leeds and Newcastle.
10-Dec-2014


Rixonway Kitchens, the Dewsbury-based kitchen manufacturer with 480 staff, has been acquired by Nobia of Sweden for up to £34m.
10-Dec-2014


Supacat has acquired Blackhill Engineering Services, the Exeter-based heavy machinery firm with a 28,000 sq ft workshop.
10-Dec-2014


Morgan Tucker is to relocate its traffic engineering division to Nottingham, with the creation of up to 30 jobs over the next few years.
08-Dec-2014


Belgravium Technologies has acquired Access Fire & Security, the Warwickshire-based supplier of security systems, for £0.5m.
08-Dec-2014


Nifco UK is considering plans to build a third plastic components factory in the North East, and also wants to double the workforce to 900 over the next four years.
04-Dec-2014


Kijlstra is to open a £5m 85,000 sq ft drainage systems factory on a 29-acre site at Henlade near Taunton in January 2015.
04-Dec-2014


Roperhurst is relocating its Barry-based plastics fabrication business to a larger site on the Ty Verlon Industrial Estate.
04-Dec-2014


Department for Business, Innovation & Skills is planning a £200m materials research institute in Manchester, with hubs in Leeds, Liverpool and Sheffield.
03-Dec-2014


Emerson Process Management is planning to expand the 250-strong workforce at its enlarged site in Leicester with up to 100 new jobs.
03-Dec-2014


Studley Engineering is to relocate its Liverpool-based mechanical and electrical services business to a 58,000 sq ft unit in Knowsley.
03-Dec-2014


Jordan Engineering has been bought out of administration by its directors, saving 35 jobs at its Gateshead-based machining and welding business.
02-Dec-2014


RTC Group has acquired RIG Energy, the Milton Keynes-based engineering recruitment agency with 11 staff, for £0.9m.
02-Dec-2014


Rolls-Royce is to invest £18m in new facilities and training at its Patchway aircraft engines plant in Bristol.
02-Dec-2014


Applied Automation is to relocate its Plymouth-based engineering business to a larger 140,000 sq ft site nearby, with the creation of 15 jobs.
02-Dec-2014


MacArtney UK has acquired Callidus Subsea, the Aberdeen-based cable moulding firm, for undisclosed terms.
01-Dec-2014


EFC Group, the Aberdeen-based instrumentation supplier with 150 staff, has undergone a secondary buy-out by a consortium of investors.
01-Dec-2014


Glasszone is to set up a 24,000 sq ft glass distribution centre at the Colndale Industrial Estate near Slough.
26-Nov-2014


Holmes Catering Equipment has been bought out of administration by Gloucester-based Space Catering Equipment, saving 25 jobs in North Yorkshire.
26-Nov-2014


Nano-porous Solutions is planning to expand the workforce at its Gateshead-based green technology business from 35 to 100 over the next five years.
26-Nov-2014


Expert Tooling & Automation is to set up a new 30,000 sq ft factory in Sunderland, with the creation of up to 25 jobs.
26-Nov-2014


British Glass has unveiled plans to set up a £90m glass manufacturing innovation centre in Sheffield, which could create hundreds of jobs.
25-Nov-2014


Ensinger Group has acquired Elekem, the Manchester-based manufacturer of engineering plastics with 11 staff.
25-Nov-2014


Dyson is to invest £1.5bn in research and development at its Wiltshire-based engineering business over the next four years, with the creation of 3,000 jobs.
24-Nov-2014


Ansell, the lighting products company with 100 staff in Warrington and Belfast, has been acquired by Endo Lighting of Japan for £38m.
24-Nov-2014


Indutrade of Sweden has acquired Birmingham Specialities, the manufacturer of precision pressings, as well as Redditch-based Micro Spring & Presswork.
24-Nov-2014


Hexcel is planning to create 100 jobs at a new £6m materials research centre due to open in Duxford in 2016.
24-Nov-2014


Airbus is planning a £100m investment in aircraft research and development, helping to secure the future of the 10,000 employees in Broughton and Bristol.
24-Nov-2014


University of Central Lancashire is planning to set up a £20m engineering innovation centre in Preston by 2018.
24-Nov-2014


Orangebox is creating 75 jobs at a new headquarters and office furniture factory at Nantgarw in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
20-Nov-2014


Lyrico Systems, the Walsall-based security systems firm, has been acquired by Securus Group for undisclosed terms.
20-Nov-2014


VPS has acquired Camwatch, the Manchester-based security products supplier.
20-Nov-2014


Raytheon is to create 50 jobs at a new £1m aircraft research and development centre at Broughton in Flintshire.
20-Nov-2014


Seadrill is to set up a service centre for its offshore drilling business in Liverpool in 2015, with the creation of 90 jobs.
18-Nov-2014


Patera Engineering is planning to expand the 25-strong workforce at its Staffordshire-based fabrication business with ten new jobs over the next year.
18-Nov-2014


Aggreko has acquired Golden Triangle Generators, the Cheshire-based supplier of power generators, for undisclosed terms.
18-Nov-2014


Ultimaker International is setting up a new headquarters for its 3D printing business in Chorley, with the creation of 20 jobs.
17-Nov-2014


National Graphene Institute has indicated that an unnamed company is considering plans to open a factory in Manchester to produce LED lights that use graphene.
13-Nov-2014


Waterlogic, the Surrey-based supplier of water dispensers, is to be acquired by a new company called Poseidon Bidco for £123m.
13-Nov-2014


Ekspan, the Sheffield-based structural engineering firm with 43 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
13-Nov-2014


LiteBulb Group is to acquire Concept Merchandise, the Brighouse-based stationery manufacturer with 17 staff, for an initial £5m.
13-Nov-2014


Welsh Water is to relocate 400 staff to a 35,000 sq ft office at the 28 West building at Celtic Springs in Newport next year.
12-Nov-2014


D Wilson is expanding its Birmingham-based architectural metalworks business with an additional 44,000 sq ft site in Smethwick.
12-Nov-2014


Wiltshire Fire & Rescue is to merge with Dorset's fire service, with the loss of at least 19 jobs.
12-Nov-2014


Rhomberg Sersa is looking to recruit additional staff at its new rail engineering office in Doncaster.
11-Nov-2014


Barnet Council is considering two sites in Barnet and Borehamwood to open a new vehicle depot and waste transfer facility by 2016.
10-Nov-2014


Potters Waste Management has bought Resources Management UK from SITA UK, including a waste recycling facility at Withyhedge in Pembrokeshire.
10-Nov-2014


Elecsis Switchgear is planning to create 29 new jobs at its factory in Bridgwater over the next two years.
10-Nov-2014


Armacell has won planning permission to extend its insulation materials factory in Oldham, as part of a multi-million pound expansion programme.
10-Nov-2014


Howco Group has acquired CTL Engineering, the Manchester-based manufacturer of tooling components, for undisclosed terms.
10-Nov-2014


SITA UK is to create 50 jobs at a new £18m waste processing plant due to open at Malpass Farm in Rugby next year.
06-Nov-2014


Total Security Services has won approval from Waltham Forest Council to build a new headquarters for 100 staff at Highams Park.
06-Nov-2014


Solidor, the Stoke-based composite door manufacturer with 130 staff, has secured an undisclosed private equity investment from NorthEdge to help fund expansion and create 40 jobs.
05-Nov-2014


CEPS is to acquire Aford Awards, the Maidstone-based sports trophy and engraving firm, for £1.5m.
05-Nov-2014


Chubb Fire & Security is to relocate its call centre and up to 100 jobs from Birmingham to Leicester next May.
04-Nov-2014


Haydale Graphene Industries has acquired EPL Composite Solutions, the Loughborough-based research laboratory with 17 staff, for £0.4m.
04-Nov-2014


Schneider Electric is to relocate its London office to an 11,000 sq ft unit at 80 Victoria Street.
03-Nov-2014


Marine Minerals has unveiled plans to open a new tin mine off the north Cornwall coast by 2017, which could create hundreds of jobs.
03-Nov-2014


Amey has acquired Aquatech Engineering, the Worcestershire-based water leak detection company.
03-Nov-2014


DSF Refractories & Minerals is to create 15 jobs at its Derbyshire plant, as part of a £2.8m investment in a new natural gas pipeline.
03-Nov-2014


Milturn Precision Engineering, the Hinckley-based components manufacturer with 16 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
03-Nov-2014


Ministry of Defence has confirmed plans by the Ascent consortium to relocate RAF and Royal Navy basic training from RAF Linton in North Yorkshire to Anglesey.
30-Oct-2014


Clyde Space is to relocate its satellite business and up to 40 staff from the West of Scotland Science Park to a larger site in Glasgow in November.
28-Oct-2014


The AMA Group is looking to expand the workforce at its Peterlee-based clothing factory from 44 to 100, and may open an additional site.
27-Oct-2014


IHC EB is to create 60 jobs at the Port of Blyth to work on a new offshore engineering project for Petrofac.
27-Oct-2014


Hydro Industries is to create up to 40 new jobs at its Carmarthenshire-based water treatment business over the next three years.
27-Oct-2014


CFS Aero is planning to double the workforce at its Coventry-based aircraft engine refurbishment business to 70 over the next few years.
27-Oct-2014


Niche Products, the Leigh-based hydraulic fluids firm, has been acquired by US-based MacDermid Offshore Solutions for undisclosed terms.
23-Oct-2014


Perenco UK is to relocate its offshore platforms office from Great Yarmouth to the St Andrews Business Park in Norwich by March 2015.
23-Oct-2014


Dyer Engineering is to expand its workforce in County Durham-based from 125 to 160 by 2016, having acquired an additional 58,000 sq ft production facility in Harelaw.
23-Oct-2014


CWE is looking to double the 50-strong workforce at its Nottinghamshire-based safety-critical engineering business over the next four years.
22-Oct-2014


DavyMarkham, the Sheffield-based heavy engineering firm with 180 staff, has been acquired by Hughes Armstrong.
21-Oct-2014


BAe Systems is to build a £5m apprentice training academy at Humberside Airport by October 2015.
21-Oct-2014


L&S Engineers is seeking permission to build a new £1.5m spare parts store and office in Walsall, with the creation of 15 jobs.
21-Oct-2014


Harvard Engineering is planning to expand the 403-strong workforce at its electronics factory in Normanton with 100 new jobs over the next three years.
20-Oct-2014


DSM Fabrications is to expand its South Shields-based metalworking business into the 30,000 sq ft Taylors Foundry site, with the creation of ten jobs.
20-Oct-2014


Moseley Brothers is to relocate its engineering business and 47 staff from Tipton to a £2.5m 33,000 sq ft site in Dudley later this year.
20-Oct-2014


Culham Science Centre in Oxfordshire is to start work on the development of a £15m robotics centre next year, with the creation of up to 300 jobs.
16-Oct-2014


Tata Steel is in discussions to sell its Long Products division to Klesch Group, including sites at Scunthorpe, Teesside, Dalzell, Clydebridge, Workington and York.
16-Oct-2014


CTEC Energy is looking to create up to 30 jobs at its Newhaven-based thermodynamic engineering business.
15-Oct-2014


Tiger Trailers is looking to double the 50-strong workforce at its new trailer manufacturing site in Winsford over the next year.
15-Oct-2014


Mardix Group is to expand the 370-strong workforce at its Kendal-based switchgear manufacturing business with 65 new jobs.
14-Oct-2014


HD Sports, the Sheffield-based skating blade manufacturer, has been acquired by a US private investor group for undisclosed terms.
14-Oct-2014


Tweedmill Textiles is opening a new factory at Castle Park Industrial Estate in Flint, with the creation of 16 jobs.
14-Oct-2014


Reid Lifting is to relocate its Chepstow-based engineering business and 21 staff to a £3.8m 45,000 sq ft site nearby in 2015, with the creation of 17 new jobs.
14-Oct-2014


Pyronix has acquired two industrial units in Hellaby, as part of the £2m expansion of its Rotherham-based security equipment manufacturing business.
14-Oct-2014


Aspin Group is creating 17 technical and support jobs at a new rail engineering office in Derby.
14-Oct-2014


Melrose Industries is to sell Bridon, the Doncaster-based cable manufacturer, to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan for £365m.
13-Oct-2014


Peterborough City Council has announced that an unnamed manufacturing company is to relocate to Fengate by March, with the creation of hundreds of jobs.
13-Oct-2014


Sartorius Stedim Lab is planning to relocate its Gloucestershire-based laboratory products business to a new 48,000 sq ft factory in Stonehouse, and the workforce will grow from 85 to 150 by 2022.
09-Oct-2014


Siemens is looking to recruit 160 workers for its transport engineering plant on South Tyneside by next spring.
09-Oct-2014


Camplings Linen is to invest £4m in the expansion of its Great Yarmouth-based laundry, including a new 30,000 sq ft site in Owen Road.
09-Oct-2014


Hucknall Sheet Metal Engineering is to create 11 new jobs in Nottingham over the next 18 months, in a £11m investment programme.
09-Oct-2014


Siemens is to relocate its Worcester office and 20 staff to a new 4,000 sq ft unit at 1 Kings Court.
09-Oct-2014


DDSL is to invest £3m in the expansion of its Essex-based engineering business, and the 15-strong workforce will double.
09-Oct-2014


Wesley-Barrell, the Oxfordshire-based furniture manufacturer with 100 staff, has been acquired by Wessex Bristol Investments for undisclosed terms.
08-Oct-2014


Lakehouse has acquired H2O Nationwide, the Basildon-based air and water hygiene firm with 40 staff.
08-Oct-2014


Genpower is creating up to 35 jobs at its new power equipment distribution facility in Pembroke Dock.
07-Oct-2014


Anchor Magnets is to expand its Sheffield-based factory into an adjacent 7,000 sq ft site, which will house extrusion and cutting equipment.
06-Oct-2014


Wheelabrator has submitted plans to Flintshire Council to build a waste management plant at Parc Adfer on Deeside by 2018, with the creation of 35 jobs.
06-Oct-2014


Airedale Group has acquired South Coast Catering, the Weymouth-based catering equipment firm with 80 staff, for undisclosed terms.
06-Oct-2014


Lucideon is planning to expand the 200-strong workforce at its Stoke-based materials testing business with 100 new jobs over the next three years.
02-Oct-2014


Cohort has acquired J+S, the supplier of defence and offshore energy systems with 137 staff in Barnstaple and Aberdeen, for £12m.
02-Oct-2014


Pressure Technologies has acquired Quadscot, the Glasgow-based precision engineering firm with 55 staff, for up to £10m.
02-Oct-2014


Alco Valves, the Brighouse-based valve manufacturer with 105 staff, has been acquired by US-based Graco for £72m.
02-Oct-2014


Renishaw is to expand the 70-strong workforce at its Additive Manufacturing Products division in Stone with 11 new jobs.
02-Oct-2014


Heritage Window Company, the London-based window manufacturer with 46 staff, has undergone a £3.2m management buy-out backed by YFM Equity Partners.
01-Oct-2014


G&A Moulding Technology, the Peterborough-based plastics training consultancy, has been acquired by US-based RJG for undisclosed terms.
01-Oct-2014


Victoria Carpets has acquired Abingdon Flooring, the carpet manufacturer with 500 staff in Kidderminster, South Wales and Yorkshire, for £12m.
01-Oct-2014


Petans is considering plans to expand its Norwich-based offshore training centre by investing up to £3.5m in a new survival pool and fire house.
01-Oct-2014


Scottish Water is to invest £3.5bn in water supply improvements over the next six years, supporting 5,000 jobs.
30-Sep-2014


James Heal, the Halifax-based precision engineering firm with 100 staff, has been acquired by US-based Battery Ventures for undisclosed terms.
30-Sep-2014


Hyspec Engineering is to relocate to a larger site at Moorfield Industrial Estate in Kilmarnock, as part of a £11m investment that will create 84 jobs by 2019.
29-Sep-2014


Euroglaze Systems has been bought out of administration by a newly-formed company, saving 57 jobs at its Barnsley-based window manufacturing business.
29-Sep-2014


Glacier Energy Services has acquired MSL Heat Transfer, the Aberdeen-based maintenance firm with 12 staff.
29-Sep-2014


Gould Alloys is to relocate its Chesterfield-based steel stockholding business to a 50,000 sq ft warehouse at Markham Vale in 2015.
29-Sep-2014


Powerday is to re-submit plans to London Borough of Hillingdon for a materials recycling facility in West Drayton, in order to process 450,000 tonnes of waste per year.
25-Sep-2014


Teddington Engineered Solutions, the Llanelli-based components manufacturer with about 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
25-Sep-2014


Clark Eriksson, the Falkirk-based engineering consultancy, has been acquired by Engenda for undisclosed terms.
25-Sep-2014


Adler & Allan, the Harrogate-based environmental services firm with 450 staff at 24 depots, has undergone a management buy-out backed by LDC.
23-Sep-2014


CKF Systems is to relocate its Gloucester-based robotic engineering business and 50 staff to a 24,000 sq ft site at the Olympus Business Park over the next few months.
22-Sep-2014


Allegion has sold its Walsall-based door manufacturing business to a new company called High Performance Doors.
22-Sep-2014


Portmeirion Group is to expand the 600-strong workforce at its Stoke-based pottery with 30 new jobs.
22-Sep-2014


Burgess Marine has acquired Meercat Workboats, the Portchester-based boatbuilder, for undisclosed terms.
18-Sep-2014


Consilium Group is planning to create 20 new jobs at its Warwickshire-based engineering recruitment business over the next 18 months.
17-Sep-2014


Craemer is to expand the 50-strong workforce at its Telford-based plastics processing plant with 13 new jobs, following a £6.5m expansion project.
17-Sep-2014


Smiley Monroe is investing £2.4m in the expansion of its conveyor belts factory in Lisburn, with the creation of 31 jobs over the next two years.
16-Sep-2014


Sedgemoor District Council is to consider plans for a new waste recycling centre on Showground Road in Bridgwater, with the creation of 30 jobs.
15-Sep-2014


Arkoni is planning to expand the 52-strong workforce at its Brighouse-based metal engineering business over the next year.
15-Sep-2014


Wellman has been bought out of administration by a management team, saving 52 jobs at its Oldbury-based boiler manufacturing business.
15-Sep-2014


Naylor Industries is to invest £2.5m in the expansion of its Barnsley-based drainage pipes factory, with the creation of 30 jobs.
11-Sep-2014


British Engines is to relocate its BEL Valves factory to the Rotary Power site on South Tyneside, with the creation of 100 jobs over the next three years.
10-Sep-2014


Helistrat is relocating its Hampshire-based environmental consultancy to a 5,500 sq ft office at 1000 Lakeside in Portsmouth.
10-Sep-2014


CoolKit is to relocate its insulated linings factory to a larger site in Burnley, and the workforce will rise from 26 to 50 over the next three years.
10-Sep-2014


Mills CNC, the Warwickshire-based machine tools supplier, has undergone a management buy-out.
10-Sep-2014


Canburg has secured a £8m investment from the Business Growth Fund to expand its Wiltshire-based furniture business, with the creation of 40 jobs.
09-Sep-2014


MK Test Group, the Taunton-based aircraft systems manufacturer, has been acquired by Synova Capital for £20m.
09-Sep-2014


W&J Knox has sold its Ayrshire-based fibre and carpet yarn business to Aquafil of Italy for undisclosed terms, securing 71 jobs.
09-Sep-2014


BDR Waste Partnership is recruiting 40 staff for a new waste treatment plant due to open at Manvers in South Yorkshire next year.
08-Sep-2014


Sellers Engineers, the Huddersfield-based manufacturer of carpet machinery with 62 staff, has been bought out of administration by CTS Group and local investors.
08-Sep-2014


Magellan Aerospace is to invest £6m in the expansion of its aerospace factory at Greyabbey in County Down, with the creation of 47 jobs.
04-Sep-2014


Wavin is to invest £15m in the expansion of its plumbing product plants in Doncaster and Chippenham by 2016, with the creation of 70 jobs.
04-Sep-2014


AIM Aviation is to set up a £11m 160,000 sq ft aerospace interiors manufacturing and research facility at Bournemouth Airport by summer 2015.
04-Sep-2014


Outset Group has acquired UKHSE, the Chatham-based health and safety consultancy with 11 staff, for undisclosed terms.
04-Sep-2014


Tricorn Group of Malvern has sold the trade and assets of RMDG Aerospace to Hinckley-based Sigma Precision Components UK.
04-Sep-2014


Trochilics, the Romford-based engineering firm, has undergone a management buy-out through a new company called Kilofrequency.
03-Sep-2014


Evac+Chair, the Birmingham-based manufacturer of emergency escape chairs, has undergone a £0.75m management buy-out.
02-Sep-2014


MSP Technologies is looking to create up to 50 jobs at its Cumbria-based marine power systems business over the next five years.
02-Sep-2014


Unisurf Engineering has been bought out of administration by WM Hardill, securing the future of 12 jobs at its Bradford-based component manufacturing business.
01-Sep-2014


Centre for Process Innovation is to invest £30m on Teesside over the next two years, including the creation of a £14m graphene testing facility.
28-Aug-2014


TIS Cumbria is to create a further 50 jobs at its new £3.5m nuclear decommissioning plant in Workington over the next year.
28-Aug-2014


Control Techniques is to create 35 jobs at a new engineering plant due to open at Newtown in Mid Wales in autumn 2015.
27-Aug-2014


Kings of Sherborne is seeking a suitable site in Plymouth for the expansion of its Dorset-based heating and plumbing business, with the creation of 50 jobs.
27-Aug-2014


Xamax has acquired a 20,000 sq ft clothing and sportswear factory at the Roundwood Industrial Estate in Wakefield.
27-Aug-2014


Herbert Parkinson is planning to expand the 252-strong workforce at its Darwen-based textile factory with up to 30 new jobs.
27-Aug-2014


Shanks and Interserve are to build a £145m waste treatment plant at Sinfin in Derby by 2017, as part of a £950m PPP contract with local councils.
26-Aug-2014


Elland Metal Spinning & Pressing, the West Yorkshire-based engineering company, has been acquired by a private investment firm for undisclosed terms.
26-Aug-2014


Howarth Timber Group is planning to expand its windows and doors factory in North Lincolnshire, with the creation of up to 40 jobs.
26-Aug-2014


Falkirk Council is funding a new £2m centre in Larbert to support disabled workers, including space for Haven PTS, Sign Factory and Redrock and up to 80 jobs.
26-Aug-2014


United Utilities is looking to invest £120m in improvements to wastewater treatment facilities in Blackburn after 2016.
26-Aug-2014


HydraForce has confirmed plans to build a 120,000 sq ft hydraulics factory in Aston, with the creation of hundreds of jobs.
21-Aug-2014


Bridgewood UK is to expand the 100-strong workforce at its engineered plastic components factory in East Yorkshire with 20 new jobs.
21-Aug-2014


Gemma Lighting is looking to create up to 20 new jobs at its Portsmouth-based LED lighting manufacturing plant over the next three years.
20-Aug-2014


Dalradian Resources is to expand the 23-strong workforce at its gold exploration operations in County Tyrone with 19 new jobs.
20-Aug-2014


Lancaster University is to invest £11m in a new 10,000 sq ft manufacturing innovation centre by autumn 2015.
19-Aug-2014


Hill & Smith has sold West Bromwich-based Bromford Iron & Steel to Offshore Sourcing and JA Envirotanks to Offshore ETKS for £1.5m.
19-Aug-2014


Tradelight has won approval to extend its lighting factory in Market Rasen by 10,000 sq ft, with the creation of 12 jobs.
18-Aug-2014


Grundon Waste Management is planning to build a £1m plant at its Ewelme site in Oxfordshire to recycle road sweepings into aggregates.
18-Aug-2014


Florida Turbine Technologies of the US is looking to create up to 25 jobs at its new UK subsidiary in Derby over the next three years.
14-Aug-2014


Filtermist is to relocate its Shropshire-based extractor manufacturing business to a new £3m factory in Telford.
14-Aug-2014


Asmech Systems is to relocate its handling systems manufacturing business and 20 staff to a larger factory in Mansfield next month.
13-Aug-2014


What More UK is to expand its Lancashire-based plastic housewares manufacturing business with a new 88,000 sq ft building and 20 jobs.
12-Aug-2014


Olympus Engineering, the Stoke-based precision engineering firm with 160 staff, has been acquired by CorpAcq for undisclosed terms.
12-Aug-2014


Reaction Engines is to relocate its Oxfordshire-based rocket engineering business to a larger site at the Culham Innovation Centre in November, with the creation of 100 jobs.
11-Aug-2014


SPIE UK has acquired Scotshield Fire & Security, the Airdrie-based supplier of fire detection and security systems with annual sales of £23m.
11-Aug-2014


Dearneside Fabrications is looking to expand the 95-strong workforce at its Sheffield-based steel fabrication business with ten new jobs.
11-Aug-2014


Pochin has acquired Jack Hobbs, the Redditch-based supplier of heating and plumbing equipment.
11-Aug-2014


IDSI UK is looking to create up to 200 jobs at its new Plymouth-based technology business, in order to manufacture instruments to monitor oil wells.
07-Aug-2014


HL Plastics has submitted plans to Amber Valley District Council to build a £8m warehouse at its site in Denby, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
07-Aug-2014


Avingtrans has acquired RMDG Aerospace, the Swadlincote-based components manufacturer with 29 staff, for £1.1m.
07-Aug-2014


Lebus is to expand the 400-strong workforce at its furniture factory in Scunthorpe with 80 new jobs.
06-Aug-2014


TBD Owen Holland is to invest £2m in the expansion of its aerospace support facility in Bridgend, with the creation of 50 jobs.
06-Aug-2014


Flowtech Fluidpower has acquired Primary Fluid Holdings, the Merseyside-based hydraulics firm, for £10m.
06-Aug-2014


Renew Holdings is to acquire Forefront Group, the Leigh-on-Sea-based gas engineering services firm with 350 staff, for £15m.
05-Aug-2014


Tyson Lighting, the Blackburn-based lighting supplier with turnover of £3m, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
05-Aug-2014


Glevum is to invest £1m in the expansion of its windows and doors installation business in Gloucestershire, including two new buildings and 30 jobs.
05-Aug-2014


Heatsense has been bought out of administration by Kemsley Investments, saving ten jobs at its Burnley-based cable manufacturing business.
04-Aug-2014


Rigmar is to invest £10m in the expansion of its asset management and maintenance operations at Invergordon port over the next five years, with the creation of 200 jobs.
04-Aug-2014


APC Technology is to acquire Green Compliance, the Worcester-based water treatment firm, for £4m.
04-Aug-2014


Securus Group has acquired Swansea-based Security Centres, expanding the workforce at its Nottingham-based security systems business to more than 200.
04-Aug-2014


Detank of China is planning to open an industrial machinery showroom at the A45 Dunchurch Highway in Coventry in March 2015.
04-Aug-2014


Lincoln Welding Supplies, the Sheffield-based supplier of welding products, has undergone a management buy-out.
04-Aug-2014


Outreach has acquired Tech Safe Systems, the Great Yarmouth-based supplier of ROV support services with 22 staff, for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2014


Oyster Yachts is to create up to 20 new jobs at its Norwich-based boat production facility by the end of the year.
04-Aug-2014


Balfour Beatty has sold its TP&E rail plant rental operations to Vp for £5.5m.
04-Aug-2014


Vax is to open a £1m floorcare research and development centre with 50 engineers at Colmore Square in Birmingham in September.
24-Jul-2014


Maydown Precision Engineering is to expand the 135-strong workforce at its Londonderry-based aircraft parts factory with 40 new jobs, and £2.5m will be invested in machinery.
23-Jul-2014


Paula Rosa Manhattan is planning to expand its West Sussex-based kitchen furniture factory with up to 50,000 sq ft of additional warehouse and office space.
22-Jul-2014


Corndell Furniture has been bought out of administration by a newly-formed company, saving 84 jobs at its Oxfordshire-based manufacturing business.
22-Jul-2014


ARC Specialist Engineering has acquired TBF International, the Walsall-based tube manufacturer with 19 staff, for undisclosed terms.
22-Jul-2014


Citrus Training has acquired Altitude Safety, the Northamptonshire-based supplier of safety equipment.
22-Jul-2014


NIACE is planning to set up a £6.8m Advanced Engineering Competence Centre in Belfast, having secured funding of £5m from Invest NI.
21-Jul-2014


Colomer Munmany has acquired Zivana Skins, the Thirsk-based leather processing firm with annual turnover of £2.2m.
21-Jul-2014


The AMA Group is planning to create more than 150 jobs at its new clothing factory in Peterlee by the end of 2015, having just won a contract to supply Tesco.
21-Jul-2014


Pickerings Lifts is opening a new office in Burgess Hill this month, with the creation of 12 jobs.
21-Jul-2014


Doosan Babcock is to invest £4.5m at its new Process Engineering Centre, with the creation of 266 jobs in Renfrew and 114 at other sites.
17-Jul-2014


Express Bi-Folding Doors is to relocate its door manufacturing business to a 43,000 sq ft site at Millshaw Park in Leeds in September, with the creation of 25 jobs.
17-Jul-2014


B&B Attachments is to expand and relocate its Cramlington-based forklift truck attachments business, with the creation of 18 jobs.
16-Jul-2014


Woodall Nicholson has acquired the Scarborough-based bus manufacturing operations of Bluebird Vehicles.
16-Jul-2014


TT Electronics has acquired Roxspur Measurement & Control, the Sheffield-based supplier of temperature and pressure sensors, for an initial £7.5m.
15-Jul-2014


SITA UK has acquired Nordic Recycling, the Essex-based waste recycling firm with sites in Tilbury and Chatham.
15-Jul-2014


AIS Training is to create a further 25 jobs at its new £2.5m offshore survival centre in North Shields over the next 18 months.
15-Jul-2014


AGR Automation is to set up an automated machinery plant in Ballymena, with the creation of 22 jobs over the next five years.
14-Jul-2014


Williams & Co is setting up a 47,000 sq ft head office and distribution centre at Fareham Industrial Park to support the expansion of its chain of 27 plumbing and heating depots.
14-Jul-2014


MBDA Missile Systems is planning to set up a 150,000 sq ft manufacturing warehouse at Logistics North in Bolton.
14-Jul-2014


Penman Engineering, the Dumfries-based armoured vehicle manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
14-Jul-2014


Cyber-Weld is planning to relocate to a new £1m 15,000 sq ft robotic welding factory at the Holywell Business Park near Stratford upon Avon.
14-Jul-2014


Cartwright Group is looking to open more trailer rental depots in the South East, Yorkshire and Scotland.
14-Jul-2014


Global Chair Components has submitted plans to Waveney District Council to build a 46,000 sq ft office components warehouse in Reydon, securing the future of 33 jobs.
14-Jul-2014


Leaderflush Shapland is to transfer some of its door manufacturing work from Mansfield to Langley Mill, casting doubt on the future of more than 150 jobs.
14-Jul-2014


Raymond Brown Group and Viridor have agreed a contract to process waste incinerator ash, with the creation of 18 jobs in Ringwood, Nursling and Oxford.
14-Jul-2014


Department for Business, Innovation & Skills is considering eight potential locations for the creation of a commercial spaceport, in order to launch manned missions and commercial satellites.
14-Jul-2014


Cold Service Group, the Hampshire-based supplier of refrigeration and air conditioning systems, has been acquired by Epta of Italy for undisclosed terms.
09-Jul-2014


HydraForce is seeking a suitable site to relocate its Birmingham-based hydraulic equipment factory and up to 280 staff by summer 2015.
08-Jul-2014


Chemostrat is to double the laboratory and office space at its Welshpool-based geological services business, with the creation of ten jobs.
08-Jul-2014


Clyde Blowers Capital has acquired Preformed Windings, the Sheffield-based engineering firm, for undisclosed terms.
08-Jul-2014


Howdens Joinery has unveiled plans for a 2m sq ft distribution centre near Collingtree, in order to secure the future of 600 jobs at its Northampton-based kitchen supply business.
07-Jul-2014


Alifabs, the Malton-based manufacturer of telecoms cabinets with 45 staff, has been acquired by US-based CommScope.
07-Jul-2014


Industrial Automation & Control is looking to set up a new electrical systems factory and office in the Tyneside area.
07-Jul-2014


CDE Global is to invest £3m in the expansion of its Cookstown-based industrial washing equipment business, with the creation of 50 jobs.
03-Jul-2014


LSE Retail Group is setting up a new 80,000 sq ft lighting distribution centre in Eccles, and expects to create 50 jobs by 2016.
03-Jul-2014


JD7, the Derby-based developer of leak detection technology, has been acquired by US-based Aquam.
03-Jul-2014


Rotork has acquired Xylem Flow Control, the Wolverhampton-based manufacturer of solenoid valves, for £18m.
03-Jul-2014


Coral Products is to acquire Tatra Plastics Manufacturing, the Halifax-based injection moulding firm, for £2.5m.
02-Jul-2014


BMB, the Wirral-based weatherproof canopies manufacturer with 38 staff, has been acquired by Raventa for undisclosed terms.
01-Jul-2014


Quantum Mouldings is to relocate its Stourbridge-based fibreglass business and 25 staff to a 50,000 sq ft site in Kidderminster in September, with the creation of ten new jobs.
01-Jul-2014


Falck Group has acquired the Teesside-based asset protection and emergency response business of Sembcorp Utilities UK, with the transfer of 109 staff.
01-Jul-2014


Guhring is to build a new 50,000 sq ft precision tools factory in east Birmingham.
30-Jun-2014


LDD is to relocate its Penryn-based marine engineering business to a new £3.3m site at Tolvaddon Energy Park next year.
30-Jun-2014


Firth Rixson, the Sheffield-based metal processing firm with 2,400 staff, is to be acquired by US-based Alcoa for £1.7bn.
30-Jun-2014


SGS Minerals Services UK is to expand its facility at the Wheal Jane Earth Science Park in Truro, as part of a £2.4m redevelopment that will create ten jobs.
30-Jun-2014


Hornby is to transfer its model toys warehouse and 25 staff from Margate to a DS Logistics site at Hersden.
30-Jun-2014


North Lincolnshire Council is to consider plans from Youth Engineering Scunthorpe for a new engineered components factory in Bottesford, with the creation of 17 jobs.
30-Jun-2014


University of Liverpool has won approval to build a £65m 120,000 sq ft materials innovation facility with 250 researchers in Grove Street.
26-Jun-2014


Smyth & Gibson is to double the size of its Londonderry-based shirt factory to 30,000 sq ft this summer.
26-Jun-2014


Leardon Solutions of the US is to open an industrial design office in Belfast, with the creation of ten jobs.
26-Jun-2014


Score Group is to set up an engineering training and storage facility at the former Peterhead Prison site, with the creation of up to 50 jobs over the next three years.
24-Jun-2014


Shanks is looking to recruit 40 staff for a new waste treatment plant due to open at Manvers in Rotherham early next year.
23-Jun-2014


Thompson Aero Seating is to create a further 33 new jobs at its aircraft seating factory in Portadown.
23-Jun-2014


James Fisher has acquired Testconsult, the Warrington-based structural testing firm, for £8m.
23-Jun-2014


Just Trays, the Leeds-based manufacturer of shower trays, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Maven Capital Partners.
23-Jun-2014


Yesss Electrical is to open a 6,500 sq ft unit at Burnley Bridge Business Park, taking its nationwide chain of electrical wholesale depots to 85.
23-Jun-2014


TEW Group is looking to expand the 80-strong workforce at its Nottingham-based electrical engineering business with up to 40 new jobs over the coming years.
19-Jun-2014


Mason Clark Associates has acquired Dossor Group, the York-based engineering consultancy with ten staff.
19-Jun-2014


Applied Coatings Technologies is to create up to 30 jobs at an additional 16,000 sq ft plastic coatings plant due to open in Oldbury next month.
18-Jun-2014


Ultra Electronics has acquired Lab Impex Systems, the supplier of radiation measurement solutions with 58 staff in Poole, Sellafield and the US, for £3.2m.
17-Jun-2014


Thales has won a £48m Ministry of Defence contract to manufacture the Lightweight Multirole Missile, which will secure 60 jobs at its site in Belfast.
17-Jun-2014


Whale Pumps, the Co Down-based manufacturer of marine pumping systems with 149 staff, has been acquired by US-based Brunswick Corporation for undisclosed terms.
17-Jun-2014


Ainscough has acquired Seward Wyon, the Bath-based engineering and design consultancy with 40 staff.
17-Jun-2014


Tinsley Bridge is to invest £5m in the redevelopment of its Sheffield-based engineering plant, including two new buildings of about 50,000 sq ft.
17-Jun-2014


Apollo Aerospace, the Cradley Heath-based aerospace components supplier, has been acquired by US-based Park-Ohio for undisclosed terms.
16-Jun-2014


Ashleigh Signs is setting up a new 71,000 sq ft facility for its sign manufacturing business at the Normanton Industrial Estate in Wakefield.
16-Jun-2014


Cavalier Marketing, the Keighley-based bathroom manufacturer with about 100 staff, has been acquired Malta-based HLD Group.
16-Jun-2014


Manufacturing Technology Centre is looking to recruit 40 engineering apprentices in Coventry over the next few months.
16-Jun-2014


Siemens has unveiled new plans for the expansion of its 20-acre site in Manchester, including three office blocks, a 90-room hospital and up to 1,850 jobs.
12-Jun-2014


Focus NDT, the equipment testing firm with sites in Rotherham and Aberdeen, has been acquired by US-based MISTRAS Group for undisclosed terms.
12-Jun-2014


HG Rewinds, the Stoke-based industrial electric motors firm with 21 staff, has been acquired by a consortium of investors for undisclosed terms.
12-Jun-2014


Garage Door Systems is to invest £2m in the expansion of its Ballymena-based door manufacturing business, with the creation of 17 jobs over the next three years.
12-Jun-2014


Supacat has acquired MDS Marine, the Hampshire-based marine engineering firm.
11-Jun-2014


VEKA Recycling has acquired Trafford Services Midlands, the Bilston-based plastics recycling firm, for undisclosed terms.
11-Jun-2014


BSW Timber is to acquire RF Giddings, and will expand the 30-strong workforce at the Southampton-based mill with ten new jobs.
10-Jun-2014


Church & Co is planning to expand its footwear factory in Northampton by 130,000 sq ft, with the creation of 150 jobs, and will also open a new distribution centre in 2016.
09-Jun-2014


Alucatz Catamarans is to create 30 jobs at its new 15,000 sq ft boatyard and design office at Britannia House in Wallasey.
09-Jun-2014


Lancashire Waste Recycling is looking to create ten new jobs at its Fleetwood-based energy-from-waste business and open a further four plants across the country.
05-Jun-2014


Spear & Jackson, the Sheffield-based tool manufacturer with 460 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
05-Jun-2014


Glen Dimplex is to create 50 new jobs at its new 45,000 sq ft factory in Flintshire over the next year, in order to manufacture medical and commercial refrigerators.
04-Jun-2014


Porvair Filtration is to invest £3.5m at a new 42,000 sq ft factory in New Milton, Hampshire, with the creation of 50 jobs.
04-Jun-2014


DES Electrical is to expand the 60-strong workforce at its Fylde-based electrical contracting business with 15 new jobs this year.
04-Jun-2014


Lontra is setting up a testing laboratory at its Warwickshire-based blade compressor technology business, and expects to create 15 jobs over the next two years.
04-Jun-2014


CAV Aerospace has acquired an additional 16,000 sq ft of space for its airframe manufacturing business at Deeside Industrial Estate near Chester.
03-Jun-2014


Wright Industries has acquired Castle Microwave, the Newbury-based microwave technologies firm with 20 staff, for undisclosed terms.
02-Jun-2014


Centriforce Products, the Liverpool-based recycled plastics manufacturer with 115 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
02-Jun-2014


Alcuin Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Neville Johnson, the Manchester-based furniture manufacturer with 270 staff.
02-Jun-2014


Kaman Tooling is to create up to 50 jobs at its new 34,000 sq ft factory at Burnley's Innovation Park by next year.
02-Jun-2014


James Tobias, the Bridgwater-based storage systems manufacturer with about 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
02-Jun-2014


Spaceright has secured £1.3m from the Scottish Loan Fund to expand its Cumbernauld-based educational supplies business through the acquisition of Edtech.
02-Jun-2014


GE Aviation is to sell its hydraulic actuation business to US-based Triumph Group for about £42m, casting doubt on the future of 70 jobs at Bishop's Cleeve.
29-May-2014


Glass Systems is to set up a 30,000 sq ft insulating glass units manufacturing operation at Bretton in Peterborough.
29-May-2014


Haycock & Hague, the pipework systems fabricator with sites in Scunthorpe and Selby, has been acquired by Hephaestus Holdings.
29-May-2014


Henrob is to expand its Flintshire-based rivets factory into an adjacent 150,000 sq ft building, with the creation of 100 jobs.
28-May-2014


Tamicare is looking to create up to 300 jobs at its textile manufacturing technology business in Manchester over the next two years.
28-May-2014


Murray Metals has acquired Alphastrut, the Bellshill-based manufacturer of aluminium support structures, for undisclosed terms.
28-May-2014


Clamonta, the Nuneaton-based aerospace components manufacturer, has been acquired by HLD Corporation of Canada for £0.8m.
28-May-2014


Nuclear Engineering Services, the Wolverhampton-based supplier of power station equipment with 420 staff, has been acquired by Ansaldo Energia of Italy for £30m.
28-May-2014


Malvern Instruments is to create 47 new jobs at its Worcestershire-based measurement systems manufacturing business, having secured £3m from the Regional Growth Fund.
27-May-2014


Hydrus is planning to relocate its engineering business to a new warehouse and office at the Brechin Business Park, with the creation of up to 70 jobs.
27-May-2014


Hymec Aerospace is planning to expand the 109-strong workforce at its Plymouth-based engineering business with 30 new staff every six months.
22-May-2014


Mustang Marine has sold its Pembroke Dock-based boat building and marine services business out of administration to a management consortium, securing 30 jobs.
22-May-2014


Conder Aqua Solutions is to expand the 89-strong workforce at its Peterlee-based water treatment equipment business to more than 100.
20-May-2014


SDC Trailers is to create a further 50 jobs in Antrim this year, having won a £10m contract to supply trailers to Hireco.
19-May-2014


Norking Aluminium has sold its Doncaster-based APCO signage business, FOGA display systems and Mettech Fabrications out of administration to separate management teams.
19-May-2014


Halma has acquired Advanced Electronics, the Newcastle-based fire detection systems manufacturer, for an initial £14m.
19-May-2014


BAe Systems is reported to be planning to create a significant number of jobs in Greater Manchester, following a deal with investment agency MIDAS.
19-May-2014


Acorn Ecology of Exeter is opening two new ecological consultancy offices in Bristol and Surrey this month.
19-May-2014


Talis UK is creating up to 70 new jobs at its water meter equipment manufacturing operation in Bridgend.
19-May-2014


X-Cel Superturn has acquired Colson Industries, the Elland-based valve manufacturer, for £1.7m, and plans to create 25 new jobs over the next two years.
19-May-2014


First Choice Catering Spares has expanded its Cannock-based catering equipment business with the acquisition of Combico UK for undisclosed terms.
19-May-2014


Rockwell Collins is planning to set up a 70,000 sq ft aerospace research centre and office at IQ Winnersh near Reading by 2015.
15-May-2014


Corrosion Resistant Products, the Rochdale-based manufacturer of anti-corrosion equipment with about 56 staff, has been acquired by Indutrade of Sweden for undisclosed terms.
15-May-2014


Micro-Metalsmiths, the North Yorkshire-based precision engineering firm with 111 staff, has been bought out of administration by Sylatech.
15-May-2014


Carey Glass is to create 80 jobs at a new glass production plant at the Hawarden Business Park in Flintshire over the next two years.
13-May-2014


Quad-X is creating 25 new jobs at its Antrim-based quad bikes and agricultural machinery manufacturing business.
13-May-2014


Emerson & Renwick is looking to create up to 15 jobs at its East Lancashire-based machinery manufacturing business, following the acquisition of assets from the Fin Machine Company.
13-May-2014


Antler is returning some of its manufacturing operations back to the UK, having appointed East Midlands-based Linecross to produce a new suitcase range.
13-May-2014


Cyrus-RW Group has bought Bradford Cylinders out of administration, saving 13 jobs at its West Yorkshire-based engineering business.
13-May-2014


Robert Bosch is looking to relocate its Middlesex-based white goods business, and is currently seeking a suitable 150,000 sq ft office and 200,000 sq ft distribution centre.
12-May-2014


Global Fire Systems is to create 100 new jobs at its Nottingham-based fire detection systems business.
12-May-2014


Manuplas, the Plymouth-based polymer products supplier with 50 staff, has been acquired by AIS of Gloucester.
12-May-2014


Deminos has acquired OSL South East, the Ashford-based health and safety consultancy.
12-May-2014


UTC Aerospace Systems is to relocate about 150 staff to a 25,000 sq ft office at the FORE scheme in Solihull.
12-May-2014


Rolls-Royce is to sell its Energy gas turbine and compressor business to Siemens for £785m, with the transfer of up to 2,400 staff.
08-May-2014


Stanley Black & Decker is to set up a factory shop and service centre at the 73,000 sq ft Meadowfield Building near Durham by 2015, employing 22 staff.
08-May-2014


Straight, the Leeds-based plastics manufacturing firm, is to be acquired by One51 Group of Ireland for £11m.
07-May-2014


Cohort is to sell its Bristol-based SEA space research division to Thales Alenia Space UK for an initial £5m.
06-May-2014


Tiger Trailers has acquired a 105,000 sq ft manufacturing and storage facility at the Winsford Industrial Estate in Cheshire.
06-May-2014


Denby Pottery is to create 37 new jobs at its ceramics plant in Derbyshire over the next few weeks.
06-May-2014


Surelift UK and Surelift NDT, the Peterhead-based suppliers of lifting equipment, have been acquired by GCSS.
06-May-2014


Dudson is to invest £3m in the expansion of its Tunstall-based ceramics factory, including new manufacturing equipment and ten jobs.
06-May-2014


Anglian Water is to invest up to £9bn in improvements to water and sewerage services over the next 15 years.
06-May-2014


Point Group is to expand its Hull-based engineering plant by 19,000 sq ft, with the creation of 14 jobs over the next three years.
01-May-2014


Dyson has unveiled plans for the £250m expansion of its engineering research and development laboratories in Wiltshire, with the creation of 3,000 jobs over the next 25 years.
30-Apr-2014


Strand Group has acquired Clean-A-Way, the Isle of Man-based waste collection firm.
30-Apr-2014


Phoenix Inspection Systems, the Warrington-based nuclear engineering firm, has been acquired by US-based Nova Instruments for undisclosed terms.
29-Apr-2014


Brownhills Glass has acquired Tufwell Glass, the Crawley-based glass processing firm, for £2.4m.
29-Apr-2014


ADTI is to set up a 12,000 sq ft office for its well drilling business at Denburn House in Aberdeen.
29-Apr-2014


Vitsoe is planning to build a new furniture factory and headquarters at the 3.3-acre former Ford Foundry site in Leamington.
29-Apr-2014


Brandauer has secured a £1.2m investment to expand its Birmingham-based precision engineering business with ten new jobs over the next year.
29-Apr-2014


Westwood Pipelines is seeking permission from North Lincolnshire Council for a new polyethylene pipe production facility in Sandtoft, with the creation of six jobs.
28-Apr-2014


Dale Power Solutions has expanded its Scarborough-based generator engineering service with the acquisition of certain assets from Swan Generators for undisclosed terms.
23-Apr-2014


Reece Group is to expand its Tyneside-based engineering business with the £1.5m launch of a new Innovation division and the creation of up to 15 jobs.
23-Apr-2014


VIP Electronic Cigarette of Manchester has been acquired by US-based Victory Electronic Cigarettes for £30m.
23-Apr-2014


Ennsub is to create up to 20 new jobs at its Aberdeen-based subsea engineering business.
23-Apr-2014


McDermott International is planning to set up a pipe spool base on a 30-acre site at the Port of Hartlepool by 2015, in order to support offshore pipe-laying work.
23-Apr-2014


CEENorm has acquired CableCaddy, the Kent-based distributor of portable power products, for undisclosed terms.
23-Apr-2014


WEC Group is to expand its East Lancashire-based metal fabrication business with a new 120,000 sq ft plant at the Walker Business Park.
22-Apr-2014


Rimor is to relocate its Hampshire-based subsea oil engineering business to a new 70,000 sq ft unit in Portsmouth next year, with the creation of 80 jobs.
22-Apr-2014


Total Security Services is to submit plans to transform the former Regal cinema at Highams Park in London into a five-storey headquarters.
22-Apr-2014


Erad Systems has secured a £2m cash injection to expand its Lancashire-based home heating business, and has announced more than 300 new jobs.
17-Apr-2014


Ulster Carpets is to invest £30m in the expansion of its carpet manufacturing facilities in Portadown.
17-Apr-2014


LoneStar Fasteners Europe has acquired Hydrobolt, the Wolverhampton-based fasteners manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
17-Apr-2014


Astracast, the Bradford-based bath and sink manufacturer with about 300 staff, has been bought out of administration by HLD Group.
15-Apr-2014


Versarien is to acquire a majority stake in 2-DTech, the Manchester-based graphene research firm, for £0.4m.
15-Apr-2014


Sean Nugent Engineering has announced the creation of 18 jobs at its agricultural machinery factory in County Tyrone.
15-Apr-2014


Fine Tubes has secured an undisclosed government grant to expand its metal tubes factory in Plymouth, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
14-Apr-2014


Barrie Knitwear is planning to expand the 176-strong workforce at its Borders-based clothing factory with 100 new jobs over the next three years.
14-Apr-2014


Carr's Milling Industries is to acquire Chirton Engineering, the North Shields-based precision engineering firm with 52 staff, for up to £5m.
10-Apr-2014


Glen Dimplex Home Appliances has secured government funding to expand its Prescot-based cookers factory, with the creation of up to 300 jobs.
10-Apr-2014


Leggett & Platt is to invest £5.7m in the expansion of its bed springs factory in Barnsley, with the creation of 50 jobs over the next two years.
10-Apr-2014


Clearview Traffic of Bicester has secured a £4m grant to transfer the manufacture of solar-powered road studs to the UK, in partnership with Zeta Specialist Lighting and AEV.
10-Apr-2014


Workwear Express is planning to relocate its Durham-based headquarters to a proposed £10m Ward Trade Park at Dragonville next year, with the creation of 30 jobs.
10-Apr-2014


RPS has acquired Clear Environmental Consultants, the water industry consultancy with 90 staff in Derby, Sheffield and Glasgow, for up to £8.3m.
10-Apr-2014


H&K Equipment, the restaurant fit-out company, has acquired a 142,000 sq ft industrial unit at Swift Park in Rugby.
09-Apr-2014


Environmental Resource Group has acquired Hazchem Waste Disposal and The Lamp Recycling Company, the Guildford-based waste recycling firms.
09-Apr-2014


Lattimer, the Southport-based precision engineering firm with 150 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
03-Apr-2014


Telestack, the Omagh-based manufacturer of material-handling products, has been acquired by US-based Astec Industries for £22m.
03-Apr-2014


PSE International, the Leeds-based manufacturer of vehicle lighting and warning systems, has been acquired by ECCO Group for undisclosed terms.
03-Apr-2014


HSS Hire has acquired Apex Generators, the Glasgow-based generator hire company, from Nevis Capital.
03-Apr-2014


Eaton is to expand the 182-strong workforce at its hydraulics manufacturing plant in Havant with 100 new jobs over the next five years, as part of a £2m investment programme.
03-Apr-2014


Safestyle UK is opening new glazing installation depots in Bradford and Crawley, with the creation of 30 jobs.
02-Apr-2014


TEG Group has acquired Glendale Recycling, the Exeter-based composting firm, for a nominal sum.
02-Apr-2014


Clough of Australia is setting up an engineering support services office in Glasgow, with the creation of 110 jobs.
01-Apr-2014


Country Leisure GRP and Loyal Grove Leisure have been bought out of administration by Country Leisure Fibreglass, securing 19 of the 39 jobs in Staffordshire and Wiltshire.
01-Apr-2014


Servosteel has acquired Steelstrip Services, the Dudley-based firm with 75 staff that was previously called Essar Steel Processing & Distribution UK.
01-Apr-2014


Leeson Polyurethanes is to relocate its Warwickshire-based factory and 27 staff to a larger 52,000 sq ft site on Tachbrook Park later this year.
01-Apr-2014


Kirkby Steel Tubes has acquired Hilmar Tubes, the Eccles-based steel stockholding company.
01-Apr-2014


Airedale International has submitted plans to rebuild its 242,000 sq ft air conditioning factory in Leeds by autumn 2015.
31-Mar-2014


Manroy, the weapons manufacturer with sites in Sandhurst and Beckley, is to be acquired by Herstal of Belgium for £16m.
31-Mar-2014


MSS Clean Technology has been bought out of administration by Environmental Engineering, saving 12 jobs at its York-based laboratory design business.
27-Mar-2014


Cartwright Group is looking to recruit 40 apprentices at its Altrincham-based trailer manufacturing business.
26-Mar-2014


Ingenia Solutions is planning to double the 12-strong workforce at its Burgess Hill-based mechanical components manufacturing business over the next year.
26-Mar-2014


Axis Well Technology is planning to expand the 150-strong workforce at its Aberdeen-based engineering consultancy with up to 30 new jobs.
26-Mar-2014


AV Dawson is to expand the 200-strong workforce at its Middlesbrough-based steel distribution business with up to 30 new jobs, as part of a £6m expansion project.
26-Mar-2014


Augean has sold its Hinckley-based waste management business to Greenway Environmental for £0.4m, and its Rochdale and Worcester-based operations to Cleansing Service Group for £0.8m.
25-Mar-2014


Bridgnorth Aluminium is to create 65 new jobs at its Shropshire-based rolling mill, as part of a £41m investment in research and development facilities.
24-Mar-2014


Bath & North East Somerset Council is to consider plans from Gazelle Properties to build a new waste recycling facility at the Old Fullers Earthworks in Bath, with the creation of 40 jobs.
24-Mar-2014


Groves and The Windles Group are planning to relocate their Buckinghamshire-based haberdashery and print production operations to a new 149,000 sq ft facility in Thame, with the creation of 70 jobs.
24-Mar-2014


Great Portland Estates has let 30,000 sq ft of office space at 240 Blackfriars in London to engineering consultancy Ramboll, while DNV will take 50,000 sq ft.
24-Mar-2014


BMT Reliability Consultants is to create 20 new jobs at its engineering and risk management consultancy in Fareham.
20-Mar-2014


Lancashire Fire & Rescue is to set up a new administrative hub at its site in Broughton this year, with the relocation of staff from across the county.
20-Mar-2014


Norse Commercial Services is to invest £8m in the expansion of its waste recycling plant at Costessey in Norwich by September.
19-Mar-2014


Dresser Flow Solutions has acquired a new 68,000 sq ft site at Grimrod Place in Skelmersdale for its valve manufacturing business.
19-Mar-2014


Hill & Smith has announced a further £6m investment in the expansion of its steel road barriers factory in Bilston this year, with the creation of 37 jobs.
19-Mar-2014


AIC Steel of Saudi Arabia is to create 120 jobs at the 300,000 sq ft former Rowecord structural steel plant in Newport, as part of a £10m investment over the next three years.
18-Mar-2014


Premier Hytemp is planning to create up to 100 new jobs at its precision engineering operations in Edinburgh, Sheffield and Singapore by 2017.
18-Mar-2014


BMT Defence Services is considering plans to relocate its Bath-based design and technology operations to the former Newark Works site.
18-Mar-2014


Genpower is creating 20 jobs at a new power equipment distribution facility at Pembroke Dock.
18-Mar-2014


Expert Group has acquired Tracoinsa Systems UK, the Widnes-based manufacturer of conveyor systems, for undisclosed terms.
18-Mar-2014


BAe Systems is to invest £300m in the expansion of its submarine shipyard in Barrow over the next eight years, including a new 300,000 sq ft storage facility.
17-Mar-2014


Vax, the floorcare firm, is to set up a 231,000 sq ft distribution centre at Stonebridge Cross in Droitwich later this year.
17-Mar-2014


Home Decor GB has acquired Portico, the wardrobe manufacturer with sites in Walsall and Hemel Hempstead.
17-Mar-2014


Joy Global is reported to be planning to relocate its mining machinery factory from Mansfield to Wigan, which could create hundreds of jobs.
17-Mar-2014


South Tyneside Council has unveiled plans to develop an advanced manufacturing park near Sunderland, in order to attract private sector investment of £295m and create 5,000 jobs by 2027.
17-Mar-2014


Flomatik Network Services is to create up to 50 jobs at its new 35,000 sq ft engineering services facility at Kingsbury Business Park near Birmingham this year.
17-Mar-2014


Cordell Group is to expand its engineering business into an 80,000 sq ft workshop in Stockton-on-Tees over the next few weeks.
13-Mar-2014


Marketing Derby has announced that two unnamed US companies are planning to set up engineering plants in Derbyshire, with the creation of 40 jobs.
13-Mar-2014


WYG has acquired Delta Partnership Solutions, the Salisbury-based international development consultancy.
13-Mar-2014


Pennine Industrial Equipment is to expand the 60-strong workforce at its Huddersfield-based conveyor chains factory with 15 new jobs, following a £2m investment.
13-Mar-2014


AE Aerospace, the Birmingham-based precision engineering firm, has undergone a management buy-out.
13-Mar-2014


Aquasentry has acquired the Huddersfield-based pollution control division of Total Environment Services for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of ten staff.
13-Mar-2014


Cape has acquired Motherwell Bridge, the Lanarkshire-based supplier of storage tanks and gasholders with 300 staff, for £38m.
11-Mar-2014


Altec Engineering is to invest £1.5m in the expansion of its Durham-based mechanical and electrical plant by 7,500 sq ft, with the creation of 18 jobs.
10-Mar-2014


Ministry of Defence is to invest £150m at Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth, in order to refuel the nuclear submarine fleet.
10-Mar-2014


Modine Manufacturing has acquired Barkell, the County Durham-based manufacturer of air handling units, in order to expand its Airedale International division.
10-Mar-2014


Pressure Technologies is to acquire Roota Engineering, the Rotherham-based manufacturer of engineered products with 35 staff, for up to £13m.
06-Mar-2014


Green Compliance is to sell Pyramid Fire Protection of Sheffield to FCF for £0.4m.
06-Mar-2014


Johnson Service Group is to acquire Bourne Services, the Lincolnshire-based hotel linens specialist, for £26m.
04-Mar-2014


Sanderson Precision Engineering, the Huddersfield-based components manufacturer with 17 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
04-Mar-2014


AEI Cables has been bought out of administration by UAE-based Ducab, securing the future of 200 jobs at its County Durham-based cable manufacturing business.
04-Mar-2014


Doosan Babcock is looking to recruit 500 apprentices at sites including central Scotland and Tipton over the next five years.
04-Mar-2014


Ultima is to set up a new £10m kitchen furniture factory at Sherburn-in-Elmet in North Yorkshire by early next year, with the creation of 150 jobs.
03-Mar-2014


Dunlop Systems & Components is to set up a new 60,000 sq ft factory at Prologis Park in Coventry over the next few months.
03-Mar-2014


HVR International, the Jarrow-based electrical components manufacturer with 120 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
03-Mar-2014


Middleby UK has acquired a 7,600 sq ft warehouse at Taurus Park in Warrington for its catering equipment distribution business.
03-Mar-2014


Whitecroft Essentials has undergone a management buy-out, saving 47 jobs at its Gloucestershire-based stationery manufacturing business.
03-Mar-2014


Alstom Grid is looking to recruit about 100 additional engineering staff at its power transformers factory in Stafford.
27-Feb-2014


The AMA Group is to create more than 100 jobs at a new 45,000 sq ft clothing factory due to open in Peterlee in April.
27-Feb-2014


SDC Trailers is to expand the 500-strong workforce at its County Antrim-based trailer manufacturing business with 40 new jobs.
25-Feb-2014


Masonite International has acquired Door-Stop International, the Nottinghamshire-based composite door manufacturer.
25-Feb-2014


Cundall Johnston is relocating its Birmingham-based engineering consultancy to a 7,000 sq ft office at Cathedral Court.
25-Feb-2014


Hull Forgings has been bought out of administration by Darlington-based Henry Williams, saving 26 jobs at its Hull-based manufacturing business.
24-Feb-2014


Andrew Industries is to sell its Lancashire-based filtration division to US-based Lydall for £50m, with the transfer of 450 staff in the UK, USA and China.
24-Feb-2014


Sovrin Plastics is to set up a new 27,000 sq ft manufacturing plant on the Slough Trading Estate by January 2015.
24-Feb-2014


Lockheed Martin UK is looking to create up to 300 new jobs at its software systems engineering operation at Whiteley in Hampshire over the next two years.
20-Feb-2014


Rototek has acquired the rotational moulding business of Worksop-based Imagenta, with the transfer of 21 staff.
20-Feb-2014


Mawdsleys BER has acquired Somerset Pumps, the Chard-based engineering firm.
20-Feb-2014


BMT Isis is looking to recruit at least nine staff at its new maritime engineering office in Plymouth.
20-Feb-2014


Cosworth Engineering has submitted plans for a £20m 38,000 sq ft precision components factory on St James Mill Road in Northampton, with the creation of 70 jobs.
19-Feb-2014


Stocks Sweepers is planning to expand its Gloucestershire-based road sweeper manufacturing plant by 22,000 sq ft, with the creation of 20 jobs.
19-Feb-2014


Automatic Alarms, the Bolton-based security firm with 26 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
19-Feb-2014


Inscapes has acquired JG Plant, the Bridgend-based tractor sales and servicing company.
19-Feb-2014


Stroud Metal Company is planning to relocate to a new £8m 79,000 sq ft factory in Stonehouse, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
18-Feb-2014


Headen & Quarmby, the Manchester-based lingerie manufacturer with 12 staff, has been bought out of administration by a management team.
18-Feb-2014


Morgan Advanced Materials is to open a technical ceramics centre of excellence in Stourport later this year, with the creation of up to 40 jobs.
17-Feb-2014


Astley Signs is looking to expand the 120-strong workforce at its Gateshead-based signage business with ten trainees.
17-Feb-2014


Houstons of Cupar, the Fife-based subsea engineering firm with 25 staff, has been acquired by the owner of PressureFab.
17-Feb-2014


Cash's UK has been bought out of administration by a new company called Cash's Apparel Solutions, saving 11 jobs at its Coventry-based woven labels business.
17-Feb-2014


Taylor & Lodge, the Huddersfield-based textiles manufacturer with 45 staff, has been acquired by Shandong Ruyi of China.
17-Feb-2014


Amec is to create 700 new jobs at its engineering operations in the North East this year, as well as 200 in Scotland.
13-Feb-2014


Centek is to invest £6m in the expansion of its oil industry equipment factory in Newton Abbot, including a new 25,000 sq ft warehouse and 12,000 sq ft office.
13-Feb-2014


Thurrock Council is looking to develop an energy and environmental technology enterprise park at the former Coryton refinery site, with the creation of up to 2,000 jobs.
13-Feb-2014


UTS Engineering has acquired a 20,000 sq ft pipeline solutions warehouse and production facility at Viking Business Park in Jarrow.
13-Feb-2014


B&M Waste Services is to invest £1m in a Refuse Derived Fuel facility at its waste management site in Manchester.
12-Feb-2014


Proserv has acquired KRG Industries, the precision engineering firm with 170 staff in Lanarkshire and Stockton.
12-Feb-2014


Wrekin Shell Mouldings has bought William Eagles out of receivership, saving 16 jobs at its Salford-based fire fighting equipment manufacturing business.
11-Feb-2014


Riverside Automation, the Sheffield-based engineering firm with 25 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
11-Feb-2014


Coupe Foundry has been bought out of administration by a new company called Coupe Castings, securing the future of 80 jobs in Preston.
11-Feb-2014


Able UK is to create up to 200 new jobs in Hartlepool, having won a contract to dismantle four offshore structures from the Brent oil field.
10-Feb-2014


Allen Gears, the Pershore-based gear manufacturer, has been acquired by the Power Transmission division of GE Oil & Gas.
10-Feb-2014


Produmax is to relocate its precision engineering business and 44 staff to a new 28,000 sq ft unit at Baildon Business Park in Bradford by the end of the year.
10-Feb-2014


CH2M Hill is relocating its Leeds-based engineering consultancy office and 70 staff to a 10,000 sq ft unit at Headingley Office Park.
10-Feb-2014


Dyson is planning to set up a £5m robotics laboratory at Imperial College London, in order to develop a vision system for household robots.
10-Feb-2014


Flaretec Alloys & Equipment has been bought out of administration by Hephaestus Holdings for undisclosed terms, saving 21 jobs at its Chesterfield-based pipework and pressure vessels factory.
10-Feb-2014


Fareham Borough Council is planning to build a £5.3m Innovation Centre at Daedalus airfield, with the creation of 150 jobs.
06-Feb-2014


Allcooper has acquired Meridian Surveillance Systems, the Cambridge-based security installation firm.
06-Feb-2014


BAe Systems has unveiled plans for a new £200m frigate factory at its Scotstoun yard in Glasgow.
06-Feb-2014


New Henna Traders is expanding its Nottingham-based fabric recycling business with the acquisition of a 73,000 sq ft former bus garage at Lea Hall in Birmingham.
05-Feb-2014


Sureclean is to invest £2m in the development of a new 7,000 sq ft office at the Alness-based headquarters of its industrial cleaning business by June.
05-Feb-2014


BAe Systems is looking to recruit 287 graduates, including 90 at its defence production sites in Warton, Samlesbury and Barrow.
05-Feb-2014


Impetus Waste Management, the waste processing firm with sites across Teesside and Tyneside, has undergone a management buy-out backed by private equity firm Agilitas.
05-Feb-2014


Applied Graphene Materials is looking to recruit 15 new staff at its Redcar-based graphene technology business.
05-Feb-2014


Moog Industrial Group is planning to relocate part of its Tewkesbury-based aerospace controls business to a new site near Ashchurch Parkway by 2015.
05-Feb-2014


MBA Polymers is to expand the 110-strong workforce at its plastics recycling plant in Worksop with 15 new jobs over the next few months.
04-Feb-2014


Formax is to set up a new 50,000 sq ft carbon fibres factory at its site in Leicestershire by March.
04-Feb-2014


MIS Environmental and MIS Testing, the Consett-based companies with 127 staff and offices in Manchester and Livingston, have been acquired by SGS of Switzerland.
03-Feb-2014


KTS Wire, the Morley-based technical wire manufacturer with 47 staff, has been acquired by Suzuki Garphyttan of Sweden for undisclosed terms.
03-Feb-2014


Knowaste is seeking a suitable site near Oxford, Luton or London for the development of a new nappy recycling facility by 2015.
03-Feb-2014


MJM Marine Group has acquired the Mivan engineering plant in Antrim out of administration, and will create up to 40 jobs to work on a cruise ship fit-out contract.
03-Feb-2014


Kestrel Furniture is to relocate its Norfolk-based furniture factory and 30 staff to a new £1m site in Great Plumstead this summer.
30-Jan-2014


Hudsons of England is planning to double the 40-strong workforce at its Longton-based pottery over the next three years, having won a new contract from China.
30-Jan-2014


Caterpillar is to invest £5.4m in the expansion of truck axle production at its Larne plant in Antrim, securing the future of 100 jobs.
30-Jan-2014


Microblade has bought Tempered Tools, the Sheffield-based rotary knife manufacturer with 28 staff.
30-Jan-2014


Sembmarine SLP is hoping to create 200 new jobs at its Lowestoft-based offshore engineering business, having tendered for six oil and renewable energy projects.
29-Jan-2014


Emma Bridgewater is looking to expand the 230-strong workforce at its Stoke-based pottery with 25 new jobs.
29-Jan-2014


James Fisher & Sons has acquired Subsea Vision, the Dorset-based operator of underwater vehicles, for £2.5m.
29-Jan-2014


Component Coatings & Repairs, the engineering firm with 100 staff in Alfreton and Glasgow, has been acquired by US-based Curtiss-Wright for £17m.
29-Jan-2014


Rapanui is planning to set up a new fashion production facility on the Isle of Wight, and the ten-strong workforce will rise to 22 over the next three years.
29-Jan-2014


Mainetti is to relocate its North Wales-based coat hanger manufacturing business to the former Tetra Pak site in Wrexham over the next few months, securing the future of 300 jobs.
28-Jan-2014


WGM Engineering is looking to create 35 new jobs at sites in Livingston and Glasgow.
28-Jan-2014


Epwin Group has sold its Newton Abbot-based Europlas windows business to Hi Sales.
28-Jan-2014


Wenzel UK is to relocate its measuring machines engineering business to a new site in Redditch in February.
27-Jan-2014


IP Group is to acquire Fusion IP, the Sheffield-based university research investment firm, for £88m.
27-Jan-2014


GKN Aerospace is looking to recruit 48 apprentices at its Bristol-based engine components business.
27-Jan-2014


Cambridge Satchel Company is planning to double the 50-strong workforce at its Leicestershire-based bags factory, having secured a £13m investment from Index Ventures.
27-Jan-2014


HVAC & Refrigeration Engineering is to invest £3m in the expansion of its Aberdeen-based premises.
27-Jan-2014


Polyframe is to set up a new windows and doors factory near its existing site in Halifax this year, and is also looking to expand its network of trade centres and create up to 300 jobs over the next three years.
23-Jan-2014


Aura Air, the Sidcup-based mechanical and electrical engineering firm, has been sold out of administration by SFP.
23-Jan-2014


Dyson is to unveil plans for the expansion of its Malmesbury-based technology research centre, which could create up to 700 jobs.
22-Jan-2014


Hillaldam Coburn has announced the relocation of its London-based window and door systems business to Godmanchester, with the creation of up to 30 jobs.
22-Jan-2014


Plumbwares, the Stourbridge-based plumbing merchant with nine staff, has been acquired by Pochin for undisclosed terms.
21-Jan-2014


Thompson Metals and Thompson Waste Management have been bought out of administration by two directors, securing the future of 82 jobs in Scunthorpe and Gainsborough.
21-Jan-2014


Kitchen Craft, the Birmingham-based kitchenware supplier with annual turnover of £43m, has been acquired by US-based Lifetime Brands for undisclosed terms.
20-Jan-2014


Marston Aerospace is to relocate its Wolverhampton-based heat exchangers business and 260 staff to a 95,000 sq ft unit at the former Goodrich factory in 2015.
20-Jan-2014


Patterson & Rothwell is to relocate its injection moulding factory and 150 staff to a 146,000 sq ft site in Ashton-under-Lyne, and aims to create 100 jobs over the next five years.
20-Jan-2014


OCS Group has acquired the decontamination and nuclear trading assets of Sheffield-based EDS from the administrators of Silverdell, securing the future of 500 jobs.
20-Jan-2014


Tinsley Special Products has bought Tanfield Engineering Systems out of administration, saving 68 jobs in County Durham.
20-Jan-2014


Manufacturing Technology Centre has secured government funding of £30m to develop 3D printing and aerospace technology at its site in Coventry.
20-Jan-2014


TSL Turton has been bought out of administration by Bond Precision Grinding, saving 36 jobs at its Sheffield-based springs factory.
20-Jan-2014


Environcom has bought Overton Recycling out of administration, securing the future of up to 50 jobs in Stourport.
20-Jan-2014


Dorset County Council has approved plans from the Dorset Waste Partnership for a new £8m waste management facility in Bridport.
20-Jan-2014


Kernow Coatings is to expand the 90-strong workforce at its Penryn-based materials manufacturing business with 20 new jobs.
20-Jan-2014


Specflue is planning to open a new heat products depot at an undisclosed location in northern England, with the creation of 12 jobs.
20-Jan-2014


Sheffield Window Centre has acquired Central Glass, the Sheffield-based manufacturer of double glazing units.
16-Jan-2014


Penistone Reinforcements has been bought out of administration by Corporate Acquisition Partners for undisclosed terms, saving 60 jobs at its Sheffield-based wire manufacturing business.
16-Jan-2014


White Recycling has bought the assets of Burnley-based waste management firms Enviro Skips and SkipXpress.
16-Jan-2014


Tekmar Energy is to expand its Newton Aycliffe-based marine engineering with a new 90,000 sq ft site, and is looking to create up to 50 jobs.
15-Jan-2014


Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk has secured funding of £100m for Chester-based Material Works to build a waste recycling plant, with the creation of 200 jobs.
15-Jan-2014


Cogsdill is to relocate its Nuneaton-based tooling factory and 54 staff to a 29,000 sq ft site on the Bermuda Industrial Estate.
15-Jan-2014


The Scottish Funding Council is to help fund the creation of a £10m centre for sensor and imaging technology, in order to exploit the commercial potential of research at Scotland's universities.
15-Jan-2014


Amec has agreed to acquire Swiss engineering firm Foster Wheeler for £1.9bn, including 13,000 staff and sites in Reading and Aberdeen.
14-Jan-2014


Leengate Valves, the Derbyshire-based supplier of industrial valves with annual turnover of £7m, has undergone a management buy-out from Linde.
14-Jan-2014


The Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council is to fund a £13m investment in wind tunnel research facilities at universities in London, Cambridge, Cranfield, Glasgow, Oxford and Southampton.
13-Jan-2014


Simon Jersey, the Accrington-based corporate clothing supplier, has been acquired by the owner of Stockport-based Ballyclare for undisclosed terms.
13-Jan-2014


European Springs & Pressings is to invest £1m in the expansion of its Redruth-based automotive springs manufacturing business, with the creation of 15 jobs.
13-Jan-2014


Subsea Innovation is to open a larger 40,000 sq ft headquarters for its marine engineering business in Darlington in August, and expects to increase the workforce from 44 to more than 70.
09-Jan-2014


Harrison Spinks is to invest about £6m in the development of new recyclable spring technology at its Leeds-based bed manufacturing business, with the creation of 138 jobs.
09-Jan-2014


Todaytec, the Chinese supplier of thermal transfer ribbons, is to set up a 7,000 sq ft headquarters for up to 12 staff at the Roundthorn Industrial Estate in Manchester.
09-Jan-2014


Arup is to relocate the Manchester headquarters of its engineering business and 200 staff to a 20,000 sq ft office at Three Piccadilly Place.
08-Jan-2014


KoCos UK is looking to create up to 50 jobs at its new measuring and testing systems operation in Newcastle over the next three years.
08-Jan-2014


Spirax-Sarco Engineering has acquired Bio Pure Technology, the Portsmouth-based supplier of tubing connection systems, for £8.5m.
07-Jan-2014


First Access UK is to relocate its Willenhall-based security door manufacturing business and 25 staff to the 31,000 sq ft former Willenhall Locks site.
07-Jan-2014


Sharda Glass, the Hayes-based glass supplier with 65 staff, has been sold out of administration to CCPE Architectural Glass.
07-Jan-2014


Exova has bought Catalyst Environmental, the Stockport-based emission testing firm with 58 staff at six sites, for undisclosed terms.
07-Jan-2014


Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has unveiled plans to build a reconfigurable manufacturing facility called Factory 2050 at an unnamed site in Sheffield by 2015.
06-Jan-2014


Melrose Industries has sold Wiltshire-based Harris Waste Management to Avis Industrial Corporation for undisclosed terms.
06-Jan-2014