Unilever recorded an 8.4% increase in 2012 first-quarter sales, helped by an 11.9% increase in emerging markets. Strong sales of hair, dishwash and bleach goods in Asia and South America helped the company beat forecasts of 6.4% growth. 56% of business comes from emerging markets.

Cleaning product manufacturer Jeyes have confimred restructuring plans across its UK sites with up to 35 jobs beinglost in East Kilbride. The firm are to streamline their supply chain by transferring some of the manufacturing from East Kilbride to elsewhere in the UK and concentrate their reduced in-house manufacturing capability on their core brands. Nicholas Goodwin is Chief Financial Officer

Cleaning product manufacturer Jeyes is to cut 85 jobs in Thetford, Norfolk, as part of a major restructuring. Most of the job losses will be management and clerical staff. The company is facing tough economic conditions and strong competition around the world. Nicholas Goodwin is the chief financial officer.

Cleaning products firm based Jeyes in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk has announced up to 85 job losses, the clerical and management positions could go over the next 12 months. The company employs 350 people across both the Thetford and Cambridge sites.