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J.C.B. Service

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:25:22 +0100

£60m order - 1016 machines for Brazilian Government
Excavator manufacturer JCB has secured a £60m order with the Brazilian Government for 1,016 machines. The order is for a fleet of backhoe loaders which will be used to improve the road infrastructure in the country. The first 114 have now been delivered.

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:09:26 +0100

70 teaching jobs lost - 2 schools closing - Building Schools for the Future programme
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is making 70 teaching staff redundant due to the closure of two Blackburn schools - Beardwood Humanities College and Crosshill School. Pupils will move to the new Blackburn Central High School under the Building Schools for the Future, BSF, scheme.

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:07:42 +0100

Reviewing hospital laundry - 40 jobs at risk - outsourcing proposal
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is reviewing the future of the laundry service at Airedale Hospital in West Yorkshire. Options being considered include investing in new equipment and out-sourcing some of the work. Both options could lead to job losses from a team of 40. Christine Miles is director of operations at the Trust.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:37:03 +0100

Site for new hospital identified - 20m capital investment - employment opportunities
Northumbria Healthcare Trust is to build a 20m hospital at the Berwick Academy site, potentially creating new jobs. It will launch a 12-month consultation process followed by a six-month tender process. The hospital could be completed by summer 2015.

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:41:02 +0100

Building new hospital - 299m capital investment - potential new jobs
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is building a 299m hospital in Wynyard to replace two existing hospitals. The development, which is expected to create employment and business opportunities, will be financed through pension funds. Kevin Oxley is lead director for the new hospital project.

Department for Communities and Local Government

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:55:25 +0100

25m Growing Places fund - creating thousands of jobs
North-east firms will benefit from the 25m Growing Places fund awarded by the Department for Communities and Local Government. The fund will support significant regeneration projects in the region, including the development of Newcastle Central Station into new office and hotel space. The fund is expected to create or safeguard 23,000 jobs.

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:30:53 +0100

New digital business centre - creating 33 jobs - 1m capital investment
Stockton Council is investing 1m to create a new digital business centre in Stockton-on-Tees. The centre is expected to attract digital and new media businesses to the town, creating 33 jobs. The development is part of a 20m strategy to regenerate the whole town centre.

Pearson Plc

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:02 +0100

Acquires Certiport - expansion of professional testing business
Person Plc is acquiring US-based Certiport Inc. from Spire Capital Partners for 140m dollars. The acquisition will strengthen Pearsons professional testing business. Rapidly-expanding Certiport, which develops certification exams and practice tests of IT and digital literacy skills, recorded revenues of 48m dollars in 2011.

Serco Group PLC

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:19:28 +0100

New £430m contract - Outsourcing plans for UK retailer
International service company Serco, based in Hook in Hampshire, has produced a contract which will involve contact centres being outsourced in a £430m deal. The Business Process Oursourcing (BPO) contract has been made to improve efficiency of customer contact services for Shop Direct Group, a UK retail company. Christopher Hyman is Chief Executive of the Serco Group.

Babcock International Group PLC

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:19:28 +0100

£61m disposal of VT Services - increase in profits and revenue
Babcock International has sold US defence business VT Services for £61m to VT Holdings Inc. VT Service was acquired as part of the takeover of VT Group in 2010 and does not fit with Babcocks strategy. Babcock recorded revenue of £3.1bn in 2011, compared with £2.7bn in 2010, while pre-tax profit increased from £216.7m to £274.1m.