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Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC Group)

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:06 +0000

Chairman and Non-Executive Director resigns - New Chairman appointed
Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC, headquartered in London, has appointed Mehmet Dalman as Chairman, following the departure of Dr Johannes Sittard who was Chairman and Non-Executive Director at the company.

Silentbloc UK Limited

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:11:58 +0000

50% turnover growth - 25% growth target - positive outlook
Burton-on-Trent based rubber products manufacturer Silentbloc UK Ltd has increased turnover by more than 50% in the 5 years to 2012. It recorded sales of £6.3m in 2011, up from £4m in 2006 helped by an increase in international customers. It expects 25% growth in 2012 with new business opportunities and major innovations expected.

Scott Group Limited

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:36:20 +0000

Company Growth - Senior Sales Executive Appointed - 1000 Employees
Industrial supplies organisation, Scott Group, has appointed David Crane as Senior Sales Executive to represent Scott Pallets across the North East of England. The Scott Group was founded in 1987 and today employs over 1000 people UK-wide.

Pilkington United Kingdom Ltd

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:21:35 +0000

150 job losses - fall in demand for solar glass - £33m plant to go ahead
Glass maker Pilkington is reducing headcount at its solar glass cutting operation in Merseyside by 150 after a downturn in the global market. The St Helen's solar energy glass operations will close down but construction of a new £33m glass facility at Cowley Hill will continue, and will create jobs. P

Kimberly-Clark Ltd

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:39:27 +0000

UK headquarters lease renewed
Kimberly-Clark, well known for its Andrex, Kleenex and Huggies brands, has renewed its lease for its Kings Hill, Kent, UK headquarters. The building was built for the company in 1997 and is owned by Kings Hill developer Liberty Property Trust UK Ltd.

Honda Engineering Europe Limited

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:25:52 +0000

Profit falls 41% - sales fall 8% - global output down 20%
Japan-based Honda recorded a 41% decline in profit for the 2011/12 third quarter to 47.6bn yen from 81.1bn yen a year earlier. Third quarter sales fell 8% to 1.94tn yen. In 2011, the car manufacturer's global output fell 20% to 2.9 million cars, the first time it has fallen below 3 million for eight years.

Redhall Group Plc

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:18:28 +0000

Commercial agreement made with French company - Revenue and profits fall
Engineering business Redhall Group, based in Wakefield, Yorkshire, has entered a commercial agreement with French company Baumert. Together they will pitch for work in the nuclear sector. In the year to September 2011, revenue at the Redhall Group fell from £144.7m to £126.6m and pre-tax profit fell from £7m to £3.9m. David Jackson is Chief Executive at Redhall Group Plc.

Cutting & Wear Resistant Developments Limited

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:33:42 +0000

Business expansion following bank funding - New £5m office and industrial premises - Jobs created
Yorkshire based engineering company, Cutting & Wear Resistant Developments, has moved into new £5m office and industrial premises in South Yorkshire after securing funding from Yorkshire Bank. The new premises covers an area of 38,000 sq ft offices and a manufacturing plant on a three-acre site at Smithy Wood Business Park, near Sheffield. The site will allow the company to expand further over the next four years as an additional 18,500 sq ft of manufacturing space and 2,500 sq ft of offices are to be added. Following the move, ten new jobs will be created. Mark Russell is Managing Director of Cutting & Wear Resistant Developments Limited.

Avon Rubber PLC

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:30:46 +0000

Avon Rubber encouraged by order pipeline
Melksham-based Avon Rubber said its pipeline of sales opportunities remains strong but the sluggish economic could affect the timing of orders.

Mbda UK Ltd

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:24:44 +0000

£483m Contract Secured - 230 Jobs Safeguarded
A £483m contract to develop the next generation naval air defence system has been awarded to MBDA by the Ministry of Defence, safeguarding 230 jobs for a number of years at the Stevenage plant. The contract is for the Sea Captor Air Defence system which is expected to enter service in the middle of this decade. Steve Wadey is Managing Director.