Performance & Profits - Products and Services |
| | | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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| | 17 May 2012 | £3m college expansion - 40 new jobs - vocational training development | Doncaster Deaf Trust is investing £3.2m in a social enterprise centre to offer vocational training for students. The scheme would create 40 office-based jobs. An earlier plan for a £17.5m development was abandoned due to financial restraints. The trust may also create facilities for young people with autism. 2011 turnover £8.1m, 246 employees. | | £8m | | 246 | 2 |
| | 16 May 2012 | £2.5m investment - Business growth - Sales up 50 per cent - New jobs created | Manufacturer I-Plas, based in Halifax in Yorkshire, has received £2.5m from a venture capital investor to help finance product development. As a result sales have increased by £2m, from £4m to £6m, following the development of new products. The company has also increased its sales team. Grahame Hall is Chief Executive of I-Plas. | | £5m | £-1.6m | 70 | 1 |
| | 23 May 2012 | £1m Electricity North West contract - £200,000 renewable energy investment - potential new jobs | Sustainability Inc has secured a £1m contract to carry out refurbishment and fit-out work at Electricity North West offices in Preston. The firm recently won a contract worth up to £3m annually with Bagel Nash. Sustainability is diversifying into renewable energy with a £200,000 investment. It employs 32 staff. | | | | | 2 |
| | 16 May 2012 | £1bn extra spending - 300 jobs created - Increased demand | Car giant Jaguar Land Rover is to spend an extra £1 billion with suppliers in the UK over the next four years, and plans to create 300 jobs. The company has seen increasing global demand for its cars. The jobs will be based at the new logistics facility in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, which will open in summer 2012. | | £9,871m | | 17,255 | 1 |
| | 18 May 2012 | UK expansion strategy - sales manager appointed - business expansion and diversification | US-based motor manufacturer, Regal Beloit, is expanding in the UK where it is launching its Marathon brand. The company plans to increase European sales from 33% to 50% of the total by 2015. The corporation is seeking acquisitions and may expand into frequency inverters. Lucie Hodkova has been appointed national sales manager for the UK. | | | | | 1 |
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