People & Jobs - Job Gains / Losses |
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| 100 | | 02 Feb 2012 | £8m expansion - 100 new jobs - relocated to larger premises | Hawk Group, which specialises in heavy plant hire, has moved from Loppington, Shropshire to larger premises near Whitchurch, Shropshire, as part of an £8m expansion plans. The company is creating 100 jobs and has invested in 60 new hydraulic excavators and 20 forklift truck-like telehandlers in order to gain more international business. | Hawk Group Ltd | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | £777k contract secured - new classrooms | EN Suiter & Sons Ltd has secured a £777,488 contract with Peterborough City Council to build four new classrooms at Heltwate School. The space will allow the school to increase its pupil numbers by 32. | EN Suiter & Sons Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 900 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £57m development approved - 900 potential new jobs | Places for People Group Ltd's £57m regeneration of the St Paul's area of Bristol has been approved by planners. The development, which includes up to 250 flats or houses, commercial buildings, a surgery and new public open spaces, is expected to create around 900 jobs. | Places For People Group Ltd | £340m | £80m | 2,352 | 2 |
| 80 | | 02 Feb 2012 | £40m Investment - Two New Plants Proposed - 80 New Jobs | Prosper De Mulder, a Recycling specialist plans to invest £40m in two new UK plants in 2012. The new plants, in Widnes and East London, will each create around 40 jobs and should be operational by 2013. The recycling capacity of Doncaster will also be doubled, each handling around 90,000 tonnes of food waste each year and producing 4mws of renewable energy. Philip Simpson is Commercial Director. | Prosper De Mulder Ltd | £198m | £-9.6m | 895 | 2 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | £400k investment - Jobs created | Window manufacturer Hourglass Seal is investing £400,000 in new state-of-the-art machinery at its factory in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, creating new jobs. Production will increase from 2,000 to 3,500 units a week. The business currently employs 25 staff. Andy Thomas is sales and marketing director. | Hourglass Seal Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 3 |
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People & Jobs - Management Moves |
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| 2 | | 03 Feb 2012 | Two senior appointments - new CEO and medical director | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust has appointe David Law as chief executive with effect from 12 March 2012, while Dr Hemal Desai will become medical director on 13 February 2012. Mr Law previously worked for West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Dr Desai is a former GP and clinical lead for NHS Midlands and East strategic projects team. | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | | 02 Feb 2012 | Team Strengthened - New Wealth Management MD Appointed | Accountancy firm Garbutt and Elliott has strengthened its wealth management subsidiary, G&E Wealth Management, with the appointment of Simon Holt as managing director. Mr Holt was previously managing director of Skipton Financial Services, the advisory arm of Skipton Building Society. | G & E Wealth Management Limited | £0.6m | £0.3m | 6 | 9 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | Team Strengthened - New Wealth Management MD Appointed | Accountancy firm Garbutt and Elliott has strengthened its wealth management subsidiary, G&E Wealth Management, with the appointment of Simon Holt as managing director. Mr Holt was previously managing director of Skipton Financial Services, the advisory arm of Skipton Building Society. | Garbutt & Elliott Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | | 03 Feb 2012 | Senior appointment - extending choice of courses - new premises - creating jobs | South Essex College of Further and Higher Education has appointed Angela O'Donoghue as its new Principal and Chief Executive with effect from August 2012. The college is continuing to expand its range of courses across south Essex and new facilities are to be built in Southend, Basildon and Thurrock. The expansion has the potential to create jobs. | South Essex College of Further and Higher Education | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | Sales team restructured - Five new staff appointed | Scolmore International Limited, which markets and distributes electrical products and accessories, has restructured its sales team to strengthen the companys efforts to develop new business opportunities as well as build existing accounts. The team has expanded to three regions and will comprise eleven sales areas for each area of the country, covered by a business development manager as well as an area sales manager. The company has appointed five new staff as a direct result. Michael Feist is the Area Sales Manager for the West Midlands. Adrian Fairclough will join the company as Business Development Manager for the Midlands region. David Rankin has taken on the role of Business Development Manager for Northern Ireland. Barry Taylor joins Scolmore as Regional Sales Manager for the new Scotland & Northern Ireland region. John Lonnon, the most recent addition to the sales force, has joined the company as Business Development Manager for the South East. Ian Hunter is the National Sales Manager. | Scolmore (International) Limited | £19m | £1m | 58 | 1 |
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People & Jobs - Outsourcing |
| Gain | Loss | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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| | 03 Feb 2012 | £2bn new contracts - positive trading update | Defence services group Babcock International recorded strong trading in the third quarter of the 2011/12 financial year. It is benefiting from a trend for military and engineering clients to outsource work in order to reduce costs and has won preferred bidder status on £2bn of contracts since November 2011. | Babcock International Group PLC | £2,756m | £158m | 27,588 | 1 |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | Micropayments partnership with ITV - potential new jobs | MGt, a provider of customer management outsourced services, has been selected as ITV Plc's payments partner. The broadcaster is preparing to start charging viewers for online content. ITV will run a public trial of MGt's Pay Wizard technology in 2012. The contract has the potential to create jobs. | Mgt Plc | £16m | £-1.1m | 786 | 3 |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | Achieving sustainable profit growth - substantial contract gains - capital investment | Mitie Group Plc expects to maintain profit growth after securing a number of substantial contracts, including a £28m facilities management agreement with Friends Life. The company is optimistic over future growth opportunities and will continue with its strategy to invest in integrated facilities and energy management capabilities. | MITIE Group Plc | £1,891m | £90m | 8,000 | 91 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Office Premises |
| Gain | Loss | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £57m development approved - 900 potential new jobs | Places for People Group Ltd's £57m regeneration of the St Paul's area of Bristol has been approved by planners. The development, which includes up to 250 flats or houses, commercial buildings, a surgery and new public open spaces, is expected to create around 900 jobs. | Places For People Group Ltd | £340m | £80m | 2,352 | 2 |
| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £1.3m business centre - potential new jobs | Ashfield District Council expects to finish work on a £1.3m business centre in summer 2012. The former Beardall School in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, is being transformed into the new centre, where it is expected jobs will be created. Work was funded by the European Regional Development Fund. | Ashfield District Council | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | | 02 Feb 2012 | Work completed on new four storey building | Building work has been completed on new civic offices in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, developed by English Cities fund (ECf), a partnership between Muse Developments, Legal and General Property and the Homes and Communities Agency. The new four storey building was designed by Cartwright Pickard Architects and built by Morgan Sindall and will provide 123,000 sq ft office accommodation. David Wells is Development Director at ECf. | English Cities Fund | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | Work complete on civic offices | Building work has been completed on the new civic offices Wakefield One, based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The development, designed by London based Cartwright Pickard Architects and built by Morgan Sindall, will provide 123,000 sq ft office accommodation and will open in September 2012. The new four storey building was developed by English Cities fund (ECf), a partnership between Muse Developments, Legal and General Property and the Homes and Communities Agency. | Cartwright Pickard Architects Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | 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. | Kimberly-Clark Ltd | £622m | £42m | 1,499 | 5 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Industrial Premises |
| Gain | Loss | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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| 1 | | 02 Feb 2012 | £8m expansion - 100 new jobs - relocated to larger premises | Hawk Group, which specialises in heavy plant hire, has moved from Loppington, Shropshire to larger premises near Whitchurch, Shropshire, as part of an £8m expansion plans. The company is creating 100 jobs and has invested in 60 new hydraulic excavators and 20 forklift truck-like telehandlers in order to gain more international business. | Hawk Group Ltd | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | 02 Feb 2012 | £40m Investment - Two New Plants Proposed - 80 New Jobs | Prosper De Mulder, a Recycling specialist plans to invest £40m in two new UK plants in 2012. The new plants, in Widnes and East London, will each create around 40 jobs and should be operational by 2013. The recycling capacity of Doncaster will also be doubled, each handling around 90,000 tonnes of food waste each year and producing 4mws of renewable energy. Philip Simpson is Commercial Director. | Prosper De Mulder Ltd | £198m | £-9.6m | 895 | 2 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | £400k investment - Jobs created | Window manufacturer Hourglass Seal is investing £400,000 in new state-of-the-art machinery at its factory in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, creating new jobs. Production will increase from 2,000 to 3,500 units a week. The business currently employs 25 staff. Andy Thomas is sales and marketing director. | Hourglass Seal Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | | 03 Feb 2012 | £4.4m distribution centre investment - potential new jobs | Asda Group Ltd is investing £4.4m investment to upgrade its distribution centre in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire. The investment will speed up services, increase storage space and could lead to the creation of new jobs. Work has commenced and the depot will re-open on 21 February 2012. | ASDA Group Limited | £20,546m | £805m | 175,000 | 383 |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | £3.1m factory extension completed | Dairy Crest has completed the £3.1 million extension of its Derbyshire factory on time and under budget. The work involved adding five internal loading bays, two external loading bays, an additional access road and trolley yard. Mark Allen is chief executive. | Dairy Crest Group Plc | £1,605m | £97m | 365 | 7 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Retail Premises |
| Gain | Loss | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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| 1 | 1 | 01 Feb 2012 | Relocating Peterborough store - larger premises - 88 new jobs | Next Plc is closing its store at Peterborough's Bretton Centre by May 2012. The retailer is opening a new unit at the Brotherhood Retail Park in Peterborough in October 2012 and the 48 employees at the Bretton Centre outlet will be give the opportunity to relocate. The new store will employ 88 staff. | Next PLC | £3,454m | £575m | 50,000 | 500 |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | New store branch - 40 New Jobs - Turnover £1.9bn - 30624 Employees | Debenhams are opening a Desire brand store in Dumfries town centre in summer 2012 and will create about 40 new jobs. The Dumfries shop is set to join the existing 13 stores in the ‘Desire’ line, introduced to the Debenhams chain in 2005. | Debenhams PLC | £2,210m | £184m | 21,500 | 166 |
| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | New showroom opened - Jobs created - Further expansion expected | Carpet retailer Hardy Carpets has opened a new showroom in St Austell, Cornwall, creating 3 new jobs. The company, which has been in business for 40 years, anticipates recruiting more staff in the near future. Adrian Hayes is a director. | Hardy Carpets Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | | 02 Feb 2012 | New branch - 40 New Jobs - Company Growth | A Desire brand Debenhams store opening in Dumfries town centre during the summer of 2012 will create 40 new jobs. The Dumfries shop is set to join the existing 13 stores in the ‘Desire’ line, introduced to the Debenhams chain in 2005. | Debenhams PLC | £2,210m | £184m | 21,500 | 166 |
| 1 | 1 | 02 Feb 2012 | 4 jobs lost - closing Cheltenham store - larger branch opening | Fashion retailer Weird Fish is closing its store in Cheltenham with the loss of four jobs. The lease on the store is ending and the company plans to open larger premises in the town. Rebecca Howson is manager of the Cheltenham store. | Weird Fish Holdings Limited | £8m | £-0.3m | 66 | 0 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Healthcare Premises |
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| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £57m development approved - 900 potential new jobs | Places for People Group Ltd's £57m regeneration of the St Paul's area of Bristol has been approved by planners. The development, which includes up to 250 flats or houses, commercial buildings, a surgery and new public open spaces, is expected to create around 900 jobs. | Places For People Group Ltd | £340m | £80m | 2,352 | 2 |
| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £25m hospital redevelopment - potential new jobs | Keyworker Homes is starting redevelopment work at the former East Street hospital in Newton Abbot, Devon. The £25m redevelopment includes a care home, retirement complex, 53 homes, commercial and retail space, a GP surgery and a veterinary centre. The development is expected to create a substantial number of jobs. | Keyworker Homes (Newton Abbot) Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | £2.5m veterinary centre - 6 new jobs | Dransfield Properties Ltd is building a £2.5m veterinary centre in Morpeth which will open in June 2012. Six jobs will be created at the new centre which will provide larger premises for Robson and Prescott veterinary practice. | Dransfield Properties Limited | £7m | £1m | 16 | 1 |
| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £2.4m health centre refurbishment - improved facilities | A £2.4m refurbishment of Glastonbury Health Centre is running to schedule and work is due to begin on the next stage of the project. The new centre will be able to cater for 8,000 patients and will replace the 1970s built centre on the same site. | Glastonbury Health Centre | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £2.2m haemotology unit opens - service improved significantly | Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has opened its £2.2m Macmillan Haematology Suite, offering patients more comfort, privacy and dignity. An 18-month fund-raising campaign by the Chronicle & Echo and Macmillan Cancer Support is still ongoing and £700,000 is still needed to fund the project. | Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Educational Premises |
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| 1 | | 02 Feb 2012 | £777k contract secured - new classrooms | EN Suiter & Sons Ltd has secured a £777,488 contract with Peterborough City Council to build four new classrooms at Heltwate School. The space will allow the school to increase its pupil numbers by 32. | EN Suiter & Sons Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | | 03 Feb 2012 | £4.5m capital investment - modernising engineering facilities - potential new jobs | City College Plymouth has been awarded a £1.5m grant towards modernising its engineering facilities by the Skills Funding Agency. A total of £4.5m will be invested in a state-of-the-art learning environment which will open in September 2013, allowing the college to continue to support Plymouth's key engineering industry and potentially creating jobs. | City College Plymouth | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | 03 Feb 2012 | Senior appointment - extending choice of courses - new premises - creating jobs | South Essex College of Further and Higher Education has appointed Angela O'Donoghue as its new Principal and Chief Executive with effect from August 2012. The college is continuing to expand its range of courses across south Essex and new facilities are to be built in Southend, Basildon and Thurrock. The expansion has the potential to create jobs. | South Essex College of Further and Higher Education | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | Primary school expansion - £10.4m capital investment - potential new jobs | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is investing £10.4m to improve buildings and facilities at six primary schools. The council has promised to provide 90 new permanent reception class places per year across the six schools. The expansion could create a significant number of jobs. | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | | 03 Feb 2012 | New Somerset wildlife hospital - £4.4m project for charity | Secret World Wildlife Rescue is to build a multi-million pound wildlife hospital and education centrenear Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset, to help animals and provide practical experience for trainee vets from across the UK. The charity is raising £4.4 million to fund the project. Pauline Kidner is Secret World founder. | Secret World Wildlife Rescue | £2m | £0.0m | 27 | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Public Service Premises |
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| | 04 Feb 2012 | New £12.4m council headquarters - accomodation for 500 staff | Harrogate Borough Council are building a new £12.4m council headquarters to accommodate up to 500 council admin and police staff. It is scheduled for completion in 2014 and will enable . The Chief Constable is Grahame Maxwell. | | | | | |
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Headquarters & Premises - Cultural Premises |
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| | 02 Feb 2012 | £80k capital investment - library refurbishment | Devon County Council is investing £80,000 to refurbish Sidmouth Library. It is installing self-service technology and wireless internet access as part of the investment. The technology will be introduced across the county to make libraries faster and more efficient. | Devon County Council | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | Library opened - new services | Nottingham City Council has opened a library at the new Bulwell Riverside joint service centre. The centre is designed as a community hub offering a range of services from a single site, including housing, youth, play facilities and GP practices. | Nottingham City Council | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Leisure Premises |
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| 1 | | 02 Feb 2012 | £1m Investment - New Resturant - 50 New Jobs | Fiesta World Buffet and Bar have invested £1m in a new 300 seat resturant in Walsall creating 50 new jobs. The Resturant will open in March 2012. | Fiesta World Buffet Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £1.4m council contract secured - potential new jobs - £85,000 capital investment | Somerset-based leisure trust 1610 Ltd has secured a £1.4m contract to manage leisure facilities for Torridge District Council for the 10 years to 2022. The council will now invest £85,000 in its leisure centres including a new dance studio and fitness suite. The investment is expected to create jobs. | 1610 Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | San Carlo invests in Birmingham | Birmingham-headquartered San Carlo Group has invested £2.5m in a new Ventetian tapas bar. | | | | | |
| 1 | | 02 Feb 2012 | Betting shop approved - potential new jobs | Ladbrokes Plc's application to open a betting shop in Morley, Yorkshire, has been approved by Leeds City Council. It is anticipated that a significant number of jobs will be created at the new premises. | Ladbrokes PLC | £980m | £179m | 15,443 | 1 |
| 1 | | 02 Feb 2012 | 92 potential new jobs - £20m business park | Broadvale Developments Ltd’s plans for phase one of the £20m Broadhelm Business Park in Pocklington, Yorkshire, have been recommended for approval. The first phase will create 92 jobs and will include a restaurant, filling station and shop, and a family pub with restaurant. | Broadvale Developments Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 3 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Hotel Development Projects |
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| | 01 Feb 2012 | £30m Speke cinema and hotel to go ahead | Plans for a £30m mixed-use scheme in Speke have been approved by Liverpool City Council. | | | | | |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | £10m Premier Inn - New Jobs - Company Growth | Planning and urban design consultancy Turley Associates, acting on behalf of Premier Inn are to begin work on £10m 175-bedroom Premier Inn in Bristol city centre. | Premier Inn Hotels Ltd | £87m | £12m | 3,433 | 600 |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | £10m Premier Inn - New Jobs - 170 Employees | Planning and urban design consultancy Turley Associates, acting on behalf of Premier Inn are to begin work on £10m 175-bedroom Premier Inn in Bristol city centre. | Turley Associates Ltd | £15m | £0.6m | 172 | 10 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Call Centres |
| Gain | Loss | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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| 1 | | 02 Feb 2012 | 500 jobs created - New contact centre - Expansion plans | Commercial laundry specialist JLA Group is to open a £1m contact centre at its head office in Ripponden, West Yorkshire, creating 500 jobs. The company has ambitious plans to double in size in the five years to 2016 and is recruiting people to work in engineering, sales and marketing. Stephen Baxter is chief executive. | Jla Clean Limited | £29m | £3m | 352 | 1 |
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New Business Wins & Company Awards - Contracts, Orders |
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| | 02 Feb 2012 | £4bn orders - Sales £4.09bn - 5046 employees | ENGINEERING company Alstom has secured orders worth more than £4 billion for its third quarter. The French-owned company, which employs almost 2,000 people in Stafford, received £4.09 billion of orders from October last year to the end of December. Sales also reached £4.09 billion. | Alstom Ltd | £1,144m | £-58.7m | 5,046 | 2 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | £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. | Mbda UK Ltd | £490m | £-1.5m | 2,643 | 4 |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | £2bn new contracts - positive trading update | Defence services group Babcock International recorded strong trading in the third quarter of the 2011/12 financial year. It is benefiting from a trend for military and engineering clients to outsource work in order to reduce costs and has won preferred bidder status on £2bn of contracts since November 2011. | Babcock International Group PLC | £2,756m | £158m | 27,588 | 1 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | £1million contract secured - Turnover up 20% - Company Growth | ENGINEERING firm Warren Services based in Thetford has secured a £1 million order to make brushes for UK manufacturer Johnston Sweepers, trebling the amount of work that Warren does for Johnston. The firm has reported a 20 per cent turnover increase last year to £5.5 million and works from three sites in the town. Richard Bridgman is Chairman. | Warren Services Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | £12m Vauxhall contract secured - new site - creating 50 jobs | Cobra UK is expanding after securing a £12m contract with Vauxhall Motors. The car parts company is opening a 80,000sq ft unit in Wrexham, Wales and is doubling its workforce with 50 new jobs. Cobra hopes to secure additional funding from the Welsh Economic Growth Fund to support its expansion. | Cobra Uk Automotive Products Division Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 3 |
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New Business Wins & Company Awards - Awards |
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| | 02 Feb 2012 | Tesco Favourite Scottish Brand award - recognition for McIntosh ready meals | Strathmore Food Ltd's McIntosh brand is Scottish Regional winner in Tesco's Best in the British Aisles competition, making it Tesco's favourite local Scottish brand. McIntosh, which produces a variety of Scottish ready meals, is based in Forfar, Angus. | Strathmore Foods Limited | £11m | £0.6m | 142 | 2 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | Favourite Business award secured | Streatham-based bespoke cake company Rachelle's has received a Favourite Business award. The awards are organised by South London Business, Lambeth Council and the London Mayor’s Outer London Fund. Rachelle's beat more than 100 businesses to win the title. | Rachelle's | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | Excellence in Customer Service Award - recognised for customer service standards | Kier Group Plc has secured a prestigious Excellence in Customer Service Award at the Sheffield Business Awards in recognition of its high quality standards of customer service. Kier provided repairs and maintenance services to approximately 42,000 council-owned properties in Sheffield. | Kier Group PLC | £2,123m | £73m | 10,685 | 1 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | Buyers Laboratory award secured -recognition for product quality | Printing solutions manufacturer Konica Minolta has secured the Buyers Laboratory A3 MFP Line of the Year award for the second consecutive year. The award recognises the quality and high performance of Konica's business colour products. | Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd | £159m | £2m | 815 | 8 |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | Awarded Conveyancing Quality Mark - service expansion | Plymouth-based legal firm Howard and Over LLP has received the Conveyancing Quality Mark in recognition of the high standard of the conveyancing work carried out by the firm. The award builds on the firms existing expertise in the areas of family and children, personal injury and mental health. | Howard and Over LLP | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
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Mergers & Acquisitions - Mergers, Acquisitions & Flotations |
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| | 01 Feb 2012 | £200K Investment - 37 Jobs Secured - Further Acquisitions | New turnaround fund Seneca Investments has made its first cash investment of £200K into Sheffield-based specialist printing business Whitesprint, securing 37 jobs. The company is looking at two other business to bolt on to Whitesprint. Both are based in Yorkshire. Melanie is Director. | Seneca Investments Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 0 |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | £2.5m management buy-out - Luxembourg company acquires 30% | Stratford-upon-Avon based compliance firm Valpak has undergone a £2.5m management buy-out. The bid by Valpak's management and Greenpoint, a Luxembourg holding company which owns German recycling compliance service group DSD, was considered to offered the best option for members, employees and the future of the company. | Valpak Consulting Limited | £1m | £0.0m | 26 | 1 |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | Takeovers boost Norbert Dentressangle | Logistics giant Norbert Dentressangle, which has its UK operations based in Northampton, has improved revenue by 26 per cent following new acquisitions. | | | | | |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | Succinct Communications Limited Acquired - Company Development - Revenue £2.6m | Chime Communications, a marketing services group, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of Succinct Communications Limited, one a company providing medical communications for prescription medicines. Chime is acquiring the business from SCL's two owner Directors; Sean McGrath and Lisa Dodgshon. Following completion, Sean and Lisa will continue to develop SCL as part of Chime's healthcare division, OPEN Health. | Chime Communications PLC | £300m | £22m | 1,249 | 1 |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | Subsidiary Acquired by Chevler - Jobs Secured | Food casing company Chevler has acquired Lovely Packaging, a subsidiary of the collapsed Cardiff-based print and packaging company HartleyWilprint. Chevler acquired the business after it was put into voluntary liquidation earlier this month. The deal is expected to save the jobs of all five employees. | Hartleywilprint Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 2 |
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Budgets & Expenditure - IT |
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| | 02 Feb 2012 | Mobile retail technology boosts telecoms recruitment | The telecoms sector is recruiting increasing numbers of IT professionals as retailers invest in mobile internet services for customers. | | | | | |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | ITS Technologies acquires TMG IT | IT managed services company ITS Technologies has acquired IT outsourcing provider TMG IT. | | | | | |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | IT salaries increased at fastest rate for three years in 2011 | Permanent IT salaries improved at the fastest rate for three years in 2011, according to data from recruitment website CWJobs.co.uk. | | | | | |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | 2011: good year for IT jobs and salaries | Last year showed an uplift in job postings and the fastest salary growth rate in three years, according to data from specialist IT recruitment website CWJobs.co.uk and JobsAdsWatch. | | | | | |
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Budgets & Expenditure - Marketing |
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| | 02 Feb 2012 | £50m TV advertising - Turnover £2.4bn - 13876 Employees | Premier Foods has began a programme of TV advertising as part of its strategy to double marketing spend to more than £50m in 2012 to help restore growth. The new TV advertising will build on the strengths and heritage of the brands while reinforcing their relevance for today’s consumers. Michael Clarke is Chief Executive officer. | Premier Foods Group Limited | £2,391m | £-18.0m | 13,876 | 54 |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | Betfair appoints sports stars in marketing revamp | In a marketing revamp, Betfair has appointed sports stars. | Betfair Limited | £126m | £-12.1m | 1,076 | 1 |
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Companies Receiving Investment - Venture Capital |
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| | 03 Feb 2012 | VCTs outperform in 2011 | Five of the 10 best-performing investment companies in 2011 were venture capital trusts (VCTs), according to the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). | | | | | |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | North West Fund for Venture Capital cash for Channel Intellect | Channel Intellect (CI) has been awarded funding from the North West Fund for Venture Capital through fund manager EV. | | | | | |
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Companies Receiving Investment - Private Equity / Bank Funding |
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| | 01 Feb 2012 | £200K Investment - 37 Jobs Secured - Further Acquisitions | New turnaround fund Seneca Investments has made its first cash investment of £200K into Sheffield-based specialist printing business Whitesprint, securing 37 jobs. The company is looking at two other business to bolt on to Whitesprint. Both are based in Yorkshire. Melanie is Director. | Seneca Investments Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 0 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | £180,000 bank funding secured - new premises - creating operational role | AMA Labels Ltd has secured a £180,000 funding facility with NatWest to support its move to 2,100 sq ft of office, manufacturing and warehouse premises in Piddington, Buckinghamshire. The expanding company is creating a new operational role in response to a significant increase in demand for its products. | AMA Labels Ltd | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | £1.5m clinched by Phase Vision | Phase Vision, a Loughborough University spin-out and industrial inspection instrumentation business, has closed a £1.5m funding round. | | | | | |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | VCTs outperform in 2011 | Five of the 10 best-performing investment companies in 2011 were venture capital trusts (VCTs), according to the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). | | | | | |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | Rhyl private wealth firm stepping-up acquisition strategy in 2012 | A PRIVATE wealth firm is stepping up its acquisitions in 2012. | | | | | |
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Performance & Profits - Profits |
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| | 01 Feb 2012 | Tax windfall boosts Webster & Horsfall | Birmingham manufacturer Webster & Horsfall has claimed back £134,000 in corporation tax. | | | | | |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | Shell profits rise on higher oil prices | Shell has benefited from higher gas and oil prices, as have its rivals | | | | | |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | Revenue up 48% to £25m - Increased marketing investment | 32Red has recorded record revenues in 2011, up 48% on 2010 to £25m. Growth was led by the 32Red Casino which has been driven by significant new player recruitment throughout the year, particularly during the last quarter. A total of 27,648 new depositing players were recruited in 2011, up 42% on 2010. The company is increasing its marketing investment. | 32Red Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | Revenue rises 5% - Profit up - Net debt down £0.3m | Petards Group, a supplier of security, surveillance and engineering solutions full-year pre-tax profit will beat market forecasts as its year and year revenue grew 5% as a result of better margins, overhead savings and lower financing costs. The companys net debt reduced from £1.8m in June 2011 to £1.5m in December 2011. | Petards Group Plc | £11m | £0.1m | 107 | 3 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | Revenue rises 30% following acquisition - Profit falls 25% | Agricultural business, NWF Group, based in Nantwich in Cheshire, has recorded a 30% rise in revenue following the acquisition of Swan Petroleum in September 2011 which increased the fuel divisions volumes by 10%. Revenue reached £263.7m for the half-year to November 2011, up from £203.4m in the same period in 2010. Operating profit at the business fell by 25% to £2.4m, down from £3.2m in 2010. Mark Hudson is Chairman of the NWF Group. | NWF Group Plc | £464m | £9m | 929 | 1 |
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Performance & Profits - Business Performance |
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| | 03 Feb 2012 | £2bn new contracts - positive trading update | Defence services group Babcock International recorded strong trading in the third quarter of the 2011/12 financial year. It is benefiting from a trend for military and engineering clients to outsource work in order to reduce costs and has won preferred bidder status on £2bn of contracts since November 2011. | Babcock International Group PLC | £2,756m | £158m | 27,588 | 1 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | Turnover growth at flooring company - Sales up 10% - Expenses fall | Manchester based flooring company James Halstead has reported an increase in turnover in 2011 as a result of a 10% increase in sales and reduction in raw material prices which fell in the last three months of 2011. Mark Halstead is Chief Executive of James Halstead Plc. | James Halstead PLC | £214m | £38m | 811 | 1 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | Trading in line with expectations - Lover activity levels - 770 Employees | Havelock Europa, retail and educational interiors and point of sale printing group, expects to report that the Group's trading for the year to 31 December 2011 was in line with its earlier expectations. Second half trading was stronger than the first, however activity levels were below those achieved in the second half of 2010. Control of costs remains a focus. Eric Prescott is Chief Executive, Grand Findlay is Finance Director. | Havelock Europa PLC | £99m | £-2.9m | 769 | 8 |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | Trading in line with expectations - Cost reductions achieved | Bank note printer De La Rue remains confident that its trading and financial performance for the year ending 31 March 2012 is in line with its expectations. Order intake and enquiries were good in the 6 months to September 2011. Implementation of the improvement plan is progressing well with further cost reductions being achieved. | De La Rue Plc | £464m | £25m | 3,997 | 7 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | Store sales up 11.4% - Online sales rise 47% | Department store, John Lewis, headquartered in London, recorded an 11.4% increase in sales in the third week in January 2012. Sixteen branches recorded increases on the same week in 2011 with Liverpool up 11%, Leicester up 8.2% and Norwich up 6.1%. Online sales at Johnlewis.com rose 47%, assisted by a 71% increase in online fashion sales. | John Lewis Partnership Plc | £7,362m | £431m | 74,800 | 38 |
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Performance & Profits - Products and Services |
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| | 03 Feb 2012 | £4.5m capital investment - modernising engineering facilities - potential new jobs | City College Plymouth has been awarded a £1.5m grant towards modernising its engineering facilities by the Skills Funding Agency. A total of £4.5m will be invested in a state-of-the-art learning environment which will open in September 2013, allowing the college to continue to support Plymouth's key engineering industry and potentially creating jobs. | City College Plymouth | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | £2.2m haemotology unit opens - service improved significantly | Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has opened its £2.2m Macmillan Haematology Suite, offering patients more comfort, privacy and dignity. An 18-month fund-raising campaign by the Chronicle & Echo and Macmillan Cancer Support is still ongoing and £700,000 is still needed to fund the project. | Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | Senior appointment - extending choice of courses - new premises - creating jobs | South Essex College of Further and Higher Education has appointed Angela O'Donoghue as its new Principal and Chief Executive with effect from August 2012. The college is continuing to expand its range of courses across south Essex and new facilities are to be built in Southend, Basildon and Thurrock. The expansion has the potential to create jobs. | South Essex College of Further and Higher Education | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | Recruitment company launches executive division - More than 500 clients | Recruitment company Lucy Bristow Appointments, based in Bristol, Avon, has launched a new division focusing on senior and executive level jobs across the South West. The new division currently has more than 500 clients, mainly in the South West, ranging from small businesses to large corporates and works across sectors including financial and professional services, manufacturing and construction. Lucy Bristow is Founder and Managing Director of Lucy Bristow Appointments. | Lucy Bristow Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | Recruiting staff - new products - business expansion strategy | Worcester technology company Postcode Anywhere has appointed three new members of staff and further recruitment is planned as part of an ongoing strategic expansion strategy. The company is launching new products and is increasing its market share and revenue. | Postcode Anywhere (Europe) Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
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Hot Topic - Renewable Energy |
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| | 03 Feb 2012 | £100m Investment - 500 New Jobs - Turnover £434.2m | SAMSUNG Heavy Industries has announced plans to invest up to £100 million and create more than 500 jobs in Scotland. The Korean conglomerate want to base its first European offshore wind project at the Energy Park at Methil, Fife. | SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO.,LTD. | £3,164m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | Business expansion - wholesale division launched | Liverpool-based renewable energy company Eco Environments has launched a wholesale division in partnership with German companies K2 Systems, a solar technology firm, and WINAICO which manufactures solar photovoltaic panels. The new division will be expanded over the coming months. | Eco Environments Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
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