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Brambles Industries has sold its Northern Hemisphere industrial services business to Harsco Corporation of the US for £133m.
30-Dec-2005
Orchard Toys, the educational games developer, is to relocate its headquarters and 13 staff from Nottingham to Wymondham in January, with the creation of about 30 new jobs.
30-Dec-2005
SAS International is to relocate up to 97 jobs to a new £8m 90,000 sq ft industrial ceilings factory in Oldbury in October 2006.
30-Dec-2005
Weir is considering plans to relocate up to 740 production and sales staff to a new purpose-built site in the Glasgow area over the next two years, while the 30 head office staff are currently being moved to the Clydesdale Bank Exchange.
30-Dec-2005
Now Kitchens is seeking permission to double the size of its kitchens factory in Preston, with the creation of 70 new jobs over the next three years.
29-Dec-2005
Portmeirion is to set up a new 60,000 sq ft pottery distribution centre at Trentham Lakes in Stoke-on-Trent by early 2007.
29-Dec-2005
Dowding & Mills, the engineering services group, is to be acquired by Rydenor Investments for about £30m.
28-Dec-2005
Thomas Walker has acquired Leslie Group, the Birmingham-based manufacturer of stamped brass and aluminium components, for £1.3m.
27-Dec-2005
Dewhurst is to acquire Traffic Management Products, the Surrey-based supplier of parking and traffic control products, for up to £6.5m.
27-Dec-2005
Intertek has acquired KPMG Quality Registrars in India and the Middle East for £4.5m, in order to expand its systems certification business.
27-Dec-2005
Lloyds British Testing, the West Midlands-based inspections and certification group with 250 staff, is to undergo a £3.8m management buy-out.
27-Dec-2005
Arrk Product Development Group has acquired Jordans, the Havant-based automotive toolmaking company.
22-Dec-2005
TEG Environmental is planning to create about ten new engineering jobs in Preston next year, in order to manage the opening of new composting sites across the country.
20-Dec-2005
Darchem Engineering, the aerospace company with about 600 staff in Stockton and Gloucester, has been acquired by Esterline Corporation of the US for £70m.
20-Dec-2005
First Technology, the Surrey-based safety device engineering company, is to be acquired by Honeywell International of the US for £207m.
20-Dec-2005
Amec has acquired Domec, the French heating, ventilation and air conditioning services company with 60 staff, for £0.4m.
19-Dec-2005
Spirent is to sell HellermannTyton, the supplier of fastening, identification, protection and connectivity solutions for electrical and communications networks, to funds controlled by Doughty Hanson for £289m.
16-Dec-2005
Cookson Group is to sell its Laminates business, which supplies substrate materials for the manufacture of printed circuit boards, to Isola Group for £51m.
16-Dec-2005
Johnsons Apparelmaster is expected to set up a new office for its corporate hospitality division at the former Sigma Coatings site in Buckingham, which could lead to the creation of hundreds of new jobs for the area.
16-Dec-2005
Aker Kvaerner Offshore Partner is to open a new office in Stockton in January, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
15-Dec-2005
Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council are planning to build a £50m waste treatment plant in Derby over the next three years, but a suitable site has not yet been selected.
15-Dec-2005
Sondex is to acquire AES, the US wireline toolmaker with 40 staff in Louisiana, for £7.9m.
15-Dec-2005
Doncasters, the engineering and aerospace group with 25 factories and 4,500 staff, is to be acquired by Dubai International Capital for £700m.
15-Dec-2005
Norfolk County Council is considering plans from Waste Recycling Group for the development of a £90m waste incinerator scheme at Costessey.
14-Dec-2005
Waterman Group has acquired JP Envirosystems, the environmental management consultancy with offices in Sheffield and London, for an initial £0.3m.
13-Dec-2005
Unidare is to sell Eland Cables, the electrical cables distribution company with sites in London and Doncaster, to a management team operating under the name of Codetrade for £4m.
13-Dec-2005
Sandvik Hard Materials has secured a £1.8m government grant to fund the expansion of its metalworking tools research and development centre in Coventry and to secure the future of 260 jobs.
12-Dec-2005
Worldwide Environmental Technologies is relocating its steel frames business and 15 staff from Tanfield Lea to a larger 40,000 sq ft site in Newton Aycliffe, and more than 80 new jobs could be created.
12-Dec-2005
Dunlop GRG, the Manchester-based manufacturer of tanks for transporting fuel and water with 50 staff, has been acquired by Trelleborg of Sweden for undisclosed terms.
12-Dec-2005
Mulberry, the luxury leather goods supplier, is looking to expand its production facilities in Somerset by 50% next year.
12-Dec-2005
Bodycote International has acquired Arthur Gordon Environmental Evaluators of Canada, in order to expand its environmental division.
09-Dec-2005
United Utilities is creating up to 24 new jobs for engineers in its gas emergency service in the north-east, Yorkshire and northern Cumbria.
09-Dec-2005
Gooch & Housego, the Ilminster-based optoelectronics company, is planning to set up a new £4m factory by next November.
08-Dec-2005
Titan Europe is to acquire NewCo SpA and Italtractor ITM, the manufacturers of frames and components for undercarriages with operations in Europe, North America, South America and China, for up to £20m.
08-Dec-2005
Century Subsea, the Aberdeen-based supplier of survey, positioning and subsea services with 90 staff, has been acquired by Geo ASA of Norway for about £12m, and is now planning to create 30 new jobs.
07-Dec-2005
Browns is investing £0.5m in the expansion of its coachworks near Lisburn, including a 6,000 sq ft extension and the creation of more than ten new jobs.
07-Dec-2005
IP2IPO has agreed to invest an initial fund of £5m in the commercial development of inventions and discoveries made at Bristol University.
06-Dec-2005
Electrium, the Cannock-based manufacturer of electrical installation systems with 700 staff, is to be acquired by Siemens of Germany for undisclosed terms.
06-Dec-2005
Murray International Metals, the metals trading firm with 60 staff in Scotland, is to be sold to US private equity group Jefferies Capital Partners for £112m.
05-Dec-2005
Sarnatech BNL, the plastic bearings manufacturer with 127 staff and a factory in Knaresborough, has been acquired by Plastics Capital for undisclosed terms.
05-Dec-2005
Danwood Group has acquired Grampian Business Products, the Aberdeen-based supplier of digital printers, for about £4m.
02-Dec-2005
Hull City Council is to consider plans from WRG to build a waste-burning incinerator on a 21-acre site near Saltend by 2010.
02-Dec-2005
Dewhirst Accessories, the Blyth-based gift pack manufacturer with 120 staff, has undergone a management buy-in.
02-Dec-2005
Diploma has acquired HKX, the US supplier of hydraulic system kits with 27 staff, for up to £7m.
01-Dec-2005
Wiltshire County Council is considering plans to build a £12m mechanical biological treatment plant in Westbury, in order to deal with 60,000 tonnes of household waste a year.
29-Nov-2005
William Halley Group, the Dundee-based textiles supplier with 40 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
28-Nov-2005
Rolls-Royce is considering plans to set up a jet engine factory in the US, as part of a strategy to expand its global manufacturing base.
28-Nov-2005
SEAC, the Leicester-based fasteners manufacturer with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from Halma.
25-Nov-2005
Exacta of Chester is to recruit a 5,000-strong workforce for the collection of empty toner cartridges from homes and offices across the country, in order to send them to Switzerland for recycling.
24-Nov-2005
Croma Group has raised £0.25m in a share placing to fund the development of is surveillance equipment business.
23-Nov-2005
Hamworthy is to raise £17m in a share placing, some of which will fund acquisitions to expand its offshore fluid handling systems business.
23-Nov-2005
IMI has acquired GT Development Corporation, the US supplier of pneumatic and electronic controls, for about £15m.
22-Nov-2005
Pumptools has acquired Strata Oil Tools, the Aberdeen-based supplier of downhole systems and tools, for undisclosed terms.
22-Nov-2005
Rolls-Royce is planning to create hundreds of new jobs for engineers and IT specialists in Derby over the next 18 months, to meet rising demand for aircraft engines.
22-Nov-2005
Synseal is to extend its PVC-u profile extrusion site at Sutton-in-Ashfield with a new 100,000 sq ft warehouse and picking facility by spring 2006.
21-Nov-2005
Tunstall, the Yorkshire-based personal alarm manufacturer, is to relocate its Response monitoring centre from its Whitley Bridge headquarters to Doncaster, with the creation of 30 jobs.
21-Nov-2005
GKN has acquired QDS Henschen, the US manufacturer of wheel hubs with 110 staff, from the Lakin Manufacturing Corporation for £6m.
21-Nov-2005
Herman Miller, the office furniture company, is to relocate its finance, marketing, HR and administration departments and up to 75 staff from Bath to Chippenham in February.
21-Nov-2005
Express Recycling & Plastics is to set up a £2m plastics recycling plant at Rainham in Essex by February 2006.
16-Nov-2005
Spice Holdings has acquired Kemac Services, the Leicestershire-based water services company, for £6.2m.
15-Nov-2005
Umeco has acquired Aeromedic Innovations, the Uxbridge-based supplier of on-board medical kits and therapeutic oxygen equipment, for £2.1m.
14-Nov-2005
Geometric Furniture has secured planning permission to set up a new wooden furniture storage and distribution centre in Middleton, with the creation of up to 30 jobs.
10-Nov-2005
Halma has acquired Texecom, the Manchester-based manufacturer of security sensor and alarm products, for £26m.
10-Nov-2005
Trelleborg of Sweden has acquired Dunlop GRG Holdings, the Manchester-based manufacturer of large flexible containers with 50 staff, as well as bearings manufacturer Andre Structural Bearings.
10-Nov-2005
Dawson & Son, the Leeds-based industrial brush manufacturer with 40 staff, has been acquired Koti Group of the Netherlands.
10-Nov-2005
Porcelanosa, the manufacturer of ceramic tiles and bathrooms, is to open a new £10m showroom and office at Braehead in autumn 2006, one of two new Scottish showrooms that will create more than 50 jobs.
10-Nov-2005
Northern Ireland Water Service is to invest £10m in the upgrade of water and wastewater infrastructure in the Newtownabbey area over the next two years.
09-Nov-2005
Bryson House Recycling has won a £5m waste recycling contract from 11 councils in Northern Ireland, which will create 22 jobs.
09-Nov-2005
Whitecroft Lighting, the Manchester-based lighting company with 280 staff, has been acquired by Fagerhult of Sweden for £21m.
09-Nov-2005
Polymer Laboratories, the Shropshire-based scientific instruments company with 160 staff, has been acquired by Varian of the US for £24m.
09-Nov-2005
Asfare Group has acquired Todd Research, the Chelmsford-based supplier of x-ray equipment to intercept suspect mail, for an initial £1.7m.
08-Nov-2005
Screenprint Promotions of York is to relocate its screenprint business and 30 staff to a 27,000 sq ft mill in Easingwold next year.
08-Nov-2005
Bervin Tool & Die is planning to double the size of its 20,000 sq ft toolmaking site in Wolverhampton and create 25 new jobs over the next six months.
03-Nov-2005
Wolseley has acquired William Wilson, the plumbing and heating products distributor with 600 staff at 45 branches in Scotland and the north of England, for £81m.
02-Nov-2005
Egger is to proceed with plans for the £120m expansion of its chipboard factory in Northumberland, and work will start next February.
02-Nov-2005
Umeco is to raise £48m in a rights issue to fund acquisitions and the expansion of its aerospace parts factories and warehouses, and has also announced the acquisition of Provest of Italy for £14m.
02-Nov-2005
Alexandra has acquired de Baer, the supplier of tailored corporate clothing, and its UK-based subsidiary Rimac for £4.5m.
31-Oct-2005
Trutex, the Clitheroe-based supplier of school wear with annual turnover of about £14m, has undergone a management buy-out.
31-Oct-2005
East Sussex County Council is to consider plans from Onyx for the development of a composting facility at the Woodland Centre in Whitesmith, which would process 46,000 tonnes of garden waste a year.
31-Oct-2005
Bioquell has acquired Laboratory Accreditation Services and TRL Compliance Services for £0.3m, in order to expand its Cape Engineering testing services business.
27-Oct-2005
Laird Group has acquired Melcor Corporation, the US supplier of thermoelectric modules, and its Chinese subsidiary Melcor Hua Yua from Fedders Corporation for £10m.
27-Oct-2005
National Assembly for Wales has announced a £1.9m funding package to expand recycling and composting facilities at the Bryn Pica landfill site in Aberdare.
27-Oct-2005
Advanced Composites Group is investing £7m in the expansion of its Heanor factory in Derbyshire, with 30,000 sq ft being added by September 2006.
27-Oct-2005
Abacus Group is to acquire Deltron Electronics, the supplier of electromechanical components, for £28m.
27-Oct-2005
Airbus is considering plans to set up a design engineering centre in the Midlands, which could provide employment for up to 100 former MG Rover staff.
26-Oct-2005
Profile Group of Companies, the glazing and seating company, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms and will now relocate ten staff from Derby to Castle Donington.
26-Oct-2005
Acordis, the Grimsby-based fibre manufacturer with 235 staff, has been bought out of administration by a management team and a consortium of private investors for £12m, and the business will be renamed Worldwide Fibres.
25-Oct-2005
Thales Avionics is to relocate up to 120 jobs from its Merton factory to Leicester over the coming year.
24-Oct-2005
Low & Bonar has bought assets of Threshold Floorings, the manufacturer of flooring products, out of administration for £0.1m.
21-Oct-2005
Elementis is to sell Linatex, its Yateley-based industrial rubber belting business, to Navis Capital Partners for £18m.
20-Oct-2005
ATC Lasham and TES Aviation are to set up operations at the Aerospace Wales park at RAF St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, with the creation of up to 300 jobs.
19-Oct-2005
British Vita is to relocate its UK headquarters and up to 25 staff from Middleton to Accrington.
19-Oct-2005
Support in Sport has acquired Palmyra, the Cumbria-based synthetic carpets manufacturer, creating a new group called SIS Manufacturing.
18-Oct-2005
Select Hardware has acquired Cardiff-based Basic Hardware and Maxi-Pax for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its hardware products wholesaling business.
14-Oct-2005
National Assembly for Wales is to provide a grant to Greenwood Services to build a £1m materials recycling facility at Grove Quarry near Bridgend, with the creation of 25 jobs.
13-Oct-2005
Damart is planning to expand the workforce at its West Yorkshire-based clothing business from 680 to up to 780 over the next four years.
13-Oct-2005
Eborcraft of York is to relocate its wood furniture manufacturing business to a new 28,000 sq ft factory at Chessingham Business Park some time next year.
12-Oct-2005
Norville, the spectacle and lens manufacturer with 200 staff, is to close its Paul Street site in Gloucester and relocate the work to its main Magdala Road site over the next six months.
11-Oct-2005
Asahi Glass is to build a £15m ETFE melt processable fluoropolymer plant at its Thornton Cleveleys site in Lancashire by early 2007.
11-Oct-2005
John Huddleston Engineering is planning to create 46 new jobs, following a £6.7m investment at its aerospace components business in County Down.
11-Oct-2005
HIE Moray is to fund the development of a new £2m factory with clean manufacturing conditions at the Forres Enterprise Park by next spring, and a potential tenant is already in negotiations.
10-Oct-2005
Group 4 Securicor has acquired Holzinger, the Austrian supplier of security systems with gross assets of £0.4m.
07-Oct-2005
BSI Inspectorate, the global inspection and testing group with 3,800 staff, has been sold by BSI Group to Inspicio for £52m.
07-Oct-2005
Northumbrian Water is to sell Entec UK, the environmental and engineering consultancy, to management for £30m.
07-Oct-2005
Doncasters is expected to create 100 jobs in Blaenavon over the next two years, having established a new "centre of excellence" for the manufacture of precision components.
07-Oct-2005
Lebus has been bought out of receivership following a multi-million pound bid from a businessman, securing 200 jobs at its furniture factory in North Lincolnshire.
07-Oct-2005
IMI is to acquire the control valves business of ABB KK of Japan, including 70 staff, for £20m.
04-Oct-2005
Shanks is to sell most of its hazardous waste operations to Onyx for £28m, while a separate £6m transaction with Waterfront Edinburgh will involve the closure of a liquid waste processing plant.
04-Oct-2005
Spode is to shed up to 80 jobs at its Stoke-based pottery business early next year, and its distribution facilities will relocate to an alternative site in the city next year.
04-Oct-2005
Morgan Crucible is to sell Magnetics, its magnetic materials business with 4,000 staff, to One Equity Partners for £300m.
03-Oct-2005
Oldbury Aluminium Alloys, the Halesowen-based manufacturer of aluminium ingots, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
29-Sep-2005
Tomkins has acquired NRG Industries, the US manufacturer of commercial building accessories, for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its Air Systems Components business.
27-Sep-2005
Aigis Blast Protection has secured a £2m cash injection from Foresight Venture Partners to fund the international expansion of its blast-resistant materials business.
27-Sep-2005
Quadnetics is to acquire Protec, the Watford-based security specialist, for about £10m.
26-Sep-2005
Smiths Group has acquired Millitech, the US manufacturer of millimetre wave components and assemblies, for £18m.
23-Sep-2005
York International is to close its air conditioning factory in Basildon over the next 12 months with the loss of 250 jobs, and the remaining 200 staff will relocate to a new office nearby by the end of 2006.
23-Sep-2005
John Letters, the Glasgow-based golf club manufacturer, has been bought out of administration by Direct Golf UK for an estimated £0.5m.
22-Sep-2005
Metalrax has sold MRX Plastic Moulders, its Burnley-based plastic products business, for undisclosed terms.
21-Sep-2005
Trifast is to acquire Serco Ryan, the Kidderminster-based fastener distributor with eight sites, for £18m.
21-Sep-2005
TFS Derby, the Derby-based manufacturer of specialist screws with 30 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
20-Sep-2005
Yorkshire Forward and the White Rose University Consortium have secured outline planning permission for the development of a science centre at Burn Airfield near Selby, which could house the £1bn European Spallation Source facility.
19-Sep-2005
Mark Elliot Furniture is to relocate its Norfolk-based furniture factory and 47 staff from Oulton Broad to the Beccles Business Park in October.
19-Sep-2005
Penman Engineering, the Dumfries-based manufacturer of armoured vehicles with 170 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
19-Sep-2005
Olaer, the Chester-based parts maker with 300 staff and sites in France, Scandinavia, Switzerland and the US, is to be acquired by Gresham Private Equity Solutions for £40m.
19-Sep-2005
SectorGuard has acquired Asset Protection, the security solutions firm, for £1.8m.
16-Sep-2005
Baylis Recycling is to build a PET reclamation plant at its site in Slough, and has also announced plans to open a sorting facility in Leeds by the end of the year.
16-Sep-2005
Cobham is to sell its Fluid & Air division companies to Eaton Corporation of the US for £150m, including sites in Dorset, Devon, France and the US.
15-Sep-2005
Special Metals Corporation has been acquired by Precision Costparts Corporation of the US for £300m, which will mean new ownership for the 680 staff at the Special Metals Wiggin subsidiary in Hereford.
15-Sep-2005
AEA Technology is to sell a number of businesses to Coller Capital for £40m, including its battery plant in Thurso, AEA HK, QSA, nCode, Accentus, Engineering, Safety and Risk, Safeguard, EASA and Lexware International.
15-Sep-2005
John G Russell has bought Norfrost, the Caithness-based manufacturer of freezers and refrigeration equipment, out of administration, securing 94 jobs.
14-Sep-2005
Laird Group has sold Permacell Finesse, the Essex-based supplier of window profiles, to Synseal Holdings for £10m, and has also announced the acquisition of Builders Hardware of the US for £5.5m.
13-Sep-2005
BAe Systems and the North West Development Agency are working on plans to set up a 47-acre aerospace business park at the Samlesbury plant near Preston, which could create thousands of jobs over the next ten years.
12-Sep-2005
Dudley College has unveiled plans to build a new £18m manufacturing centre at its Broadway campus, in order to offer students the latest techniques in testing materials and producing parts for machinery.
12-Sep-2005
Airborne Systems has acquired Advanced Inflatable Products, and production of balloons and other inflatables will relocate from Southend-on-Sea to its Irvin-GQ factory near Bridgend.
09-Sep-2005
FMC Technologies is to expand its subsea engineering, procurement and construction operations in Dunfermline and Aberdeen, with the creation of 100 jobs.
09-Sep-2005
Bryken High Speed Turnings, the Knowsley-based engineering company with about 100 staff, is to undergo a £3m management buy-out backed by NatWest Commercial Banking.
08-Sep-2005
Meggitt is looking to expand its Dorset-based engineering business by making a series of bolt-on acquisitions of up to £100m each.
07-Sep-2005
IMI has sold its Polypipe plastic pipes division to Castle Harlan of the US for £239m, and is now looking to spend up to £400m on acquisitions.
06-Sep-2005
Protomold is planning to create 40 jobs at its new £0.5m injection moulds factory in Telford by the end of next year.
06-Sep-2005
Britax International has sold Britax Childcare, the manufacturer of children's car seats and pushchairs, to private equity firm Carlyle for £230m.
06-Sep-2005
Bowman Windows is planning to spend £1.5m expanding its windows factory at Banbridge in Northern Ireland by 25,000 sq ft.
05-Sep-2005
Waterline Group has acquired Coolectric, the importer of Liebherr kitchen and commercial appliances, for £0.9m.
05-Sep-2005
Chemring Group has acquired Troon Investments, the Ardeer-based manufacturer of pyrotechnic and propellant devices, for £22m.
02-Sep-2005
Cegelec UK, the electrical maintenance company, is to relocate its Swansea operation to the Forest Fach Industrial Estate, securing 42 jobs and creating six new ones.
02-Sep-2005
Mangar International has acquired MFC Survival, the Tonypandy-based supplier of safety and survival equipment with 69 staff, for undisclosed terms.
01-Sep-2005
United Utilities has awarded a £50m contract to a consortium of Amec and Lurgi UK to expand the Mersey Valley sludge processing plant near Widnes by 2008.
01-Sep-2005
Qinetiq is planning to acquire Verhaert Design & Development, the Belgian satellite manufacturer with 70 staff, for undisclosed terms.
01-Sep-2005
Augean has acquired Proactive Waste Solutions, the Cannock-based hazardous waste treatment operator, for £8m.
31-Aug-2005
Bioganix is planning to build a 48,000-tonne composting plant at Parham for Suffolk County Council.
30-Aug-2005
Nordic Holdings, the waste recycling, port terminal and document storage company with sites in Southampton, Chatham and Corby, has undergone a £13m management buy-out.
30-Aug-2005
Pegler Holdings, the Doncaster-based plumbing products manufacturer with 500 staff, has been acquired by Dutch group Aalberts Industries for an estimated £40m.
30-Aug-2005
Wagon has sold Hawtal Whiting, the US-based engineering consultancy, to Acro Service Corp for £0.4m.
29-Aug-2005
Roxboro is to sell its Solartron measurement instruments business to Ametek of the US for £42m, and has also announced plans to change its name to Dialight.
29-Aug-2005
Umeco has acquired Aviation Windings, the Luton-based supplier of wound components for use in electric motors and generators with 30 staff, from The Deritend Group for £1.6m.
26-Aug-2005
TES Aviation Group has secured a £1.4m investment to fund the expansion of its aircraft engine maintenance business in Abercynon.
25-Aug-2005
Hammond Heat Treatment, the Darlaston-based heat treatment company, has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing the future of about 60 jobs.
25-Aug-2005
Mueller Europe has acquired Brassware Sales and Instox, two Birmingham-based plumbing product suppliers, from KX Group.
24-Aug-2005
Icon Polymer Group is to spend £1m relocating the vibration control part of its recently-acquired Silvertown business in Burton-upon-Trent to a nearby site, securing the future of 75 jobs.
23-Aug-2005
Superglass, the Stirling-based loft insulation maker with 211 staff, has undergone a £40m management buy-out backed by NBGI Private Equity.
22-Aug-2005
TEG Environmental is to raise £3.4m in a share placing to fund the development of a composting plant in Perthshire.
22-Aug-2005
Hamworthy Combustion Engineering, the Poole-based combustion burners manufacturer with 500 staff in 15 countries, has appointed Altium to consider plans for a £30m sale or flotation.
22-Aug-2005
Corus is to set up a new £10m automated distribution centre at its site in North Lincolnshire by autumn 2006, which will result in the loss of about 20 jobs.
19-Aug-2005
Sheffield Forgemasters is to undergo a management buy-out, securing the future of 600 jobs.
18-Aug-2005
BSW Timber is investing £3m in the expansion of its Scottish sawmills at Fort William and Boat of Garten, which employ 140 staff.
18-Aug-2005
Quinn Radiators of Ireland is to set up a £133m domestic radiators factory and research centre at the former LG Philips Displays facility in Newport, South Wales, over the next three years, with the creation of 460 jobs.
17-Aug-2005
Airotech Holdings and John Gladstone Dyers & Finishers of Huddersfield have undergone a management buy-out from the Uniworth Group of India, securing the future of 60 jobs.
17-Aug-2005
Racal Acoustics, the Harrow-based communications equipment manufacturer, has been acquired by private equity firm ECI for £52m, and £50m will be invested in the expansion of the business over the next two years.
16-Aug-2005
Weir has acquired Pompe Gabbioneta, the Italian supplier of petrochemical pumps, for £69m.
16-Aug-2005
Voltek Automation, the supplier of security equipment, is to be acquired by Digital Cybermasters Group in a £2.8m reverse takeover.
15-Aug-2005
Fastflow Pipeline Services is planning to expand its Washington-based waterworks business into the gas and electricity markets, with the creation of 60 jobs over the next year.
15-Aug-2005
Bosch, the German electrical products company, is looking to set up a new headquarters of more than 100,000 sq ft in the Thames Valley, but may still decide to retain its existing site in Uxbridge.
15-Aug-2005
Northrop Grumman has won a £665m contract to maintain radar aircraft for the Ministry of Defence, which will lead to 50 new jobs at RAF Waddington near Lincoln.
12-Aug-2005
Scott Wilson Pavement Engineering is to relocate its Nottingham office and 110 staff to a new £3m office and research centre at Chilwell.
12-Aug-2005
Christie Tyler has sold its West Midlands-based Ultra Furniture business out of administration to a management team, securing the future of 220 jobs.
11-Aug-2005
Truflo Air Movement, the Tipton-based cooling fans manufacturer with more than 100 staff, has been acquired by Phillips & Temro Industries of the US for undisclosed terms.
11-Aug-2005
Lancashire County Council has approved plans for the development of a waste recycling plant in Preston's Docklands by 2009.
11-Aug-2005
Filtronic is to sell its LK Products handset antennae division to Technitrol of the US for £47m.
10-Aug-2005
Petards has acquired PI Vision, the Surbiton-based supplier of networked digital video recording systems, for up to £1.6m.
10-Aug-2005
BES Consulting has agreed a £25m financing deal with private equity firm LDC to fund the expansion of its Huddersfield-based asbestos risk management business, and 40 surveyors will be added to the 190-strong workforce over the next 12 months.
10-Aug-2005
Williams Fasteners, the Sheffield-based fastener manufacturer with 74 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
10-Aug-2005
Zerographic Systems has acquired Document Systems, the Wakefield-based office equipment company with 25 staff, for £1m.
08-Aug-2005
Jarvis has sold its Techspan road signs business to Hill Smith for £0.9m.
08-Aug-2005
Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority is planning to build a new £4m recycling centre at Stonebridge Lane in Liverpool, in order to transform kitchen and garden waste into compost.
05-Aug-2005
Sunquest Tanning Systems, the Tameside-based sunbed manufacturer with 70 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
04-Aug-2005
Alfred Steel, the Sheffield-based steel castings company, has been acquired by a joint management team from BAS Castings and HI Quality Steel Castings for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2005
Domnick Hunter, the filtration specialist, has accepted a £215m takeover bid from Parker Hannifin of the US.
04-Aug-2005
Northumbrian Water has sold Fastflow, its Washington-based pipeline contracting business with 240 staff, to management.
04-Aug-2005
Polar Electro, the manufacturer of sports instruments, is to create 25 jobs at its new headquarters in Warwick over the next six months.
02-Aug-2005
Smiths Group has acquired Sevit, the Italian medical device distributor, for £3.5m, as well as Hi-Tech Hose of the US for £9m and Farnam Custom Products of the US for £3.5m.
02-Aug-2005
E2V Technologies has acquired Gresham Scientific Instruments, the High Wycombe-based manufacturer of X-ray detectors, for £5.1m.
29-Jul-2005
Chemring is to acquire Comet, the German manufacturer of military and marine pyrotechnics, for £6.7m.
28-Jul-2005
Flintstone Technologies is to acquire InnoCleaning Magma and OspreyDeepClean in a £31m reverse takeover, and will change its name to Proventec.
27-Jul-2005
Vp has acquired ESS Safety Services and Pivotal Training from Babcock International for £4.5m, in order to expand its Hire Station safety products business.
26-Jul-2005
Polaron has acquired DMS Controls, the supplier of intelligent building control systems, for up to £3.5m.
25-Jul-2005
Kingspan has acquired Albion Water Heaters, the Halesowen-based manufacturer of hot water systems with 140 staff, for undisclosed terms.
21-Jul-2005
Daryl Industries, the Merseyside-based shower enclosure manufacturer with more than 200 staff, has been acquired by Kohler Mira of the US for undisclosed terms.
21-Jul-2005
Ty Europe, the Gosport-based distributor of soft toys with 35 staff, has been bought out of administration by Ty UK for undisclosed terms.
21-Jul-2005
Doughty Precision Engineering, the Nottingham-based company with 30 staff, has been acquired by Nasmyth of Pinxton for undisclosed terms.
21-Jul-2005
Semiplas, the Staffordshire-based plastics distributor, has been acquired by Centroplast Engineering Plastics of Germany.
21-Jul-2005
Low & Bonar is to sell its Bonar Plastics division, which has a network of 12 rotational moulding plants, to the Promens subsidiary of Atorka Group of Iceland for £26m.
20-Jul-2005
KMF Precision Sheet Metal is creating about 40 new jobs as part of a £2m expansion programme at its factory in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
20-Jul-2005
Deeside Furniture has been bought out of administration by Westbridge Furniture Designs of Deeside Industrial Park, securing the future of up to 250 jobs.
20-Jul-2005
Brannams Pottery of Barnstaple has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing the future of at least 35 jobs.
20-Jul-2005
Peerless Plastics & Coatings has undergone a management buy-out, securing the future of 28 jobs in Thetford.
20-Jul-2005
Invensys has sold its Lambda power supply business to TDK of Japan for £134m.
20-Jul-2005
Rolls-Royce has submitted plans for a new £45m aircraft engine factory in East Kilbride, while a separate planning application will cover an engine test facility.
19-Jul-2005
Industrial Cooling Systems, the Hampshire-based supplier of industrial process chilling equipment with five branches, has been bought out of administration by Cool Energy.
19-Jul-2005
Low & Bonar has acquired Xirion, the Belgian manufacturer of artificial grass, for £9.4m.
18-Jul-2005
Artisan Windows is considering plans to relocate its window manufacturing business and up to 70 staff from Shipley to Leeds, as the council is to demolish its Perseverance Mills site.
13-Jul-2005
Weir is to sell the water treatment operations of its Techna division to Veolia Water Systems for £28m.
11-Jul-2005
PHS Group, the washroom services company, is to be acquired by Charterhouse for £600m.
11-Jul-2005
Corus is to invest £6.8m in equipment for its steel tube manufacturing plant in Corby, with the creation of about 70 new jobs over the next two years.
11-Jul-2005
Laplace Electrical has acquired RE Dew, the Reading-based controls company with 15 staff, for about £0.6m.
08-Jul-2005
NG Bailey has sold its switchgear and instrumentation business, which is based in Bradford and employs 275 staff, to Powell Industries of the US for undisclosed terms.
06-Jul-2005
Precision Micro, the engineered components manufacturer with 160 staff, is planning to relocate to Fort Dunlop in Birmingham by the end of next year.
06-Jul-2005
Amec has acquired PK SAS, the French electrical engineering company with 35 staff.
05-Jul-2005
Rowlinson Knitwear, the Stockport-based school knitwear company with 74 staff, has secured a £4.5m cash injection to fund the development of a warehouse next to its site on the Woodbank Industrial Estate.
05-Jul-2005
Brighton & Hove Council is creating 50 new jobs through the expansion of its doorstep recycling service, and some of the vacancies are for HGV drivers.
05-Jul-2005
Arrk Product Development Group has acquired the engineering and technical staffing service operations of MSX International UK, including 150 staff in Basildon and Coventry.
05-Jul-2005
Wakefield Acoustics, the Cleckheaton-based supplier of noise control products with 20 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
05-Jul-2005
Brulines, the Teesside-based pub equipment company with 110 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms backed by Bank of Scotland Corporate.
04-Jul-2005
RDL, the Paignton-based electrical goods manufacturer with 48 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
04-Jul-2005
Mitie has acquired The Watch Security, the Warwick-based provider of manned guarding and electronic security services, for £6m.
01-Jul-2005
PTM, the Stockport-based engineering company with 38 staff, has undergone a £2m management buy-out.
01-Jul-2005
Ravenscroft Plastics of Tewkesbury has been bought out of receivership by Flamstead Holdings for undisclosed terms, and will be renamed HL Ravenscroft.
01-Jul-2005
Johnson Service Group is to relocate its Bootle-based headquarters and 200 staff to a new site near Switch Island next spring.
30-Jun-2005
ALHCO, the heating installation and maintenance service provider, is considering plans to consolidate its Westbury, London and Scotland offices at a new site in Westbury.
30-Jun-2005
Goodmarriott & Hursthouse, the electrical contractor with more than 200 staff in Nottingham and Leeds, has been acquired by Imtech of the Netherlands.
29-Jun-2005
Spirax-Sarco Engineering has acquired EMCO Flow Systems, the US flow measurement company, for £2.5m.
28-Jun-2005
Meggitt is to acquire Avery-Hardoll, the Dorset-based manufacturer of fluid handling products with 52 staff, from Cobham for £8m.
28-Jun-2005
SIG has acquired LS Group, the commercial interiors manufacturer with 560 staff at sites in Barnstaple, Langley Mill and Sheffield, for an initial £45m.
27-Jun-2005
Quinn Plastics has acquired Polyex, the Derbyshire-based polycarbonate extruder, and Victoria Plastics of Hull for undisclosed terms.
27-Jun-2005
Omya UK, the Swiss minerals firm, is setting up a new office for up to 80 staff at the Wyvern Business Park in Derby over the next six weeks, and offices in Matlock and Dorking are being closed.
27-Jun-2005
Spooner Vicars, the Merseyside-based manufacturer of production lines for the food industry with 111 staff, has been acquired by Avalanche Holdings of the US.
24-Jun-2005
Labtech Modular Engineering is to create 24 new jobs in Aberdeen, having won a new contract from US oilfield services firm MI Swaco.
24-Jun-2005
Tomkins has acquired Eifeler Maschinenebau, the German manufacturer of hydraulic tube fittings with annual sales of £19m.
23-Jun-2005
Pennon is to acquire Brett Waste Management, the operator of landfill and power generation sites in Kent and Essex, for an estimated £50m.
23-Jun-2005
Sigma 3 has acquired Hammonds & Co, the Sussex-based supplier of kitchens and bathrooms with 20 staff, for undisclosed terms.
23-Jun-2005
Electrolux is investing £7m in the expansion of its factory in Spennymoor, in order to produce a new range of free-standing cookers.
23-Jun-2005
Ratcliff, the Welwyn Garden City-based tail-lift manufacturer with 220 staff, has been acquired by Palfinger of Austria for undisclosed terms.
23-Jun-2005
Sovereign Group is planning to double the size of its PVC windows factory in Nelson to 150,000 sq ft, with the creation of an unspecified number of new jobs.
22-Jun-2005
WS Atkins is to create 30 jobs at its engineering consultancy business on Teesside, taking the local workforce to 300.
22-Jun-2005
Avon Rubber has acquired International Safety Instruments, the US breathing apparatus manufacturer, for £13m.
22-Jun-2005
Cobham has acquired Vector Fields, the Oxfordshire-based supplier of software for the design of equipment which involves electromagnetic fields, for £1.2m.
20-Jun-2005
Roxboro is to sell its Mobrey process measurement and control equipment business to Emerson of the US for £26m.
20-Jun-2005
Smallbone is to acquire Mark Wilkinson Furniture, the Wiltshire-based manufacturer of kitchen furniture with 290 staff and eight showrooms, for up to £5.6m.
17-Jun-2005
The Royal Navy is to create about 200 helicopter servicing jobs at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall.
17-Jun-2005
Agco, the agricultural equipment supplier, is to set up an 81,000 sq ft European operations centre at Abbey Park in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, and 500 staff will relocate from Coventry in autumn 2006.
13-Jun-2005
Precision Antennas is seeking permission to expand its factory in Stratford-upon-Avon with the creation of 150 jobs, which would mean that Stratford Town would have to relocate to a new football stadium in Tiddington.
13-Jun-2005
Spirax-Sarco Engineering has acquired Actuators & Controls and Proportional Control Technology of South Africa for £2.3m.
10-Jun-2005
Tanfield Group is to acquire the assets of Norquip, the supplier of lifts and ramps, and Saxon, the supplier of specialist vehicles, for a total £0.3m.
10-Jun-2005
Yorwaste has won a new ten-year contract from City of York Council to manage household waste recycling centres, which will include the development of a new site at Hazel Court and the revamp of two other sites.
10-Jun-2005
Invensys has sold most of its Advanced Building Systems business to Schneider Electric of France for £81m.
09-Jun-2005
Rhyal Engineering is expected to create 130 new jobs, having won a £14m contract to build storage facilities for the £184m Dragon LNG import terminal at Milford Haven.
08-Jun-2005
Fairline Boats is seeking permission to set up a new 40,000 sq ft factory in Oundle, with the creation of 150 jobs.
08-Jun-2005
FG Wilson is to create 170 new full-time jobs at its engineering plants in Larne, Monkstown and Springvale, and the positions will be offered to existing agency workers.
07-Jun-2005
Hyder Consulting has acquired Weathered Howe, the Australian engineering consultancy with about 100 staff, for an initial £1.6m.
07-Jun-2005
Aga Foodservice has acquired Waterford Stanley, the Irish manufacturer of cast iron cookers, for £9.3m.
07-Jun-2005
Cannon Avent, the supplier of baby care products, is to be acquired by Charterhouse Development Capital for about £300m.
07-Jun-2005
BSH Home Appliances is planning to move into a 427,500 sq ft distribution centre at ProLogis Park near Kettering by the end of the year, with the creation of warehousing jobs, call centre jobs and ancillary jobs.
06-Jun-2005
Stag Furniture has undergone a management buy-out from Silentnight for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 650 workers at its Sunderland factory.
06-Jun-2005
Truma UK, the Burton-based manufacturer of products for caravans and motorhomes, is planning to relocate to Dove Valley Park at Foston by early next year.
06-Jun-2005
Bureau Veritas has acquired Casella Consulting, the environmental health consultancy with 490 staff at 17 offices, for £30m.
03-Jun-2005
VT Group has sold VT TSS, the supplier of sensors, navigational aids and detection equipment with offices in Watford, Aberdeen and the US, to a management buy-out.
03-Jun-2005
Sonaptic of High Wycombe has secured an undisclosed investment from Motorola to fund the development of audio technologies for the mobile device market.
03-Jun-2005
PlastxWorld, the Bedfordshire-based ancillary equipment supplier, has gone into administration through FA Simms of Lutterworth.
03-Jun-2005
Fairline, the Northamptonshire-based powerboat manufacturer with 1,100 staff, has undergone a £40m management buy-out backed by 3i.
02-Jun-2005
Mavinwood has acquired Ansa Holdings, the provider of drainage services, for £17m.
02-Jun-2005
SLR has acquired Waste Management Engineering, the environmental engineering consultancy, in order to extend the range of waste management services offered to industry and local government.
01-Jun-2005
Infast, the component services company, is to be acquired by Anixter for £39m.
30-May-2005
Hydro International has acquired Vexamus Water, the Ely-based supplier of water treatment equipment, for under £0.2m.
27-May-2005
Carclo is to sell its ECC Card Clothing business, including operations in the UK, France, Italy, Turkey, Canada, India, China and the US to NV Bekaert for up to £8.6m.
27-May-2005
Chameleon Skaife has acquired Concorde Tape Solutions of Bradford for £1m, creating a combined spool winding contractor with 37 staff.
27-May-2005
Window World is planning to increase the workforce at its Carlisle-based windows business from 45 to about 65 over the next two years, as part of a £2m investment programme.
26-May-2005
Melloy, the die-cast aluminium and zinc products company, has secured financial backing from Finance Wales to set up a new £1.3m headquarters at the Treforest Industrial Estate.
26-May-2005
DDD Security Systems of Coventry has undergone a £0.7m management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland, and the 15-strong workforce is expected to increase.
26-May-2005
Southend Council is planning to build a £9.5m waste facility in Eastern Avenue, and a further £10m will be spent on two dustcart depots.
25-May-2005
Langham Glass is to seek permission to relocate its Norfolk-based glassware business and 15 staff to the Tattersett Business Park by early next year.
24-May-2005
Taylor & Jones, the Huddersfield-based tooling manufacturer with 35 staff, has undergone a £1m management buy-in.
24-May-2005
Komatsu has announced plans for the multi-million pound expansion of its excavator factory on Tyneside, which will involve 28 new jobs and a 50% increase in the floor space.
23-May-2005
Labtech Modular Engineering, the Aberdeen-based manufacturer of accommodation units with 80 staff, has been acquired by a new company called ABZ, backed by Aberdeen Murray Johnstone.
23-May-2005
Freefoam Plastics of Ireland is to set up a £3m plastic building products factory in Northampton.
23-May-2005
Boeing, the aircraft manufacturer, is planning to set up a 12,500 sq ft office at Heathrow House, Heathrow.
23-May-2005
Smiths Group has acquired ETI Technology, the US specialist in the detection of harmful biological agents, for £2m.
18-May-2005
Mouchel Parkman has acquired ServiGroup, the rail signalling, telecoms and power engineering group, for £15m.
18-May-2005
Haddon House, the conservatory furniture manufacturer, is to relocate from Wirral to a new assembly and distribution centre at the Sandycroft Industrial Estate on Deeside, with the creation of about 100 jobs.
17-May-2005
NSK is to invest £16m at its bearings factory in Peterlee over the next few years, but 85 of the 600 jobs will be lost by next February.
17-May-2005
Glamal Engineering is planning to relocate its carbon and stainless steel stockholding operations and 180 jobs from six Teesside warehouses to the former Samsung site at Wynyard.
16-May-2005
Infratec has acquired RT Masts, the Wellingborough-based cable installation company with more than 70 staff, for undisclosed terms.
16-May-2005
Alltools has acquired Worcester Tools & Fixings, creating a combined group with 40 staff and four branches.
13-May-2005
Red Spider Technology has secured a £0.4m funding package to fund the expansion of its Aberdeen-based tool design and manufacturing business.
11-May-2005
Glasgow University has secured a £4.2m grant from the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council to set up a new electrical engineering centre, while the University of Strathclyde gets £3.8m to research power generation.
11-May-2005
Laird Group has acquired Securidor Holdings, the supplier of GRP doors, for an initial £1.5m.
10-May-2005
Kingspan has acquired Advanced Thermal Composites, the Warrington-based manufacturer of composite sandwich panels, for £20m.
10-May-2005
Ferrabyrne, the Littlehampton-based rubber components manufacturer, has undergone a £3m management buy-out backed by Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance.
10-May-2005
T Clarke has acquired Waldon, the St Austell-based electrical contractor with 80 staff, for £1.75m.
09-May-2005
Warburg Pincus, the private equity firm, has acquired Caradon Plumbing, the central heating group, for £227m.
09-May-2005
FKI is to sell certain Certex lifting product distribution businesses operating in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Russia, Finland and the Baltic States to ABT Allsafe for £16m.
05-May-2005
Airedale International, the Leeds-based air conditioning company with 450 staff, has been acquired by Modine Manufacturing Company of the US for £20m.
05-May-2005
Tangent Plastics has acquired Impress, the Witham-based injection moulding company, for undisclosed terms.
05-May-2005
Jilland Engineering, the Doncaster-based railway engineering firm with about 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out after being forced to call in administrators last week.
05-May-2005
Mitie has acquired Intruder International, the Bishop's Stortford-based supplier of electronic security systems, for £4m.
05-May-2005
DH Jones Hardware, the Stourbridge-based architectural ironmongery company with 25 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
04-May-2005
Judges Capital is to acquire Fire Testing Technology, the manufacturer of fire testing equipment, for £3.7m.
02-May-2005
Baxi Group has acquired Roca Heating, the Spanish heating equipment manufacturer, for £135m.
02-May-2005
Bede, the supplier of X-ray instruments, is to raise £9.3m in a share placing to expand its sales and marketing operations.
28-Apr-2005
Saville Tractors has acquired Tana UK, the supplier of waste compactors, for undisclosed terms.
28-Apr-2005
Alexandra has acquired Prima Corporate Wear, the London-based corporate clothing company, for £4m.
27-Apr-2005
FKI has sold Laurence Scott & Electromotors to a new company called Gothic Works for £4m, securing the future of most of the 250 Norwich-based jobs.
27-Apr-2005
CRC is to create 270 jobs at its television equipment repair business in Glenrothes, having secured a £1m Regional Selective Assistance grant.
27-Apr-2005
Velux Company, the roof window manufacturer, is to create 30 new jobs at its sales and technical support centre in Fife.
27-Apr-2005
Broxap has acquired CEL Products, the Tyneside-based manufacturer of cloak room furniture, for £1m.
26-Apr-2005
Cummins is planning to expand the 800-strong workforce at its engines factory in Darlington with 30 new jobs.
26-Apr-2005
PJH, the Bolton-based kitchen and bathroom distributor with 700 staff, has been acquired by Lloyds TSB Development Capital for £33m.
26-Apr-2005
Dudley Inkwell has acquired TBS International Office Supplies of Washington, and has transferred the business to its site in Gateshead.
25-Apr-2005
Strix, the manufacturer of kettle components with 1,000 staff in Chester, the Isle of Man and China, is to be acquired by ABN Amro Capital for an estimated £300m.
25-Apr-2005
Rentokil Initial, the support services group, is considering plans to relocate its headquarters to a more-suitable site in the East Grinstead area, and there will also be a small head office in central London.
25-Apr-2005
Cinven is to sell its McKechnie aerospace and engineering business and its Dynacast die-cast components business to Melrose for £429m.
21-Apr-2005
WSP has acquired PHB Group, the United Arab Emirates-based firm of consulting engineers, for an initial £0.5m.
20-Apr-2005
Premier Kitchens & Bedrooms has won permission to build a £1.7m showroom, warehouse and office complex in Peterborough, and plans to relocate the 68 staff from its existing site by the end of the year.
20-Apr-2005
The Environment Agency is considering an application for the installation of a third furnace at the Eastcroft incinerating plant in the centre of Nottingham.
20-Apr-2005
Fenner is to acquire Wellington Holdings, the polymer seals manufacturer, for £45m.
20-Apr-2005
Crane Fruehauf's assets have been bought out of administration by Wordsworth Holdings, and the trailer production lines will be transferred from Norfolk to Grantham.
20-Apr-2005
Chloride has acquired Harath Engineering Services, the supplier of critical power protection services with a nationwide branch network, for £10m.
19-Apr-2005
Manor Direct is to create 20 new jobs at its kitchen design and fittings business in Hull this month.
19-Apr-2005
Nicholsons Sealing Technologies is to relocate its aircraft and automotive seals business and 130 staff from three sites to a new 50,000 sq ft site near Stanley later this year, with the creation of 20 new jobs.
15-Apr-2005
Corus is to invest £4.4m in the modernisation of its beam mill in Redcar, but this will result in the loss of 98 jobs.
14-Apr-2005
Deritend has acquired East Midlands Industrial Rewinds, the Ashby-de-la-Zouch-based motor repair company.
13-Apr-2005
Paddock Fabrications has acquired Millenco Hardware of Wolverhampton for undisclosed terms, creating a combined architectural hardware business with 375 staff.
12-Apr-2005
Avon Group Manufacturing has acquired P&D Manufacturing, the Corsham-based toolmaker and injection moulder with 25 staff, for undisclosed terms.
12-Apr-2005
Automotive Technik, the armoured vehicle manufacturer, is to be acquired by Stewart & Stevenson Services of the US for £25m.
11-Apr-2005
Amec has acquired Game Nucleaire, the French nuclear engineering company with 620 staff, for £14m.
08-Apr-2005
Waterman Group has acquired Quadrant Consulting, the Cardiff-based consulting engineer specialising in civil and structural engineering projects, for an initial £0.25m.
08-Apr-2005
Renown Engineering, the Cramlington-based welding and precision machining company with 75 staff, has undergone a management buy-in backed by GE Commercial Finance.
08-Apr-2005
Partech Instruments is to merge with EauxSys, creating a combined Cornwall-based water testing equipment group with 24 staff called Partech.
08-Apr-2005
Bullen, the road, rail, water and environmental company with 500 staff, has been acquired by Aecon Technology, the US-based parent of Faber Maunsell.
07-Apr-2005
Oxford Instruments is to acquire HKL Technology, the Danish manufacturer of Electron BackScatter Diffraction systems, for an initial £2m.
06-Apr-2005
Tanfield Group is to relocate its recently-acquired Smith's Electric Vehicles division from Gateshead to its County Durham headquarters by the end of next month.
06-Apr-2005
Enterprise has acquired ESBI Engineering, the power distribution and transmission network contractor, for up to £12m.
05-Apr-2005
Sure Maintenance has secured a multi-million pound investment package from Graphite Capital to fund the expansion of its Liverpool-based domestic heating systems business.
01-Apr-2005
Sanyo UK is seeking permission to double the size of its premises at the Gapton Hall industrial estate in Yarmouth to 60,000 sq ft.
01-Apr-2005
First Engineering is to relocate its headquarters from Glasgow to purpose-built premises in Hamilton next year, which will involve moving more than 450 staff from four sites in the west of Scotland.
01-Apr-2005
Hepworth Building Products, the Sheffield-based pipe manufacturer with 1,400 staff, has been acquired by Wavin of the Netherlands for undisclosed terms.
01-Apr-2005
MTL Instruments has acquired GeCma, the German manufacturer of operator display units for use in hazardous industrial areas, for an initial £6.9m.
31-Mar-2005
Ultra Electronics is to acquire the US-based aerospace cockpit instrumentation business of Horizon Aerospace for £2.4m.
30-Mar-2005
IDT of Gateshead has acquired the message signs business of Basingstoke-based street lighting company Urbis for undisclosed terms.
30-Mar-2005
South Shropshire District Council has secured a £1.2m government grant to build a BioDigester plant in Ludlow, in order to convert gas from household waste into energy.
30-Mar-2005
Vindon Healthcare is planning to raise £0.3m in a share placing to fund the development of its environmental control products.
30-Mar-2005
Yorkshire Water is to invest £1.5bn in upgrading its water mains and treatment works over the next five years.
29-Mar-2005
British Thornton ESF is to relocate its Leeds-based educational furniture manufacturing business and 135 staff from Burley to a new site in Keighley, and 25 new jobs will be created.
29-Mar-2005
BAe Systems is to create 100 new jobs in Barrow, having won a £463m order to supply field guns to the US Marine Corps and the US Army.
29-Mar-2005
Utek, the US-based technology transfer company, is planning to raise £8m in a secondary listing on Aim, in order to expand its operations in the UK.
29-Mar-2005
Homeserve has sold its remaining commercial outsourcing operations, with Middleton Maintenance Services going to management for £1.2m and Onsite South and Onsite Central to South Staffordshire for £4m.
24-Mar-2005
Plymouth City Council is to build a £2m waste transfer station at Chelson Meadow, in order to move waste out of the city when the tip closes in 2007.
24-Mar-2005
Essex County Council is considering plans from Cleanaway to set up a waste treatment plant at Pitsea.
24-Mar-2005
Delcam has acquired Engineering Geometry Systems, the US-based supplier of specialist machining software and associated services, for £1.6m.
23-Mar-2005
Now Group is to open a new kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms factory in Preston this summer, with the creation of 100 jobs.
23-Mar-2005
Yorkshire Forward is to invest £9.6m in the region's advanced engineering and metals industry, which should help to create about 500 jobs, and grants will be offered to companies and universities for research projects.
22-Mar-2005
RU Recycling has identified three potential sites in Derby to build a £5m recycling plant, in order to handle a contract to process the city's waste for the next ten years.
22-Mar-2005
Godfrey Syrett of Newcastle has won a £20m contract to supply office furniture to the Department for Transport and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, which will create up to 30 new jobs.
22-Mar-2005
Yorkshire Forward is providing a £2.1m grant for the development of the country's first manufacturing base for nanotechnology-based consumer products, which will be operated by scientists at the University of Leeds.
18-Mar-2005
Middle Level Commissioners has announced plans for the development of a new £40m pumping station at St Germans near King's Lynn, to prevent flooding in the Fens.
18-Mar-2005
Southern Water is to seek permission for the development of a £200m waste water plant and sludge recycling centre at Peacehaven, Sussex.
18-Mar-2005
Ainscough Engineering Services has acquired Vanguard Industrial out of administration for undisclosed terms.
17-Mar-2005
Cordell Group has bought IPM Industries, the Teesside-based engineering and pump maintenance company with 30 staff, out of administration.
17-Mar-2005
Hardy & Greys has acquired Chub, the Essex-based supplier of carp fishing equipment, for more than £1m.
16-Mar-2005
Smiths Group has acquired US Seals, the US-based manufacturer of mechanical pump seals, for £6m.
16-Mar-2005
Morgan Marine is to create 20 new jobs at its fibreglass composite and steel housings manufacturing business near Ammanford this year.
16-Mar-2005
Glen Dimplex has acquired Lec Refrigeration, the Bognor-based fridge and freezer manufacturer with 300 staff, from Sime Darby for undisclosed terms.
16-Mar-2005
Thomas Smith & Co, the Peterhead-based textiles manufacturer with 56 staff, has been bought out of receivership by a new firm called Smiths of Peterhead.
16-Mar-2005
Portaramp is to relocate its ramp manufacturing business and 41 staff from Thetford to a 43,000 sq ft factory in East Harling over the next two weeks, which could lead to the creation of up to 60 new jobs.
15-Mar-2005
Mayborn Group has acquired Tube Plastics, the Stourport-on-Severn-based supplier of children's outdoor play equipment, for an initial £10m.
14-Mar-2005
Centurian Hose & Couplings of Preston has acquired Glasgow-based Nethermayne and Spiraflex, in a deal backed by Cattles Invoice Finance.
11-Mar-2005
National Britannia, the Caerphilly-based health and safety group with 550 staff, has undergone a £25m management buy-out backed by West Private Equity.
11-Mar-2005
Lewis Spring Products is to create 50 new jobs at its factory in Redditch, having agreed to amalgamate with fellow manufacturer Pre-Met of Kent.
11-Mar-2005
Carillion is to acquire Planned Maintenance Group, the provider of mechanical and engineering maintenance services with 1,200 staff at its offices and a further 1,100 mobile technicians operating from 15 service centres, for £40m.
10-Mar-2005
Aerogistics has acquired King & Fowler, the Merseyside-based metal coatings company with 45 staff, from Bodycote for undisclosed terms.
10-Mar-2005
Complete Office Solutions has acquired Printout Supplies of Wakefield for undisclosed terms, creating the largest privately-owned stationery group in the North of England.
10-Mar-2005
Paul Moy Associates, the Liverpool-based mechanical and electrical consulting engineer, is creating nine new jobs at offices in London and Manchester.
09-Mar-2005
Amec has acquired Environmental Advice Centre, the ecological surveys company with 25 staff in Mold, Flintshire and Richmond, Yorkshire, for £1.4m.
08-Mar-2005
Hanson has acquired Thermalite, the manufacturer of aerated concrete blocks with 390 staff at production sites in Newbury, West Thurrock and Sutton Coldfield, for £120m.
08-Mar-2005
Express Electrical Distributors, the Wigan-based electrical wholesaler with 120 staff at 15 depots, has undergone a £2.3m management buy-out.
08-Mar-2005
BAe Systems is to acquire United Defense Industries, the US combat vehicle manufacturer, for £2.1bn.
08-Mar-2005
Kayfoam, the Paisley-based foam manufacturer with 56 staff, has undergone a £1.2m management buy-out from Kay-Metzler.
07-Mar-2005
Hardide is planning to raise £1.7m in a flotation on Aim next month to fund the expansion of its Oxfordshire-based surface engineering technology business.
07-Mar-2005
Zenith Hygiene has acquired Quantum Hygiene, the Orpington-based supplier of cleaning, hygiene and ancillary products, for £1.8m.
04-Mar-2005
Intelek has sold Pascall Electronics, the manufacturer of power supplies and radio frequency components, to Xcel Corporation for £4.7m.
03-Mar-2005
Roballo Engineering is investing £1.2m in new machinery at its bearings factory in Peterlee, securing the future of 55 jobs and creating 15 new ones.
03-Mar-2005
Rotork has acquired PC Intertechnik, the German fluid systems company, for £6.7m.
03-Mar-2005
Jiskoot Autocontrol, the Kent-based supplier of measurement solutions, has undergone a management buy-out.
02-Mar-2005
White Young Green has acquired Robert Long Consultancy, the environmental consultancy with 38 staff in Lyndhurst, St Ives and Huddersfield, and WynThomasGordonLewis, the Cardiff-based town planning consultancy with 40 staff.
02-Mar-2005
Scottish Water is to invest £75m in improvements to its drinking water infrastructure in Ayrshire.
01-Mar-2005
Hospital Metalcraft is seeking permission to build a new £10m furniture and equipment factory in Blandford, in order to consolidate operations from seven existing sites.
01-Mar-2005
Airbus has confirmed plans to create 650 jobs at its aircraft wings factory in Broughton over the next two years.
01-Mar-2005
Hodgson & Hodgson has acquired Salex Acoustic Materials, the Braintree-based supplier of acoustic components with 50 staff, from Wellman Engineering for undisclosed terms.
28-Feb-2005
Pimpernel International, the Consett-based tablemat manufacturer with 187 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
28-Feb-2005
Thompson Plastics Group has bought Polymer Engineering, the Crewe-based manufacturer of vehicle mouldings with 50 staff, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
28-Feb-2005
Severn Trent Water is to invest £2.3bn in improvements to the quality of drinking water across the Midlands over the next five years.
25-Feb-2005
Baltic Pine, the timber conservatory manufacturer, has been acquired by West Country Investments, and more than 150 new jobs will be created by setting up a telesales call centre in west Cornwall.
25-Feb-2005
Status Windows of Staffordshire is to cease trading, with the loss of ten jobs and a reduction in work for 16 contracted installers and ten self-employed agents.
25-Feb-2005
A&J Scott is to start work next month on the development of a new £5m sawmill at its site in Northumberland.
24-Feb-2005
RingProp is to raise £3m in a share placing to fund the development of its range of propeller designs.
21-Feb-2005
Ennstone is planning to sell its Johnston Engineering operations to Bucher Industries and a North American management team for a total £26m.
21-Feb-2005
Kigass Electronics, the West Midlands-based manufacturer of spark ignition electrodes, is to be acquired by Buckland Group for £1m.
18-Feb-2005
Cadillac Plastic, the Swindon-based plastics company with 24 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from GE Advanced Materials Speciality Film & Sheet for undisclosed terms.
18-Feb-2005
Smiths Group is to acquire Farran Technology, the Irish developer of detection systems, for £13m.
17-Feb-2005
Frank Sutton is investing £1.5m in a new tractor and farm equipment dealership near Pencoed.
17-Feb-2005
M&P Metalcraft, the Teesside-based metal fabrications company with 11 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
17-Feb-2005
Fruehauf Parts & Service has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing the future of 268 jobs and 17 branches across the country.
17-Feb-2005
Infast is to sell Infast Philidas, the Pontefract-based manufacturer of metal fasteners, for up to £0.7m.
16-Feb-2005
SectorGuard is planning to acquire SectorAlarm, the electronic security systems installation and maintenance company, for up to £1.2m.
16-Feb-2005
Paul Holdings has undergone a £5.3m management buy-out, and is planning to relocate its Paul Fabrications business and up to 125 staff from Draycott to a purpose-built site this year.
16-Feb-2005
Alphaform, the German prototyping and tooling company, is to set up a production site in Newbury by the end of March.
15-Feb-2005
Avon Group Manufacturing has acquired Precision Cut Rubber of Corsham, Wiltshire, out of administration, as well as its sister company in the Czech Republic.
15-Feb-2005
Mid Kent Water is to be sold by WestLB to Hastings Fund Management, which is controlled by Westpac, for about £230m.
14-Feb-2005
IMI is to acquire Syron Engineering & Manufacturing, the US provider of press tooling solutions, for £18m.
10-Feb-2005
JMW Aluminium is to create more than 20 new jobs at its Newcastle-based aluminium fabrication business.
09-Feb-2005
Osma Underfloor Heating of Exeter has been acquired by Wavin Group of the Netherlands for undisclosed terms.
09-Feb-2005
Cobham has acquired WA Systems of Exeter from Emblem International for an initial £1m, in order to expand its Chelton Defence Communications business.
08-Feb-2005
Michelin has pledged to invest £5m in the modernisation of its tyre factory in Stoke-on-Trent.
08-Feb-2005
Atraverda is to set up a £4m battery components factory at the Roseheyworth Industrial Estate near Abertillery, with the creation of 40 jobs.
07-Feb-2005
Hyder Consulting is to raise £10m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its management consultancy and engineering design business.
07-Feb-2005
Enodis has sold its Vent Master ventilation equipment business to Halton Group of Finland for £3.2m.
07-Feb-2005
Viridor Waste Management has acquired Mac Glass Recycling, the glass processing company with 25 staff, and Viridor will now relocate its existing unit at Wishaw in North Lanarkshire to Mac's site in Midlothian.
04-Feb-2005
Eurocut is planning to almost double the size of its precision instruments factory in Sheffield, and the workforce is rising by 15% to more than 100.
04-Feb-2005
Expro International has acquired Read Matre Instruments, the Norwegian supplier of subsea sensor and monitoring technologies, for £7m.
04-Feb-2005
BSW Timber is to invest £15m in the expansion of its sawmill at Newbridge-on-Wye over the next three years, with the creation of 24 jobs.
03-Feb-2005
Parkwood has acquired Ecological Sciences, the organic waste recycling specialist, for £0.7m, in order to expand its public sector outsourcing operations.
02-Feb-2005
Marstair has acquired the Quartz water fans manufacturing business from Vent Axia Group for undisclosed terms.
02-Feb-2005
Homeserve has sold Doorman Services, the supplier of manual and automatic doors, to Assa Abloy of Sweden for £6.6m.
02-Feb-2005
City Refrigeration Holdings is to receive a £2.4m Scottish Executive grant to help set up a new £15m headquarters in Glasgow, securing the future of 352 jobs.
01-Feb-2005
Stirling Square Capital has acquired two aerospace components suppliers - Permaswage of France and Designed Metal Connections of the US - for a total £79m.
01-Feb-2005
First Technology has sold RDI, its French component distribution business, to Axess Technology for about £3m.
31-Jan-2005
Tomkins has acquired Milcor, the US-based air systems company with 350 staff, from Gibraltar Industries for undisclosed terms.
31-Jan-2005
Cambridge Glasshouse Company, the supplier of glasshouses with 30 staff, has undergone a £1.8m management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland Corporate.
31-Jan-2005
United Polymers, the manufacturer of rubber and plastic products with 140 staff, has been bought out of administration by Aberdare-based UK-Euro Group and has been renamed Crosslink.
31-Jan-2005
The Department for Environment has awarded £100m to the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority to help fund the development of up to five large waste recycling centres.
31-Jan-2005
BAe Systems has reached agreement on a £648m deal to sell most of its avionics business to Finmeccanica of Italy.
31-Jan-2005
Interregnum has acquired Audio Visual Machines, the audio visual solutions provider, for £0.5m.
28-Jan-2005
Bentleys Industrial Services of Hull is to sell its workwear rental division to Johnson's Apparelmaster, its linen rental business to Leeds-based Brooks and its NHS laundry business to Hampshire-based Sunlight Service.
28-Jan-2005
GRP Laminates, the Cowes-based boatbuilder with about 30 staff, has been bought out of administration by Oxford-based Seighford Investments.
27-Jan-2005
Caterpillar, the US industrial equipment group, is to set up a £1m financial centre in Larne, Northern Ireland, with the creation of 25 jobs.
26-Jan-2005
Dinkie Heel has acquired Friedman's, the Manchester-based distributor of lycra-based materials with annual turnover of £2.6m.
26-Jan-2005
Corus Tubes is to relocate a steel pipe mill and 73 staff from Stockton to its site in Hartlepool by August, and the Stockton site will be sold.
26-Jan-2005
Gaskells is to set up a new £2.5m waste transfer and recycling plant in Bootle later this year, with the creation of at least ten jobs.
25-Jan-2005
Thamesdown Software Fulfilment has acquired SDC GB, the CD manufacturer, which will lead to the creation of 60 new jobs in Swindon.
25-Jan-2005
Torex Retail has acquired Flexiline Forecourt Services, the Hertfordshire-based supplier of equipment to petrol filling stations, for £2.1m.
21-Jan-2005
Standard Wool, the Bradford-based wool merchant and processor, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
21-Jan-2005
Airbus is to create 800 new jobs at its aircraft wings factory at Broughton in Flintshire.
20-Jan-2005
Beal Group has acquired Bradford-based companies Bradford Cover & Tent and Garden Marquees, in order to expand its Dundee-based JT Inglis textile processing business.
20-Jan-2005
Scottish & Southern Energy has acquired Business Power & Systems, the electrical contracting operation with 200 staff in Bury St Edmunds, Colchester, Peterborough and Bridgend, from Alfred McAlpine Utility Services for £3m.
19-Jan-2005
Metalrax has acquired Cooper Coated Coil, the West Bromwich-based metal coatings company, for an initial £3.8m.
19-Jan-2005
Gravatom Engineering Systems is to set up a £0.5m factory in Workington to develop systems for the nuclear, pharmaceutical and medical industries, and 30 staff are being recruited.
19-Jan-2005
James Fisher has acquired Harsh Environment Systems, the Cumbria-based supplier of monitoring solutions to the nuclear decommissioning industry, for £1.6m.
19-Jan-2005
Gooch & Housego is in negotiations to acquire the Clarks site in Ilminster, in order to set up a new precision optoelectronics factory and headquarters.
19-Jan-2005
Viridor Waste Management has submitted plans to build a new composting centre near Cullompton, in partnership with Devon County Council and Devon Waste Management.
19-Jan-2005
Workwear Express, the County Durham-based supplier of corporate clothing, is planning to double its 20-strong workforce over the next two years.
17-Jan-2005
CompAir Reavell is planning to relocate its Ipswich factory and about 100 jobs to the Landmark Business Park this summer, while its existing site has been sold to housing developer Fairview.
17-Jan-2005
Knauf Drywall is planning to expand its plasterboard factory in Immingham by 50%, including a new production hall, warehouse and trailer park.
17-Jan-2005
Dawson International is to acquire Dorma, the bed linen manufacturer with two plants in the north west, from Coats for £10m.
17-Jan-2005
S Lyles is to sell its Jilling Ing Mills textiles site in Dewsbury and relocate the workforce to its nearby Calder Bank factory.
14-Jan-2005
CRC Glenrothes is to create up to 100 new jobs at its Fife-based television equipment repair business, having won a new £9m contract from NTL.
13-Jan-2005
RPL, the Birmingham-based manufacturer of repetition turned parts with annual turnover of £3m, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
13-Jan-2005
Komatsu UK is to create 20 new jobs at its excavator manufacturing plant in County Durham over the next two months.
13-Jan-2005
T Clarke has acquired Smith Contracting Services, the electrical and mechanical contractor with 170 staff in Falkirk and Aberdeen, for £4.2m.
11-Jan-2005
Laird has acquired Cateron Corporation, the supplier of EMI shielding fabric over foam gaskets with sites in Taiwan and China, for £13m.
11-Jan-2005
Deepdale Solutions is relocating its walling, doors and glazing manufacturing business and 22 staff from Thirsk to Hartlepool, and 19 new jobs are being created.
10-Jan-2005
Certex UK, the Doncaster-based lifting equipment manufacturer with 150 staff, has undergone a £5.2m management buy-out from FKI.
10-Jan-2005
TSF Retail Solutions, the shopfitting company, is planning to create about 60 jobs at its new headquarters in Washington, Tyne & Wear, over the next six months.
06-Jan-2005
Icon Polymer Group has acquired Silvertown UK, the Burton-upon-Trent-based manufacturer of rubber bearings with 250 staff, for undisclosed terms.
06-Jan-2005
Astropol has acquired Portwood Colour, the Bury-based PVC powder colouring company, for undisclosed terms.
06-Jan-2005
Johnson Service has acquired the corporate wear business of Dewhirst Group for £22m.
05-Jan-2005
Teknor Apex of the US has acquired the engineering thermoplastics compounding business of Chem Polymer, which includes 150 staff at plants in Oldbury, Cinderford and the US, for undisclosed terms.
05-Jan-2005