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Engineering - 2007
AES Engineering is to invest £13m in the expansion of its Rotherham-based industrial seals manufacturing business in 2008.
28-Dec-2007
Help-Link is to expand its heating and plumbing installation business in South Yorkshire, with the creation of 15 jobs for supervisors, surveyors, engineers and apprentices.
28-Dec-2007
AssetCo has acquired TVAC, the provider of engineering solutions to fire and rescue services, for an initial £2.1m, as well as UVM, the ambulance manufacturer, for an initial £0.7m.
24-Dec-2007
Enviro Kleen has submitted plans to build a £1m waste transfer and recycling unit in Kirkcaldy, with the creation of ten jobs.
24-Dec-2007
ESS Steels Holdings, the manufacturer of components for the oil industry with sites in Sheffield and Rotherham, has undergone a management buy-out backed by £35m from Yorkshire Bank and £12m from Baird Capital Partners Europe.
24-Dec-2007
Augean has acquired Hitech Equipment, the Paisley-based waste recycling company with 40 staff, for £6.2m.
24-Dec-2007
Oxfordshire County Council is planning to build a £100m waste incinerator, and will now await proposals from companies and create a shortlist of possible sites.
24-Dec-2007
HIE Innse Gall has awarded grants to Harris Tweed Hebrides and Harris Tweed Textiles Manufacturing for the purchase of new equipment that will create about 40 jobs at their mills in the Outer Hebrides.
24-Dec-2007
Flomerics, the supplier of engineering simulation software, is to sell its electromagnetics business to Computer Simulation Technology of Germany for £1.6m.
24-Dec-2007
Senior has acquired Capo Industries, the US manufacturer of super-alloy components, for £42m.
24-Dec-2007
Halma has acquired PP Medizintechnik, the German manufacturer of small diagnostic medical devices, for £39m.
24-Dec-2007
BAe Systems is to acquire MTC Technologies, the US defence technology and logistics group with 3,000 staff, for £226m.
24-Dec-2007
Gallaher, the tobacco company, is considering plans to relocate its Surrey headquarters, and is seeking a suitable site of up to 70,000 sq ft near Weybridge.
24-Dec-2007
Morgan Crucible has acquired Certech and Carpenter Advanced Ceramics, the US technical ceramics manufacturers, for £73m.
24-Dec-2007
Cobham is to acquire Lansdale, the US-based electronic warfare technology business with 400 staff, from BAe Systems for £120m.
20-Dec-2007
Yuasa Battery Europe has secured a £18m investment from GE Commercial Finance to fund the expansion of its Ebbw Vale-based battery manufacturing business.
20-Dec-2007
Intellection is to relocate its X-Ray Mineral Services business from Colwyn Bay to a larger site at Abergele early next year, with the creation of 20 jobs.
20-Dec-2007
Derrick Services, the offshore engineering firm with 73 staff in Great Yarmouth and Edinburgh, has been bought out of administration by a newly-formed company called Derrick Structures.
20-Dec-2007
Webro is seeking permission from Erewash Borough Council to expand its fibre cables warehouse in Long Eaton, with the creation of 26 jobs.
20-Dec-2007
Uponor is planning to relocate its plastic pipes extrusion business from Cork to its Banbridge site in Northern Ireland by the end of 2008, with the transfer of some of the 60 staff.
20-Dec-2007
Swift Caravans has submitted plans to East Riding Council for the £20m expansion of its factory in Cottingham, which would create about 250 jobs.
18-Dec-2007
Simon Jersey, the East Lancashire-based corporate uniform manufacturer with 225 staff, has been acquired by Kwintet of Sweden.
18-Dec-2007
Develop Training, the industrial training firm with sites in York, Derby, Bradford, Warrington, Swindon, Oakham and Glasgow, has undergone a £15m management buy-out.
17-Dec-2007
Nicolson Engineering is seeking permission to expand its premises at Bower in Caithness with the creation of 70 jobs, in order to take on more work for the oil industry.
17-Dec-2007
Inspicio, the testing and inspection company with 5,000 staff, is to be acquired by a 3i investment vehicle for £229m.
17-Dec-2007
Romag is to create up to 40 new jobs at its specialist glass manufacturing business in County Durham next year.
14-Dec-2007
Oxford Advanced Surfaces, the Oxford-based developer of materials technology, has been acquired by Kanyon for £19m.
14-Dec-2007
CAV Aerospace is to invest £7m in the expansion of its aircraft components factory in Consett, with the creation of 44 jobs.
12-Dec-2007
Spice has acquired Gas Heating UK, the Glasgow-based gas appliance installation and maintenance company with 140 staff, for £2.2m.
12-Dec-2007
Senior has acquired Absolute Manufacturing, the US manufacturer of precision machined parts for the aerospace industry, for £7.1m.
12-Dec-2007
URS Corporation is to create about 60 jobs at its new environmental engineering office at the Derwent Business Centre in Derby over the next two years.
12-Dec-2007
Johnson Matthey is to acquire Argillon Group, the catalysts and ceramic materials manufacturer with 1,500 staff in Germany, Poland and Romania, for £153m.
11-Dec-2007
Camcal has won an order to construct 49 turbine towers for a Turkish onshore project, providing work for up to 70 people at its Lewis yard in the Western Isles.
11-Dec-2007
Anglesey Mining is to restart operations at the Parys Mountain zinc, lead and copper mine near Amlwch next year, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
11-Dec-2007
Servoca has acquired International Security & Surveillance, the security firm with 150 staff and offices in Slough and Edinburgh, for about £0.7m, as well as security technology firm ISS Special Projects for £0.9m.
10-Dec-2007
Plumbing Imports of Thirsk has acquired Hampshire-based Wilky Bathroom Solutions, in order to expand the turnover of its bathroom products business from £7.5m to £13m.
10-Dec-2007
Polypipe Civils is to relocate its headquarters to a new 60,000 sq ft site at the Charnwood Business Park in Loughborough over the next few weeks, with the creation of 15 jobs.
07-Dec-2007
South East Water is planning to merge with Mid Kent Water, leading to the creation of a new centralised customer service centre with more than 150 staff in Snodland.
07-Dec-2007
Quinn Glass is to create 20 new jobs following a £41m investment in upgrading two furnaces at its plant in Derrylin, County Fermanagh.
06-Dec-2007
Wrightbus is creating 52 jobs at a new 50,000 sq ft unit for its Wright Composites subsidiary in Ballymena, in order to manufacture GRP and composite components.
06-Dec-2007
P14, the engineering and design group that includes Resolven-based Nidum Precision Tooling and Merthyr-based Magor Designs, has undergone a management buy-in.
06-Dec-2007
Berco is to relocate its crawler vehicle tracks factory from Middlesbrough to a 150,000 sq ft unit at the former Black & Decker site in Spennymoor next spring, and the 25-strong workforce will double over the following two years.
06-Dec-2007
Pennon Group is to acquire Grosvenor Waste Management, the Kent-based materials recycling firm, for £80m, in order to expand its Viridor subsidiary.
06-Dec-2007
CDE has secured financial backing from Invest NI for the £5.4m expansion of its quarry equipment manufacturing plant in County Tyrone, which will create 40 jobs.
05-Dec-2007
May Gurney Integrated Services has acquired Southern Household Waste Recycling Centre from Environmental Waste Controls, including waste contracts with councils in Norfolk and Gloucestershire, for an initial £3.2m.
05-Dec-2007
Fishers, the laundry and textile firm with 600 staff in Perth, Aberfeldy and Cupar, has undergone a £40m management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland.
05-Dec-2007
Wastefile UK has acquired YWM, the waste management company with 50 staff in North Lincolnshire and Cornwall, as part of a strategy to create a nationwide recycling business.
05-Dec-2007
Weir Group is to acquire CH Warman Pump Group, the South African supplier of pumps to the mining industry, for £113m.
05-Dec-2007
Wolf Minerals is planning to reopen Hemerdon tin and tungsten mine near Plymouth, with the creation of 200 jobs.
05-Dec-2007
WS Atkins has acquired Nedtech Engineering, the Dutch aerospace consultancy with annual turnover of £3.5m.
04-Dec-2007
Willis & Gambier, the furniture manufacturer, is relocating its headquarters from Saffron Walden to the 545,000 sq ft ProLogis phase 2 site at Kingston Park in Peterborough.
04-Dec-2007
Segro has prelet a 150,000 sq ft office at the Winnersh Triangle expansion in Berkshire to US engineer Jacobs, and the company will relocate from nearby Reading in 2009.
04-Dec-2007
AgustaWestland has won a £470m helicopter maintenance contract with the Ministry of Defence, which will secure 270 jobs at Search & Rescue bases and create 40 new jobs.
03-Dec-2007
Low & Bonar is to acquire MTX Group, the German manufacturer of technical coated fabrics with 600 staff, for £119m.
30-Nov-2007
Bombardier Aerospace is to create 330 permanent and temporary jobs at its Shorts aerospace components factory in Belfast.
30-Nov-2007
The National Hyperbaric Centre in Aberdeen has unveiled plans to build a £10m pressure chamber for the testing of sub-sea equipment.
30-Nov-2007
Econotherm is to set up a heat exchangers factory and research centre in Bridgend, with the creation of 12 jobs.
29-Nov-2007
Amec has acquired Hydrosphere Resource Consultants, the US water resources planning company with 27 staff, for £1.4m.
28-Nov-2007
Shropshire County Council is to consider plans from Veolia Environmental Services for the development of a new waste and recycling centre in Oswestry.
28-Nov-2007
Hyder Consulting is to acquire Voigt Ingenieure, the German water, waste and transportation business with 75 staff, for £5.6m.
28-Nov-2007
British Engines is to relocate its cable glands division and 180 staff from Newcastle to the Nelson Industrial Estate in Cramlington over the next few months.
26-Nov-2007
STP Group, the Derbyshire-based manufacturer of timber doors and stairs with more than 200 staff, has been acquired by Leeds-based private investment firm Endless.
26-Nov-2007
Kelda, the owner of Yorkshire Water with 4,000 staff, is to be acquired by a consortium including GIC Special Investments and Infracapital Partners for £3bn.
26-Nov-2007
Umeco has acquired George Cole Technologies, the Manchester-based composite materials manufacturer trading as Primco, for £3m.
23-Nov-2007
Oregon is planning to set up a timber frame factory in Derby by next April, with the creation of 20 jobs.
23-Nov-2007
Cobham is to acquire S-TEC Corporation, the US manufacturer of aircraft autopilots with 180 staff, from Meggitt for £19m.
22-Nov-2007
Ex-Or is to expand the capacity at its lighting technology business in Haydock by 50% over the next 18 months, with an increase in the 34-strong workforce.
22-Nov-2007
Dron & Dickson, the offshore electrical installation firm with 150 staff in Stirling, Aberdeen, Hull, Teesside and Lowestoft, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Bank of Scotland.
22-Nov-2007
VT Group has acquired Advanced Engineering & Planning Corp, the US helicopter support services firm with 450 staff, for £34m.
22-Nov-2007
Apollo Metals of Birmingham has been sold by Murray International Holdings to ThyssenKrupp of Germany for undisclosed terms.
21-Nov-2007
Wadkin, the Leicestershire-based engineering firm with 50 staff, has been bought out of administration by a former chairman of hardware chain Wilkinson.
21-Nov-2007
Ryedale District Council has approved plans from Rack Systems to expand its office furniture components factory in Kirkbymoorside, with the creation of 15 jobs.
21-Nov-2007
Wellstream is to invest £35m in the expansion of its flexible pipeline factories in Newcastle and Brazil.
21-Nov-2007
Morson has acquired Rosta Engineering, the Stockport-based recruitment firm, for up to £1.4m.
20-Nov-2007
James Jones & Sons has unveiled plans to invest £20m in the development of a new sawmill in Lockerbie by 2009, which will increase the existing 56-strong workforce.
20-Nov-2007
The Newcastle Aviation Academy has secured funding for a £3.2m expansion project, in order to create a new aviation training centre and take on more students.
20-Nov-2007
Hughes Christensen is to invest £4.6m in the expansion of its drill bits factory in Belfast, with the creation of 52 jobs.
19-Nov-2007
Trelleborg has sold Trelleborg Automotive, the Coventry-based airsprings manufacturer with 110 staff, to management for undisclosed terms.
19-Nov-2007
Raytheon of the US is setting up a 42,000 sq ft office at Harman House in Uxbridge, in order to expand the 14,000 sq ft unit taken at the site last May.
19-Nov-2007
The Ministry of Defence has won planning permission from West Berkshire Council to build a small-scale weapon components factory at the AWE site in Burghfield.
16-Nov-2007
Conduit Construction Network is to expand capacity at its timber door sets manufacturing business in Cramlington, Northumberland, with the creation of 20 jobs.
15-Nov-2007
Parker Steel is seeking permission from Adur District Council to build a new steel processing factory at Shoreham Harbour, with the creation of up to 280 jobs.
15-Nov-2007
Avacta Group is to acquire Oxford Medical Diagnostics, the gas-detection technology company, for an initial £3m.
15-Nov-2007
Oregon Timber Frame is planning to nearly double its 100-strong workforce in Selkirk, having won planning permission to build an on-site manufacturing plant.
15-Nov-2007
Cummins is to create a further 60 jobs at its engines factory in Darlington early next year, in order to work on a new exhaust manufacturing section.
14-Nov-2007
ATG Airports has bought Alstom Airport Lighting, the Warwickshire-based manufacturer of airport lighting systems, for undisclosed terms.
14-Nov-2007
Brinker Technology has secured a £3m cash injection from private equity fund Epi-V to fund the expansion of its Aberdeen-based pipeline sealing business.
14-Nov-2007
FKI has bought Hunslet-Barclay, the Kilmarnock-based railway engineering firm, out of administration for £2.1m, in order to expand its Brush Traction division.
13-Nov-2007
Hawick Knitwear is to create 30 new jobs at its Borders-based knitwear business over the next year, having secured funds from Scottish Enterprise to expand production.
13-Nov-2007
Entek, the battery component manufacturer with 135 staff in North Tyneside, has undergone a management buy-out.
13-Nov-2007
Premier Steel Processing is to relocate its metals business and 24 staff from Tipton to the Kingswinford site of parent company United Steels.
13-Nov-2007
Avocet Hardware, the manufacturer of door and window hardware with 200 staff in Brighouse, has undergone a management buy-out from Masco Corporation for undisclosed terms.
13-Nov-2007
Smiths Group has sold Marine Systems, its Essex-based business trading as Kelvin Hughes and ChartCo with 330 staff, to KH Finance for £52m.
12-Nov-2007
PWS is to invest £10m in the expansion of its kitchen components factory in Newton Aycliffe, with the creation of 100 jobs over the next five years.
12-Nov-2007
London Borough of Hounslow is to consider plans from CIP to build a £18m waste treatment plant with two anaerobic digesters at the site of the former Western International Market by 2010.
12-Nov-2007
Firth Rixson, the Sheffield-based aerospace metal components manufacturer, is to be acquired by Oak Hill Capital Partners for £945m.
12-Nov-2007
Lawrence David is seeking a suitable site of about 4,000 sq ft in the Peterborough area to set up a new trailer factory.
12-Nov-2007
WSP has acquired CEL International, the Coventry-based engineering consultancy with about 170 staff, for £22m.
08-Nov-2007
Genus has sold HTSPE, the Hemel Hempstead-based natural resources development consultancy, to a management team for £3.2m.
07-Nov-2007
Solid State has acquired RZ Pressure Instruments Supply, the Swiss battery pack manufacturer, for an initial £0.5m.
07-Nov-2007
Litter Boss has acquired Bettakleen, the North Shields-based cleaning firm, and the combined 600-strong workforce will rise by 100 over the next 12 months.
07-Nov-2007
Advantica is creating up to 30 jobs at its engineering business in Loughborough, due to rising demand from the oil and gas industry.
07-Nov-2007
Sirdar has sold its Wakefield-based yarns division to a management buy-out backed by RBS Invoice Finance for £3m.
07-Nov-2007
SSL International is to acquire Orthaheel, the supplier of corrective insoles, for an initial £15m.
07-Nov-2007
Totalduct, the Nottingham-based ventilation and ducting company with annual turnover of £1m, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Skye Corporate Finance for undisclosed terms.
06-Nov-2007
Barloworld Scientific, the Staffordshire-based laboratory equipment manufacturer with 950 staff, has been acquired by Nova Capital Management for £75m.
06-Nov-2007
Accura BD, the manufacturer of construction equipment with 73 staff in Stoke-on-Trent and 37 staff in Rotherham, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
06-Nov-2007
Chemring has acquired Richmond Electronics & Engineering, the Norfolk-based manufacturer of bomb disposal equipment, for £11m.
06-Nov-2007
Amec has acquired Young Associates, the environmental consultancy with 18 staff in Chester and Edinburgh, for £0.5m.
05-Nov-2007
Intertek has acquired Plastics Technologies Laboratories, the US plastics testing laboratory with 20 staff, for £2.6m.
05-Nov-2007
Parson & Crosland, the Middlesbrough-based steel supplier with 47 staff, has been acquired by Murray General Steels for undisclosed terms.
05-Nov-2007
Nightingales, the Shropshire-based clothing manufacturer with 80 staff, has been bought out of administration by JD Williams & Co, and production will move to Manchester.
05-Nov-2007
Fireline UK, the Manchester-based fireplace supplier with about 20 staff, has been acquired by Charlton & Jenrick of Shropshire for £2.7m.
02-Nov-2007
PTL, the Telford-based polymer industry training firm, has been acquired by Next-tec of Stafford.
02-Nov-2007
Greenstar UK has acquired Verdant Group, the Sevenoaks-based waste processing firm, creating a combined group with 1,450 staff at 38 sites throughout the country.
02-Nov-2007
Invensys is to sell APV, the West Sussex-based manufacturer of processing equipment, to SPX of the US for £250m.
01-Nov-2007
Beck & Pollitzer, the engineering services firm with 275 staff at sites in Bath, Bilston, Burton, Crayford, Dartford, Stalybridge, Washington and continental Europe, has been acquired by Hermes Private Equity for £55m.
31-Oct-2007
Vectra Group, the Warrington-based environmental consultancy with 110 staff, is to be sold by Volvere to Dutch design and engineering firm Arcadis for £6m.
30-Oct-2007
South Staffordshire Water, the Midlands-based water supplier with 1,400 staff, has been acquired by US infrastructure fund Alinda for an estimated £400m.
30-Oct-2007
PHSC is to acquire Guardian Water Treatment, the Basildon-based supplier of water hygiene products, for up to £2.2m.
29-Oct-2007
Greenstar has acquired M&B Waste Management, the Dewsbury-based waste processing company with 70 staff, for undisclosed terms.
29-Oct-2007
Chase Equipment, the Bilston-based manufacturer of loading bay equipment with 34 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
26-Oct-2007
Qinetiq is to acquire Boldon James, the security software company with 70 staff in Crewe and Maidenhead, for an estimated £20m.
25-Oct-2007
MWH, the water and environmental engineering group, is planning to create up to 70 jobs at a new office on Solihull Business Park.
25-Oct-2007
Howorth Airtech, the Bolton-based supplier of clean environment equipment with 100 staff, has undergone a £12m management buy-in.
25-Oct-2007
Victoria Laundry, the Honiton-based laundry firm, has been bought out of administration by Laundry South West, securing the future of 20 jobs.
25-Oct-2007
The Ministry of Defence is planning to shed about 1,000 civilian jobs at its headquarters in London and relocate a further 800 jobs to other sites by 2010.
24-Oct-2007
Dimensions Corporatewear is to relocate its Castle Donnington headquarters to a larger site at Willow Farm Business Park in September 2008, and the 150-strong workforce will rise to 200 within two years.
24-Oct-2007
Intertek has acquired Ageus Solutions, the Canadian environmental compliance consultancy with 28 staff, for an initial £0.9m.
23-Oct-2007
AAG Swepco is planning to double the 50-strong workforce in its electrical contracting business and relocate to larger premises on Teesside, having secured a private investment of about £1m.
23-Oct-2007
Hourglass Seal, the Gloucestershire-based specialist glass company, has been acquired by Customade UK of Stonehouse for undisclosed terms.
23-Oct-2007
Autocruise, the Mexborough-based motorhome manufacturer, has been bought out of administration by Swift Holdings, securing the future of 140 jobs.
23-Oct-2007
Statebourne Cryogenics is to expand production of cryogenic vessels at its factory in Washington, with the creation of 20 jobs.
22-Oct-2007
Aga Foodservice is to sell its commercial cooking equipment business to Ali of Italy for £260m.
22-Oct-2007
Umeco is to sell its aircraft repair and overhaul division to AMETEK for £36m, including facilities in the UK, France and Singapore.
19-Oct-2007
Sunderland Council has approved plans from the Met Office, Northumbrian Water and the Environment Agency to build a £1m weather station in High Moorsley.
19-Oct-2007
Tomlinson Hall is planning to expand its Billingham-based workforce from 24 to 40 by 2010, having agreed a deal to distribute pumps for Crane of Germany.
19-Oct-2007
Churchill China is planning to close its tableware factory in Fenton, in order to relocate production and 30 jobs to its site in Sandyford.
19-Oct-2007
Royston Power Generation is planning to expand the 80-strong workforce at its Newcastle-based engineering business and double turnover to £16m over the next four years, having secured a cash injection from NEL Fund Managers.
17-Oct-2007
Sleepdown has acquired Slumbalux of Oldham, creating a combined textiles business with more than 120 staff and turnover of £25m.
17-Oct-2007
Hillarys is investing £1m in new manufacturing, warehousing and distribution facilities for its made-to-measure blinds business in Nottingham, with the creation of up to 100 jobs over the next few years.
17-Oct-2007
Techtronic Industries is to create 50 jobs at a new 156,000 sq ft power tools distribution centre in Didcot.
17-Oct-2007
ECUS, the Sheffield-based environmental consultancy with 22 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
17-Oct-2007
Connaught is to acquire Water Technology, the water hygiene and treatment firm, for £9.1m.
17-Oct-2007
Smiths Group has acquired Sartorius Bearing Technology, the German supplier of high-performance rotating equipment with 100 staff, for £14m.
16-Oct-2007
Vp has acquired the business and assets of First Engineering's Glasgow-based small plant division for £1.2m, in order to expand its Torrent Trackside rail infrastructure equipment division.
16-Oct-2007
Hydrasun, the Aberdeen-based fluid transfer equipment supplier with 255 staff, has undergone a £75m management buy-out backed by Barclays Private Equity.
16-Oct-2007
The Ministry of Defence is considering plans to relocate the Service Personnel & Veterans Agency and up to 200 jobs from RAF Innsworth in Gloucestershire to Gosport or Norcross, near Blackpool, by May 2009.
16-Oct-2007
Prima Dental Manufacturing has secured a £1m funding package to expand its dental products factory in Gloucester, which currently employs nearly 100 staff.
16-Oct-2007
Cookson is to acquire Foseco, the supplier of consumable products for use in the foundry and steel industries with 29 production facilities in 17 countries, for £497m.
12-Oct-2007
F Jones is planning to double the workforce at its granite and marble surfaces business in Middlesbrough to 90 over the next two years, following a recent £5m investment in new equipment.
11-Oct-2007
Suffolk County Council is to proceed with plans to build a £500m waste incinerator by 2014, and a suitable site will be identified early next year.
11-Oct-2007
Amefa UK has bought Richardson Sheffield, the cutlery manufacturer, out of administration, securing the future of 51 jobs.
11-Oct-2007
White Young Green is to set up a 27,000 sq ft office at 100 St John Street in London's Clerkenwell.
11-Oct-2007
White Young Green has acquired PH McCarthy, the Irish consulting engineer with 184 staff, for an initial £13m.
10-Oct-2007
Grontmij, the Dutch engineering consultancy, is setting up a new office at Birchwood Business Park in Warrington, with the creation of 30 jobs.
10-Oct-2007
Southern Water is to be sold by Royal Bank of Scotland to a consortium led by JPMorgan Asset Management of the US for £4.2bn.
10-Oct-2007
Pilkington is to relocate about 100 support jobs from St Helens to its European Technical Centre at Lathom in 2008, having submitted plans to West Lancashire Council to create more office space at Lathom.
09-Oct-2007
CTC Marine Projects has submitted plans to build a new headquarters for its marine engineering business in Darlington town centre, in order to expand its local workforce from 130 to 160.
09-Oct-2007
Amber Composites of Nottingham and Technical Resin Bonders of Huntingdon have been acquired by a US-based private equity consortium for undisclosed terms.
09-Oct-2007
Certex UK has acquired RopeTek, the Caerphilly-based supplier of wire rope and lifting products with annual turnover of £1m.
09-Oct-2007
The Ministry of Defence is to create up to 130 jobs at the Army Base Repair Organisation in Telford by the end of the year.
09-Oct-2007
Jacobs Babtie, the engineering firm, is planning to set up a new 120,000 sq ft headquarters in Reading, and is considering potential sites at Suttons Business Park and Winnersh Triangle.
09-Oct-2007
Recticel is to acquire Gradient Insulations, the Wolverhampton-based manufacturer of insulation systems with 25 staff, for undisclosed terms.
04-Oct-2007
Aqualux, the Wednesbury-based bathroom products manufacturer with 200 staff, has been acquired by AFG Arbonia-Forster of Switzerland for £23m.
04-Oct-2007
James Fisher & Sons has acquired Pump Tools, the Aberdeen-based manufacturer of downhole tools and systems with 21 staff, for £7.7m.
03-Oct-2007
Bombardier is to create up to 50 engineering jobs at its train manufacturing plant in Derby.
02-Oct-2007
Carillion has sold Pall Mall and Sovereign Soft Services, its cleaning and security services operations, to Resource Services Group for £22m.
02-Oct-2007
Rolls-Royce has acquired Seaworthy Systems, the US naval architecture and engineering company with 58 staff, for undisclosed terms.
02-Oct-2007
Cooper Bearings is to create 120 jobs at its bearings factory in King's Lynn over the next year.
01-Oct-2007
Devon County Council is seeking government funding to help build a proposed energy from waste plant in the Plymouth area, at a cost of up to £110m.
01-Oct-2007
TWMA of Aberdeen is planning to create 100 new jobs in its worldwide drilling-waste management operations over the next two years.
01-Oct-2007
Froude Hofmann, the Worcester-based engineering firm with 230 staff, has been acquired by Harris Watson, in a £2.5m deal that also included Bridon Fox Wire of Stocksbridge.
28-Sep-2007
Connaught is to acquire National Britannia, the Caerphilly-based provider of health and safety compliance services with 768 staff at 22 offices, for £91m.
27-Sep-2007
Tanfield is seeking a suitable site in the North East to build a new electric vehicles factory by 2009, with the creation of 500 jobs, and is also looking to create 400 jobs at its existing site in Washington.
27-Sep-2007
White Young Green is to create 50 new jobs in Glasgow and Edinburgh, due to rising demand for its environmental consultancy services.
27-Sep-2007
Severn Trent is planning to relocate almost 2,000 staff from Sheldon to a new 140,000 sq ft headquarters at St John's in Coventry.
27-Sep-2007
Spice is to acquire Mechanical & Electrical Training Company, the Rotherham-based company with 59 staff, for an initial £4m, as well as GMT Holdings, the heating systems supplier with 38 staff, for an initial £2.5m.
26-Sep-2007
Techsil, the Warwickshire-based liquid resin distributor with 17 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
25-Sep-2007
Sterecycle is in discussions with local authorities in South Wales about plans to set up three £14m waste-to-biomass recycling centres based on steam technology.
24-Sep-2007
Elizabethan has secured an undisclosed investment from Partnership Investment Finance to fund the expansion of its Wakefield-based soft furnishings factory, including new machinery and more floor space.
24-Sep-2007
Graphite Resources is to submit plans to build a £30m autoclave-based waste recycling plant at a former steelworks near Redcar.
24-Sep-2007
Avery Berkel, the Smethwick-based scales manufacturer with 450 staff, has been acquired by Indiana Tool Works of the US for undisclosed terms.
21-Sep-2007
TAAG, the Skelmersdale-based structural steel company with 90 staff, and sister company Metaldeck, which has 54 staff, have both undergone a management buy-out.
20-Sep-2007
Turton Springs has acquired South Yorkshire Engineering, the Ecclesfield-based supplier of anchors to oil rigs, for about £5m.
20-Sep-2007
Amec is to acquire Cade-Idepe, the Chilean engineering services company with 540 staff, for £12m.
17-Sep-2007
Hellermann Tyton is to shed up to 100 of the 200 jobs at its cables factory in Plymouth over the next 18 months, in order to relocate to a smaller site.
17-Sep-2007
Cosalt is to acquire GTC, the Aberdeen-based supplier of marine lifting equipment, for up to £30m.
14-Sep-2007
Ennstone, the quarrying and materials company, is to invest up to £5m in the expansion of its factory in Telford, if planning permission is secured for the redevelopment of its site in Doseley.
14-Sep-2007
Perth & Kinross Council is to approve plans from Sita UK for the development of an energy-from-waste plant at Binn Farm, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
12-Sep-2007
Johnson Service is to relocate its corporate head office from Warrington to London over the next few months, with the loss of about six jobs.
12-Sep-2007
Raymarine is to create 15 new research jobs at its marine electronics business, in preparation for a planned relocation to a new site in Portsmouth in 2009.
12-Sep-2007
Greenstar is to set up a £7m waste recycling plant at Aldridge near Birmingham early next year, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
12-Sep-2007
Augean is looking to spend up to £40m on acquisitions to expand its waste treatment business.
12-Sep-2007
Precision Polymer Engineering is to submit plans for a £5m expansion at its rubber seals factory in Blackburn, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
11-Sep-2007
Ernst & Young has sold three PVC Group subsidiaries out of administration, including Eagley Trade Extrusions, PVC Powders and Pulse Building Plastics, securing the future of 131 jobs.
11-Sep-2007
Intertek has acquired Carnot Emission Services, the US provider of compliance testing services to engine manufacturers, for £3.9m.
10-Sep-2007
Mechan, the Sheffield-based manufacturer of heavy lifting gear, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
10-Sep-2007
North Yorkshire County Council and City of York Council are seeking contractors to build and operate a £170m waste management plant, but a site has not yet been found.
10-Sep-2007
BAe Systems is to invest up to £20m at its military vehicles factory in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in order to win more orders from the Ministry of Defence and secure the future of the 650-strong workforce.
06-Sep-2007
Stead McAlpin, the Carlisle-based textile printing firm, and JH Birtwistle, the Lancashire-based weaving firm, are to be sold by John Lewis to a new company called Apex Textiles.
06-Sep-2007
Connaught has acquired E-Plus, the Newton Abbot-based water testing firm, for an initial £0.6m, as well as PCL, the Stevenage-based electrical testing firm, for £3m.
06-Sep-2007
Energy Cranes International has acquired Marine & Mainland, the US crane services company with 135 staff.
05-Sep-2007
TT Electronics has sold its AEI cable manufacturing subsidiary to Paramount Cables of India for £13m.
05-Sep-2007
Brulines is to acquire Nucleus Data Holdings, the Tadcaster-based supplier of pub equipment with 40 staff, for an initial £3.8m.
05-Sep-2007
Radway has acquired SJ Farmer, the Long Eaton-based heating and plumbing contractor, for undisclosed terms.
05-Sep-2007
Norwood Textiles, the Cleckheaton-based curtain supplier, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Cattles Invoice Finance.
05-Sep-2007
Electro-Flow Controls is planning to expand the workforce at its Aberdeen-based instrumentation business from 40 to 60 by the end of the year.
05-Sep-2007
C&M Group, the Aberdeen-based marine and engineering services firm, is planning to create a further 100 jobs worldwide, having secured new contracts worth more than £10m.
05-Sep-2007
Sondex, the oilfield equipment manufacturer with offices in Hampshire and Aberdeen, is to be acquired by General Electric of the US for £289m.
04-Sep-2007
Waterman Group has acquired Furness Green, the mechanical and electrical design consultancy with offices in London, Leeds and Nottingham, for an initial £0.8m.
04-Sep-2007
Taylor-Shaw has been bought out of administration by Blackhall Engineering, securing the future of 40 jobs at its Huddersfield-based engineering business.
04-Sep-2007
Augean has unveiled proposals to build a £15m hazardous waste management plant at Port Clarence on Teesside, with the creation of 60 jobs.
04-Sep-2007
Chase Elastomer UK, the Cheshire-based manufacturer of roller coverings with 30 staff, has been acquired by Excel Polymers of the US for undisclosed terms.
04-Sep-2007
Grontmij is to expand its engineering consultancy operations in Edinburgh and Glasgow, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
03-Sep-2007
Scott ElectroMech, the Belfast-based electrical engineering firm, has sold its outside contracting division out of administration to a management team, securing the future of 34 jobs.
03-Sep-2007
AESSEAL is to invest £7m in the expansion of its mechanical seals technology centre at Bradmarsh Industrial Park in Rotherham.
31-Aug-2007
Avon Group Manufacturing has acquired PP Injection Mould & Mouldings of Calne, Wiltshire, for undisclosed terms.
30-Aug-2007
Scottish Enterprise is backing plans by Jahan Cashmere of Iran to set up a cashmere processing factory in Kelso later this year, with the creation of up to 60 jobs over the next five years.
29-Aug-2007
Almac Solutions is creating an initial ten jobs at its new engineering fabrication and coatings site in Arbroath, and a further 50 jobs should follow later.
29-Aug-2007
ALcontrol Laboratories is to close the Rotherham-based headquarters of its water testing business early next year, and most of the 280 jobs will relocate to sites in Wakefield and Chester.
27-Aug-2007
Davies Catering Equipment is to relocate four branches in Telford into one 20,000 sq ft building in Halesfield 20 next month, and the workforce will rise from 15 to nearly 30 over the next year.
27-Aug-2007
Cape is to acquire Total Corrosion Control, the Australian industrial services company, for £34m.
27-Aug-2007
Triton Group has acquired UK Project Support and sister company Subco, the Lowestoft-based suppliers of subsea equipment with 20 staff, for undisclosed terms.
24-Aug-2007
Diploma has acquired M Seals, the Danish distributor of industrial seals with 25 staff, for £6.2m.
23-Aug-2007
Weir Group is to acquire Multiflo, the Australian dewatering pump manufacturer, for £8.8m.
22-Aug-2007
Oxford Instruments has acquired VeriCold Technologies, the German manufacturer of pulse tube refrigerators, for up to £5.7m.
21-Aug-2007
SealSkinz, the King's Lynn-based manufacturer of gloves and socks, has undergone a management buy-out from KL Technologies, with £1.3m of funding from Bridges Ventures.
20-Aug-2007
Translift Bendi is planning to expand its forklift truck factory in Redditch by 75% next year, and up to 20 new jobs will be added to the 107-strong workforce.
17-Aug-2007
Viridor Waste Management is planning to build a £140m energy-from-waste combined heat and power plant at its Oxwell Mains site near Dunbar, with the creation of 47 jobs.
17-Aug-2007
Sussex Waste Recycling has started work on the development of a £10m waste processing plant at Lancing, West Sussex, in order to burn 40,000 tonnes of construction and demolition waste a year.
17-Aug-2007
European Furniture Group, the furniture manufacturer with sites in Warrington and St Helens, has been acquired by Ferd Private Equity Fund of Norway for undisclosed terms.
16-Aug-2007
Dams International, the office furniture supplier, is planning to set up a network of 14 local distribution hubs to replace its existing seven regional centres.
16-Aug-2007
Energy Cranes International has acquired Aberdeen Hydraulic Services, in a £5m deal that will create a new Aberdeen-based hydraulics engineering division with 40 staff.
16-Aug-2007
Whitestone Weavers is to relocate its Gaskell Mackay carpets business from Middlesbrough to the Park View Industrial Estate in Hartlepool early next year.
15-Aug-2007
Amec is planning to double the 150-strong workforce at its new project management design and engineering centre at Wynyard Park on Teesside over the next year.
15-Aug-2007
Moffat 2000 has secured a One NorthEast grant to help relocate its subsea pipelines manufacturing business to a larger site in Ashington, which will create 20 new jobs.
15-Aug-2007
Durham Scientific Crystals has raised £3.5m to fund the expansion of its X-ray technology business into the medical, defence and security markets, and the workforce will double to 26 by next April.
15-Aug-2007
Sifam Instruments, the Torquay-based meter manufacturer with 180 staff, has been acquired by Elektron for £2m.
14-Aug-2007
South Norfolk Council is to consider plans from Norfolk Environmental Waste Services for the development of a new MBT waste processing plant on the Longwater Industrial Estate near Costessey.
14-Aug-2007
Falkirk Council is to consider plans from Avondale Environmental for the development of a £18m MBT waste treatment plant near Polmont by 2009.
13-Aug-2007
IMI is to acquire a 70% stake in Pneumatex, the Swiss supplier of water conditioning equipment with 250 staff, for £15m.
10-Aug-2007
Wilton Engineering Group is planning to expand the 200-strong workforce at its oil fabrication business in Middlesbrough with 50 new jobs over the next three years.
09-Aug-2007
RPS has acquired MetOcean, the Australian weather forecasting company with 50 consultants, for £14m.
07-Aug-2007
Diploma has acquired Cabletec Interconnect Components Systems, the Weston-super-Mare-based supplier of wiring and connector products with 65 staff, for an initial £6.2m.
03-Aug-2007
Ferranti Technologies, the Oldham-based aerospace engineering company with 185 staff, has been acquired by Elbit Systems of Israel for £15m.
02-Aug-2007
Morgan Crucible is to acquire a 49% stake in NP Aerospace, the Coventry-based mouldings company with 200 staff, for £41m.
02-Aug-2007
Myhome has acquired DSH Services, the operator of the Plumbxpress plumbing and drainage franchise business, for an initial £0.2m.
01-Aug-2007
Kimberly Access, the lifting equipment hire company with 20 staff in Fenton and a further 30 at other sites, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
31-Jul-2007
Superglass is to invest £5m in the expansion of its glass wool insulation factory in Stirling next year.
30-Jul-2007
Rentokil Initial is to acquire Presto-X, the US pest control company with 300 staff, for an initial £19m.
30-Jul-2007
James Fisher & Sons has acquired NDT Inspection & Testing, the provider of testing services with more than 50 staff in Queensferry, Worcester and Sittingbourne, for £2.1m.
27-Jul-2007
G4S has acquired the manned security and fire suppression businesses of Omada Fire & Security of Ireland, as well as A1 Omada and 84% of Bell Communications, for £8m.
26-Jul-2007
Oxford Instruments is to acquire Worldwide Analytical Systems, the German manufacturer of optical emission instrumentation, for up to £9.3m.
26-Jul-2007
Lasershape CR4 has acquired Jet Blades Engineering of Coventry for undisclosed terms, creating a combined metal cutting business with 100 staff.
26-Jul-2007
Greene Tweed is said to be planning a £3m expansion at its engineering components factory in Nottingham, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
25-Jul-2007
MF Sealing Systems, the Middlesbrough-based seals manufacturer with about 30 staff, has been acquired by Flowserve of the US.
24-Jul-2007
Rehau is to invest £3m in new equipment at its PVC extrusion plant on the Isle of Anglesey by March 2008, which will increase the 150-strong workforce.
23-Jul-2007
MTL Instruments has acquired Ocean Technical Systems, the provider of supervisory control and data acquisition services, for £3m.
23-Jul-2007
DavyMarkham, the Sheffield-based engineering components manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out.
23-Jul-2007
LDS Test & Measurement is planning to relocate its Royston headquarters to a new 56,000 sq ft development on Jarman Way in 2008.
23-Jul-2007
Thames Water has secured government approval to build a £200m desalination plant at Beckton in East London by summer 2009.
19-Jul-2007
Interplan, the Leicester-based furniture manufacturer with 30 staff, has been bought out of administration by a new company called STCS Design for undisclosed terms.
19-Jul-2007
Syen is to expand the workforce at its Welshpool-based engineering services business from 14 to 50 over the next 18 months.
19-Jul-2007
Tetrosyl, the Bury-based supplier of car care products, is to open a new £12m 11-acre distribution centre in Chadderton by December.
19-Jul-2007
CRT Recycling is to invest £2.4m in the development of a cathode ray tube glass recycling centre in Mold, with the creation of more than 20 jobs.
18-Jul-2007
Rentokil Initial has acquired Lancaster Office Cleaning Company, the London-based cleaning and support services company, for £19m.
18-Jul-2007
Romag of County Durham is to raise £7.7m in a share placing to fund the development of two new photovoltaic glass production lines by summer 2008.
18-Jul-2007
Ryalux is to relocate its carpet factory and up to 150 jobs from Rochdale to two existing sites in Bury and Wakefield.
17-Jul-2007
Jamella Group, the West Yorkshire-based manufacturer of hairstyling accessories that trades as GHD, has undergone a £160m management buy-out.
17-Jul-2007
Salem Tube International has submitted plans to build a new 75,000 sq ft heat exchanger tubes factory at its site in Northumberland, and hopes to double the 22-strong workforce over the next few years.
16-Jul-2007
Axeon is to acquire Ristma, the Swiss supplier of battery packs for power tools, for £5.1m.
16-Jul-2007
Rochford Thompson, the Newbury-based manufacturer of optical character recognition passport readers, is to be acquired by 3M for undisclosed terms.
16-Jul-2007
Smiths of Peterhead has announced plans to build a new 33,400 sq ft woollen textiles factory near Buchan by 2008, with the transfer of 75 jobs from its existing site and the creation of 40 new jobs.
12-Jul-2007
Dorset County Council is to consider plans from Eco Composting for the development of a £7m biomass plant for burning waste at its existing site near Bournemouth.
12-Jul-2007
Craig Group of Aberdeen has sold Seatronics, IMS and ChainCo, its subsea survey, mooring and chain inspection operations, to Acteon Group of Norwich for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 100 staff.
11-Jul-2007
Gilwood Engineering Services, the North Shields-based electrical engineering company with 27 staff, has been bought out of administration by Mast Electrical.
10-Jul-2007
Deva Tap Company, the Leigh-based bathroom fittings manufacturer with 144 staff, is to be acquired by Methven of New Zealand for £23m.
10-Jul-2007
Brammer has acquired Boada Industrial, the Spanish supplier of power transmission products with 53 staff, for about £4.6m.
09-Jul-2007
National Britannia has acquired Corporate Health & Safety Solutions, the Nantgarw-based safety and environmental training firm with about 100 staff, for undisclosed terms.
09-Jul-2007
Integrated Subsea Services has acquired Andrews Survey, the Aberdeen-based offshore survey firm with 50 staff, for £9m.
09-Jul-2007
IFS Defence has acquired Information Science Consultants, the Cirencester-based provider of naval maintenance management services with annual turnover of £2.4m.
09-Jul-2007
Morgan Marine is planning to create 12 jobs at its industrial housings manufacturing business in the Amman Valley, taking the workforce to 147.
06-Jul-2007
Crosslink, the Rhondda-based rubber components manufacturer, has been bought out of administration by the owner of Precision Cut Rubber, securing the future of 84 jobs.
05-Jul-2007
BAe Systems has submitted plans to build a new assembly plant in Barrow, which could create up to 700 jobs at the shipyard and arms factory site.
05-Jul-2007
Greenfield Waste Technology, the Leicestershire-based supplier of automation for material recycling facilities, has been acquired by TiTech of Norway.
05-Jul-2007
MTL Instruments has acquired a 90% stake in RTK, the North Yorkshire-based supplier of process alarm equipment, for £3.7m.
04-Jul-2007
Cosalt has acquired Marine Safety Systems of Spain for £2m, in order to expand its marine safety equipment business.
04-Jul-2007
Recycling.co.uk is to invest £1m in the expansion of its electronic waste recycling plant on the Red Scar Industrial Estate in Preston, in order to convert raw materials from household items into plastic sheeting.
04-Jul-2007
Fox Lindum Green Industries is seeking permission to build a £6m household waste recycling plant at South Hykeham near Lincoln.
04-Jul-2007
Formica, the laminates manufacturer, is planning to set up a European headquarters at a business park in the North East, to add to the existing 455 staff already employed in North Shields and Newton Aycliffe.
03-Jul-2007
Latchways has acquired Height Solutions, the Bakewell-based supplier of safety walkway systems, for £0.7m.
02-Jul-2007
Tanfield Group is to acquire Snorkel Holdings, the US-based supplier of industrial aerial work platforms, for £50m.
29-Jun-2007
Mercia Waste Management has won planning permission to build a £10m materials recycling facility at Norton in Worcestershire by 2009.
29-Jun-2007
Myhome International has acquired Stainbusters, the stain removal and upholstery cleaning franchise network, for up to £0.4m.
27-Jun-2007
Tricorn Group is to acquire Maxpower Automotive, the West Bromwich-based supplier of pipe assemblies and fittings, for £1.5m.
27-Jun-2007
Eaga is to acquire RG Francis, the Essex-based heating installation and repair company with 120 staff, for up to £11m.
26-Jun-2007
Fernau Avionics, the Luton-based manufacturer of navigational equipment, is to undergo a £16m management buy-out backed by Dunedin Capital Partners.
26-Jun-2007
Cape has acquired Endecon, the Wrexham-based supplier of refinery decontamination systems, for an initial £2m.
25-Jun-2007
Metal Spinners, the Newcastle-based manufacturer of metal components with 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out, and is now planning a multi-million pound investment programme.
25-Jun-2007
Ferromatik Milacron UK, the Chesterfield-based supplier of injection moulding machines with 15 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
25-Jun-2007
Berwin Group has acquired Watts Industrial Polymers, the Gloucestershire-based rubber compounder, creating a combined group with turnover of more than £50m.
25-Jun-2007
Weir Group is to acquire SPM Flow Control, the US manufacturer of pumps and flow control equipment with about 630 staff, for £161m.
22-Jun-2007
ICS Triplex, the manufacturer of safety control systems with 160 staff in Essex, has been acquired by Rockwell Automation of the US for about £110m.
22-Jun-2007
SectorGuard has acquired the assets of Euro Security Systems, the Hertfordshire-based electronic security systems company, for £0.2m.
21-Jun-2007
Corus is to invest £5m in the expansion of steel slab production at its Port Talbot steelworks.
21-Jun-2007
MB Aerospace is to create at least 20 new jobs at its factory in Burnley, having won a £40m contract extension to supply engine parts to Rolls-Royce.
20-Jun-2007
BBA Aviation is to sell Oxford Aviation Training, the Oxford Airport-based pilot training business, to GCAT Flight Academy for £32m.
20-Jun-2007
Stadium Group has acquired Ferrus Power, the Peterborough-based supplier of custom power converters and power supplies, for £0.7m.
20-Jun-2007
Brulines, the pub equipment supplier, is to relocate its Teesside head office to a 15,000 sq ft building at the Surtees Business Park by the end of the year, providing space to double its local workforce to 200.
20-Jun-2007
ASD Metal Services has acquired Westok, the Wakefield-based steel distributor with 90 staff, for undisclosed terms.
20-Jun-2007
Bodycote International has acquired Ningbo Jiangdong Ruidahong, the Chinese heat treatment company with annual sales of £2m.
19-Jun-2007
Beasmart Aluminium Tubes, the Pencoed-based aluminium tube manufacturer formerly known as Bayswater Tubes, has undergone a management buy-out, securing the future of 23 jobs.
19-Jun-2007
James Fisher & Sons has sold Ships Electronic Services, the supplier of marine electronic navigation and communications equipment, to a management buy-out for £0.4m.
18-Jun-2007
Seacon Phoenix is to build a new 28,000 sq ft submarine cables factory in Barrow by early 2008, and its workforce will rise from 15 to about 30.
18-Jun-2007
Aldersgate Plastics, the Dorset-based technical moulder, has been acquired by Midlands Technical Mouldings for undisclosed terms.
15-Jun-2007
Umeco is to acquire JD Lincoln, the US-based composite materials company, for an initial £30m.
15-Jun-2007
Chapelthorpe is to sell Hoyland Fox, the Rotherham-based umbrella frames manufacturer, to Mozaic Industries for £1.4m.
15-Jun-2007
National Britannia has acquired Hygiene Monitoring Services, the Bath-based environmental consultancy with 25 staff, as well as Environmental Health Support Services, the Newton Abbot-based company with four staff.
14-Jun-2007
Doncasters has sold Doncasters Medical Technologies, the Derby-based manufacturer of orthopaedic implants and instruments with 430 staff, to Sandvik of Sweden for undisclosed terms.
14-Jun-2007
Scottish Water has announced plans to build a new £60m water treatment works at Glencorse in Midlothian by 2010, and facilities in Fairmilehead and Alnwickhill will close.
14-Jun-2007
Morson Projects is to create up to 50 jobs at a new aeronautical engineering design office in Belfast.
13-Jun-2007
Hubbard, the Suffolk-based supplier of commercial refrigeration systems with 165 staff, has been acquired by Zanotti of Italy.
12-Jun-2007
Alumasc is to sell Brock Metal, its Cannock-based zinc and aluminium die-casting alloys business, to Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant for £8.2m.
11-Jun-2007
McGrath Brothers is to build a £1m waste wood chipping plant in Barking, Essex, in order to process 21,000 tonnes of waste wood a year into products such as equine bedding.
11-Jun-2007
Proventec has acquired an 80% stake in Contico Manufacturing, the Redruth-based manufacturer of cleaning products, for £5.5m.
08-Jun-2007
Willenhall Tube & Forging, the West Midlands-based industrial components manufacturer with 34 staff, has undergone a management buy-in.
08-Jun-2007
Cape has acquired Total Rope Access International, the Stockton-based provider of non-destructive testing, inspection and maintenance services, for £0.8m.
07-Jun-2007
Collins & Hayes, the Hastings-based furniture manufacturer, has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing the future of 144 jobs.
06-Jun-2007
Intertek has acquired ASTA BEAB, the electrical product certification company with offices in Guildford and Rugby, for £4.4m, as well as Union Lab, the Singapore-based petroleum testing and inspection company, for £1.6m.
06-Jun-2007
Inspicio is to acquire Scientifics, the analytical testing consultancy with 350 staff in Derby, Birmingham, Doncaster, Gloucester, Harwell, London, Sheffield, Stockport, Swindon and Glasgow, for £22m.
06-Jun-2007
Rhodes Nicholson, the Huddersfield-based foundry with 12 staff, has undergone a management buy-in for undisclosed terms.
06-Jun-2007
Quinn Group is to build a £66m insulation products factory in Newport, South Wales, by early 2008, with the creation of 340 jobs.
05-Jun-2007
Dominion Technology Gases, the Aberdeen-based supplier of industrial cylinder gases with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
05-Jun-2007
Spice has acquired Homerton Heating, the Bedford-based public sector gas and heating services company with 22 staff, for £1.5m.
04-Jun-2007
Shanks has acquired two Dutch waste processing companies - Kluivers and Orgaworld - for a total £13m.
04-Jun-2007
Redhall Group has acquired Jex Engineering, the Grimsby-based manufacturer of production equipment, for £12m.
01-Jun-2007
ATR Group, the Aberdeen-based tool hire and hydraulic engineering company with 85 staff, has undergone a management buy-in backed by Aberdeen Asset Management for undisclosed terms.
01-Jun-2007
Cobham is to acquire Patriot Antenna Systems, the US antenna manufacturer with 100 staff, for an initial £9m.
31-May-2007
Polypipe is to acquire Geberit's PVC piping business based in Aylesford, Kent, for £42m, with the transfer of 170 staff.
31-May-2007
Romag is to launch a recruitment drive for an unspecified number of staff to operate a new solar power-generating glass production line due to open at its factory in Consett this summer.
31-May-2007
Stanelco has sold certain fixed assets and stock of its Adept Polymers subsidiary to MonoSol AF for £0.5m.
30-May-2007
Seaeye Marine, the Fareham-based supplier of unmanned underwater vehicles with 50 staff, has been acquired by Saab for £13m.
30-May-2007
Phoenix Bearings of Tewkesbury has been acquired by RBS Bearings of the US for about £2m, securing the future of 35 jobs.
30-May-2007
EADS Defence & Security Systems is linking up with ThyssenKrupp to acquire Atlas Elektronik from BAe Systems, as part of a strategy to focus on its maritime and naval operations in Europe and North America.
29-May-2007
Shades Blinds is to open a new blinds factory in Cumbernauld, with the creation of about 200 jobs over the next three years, and new retail outlets are planned for Edinburgh, Greenock, Hamilton and Stirling.
29-May-2007
DM Technical Services, the holding company with trading subsidiaries that provide specialist maintenance and repair services, is to be acquired by Castle Acquisitions in a £105m reverse takeover.
28-May-2007
NC Graphics, the Cambridge-based developer of product design and manufacturing systems, has been acquired by PTC of the US.
28-May-2007
IMI is to acquire Kloehn Company, the US supplier of pumping and fluid handling systems for the medical sector, for an initial £30m.
24-May-2007
James Fisher & Sons has acquired Buchan Technical Services, the Inverurie-based supplier of centrifugal pumps and hydraulic power packs, for £4.9m.
24-May-2007
Rockwool is to invest £70m in the expansion of its insulation factory in Pencoed, near Bridgend, with the creation of 110 jobs.
24-May-2007
Renold is to acquire a 90% stake in the industrial chains manufacturing business of HangZhou ShanShui in China for £2m, including a workforce of more than 400.
22-May-2007
Xodus has acquired Aurora Environmental, the Orkney-based environmental engineering consultancy with 12 staff, for undisclosed terms.
22-May-2007
The Royal Academy of Engineering is to relocate its London headquarters from Great Peter Street to a 21,000 sq ft site at Carlton House Terrace off Pall Mall in the autumn.
22-May-2007
Carter & Carter has acquired Constant Browning Edmonds, the Peterborough-based training company with 145 staff, for £16m, as well as Nottingham Engineering Training Association, which has 13 staff.
21-May-2007
The Engineering Business is to invest £1.2m in the development of new workshops at the former Amec yard on the Tyne, with the creation of 50 jobs for engineers and managers over the next three years.
21-May-2007
Camwatch, the Sheffield-based commercial CCTV monitoring company, has undergone a management buy-out with £7m of private equity backing.
21-May-2007
Norson Group has sold Norson Power, the Aberdeen-based hydraulics company with 50 staff, to a management buy-out backed by Aberdeen Asset Managers.
18-May-2007
MTL Instruments has acquired Elpro International, the Australian developer of wireless solutions for the process control, manufacturing and utility markets, for £12m.
18-May-2007
Durham Precision Engineering, the County Durham-based manufacturer of precision machined components with 45 staff, has been acquired by the owner of Tolwood Technologies.
17-May-2007
E2V Technologies is to acquire MiCS MicroChemical Systems, the Swiss semiconductors manufacturer with 24 staff, for £5m.
16-May-2007
Robert Clark & Sons, the Sheffield-based steel fabricator, has been acquired by AGA Lifting Services for undisclosed terms, creating a combined group with 60 staff.
16-May-2007
CIC-OMEC, the Leeds-based manufacturer of mining and power station equipment with 60 staff, has been acquired by OMEC Engineering Solutions for undisclosed terms.
16-May-2007
Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology has submitted plans to set up a 56,230 sq ft facility at the 200-acre former RAF Locking site in Somerset.
16-May-2007
LA Rollform has merged with West Bromwich-based Elwell Sections to create a combined steel processing group called LA Elwell with £20m turnover and 100 staff.
15-May-2007
IW Economic Partnership has announced that Palmer Johnson of the US is to set up a new luxury yacht design and engineering business at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, with the creation of 70 jobs.
14-May-2007
Laing O'Rourke has submitted plans to Bassetlaw and Bolsover councils to build a factory on the site of the former Steetley colliery in Nottinghamshire, which could create up to 270 jobs.
14-May-2007
Easco, the Norfolk-based waste processing and scrap metal company with about 300 staff at 13 sites, has been acquired by SITA.
14-May-2007
Westminster Group is planning to raise £2.5m in a flotation on Aim to fund the expansion of its security business, including the opening of new overseas offices.
14-May-2007
M Baker Recycling, the St Helens-based consumer appliances recycling company, has been acquired by a management team operating under the name of Environmental Intelligence.
11-May-2007
Cosworth is to create an unspecified number of new jobs at its Northampton-based engineering business, having won a £10m contract to supply pistons and engineering services to US-based Lycoming.
10-May-2007
West End Cabinet Company has been bought out of administration by Hadrian Group, securing the future of 24 jobs at its Blaydon-based joinery and shopfitting business.
10-May-2007
Weir is to sell its Glasgow-based Weir Pumps division to Clyde Blowers for £45m, with the transfer of 600 staff.
10-May-2007
Wartsila of Finland has acquired McCall Propellers, the Glasgow-based marine engineering services company with 32 staff, for about £15m.
09-May-2007
Playforce is to relocate its playground equipment business and up to 40 staff from Trowbridge to a 15,000 sq ft site in Melksham later this year.
09-May-2007
BAe Systems is to acquire Armor Holdings, the US manufacturer of armoured vehicles, for £2bn.
09-May-2007
Vale Brothers has acquired Harry Dabbs, the Walsall-based saddle maker, for undisclosed terms, creating a combined equestrian products group with 70 staff.
07-May-2007
Eastlake Group has acquired Burdew Contract Furniture, the Leeds-based furniture manufacturer with 28 staff, for £0.8m.
07-May-2007
Custom Glass, the Knowsley-based glass manufacturer with 120 staff, has undergone a multi-million pound management buy-out backed by Royal Bank of Scotland.
04-May-2007
Greenberg Glass is to relocate its glass and glazing business from north Liverpool to the Wellington Business Park in Sandhills in early 2008, having secured a funding package from Bank of Scotland Corporate.
04-May-2007
Eskmeals is to create 12 new jobs at its weapons testing site in West Cumbria, to add to the existing 75.
04-May-2007
Alumasc has acquired Levolux, the supplier of solar shading systems with sites in Harrow and Gloucester, for £13m.
03-May-2007
Spooner Industries has awarded a contract to Houseman & Falshaw to build a new £3.5m 56,000 sq ft oven factory next to its existing site in Ilkley.
03-May-2007
Imtech has acquired Aqua Group, the Cambridgeshire-based electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and IT group with 210 staff, for £16m.
03-May-2007
Worthington Nicholls has acquired Woods Environmental Group of Wilmslow, Euro Property Services of London and Classic Interiors Contractors of Dartford for a total initial consideration of about £5m.
02-May-2007
Sub-Atlantic, the Aberdeen-based manufacturer of electric remotely-operated vehicle systems with 40 staff, has been acquired by Triton Group for an estimated £10m.
02-May-2007
Headlam Group has acquired Florprotec, the Darlington-based supplier of floor protection products, for £1.2m, and will relocate the business to Tamworth.
01-May-2007
MS Industrial Services, the industrial cleaning and waste disposal company with 35 staff in Aberdeen and Invergordon, is to be acquired by a consortium backed by Aberdeen Asset Managers Growth Capital for more than £6m.
30-Apr-2007
North Yorkshire County Council has approved plans from Yorwaste for the development of a £4m waste pyrolysis plant at Seamer Carr in Scarborough by 2008.
30-Apr-2007
Nuaire Group, the Caerphilly-based manufacturer of ventilation systems with 320 staff, has been acquired by Electra Partners for about £80m.
30-Apr-2007
Heywood Metal Finishers of Huddersfield and Uxbridge-based LHT Anodisers have been acquired by Coil of Belgium for a total £3.7m.
27-Apr-2007
Aker Kvaerner is looking to create about 100 new jobs at its engineering services business in Stockton over the next 12 months.
26-Apr-2007
McGill Electrical is to create 50 new jobs at its Dundee-based electrical engineering business this year, with many of the vacancies going to former employees of DH Morris.
26-Apr-2007
BAe Systems is to sell Inertial Products, the supplier of business sensors and measurement units with 810 staff at sites in Plymouth and the US, to affiliates of US private equity firm JF Lehman & Company for £70m.
25-Apr-2007
Sovereign Oilfield has acquired Labtech Services and Vertec Engineering, two Aberdeen-based offshore engineering companies, for a total £7.9m, increasing its workforce by 200.
25-Apr-2007
Public Safety Equipment, the supplier of safety equipment with sites in Leeds and Bridlington, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Stirling Square Capital Partners and Diamond Castle.
25-Apr-2007
Motherwell Bridge has sold its MB Aerospace and MB Faber aerospace and handling operations to a management team for undisclosed terms, including 185 staff in Motherwell and Lancashire.
25-Apr-2007
Intertek has acquired Genalysis, the Australian metals and minerals testing company, for £23m.
24-Apr-2007
PRD Holdings, the fasteners manufacturer with 370 staff in Willenhall, Bromsgrove, Dorset and Stevenage, is to be acquired by Lone Star Fasteners of the US for about £25m.
23-Apr-2007
Spaform UK, the Portsmouth-based spa maker, has been acquired by Teuco Guzzini of Italy for £4.5m.
23-Apr-2007
Filtrona is to acquire Duraco, the US manufacturer of self-adhesive foam products, for £30m.
20-Apr-2007
Medea International has acquired JR Max of Rainham, Essex, and will transfer the production of printer cartridges and up to 20 staff to its site in Dundee.
20-Apr-2007
ImpROV, the Aberdeen-based subsea intervention equipment manufacturer with 20 staff, is to be acquired by Dutch engineering consultant Fugro for £5.8m.
20-Apr-2007
Vp has acquired Cool Customers, the Alfreton-based supplier of air conditioning units, for £1m, in order to expand its Hire Station tool hire business.
19-Apr-2007
Specialist Heat Exchangers of Lincoln and sister company Tube Fins of Tamworth have been acquired by Raco Group of Italy for £9m.
19-Apr-2007
Allam Marine is to relocate its generator factory and 30 staff from Hull to a new £5m 140,000 sq ft site in nearby Melton over the next few months.
19-Apr-2007
Corus is to invest £10m in the expansion of its steel distribution centre in Wednesfield, with the creation of 24 jobs.
16-Apr-2007
CH Bailey is to sell P&D Electrical Services, the South Wales-based electrical engineering and contracting company with annual turnover of £1.5m, to a new company called P&D.
16-Apr-2007
CSL, the Aberdeen-based subsea engineering company with 120 staff, has been acquired by DOF Subsea of Norway for undisclosed terms.
16-Apr-2007
Martin Audio, the High Wycombe-based manufacturer of sound systems, has been acquired by Loud Technologies of the US for about £17m.
16-Apr-2007
Foster Wheeler, the engineering group, is to set up a 76,000 sq ft office at Abbey Gardens South in Reading.
16-Apr-2007
Worcestershire County Council is to consider plans from Kidderminster-based Lawrence's Skip Hire for the development of a waste recycling plant at the former Folkes Forge site, with the creation of up to 80 jobs.
13-Apr-2007
Exploration Logistics Group is looking to expand the 60-strong workforce at its safety and support services business in Gloucestershire with ten additional administrative and project management staff.
13-Apr-2007
Hydril UK is to build a new £6m headquarters and warehouse for its oil and gas engineering business at the Altens East Industrial Estate in Aberdeen by August 2008.
13-Apr-2007
Viridor Waste Management is seeking planning permission from Devon County Council to build a £32m energy-from-waste incinerator in Exeter.
13-Apr-2007
Velcro has secured planning permission from Congleton Borough Council to build a new production and warehouse site in Middlewich, and will relocate from its existing site by the end of the year.
12-Apr-2007
Oregon Timber Frame is planning to build a new factory next to its existing site in Selkirk, and Scottish Borders Council is expected to consider the planning application this summer.
12-Apr-2007
Phasa Developments, the Harlow-based supplier of heat staking equipment for plastics assembly, has undergone a management buy-out from Truck-Lite Europe for undisclosed terms.
12-Apr-2007
Wrexham County Borough Council is to receive PFI credits worth £23m to build a recycling plant in partnership with Waste Recycling Group, and a planning application is expected later this year.
11-Apr-2007
Chesterfield Special Cylinders is to raise up to £4m in a flotation on Aim to fund the expansion of its Sheffield-based gas cylinders business.
10-Apr-2007
Harris Pye Group, the Barry-based industrial boilers repair company with annual turnover of £35m, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
09-Apr-2007
PJH, the kitchen and bathroom supplier with almost 800 staff at sites in Bolton, Walkden, Bradley Fold, Kearsley and warehouses across the country, has been acquired by Globe Union of Taiwan for an estimated £100m.
09-Apr-2007
Cooper & Turner of Sheffield is to merge with McLean Buchanan & Wilson of Glasgow to create a combined fastenings manufacturing and distribution business with annual turnover of £23m.
06-Apr-2007
GKN is to acquire Teleflex Aerospace Manufacturing, the manufacturer of engine components for the aerospace industry with 600 staff in Burnley, the US, Mexico and France, for undisclosed terms.
05-Apr-2007
Cardiff University is to set up a Gas Turbine Research Centre at the ECM2 site in Port Talbot, supported by a £3.8m EU grant.
05-Apr-2007
Cannock Gates has sold the goodwill and assets of its gate business out of administration to the Peart Group of Hartlepool for undisclosed terms, securing 50 jobs at its factory in Cannock.
05-Apr-2007
Promanex Group has undergone a £5m secondary management buy-out, including the three operating divisions of Thermal Energy Construction of Castle Donington, Promanex of Atherstone and Jefco Services of Grimsby.
05-Apr-2007
Fort Vale Engineering is to relocate its Nelson-based valves and fittings business and 240 staff to the former LG Philips site in Simonstone in early 2008.
04-Apr-2007
Amec has acquired Applied Environmental Research Centre, the Colchester-based environmental consultancy with 45 staff and annual revenue of £2.3m.
04-Apr-2007
Mitie Group has acquired Robert Prettie, the plumbing, heating and mechanical services company operating in the Midlands and Yorkshire with 250 staff, for an initial £8.6m.
03-Apr-2007
Raymarine has acquired SDM Electronique, its French distributor with 20 staff, from Azerraf Finance for an initial £5.1m.
03-Apr-2007
Headlam Group has acquired 3D Flooring Supplies, the distributor of commercial flooring with sites in Swansea, Cardiff and Taunton, for £1.4m.
03-Apr-2007
Morris Corfield has submitted plans to relocate its Shropshire-based agricultural machinery business to a larger site near Broseley, which will house 24 staff.
03-Apr-2007
Chemring has acquired Simmel Difesa, the Italian energetics company, for £52m.
02-Apr-2007
Rentokil Initial is to sell its Initial Electronic Security burglar alarms division to United Technologies of the US for £595m.
02-Apr-2007
Revenue Assurance Services has acquired Utility Management Services (Hull), the Warrington-based supplier of meter point services to the utility industry, for undisclosed terms.
30-Mar-2007
Premier Waste Management is seeking permission to build a new waste recycling plant in Washington, with the creation of up to 200 jobs over the next five years.
29-Mar-2007
Magnate Grey Box is planning to expand the workforce at its Plymouth-based signalling control equipment business from 43 to 100 over the next two years.
29-Mar-2007
Cambridgeshire County Council has approved plans from Donarbon to build a mechanical biological treatment plant to process up to 188,000 tonnes of waste a year at its site in Waterbeach.
29-Mar-2007
StyleMark has acquired Polaroid Eyewear International's 200,000 sq ft lens factory in the Vale of Leven, securing the future of 100 jobs.
28-Mar-2007
JD Krouse Engineering, the Oxfordshire-based manufacturer of precision parts for the nuclear, satellite and aerospace industries, has been acquired by a new management partnership, securing the future of 20 jobs.
28-Mar-2007
Northbridge Industrial Services has acquired the trade and assets of Loadbank Hire Services of London from TGC International for £0.9m.
27-Mar-2007
TEG Group is to raise £11m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its business providing plant and equipment for the composting of organic wastes.
27-Mar-2007
GSH Group has acquired Delta Environmental Services, the air conditioning maintenance company with 50 staff across the country, for £4.8m.
26-Mar-2007
Goodwin is to acquire a 75% stake in Noreva, the German manufacturer of non-return nozzle check valves, for an initial £2.8m.
26-Mar-2007
E Wood, the Northallerton-based supplier of protective coatings for pipes with 150 staff, has been acquired by 3M UK for £40m.
26-Mar-2007
Melrose has sold McKechnie Aerospace to a new company controlled by JLL Partners for £433m.
26-Mar-2007
Precision Industrial Services, the provider of property, environmental and utility services, is to set up a new technology centre at City Business Park in Dunmurry.
22-Mar-2007
Smiths Group has acquired CDI Energy Services, the US supplier of pumping equipment, for £19m.
22-Mar-2007
BSS Group is to acquire BuckHickman, the Coventry-based industrial tools distributor with a nationwide network of 30 sites, from Premier Farnell for £27m.
22-Mar-2007
Clark Masts is to build a new £0.6m mast factory at Ryde on the Isle of Wight by this autumn, with the relocation of up to 58 staff from its existing site.
22-Mar-2007
Knowsley Council has approved plans from Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority and Fairport Engineering to build a £13m waste recycling and treatment plant at Huyton Business Park by the end of the year, with the creation of 23 jobs.
21-Mar-2007
WS Atkins has acquired Advantage Business Group, the defence consultancy with 180 staff in Farnham, Bristol, Gainsborough and Aberdeen, for £19m.
20-Mar-2007
Intertek has acquired Natlabs Oy, the Finnish electrical safety testing company, for £0.7m.
20-Mar-2007
Titan Europe is creating about 30 new jobs at its wheels factory near Kidderminster.
20-Mar-2007
Panelco, the laminate products manufacturer with 90 staff in Fenton, Blythe Bridge and Hanley, is to be acquired by Sylvan International for undisclosed terms.
20-Mar-2007
Kingspan Insulation is to set up a £15m insulation products factory at the former Eurospace site in Sherburn, North Yorkshire, with the creation of 50 jobs by spring 2008.
19-Mar-2007
RPS Group has acquired SARP, the Australian health and safety consultancy, for up to £1.9m.
16-Mar-2007
Scottish Water is to invest £50m in service improvements across Dumfries & Galloway over the next three years, including the upgrade of ten water treatment works.
15-Mar-2007
BOC Edwards, the vacuum pump manufacturer with 1,350 staff in Sussex, is to be sold by Linde to US investment firm CCMP Capital for £460m.
15-Mar-2007
Enfis is planning to raise £4m in a flotation on Aim, in order to fund the expansion of its Swansea-based light emitting diodes business.
15-Mar-2007
Lancashire County Council has agreed a £2bn 25-year waste management deal with Global Renewables and contractor Bovis Land Lease that will involve the development of two new Waste Technology Parks in Thornton and Leyland.
14-Mar-2007
Cory Environmental, the London-based waste management group with 1,300 staff and ten landfill sites, has been sold by Montagu Private Equity to a consortium led by ABN Amro for £588m.
14-Mar-2007
GoIndustry is to raise £6.6m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its industrial machinery auctions business.
13-Mar-2007
Northumberland County Council has approved plans from SITA UK for the development of a £11m waste recycling facility in West Sleekburn by the end of 2009, with the creation of 80 jobs.
13-Mar-2007
Boeing has indicated that it could expand its UK workforce from 600 to 2,000, in order to strengthen its involvement with Ministry of Defence programmes.
12-Mar-2007
SGL Technic has secured a £22m investment to fund the expansion of its carbon, graphite and composite materials business in Ross-shire, which will create up to 64 jobs.
09-Mar-2007
Keystone Lintels has completed the acquisition of IG Lintels, the Cwmbran-based manufacturer of steel lintels with 130 staff, for an estimated £10m.
08-Mar-2007
Norson Group of Aberdeen has sold its Norson Services pipeline operations to BJ Process & Pipeline Services for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 68 staff.
08-Mar-2007
EADS Defence & Security Systems is to create 210 jobs in Newport, South Wales, having won a £200m government contract to supply a communications system for fire and rescue services.
08-Mar-2007
Aerogistics is to relocate its aerospace parts business and 87 staff to the Estuary Business Park in Speke, with the creation of 116 new jobs.
07-Mar-2007
Asfare Group is to acquire AssetCo Group, the provider of managed services to fire and rescue authorities with 380 staff at sites in Middlesex, Cambridgeshire and Newtownabbey, for £80m.
07-Mar-2007
Meggitt is to acquire K&F Industries, the US-based aerospace parts manufacturer, for £571m.
07-Mar-2007
Chloride has acquired Masterpower, the supplier of critical power protection solutions with sites in Aberdeen, Alloa and Bridlington, for £9.4m.
06-Mar-2007
Chieftain Group has acquired Kevin Lloyd, the Middlesbrough-based steel fabrication and engineering services business with 70 staff.
06-Mar-2007
Doncasters has agreed to acquire FastenTech, the US manufacturer of aerospace engineering components, for £250m.
06-Mar-2007
Lincat has acquired Heydal, the manufacturer of ventilated ceilings for commercial kitchens with sites in Manchester and Ireland, for £0.4m.
05-Mar-2007
Amec is planning to recruit and train 150 workers at the Haughton Road Training School in Darlington over the next three years, having won a share of a £500m contract to upgrade National Grid power lines.
05-Mar-2007
Intense of Glasgow has acquired High Power Devices, the US manufacturer of high-power laser products, having secured a £2m investment from the Scottish Venture Fund.
02-Mar-2007
Ex-Press Plastics is to acquire Racing Technology Norfolk to create a combined composite components manufacturing group with more than 150 staff, and Ex-Press will relocate from Loddon to a new factory at Ellough this summer.
01-Mar-2007
Johnson Service has sold JHS North, its Manchester-based catering equipment hire subsidiary with 25 staff, to a management buy-out, and the business will be renamed CHS Catering Equipment & Furniture Hire.
01-Mar-2007
GE Caledonian is to invest £28m in the expansion of its aircraft engine maintenance plant near Prestwick airport, securing the future of 300 jobs.
28-Feb-2007
Laird Group has acquired Cushcraft, the US manufacturer of communication antennae with 90 staff, for £46m, as well as M2sys, the South Korean custom products manufacturer with 80 staff, for £17m.
27-Feb-2007
Morson has acquired Pentagon, the Havant-based provider of skilled engineering personnel with 14 staff, for up to £2.9m.
27-Feb-2007
Bedmax, the Northumberland-based horse bedding manufacturer with 27 staff, is looking to set up a new 20,000 sq ft factory in the South, with the creation of up to 12 jobs.
27-Feb-2007
Now Group has sold its remaining kitchens business out of administration to Glasgow-based TSC Industries for undisclosed terms, but 30 jobs are expected to be lost.
27-Feb-2007
Gradus, the Macclesfield-based carpets and flooring accessories company with 300 staff, has undergone a £41m management buy-out.
27-Feb-2007
Camden Group is to create 300 jobs at a new double glazing factory in Antrim, as part of a £30m expansion programme that also includes the acquisition of K McAnallen, the Tyrone-based sealed units manufacturer with 95 staff.
26-Feb-2007
Roman, the shower manufacturer, is to open a new call centre with 20 staff in Newton Aycliffe in March, and hopes to expand the workforce to 40 in the future.
26-Feb-2007
Imperial College London is planning to set up a £12m climate change research centre, with the creation of ten research jobs.
26-Feb-2007
Ollerton, the Preston-based street furniture manufacturer, has been acquired by Marshalls Street Furniture.
26-Feb-2007
Midland Sheetmetal has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing the future of more than 160 jobs at its Leicester-based engineering business.
23-Feb-2007
Raymarine is in negotiations to set up an office at the former 125,000 sq ft Johnson & Johnson site in Portsmouth, in order to relocate from two existing sites at Anchorage Park and Key Point.
22-Feb-2007
H Snelson Engineering, the Winsford-based manufacturer of aluminium handles with 55 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
21-Feb-2007
Polaron, the building controls company, is to be acquired by Cooper Industries of the US for £15m.
21-Feb-2007
FG Wilson, the generator manufacturer, is to relocate 300 sales, marketing, finance and commercial staff from Larne to a new office at the Springvale Business Park in Belfast this summer.
20-Feb-2007
Matrix Direct Recycle is to create up to 80 jobs at a new consumer electronics recycling plant due to open in Kirkheaton, West Yorkshire, in March.
20-Feb-2007
Milltech Precision Engineering is to relocate to a new 14,000 sq ft factory on the Rackheath Industrial Estate in Norwich in March.
20-Feb-2007
Thornton Precision Components has acquired Clamonta, the Nuneaton-based precision engineering company, for £5.1m.
20-Feb-2007
Aker Kvaerner is to relocate its Stockton-based engineering services business and up to 440 staff to the Surtees Business Park in early 2008.
19-Feb-2007
Chiltern Invadex has been bought of administration by Powertronics for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 115 jobs at its bathroom equipment manufacturing business in Bicester.
19-Feb-2007
Densitron Gaming, the North Tyneside-based manufacturer of slot machine parts with 13 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from Densitron Technologies.
16-Feb-2007
Newburgh is to relocate its precision engineering business to a new £5m site in Rotherham, but 22 jobs will be lost.
15-Feb-2007
Howies, the Cardigan-based sports clothing company with 20 staff, has been acquired by Timberland of the US.
14-Feb-2007
Clyde Process Solutions is to acquire MAC Equipment, the US supplier of pneumatic conveying systems, in a deal worth £43m.
14-Feb-2007
Pennon Group has acquired Skipaway Holdings, the Kent-based waste processing company, for £15m, in order to expand its Viridor Waste Management subsidiary.
14-Feb-2007
Royal Stafford, the Burslem-based tableware manufacturer with 70 staff, and Poole Pottery have been bought out of administration by Lifestyle Group.
14-Feb-2007
Progress Group, the supplier of generators and emergency power equipment with 74 staff in Dewsbury, Glasgow, Cleveland and London, has undergone a management buy-out backed by McInnes Corporate Finance.
13-Feb-2007
Windowstyle UK is planning to create about 130 jobs at its glass factory in Barnsley this year, following an investment in new equipment.
13-Feb-2007
Feedback Instruments is looking to relocate its East Sussex-based instrumentation business and 100 staff, having agreed to sell its existing site to a housing developer.
12-Feb-2007
Agrivert is to submit plans to Oxfordshire County Council to build a £5m composting plant near Yarnton.
12-Feb-2007
Davis Service has acquired Mitre Furnishing, the Merthyr Tydfil-based bed linen supplier with more than 100 staff, for an estimated £10m.
12-Feb-2007
Halma has acquired Labsphere, the US manufacturer of light testing and measurement products, from X-Rite for £7m.
09-Feb-2007
Imperial Tobacco is to acquire Commonwealth Brands, the US cigarette manufacturer with 720 staff, from Houchens Industries for £974m.
09-Feb-2007
Bernstein Group, the Bolton-based kitchen manufacturer, has been acquired by regional buy-out fund Endless, but the Kitchen Studio direct sales subsidiary has ceased trading.
09-Feb-2007
Saft, the manufacturer of high-power batteries, is looking to relocate 150 jobs from South Shields to a larger site on Jarrow's Bede Industrial Estate.
08-Feb-2007
Continental Underfloor Heating is planning to set up a new £3m 13,000 sq ft headquarters in Bude over the next two years, with the creation of 50 jobs.
08-Feb-2007
Eaga is planning a £400m flotation and is looking to double the size of its Newcastle-based heating and insulation business by 2010.
08-Feb-2007
SectorGuard has acquired Protector, the Salford-based CCTV installation and maintenance company, from Smart Securities CCTV for £0.8m.
07-Feb-2007
Murray Metals has acquired Newton Steel Stock, the Somerset-based steel company with about 100 staff, for about £25m.
07-Feb-2007
Havelock Europa is to acquire Stage Systems, the Loughborough-based educational furniture manufacturer, for £3.5m.
07-Feb-2007
BBA Aviation has acquired Commercial Aircraft Products, the US manufacturer of hydraulic system components, for an initial £2.9m.
06-Feb-2007
Treforest Glass, the Pontypridd-based glass products company with 29 staff, has been acquired by a private investor.
06-Feb-2007
Emma Bridgewater Pottery is looking to relocate its Stoke-on-Trent factory and up to 100 jobs over the next two years, having sold its existing site to Renew North Staffordshire.
06-Feb-2007
C&M Group is to create at least 100 new jobs at its Aberdeen-based engineering services business over the next three months, with vacancies for electricians, marine crew, estimators and quality control managers.
05-Feb-2007
Redhall Group has acquired Steels Engineering Services and Steels Engineering Design, including 80 staff at offices in Billingham and Reading, for £2.1m.
01-Feb-2007
Perkins Engines is to invest £30m in a new crankshafts manufacturing facility at its Peterborough factory by 2008.
01-Feb-2007
FendorHansen, the Gateshead-based glazing company with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out, and is now looking to double the size of its manufacturing facilities to 35,000 sq ft over the next two years.
01-Feb-2007
Corus, the steel manufacturer with 24,000 staff in Port Talbot, Rotherham and North Lincolnshire, has been acquired by Tata Steel of India for £6.7bn, which is expected to lead to cost savings of up to £180m a year.
01-Feb-2007
Volante Transportation Systems of County Durham has been bought out of administration by Gloucestershire-based Invertec for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 30 jobs.
31-Jan-2007
Flamgard is looking to relocate its Pontypool-based ventilation systems factory to a larger site, and will expand the 26-strong workforce by about 30%.
30-Jan-2007
Conder Environmental has sold Vikoma International, the Isle of Wight-based pollution control systems business with 50 staff, to Energy Environmental for £2.3m.
29-Jan-2007
The University of Plymouth is considering proposals to set up a £35m marine sciences centre, in partnership with the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, the Marine Biological Society and the Alister Hardy Foundation For Ocean Science.
29-Jan-2007
Dearing Plastics is creating 20 new jobs in Hull, having won a contract to manufacture Cadbury Chocolate Moneyboxes.
29-Jan-2007
Invest NI is supporting a £1m investment by Assystem of France in a new aerospace design centre in Belfast, and a further 20 staff will be recruited to add to the existing 30.
26-Jan-2007
Sovereign Oilfield has acquired Forfab, the Dunfermline-based manufacturer of large metal containers, for £4.8m.
26-Jan-2007
Power Jacks is planning to relocate its Fraserburgh-based engineering business and up to 80 staff, having agreed to sell its existing site for redevelopment.
25-Jan-2007
Laird is to acquire Aerocomm, the US manufacturer of radio-frequency modules, for £19m.
25-Jan-2007
Kensa Engineering is to relocate its Cornwall-based heat pumps business to a new factory at the former Mount Wellington mine site near Bissoe later this year.
24-Jan-2007
Independent Forgings & Alloys is creating 25 new jobs at its Sheffield-based engineering business, following an investment in new manufacturing equipment.
24-Jan-2007
Eclipse Metal Products of Oldham has been bought out of administration by Ripple Developments, securing the future of 15 jobs.
24-Jan-2007
Chemring is looking to spend up to £100m on acquisitions this year to expand its Hampshire-based military countermeasures and pyrotechnics business.
24-Jan-2007
Venteco has acquired Silvandersson, the Swedish manufacturer of insect glue traps, for up to £2.4m.
23-Jan-2007
Peterborough City Council has unveiled proposals to build a £30m waste incinerator, while a larger scheme planned by Global Olivine is still being considered by the government.
23-Jan-2007
Martel Instruments, the Stanley-based manufacturer of portable printing devices with 27 staff, has undergone a £6m management buy-out.
23-Jan-2007
Yorwaste has acquired Marcus Richardson Waste Management and Marcus Richardson Environmental Services of Whitby for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of more than 20 jobs.
23-Jan-2007
Care Knight, the mobility equipment supplier, is to create 40 new jobs at its Staffordshire-based call centre.
23-Jan-2007
Qinetiq is to acquire Analex Corporation, the US defence services group, for £87m.
22-Jan-2007
Rolex, the luxury watch company, is considering plans to relocate its Kent headquarters from Bexley to a 70,000 sq ft site at the Kings Hill scheme in West Malling.
22-Jan-2007
Cory Environmental is seeking planning permission to build a new MBT waste treatment plant in St Helens by 2010.
19-Jan-2007
Christie Timber Services is to relocate its timber processing business and 28 staff to a new £1.5m factory in Bo'ness in July.
17-Jan-2007
Scapa is to sell its sealants business, which is based in Hampshire and employs 71 staff, to an undisclosed buyer for £4.9m.
17-Jan-2007
Smiths Group is to sell its London-based aerospace division, which has 11,500 staff and manufacturing facilities in five countries, to General Electric of the US for £2.4bn.
16-Jan-2007
Micon Components, the Sheffield-based engineering company with 15 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
15-Jan-2007
Wanzl, the shopping trolley supplier, is to expand its Warwick headquarters by 8,000 sq ft and lease an 86,000 sq ft warehouse nearby.
12-Jan-2007
Robinson Willey is to relocate its Liverpool-based heating products factory and about 100 staff to a new £3.5m site at Trinity Park in Bootle in March.
11-Jan-2007
Selex Sensors & Airborne Systems has secured a £2m Scottish Enterprise grant to develop anti-missile systems at its site in Edinburgh, which will create 60 jobs.
11-Jan-2007
Nylacast has sold its Leicester-based precision engineered components business, which employs 316 staff, to a management buy-out for more than £30m.
11-Jan-2007
ArmorGroup has acquired Neil Young Associates, the global security consultancy, for up to £1m.
11-Jan-2007
HQ Engineering has been acquired by SBV Fabrications for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 49 of the 95 jobs at its Hartlepool-based machinery engineering business.
10-Jan-2007
Wade Ceramics has announced a £5m plan to relocate its ceramics factory and 146 staff from Burslem to Etruria Valley over the next two years, but up to 50 jobs will be lost.
10-Jan-2007
Hills Group has announced plans for the development of a £15m waste treatment plant in Westbury, in order to transform Wiltshire's household waste into fuel for a local cement works.
10-Jan-2007
Enodis has acquired Fabristeel, the Singapore-based manufacturer of catering equipment, for £15m.
09-Jan-2007
B3 Cable Solutions has bought the Irish cable manufacturing business of ABB, which employs 140 staff in Co Longford, for undisclosed terms, and is now seeking acquisitions in Eastern Europe and the Far East.
09-Jan-2007
Electract, the Leicestershire-based electrical contractor with 150 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
09-Jan-2007
Mountwest Services is to invest £2.5m in new facilities in Montrose, following the acquisition of drilling tool manufacturer Well Service, and plans to expand the local workforce from 18 to 60 over the next two years.
09-Jan-2007
Gallaher, the cigarette manufacturer, is expected to relocate its international headquarters from Weybridge, where it employs 330 staff, to Switzerland following its £7.5bn takeover by Japan Tobacco.
09-Jan-2007
E&F Composites is to invest £1m in the expansion of its carbon fibre composites factory in Hartlepool over the next 12 months, with the creation of 14 jobs.
05-Jan-2007
Qinetiq is considering plans to restructure its underwater engineering business in Winfrith, Dorset, prompting speculation that some of the 600 jobs could relocate to larger sites in Farnborough and Portsmouth.
05-Jan-2007
Bricesco has been bought out of administration by an undisclosed company, securing the future of 16 jobs at its kiln manufacturing business in Stoke-on-Trent.
05-Jan-2007
Sims Group has acquired Cymru Metals Recycling, the South Wales-based scrap firm that handles 150,000 tonnes of material each year.
04-Jan-2007
Veolia Environmental Services is planning to build a £93m waste incinerator at the Rufford Colliery site in Nottinghamshire by 2012.
03-Jan-2007
Rentokil Initial has acquired EnviroFresh, the washroom products supplier, for £9m.
03-Jan-2007
Worthington Nicholls has acquired Lumenglow, the London-based electrical contractor, for under £0.2m.
02-Jan-2007
Sixten, the Hampshire-based fabrics supplier with annual turnover of £5m, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
02-Jan-2007