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Engineering - 2010
Denby Pottery is to set up a 100,000 sq ft distribution centre at Bemrose Park in Derby next summer, with the creation of 45 jobs.
23-Dec-2010
ENER-G has acquired the assets of SmartHome Controls, the Sussex-based supplier of heating and ventilation systems, in order to expand its energy management division.
23-Dec-2010
BAe Systems is to acquire ETI, the Danish provider of intelligence technology products with 260 staff, for £137m.
23-Dec-2010
Conflow and Bestobell Valves have undergone a management buy-out from Sheffield-based Flow Group for undisclosed terms.
22-Dec-2010
Viridor has acquired Adapt Recycling, the Bury-based recycling firm with 20 staff.
21-Dec-2010
HW Martin Waste is seeking permission to develop a waste processing plant at the Clover Nook Industrial Estate near Alfreton, with the creation of 50 jobs.
21-Dec-2010
Cory Environmental and Wheelabrator Technologies are to unveil plans for a 268,000 tonnes-a-year energy-from-waste incinerator at Saddlebow near King's Lynn.
20-Dec-2010
Potters Waste Management has won permission to build an anaerobic digester at the Bryn Posteg landfill site in Llanidloes, with the creation of ten jobs.
20-Dec-2010
Fiberweb has acquired Boddingtons International, the Essex-based supplier of geosynthetic nets and other accessories with 92 staff, for £9.4m.
20-Dec-2010
British Gas has acquired JK Environmental Services, the Hertfordshire-based provider of environmental, sewer cleansing and tankering services with 102 staff, for £7m.
20-Dec-2010
TT Electronics has sold BAS Components, the Pembroke-based manufacturer of fasteners, to PSM International for £4.4m.
16-Dec-2010
Consilia Partners has acquired HTG Holdings, the Ipswich-based catering equipment supplier.
16-Dec-2010
The Underwater Centre is planning to invest £5m in the expansion of its subsea training facility in Fort William, with the creation of 20 jobs.
16-Dec-2010
Roydon, the waste management firm, has acquired a 130,00 sq ft industrial unit at the Junction Business Park near Salford, with the creation of 100 jobs.
16-Dec-2010
Environmental Waste Controls is to expand the 50-strong workforce at its site in Knowsley with ten new jobs, with the relocation of its engineering division to Kitling Road and the expansion of its materials recycling facility.
16-Dec-2010
TEG Group has secured £1.9m from the London Waste & Recycling Board to develop a 30,000 tonnes-a-year AD waste processing plant in Dagenham by 2012.
15-Dec-2010
Imagination Technologies is to acquire Caustic Graphics, the US developer of interactive ray tracing graphics technology, for £17m.
14-Dec-2010
Hyco Manufacturing is to relocate its electrical equipment business and 15 staff to a 26,000 sq ft site at Wakefield Europort next May.
14-Dec-2010
Nature Group is to acquire ISD and Ecoscrub, the Dutch waste processing companies, from Port Invest for £16m.
14-Dec-2010
Carleton Furniture of Pontefract has acquired the assets of Chamois Eco-Kitchens of Wolverhampton out of administration, securing six jobs.
14-Dec-2010
Bosch has won planning permission to build a new headquarters for its Worcester-based heating business at Junction 6 of the M5, which could create more than 4,000 jobs over the next ten years.
13-Dec-2010
Airsprung has acquired Collins & Hayes, the East Sussex-based furniture manufacturer, for £2.3m.
13-Dec-2010
Cawood Scientific, the analytical testing services firm with 130 staff in North Yorkshire and Berkshire, has undergone a £4m management buy-out backed by NVM Private Equity.
13-Dec-2010
Survitec has acquired Revere Commercial Marine Business, the US supplier of safety equipment, for undisclosed terms.
13-Dec-2010
Renishaw is to create 125 new jobs for young people at its Gloucestershire-based engineering business next year.
13-Dec-2010
JA Harrison has acquired Acumen Seals, the Salford-based supplier of mechanical seals with five staff.
13-Dec-2010
Newburgh Engineering of Rotherham is forming a joint venture with Leeds-based Firechill to manufacture and distribute energy-efficient refrigeration systems, which could create up to 100 jobs.
08-Dec-2010
Green Compliance has acquired Enviroguard, the Kent-based pest control firm with 14 staff, for £1.6m.
08-Dec-2010
Ley Rubber, the Merseyside-based rubber processing firm with 36 staff, is to open a new factory in Kirkby in January.
07-Dec-2010
Toughsheet Building Products is to invest £3m in the expansion of its sheeting materials business in Bolton, with the creation of 30 jobs.
07-Dec-2010
Brulines has acquired Amscreen M2M, the Bolton-based developer of data collection and monitoring systems with nine staff, for an initial £2m.
07-Dec-2010
Cobham is to acquire RVision, the US manufacturer of electro-optical and infrared imaging systems with 40 staff, for £18m.
07-Dec-2010
Thornber Home & Leisure has bought Busby & Busby, the Dorset-based textiles supplier with eight staff, out of administration.
06-Dec-2010
Aggreko has acquired Northland Power Services, the US supplier of power generators with 30 staff, for £17m.
06-Dec-2010
Dieselec has bought Thistle Generators, the Bothwell-based supplier of power generators, out of administration, and the business will relocate to Nevis Capital's 6.5-acre site in Milngavie.
06-Dec-2010
Yorkshire Water is to recruit an additional 120 staff to its leakage detection division, following an increase in burst pipes caused by cold weather.
06-Dec-2010
Green Compliance has acquired FDSA Fire Protection Services of Harrow for £0.6m.
02-Dec-2010
Straight has acquired Tapmagic, the Ipswich-based manufacturer of water-saving tap inserts, for £0.1m.
02-Dec-2010
KPMG has sold the Pilkington's Group Quiligotti Terrazzo business out of administration to a former management team, securing 23 jobs at its tiles factory in Manchester.
02-Dec-2010
Clyde Process Solutions, the supplier of pneumatic conveying and air filtration equipment with 520 staff at sites including Glasgow and Doncaster, is to be acquired by Schenck Process of Germany for £33m.
01-Dec-2010
Enfis Group is to acquire PhotonStar LED, the Hampshire-based manufacturer of LED lighting fixtures, for £5.1m.
30-Nov-2010
Tata Steel is to invest £6.5m in the expansion of its Stocksbridge plant in South Yorkshire, with the creation of ten jobs.
29-Nov-2010
Veolia Environmental Services is to invest £3.5m in the installation of combined heat and power technology at its Stalbridge Solvent Recovery plant in Liverpool.
29-Nov-2010
Tolsa is to relocate the headquarters of its cat litter business and 15 staff from Retford to its main production site in Flixborough.
29-Nov-2010
ThyssenKrupp is to set up a 10,800 sq ft office for its materials and technology business at the Concord Business Park in Wythenshaw.
25-Nov-2010
AWS Eco Plastics is to invest a further £15m at its newly-opened plastic bottles recycling plant near Gainsborough, with the creation of 30 jobs.
25-Nov-2010
Viridor has won planning permission to build a 200,000 tonnes-a-year MBT waste treatment plant at Lostock Gralam in Cheshire.
24-Nov-2010
OSSL has acquired Woodsetton Steels for undisclosed terms, and the business will relocate from Oldbury to its D&J Steels subsidiary in Wolverhampton.
24-Nov-2010
Elstat is looking to expand the 55-strong workforce at its Preston-based chiller cabinets business with 25 new jobs.
24-Nov-2010
Hillcliff Tools, the Sheffield-based tooling equipment distributor, has been acquired by Coburg Components for undisclosed terms.
24-Nov-2010
Giltech has secured a £1m investment to expand its Ayrshire-based biodegradable technologies business, including a move to a larger office.
23-Nov-2010
Britax Childcare, the manufacturer car safety seats and pushchairs, has been sold by private equity firm Carlyle to Nordic Capital for an estimated £450m.
23-Nov-2010
Laird has acquired Cattron Group International, the supplier of wireless control and automation products with 290 staff in the US, Canada, Germany, Brazil, China, South Africa and the UK, for £56m.
23-Nov-2010
Wall Colmonoy is to invest £8.8m in the expansion of its aircraft engine components plant in Pontardawe over the next four years, with the creation of 100 jobs.
22-Nov-2010
H Brown & Son is to expand the 50-strong workforce at its Burslem-based waste management business with 20 new staff, following a £3.5m investment in the expansion of its recycling facilities.
22-Nov-2010
Quantum Controls, the Prudhoe-based supplier of industrial drives and motors with 28 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
22-Nov-2010
Barker Collins, the Sheffield-based precision engineering firm with 22 staff, has been bought out of administration by its former management.
22-Nov-2010
Weir Group has acquired American Hydro, the US manufacturer of turbine components for power generation with 130 staff.
18-Nov-2010
EJ Badekabiner has been bought out of administration by the Continental Shelf 515 subsidiary of Galliford Try for undisclosed terms, securing 90 jobs at its Cramlington-based bathroom manufacturing business.
17-Nov-2010
Money Controls, the Oldham-based supplier of coin handling products with 350 staff, is to be acquired by Crane Co of the US for undisclosed terms.
17-Nov-2010
Green Compliance has acquired Pestfree Environmental Services, the Northamptonshire-based pest control company with 37 staff, for £1.6m.
16-Nov-2010
Griffon Hoverwork, the Hampshire-based hovercraft manufacturer with almost 200 staff, is to relocate to the former Vestas site in Woolston.
15-Nov-2010
Hawick Knitwear, the textiles supplier with 200 staff, has been sold by Harris Watson to a management buy-out.
15-Nov-2010
Stellex, the Northumberland-based manufacturer of commercial kitchen equipment, has been bought out of administration by Scomac Catering Equipment of Edinburgh, securing ten of the 19 jobs.
15-Nov-2010
Surrey Waste Management has submitted plans to Surrey County Council to build a waste recovery plant and gasification chamber in Shepperton.
15-Nov-2010
P&L Systems is to relocate its Knaresborough-based air fresheners business and up to 60 staff to a new site at St James Park by summer 2011.
15-Nov-2010
Keighley Town Council is in discussions with an unnamed manufacturer of emergency vehicles about the possibility of setting up a new base in Royd Ings Avenue, which could create up to 200 jobs.
15-Nov-2010
Prevost of France is setting up a UK headquarters for its air treatment and fluid distribution business at The Pavilions in Rochdale.
11-Nov-2010
Corus Process Engineering is planning to expand the 311-strong workforce at its fabrication business in Workington with 35 new jobs over the next six months.
11-Nov-2010
Futur, the Wiltshire-based waste management and recycling firm, has been acquired by SAICA of Spain.
10-Nov-2010
Serco Group has won a £650m 25-year contract to provide refuse collection, recycling, waste processing and street cleaning services to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.
10-Nov-2010
SITA UK is planning to build up to ten new waste processing plants across the country over the next few years, having agreed a deal to use Cynar's plastics-to-fuel technology.
09-Nov-2010
SenseLogix has raised £1m from investors to fund the commercial development of its electricity monitoring technology, with the creation of up to 20 new jobs over the next year.
09-Nov-2010
Hurlingham is to acquire Manroy Systems, the weapons manufacturer, with funding from a £6m share placing.
09-Nov-2010
Harris Pye is considering plans to relocate the headquarters of its marine engineering business from Barry to Swansea, and will invest a further £2m at the dry docks.
08-Nov-2010
Tata Steel is to set up a £5m High Temperature Innovation Centre in Middlesbrough over the next two years, in order to research technology to transform waste products into fuel and create 20 jobs.
08-Nov-2010
Viridor has acquired Pearsons Group Holding, the operator of two recycling sites in Norfolk, for £16m.
08-Nov-2010
Fenner is to acquire Belle Banne, the Australian conveyor belt maintenance firm, for up to £40m.
08-Nov-2010
Unisurf Engineering, the Bradford-based precision engineering firm with 15 staff, has undergone a management buy-in backed by Castle Square Corporate Finance.
08-Nov-2010
PHS Group has acquired Fyr Fyter, the Durham-based provider of safety advice and equipment, for undisclosed terms.
08-Nov-2010
Marco Cable Management is planning to expand the workforce at its Anglesey-based plastic trunking business from 50 to 65 next year.
04-Nov-2010
APEM of Manchester is to open its first environmental consultancy office in Scotland at the Edinburgh Technopole.
04-Nov-2010
Spirit AeroSystems is to set up a new office for about 80 staff at Bluebell Way in Preston by the end of the year.
03-Nov-2010
Halma has acquired Alicat Scientific, the US supplier of industrial flow meters and controllers, for £16m.
03-Nov-2010
Park Engineering has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing 60 jobs at its Weymouth-based engineering business.
03-Nov-2010
Cooper Lighting & Safety is to invest £2.3m in the expansion of its factory in Doncaster, including new manufacturing equipment and distribution facilities.
03-Nov-2010
Atlas Converting Equipment of Bedford has undergone a management buy-out from Bobst Group for undisclosed terms.
02-Nov-2010
Jays Engineering Supplies, the Oldbury-based engineering firm with 22 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
02-Nov-2010
Leo Group has submitted plans for the £4m expansion of its 17-acre waste management site in Halifax, including improvements to its pet food processing plant.
01-Nov-2010
Shore Energy is planning to build a £20m household waste processing plant at Inverness Harbour, with the creation of 30 jobs.
01-Nov-2010
Alnmaritec is to expand the 65-strong workforce at its boat building operation at the Port of Blyth with 35 new jobs next year.
01-Nov-2010
MTL Group is to set up a new steel turbine manufacturing operation at the Port of Blyth, with the creation of up to 70 jobs over the next three years.
01-Nov-2010
Intertek has acquired Metoc, the environmental consultancy with 80 staff in Hampshire, Cardiff and Dundee, for £8m, as well as Profitech, the analytical laboratory technology firm, for £0.4m.
01-Nov-2010
I-plas has secured a £2.5m investment from Foresight Group to expand its Halifax-based plastic waste recycling business.
01-Nov-2010
TT Electronics is to sell WT Henley, the Kent-based manufacturer of electrical products, to Sicame for £12m.
01-Nov-2010
Active Energy is to sell its its Derlite gas ignition equipment division and its Gasignition distribution division to a former chief executive for £0.5m, in order to focus on its East Kilbride-based voltage optimisation business.
01-Nov-2010
Scott Health & Safety has announced the creation of 50 jobs at its Skelmersdale-based facility, in order to produce masks for the Ministry of Defence.
01-Nov-2010
AES Engineering has acquired Ceetak Engineering, the Bedford-based provider of pump support services with 35 staff.
01-Nov-2010
Sterecycle is planning to build a £85m resource recovery plant based on autoclave technology in Harlow.
28-Oct-2010
Hughes Safety Showers is setting up a new £1.4m 38,000 sq ft factory on its existing site in Stockport.
27-Oct-2010
David Brown is to sell its Applied Products division, including the Radicon and Benzlers gearbox brands, to Elecon of India.
27-Oct-2010
Pentagon Protection has acquired International Glass Solutions, the US supplier of film-based glazing solutions, for up to £1m.
26-Oct-2010
Breconcherry, the Ledbury-based supplier of tank washing equipment, has been acquired by GEA Tuchenhagen of Germany.
26-Oct-2010
IMI is to acquire Zimmermann & Jansen, the German supplier of flow control products with 430 staff, for £120m.
25-Oct-2010
Bestobell Valves, the Sheffield-based valve manufacturer with 80 staff, has been acquired by a management team for undisclosed terms.
25-Oct-2010
International Innovative Technology of Gateshead is hoping to create more than 100 jobs in the long-term, in order to support the growth of its new powder milling technology.
25-Oct-2010
Robotic Technology Systems, the Salford-based robotic equipment manufacturer, is to be acquired by Cheshire-based Entologi.
25-Oct-2010
Envisage Group has acquired AST Resourcing and AST Recruitment of Staffordshire, in order to expand its design business into the defence, rail and nuclear sectors.
25-Oct-2010
Digital Barriers has acquired Waterfall Solutions, the Guildford-based technology consultancy, for up to £5.5m.
25-Oct-2010
Pentland Precision Engineering has been sold out of administration by MLM Insolvency to a management team, securing the future of 26 jobs at its Loanhead-based engineering business.
25-Oct-2010
Warwickshire County Council and Staffordshire County Council are seeking bidders to develop a new £6.5m recycling centre in Baddesley Ensor.
21-Oct-2010
Carlton Laser Services, the Leicester-based engineering firm, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms, and plans to increase the 71-strong workforce.
21-Oct-2010
Straight is to invest £2m in improvements to its recently-acquired Dyro injection moulding factory in Hull.
21-Oct-2010
Terex Corporation of the US is to set up a £1.7m Business Services Centre at Dungannon in Northern Ireland, with the creation of 35 jobs.
20-Oct-2010
Gowercroft is planning to expand the 21-strong workforce at the new 15,000 sq ft Alfreton headquarters of its joinery business with ten new jobs over the next 18 months.
20-Oct-2010
Thames Water is to create 50 new jobs at its call centres in Reading and Swindon.
19-Oct-2010
Ardor Engineering is planning to double its 12-strong workforce at the new Huddersfield headquarters of its precision components business.
19-Oct-2010
Yuasa Batteries is to set up a 76,000 sq ft warehouse at South Marston in Swindon.
18-Oct-2010
Pressure Technologies has acquired Hydratron, the Altrincham-based manufacturer of hydraulic pumps and control panels with 46 staff, for £3.3m.
18-Oct-2010
Black Sheep Textiles, the Bury-based dyeing and finishing firm with 20 staff, has been bought out of administration by Thornber.
18-Oct-2010
International Recycling Corporation is to set up a 15,000 sq ft unit at the Severnside Trading Estate in Trafford Park.
18-Oct-2010
All-Tex Recyclers is to expand the 188-strong workforce at its textile recycling business in County Antrim with 60 new jobs.
14-Oct-2010
Thorn Lighting is to relocate its headquarters and 30 jobs from Borehamwood to its main factory in Spennymoor by the end of the year.
14-Oct-2010
ADT, the security firm, is setting up a 4,500 sq ft office at Prescot Business Park.
14-Oct-2010
DIPT is looking to relocate its Pride Park-based power tools business and up to 35 staff to another site in Derby.
13-Oct-2010
Oxford Cryosystems, the Long Hanborough-based company with 17 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Catapult Venture Mergers.
13-Oct-2010
Chinook Sciences is to increase the workforce at its industrial recycling technology business from 22 to 48 over the next year, having acquired a new 15,000 sq ft office at Nottingham Science Park.
13-Oct-2010
Lenstec Optical Laboratories has acquired Tant Laboratories, the Bishop's Stortford-based lens manufacturer with 25 staff.
13-Oct-2010
Pearson-Harper is to create at least 20 jobs at its engineering site in Billingham, having won a new contract to provide services for Chevron's Gorgon gas project in Australia.
13-Oct-2010
Acal has sold ATM Parts Company to Cennox for £0.7m, in order to focus on IT spares and outsourcing solutions for technology companies.
13-Oct-2010
PJH Group is setting up an additional 60,000 sq ft bathroom supplies warehouse at the Towngate Business Centre in Walkden, near Salford.
11-Oct-2010
Mount Engineering, the York-based engineering firm with sites in Darlaston, Aldridge and Suffolk, is to be acquired by Cooper Controls for £19m.
11-Oct-2010
AEA Technology is to acquire Eastern Research Group, the US environmental science firm, for £52m.
11-Oct-2010
Bywaters has secured funding of £4.5m to expand the capacity at its materials recycling facility at Bow in East London by the end of next year.
07-Oct-2010
Siemens is to revive plans to relocate its Lincoln-based turbine servicing operation and 540 staff to a new building at Teal Park in North Hykeham in 2012.
07-Oct-2010
Smallridge Brothers of Barnstaple is linking up with Robert Cole of Holsworthy to acquire the agricultural machinery assets of Cornwall Farmers for undisclosed terms.
07-Oct-2010
PYReco is looking to start work early next year on the development of a £80m tyre recycling plant at Middlesbrough's South Tees Eco Park, which will create 90 jobs.
06-Oct-2010
Omega Red, the Nottingham-based lighting and electrical firm with 230 staff, has been acquired by Walsall-based South Staffordshire Group for undisclosed terms.
06-Oct-2010
Underhill Engineering is relocating its Plymouth-based structural fabrication business and up to 60 staff to a 90,000 sq ft building on Estover Industrial Estate.
05-Oct-2010
Shanks Group has acquired the UK waste PFI interests of United Utilities, including bids for contracts in Derbyshire, Leicester, Derry and Gloucester.
05-Oct-2010
Monthind has acquired Sanitec Cleaning Services, the Norwich-based cleaning firm with 170 staff, for undisclosed terms.
05-Oct-2010
Rotary UK has acquired CA Sothers, the Birmingham-based provider of mechanical and electrical installation services.
04-Oct-2010
Royden Engineering has been bought out of administration by a new company called Royden Structures, securing 89 jobs at its St Helens-based structural steelwork business.
04-Oct-2010
Balmers Garden Machinery is considering plans to relocate its gardening equipment business and 40 staff from Burnley to Blackburn.
04-Oct-2010
Axminster Tool Centre is investing £2.3m in the expansion of its tool and machinery sites in East Devon, in order to improve conditions for its 218 staff.
04-Oct-2010
West Berkshire Council has approved plans to build a multi-million pound hydrodynamics research facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermaston.
30-Sep-2010
Spice, the Leeds-based utility services provider, is to be acquired by private equity firm Cinven for £251m.
28-Sep-2010
Fairbanks Environmental has secured an undisclosed equity investment from Tokheim Group of France, in order to fund the global expansion of its Skelmersdale-based petrol pump technology business.
28-Sep-2010
Oran, the Grangemouth-based waste management firm with 250 staff, has sold its business and assets to a new private equity-based firm called Oran Environmental Solutions for undisclosed terms.
27-Sep-2010
Century Lighting is expanding its distribution facilities at Shawbank Road in Redditch into a new warehouse, having won a contract to supply lighting to NHS hospitals across the country.
27-Sep-2010
Banks Group is relocating the headquarters of its mining business and more than 100 staff to a new 25,000 sq ft office at Inkerman House in Durham.
27-Sep-2010
Bluewater Bio International is to acquire Water Innovate, the developer of water treatment technologies spun out from the Cranfield University School of Water Sciences.
27-Sep-2010
Rolls-Royce is looking to recruit 150 graduates at its aerospace, marine, energy and nuclear sites across the country.
27-Sep-2010
James Fisher & Sons has acquired RigCool, the Aberdeen-based supplier of equipment to protect drilling rigs, for £2.1m.
23-Sep-2010
Humberside Optical Services has been bought out of administration by a new company called Ardent Optical, securing 21 jobs at its Hull-based optical lens business.
23-Sep-2010
Imperial Tobacco is planning to build a new 100,000 sq ft head office on Winterstoke Road in Bristol by the end of 2012, with the relocation of 500 staff from three existing sites.
21-Sep-2010
Goodrich is creating 45 new jobs at its aircraft systems factory in Wolverhampton, with vacancies for engineers, fitter testers and apprentices.
21-Sep-2010
Dyson has raised £350m from banks and investors to finance the expansion of its vacuum cleaner and engineering business, including the recruitment of up to 350 research staff at its site in Wiltshire.
20-Sep-2010
Pineteum, the Warmington-based furniture manufacturer with 92 staff, is to be acquired by Hamptons Furniture of Portsmouth.
20-Sep-2010
BGlobal is planning to expand its East Lancashire-based smart meters business with 30 new jobs and additional work space over the next year.
20-Sep-2010
BAe Systems is to acquire the SpecTal, Advanced Concepts and McClendon security operations of US-based L-1 Identity Solutions for £190m.
20-Sep-2010
Powerday has unveiled plans to build a £40m recycling facility and civic amenity site for Hillingdon Council in West Drayton, with the creation of 130 jobs.
20-Sep-2010
Carpets of Kidderminster has been sold out of administration to a management team, securing 58 jobs at its carpets factory in Stourport.
20-Sep-2010
JP Kenny, the subsea engineering firm, is in negotiations to set up a new 69,000 sq ft office at Compass Point in Staines.
15-Sep-2010
SITA has acquired a 22-acre site in Lower Eccleshill Road, Darwen, for £3.2m, promoting speculation that it could develop a new recycling plant.
14-Sep-2010
Trotec Laser of Birmingham has acquired Identify Engraving Systems, the Bristol-based supplier of engraving machines.
14-Sep-2010
NIS Holdings has acquired Hold Engineering, the Whitehaven-based metal fabrication firm with 30 staff, for undisclosed terms.
14-Sep-2010
Bangor University is to collaborate with other universities and companies for the £24m SEACAMS marine research project, which could create more than 100 jobs in North Wales.
13-Sep-2010
SEW Euro-Drive has acquired a 10-acre site in Normanton, West Yorkshire, to build a 100,000 sq ft assembly and warehouse facility.
13-Sep-2010
European Wood Products, the Ormskirk-based supplier of doors trading as European Door Sets, has been acquired by Brathay Investments for undisclosed terms.
13-Sep-2010
Moog is planning to relocate its Wolverhampton-based aerospace technology business to a new £15m facility at the i54 technology park by September 2012.
09-Sep-2010
Oakmount Control Systems is to build a new £1m industrial control panels factory for its 18-strong workforce at Estover in Plymouth by April 2011.
09-Sep-2010
Pearsons Recycling has acquired the dry waste recycling operation of Thetford-based Envirowaste for undisclosed terms.
09-Sep-2010
Baric Systems, the Morpeth-based supplier of fluid handling systems with 100 staff, has been acquired by Colfax of the US.
08-Sep-2010
WLR Prototype Engineers is to relocate to a 30,000 sq ft unit at Boland House on the Nottingham South & Wilford Industrial Estate.
08-Sep-2010
Allam Marine is planning to build a new 60,000 sq ft generator factory and office next to its existing site on the Melton Estate near Hull by summer 2011, with the creation of 20 jobs.
08-Sep-2010
Celtic Recycling is seeking permission to extend one of its heavy equipment recycling centres in Newport, with the creation of up to 25 jobs.
07-Sep-2010
The Welsh Assembly is to invest £4m in local authority recycling projects, including £1m for the creation of a social enterprise to operate a mixed plastics processing facility.
07-Sep-2010
Survitec has acquired Seaweather, the marine servicing firm with sites in Bromborough, Dartford and Southampton, for undisclosed terms.
06-Sep-2010
Donarbon, the provider of waste services to Cambridgeshire County Council, is to be acquired by AmeyCespa of Spain for £49m.
02-Sep-2010
Icetech is creating 20 new jobs at its white goods factory in Castletown, following a recent investment in new production technology.
02-Sep-2010
Weir Group is to acquire the valves business of BDK Engineering Industries of India, including gross assets valued at £17m.
02-Sep-2010
H&F Drilling Supplies, the Stirling-based manufacturer of drilling equipment with 20 staff, has been acquired by Atlas Copco for undisclosed terms.
02-Sep-2010
ClerkMaxwell is planning to expand the workforce at its Aberdeen-based engineering consultancy from 50 to 70 this year.
02-Sep-2010
North West Precision Forms has been bought out of administration by a new company called North West Precision, saving 76 jobs at its Birkenhead-based engineering business.
01-Sep-2010
VBA, the Bolton-based supplier of audiovisual equipment, has been sold to Elitemark in a pre-pack administration through Begbies Traynor.
01-Sep-2010
Hellermann Tyton is to relocate its Plymouth-based cable manufacturing business and about 100 staff to a new 48,000 sq ft factory in Derriford.
31-Aug-2010
Bland, Burgess & Hethershaw has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing 11 jobs at its Gainsborough-based metal working business.
31-Aug-2010
Corus is in negotiations to sell the mothballed Teesside Cast Products plant to SSI of Thailand, which could create hundreds of new jobs from 2011.
31-Aug-2010
Capita Symonds is planning to expand the initial 12-strong workforce at its new engineering consultancy office in York to 30 by the end of next year.
31-Aug-2010
Compass Group is to acquire VSG Group, the security services firm with 6,000 staff and offices in Northampton, London, Belfast and Dublin, for £64m.
26-Aug-2010
Trianco Heating Products, the Sheffield-based boiler manufacturer, has sold its assets out of administration to TR Engineering.
26-Aug-2010
Greencare Mobility is to expand its wheelchair assembly plant in Middlesbrough, with the creation of 13 jobs.
26-Aug-2010
Bayliss Recovery is looking into the possibility of setting up a new metals recycling plant near Cardiff, having just opened a new £1.2m site in Bridgend.
25-Aug-2010
Fabricom Offshore Services is planning to create up to 40 new jobs at its Tyneside-based engineering business over the next year.
24-Aug-2010
Denby Pottery has acquired Burgess, Dorling & Leigh, the Middleport-based manufacturer of Burleigh pottery with 40 staff.
23-Aug-2010
ERT (Scotland), the Edinburgh-based marine environmental consultancy with 25 staff, has been acquired by Fugro of the Netherlands for undisclosed terms.
23-Aug-2010
Federal Mogul is planning a £10m investment at its factory in Chapel-en-le-Frith, in order to release about half of the 28-acre site for development and upgrade plant and machinery.
23-Aug-2010
Penn Elcom, the manufacturer of cases to transport musical instruments, is to relocate to a larger £1.6m unit at the Parsons Industrial Estate in Washington, with the creation of 15 jobs.
23-Aug-2010
Westex Carpets has acquired Calder Bank Mills, the Dewsbury-based textile mill, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
23-Aug-2010
Contract Solutions Grampian has bought the assets of Norsco Facilities out of liquidation, securing 48 jobs at its Aberdeen-based cleaning business.
19-Aug-2010
Corus is to invest £185m at its steelworks in Port Talbot, including the rebuilding of a blast furnace and environmental improvements.
17-Aug-2010
Senior has acquired WahlcoMetroflex, the US manufacturer of dampers, expansion joints and exhaust gas systems, for £8.5m.
17-Aug-2010
Straight has acquired Dyro Holdings, the Hull-based injection moulding firm trading as Powell Plastics, for £2.9m.
16-Aug-2010
Robinson Willey, the Merseyside-based gas fire manufacturer, has sold its assets out of administration to the GDC Group heating division of Glen Dimplex.
16-Aug-2010
Forest Support Services is to sell its Forest Traffic Signals business to a new company called Caswell Support Services.
12-Aug-2010
Corus is to invest £8m in the expansion of its steel plant in North Lanarkshire, with the creation of 60 jobs.
11-Aug-2010
Chemring is to acquire Roke Manor Research, the Romsey-based engineering research firm with 450 staff, from Siemens for £55m.
10-Aug-2010
Scottish Water is looking to build a new headquarters of up to 108,000 sq ft to replace its existing office in Glasgow.
10-Aug-2010
Alexandra has been sold out of administration to Dimensions, securing 446 jobs at its corporate clothing operations in Bristol, Swindon, Langley, London and Glasgow.
09-Aug-2010
University of Nottingham has won a £3.6m grant from the European Regional Development Fund to develop an Institute for Aerospace Technology, which will employ about 100 staff.
04-Aug-2010
Alcan is to create up to 30 new jobs at its aluminium smelter in Lynemouth, Northumberland, following a recovery in demand.
04-Aug-2010
Thermal Engineering, the Hertfordshire-based aircraft components manufacturer, has been acquired by private equity firm Privet Capital for undisclosed terms.
02-Aug-2010
RD Industries, the Plymouth-based stationery firm, has been bought out of administration by West Design Products of Folkestone.
02-Aug-2010
Jighand is planning to relocate its London-based metals recycling business to the former Sun Chemicals site in Silvertown, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.
02-Aug-2010
Rical Group has acquired Kenwell Precision Diecastings of Rochdale for undisclosed terms.
29-Jul-2010
Tagg Clothing Group has bought Thomas H Loveday, the Blyth-based equestrian clothes and footwear brand, out of administration.
29-Jul-2010
Closed Loop is looking to raise £30m to set up a nationwide network of plastics recycling plants.
29-Jul-2010
Integrated Design Associates, the Tattenhall-based data centre engineering company, has been acquired by Hurleypalmerflatt of London for undisclosed terms.
29-Jul-2010
Pilkington is to restart one of its float glass production lines in St Helens, with the creation of up to 130 jobs.
27-Jul-2010
Tomkins, the engineering group with 25,000 staff in 23 countries, is to be acquired by a consortium of US private equity firm Onex and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for £2.9bn.
27-Jul-2010
ENER-G is to invest £2m in the expansion of its monitoring equipment factory in Salford with a new 12,500 sq ft building later this year.
27-Jul-2010
Dutton Carpets has been bought out of administration by Renewal Carpet Tiles, securing 115 jobs at its Blackburn-based carpet manufacturing business.
26-Jul-2010
Indair has been sold out of administration by Business Debt Adviser to a management team, saving 14 jobs at its Stockport-based heating and ventilation business.
26-Jul-2010
The University of Exeter is to build a £30m environmental research centre in Penryn by summer 2012, with the creation of an initial 150 jobs.
22-Jul-2010
ADS is to set up an aerospace and defence trade office in Belfast, in partnership with Invest NI and Bombardier, in order to boost the profile of local companies.
22-Jul-2010
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has unveiled plans to set up an environmental monitoring centre at the International Space Innovation Centre in Harwell by April 2011, employing 40 scientists.
21-Jul-2010
BIB Cochran, the Annan-based boiler manufacturer with 170 staff, has been bought out of administration by the founder of SHBV of China.
21-Jul-2010
Scotgold Resources is looking to raise new capital over the next year to fund the expansion of its gold exploration activities in Scotland.
20-Jul-2010
CTC Marine is to expand its 140-strong workforce in Darlington with up to 12 new jobs, having won a number of new subsea construction contracts.
20-Jul-2010
GE Aviation is to build a 30,000 sq ft power generation research centre at Bishops Cleeve, near Cheltenham, by March 2011.
20-Jul-2010
Corus is to create a further 154 new jobs at its steel manufacturing plants in Stocksbridge and Rotherham.
20-Jul-2010
Rolls-Royce is to submit plans to build a new aircraft fan blades factory at its Bankfield site in Barnoldswick, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
19-Jul-2010
Zisman Bower & Partners, the consulting engineer, is setting up a 9,219 sq ft office at Ambassador House in Richmond-upon-Thames.
19-Jul-2010
Metalysis is seeking partners to help fund the expansion of its Rotherham-based titanium technology business with a £70m production plant.
19-Jul-2010
Subsea 7 is to recruit up to 150 workers at its fabrication yard near Wick, having won orders totalling £145m to supply pipelines for North Sea platforms.
19-Jul-2010
Dutton Carpets, the Blackburn-based carpet manufacturer, is expected to be sold out of administration by RSM Tenon to a former management team, securing the future of 120 jobs.
19-Jul-2010
Bystronic UK is consolidating its metal processing operations from two sites in Leeds and Chard into a 25,800 sq ft unit at Wayside Business Park in Coventry.
15-Jul-2010
London Waste & Recycling Board is to invest £8m in the creation of a material reuse network across six sub-regions of London, in order to help charities and local authorities recycle items.
14-Jul-2010
Sellers Engineers has submitted plans to Kirklees Council to build a 48,000 sq ft factory at the Trident Business Park in Deighton, and aims to relocate 75 staff by March 2011.
14-Jul-2010
Katmex, the Stockton-based manufacturer of parts for earth-moving equipment with 60 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from Katsushiro of Japan.
13-Jul-2010
Morson is to acquire Acetech Personnel, the provider of recruitment and workforce services to Babcock's marine and rail operations, for £2.3m.
12-Jul-2010
Peter Scott & Company, the Hawick-based knitwear supplier, has been sold out of administration to Gloverall of Northamptonshire, with the transfer of the remaining 20 staff.
12-Jul-2010
Gardner Aerospace is planning to relocate its aerospace components factory and up to 69 staff from Maesteg to Basildon.
12-Jul-2010
Dominant Textile, the Turkish industrial textiles manufacturer, is to create up to ten jobs at a new office in Manchester.
12-Jul-2010
Nanotecture, the developer of nanoporous materials, is planning to set up a pilot manufacturing facility in Southampton by the end of the year.
12-Jul-2010
Dailys, the Ellesmere Port-based manufacturer of protective clothing with 26 staff, has been acquired by 3M for undisclosed terms.
12-Jul-2010
Fenner has acquired MRI Medical, the US manufacturer of silicon-based items for medical devices, for about £1.7m.
12-Jul-2010
Chapelthorpe has secured £4m to fund the expansion of its West Yorkshire-based polypropylene fibres business, which employs 180 people.
08-Jul-2010
Expert Group is planning to expand the 46-strong workforce at its Coventry-based automation equipment business with ten new jobs.
08-Jul-2010
Green Compliance has acquired Envirocare, the pest control company with offices in Hull, Kenilworth, Exeter and Hayes, for an initial £1.8m.
08-Jul-2010
Spirax Sarco has acquired the Watson-Marlow and Bredel Pumps distribution business in Australia and New Zealand for up to £2.1m.
08-Jul-2010
Penicuik is planning to expand its windows and conservatories business across Scotland, and the workforce will rise from 35 to 60 by the end of next year.
07-Jul-2010
Clancy Consulting has acquired Hodgins Smith, the Prestwick-based engineering consultancy with 25 staff, for undisclosed terms.
07-Jul-2010
Amplio Group has acquired Puresep Holdings, the water purification company with sales of £3.7m and sites in Lincolnshire and Herefordshire.
06-Jul-2010
JDR Cable is to expand its factory in Hartlepool with the creation of 80 new jobs, having secured a £2m government grant for offshore wind technology.
06-Jul-2010
Cartwright Group of Altrincham is investing £5m in the expansion of its trailer rental fleet, and 30 new jobs will be added to the 350-strong workforce over the next few weeks.
05-Jul-2010
Green Compliance has acquired Pure Group Management, the water treatment firm trading as Water Pure Systems, for an initial £5m.
05-Jul-2010
FG Wilson is planning to recruit 300 additional staff at its engineering plant in County Antrim this year, and £5m will be invested in a new assembly line.
05-Jul-2010
Monthind has acquired B&G Services Anglia, the Suffolk-based cleaning firm with 70 staff, for undisclosed terms, taking its total workforce to about 870.
05-Jul-2010
Midland Window Group is opening a new 20,000 sq ft aluminium manufacturing plant and office at Herald Way in Coventry.
01-Jul-2010
Appliances Direct is to open a 51,000 sq ft kitchen appliances showroom and distribution centre at the Nursery business park in South Normanton, Derbyshire, in September.
01-Jul-2010
North Yorkshire Council has selected the Allerton quarry site near the A1M as the preferred location for a new multi-million pound waste incinerator to be built by AmeyCespa.
30-Jun-2010
Servosteel, the Dudley-based steel processing company, has been acquired by Essar Steel International of India.
30-Jun-2010
Thompson Aero Seating is to invest £5.2m in the expansion of its aircraft seating factory in Kilkeel, with the creation of 49 jobs.
29-Jun-2010
Contour Energy Systems is planning to create a number of finance, sales, logistics and administration jobs at its new battery distribution centre at Keele University Science Park.
29-Jun-2010
RNA Automation is looking to expand the 35-strong workforce at its automation engineering business in Castle Bromwich, following a rise in export sales.
28-Jun-2010
BCW Engineering is to create 25 new jobs in Burnley over the next year, having won a contract to supply turbo-charger components to BorgWarner.
28-Jun-2010
Lister Shearing has acquired the Supershear shearing equipment brand and assets, which could create up to 20 new jobs in Dursley.
28-Jun-2010
Waste Recycling Group has submitted plans to build a £250m mechanical biological waste treatment plant at the Normanby Enterprise Park near Scunthorpe by 2012.
28-Jun-2010
Renishaw is to create about 110 new jobs at its four engineering plants in Gloucestershire.
24-Jun-2010
Weldex, the Inverness-based crawler crane hire company, is to be acquired by private equity firm Dunedin for £100m.
24-Jun-2010
Pennon Group has acquired Reconomy Recycling Solutions, the materials recycling company with sites in Wellingborough, Soham and Corby, for £24m, in order to expand its Viridor Waste Management subsidiary.
24-Jun-2010
General Dynamics has acquired Kylmar, the Andover-based manufacturer of sensors and optical surveillance systems with 50 staff, for undisclosed terms.
23-Jun-2010
Touchline (UK), the Warrington-based sports and school clothing supplier with 24 staff, has been sold out of administration by KPMG to a new company called DFN Embroidery.
23-Jun-2010
Inspectorate, the commodity testing company, is to be sold by 3i to Bureau Veritas of France for £450m.
23-Jun-2010
Petrex is planning to expand the workforce at its Aberdeen-based subsea engineering business from ten to 22 over the next two years, and is currently recruiting engineers and managers.
23-Jun-2010
Hainsworth, the snooker cloth manufacturer, has acquired the Northern Rubber cushion brand and business from Icon Polymer of Retford for undisclosed terms.
23-Jun-2010
Excelerate Technology has acquired Norton Integrated Systems, the Pontypool-based manufacturer of surveillance systems with five staff, for undisclosed terms.
23-Jun-2010
Regatta is setting up an additional 17,500 sq ft warehouse for its outdoor clothing business at Parkway Trading Estate in Manchester.
22-Jun-2010
Mulberry is to increase the 200-strong workforce at its luxury handbags factory in Somerset with 50 new jobs.
21-Jun-2010
Brulines is to acquire LBI Installations, the provider of contract management solutions for forecourt operations, for an initial £0.4m.
21-Jun-2010
Cummins is creating 60 jobs at its factory in Darlington, following a rise in demand for its engines.
21-Jun-2010
Biffa has unveiled plans to build a 21MW energy-recovery waste plant at the former Skelton Grange site near Leeds by 2014.
21-Jun-2010
Haworth Combing Company is to increase production at its wool processing plant in Bradford, with the creation of up to ten jobs.
21-Jun-2010
MTL Group is relocating its contract manufacturing business from Sheffield to a 300,000 sq ft facility in Rotherham, with the creation of 50 jobs.
16-Jun-2010
BM Catalysts is to create 45 jobs at a new 60,000 sq ft factory, as part of the £6m expansion of its Mansfield-based catalytic converters manufacturing business.
15-Jun-2010
Abru, the Derbyshire-based ladder manufacturer, has been acquired by Werner Co of the US.
15-Jun-2010
United Utilities is to sell its non-regulated water businesses to Veolia Environnement of France for about £175m, including operations in Scotland, Bulgaria, Estonia and Poland.
15-Jun-2010
Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions is to relocate its Slough-based operation to a 13,000 sq ft unit at the Phoenix 2 building on Farnham Road.
15-Jun-2010
Stadium Group has sold its London-based branded plastics business to Flambeau Europlast for £2.5m.
15-Jun-2010
Viridor has won planning permission to build a £150m energy-from-waste plant at Trident Park in Cardiff.
14-Jun-2010
Weir Group is to acquire Linatex, the Malaysian supplier of wear-resistant products to the mining industry, for £119m.
14-Jun-2010
Captus ProNet is planning to expand its Darlington-based industrial maintenance business across the country, with the creation of up to 600 jobs over the next five years.
10-Jun-2010
Titan Europe is to create up to 20 new jobs at its Wyre Forest-based industrial wheels manufacturing business.
10-Jun-2010
Greenstar UK is to be acquired by Montagu Private Equity and Global Infrastructure Partners for £135m, and will be merged with their existing Biffa waste management business.
10-Jun-2010
Arrowsmith Engineering has started work on the development of a new headquarters at Exhall in Coventry, and expects to relocate in August.
09-Jun-2010
The Crown Estate is to consider plans from an unnamed company to reopen the St David's gold mine at Bontddu in Gwynedd.
09-Jun-2010
Zeeko is to proceed with plans to relocate its Leicester-based precision engineering factory and 32 jobs to the Leicester Science Park by next May, and 20 new jobs will be created.
09-Jun-2010
Brulines is to acquire Retail & Forecourt Solutions, the Leicestershire-based supplier of fuel pump calibration services.
09-Jun-2010
Morson has bought the assets of Wynnwith, the Surrey-based technical recruitment firm, out of administration for £7.7m.
09-Jun-2010
Green Compliance has acquired the assets of C&T Fire, the West Sussex-based fire protection firm, for an initial £0.6m.
08-Jun-2010
Clyde Blowers is to acquire Automatik Plastic Machinery, the German equipment manufacturer, for £125m.
08-Jun-2010
Chloride, the London-based manufacturer of uninterruptible power supplies with 2,500 staff, is to be acquired by ABB of Switzerland for £860m.
08-Jun-2010
Intelect UK is planning to expand the workforce at its Middlesbrough-based electrical and mechanical engineering business from 105 to 130 over the next year.
07-Jun-2010
FireChill is planning to create up to 100 jobs at its Leeds-based refrigeration manufacturing business.
07-Jun-2010
Mazars has sold Ideal Furniture Manufacturers of Nelson out of administration to one of its shareholders, securing 27 jobs.
07-Jun-2010
David Brown is looking to restructure its Huddersfield-based engineering operation and create hundreds of jobs, in order to benefit from opportunities in the renewable energy sector.
07-Jun-2010
Euroseal Windows is to relocate its Stoke-based windows business to Trinity Street in Hanley in November, and hopes to create up to 100 new sales jobs eventually.
07-Jun-2010
Hyco Manufacturing, the Castleford-based electrical equipment manufacturer with annual turnover of £3.2m, is seeking a suitable site to transfer production from China back to the UK.
03-Jun-2010
Castle Support Services, the Birmingham-based electrical engineering group that includes Dowding & Mills, is to be acquired by Sulzer of Switzerland for £127m.
03-Jun-2010
TEG Group is to acquire Simpro, the operator of six waste composting sites in Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Coventry, Nottingham, Telford and Warwick, for up to £6m.
03-Jun-2010
Refurbs Flintshire is to create 27 new jobs at its Flint-based furniture and electrical appliance re-use charity.
03-Jun-2010
Motan of Abingdon is to merge with Colortronic of Chesterfield to form a new plastics processing group called Motan-Colortronic.
03-Jun-2010
Hertel is to create 150 jobs at its onshore and offshore maintenance services business in Aberdeen over the next year.
03-Jun-2010
Paddock, the Walsall-based lock manufacturer with 250 staff, has been acquired by Assa Abloy of Sweden for undisclosed terms.
02-Jun-2010
Spice has sold its gas boiler maintenance division to Booth Securities for a nominal sum.
01-Jun-2010
Bunzl has acquired Juba, the Spanish manufacturer of plastic gloves, for undisclosed terms.
01-Jun-2010
RPS has acquired Aquaterra Consulting, the Australian water and environmental consultancy with 90 staff, for up to £7.8m.
01-Jun-2010
Panaloc is relocating its bathroom pods factory from Manchester to the Kingston International Business Park in Hull, with the creation of up to 70 jobs.
01-Jun-2010
CR Taylor Timber is seeking a suitable site in Bradford for the relocation of its Denholme-based timber processing business and about 40 staff.
01-Jun-2010
Emma Bridgewater is planning to increase the 150-strong workforce at its pottery design business in Stoke-on-Trent by about 20%, and the visitors' centre will be expanded.
01-Jun-2010
The National Skills Academy for the Process Industry (NSAPI) is planning to set up a new £2m skills academy at Framwellgate in Durham by 2013.
01-Jun-2010
Britten-Norman is planning to set up a light aircraft factory in Lee-on-the-Solent by July, with the creation of more than 60 jobs.
01-Jun-2010
Orwelco Holdings has bought the assets of the GW Waite components business in Ulverston out of administration, and the 35 staff will relocate to Barrow.
27-May-2010
Devon Contract Waste has submitted plans to build a £2.5m materials recycling facility at Matford Business Park in Exeter, with the creation of about 20 jobs.
27-May-2010
Xitek is to acquire Optimec, the Malvern-based specialist optical equipment manufacturer.
25-May-2010
Burleigh, the Stoke-based pottery, has been acquired by restructuring group Hilco for about £1m, and will be combined with Denby.
24-May-2010
Lister-Petter is considering plans to relocate its diesel and gas engines factory and up to 150 staff from Dursley to Tewkesbury.
24-May-2010
Antler, the Bury-based luggage supplier with about 300 staff, has been bought out of administration by private equity firm LDC for undisclosed terms.
24-May-2010
EH Thorne is to relocate its Lincolnshire-based beekeeping equipment business and up to 64 staff to Market Rasen by January 2011, and a further 30 new jobs will be created.
24-May-2010
Drallim Industries has bought the assets of Horsell Electrics, the Brighton-based manufacturing company, saving nine jobs.
20-May-2010
Aeroconseil of France is to create more than 50 jobs at a new UK headquarters for its aerospace business at Brabazon Business Park in Bristol over the next two years.
20-May-2010
HCK is to relocate its Goole-based commercial catering equipment business to a 66,500 sq ft unit at the Opus 36 business park.
20-May-2010
Oxfordshire County Council has unveiled plans to set up a new £3m waste recycling centre in Kidlington by next year.
20-May-2010
Rotork has acquired Ralph A Hiller, the US manufacturer of nuclear actuators, for £5.3m.
20-May-2010
BAe Systems is to acquire Atlantic Marine, the US-based vessel maintenance and repair firm with 1,000 staff, from JFL-AMH Partners for £240m.
19-May-2010
AB Connectors is creating 40 new jobs at its factory in the Cynon Valley, having won a £2m contract from Thales UK to supply cabling and harnessing systems.
19-May-2010
Advanced Insulation is to relocate its fire-resistant coatings business and up to 30 jobs from Berkeley to a 32,000 sq ft unit at the Quedgeley West Business Park in Gloucester.
19-May-2010
Key Technologies is to acquire Primetake, the Lincolnshire-based ammunition and equipment manufacturer with 54 staff, for undisclosed terms.
19-May-2010
Vp has acquired Harbray Plant Hire, the Aylesford-based pipeline pressure testing rental firm, for £0.9m.
18-May-2010
Mercia Waste Management has submitted plans to build a £120m 15MW EnviRecover energy-from-waste plant in Worcestershire.
17-May-2010
Steel Centre 4 has been bought out of administration by Bowdon Investments for undisclosed terms, securing 16 of the 27 jobs at its Scunthorpe-based steel processing business.
17-May-2010
ClydeUnion is to create up to 120 jobs for skilled engineers and apprentices at its pump manufacturing business in Glasgow this year.
17-May-2010
SLP Engineering has sold its Sea & Land Power and Energy subsidiary out of administration to a subsidiary of Smulders Group, securing 17 jobs in Lowestoft.
17-May-2010
Kier Group has acquired Pure Recycling Warwick, the owner of a materials recycling facility due for completion at Ettington in Warwickshire in March 2011, for an initial £2m.
17-May-2010
Kelman is to expand the workforce at its Lisburn-based energy technology business from 84 to 188, following a decision by parent company GE Energy Services to manufacture new products at the site.
13-May-2010
Zeta Compliance has acquired The Fire Strategy Company, the Ramsgate-based fire engineering consultancy, for an initial £0.2m.
13-May-2010
WEC Group has acquired Nutter Aircrafts, the Blackburn-based precision engineering firm with 22 staff, for undisclosed terms.
13-May-2010
Jeld-Wen has announced the creation of 30 jobs at its site in Melton and 50 in Sheffield, following the closure of its staircases and windows factory in Lowestoft.
12-May-2010
Suffolk County Council has selected Sita UK as the preferred bidder for a £612m waste treatment contract that will involve the development of an energy-from-waste facility at Great Blakenham by the end of 2014.
11-May-2010
HSS Hire has acquired Hydrex, the Bristol-based health and safety training consultancy with five branches.
11-May-2010
John Chorley & Company is looking to expand the 40-strong workforce at its steel stockholding operation in Warrington, following a £1m investment in new warehousing and processing facilities.
11-May-2010
United Utilities has sold its water and wastewater treatment operations in Australia to a consortium led by Mitsubishi Corporation for £136m.
11-May-2010
Gardner Group is to acquire some of the assets of RD Precision, the manufacturer of precision tools for the aerospace and defence sectors, out of administration for £1.1m.
11-May-2010
Chemring Energetics is investing £20m in the expansion of its explosives manufacturing business in North Ayrshire, including a new factory due to start production next year.
10-May-2010
Daltons of Nottingham has bought the name and intellectual property of Wadkin, the Leicester-based manufacturer of woodworking machines, out of administration.
10-May-2010
H Beesley has been bought out of administration by Bromford Holdings, securing the future of almost 100 jobs at its Leicester-based engineering business.
10-May-2010
Intertek has acquired Norca Ingenieria de Calidad, the Spanish provider of infrastructure risk assessment services with 70 staff, for £3.7m.
10-May-2010
Western United Mines has discovered "commercial levels" of gold at the South Crofty tin mine near Camborne, and will expand its exploration activities to other parts of Cornwall.
10-May-2010
Green Compliance has acquired Mayfair Fire Protection of Oldbury for an initial £2.4m and Professional Fire Solutions for an initial £0.1m.
06-May-2010
Haas-Tek Services has acquired ACE Engineering, the stainless steel fabrication firm, to create a combined Lockerbie-based engineering group with 59 staff.
06-May-2010
Zolfo Cooper has sold Octaveward, the Lancashire-based window supplier, out of administration to Millfield Group of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
06-May-2010
Billington Holdings has sold Dosco Overseas Engineering and Hollybank Engineering, its Nottinghamshire-based mining engineering operations, to SMT Scharf of Germany for £1.8m.
06-May-2010
Polypipe has won planning permission to extend its plastic piping factory in Doncaster, with the creation of up to 40 jobs.
05-May-2010
Hydac Technology is to relocate its Oxfordshire-based manufacturing business and 90 staff to the 48,000 sq ft Alden Press building in Witney in September.
05-May-2010
Adelaide Engineering has bought Leopold Grove Engineering of Blackpool out of administration for undisclosed terms.
04-May-2010
GF Interiors has been sold out of administration by Begbies Traynor to a consortium led by its founder, securing 30 jobs at its Brighouse-based joinery business.
04-May-2010
TAG Safety, the Oldham-based safety training firm with 12 staff, has been acquired by Capital Safety Group of the US for undisclosed terms.
04-May-2010
Pope & Parr, the Nottingham-based glazing firm, has been bought out of administration by Cassco Holdings for undisclosed terms, and plans to create 30 new jobs over the next year.
04-May-2010
Pimlico Plumbers is in negotiations to sell a 30-40% stake in its London-based plumbing business to the founder of Dyno-Rod, in order to raise £25m to fund its nationwide expansion.
04-May-2010
EEF, the manufacturers' organisation, is to relocate its Tyneside office to an 11,000 sq ft unit at Team Valley over the next two months.
29-Apr-2010
Industrial Door Engineering, the Northwich-based industrial door manufacturer with 40 staff, has been acquired by Monsoon Industries of Australia for undisclosed terms.
29-Apr-2010
Ebac is relocating the 220 staff at its water cooler and dehumidifier business from Bishop Auckland to a 180,000 sq ft unit in Newton Aycliffe this month.
28-Apr-2010
TAS Engineering Consultants, the Stockton-based supplier of control room simulators, has been acquired by GSE Systems of the US, and expects to double its 30-strong workforce over the next few years.
28-Apr-2010
Powerday is planning to build a £30m materials recycling facility on a 27-acre site in West Drayton.
28-Apr-2010
BSW Timber is to invest £7m in the expansion of its recently-acquired sawmill in Dalbeattie, in order to increase capacity by more than 50%.
28-Apr-2010
Lawrence Recycling has secured a £1m funding package to expand its materials recycling plant in Kidderminster, which could create up to 70 new jobs.
28-Apr-2010
Lectec, the Lincolnshire-based instrumentation supplier, has been acquired by Engenda of Cheshire for undisclosed terms.
28-Apr-2010
Isleburn, the manufacturer of marine renewable devices with 220 staff, has confirmed plans to relocate its fabrication yard from Nigg to Invergordon.
27-Apr-2010
Dyson is planning to recruit an additional 350 engineers and scientists at its engineering design business.
26-Apr-2010
CSE-Global has acquired Systems Integration & Automation, the engineering and construction services firm with about 50 staff in Sheffield and Aberdeen, for undisclosed terms .
26-Apr-2010
NCC Group has acquired SDLC Solutions, the Cheshire-based testing services firm with more than 70 staff, for up to £15m.
26-Apr-2010
Griffon Hoverwork has acquired Hovercraft Consultants, the Hampshire-based developer of air cushion technology, for undisclosed terms.
20-Apr-2010
Westminster Group has acquired CTAC, the Kidderminster-based security solutions company, for up to £1.8m.
19-Apr-2010
Managed Support Services has acquired Data Sound, the health and safety consultancy, for £2.8m.
19-Apr-2010
Precision Polymer Engineering, the Blackburn-based seals manufacturer with 200 staff, has been acquired by IDEX Corporation of the US, and sister companies Perlast and Aberdeen O-Rings & Seals are also included.
19-Apr-2010
JMP Wilcox has acquired the wholesale textile collection business of Cannock-based European Textile Recycling, with the transfer of 12 staff.
19-Apr-2010
Customworks has acquired Castle Melamine, the Stirling-based manufacturer of table mats with annual turnover of £1m.
19-Apr-2010
Homeserve has acquired the contract services division of National Grid Energy Services for £9m, in order to expand its home equipment repair operations in the US.
15-Apr-2010
Mazars has sold the joinery assets of Rochdale-based A Train & Sons out of administration to a former director.
15-Apr-2010
Malvern Instruments has bought some of the assets of Reologica Instruments of Sweden out of administration, with the transfer of a number of staff.
15-Apr-2010
Andor Technology has acquired Photonic of the US for £3.2m, and will transfer the manufacture of precision lighting systems to Belfast.
15-Apr-2010
Veolia has won approval from Nottinghamshire County Council to build a household waste recycling centre at Brunel Drive in Newark.
15-Apr-2010
EnerMech has acquired Norson Power, the Aberdeen-based hydraulics firm, for £11m, and Norson's 90-strong workforce will relocate to the EnerMech site in Howes Road later this year.
15-Apr-2010
Sutcliffe Play, the West Yorkshire-based manufacturer of playground equipment with 90 staff, has been sold to its workforce for £1.3m.
14-Apr-2010
Centrica has acquired Hillserve, the insulation supplier with 159 staff in Stockport, Stoke, Warrington and Gwynedd, for £5m.
14-Apr-2010
Prosper Distribution, the bolt manufacturer with 120 staff in Kingswinford and Aberdeen, has been acquired by Beck Industries for undisclosed terms.
14-Apr-2010
Furnace Construction Company, the Hyde-based furnace manufacturer, has been acquired by Matthew International of the US for undisclosed terms.
14-Apr-2010
Altra Energy is planning to create up to 200 new jobs at its Aberdeen-based engineering business by 2013, having won a number of new contracts from the oil industry.
14-Apr-2010
BiFab is to invest £14m in the expansion of its Fife-based offshore manufacturing operations, having secured a £2m Regional Selective Assistance grant and sold a 15% stake to Scottish & Southern Energy.
13-Apr-2010
LVS IMAS, the Chorley-based conveyor belts manufacturer with 12 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
13-Apr-2010
Dowding & Mills has sold its calibration division to Trescal for £6.5m, in order to focus on the maintenance of generators and motors.
13-Apr-2010
Crompton Greaves of India has acquired Power Technology Solutions, the Stockport-based supplier of electricity substations, for £30m.
12-Apr-2010
Countrystyle Group has acquired TJ Composting, the operator of composting sites in Sussex, Kent, Essex and Hampshire, for undisclosed terms.
07-Apr-2010
Astonish, the Pudsey-based manufacturer of household and car care products with more than 50 staff, is to set up a new £4.5m 65,000 sq ft plant in Bradford later this month.
07-Apr-2010
Cummins has secured a One North East grant to develop new diesel engines for low-emission commercial vehicles at its site in Darlington, which should lead to an increase in the 750-strong workforce.
06-Apr-2010
Petrofac has acquired Stephen Gillespie Consultants, the Grangemouth-based engineering consultancy with almost 40 staff, for up to £3.5m.
06-Apr-2010
Corus is to create 160 new jobs at its steel manufacturing operations at Stocksbridge and Rotherham in South Yorkshire.
01-Apr-2010
One North East Has approved about £7m of funding to support expansion projects at BOC, GrowHow, MSD Biologics, PYReco and Tees Alliance Group, which will create about 240 jobs in the Tees Valley.
01-Apr-2010
Shanks has won planning permission to build a mechanical biological waste treatment plant at Sowerby Woods in Barrow by 2013.
01-Apr-2010
White Young Green, the engineering consultancy, is relocating its Manchester-based regional office from Clippers Quay to a 10,565 sq ft unit at Quay West on Salford Quays.
01-Apr-2010
Zaun is investing £5m in the expansion of its fencing factory in Wolverhampton, including 50,000 sq ft of additional space and the creation of up to 30 jobs.
01-Apr-2010
Amec has acquired Entec, the Newcastle-based environmental consultancy with 700 staff at 14 offices, for £61m.
31-Mar-2010
Aker Solutions is planning to expand the 600-strong workforce at its Stockton-based engineering and construction business with 100 additional jobs over the next 12 months.
30-Mar-2010
Component Force is to expand the 25-strong workforce at its new plastic and rubber products manufacturing site in Rochester with ten new jobs over the next few months.
30-Mar-2010
Corus has been approached by a consortium of local entrepreneurs about a proposal to acquire and restart production at the mothballed 3,000-acre Teesside Cast Products steel plant.
29-Mar-2010
BAe Systems has won a £127m Ministry of Defence contract to develop the next generation of warships, and an 80-strong Bristol-based team will rise to more than 300 over the next four years.
29-Mar-2010
Munster Simms has announced a £3m investment in research and development at its Bangor-based pumps and plumbing products manufacturing business, which employs 128 staff.
29-Mar-2010
Digital Barriers has acquired Security Applications, the supplier of thermal imaging equipment trading as D Ford Associates, for up to £2.5m.
29-Mar-2010
Wainwright & Gibson, the Birkenhead-based manufacturer of pumps and motors, has undergone a secondary management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
29-Mar-2010
DEVI Electroheat, the Suffolk-based supplier of underfloor heating systems, has undergone a management buy-out from Danfoss of Denmark.
29-Mar-2010
JLA, the West Yorkshire-based supplier of commercial laundry equipment with 340 staff, has sold a majority stake to private equity firm HG Capital.
29-Mar-2010
South West Regional Development Agency has unveiled plans for a £25m investment in the Plymouth Science & Innovation Programme, in order to support science research and develop a new £18m marine research building at the University of Plymouth.
25-Mar-2010
South West Regional Development Agency has unveiled details of a planned £25m investment in a National Composites Centre at the SPark in Bristol, with more than 200 researchers working at a new 70,000 sq ft facility due to open next year.
25-Mar-2010
Coates Offshore, the Aberdeen-based energy equipment rental firm with about 60 staff, is to open a new base in Great Yarmouth next month, as part of a plan to treble the size of its business over the next three years.
25-Mar-2010
Cory Environmental has won approval from the Environment Agency to set up a 300,000 tonnes-a-year waste landfill site at Middlewich in Cheshire.
25-Mar-2010
Romax Technology is looking to create up to 100 jobs at its Nottingham-based transmission systems business over the next year, due to rising demand from the renewable energy sector.
25-Mar-2010
Corus is to create up to 100 jobs at its plant in Hartlepool, having won contracts worth almost £200m to supply offshore gas pipes to Total.
24-Mar-2010
The British National Space Centre has announced plans for the creation of a new £40m International Space Innovation Centre at Harwell, which could create up to 700 jobs over the next five years.
24-Mar-2010
Waste Recycling Group has won permission from North Lanarkshire Council to develop a mechanical biological treatment and composting facility at the Greengairs landfill site near Airdrie by 2012.
24-Mar-2010
Redrock Engineering has been bought out of administration by Steel Solutions of Fermanagh, securing the future of 28 of the 80 jobs at its agricultural and construction equipment business in County Armagh.
24-Mar-2010
Babcock has reached agreement to acquire VT Group for £1.3bn, creating a combined defence engineering and support services group with about 27,000 staff.
24-Mar-2010
CWPro, the London-based supplier of professional audio and visual equipment, has been acquired by Academia.
24-Mar-2010
Ultimate Products is to acquire the luggage manufacturing operations of Japinda Group for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 30 Oldham-based staff.
23-Mar-2010
General Dynamics is to create up to 200 jobs at its plant in Newbridge, South Wales, having won a contract worth an estimated £4bn to supply a new light tank for the British army.
23-Mar-2010
Brulines has acquired Energy Level Systems, the Market Harborough-based supplier of fuel management systems, for an initial £0.7m.
23-Mar-2010
T Clarke is to acquire D&S Engineering, the East Lancashire-based facilities management company with 150 staff, for up to £12m.
22-Mar-2010
BTC Activewear, the West Midlands-based clothing distributor with 116 staff, has been acquired by Falk & Ross for undisclosed terms.
22-Mar-2010
Colourbank Carpets & Beds is to set up a new £2m warehouse at Crest Rise in Leicester by October.
22-Mar-2010
BKS Security Services is looking to create up to 50 jobs through its recently-opened office in Exmouth.
22-Mar-2010
Hydrasun is to relocate the headquarters of its Aberdeen-based engineering services business to a new £12m site on the Aberdeen Gateway Business Park later this year.
22-Mar-2010
Judges Scientific has acquired Sircal Instruments, the Surrey-based manufacturer of gas purifiers, for £1m.
22-Mar-2010
One North East is providing financial support to Teesside Precision Engineering as it creates 21 jobs at its new offshore engineering business on the Skippers Lane Industrial Estate in Middlesbrough.
22-Mar-2010
Firedoors is planning to expand the 45-strong workforce at its Flintshire-based door manufacturing business with at least 25 additional staff over the next three years.
18-Mar-2010
Precision Technologies Group is to sell its machine tool manufacturing operations in Rochdale and Huddersfield to Chongqing Machinery & Electric of China for £20m, with the transfer of about 184 staff.
18-Mar-2010
Sheffield Forgemasters has secured a government loan of £80m to produce giant forgings for the nuclear power sector, with the creation of about 180 jobs.
18-Mar-2010
Bolton Brass, the Aldridge-based brass fittings manufacturer with 45 staff, has been acquired by private investment company Fox Access.
18-Mar-2010
Broughton Controls is relocating its security products business and up to 36 staff from Oldham to a 20,000 sq ft unit at the Stakehill Industrial Estate in Middleton.
17-Mar-2010
Green Compliance is to acquire Waterchem, the provider of water treatment services with offices in Worcester, Northampton and Essex, for an initial £5.5m.
17-Mar-2010
Fuel Conservation Services, the Cannock-based manufacturer of furnace liners with 15 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
16-Mar-2010
Euro Environmental Group has bought parts of Future Environmental Services out of administration for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 120 jobs in Inchinnan.
16-Mar-2010
PD&MS Energy is planning to create up to 27 new jobs over the next two years, having secured a One North East grant to expand its Teesside-based offshore engineering design services business.
15-Mar-2010
Loddon Engineering, the Norfolk-based stabling manufacturer with 13 staff, has been acquired by Camellia Group for undisclosed terms.
15-Mar-2010
Veolia Environmental Services is to build a new headquarters for its waste business at Norton Canes in Cannock, with the relocation of 300 staff from two existing sites and the creation of up to 150 new jobs.
15-Mar-2010
Ethos Recycling, the Uxbridge-based recycling firm, has been sold out of administration by Pitman Cohen to a new company called Ethos Environmental Management.
11-Mar-2010
Gripple is planning to renovate the former 80,000 sq ft Macalloy factory in Hawke Street, Sheffield, in order to house parts of its wire tensioning device business.
11-Mar-2010
EADS Astrium has won a £400m contract to supply a satellite to the Ministry of Defence, which will create about 100 jobs in Stevenage and Portsmouth.
10-Mar-2010
Pearson & Curtiss has acquired JW O'Pray & Sons for £1m, creating a combined Hull-based lift equipment manufacturing group with 19 staff.
10-Mar-2010
Straight has acquired the Rotherham-based waste bin manufacturing business of Helesi of Greece for £1.6m.
09-Mar-2010
GT Group is planning to double the 200-strong workforce at its County Durham-based engineering business by 2014, having won orders worth £200m to supply engine emission control systems.
08-Mar-2010
Hippowaste is to relocate its waste management business from Fareham to a 5,400 sq ft unit at 1000 Lakeside in Portsmouth.
08-Mar-2010
Carrylift, the Skelmersdale-based supplier of material handling equipment with 230 staff at seven depots, has been acquired by Altrincham-based CorpAcq for undisclosed terms.
04-Mar-2010
Visage, the South Shields-based clothing supplier, has been acquired by Li & Fung of Hong Kong for an initial £57m, securing the future of about 200 jobs.
04-Mar-2010
DavyMarkham, the Sheffield-based manufacturer of heavy engineering components with annual turnover of £20m, has been acquired by HDO of India for undisclosed terms.
02-Mar-2010
Trutex, the Lancashire-based supplier of school uniforms with about 100 staff, has sold its business and assets to private equity firm Endless in a pre-pack administration.
01-Mar-2010
Synseal Extrusions, the Nottingham-based windows and doors manufacturer with about 500 staff, has undergone a £30m management buy-out backed by HIG Capital.
01-Mar-2010
Mainwarings Interiors is planning to double the 14-strong workforce at its Macclesfield-based soft furnishings business over the next six months, having won a contract to supply curtains to John Lewis.
01-Mar-2010
Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority has unveiled plans to build a new £1.9m household waste recycling centre in Knowsley.
01-Mar-2010
Guy Machinery has acquired the assets of the Lindley Pate agricultural supplies business in Lancashire out of liquidation for undisclosed terms.
01-Mar-2010
Broadleaf Timber is looking to create 12 new jobs following a £2m investment at its timber processing plant and warehouse in Carmarthenshire.
25-Feb-2010
Harris Tweed Scotland is looking to reopen the Kenneth Mackenzie textile mill on the Isle of Lewis over the coming months, in order to produce a lightweight tweed called Hamish.
24-Feb-2010
Burnden Group has been sold in a pre-pack administration to K2 Conservatories, securing about 300 jobs at its Blackburn-based conservatory manufacturing business.
24-Feb-2010
BCW Engineering is looking to expand the 80-strong workforce at its precision components factory in Burnley with 15 new jobs and invest in new machinery over the next two years.
24-Feb-2010
FGH Security has acquired Guardhall Group of Accrington, in order to expand its security business into East Lancashire and Manchester with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
23-Feb-2010
Shirley's is to relocate its Blackburn-based waste recycling business and 23 staff to a new £2.5m facility at junction four of the M65 motorway in June.
22-Feb-2010
Royal Mint is to invest £16m in the expansion of its factory in Llantrisant, including new nickel-plating production facilities and an effluent plant.
22-Feb-2010
Siemens is to relocate the headquarters of its Siemens VAI metals technology operation from Christchurch to Sheffield, with the creation of about 80 jobs.
22-Feb-2010
TJ Composting is seeking permission to build a 46,000 tonne-a-year dry anaerobic digestion facility in the London borough of Bromley by early 2011.
22-Feb-2010
Isleburn is to build a multi-million pound fabrication facility at Invergordon habour, in order to replace its site at Nigg and secure the future of hundreds of jobs.
22-Feb-2010
Ferguson Group is to relocate the headquarters of its accommodation modules business and about 40 staff from Inverurie to a new £6m site at Kintore in May 2011.
18-Feb-2010
EJ Badekabiner is to create 82 new jobs at its site in Cramlington, having decided to transfer production of bathroom pods from Denmark.
18-Feb-2010
Welsh Water is to invest £8.6m in improvements to the Eithin Fynydd water treatment plant in Gwynedd by March 2011.
17-Feb-2010
Anachem, the Luton-based supplier of scientific equipment, has been acquired by Mettler Toledo International.
17-Feb-2010
SAM Mouldings, the Antrim-based manufacturer of architectural mouldings, has undergone a management buy-in.
17-Feb-2010
Brooks Bros has acquired the trading assets of Quality Timber, the Sunderland-based supplier of mouldings, decking and joinery products with 18 staff.
17-Feb-2010
K Home International is planning to create up to 50 jobs at its plant engineering business on Teesside, having won a number of new contracts from Iceland and the Middle East.
17-Feb-2010
European Metal Recycling has won planning permission to build a gasification plant at its site in Bootle, in order to divert 130,000 tonnes of material from landfill each year.
16-Feb-2010
Intamac has secured £2m of venture capital to fund the expansion of its Northampton-based home control systems business.
15-Feb-2010
Brian Fisher & Sons is planning to expand the 40-strong workforce at its Norfolk-based soft furnishings manufacturing business to 140 this year.
15-Feb-2010
Carclo has raised £3.5m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its West Yorkshire-based technical plastics business.
15-Feb-2010
Cartwright Rentals is to open two additional trailer rental sites in London and the North East over the next six months.
15-Feb-2010
GKN Aerospace is to create 30 new jobs at its factory in Luton over the next five years, having won a £100m contract to supply ice protection systems for Boeing aircraft.
15-Feb-2010
Seajacks, the Great Yarmouth-based provider of offshore maintenance services, has been acquired by US private equity firm Riverstone Holdings for £130m.
11-Feb-2010
CP Group has acquired the tile distribution business of Staffordshire-based Creta Ceramica out of administration for undisclosed terms.
11-Feb-2010
Dyson Group has sold its Precision Ceramics division to a management team trading as Magma Ceramics, with the transfer of 24 Dewsbury-based staff.
10-Feb-2010
Gosselin, the French manufacturer of laboratory consumables, is to invest £1.9m opening a UK operation in Blackburn, with the creation of 37 jobs.
10-Feb-2010
AML, the Swindon-based supplier of vehicle armour, has been acquired by TenCate of the Netherlands for £10m.
09-Feb-2010
Pressure Technologies has acquired Al-Met, the Cardiff-based valve manufacturer with 29 staff, for up to £2.2m.
09-Feb-2010
Gardner, the Ilkeston-based aerospace components supplier with sites in Basildon, Burnley, Hull and Glamorgan, has been acquired by private equity firm Better Capital for undisclosed terms.
08-Feb-2010
Crabtree is to increase the 160-strong workforce at its Gateshead-based engineering business with ten new staff, following a rise in demand for metal printing machines.
08-Feb-2010
The Ministry of Defence is to create more than 130 civilian jobs at a new headquarters for the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps at the former RAF Innsworth site in Gloucestershire.
04-Feb-2010
Minivator, the West Midlands-based stairlift manufacturer, has been sold by Gresham Private Equity to Handicare of Norway for undisclosed terms.
03-Feb-2010
Trumeter, the manufacturer of electromechanical devices with 170 staff in Radcliffe and Malaysia, has been sold out of administration by Leonard Curtis to Energize Capital for undisclosed terms.
03-Feb-2010
Beverston Engineering is relocating its Rainford-based precision components business and 32 staff to a £2.1m site at Knowsley Business Park, with the creation of 14 new jobs.
03-Feb-2010
Sterecycle has secured £10m to double the capacity of its 100,000 tonnes-a-year autoclave treatment plant in Rotherham by the end of the year.
03-Feb-2010
WES Greenstar has secured a £1.2m government grant to develop a new household plastics recycling plant at its site in Redcar, with the creation of 20 jobs.
02-Feb-2010
Viridor Waste Management is considering four potential sites in the West of Scotland to build a new £250m waste processing plant, with the creation of 50 jobs, and the company expects to invest up to £800m across Scotland over the next five years.
02-Feb-2010
Mabey Bridge is to invest £38m in the expansion of its wind turbine towers factory in Chepstow, with the creation of 240 jobs.
01-Feb-2010
Morson Projects has acquired Power Engineering Systems, the Tyneside-based engineering firm, for undisclosed terms.
01-Feb-2010
Cleansing Service Group has acquired Mitchell Parker White, the Lymington-based sewage plant maintenance firm.
01-Feb-2010
Smith Fire Protection has been sold out of administration by Northpoint Associates to a management team, securing 20 jobs at its North Shields-based fire protection engineering business.
01-Feb-2010
AWS Eco Plastics is planning to invest a further £10m in the expansion of its recycling plant in Gainsborough from 100,000 sq ft to 140,000 sq ft.
28-Jan-2010
James Halstead is to invest £4m in the expansion of production capacity at its flooring factory in Bury this year.
26-Jan-2010
BiFab is in talks with Scottish Enterprise about plans to invest £14m in two new factories in Methil to manufacture subsea platforms for the offshore wind sector, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
26-Jan-2010
Survitec, the Belfast-based supplier of safety equipment with 1,100 staff, is expected to be sold by Montagu to buy-out firm Warburg Pincus for about £280m.
25-Jan-2010
Smartcellar, the Oxfordshire-based supplier of beer flow monitoring equipment, has been acquired by the founder of Brulines, and expects to create 40 jobs at a new data management division on Teesside.
25-Jan-2010
Thames Water is recruiting 196 staff for its new operations management centre at Green Park in Reading.
25-Jan-2010
SMD has acquired Hallin Robotics, the North Yorkshire-based robotics firm, for undisclosed terms.
25-Jan-2010
SMD is to create more than 75 jobs at its Tyneside-based subsea vehicle equipment manufacturing business by the end of the year.
21-Jan-2010
Chemring is to acquire Allied Defense Group, the US ammunition manufacturer, for £36m.
20-Jan-2010
Severn Trent is to invest £2.5bn upgrading its water and sewerage systems over the next five years.
20-Jan-2010
The Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is to set up a £5.3m Virtual Engineering Centre at the Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire, in partnership with the Northwest Aerospace Alliance and the University of Liverpool.
20-Jan-2010
James Fisher has awarded a £1.5m contract to Kier Construction to build a nuclear engineering test centre in Egremont, Cumbria, by August.
19-Jan-2010
Octavian Security, the Nottingham-based security services firm with 743 staff, has been sold out of administration by Begbies Traynor to a management team.
18-Jan-2010
Lindam, the Harrogate-based manufacturer of nursery products with 40 staff, has been acquired by Munchkin of the US for undisclosed terms.
18-Jan-2010
Arco has acquired ARC Associates, the Hull-based environmental training consultancy, for undisclosed terms.
14-Jan-2010
Makita Manufacturing Europe is to expand the 450-strong workforce at its power tools factory in Telford with more than 70 new jobs this year.
13-Jan-2010
Coba International has acquired Copely Developments, the Leicester-based hosing manufacturer with 70 staff.
13-Jan-2010
Dynamic Materials, the Nottingham-based manufacturer of industrial materials, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
12-Jan-2010
Stapleton International is planning to expand the workforce at its Darlington-based engineering consultancy business from 60 to 100 over the next two years.
12-Jan-2010
Davis Service Group has acquired the Scandinavian mat cleaning operation of ISS and the German workwear business of Klarner for a total £44m.
11-Jan-2010
AMECaL is planning to create ten new jobs at its Tyneside-based equipment calibration business this year.
11-Jan-2010
Apollo Group has acquired Goldhall Electrical, the Yeovil-based mechanical and electrical firm with more than 50 staff.
11-Jan-2010
Biffa is to set up a £20m waste recycling facility at the Midpoint Distribution Centre near Birmingham, with the creation of 40 jobs.
11-Jan-2010
The Department for Business Innovation & Skills is to invest £70m in three university manufacturing research centres, specialising in photonics at Southampton, regenerative medicine at Loughborough and liquid metals at Brunel.
11-Jan-2010
Cobra UK is close to securing new contracts to supply seating to Russian aircraft manufacturers, which could create up to 45 jobs at its factory in Welshpool.
11-Jan-2010
Marshall Aerospace has acquired Slingsby Advanced Composites, the aerospace components manufacturer with 130 staff in North Yorkshire and Glasgow Prestwick Airport, for undisclosed terms.
11-Jan-2010
PSN is planning to reopen for former Glencraft beds and mattresses factory in Aberdeen, creating jobs for the 51 staff that left in November.
07-Jan-2010
Advanced Industrial Solutions is relocating its Tyneside-based oil and gas insulation products business to the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate, and expects to increase the 22-strong workforce with up to ten new staff.
06-Jan-2010