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Engineering - 2011
SLP Engineering is to create 100 new jobs at its yard in Lowestoft, having won a contract from Nexen Petroleum to build an offshore accommodation module.
29-Dec-2011
BAe Systems is to sell its US and German safety products businesses to Takata Corporation of Japan for £20m, with the transfer of 150 staff.
29-Dec-2011
Process Plant & Machinery is planning to invest £2.5m in a new food processing equipment plant in Lockerbie by 2013, with the creation of 12 jobs, which could lead to a £8m food park development over five years.
29-Dec-2011
Waste Recycling Group is planning to set up a waste transfer station in Llanddulas, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.
29-Dec-2011
Unitech Industries has acquired Driver Southall, the Walsall-based manufacturer of electronic weighing systems, for undisclosed terms.
29-Dec-2011
Closed Loop is to invest £12m in the expansion of its PET and HDPE recycling plant at the Thames Gateway Park in East London next year, with the creation of 40 jobs.
22-Dec-2011
ABS Industrial Resources is relocating its South Yorkshire-based metal processing business to a new 83,000 sq ft unit at Adwick Park in the Dearne Valley.
22-Dec-2011
Atlas Clean Air has bought the maintenance business of T Jolly Services out of administration, securing the future of 79 jobs in Preston.
22-Dec-2011
Sterecycle has raised £5.1m to expand its Rotherham-based waste recycling plant, with the creation of 17 jobs, and plans to open similar sites across the country.
21-Dec-2011
Rolls-Royce is to submit plans for a new engine repair plant in Hillingdon to serve aircraft at Heathrow Airport, with the creation of 40 jobs.
21-Dec-2011
Mussett Aerospace is to expand its engineering facility on the Loddon Industrial Estate in Norfolk into a new 12,000 sq ft factory early next year.
21-Dec-2011
Hunter Boot, the Dumfries-based boot manufacturer, has been acquired by US private equity firm Searchlight Capital Partners.
19-Dec-2011
Midland Industrial Glass, the Smethwick-based glass processing firm with 60 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Key Capital Partners.
19-Dec-2011
Nanoco is expanding its materials technology business with an additional 12,500 sq ft of laboratory space at its main site in Manchester and a new production facility in Runcorn.
19-Dec-2011
Francis Brown is planning to expand the 75-strong workforce at its Tees Valley-based engineering business with 14 new jobs.
15-Dec-2011
AgustaWestland is to relocate its helicopter repair work and up to 80 jobs from Vector Aerospace's Almondbank site in Perthshire to its own site in Yeovil by April.
15-Dec-2011
EnerMech is looking to recruit a further 400 staff for its Aberdeen-based engineering services business next year.
15-Dec-2011
Engineering Test Services has been acquired by Mistras Group of the US for undisclosed terms, and now plans to expand its 80-strong Hartlepool-based workforce with 50 new jobs.
14-Dec-2011
MB Aerospace has acquired Gentz Industries, the US engine parts manufacturer with 250 staff, for undisclosed terms.
14-Dec-2011
Contour Aerospace, the airline seat manufacturer with 1,250 staff in Cwmbran and Surrey, is to be acquired by Zodiac Aerospace of France.
14-Dec-2011
Diploma has acquired the business and assets of J Royal Co, the US supplier of rubber moulded and machined parts with 25 staff, for up to £12m.
13-Dec-2011
Caterpillar UK is planning to invest £50m at its two heavy equipment plants in Desford and Stockton, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
12-Dec-2011
Viridor has been selected to provide waste and recycling services for Glasgow City Council, including a £150m investment in waste transfer facilities at Polmadie and the creation of 75 jobs.
12-Dec-2011
DiGiCo, the Surrey-based audio console manufacturer, is to be acquired by private equity firm Isis for £50m.
12-Dec-2011
PJD Group, the Castle Donnington-based mechanical engineering firm with more than 250 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by private equity firm LDC.
12-Dec-2011
Intertek Group has acquired Labs & Testing, the Chile-based non-destructive testing firm with 80 staff, for £1.3m.
12-Dec-2011
Superglass is to invest £6.5m in the expansion of its insulation materials factory in Stirling by March 2013, securing the future of 187 jobs.
08-Dec-2011
JCB is to invest £31m in the expansion of its diesel engine manufacturing facilities, with the creation of 350 jobs in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Wrexham.
07-Dec-2011
FootprintMatters2U has acquired IT Asset Disposal, the Port Talbot-based electronics recycling firm with 14 staff, for undisclosed terms.
07-Dec-2011
Jacuzzi UK has sold its ceramic bathrooms factory in Newcastle-under-Lyme to a management team operating as Silverdale Bathrooms, securing 50 jobs.
06-Dec-2011
Katmex has acquired Geoffrey Maskell Engineering, the Seaham-based structural steel firm with 28 staff.
05-Dec-2011
Rotork has acquired Prokits, the Mansfield-based manufacturer of valve adaptor kits with gross assets of £0.6m.
01-Dec-2011
GKN has sold its aerospace engineering services business in the UK and Australia to QuEST Global Services, including gross assets of £8.1m.
01-Dec-2011
Rotawave is to create up to 40 new jobs in Aberdeen and the Isle of Wight, having agreed a deal with US investment firm Cate Street Capital to develop wood pellet production technology.
01-Dec-2011
Mechan Controls has acquired PJO Group, the Yorkshire-based provider of certification and calibration services to utility companies, for an initial £0.8m.
01-Dec-2011
Plastribution is looking to create 24 new jobs at its Leicestershire-based plastic products distribution business over the next few years.
30-Nov-2011
Viridor Waste Management has acquired Community Waste Holding, the Milton Keynes-based recycling and paper trading firm for £16m.
30-Nov-2011
Metafin is to relocate its Walsall-based electro-painting and powder-coating business to a larger 86,000 sq ft site on Northcote Street next year, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
29-Nov-2011
Senior has acquired Weston EU, the Lancashire-based aerospace components manufacturer with about 230 staff, for £54m.
29-Nov-2011
Cosalt, the Grimsby-based safety and workwear supplier, is expected to be acquired by a new company called Oval in a £0.4m deal.
29-Nov-2011
Airbus is to create 200 new engineering jobs at its aircraft factory in Filton, Bristol, over the next two years.
28-Nov-2011
Andor Technology is investing £18m in the expansion of its Belfast-based camera manufacturing business, with the creation of 166 jobs.
28-Nov-2011
Wastecycle is investing £2.5m in the expansion of its materials recycling plant at Colwick in Nottingham.
28-Nov-2011
Compass has acquired Supercare, the South African contract cleaning firm with 16,000 staff, for undisclosed terms.
28-Nov-2011
Fendercare Marine is planning to set up a marine equipment and services support base in Great Yarmouth next year.
28-Nov-2011
Caldeira is creating 20 jobs at its cushion factory on the Knowsley Business Park, in order to transfer some of its production back from China.
24-Nov-2011
Comfomatic is to create up to 20 jobs at a new mobility products telesales call centre at the Turnstone Business Park in Widnes.
24-Nov-2011
Tharsus is to invest £3m in the expansion of its Northumberland-based engineering business, including a new site and 80 new jobs.
24-Nov-2011
British Ceramic Tile of Devon has acquired Ceramic Prints, the Brighouse-based tile firm, for undisclosed terms, but plans to shed almost 100 jobs from the 430-strong combined workforce.
24-Nov-2011
Hamworthy, the engineering group with more than 1,000 staff at sites including Dorset and Hull, is to be acquired by Wartsila of Finland for £383m.
23-Nov-2011
Weir Group is to acquire Seaboard Holdings, the US oil and gas wellhead solutions provider with 400 staff, for £430m.
23-Nov-2011
Viridor has acquired JWS Churngold, the Leyland-based waste logistics and transport firm with 38 staff, for £14m.
21-Nov-2011
Digital Barriers has acquired Stryker Communications, the Surbiton-based supplier of video surveillance products, for an initial £0.8m.
21-Nov-2011
Scott Brothers, the Cheshire-based supplier of household storage products with 15 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
21-Nov-2011
Rotork has acquired Fairchild Industrial Products, the US pneumatic controls manufacturer, for £48m.
21-Nov-2011
Guardian Industries is to invest £30m in the expansion of its float glass plant in Goole over the next year, including a new coating machine and about 50 jobs.
17-Nov-2011
Clyde Blowers is to acquire Moventas, the Finnish wind turbine and industrial gear supplier, for £85m, and is now looking to set up manufacturing sites in Scotland.
16-Nov-2011
Trifast is to acquire Power Steel & Electroplating Works, the Malaysian manufacturer of industrial fastenings, for up to £15m.
16-Nov-2011
FW Thorpe is to sell Mackwell Electronics, the Walsall-based emergency lighting manufacturer, to NACB Holdings for £6.5m.
16-Nov-2011
Rotech Group has sold its Aberdeen-based subsea division to Surrey-based Reef Subsea for undisclosed terms, in order to focus on engineering and fabrication.
15-Nov-2011
Motherwell Bridge has sold Nayler Petroseals, the industrial seals supplier, to US-based HMT for undisclosed terms.
10-Nov-2011
Adam Furniture Group has been sold out of administration to a management team, securing the future of 35 jobs at its Droylsden-based furniture manufacturing business.
09-Nov-2011
Devon Contract Waste is investing £4m in the expansion of its recycling plant in Exeter.
09-Nov-2011
Steelite is planning to expand the 650-strong workforce at its ceramics manufacturing business in Stoke-on-Trent with 200 new jobs.
08-Nov-2011
Patrick Parsons has acquired Doyle Partnership, the Huddersfield-based consulting engineer, and will increase its workforce over the next year.
08-Nov-2011
Clitheroe Light Engineering is expanding its hydraulic valve gears factory in East Lancashire with a new 10,000 sq ft production facility.
08-Nov-2011
Volvox Group, the Leeds-based supplier of auto electrical products and industrial consumables, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Elysian Capital.
08-Nov-2011
Universal Engineering is looking to expand its subsea oil and gas and aerospace work with a new facility in Weymouth next year, with the creation of 200 jobs.
07-Nov-2011
Wolf Minerals is planning a flotation on Aim in preparation for a £104m investment in the Hemerdon Ball tungsten mine near Plymouth and other projects across the country.
07-Nov-2011
Servest Multi Service Group has acquired Turners Cleaning & Support Services, the Hertfordshire-based contract cleaning firm, for undisclosed terms.
07-Nov-2011
Hydratech is looking to expand its Swansea-based engine cooling technology business with up to 45 new jobs and a larger factory over the next three years.
03-Nov-2011
Astrum UK, the County Durham-based tank track manufacturer with 250 staff, has been bought out of administration by Sheffield-based William Cook.
03-Nov-2011
Mulberry has confirmed plans to build a new £7.5m handbag factory in Bridgwater by 2013, with the creation of 250 jobs.
02-Nov-2011
ERM is planning to create up to 20 jobs at a new environmental consultancy office in Swansea.
02-Nov-2011
Winterbotham, Strachan & Playne, the Stroud-based manufacturer of specialist felt for tennis balls, has undergone a £25m management buy-out backed by Vespa Capital.
02-Nov-2011
Sheffield Forgemasters is to receive £36m from the second round of the government's £1.4bn regional growth fund, in order to expand its Sheffield-based engineering business and create up to 50 jobs.
01-Nov-2011
Middleport Pottery has secured a Regional Growth Fund grant of £1.7m to go towards a £7m expansion programme that will create 100 jobs in Stoke-on-Trent.
31-Oct-2011
BSW Timber is to invest £18m in the development of a new sawmill site at Corpach, near Fort William, where it will employ 150 staff.
27-Oct-2011
Vax is to relocate 80 staff to a new 21,000 sq ft headquarters for its floor cleaning products business at Two Colmore Square in Birmingham.
27-Oct-2011
PCL Air Technology, the Sheffield-based manufacturer of tyre inflation products, has been acquired by HORN of Germany.
27-Oct-2011
Harris Pye is to expand its Barry-based marine repairs business with a new 19-acre site in Llandow next spring, with two 46,000 sq ft aircraft hangars being refurbished for fabrication and storage.
26-Oct-2011
Scotgold Resources has won approval to set up a commercial gold mine in Loch Lomond National Park, with the creation of 50 jobs.
26-Oct-2011
Jet-Vac Systems, the Port Talbot-based industrial cleaning firm, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Finance Wales.
26-Oct-2011
Compass Group has acquired Integrated Cleaning Management, the provider of cleaning services with 8,000 staff at 3,800 sites nationwide, for undisclosed terms.
25-Oct-2011
Cory Environmental has submitted plans to Cornwall County Council to build a 35,000 tonne-a-year materials recycling plant near Redruth.
24-Oct-2011
Jacobs Engineering is relocating 70 staff from Cheadle Royal Business Park to a 10,000 sq ft office at Park Square in Stockport.
24-Oct-2011
Diesel Marine International is to transfer its production work from the Netherlands back to its factory in North Shields, with the creation of up to ten jobs.
24-Oct-2011
OSS Group has acquired Hall & Campey, the Nottingham-based waste management firm with 20 staff, for undisclosed terms.
24-Oct-2011
Tata Steel is to invest a further £4.5m in improvements to its steel plants in Rotherham and Stocksbridge.
24-Oct-2011
Imperial Bathrooms is to restart production at the former Ideal Standard factory in Middlewich over the next seven months, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.
20-Oct-2011
National Bee Supplies is to set up a beehive factory at the former Robert Wiseman dairy in Okehampton, with the creation of 30 jobs.
20-Oct-2011
Betterbathrooms has secured a £1.4m funding package from Barclays Corporate to expand its bathroom showroom in Warrington onto an adjacent site.
20-Oct-2011
Creative Composites is creating 30 jobs at its newly-extended composite components factory in Lisburn.
20-Oct-2011
Taylor, the Droitwich-based waste container manufacturer, has been acquired by Sullivan Street Partners for £15m.
19-Oct-2011
Lavendon Group has acquired Blue Sky Access, the designer of powered access equipment with sites in Marlow and Bristol, for £3.4m.
19-Oct-2011
IMI has acquired TH Jansen Armaturen, the German valve manufacturer with 120 staff, for £15m.
19-Oct-2011
Lakehouse has acquired K&T Heating Services, the London-based provider of gas maintenance services to local authorities with 140 staff, for undisclosed terms.
18-Oct-2011
SSI UK is to invest £30m in the development of a coal injection plant at its steel production site in Redcar over the next year.
17-Oct-2011
Simon Carves is to relocate the headquarters of its process engineering business from Cheadle Hulme to a 35,000 sq ft unit at the Atlas Business Park in south Manchester.
17-Oct-2011
SITA is expected to win approval from the Mayor of London to build a £40m anaerobic digestion plant fuelled by food waste in Mitcham.
17-Oct-2011
McKechnie Brass has been sold out of administration to an unnamed company, saving 60 jobs at its Walsall-based brass extrusion manufacturing business.
17-Oct-2011
David Brown Gear Systems is to create about 80 new jobs at its factory in Huddersfield, having raised funding of £4.8m.
17-Oct-2011
Recycled Carbon Fibre, the Coseley-based carbon recycling firm with 45 staff, has been acquired by ELG of Germany for undisclosed terms.
17-Oct-2011
What More UK has won approval to expand its plastic manufacturing operations in Hyndburn with a new 100,000 sq ft building, with the creation of 70 jobs.
17-Oct-2011
Klinger is looking to expand the 120-strong workforce at its Bradford-based hydraulic seals business, having just acquired Acorn Seals of Grangemouth for undisclosed terms.
17-Oct-2011
Bonds Precision Castings is to create 20 new jobs at its steel castings manufacturing business in Cumbria.
17-Oct-2011
Irish Manufacturing Services has received Invest NI support for a £1.4m investment in a new materials handling business in Aughnacloy, with the creation of 22 jobs over the next three years.
17-Oct-2011
Mulberry is seeking government funding to set up a second handbags factory near its existing site in Somerset.
13-Oct-2011
Veolia has been selected by Leeds City Council to build a new waste treatment plant at Cross Green.
13-Oct-2011
Verderg Connectors is relocating the manufacture of diverless submersibles from Birkenhead to a 21,500 sq ft factory in Bromborough.
13-Oct-2011
B3 Cable Solutions has acquired Tri-Wire, the West Yorkshire-based copper wire manufacturer with 32 staff, as well as Blue Helix, the Crawley-based cable supplier with 28 staff.
12-Oct-2011
HL Plastics is seeking permission to build a 60,000 sq ft plastic products warehouse near its site at the Denby Hall Business Park in Derbyshire.
12-Oct-2011
The Technology Strategy Board has announced plans for a £140m government investment in a new manufacturing technology and innovation centre, which will link up seven research facilities nationwide.
12-Oct-2011
Restore is to acquire Thoroughshred, the London-based provider of shredding and recycling services, from TGM Environmental for an initial £0.4m.
11-Oct-2011
MWH ByProduct, the Heywood-based provider of waste recycling services, has been acquired by 4R Group of Leeds.
10-Oct-2011
PAR Group is to relocate its rubber and plastics engineering business from Bamber Bridge to a 28,500 sq ft site in Chorley by the end of October.
10-Oct-2011
Acal has acquired MTC Micro Tech Components, the German supplier of electromagnetic shielding products with 20 staff, for £2.1m.
06-Oct-2011
Bristol Water has had a 70% stake in its business sold by Suez Environmental to investment fund Capstone Infrastructure for £132m.
06-Oct-2011
HiTech Coatings, the Merseyside-based powder coatings company with 20 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
06-Oct-2011
Spectris has acquired Sixnet, the US instrumentation manufacturer with 110 staff, for £44m.
06-Oct-2011
Haroby is to relocate its industrial fastenings factory and 14 staff from Wigan to a 22,000 sq ft site in Skelmersdale in November.
06-Oct-2011
Cambridge Water is to be sold by HSBC to Alinda, the US owner of South Staffordshire Water, for an estimated £75m.
05-Oct-2011
Tata Steel is investing £1.5m in improvements to its Teesside Beam Mill at Lackenby, including a new robotic grinding and welding station.
05-Oct-2011
Haskel Europe of Sunderland has won a £2m-a-year contract to manufacture equipment for military fighter jets, securing 64 jobs and creating ten new jobs.
05-Oct-2011
Tekmar Energy, the Newton Aycliffe-based supplier of sub-sea cable protection systems, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Elysian Capital.
05-Oct-2011
Hamworthy has acquired AW Flow, the Leeds-based valve manufacturer with 140 staff, for £24m.
05-Oct-2011
The Department for Business Innovation & Skills is planning to set up a £50m technology hub to commercialise graphene, a new material developed at Manchester University.
04-Oct-2011
Velocity Composites is to relocate its composites research and manufacturing business from Blackburn to a larger 20,000 sq ft unit in Burnley.
04-Oct-2011
Celtic Recycling is to expand its Newport-based electrical equipment recycling business by opening two new engineering facilities next February, with the creation of 30 jobs.
04-Oct-2011
PP Plasma is looking to relocate its steel cutting business and 26 staff to a larger £3m site in Gorton over the next two years.
03-Oct-2011
Simclar has been sold out of administration to investment firm Greenfold Partners, securing the future of 70 of the 200 jobs at its Dunfermline-based engineering business.
03-Oct-2011
Vitec Group is to acquire Haigh-Farr, the US antennae manufacturer, for up to £23m.
03-Oct-2011
PMK Recycling is looking to relocate its Baston-based waste business and more than 20 staff to a larger 8.5-acre site nearby, with the creation of ten new jobs.
29-Sep-2011
Sealine International, the Kidderminster-based luxury boat builder, has been acquired by Oxford Investment Group for undisclosed terms.
29-Sep-2011
Plasticon UK is setting up a new 54,000 sq ft site for its storage vessel manufacturing business at the Sutton Fields Industrial Estate in Hull.
29-Sep-2011
Advanced Industrial Solutions is planning to more than double its 10,000 sq ft offshore training facility on North Tyneside over the next few months, with the creation of 12 jobs.
29-Sep-2011
Independent Forgings & Alloys, the Sheffield-based supplier of forged products with more than 120 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
29-Sep-2011
Viridor has won approval to build an anaerobic digestion plant to treat Somerset's household food waste at Walpole, near Bridgwater, by 2013.
28-Sep-2011
Oliver Valves is to expand the 250-strong workforce at its valves and hydraulics factory in Knutsford with 50 new jobs.
28-Sep-2011
Dantec Hose, the Wirral-based composite hose manufacturer with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Maven Capital Partners.
28-Sep-2011
Simon Carves is looking to expand the workforce at its Manchester-based engineering services business from 110 to 200, having won a number of new orders from abroad.
27-Sep-2011
British American Tobacco is planning to set up a 58,000 sq ft office at 4 Harbour Exchange in London's Docklands.
26-Sep-2011
LICenergy of Denmark is to create up to 20 jobs at its new offshore and marine engineering office at the Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone in Bristol over the next two years.
26-Sep-2011
Nedap is looking to create further jobs at its new 8,400 sq ft security solutions office at the Arlington Business Park near Reading over the next year.
26-Sep-2011
ERIKS is to open a new 15,000 sq ft engineering maintenance and repair facility in Leeds next month, with the creation of a number of new jobs.
26-Sep-2011
University of Wolverhampton is planning to set up a £10m research and development centre at the i54 business park, in order to work with companies such as JLR, Goodrich and Moog.
26-Sep-2011
Glen Dimplex has acquired Valor, the Birmingham-based gas fire manufacturer, from BDR Thermea.
22-Sep-2011
H&A Waste Services has won permission to build a £2.5m commercial recycling plant near its site in Redruth, with the creation of 20 jobs.
22-Sep-2011
Galebreaker is planning to build a new 53,000 sq ft ventilation systems factory in Ledbury, with the relocation of 35 jobs and the creation of ten new jobs.
21-Sep-2011
Renold is looking to recruit an unspecified number of former engineers at its Manchester-based chains, gears and couplings business.
21-Sep-2011
Optimum Coatings, the Morecambe-based optical lens manufacturer with 16 staff, has been acquired by Manchester-based MasterObjective for undisclosed terms.
21-Sep-2011
LED Roadway Lighting of Canada is setting up a street lighting manufacturing unit at Sony's Technology Centre in Pencoed, with the creation of ten jobs.
20-Sep-2011
Anglian Water has awarded a £35m contract to Galliford Try to build two anaerobic digestion plants at sewage works in Basildon and Ipswich.
20-Sep-2011
AV Dawson is investing £3m in the expansion of its Teesside-based offshore support facilities, including an extended quayside.
19-Sep-2011
Total Recycling Services is to build a waste transfer station and recycling plant at its site on Yarm Road Business Park in Darlington.
19-Sep-2011
Aero Engine Controls, the joint venture between Rolls-Royce and Goodrich, has acquired a 24-acre site at Birmingham Business Park to set up a 250,000 sq ft headquarters, manufacturing and research centre.
19-Sep-2011
GA Telesis is to relocate its Dorset-based aerospace operation to a 30,000 sq ft facility at the Aviation Business Park in Bournemouth.
19-Sep-2011
BAe Systems is to sell Advanced Ceramics, the US-based ceramic materials business with 105 staff, to CoorsTek for £4.4m.
19-Sep-2011
McLaren is forming an alliance with GlaxoSmithKline to invest up to £30m in the development of a technical centre in Woking, in order to share production technology.
15-Sep-2011
PDM Group of Doncaster has secured an undisclosed investment from SARIA Bio-Industries of Germany to fund the development of a nationwide network of anaerobic digestion plants.
15-Sep-2011
Waste Recycling Group is to submit plans to build an anaerobic digestion plant to process 52,000 tonnes-a-year of food waste in Neath Port Talbot.
15-Sep-2011
Design Catering Equipment, the Stockport-based catering equipment supplier with 35 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
15-Sep-2011
Siemens is reported to be planning to build a new 120,000 sq ft headquarters for 800 staff at its Manchester-based automation and transmission business, and the existing Sir Williams Siemens House will become a science park.
13-Sep-2011
Victoria Carpets has acquired C&H Distribution, the Exeter-based flooring tile distributor with ten staff, for £0.4m.
13-Sep-2011
Westland Horticulture is creating 23 new jobs at its factory in Tyrone, following a recent investment in new plant and equipment.
13-Sep-2011
Viridor has been selected as preferred bidder for a £459m waste treatment contract for South Lanarkshire Council, but it is not yet know what technology will be used.
12-Sep-2011
Wren Kitchens is to create 50 jobs at its new £20m kitchen furniture factory in Scunthorpe over the next six months.
12-Sep-2011
Wood Group PSN is to create 150 new jobs at its engineering operation in Runcorn, having won a number of new North Sea contracts.
08-Sep-2011
OCS is planning to open a number of disposable nappy composting facilities across the country by the end of next year.
08-Sep-2011
Flowserve is planning a major refurbishment at its Lowfield engineering works in Newark over the next year, securing the future of 250 jobs.
08-Sep-2011
Tradebe has acquired Solvent Resource Management, the Clitheroe-based waste management firm, for undisclosed terms.
08-Sep-2011
Tulway Engineering is to create at least ten new jobs at its Knowsley-based engineering support business, having won a contract from the Defence Science & Technology Laboratory.
07-Sep-2011
Sealex, the Ellesmere Port-based gasket manufacturer with 28 staff, has been acquired by FDS Group of France for undisclosed terms.
07-Sep-2011
Omega Completion Technology is looking to expand the 45-strong workforce at its new 21,000 sq ft headquarters in Aberdeen by 20%.
06-Sep-2011
AmeyCespa has submitted plans to build the Allerton Waste Recovery Park at a former quarry near Harrogate by 2015, as part of a contract with North Yorkshire and City of York councils.
05-Sep-2011
Smiths Group is to acquire Power Holdings, the US provider of power supply equipment with 370 staff, for £145m.
05-Sep-2011
Brintons Carpets, the carpet manufacturer with 700 staff in Kidderminster and Telford and 1,670 worldwide, has been acquired by Carlyle Group for about £40m.
05-Sep-2011
Hunting has acquired WL Doffing, the US supplier of machining services to the energy industry with 75 staff, for £13m.
05-Sep-2011
Ulster Carpets is creating 15 new jobs at its carpet factory in Portadown, due to rising demand.
05-Sep-2011
Elta Group has acquired Duct Products, the Belfast-based supplier of ventilation equipment, for undisclosed terms.
05-Sep-2011
VEKA is to create 100 new jobs at its Burnley-based windows business over the next year, as part of the integration of its recently-acquired Bowater Building Products division.
01-Sep-2011
TEG Environmental and Alkane have been selected as preferred bidders to develop a £7.5m anaerobic digestion plant at Rhaulit for three councils in North Wales by 2013.
01-Sep-2011
Flow Matters has merged with Technical Ex Services to create a combined Middlesbrough-based mechanical and engineering support group called Enex, with plans to expand into Aberdeen and southern England.
01-Sep-2011
Rolls-Royce has acquired R Brooks Associates, the US nuclear reactor services firm with 104 staff.
01-Sep-2011
Sidey is to increase the 215-strong workforce at its Perth-based window and door manufacturing business with 50 new jobs.
01-Sep-2011
Capita Symonds has bought the safety and water management operations of Managed Support Services, with the transfer of 34 staff in London and Manchester.
31-Aug-2011
Weir Waste Services is to set up a waste recycling plant at a former ICI site in Oldbury, with the creation of 50 jobs.
31-Aug-2011
Clyde Union Pumps, the Glasgow-based engineering firm with more than 2,000 staff worldwide, has been acquired by SPX Corporation of the US for £750m.
30-Aug-2011
Hampson Industries is to sell four of its Shims aerospace component businesses, including Middlesex-based Attewell, to Bridgeport Development Capital for £51m.
30-Aug-2011
Underwriters Laboratories is relocating its Warrington-based product safety testing operation to a 6,000 sq ft office at Centre Park.
25-Aug-2011
Naim Audio has merged with Focal to create a combined audio speaker manufacturer with 325 staff in Salisbury and France.
25-Aug-2011
Anglesey Mining is reviving plans to restart work at Parys Mountain copper mine near Amlwch, which could create up to 100 jobs.
24-Aug-2011
David Brown is planning to relocate more than 270 staff from Huddersfield to a new site in Mirfield by 2013.
24-Aug-2011
Van Dalen of the Netherlands is planning to double its metal recycling operations in the UK over the next three years, including possible acquisitions.
24-Aug-2011
Filtrona is to acquire Reid Supply Company, the US distributor of industrial components, for up to £19m.
24-Aug-2011
Lock Inspection Group has secured funding of £3.4m to help expand its Oldham-based industrial equipment business, which has 124 staff.
24-Aug-2011
Romag is creating 20 new jobs at its specialist glass manufacturing operations in County Durham.
23-Aug-2011
Allen & Appleyard Furniture is relocating from Knutsford to a 16,000 sq ft warehouse at Taurus Park in Warrington.
23-Aug-2011
Uaine is planning to set up a biomass boilers factory in Dundee, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
22-Aug-2011
Darchem is looking to secure two contracts to manufacture thermal insulation systems for new nuclear power plants, which would create 100 jobs at its factory in Stillington.
22-Aug-2011
ABB is to open a 28,000 sq ft distribution centre for its power and automation business at Hams Hall in Warwickshire by the end of the year.
22-Aug-2011
What More UK has submitted plans to build two new production and warehouse units at its plastic products site near Burnley, with the creation of dozens of jobs.
18-Aug-2011
Allam Marine is to invest £4m in the development of 65,000 sq ft of additional factory space for its Hull-based marine generating sets business.
18-Aug-2011
SITA is to invest £5m in the development of a materials recycling facility at its 22-acre site in Darwen, with the creation of 30 jobs.
16-Aug-2011
Hunting has acquired Dearborn Precision Tubular Products, the US precision machining services firm with 225 staff, for £51m.
16-Aug-2011
Rolls-Royce has submitted plans to set up manufacturing facilities for turbine blades and power station components at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham, with the creation of 350 jobs.
15-Aug-2011
Bonds Foundry has acquired the ten-acre former Kenmore site in Crook, County Durham, from Parker Hannifin, in order to expand its steel castings capacity.
15-Aug-2011
Trumeter Technologies has acquired Redington Counters, the US manufacturer of electronic and mechanical counters with 25 staff.
15-Aug-2011
Clyde Union is planning to create more than 100 jobs at its pump manufacturing business in Glasgow, taking the workforce to more than 1,000.
15-Aug-2011
Victrex is to build a new £6.5m office and laboratory at the headquarters of its polymers business in Thornton Cleveleys by July 2012.
15-Aug-2011
EventGuard is looking to create up to 300 new jobs at its Norwich-based security services business over the next year.
15-Aug-2011
Hertel is to set up a new 44,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Ellesmere Port by November, with the creation of 25 jobs, in order to provide engineering services to the Stanlow refinery.
15-Aug-2011
HT Brigham is to create 15 new jobs at its factory in Coleshill, having won a £4m order to supply a new fuel cell component.
15-Aug-2011
Cambridge Water has been sold by CKI UK Water to HSBC Bank for £75m, in order to facilitate CKI's acquisition of Northumbrian Water.
15-Aug-2011
Tata Steel is to invest £7m in improvements to its three pipe factories in Hartlepool, which will secure the future of 600 jobs.
15-Aug-2011
Whitland Engineering has won permission to expand its metal fabrication site in Carmarthenshire, which could increase the 44-strong workforce with 12 new jobs.
04-Aug-2011
AFI-Uplift of Wakefield has acquired the powered access rental division of AJ Access Platforms, including depots in Swansea and Newport.
04-Aug-2011
Brettex Engineering has been sold out of administration to Defabs, securing 24 jobs at its Derby-based vessels and pipes manufacturing business.
04-Aug-2011
Contract Fire & Security of Sutton Coldfield has acquired the Southampton branch of Chris Lewis Fire & Security, with the transfer of 25 staff.
04-Aug-2011
IPEC Furniture, the Accrington-based bespoke furniture manufacturer with 88 staff, has been sold out of administration by Leonard Curtis Recovery to a management team.
04-Aug-2011
Lightning Aerospace, the Coventry-based engineering firm with 30 staff, has been acquired by Andrew Redfern for undisclosed terms.
04-Aug-2011
British Engines is creating 45 new jobs at its engineering operations on Tyneside.
03-Aug-2011
Pickerings Lifts is to upgrade sites in Stockton, Birmingham, Bradford, Glasgow, Leeds, London and Manchester, as part of an expansion plan that will increase the 300-strong workforce and double sales by 2016.
02-Aug-2011
Northumbrian Water is to be acquired by Hong Kong-based Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings for £2.4bn.
02-Aug-2011
York Linings International, the refractory linings contractor with 90 staff, has been acquired by Cape for £4m.
02-Aug-2011
GKN has acquired Getrag, the German vehicle components manufacturer, for £280m.
01-Aug-2011
Fired Up Corporation has bought Aurora Marble, the Huddersfield-based fire manufacturer, out of administration.
01-Aug-2011
Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe (MPSE) is planning to expand its engineering operation in Leeds, including a new testing laboratory and 50 new jobs.
01-Aug-2011
SSI UK is planning to create 1,000 new jobs at its recently-acquired Teesside Cast Products steel plant in Redcar.
28-Jul-2011
Kent PHK is to relocate its Mansfield-based electrical contracting business to a new £2.5m 10,000 sq ft unit nearby early next year.
28-Jul-2011
BI Electrical Services has bought Bel-Air Refrigeration from the administrators of Belfast-based Red Sky for undisclosed terms, securing 60 jobs.
28-Jul-2011
Hidrostal is relocating its Yorkshire-based pump manufacturing operation from Sherburn to a 20,000 sq ft unit at Stadium Park in Normanton.
28-Jul-2011
Dr Martens is to expand shoe production at its factory in Northamptonshire, with the creation of 12 jobs.
27-Jul-2011
Macaw Engineering is relocating its Newcastle-based engineering consultancy to a 9,000 sq ft office at the Quorum Business Park, and plans to increase its workforce from 55 to 70 over the next three years.
27-Jul-2011
Saffil Group, the Widnes-based manufacturer of fibre mats with annual sales of £45m, has been sold by Dyson Group to Unifrax of the US for undisclosed terms.
26-Jul-2011
Hydra Mining Tools, the Rotherham-based mining equipment manufacturer with 130 staff, has been acquired by ESCO of the US for undisclosed terms.
26-Jul-2011
Flexlife is planning to create 50 jobs at its new subsea engineering office in Gateshead over the next 18 months.
25-Jul-2011
Rotork has acquired K-Tork International, the US fluid systems firm, for £6.5m, as well as Centork Valve Control of Spain for £3m.
25-Jul-2011
AmbiRad, the Brierley Hill-based heating systems firm with 270 staff, has been acquired by Thomas & Betts of the US for £18m.
25-Jul-2011
Hebridean Jewellery has been sold to its employees, securing the future of 14 jobs at its South Uist-based jewellery manufacturing business.
25-Jul-2011
Perkins Engines is creating about 100 permanent and temporary jobs at its Stafford-based engines factory.
25-Jul-2011
WSR Recycling is to invest £4m in the expansion of its Widnes-based waste recycling operation, with the creation of 40 jobs.
25-Jul-2011
Jonsigns is planning to double the 26-strong workforce at its new 16,500 sq ft sign production site in Gateshead over the next two years.
25-Jul-2011
Ruskinn Technology, the Pencoed-based supplier of research equipment, has been acquired by Baker Company of the US for undisclosed terms.
25-Jul-2011
Cumbria County Council is to consider plans from Low Level Waste Repository for the £150m expansion of its radioactive waste storage site at Drigg.
21-Jul-2011
Scotgold Resources has submitted revised plans to open a gold mine at Cononish in Argyll, which would create 52 jobs.
21-Jul-2011
Eon is to create about 100 jobs to deliver a contract to replace street lights and signs in Rochdale and Oldham, having acquired a 20,000 sq ft unit at the Kingsway Business Park.
21-Jul-2011
Darcy Spillcare is to open a 27,000 sq ft spill prevention and control products factory in Birkenhead in September.
20-Jul-2011
City Waste is creating up to 40 jobs at its recycling operation near Londonderry.
20-Jul-2011
GKN has acquired Stromag, the German manufacturer of industrial clutches and brakes, for £174m.
19-Jul-2011
Sinclair Knight Merz is to relocate its two Manchester-based engineering offices to a new 18,000 sq ft unit at the Metro development in Salford Quays by 2013.
19-Jul-2011
Skan Group is to relocate its recently-acquired Boughton Engineering business and up to 30 jobs from Barton under Needwood to Wolverhampton by October.
19-Jul-2011
Quadnetics has acquired Indanet, the German surveillance and security management firm, for up to £8.7m.
19-Jul-2011
Darchem is increasing the 625-strong workforce at its Teesside-based engineering business with 100 jobs, having won a £20m contract to supply thermal blankets to Boeing.
19-Jul-2011
BP Mitchell is seeking permission to build a crushing and screening plant at Bedwell Park Quarry in Essendon, Herts.
18-Jul-2011
Sweet Dreams is to open a new bed and furniture storage facility on a 2.5-acre site next to its factory in Burnley by the end of next year, helping to secure 150 jobs.
18-Jul-2011
BCW Engineering is planning to invest £1m in machinery, open a new 25,000 sq ft site in Burnley and create 50 jobs, having won a £4m contract to supply car parts.
18-Jul-2011
Decorative Panels Holdings is to relocate its furniture components manufacturing operation and 90 staff from Huddersfield to a 175,000 sq ft unit in Elland early next year.
14-Jul-2011
Express Engineering has bought Northern Precision Engineering out of administration, securing the future of about 40 jobs in Wallsend.
13-Jul-2011
Teknek, the Renfrewshire-based manufacturing technology firm with about 100 staff, has been acquired by Illinois Tool Works of the US for undisclosed terms.
13-Jul-2011
Alter Technology Group, the Portsmouth-based satellite components supplier with annual revenue of £53m, has been acquired by TUV Nord Group.
13-Jul-2011
Hyder Consulting has acquired ESR Technology, the engineering and safety consultancy with 94 staff in the UK and Abu Dhabi, from Coller Capital for £3.7m.
13-Jul-2011
Farsound Engineering, the Essex-based precision components manufacturer with about 100 staff, has been acquired by RG Industries.
13-Jul-2011
Halma has acquired Avo Photonics, the US photonic components manufacturer, for an initial £5.6m.
12-Jul-2011
Cutts Recycling, the waste paper processing firm with 70 staff in Doncaster and Sheffield, has been acquired by SAICA of Spain.
07-Jul-2011
Westley Group has sold Mathers Foundry, the Manchester-based steel castings manufacturer, to WPIL of India for undisclosed terms.
07-Jul-2011
Walker Technical, the Aberdeen-based offshore engineering firm with 45 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Gresham Private Equity and HSBC.
06-Jul-2011
Surrey County Council has approved plans from SITA to set up an Eco Park in Shepperton, in order to process 40,000 tons of food waste and 60,000 tons of household waste a year.
06-Jul-2011
Expro has announced the creation of 50 new jobs at its Tronic electrical connectors factory in Ulverston, taking the workforce to 270.
06-Jul-2011
Lochcarron of Scotland, the Selkirk-based knitwear manufacturer, has been acquired by E-Land of South Korea.
05-Jul-2011
ACDC Lighting Systems is to expand the 100-strong workforce at its Lancashire-based lighting business with up to 12 new jobs this year.
05-Jul-2011
Kembrey Wiring Systems, the Swindon-based aerospace components manufacturer with 180 staff, has been acquired by Arundel Aerospace & Defence Systems for undisclosed terms.
05-Jul-2011
Stewart Group, the Knowsley-based mineral analysis firm with 900 staff worldwide, is to be sold by CBPE Capital to ALS Group of Australia for £146m.
04-Jul-2011
Kromek is planning to double the 55-strong workforce at its Sedgefield-based x-ray products business over the next two years.
04-Jul-2011
Viridor Waste Management has agreed a new waste management deal with Devon County Council that will involve the development of a £46m energy from waste plant at Marsh Barton in Exeter by 2014.
04-Jul-2011
Redeem has acquired Environmental Mobile Control, the Staffordshire-based recycling and data security services firm with 35 staff, for undisclosed terms.
04-Jul-2011
South Boats is planning to expand its yard and create new jobs on the Isle of Wight this year, having won new boatbuilding orders worth £28m.
04-Jul-2011
NVC (Manufacturing) of China is to open a second lighting factory and warehouse unit at Hollymoor Point in Birmingham by the end of the year.
04-Jul-2011
FW Thorpe has acquired Portland Lighting, the West Midlands-based supplier of sign lighting.
04-Jul-2011
Sunersol is planning to extend its new waste recycling facility in Heckmondwike by 35,000 sq ft, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
04-Jul-2011
Renishaw is to acquire the 461,000 sq ft Bosch manufacturing plant at Miskin near Cardiff, but has not yet decided what it will manufacture and how many jobs will be created.
28-Jun-2011
Advanced Power Components has acquired the assets of Quo Vadis, the Bedfordshire-based supplier of intelligent lighting systems.
28-Jun-2011
Airbus is reported to be looking to invest up to £890m at UK sites including Bristol and Broughton, in order to develop an upgraded version of the A320 aircraft by 2015.
23-Jun-2011
DCC has acquired Oakwood Fuels, the Nottinghamshire-based oil and hazardous waste recycling firm with 105 staff, for an initial £9.6m.
23-Jun-2011
Polton Glass is looking to secure a new contract that will expand the 60-strong workforce at its Middlesbrough-based glazing business with 30 new jobs.
23-Jun-2011
Castings has unveiled plans to invest £4m in the development of a new warehouse in Brownhills, with the creation of 145 jobs.
22-Jun-2011
Morgan Sindall Professional Services is relocating its design and engineering consultancy and about 100 staff from Warrington to Salford Quays.
22-Jun-2011
Grontmij is to set up an engineering consultancy office with an initial 20 staff on Woodlands Road in Altrincham.
22-Jun-2011
Li-Lo Leisure Products is seeking permission to build a new garden furniture factory in Loughton, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
21-Jun-2011
Denby Pottery is to acquire Poole Pottery, in a deal backed by private equity firm Vanco Capital Partners.
20-Jun-2011
Stewart Company, the Croydon-based plastic products manufacturer with 75 staff, has undergone a £12m management buy-out backed by ECI Partners.
20-Jun-2011
Siemens has signed a lease to occupy a £20m development at Teal Park in Lincoln for its gas turbine business from 2012.
16-Jun-2011
Green Electrician, the supplier of photovoltaic systems, is setting up a 6,000 sq ft office and warehouse at Green Lane in Wardle, Cheshire.
16-Jun-2011
Sandvik has sold its 70,000 sq ft factory at Tile Hill in Coventry to RA Shield Holdings, the owner of the Woolley GMC engineering business, for undisclosed terms.
16-Jun-2011
Sterling Thermal Technology has acquired Applied Cooling Technology, the West Midlands-based heat exchange equipment manufacturer, and its Britannia Heatex subsidiary for undisclosed terms.
15-Jun-2011
SJC Hutchinson Engineering is investing £1m in the expansion of its laser cutting facility in Londonderry, including 11,000 sq ft of additional space and ten jobs.
15-Jun-2011
Oxford Instruments has acquired Omicron NanoTechnology of Germany for £28m and Omniprobe of the US for £12m, in order to expand its industrial tools and systems business.
14-Jun-2011
C-TEC is to relocate its Wigan-based safety equipment business and 40 staff to a 73,000 sq ft warehouse site in Martland Park by the end of the year.
13-Jun-2011
Knowaste of Canada is planning to open a 36,000 tonne-a-year capacity nappy recycling plant in West Bromwich this summer, and is also planning additional plants in the UK.
13-Jun-2011
CorpAcq has acquired Hessle Fork Trucks, the Castleford-based supplier of earth-moving equipment with 40 staff.
13-Jun-2011
Habasit Rossi is looking to build a new conveyor systems factory near its existing site in Silsden, in order to secure the future of its 80-strong workforce.
13-Jun-2011
Group Rhodes has acquired Slater & Crabtree, the Wakefield-based precision engineering firm with 25 staff.
13-Jun-2011
Siemens is to create up to 340 jobs at a new factory due to open at its Withington site in Manchester in 2012, in order to produce transmission systems for wind farms.
08-Jun-2011
Viridor Waste Management has acquired Storm Recycling, the Winsford-based cardboard and plastic recycling firm, for £1.7m.
08-Jun-2011
DH Budenberg, the pressure calibration equipment manufacturer with 30 staff in Manchester, has been acquired by WIKA of Germany.
08-Jun-2011
Lister-Petter is to relocate 30 of the 180 staff at its Gloucestershire-based diesel engines business to a new site in Quedgeley this summer.
08-Jun-2011
BiogenGreenfinch has won planning permission from Hertfordshire County Council to build an anaerobic digestion plant with capacity of 45,000 tonnes a year at Baldock.
06-Jun-2011
Grontmij is opening a new engineering consultancy office at the Quayside Regus Centre in Newcastle, employing an initial 16 staff.
06-Jun-2011
Melrose is to sell Dynacast, the precision die cast components manufacturer with sites in 20 countries, to a new company called KDI Holdings for £360m.
06-Jun-2011
SITA UK has unveiled proposals to build a rail waste transfer station in Knowsley with the creation of 30 jobs, as part of a bid to win a 30-year contract from Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority.
02-Jun-2011
Tracsis is to acquire MPEC Technology, the supplier of data logging and remote monitoring equipment to the rail industry, for up to £2m.
02-Jun-2011
SMH Products is planning to expand its South Shields-based decontamination equipment business with a new factory, six sales depots and 90 new jobs.
01-Jun-2011
Global Energy Group has acquired Training Competency Consultancy, the Ellon-based provider of safety training courses with 70 staff, for undisclosed terms.
01-Jun-2011
Intellicig is to create up to ten jobs at its electronic cigarette manufacturing facility in Manchester.
01-Jun-2011
TBA Textiles is seeking a suitable site for the relocation of its Rochdale-based flame-resistant materials business, which has 75 staff.
01-Jun-2011
Douglas Equipment, the Cheltenham-based manufacturer of tractor units with 135 staff, has been acquired by Curtiss-Wright Flow Control of the US for £12m.
01-Jun-2011
Shanks Group is planning to invest £150m in the development of new recycling and anaerobic digestion plants over the next three years, including £75m in the UK.
31-May-2011
BAe Systems has sold BAe Asset Management, its regional aircraft division, to Fortress Investment Group for £115m.
31-May-2011
Lektronix, the industrial machines repair company with 290 staff at 11 sites including Aldridge and Cannock, has been acquired by Rockwell Automation for undisclosed terms.
31-May-2011
WH Tildesley is to invest £1m in new buildings and equipment for its Willenhall-based forging business over the next year, with the creation of eight jobs.
31-May-2011
OpSec Security is expanding its anti-counterfeiting technology business into the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico with the acquisition of Marohu Investments and Advantics Corporation for up to £3.7m.
31-May-2011
Bright & Beautiful is looking to expand its Altrincham-based cleaning business into a nationwide network of up to 100 franchises.
31-May-2011
Walker Filtration is to relocate its Washington-based filters business and up to 175 staff to a new 128,000 sq ft factory on Birtley Road.
26-May-2011
Hills Waste Solutions is to start work on the development of a 60,000 tonnes-a-year mechanical biological treatment plant in Westbury this summer, having finalised a contract with Wiltshire Council.
26-May-2011
BAe Systems is to sell its US-based Composite Structures business EnCore Composites Holdings for £20m, with the transfer of 170 staff.
25-May-2011
Newport Paper has acquired the assets of North East Recycling, in order to establish a commercial waste recycling depot at Blaydon near Gateshead.
23-May-2011
Umeco is to sell Pattonair, the provider of aerospace supply chain services with 680 staff, to Exponent Private Equity for about £150m.
23-May-2011
Triumph Furniture has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing 200 jobs in Merthyr Tydfil and Tredegar.
23-May-2011
Avondale Environmental has secured £17m from HSBC to fund the development of a 200,000 tonnes-a-year waste recycling plant in Falkirk.
23-May-2011
Ramora UK, the Portsmouth-based explosives disposal firm with 25 staff, has been sold out of administration by Begbies Traynor to a new company called Ramora Global.
23-May-2011
Safestyle UK of Bradford is looking to expand its nationwide chain of 40 window and door branches with new outlets in the south of England.
23-May-2011
Renishaw is planning to expand the 2,400-strong workforce at its Gloucestershire-based engineering business with 235 new jobs.
19-May-2011
Barwood Products is to set up a new 21,000 sq ft bathroom products factory at Chesterton in Staffordshire this year, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.
19-May-2011
Hill & Smith has acquired ATA, the Swedish supplier of road safety barriers, for £9.8m.
19-May-2011
PX Group is looking to expand into the Middle East following the recent acquisition of Simpson Coulson, the Billingham-based engineering consultancy.
19-May-2011
Aker Solutions has announced plans to create 550 jobs at its Aberdeen-based subsea division over the next three years.
18-May-2011
Amec is to acquire MACTEC, the US engineering and environmental services company with 2,600 staff at 70 offices, for £172m.
18-May-2011
Fiberweb has acquired Tubex, the Aberdare-based supplier of tree shelters, for £5.1m.
17-May-2011
JTC Furniture has submitted plans for the £3m expansion of its furniture factory and showroom in Dundee, with the creation of 100 jobs.
17-May-2011
Allied International UK, the Grangemouth-based pipeline components manufacturer, is to open an office in Aberdeen in July, with the creation of an initial six jobs.
17-May-2011
Environmental Resources Management, the environmental consultancy with 3,600 staff in 40 countries, is to be sold by Bridgepoint to Chaterhouse Capital for £586m.
16-May-2011
Centrica has acquired PH Jones, the Cheshire-based provider of central heating services to the social housing market with 850 staff at 30 branches, for £30m, in order to expand its British Gas Community Energy division.
16-May-2011
SMD is to create ten new jobs for design engineers at its remotely operated vehicles business in Malton.
16-May-2011
Inpipe Products is looking to relocate its North Yorkshire-based pipeline maintenance machines business and expand the 65-strong workforce over the next two years, following a management buy-out.
16-May-2011
L&S Waste Management is to build a £4m 25,000 tonnes-a-year biomass plant at Fareham in Hampshire by the end of 2012.
12-May-2011
Corrosion Resistant Products, the Rochdale-based manufacturer of pipes and fittings with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Yorkshire Bank.
12-May-2011
Secure Options has been sold out of administration to Julian Nicholls, securing about 100 jobs at its Oldham-based security equipment business.
12-May-2011
Key Technologies has sold its Cradley Heath-based STS Rail Signals business to Mors Smitt of the Netherlands for £2.4m.
12-May-2011
Advanced Electronics is expanding the Cramlington headquarters of its fire detection and safety business, and aims to create up to 100 new jobs over the next five years.
11-May-2011
Eco Furniture International is to relocate its Gloucestershire-based furniture manufacturing business to North Cornwall by September, with the creation of 15 jobs.
11-May-2011
Parker Plant is to invest £5m in the expansion of its stone-crushing machines factory in Leicester over the next three years, which could increase the 220-strong workforce.
11-May-2011
Technology Supplies is planning to relocate its Shropshire-based educational equipment business to a new 39,000 sq ft headquarters at Battlefield Enterprise Park in Shrewsbury, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
10-May-2011
Sims Metal Management has acquired Dunn Brothers, the Birmingham-based operator of nine metal recycling plants, for undisclosed terms.
10-May-2011
Wilton Group is looking to expand the 500-strong workforce at its Teesside-based engineering business with a further 200 jobs over the next year.
10-May-2011
SITA UK has submitted plans to build the country's first plant to transform waste plastic into diesel in Avonmouth.
09-May-2011
Skan Group has bought the waste vehicle and equipment manufacturing assets of the Boughton Group in Staffordshire and Devon out of administration.
09-May-2011
Silentnight, the Lancashire-based bed maker with 1,250 staff, has been bought out of administration by private equity firm HIG Capital.
09-May-2011
Uniline Safety Systems, the Redditch-based manufacturer of safety equipment with 38 staff, has been acquired by Capital Safety Group for undisclosed terms.
05-May-2011
Thetford is planning to relocate its South Yorkshire-based sanitation systems business and 180 staff to an 83,000 sq ft unit at the Brookfields scheme in Rotherham.
04-May-2011
Cosalt has sold its marine safety equipment business to Survitec Group for £31m.
04-May-2011
Micro Spring & Presswork has acquired Invincible Spring Company, the Wolverhampton-based manufacturer of spring components.
04-May-2011
Veolia Environmental Services Aurora has been selected by Hertfordshire County Council as preferred bidder for a £800m waste processing contract, including the development of a new MBT plant in Hatfield.
03-May-2011
Smith Group, the Lancashire-based air conditioning and engineering firm with 270 staff, has been acquired by Imtech.
03-May-2011
Italian Furniture Company is seeking permission to expand its factory in Beckside Road, Bradford, including the transfer of production from Halifax, Hull and Leeds and the creation of 190 jobs.
03-May-2011
Gooch & Housego has acquired Crystal Technology, the US optical equipment manufacturer, for £8.6m.
03-May-2011
Howdens Joinery is to invest £20m in the expansion of its furniture manufacturing operations in Runcorn and East Yorkshire over the next two years.
03-May-2011
Countrystyle Recycling has acquired the Halstead renewable power project in Essex from Glendale Power, and will build a 45,000 tonne-a-year anaerobic digestion plant at the site by late 2012.
28-Apr-2011
Tata Steel is to invest £8m in the expansion of its Clydebridge plant in Glasgow by 2012, with the creation of 26 jobs, while £53m will be invested at its site in Port Talbot.
27-Apr-2011
Active Energy has acquired Red Line Engineering Services of Essex for £0.5m.
27-Apr-2011
Staffordshire Security Services is planning to expand the 189-strong workforce at its Hanley-based security business with 250 new jobs over the coming months.
26-Apr-2011
Castings is planning a multi-million pound expansion for its machined components factory in Brownhills, with the creation of more than 45 jobs.
26-Apr-2011
Steelite is expanding the 650-strong workforce at its North Staffordshire pottery with up to 30 new jobs.
26-Apr-2011
New Earth Solutions is to build a 45,000 tonne-a-year MBT waste treatment plant in Galashiels, having agreed a new £80m deal with Scottish Borders Council.
21-Apr-2011
Chemring is to acquire the US detection systems business of General Dynamics Armament & Technical Products for £55m.
20-Apr-2011
AJ Woods Engineering is seeking permission to set up a boat repair facility at Gashouse Quay in Harwich, which could lead to the creation of hundreds of jobs.
19-Apr-2011
Sunersol is planning to create more than 100 new jobs at its waste management business in West Yorkshire, in order to recycle products for councils and other companies across the country.
18-Apr-2011
Smiths of Peterhead has been bought out of administration by a new company called Touch Interactive, securing 17 jobs at its weaving factory near Mintlaw.
18-Apr-2011
Pilkington is investing £36m in the development of a new glass coating facility at its Cowley Hill plant in St Helens, with the creation of 50 jobs.
14-Apr-2011
Alstom has secured government funding of £4m to expand its engineering centre in Stafford, which could create up to 150 jobs.
14-Apr-2011
Kutchenhaus is expanding the Manchester-based headquarters of its kitchen manufacturing business by taking a further 11,000 sq ft at Kings Park.
13-Apr-2011
Rio Tinto is to set up a 26,000 sq ft office at Two Kingdom Street in London's Paddington Central.
11-Apr-2011
Shanks Group and Scottish & Southern Energy have been selected as preferred bidders for a £750m waste PFI contract in Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, which will include a new MBT plant in Manvers.
11-Apr-2011
G4S has acquired Cotswold Group, the Gloucester-based surveillance and investigations firm with 260 staff, for £10m.
11-Apr-2011
Rolls-Royce has unveiled plans to build two factories at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham, in order to manufacture turbine blades and nuclear reactor components, with the creation of 360 jobs.
07-Apr-2011
Associated Security Services (ASSG) is to invest £1.2m in the expansion of its security equipment business, including new depots in Bristol and Scotland, an extension to its Manchester headquarters and ten new jobs.
07-Apr-2011
Costain has acquired a 75% stake in ClerkMaxwell, the Aberdeen-based engineering and oil support services firm, for an initial £3.2m.
07-Apr-2011
Ingersoll Rand is relocating its Wigan-based European sales division to a 13,880 sq ft office at the Middlebrook scheme in Bolton.
06-Apr-2011
Orchid Environmental has secured a £4m investment from the London Waste & Recycling Board to build a 160,000 tonnes-a-year waste-to-fuel plant in Bexley by 2013.
06-Apr-2011
Dunphy Combustion is to set up a new £1m 90,000 sq ft environment and combustion research centre in Rochdale this year, with the creation of up to 30 jobs.
06-Apr-2011
Williamson-Dickie Europe is to double the size of its workwear distribution centre in Radstock, Somerset, to 100,000 sq ft.
06-Apr-2011
Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire has been chosen as the new headquarters for an international project to build the £1.3bn Square Kilometre Array radio telescope, which will create 60 jobs.
05-Apr-2011
HW Martin has acquired the commercial and industrial waste operations of Durham-based Premier Waste for undisclosed terms.
05-Apr-2011
Converteam, the French power conversion company with 280 staff in Staffordshire, has been acquired by General Electric for £2bn.
05-Apr-2011
Mansfield Pollard is to expand the 145-strong workforce at its Bradford-based ventilation engineering business with 12 new jobs.
05-Apr-2011
Winbro Group Technologies is to create 24 new jobs at its Leicestershire-based machine manufacturing business, having won new orders worth £5.5m.
04-Apr-2011
Waste Recycling Group has been selected as preferred bidder for a £250m contract from North Lincolnshire Council, which will involve a new mechanical biological treatment plant in Flixborough and up to 70 new jobs.
04-Apr-2011
WYG has sold Adams Kara Taylor, its London-based engineering business with 120 staff, to a management team for £3.7m.
04-Apr-2011
AGA Rangemaster has acquired the business and assets of Redfyre Cookers and Don Heating Products from Gazco for £0.8m.
04-Apr-2011
Croma is to sell its RDDS Avionics surveillance solutions business to Oak Manor Investments for £1m.
04-Apr-2011
Zotefoams has acquired the remaining 70% stake in MuCell, the US developer of microcellular foam extrusion technology, for £4.6m.
31-Mar-2011
Tata Steel is to invest a further £3.5m at its solar power and steel technology project at Shotton in Flintshire, with the creation of 20 jobs.
31-Mar-2011
Gifford, the engineering and environmental consultancy, has been acquired by Ramboll of Denmark.
31-Mar-2011
Rolls-Royce is to set up a new training academy in Derby to recruit up to 200 extra apprentices for the manufacturing sector each year.
30-Mar-2011
LG Harris is setting up a new 9,500 sq ft warehouse and office for its paintbrush manufacturing business at Stoke Prior near Bromsgrove.
30-Mar-2011
Charter International is to acquire Thomassen Compression Systems, the Dutch engineering firm, for £88m, in order to expand its Howden division.
30-Mar-2011
Caboodle Media is linking up with Hammonds UK in a bid to acquire the Technium Performance Engineering centre in Llanelli, and hopes to create up to 100 jobs at the site over the next 18 months.
30-Mar-2011
EADS is to acquire Vector Aerospace, the helicopter repair and maintenance firm with 2,500 staff and sites in Canada, Croydon, Gosport and Farnborough, for £399m.
29-Mar-2011
Countrystyle Recycling has won planning permission to build a materials recycling facility and 20,000 tonnes-a-year anaerobic digestion plant at Otterpool Quarry near Folkestone.
29-Mar-2011
MB Aerospace has sold its Roberts and WellClad manufacturing operations to a new Aberdeen-based company called Glacier Energy Services.
29-Mar-2011
G4S is to create 10,000 temporary jobs at its Crawley-based security business, having won a £100m contract with the 2012 Olympics.
29-Mar-2011
Senior has acquired Damar Machine Company, the US manufacturer of precision machined parts, for £15m.
29-Mar-2011
Airbus is to build a new £70m office for 2,500 engineering and design staff at its Filton site near Bristol.
28-Mar-2011
Marlborough World is creating 11 jobs at its new leather gifts manufacturing plant in Walsall.
28-Mar-2011
The Babraham Research Campus near Cambridge has secured a £44m government grant to expand its facilities and create new jobs, while Norwich Research Park will get £26m and Daresbury and Harwell will share £30m.
24-Mar-2011
Billington Holdings is to acquire certain assets of Marshall Steel Stairs, the Leeds-based steel fabrication firm, out of administration.
24-Mar-2011
Rivo Partners is considering potential locations in Ebbw Vale and Hull for the development of a kitchen and bathroom manufacturing plant, with the creation of 200 jobs.
24-Mar-2011
Middleby is to acquire Lincat, the Lincoln-based catering equipment manufacturer with 300 staff, for £58m.
23-Mar-2011
The Centre for Assessment of Technical Competence Humber (Catch) is to invest £3.3m in the expansion of its industrial training centre in Stallingborough.
23-Mar-2011
Steel Engineering is to invest £3m in the expansion of its steel fabrication business in Renfrew, including a new industrial port and the creation of 120 jobs.
22-Mar-2011
The Department for Business Innovation & Skills is to fund the creation of a Technology & Innovation Centre for manufacturing, with sites in Rotherham, Coventry, Strathclyde, Bristol, Wilton and Warwick.
21-Mar-2011
Judges Scientific has acquired a 51% stake in Deben UK, the Suffolk-based supplier of equipment for microscopes, for £3.3m.
21-Mar-2011
Bunzl is to acquire Cannon Consumables, the supplier of hygiene consumable products with annual revenue of £16m, from OCS Group.
21-Mar-2011
Oxalis Group has acquired the Video Marine International CCTV manufacturing operations in the UK, Italy and Singapore.
21-Mar-2011
Polti UK is relocating its Manchester-based electrical steam appliances business to an 8,000 sq ft unit on Wheel Forge Way in Trafford Park.
17-Mar-2011
Hoval is to create 20 new jobs at its boiler manufacturing business in Newark, following the government launch of the Renewable Heat Incentive.
17-Mar-2011
Wales Environmental, the Pembrokeshire-based waste management firm, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
17-Mar-2011
Polyurethane Products, the plastics manufacturer with sites in Retford and Coventry, has been acquired by Trelleborg Engineered Systems of Sweden for undisclosed terms.
17-Mar-2011
Humiseal Europe, the manufacturer of coatings for electronic circuits, is relocating to a 19,000 sq ft site at IQ Winnersh near Reading.
17-Mar-2011
Shredall is looking to double the size of its Nottinghamshire-based waste shredding business over the next three years, including a new depot in Hertfordshire.
16-Mar-2011
Digital Barriers has acquired Essential Viewing Systems, the video surveillance products supplier spun out of Strathclyde University, for about £5m.
15-Mar-2011
HQC, the St Helens-based sheet metal manufacturer with 60 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
15-Mar-2011
Marine Rescue Technologies, the Driffield-based marine safety firm, has been acquired by Mobilarm of Australia for £1.3m.
15-Mar-2011
WS Atkins has acquired Technical Services Scotland, the Bellshill-based electrical and process engineering consultancy with 29 staff, from RWE Npower for £0.8m.
15-Mar-2011
AeroThermal Group and 4Recycling are planning to build a £9m waste treatment plant at Lee Moor near Plymouth, with the creation of 22 jobs.
14-Mar-2011
University of Strathclyde has unveiled plans for a new £89m technology and innovation centre that will create up to 700 jobs in energy, pharmaceuticals and engineering.
14-Mar-2011
Rigby Taylor, the turf management firm with 110 staff in Bolton, Guildford and Edinburgh, has been acquired by Origin Enterprises of Ireland for £10m.
14-Mar-2011
United Agri Products, the Cambridgeshire-based agriculture technology services firm, has been acquired by Origin Enterprises for an initial £33m.
14-Mar-2011
Laird has acquired Kluver Aggregatebau, the German supplier of active cooling systems for medical equipment, for £21m.
14-Mar-2011
Barden is creating 60 new jobs at its ball bearings factory in Plymouth.
14-Mar-2011
Metal Spinners Group, the Newcastle-based engineering firm with more than 100 staff, has been acquired by Standex of the US for undisclosed terms.
10-Mar-2011
MTL Group is creating 100 jobs at its newly-opened 300,000 sq ft metals processing plant at Grange Lane in Rotherham.
10-Mar-2011
Hill & Smith has acquired Paterson Group, the US pipe manufacturer, for £28m.
10-Mar-2011
Sicame Electrical is to relocate the manufacturing side of its Holmfirth-based cable connectors business to its site on Leeds Road.
09-Mar-2011
Aggreko has acquired NZ Generator Hire, the New Zealand-based power hire firm, for £13m.
08-Mar-2011
Triton is to expand the 350-strong workforce at its showers factory in Nuneaton with up to 20 new jobs this year.
08-Mar-2011
Intertek is to acquire Moody International, the Haywards Heath-based quality and safety services firm with 2,500 staff in 60 countries, for £450m.
07-Mar-2011
Vitec has acquired Henry Holdings, the Leicestershire-based manufacturer of Lastolite lighting control accessories with 80 staff, for up to £9.7m.
07-Mar-2011
Tata Steel Projects is to create up to 25 new jobs at its engineering plant in Workington over the next few months.
07-Mar-2011
Cummins is to create 120 temporary jobs at its engines factory in Darlington, having won new contracts from Brazil and China.
07-Mar-2011
The Ministry of Defence has agreed a £25m deal with Rolls-Royce Power Engineering to set up a new facility in Torpoint to train sailors how to transfer sea supplies.
07-Mar-2011
Cutting & Wear is to relocate its Rotherham-based drilling tools business to a new £5m 38,000 sq ft headquarters at the Smithy Wood Business Park in Sheffield later this year.
07-Mar-2011
Lab901, the Edinburgh-based supplier of electrophoresis equipment, has been acquired by Agilent Technologies of the US.
03-Mar-2011
Peter Scott is planning to expand the 50-strong workforce at its Hawick-based knitwear business with 20 new jobs.
03-Mar-2011
Sentinel Perfomance Solutions, the Runcorn-based supplier of heating systems, has been acquired by Electra Partners for £43m.
03-Mar-2011
Halma has acquired the water technology division of Wagtech International for £3m, in order to expand its Palintest business in Gateshead.
03-Mar-2011
Schrader Electronics is investing £29m in the expansion of its tyre pressure device factories in Antrim and Carrickfergus, with the creation of 130 jobs.
02-Mar-2011
Shanks is to invest £7m in the expansion of its materials recycling plant in Kettering, in order to double capacity to 215,000 tonnes a year.
02-Mar-2011
Van Leeuwen Wheeler of Brierley Hill has bought the assets of Aberdeen-based Mardale Pipes out of administration for undisclosed terms.
02-Mar-2011
Aquilo Environmental Services is planning to double the 25-strong workforce at its Middlesbrough-based industrial cleaning and waste management business this year.
01-Mar-2011
Cobham is to set up a 43,000 sq ft surveillance systems office at Solent Business Park in Southampton in April, with the relocation of staff from three existing sites.
01-Mar-2011
Camden Group is to invest £16m in the expansion of its Antrim-based PVC manufacturing business, with the creation of 225 jobs over the next three years.
28-Feb-2011
Melrose has sold Brush Traction Group, the provider of engineering services to the rail sector, to Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies.
28-Feb-2011
Group Response Global has been sold out of administration to Kingdom Security, saving 100 jobs at its security firm in North Yorkshire.
28-Feb-2011
Teesside Cast Products has finalised a £291m deal to be acquired by SSI of Thailand, which will secure the future of 700 jobs at its steel plant in Redcar.
28-Feb-2011
Bridon International is considering plans to set up a 70,000 sq ft wire rope factory at the former Neptune Shipyard on Tyneside, which could create up to 200 jobs.
23-Feb-2011
Bombardier Aerospace is to help fund the development of a £6m composites and engineering research centre in Belfast's Titanic Quarter, and it will open this autumn.
22-Feb-2011
Mansfield Pollard, the Bradford-based ventilation engineering firm with 145 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
22-Feb-2011
Thurston Group has bought Yorkshire Marine Containers out of administration, securing 35 jobs in Brandesburton and Beverley.
21-Feb-2011
Kirk Environmental of Nelson has won a £30m contract from Farmgen to manufacture anaerobic digestion plants, with the creation of up to 30 jobs.
21-Feb-2011
Casepak is building a £21m waste recycling plant at the Fairway Business Park in Braunstone Frith this year, with the creation of an initial 50 jobs.
21-Feb-2011
Cobham has sold its Leatherhead-based Engineering Consultancy Group to management for £13m.
21-Feb-2011
RPS Group has acquired Evans-Hamilton, the US oceanographic consulting firm with about 40 staff, for up to £5.5m.
21-Feb-2011
Siemens is to invest £5m in improvements to its turbines factory in Lincoln, securing the future of 140 jobs.
17-Feb-2011
Fibercore, the Southampton-based optical fibres manufacturer, has been acquired by HIG European Capital Partners.
17-Feb-2011
A Taylor & Son has acquired the 40,000 sq ft H Pontifex site in Leeds for the expansion of its fabrication and machining business.
17-Feb-2011
Rayner is to relocate its optical lens manufacturing business and up to 130 staff from Brighton to the former Europharm site in Worthing within three years.
16-Feb-2011
City of Edinburgh Council is seeking a contractor to build a 30,000-tonnes-a-year anaerobic digestion plant at Millerhill in Midlothian by 2015.
16-Feb-2011
Kukri Sports is planning to double the workforce at its Lancashire-based sports kit manufacturing business to 100 over the next three years.
16-Feb-2011
Holyhead Marine Services is creating 25 new jobs with the expansion of its Anglesey-based boat building business into the offshore wind farm sector.
16-Feb-2011
Kee Safety, the safety solutions firm with 180 staff at sites including Reading and Birmingham, has undergone a management buy-out backed by LDC.
16-Feb-2011
Teconnex is planning to extend its clamps factory in Keighley by 30%, and the 200-strong workforce will rise by 45.
16-Feb-2011
Tharsus is looking to expand the workforce at its Tyneside-based engineering business from 100 to more than 130.
15-Feb-2011
Morson Group has acquired complete ownership of Wynnwith, the provider of technical and engineering staff with offices in Yeovil, Woking and Warrington, in a £4m deal.
15-Feb-2011
Rentokil Initial has acquired the pest control, water treatment and fire safety operations of Santia Group, including 430 staff who previously worked for Connaught Compliance, for £5.6m.
15-Feb-2011
Flogas UK has acquired Metcalfe & Evans, the Warrington-based engineering company, in order to gain expertise in the conversion of generators from oil to LPG.
15-Feb-2011
Clyde Union is to create a further 170 jobs at its pump manufacturing business in Glasgow this year, taking the workforce to 1,020.
14-Feb-2011
Paradigm Flow Solutions is to create 20 jobs at its new Aberdeen-based business removing blockages from oil and gas pipes.
14-Feb-2011
Johnson & Johnson, the Manchester-based furniture manufacturer with 20 remaining staff, has been bought out of administration by Zutux.
14-Feb-2011
E-Vials, the Rochdale-based laboratory equipment manufacturer trading as Laboratory Sales with 80 staff, has been acquired by Wheaton Industries of the US.
14-Feb-2011
MVV Umwelt is planning to build a plant at Whitecleaves Quarry in Devon to transform ash from a waste incinerator in Plymouth into a building material.
10-Feb-2011
Scotgen has won planning permission to build a £50m waste incinerator near Stonehouse in South Lanarkshire, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
09-Feb-2011
North London Waste Authority has unveiled plans to build a £100m waste disposal plant in New Southgate by 2016.
09-Feb-2011
International Recycling, the Norwich-based recovered materials trading firm, has been acquired by Ciparo of the Netherlands for undisclosed terms.
09-Feb-2011
LC Automation, the Blackburn-based electrical company, has undergone a management buy-out backed by NatWest.
09-Feb-2011
EnerMech is to create 20 new jobs at its Aberdeen-based mechanical engineering business, having won a contract to provide crane services to Total E&P UK.
09-Feb-2011
Serious Waste Management has bought the assets of CFH Tanker Services out of liquidation, and will relocate to the CFH site in Burton.
09-Feb-2011
Valens Resources has acquired Singh (UK), the waste recycling firm with 25 staff in March, Peterborough and Whittlesey, for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its Glazewing business.
08-Feb-2011
Weston EU is looking to recruit up to 30 additional machinists and engineers at its aerospace components factory in Pendle.
08-Feb-2011
Coopers Yard is seeking permission to expand its waste processing centre in Barrow, with the creation of 40 jobs over the next two years.
08-Feb-2011
Tata Steel is to recruit 63 apprentices at its steel production plant in Scunthorpe this summer.
08-Feb-2011
CEI Collins Engineers of the US is to create ten jobs at its newly-opened engineering services office in Belfast over the next two years.
08-Feb-2011
Electricity North West is to expand the 1,500-strong workforce at its Warrington-based electricity networks business with 250 new jobs over the next five years, as part of a £1.4bn investment programme.
07-Feb-2011
Amec is to acquire Zektingroup, the Australian oil and gas engineering consultancy with 200 staff, for £30m.
07-Feb-2011
Pennon Group has acquired Martock Waste Paper, the Somerset-based materials recycling firm, for £7.4m, in order to expand its Viridor Waste Management subsidiary.
07-Feb-2011
Cobham has acquired Corp Ten International, the US surveillance technology company, for £7.8m.
07-Feb-2011
Klinger is investing £2m in the expansion of its sealing products factory in Bradford, with the creation of ten jobs.
07-Feb-2011
Chamberlin has bought certain assets of Jebron, the Wednesbury-based manufacturer of door closers, out of administration for £0.2m.
07-Feb-2011
Finning is looking to recruit 25 apprentices at its machinery factory in Llantrisant.
07-Feb-2011
Easi-access and Easibathe are looking to expand the workforce at their Tyneside-based disability access business from 55 to 85 over the next five years.
03-Feb-2011
Modern Water has acquired Cogent Environmental, the Cambridge-based environmental monitoring firm, from Sultan Scientific.
03-Feb-2011
Charles Owen & Company is to create 20 jobs at a new £1.2m warehouse in Wrexham for its body protection products business.
03-Feb-2011
Intelect UK is looking to create a further 20 jobs at its new 8,000 sq ft mechanical and electrical engineering site in Grimsby by the end of the year.
03-Feb-2011
Metalrax Storage, the Birmingham-based industrial storage manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-in.
03-Feb-2011
Falcon Steel has been bought out of administration by Newport-based Coilcolor, which could lead to the creation of up to 90 new jobs at its steel coating business in Swansea by next year.
02-Feb-2011
Stewart Group has acquired G&T Metallurgical Services, the Canadian firm with 63 staff, for undisclosed terms.
02-Feb-2011
Premier Farnell has sold its TPC Wire & Cable distribution business to venture capital-backed TPC Intermediate Holdings for £27m.
02-Feb-2011
Amec has acquired BCI Engineers & Scientists, the US water and mining consultancy, for £12m.
02-Feb-2011
Renew is to acquire Amco, the rail and energy engineering company with offices in Barnsley, Warrington and Alloa, for £20m.
02-Feb-2011
Viridor is looking to expand its Priorswood materials recycling facility in Taunton, increasing the workforce from 40 to 75.
01-Feb-2011
Wren Kitchens has submitted plans to build a factory to make doors for kitchen units on the Foxhills Industrial Estate in Scunthorpe, with the creation of 320 jobs.
31-Jan-2011
SAS International has won permission for the £5m expansion of its manufacturing plant in South Ayrshire, and the 90-strong workforce could double over the next five years.
31-Jan-2011
Multi-lab is relocating its Newcastle-based industrial glass and ceramics business to a larger site at the Newburn Riverside Business Park, and aims to create 12 new jobs.
31-Jan-2011
N Brown is looking to transfer much of the manufacturing for its clothing ranges back to the UK from the Far East, and will ask more than 30 suppliers to bid for the work.
31-Jan-2011
Subocean Group, the Aberdeen-based offshore engineering firm with 380 staff, has been bought of administration by Technip of France for undisclosed terms.
31-Jan-2011
Teesside Cast Products is planning to create at least 800 jobs at its steel plant in Redcar later this year, following its expected acquisition by SSI of Thailand.
27-Jan-2011
Norfolk County Council is looking to set up a new £1.3m recycling centre on the Telford Way Industrial Estate in Thetford.
27-Jan-2011
Senator International is to extend its office furniture manufacturing site in Hyndburn by 80,000 sq ft over the next few months, including new warehouse and recycling facilities.
27-Jan-2011
GE Aviation is to create 100 new engineering jobs at its aircraft engine maintenance plant in Nantgarw, Cardiff.
26-Jan-2011
Wanzl UK is to employ 15 staff at a new 90,000 sq ft shopping trolley warehouse at Sawpit Lane Industrial Estate in Tibshelf.
26-Jan-2011
Blairs, the Greenock-based joinery firm, has been bought out of administration by Performance Timber Products Group, securing the future of 60 jobs.
25-Jan-2011
United Utilities is to recruit up to 40 apprentices a year for the next four years, as part of a programme to improve its water and waste operations in the North West.
25-Jan-2011
Cartwright Group is to create 40 new jobs at its Altrincham-based trailer manufacturing business.
24-Jan-2011
SITA UK is planning to build a £60m resource recovery park at Stoneyhill near Peterhead.
24-Jan-2011
Slimma of Leek is to sell its Splendour and Slimma clothing brands to N Brown for £0.8m, and jobs losses will follow.
24-Jan-2011
Blade Tooling and Blade Technology of Pershore have been sold out of administration to Gardner Group of Ilkeston, securing the future of 60 jobs.
24-Jan-2011
Zoggs International, the swimwear supplier, has acquired a 21,000 sq ft warehouse at the Woods Bank Estate in Wednesbury.
24-Jan-2011
GE Caledonian is to invest £8.8m in the expansion of its aircraft components plant in Prestwick, securing the future of 830 jobs.
24-Jan-2011
B&A Quilting has undergone a pre-pack administration deal through Leonard Curtis, securing 45 jobs at its textiles business in Ashton-under-Lyne.
20-Jan-2011
Cobham has acquired Telerob, the German manufacturer of bomb disposal robots with 80 staff, for £66m.
19-Jan-2011
Turnbull & Asser is to expand its Gloucester-based bespoke shirt manufacturing business onto a new site nearby, with the creation of 15 jobs.
19-Jan-2011
Landis & Gyr is expanding its Stockport-based smart meters business by acquiring a further 34,400 sq ft property at the Orion Business Park.
19-Jan-2011
Viridor is planning to set up a new 21,950 sq ft headquarters for 100 staff at St Modwen's Firepool office development in Taunton by 2012.
18-Jan-2011
Johnston Sweepers has won permission to expand its outdoor cleaning equipment production facilities in Dorking, with the creation of 137 jobs.
18-Jan-2011
Meggitt is to acquire Pacific Scientific Aerospace, the US supplier of aerospace components with 2,100 staff, from Danaher Corporation for £430m.
18-Jan-2011
Enfield Council is to consider plans from Whittington Jersey Property Fund for the development of an electrical goods recycling plant in Picketts Lock.
18-Jan-2011
Viridor has acquired Swinnerton Environmental, the Bury-based recycling firm with 30 staff, for £1.8m.
17-Jan-2011
Sirius Minerals has acquired York Potash, the owner of mineral rights in parts of North Yorkshire, in a £25m all-share deal.
17-Jan-2011
DGT Structures has bought High Cross, the Norfolk-based manufacturer of forecourt canopies with 30 staff, out of administration.
17-Jan-2011
BMB Clothing is planning to relocate up to 50 staff from Leeds to its site in Goole over the next three years.
17-Jan-2011
Ocean Kinetics is seeking permission to build a new headquarters for its Shetland-based marine engineering business and 40 staff on a site near Lerwick Power Station.
17-Jan-2011
Morgan Crucible has acquired Changsha Hairong New Materials, the Chinese graphite supplier, for £6.2m.
17-Jan-2011
Airbus is to create an unspecified number of new jobs at its aircraft wings factory in Flintshire, following an order from IndiGo of India to buy 180 aircraft.
17-Jan-2011
ASD Metal Services is to double the size of its metal stockholding site in Leeds with the acquisition of an adjacent 215,000 sq ft premises.
17-Jan-2011
Keenan Recycling is to invest £1.3m in a new composting plant at its organics recycling site in New Deer, Aberdeenshire.
13-Jan-2011
Malbern Windows & Doors has sold its Manchester division out of administration to Plastic Window Systems, securing 18 jobs, while a further 53 jobs have been saved with the sale of its Heysham division to Lancashire Double Glazing.
13-Jan-2011
Adam International is planning to expand the 51-strong workforce at its Stockport-based building controls business with 30 new jobs this year.
13-Jan-2011
Magellan Aerospace is to invest £2m in the expansion of its aerospace factory in Wrexham, which could increase the 300-strong workforce.
13-Jan-2011
Makita Manufacturing is to expand the 470-strong workforce at its power tools factory in Telford with 60 new jobs.
12-Jan-2011
Sisis, the Macclesfield-based supplier of turf maintenance machinery, has been acquired by Howardson of Derbyshire.
12-Jan-2011
Niagara Lasalle, the Willenhall-based steel engineering firm with more than 300 staff at six sites, has been acquired by private equity firm Endless for £27m.
12-Jan-2011
Cotswold Manufacturing is planning to expand the workforce at its new 53,000 sq ft door kits factory in Thornaby from 27 to 65.
11-Jan-2011
BAe Systems has sold Swiss-Photonics, its Swiss optical components business with 36 staff, to Forensic Technology WAI for £7m.
11-Jan-2011
Tradebe has acquired Britcare, the clinical waste disposal firm with 32 staff in Doncaster and Birmingham.
11-Jan-2011
Edwards is considering plans to set up a global technology research centre for its vacuum pumps business on a single site in the Sussex area.
10-Jan-2011
Shanks has won planning permission to build a £11m anaerobic digestion plant at the Westcott Venture Park near Aylesbury by 2012.
10-Jan-2011
Sealine is to create 50 new jobs at its boat building business in Kidderminster.
10-Jan-2011
Garrick Engineering has been sold out of administration to a former director, securing about 12 of the jobs at its Southport-based metals fabrication business.
10-Jan-2011
AT Group, the Haydock-based electrical control systems firm, has been acquired by Bilfinger Berger of Germany for undisclosed terms.
10-Jan-2011
Omega Plastics of Blyth is looking to open a second plastic products factory by the end of the year, with the creation of eight jobs.
10-Jan-2011
Berendsen has acquired the washroom operations of ISS in Denmark, Sweden and Norway for £34m.
06-Jan-2011
Green Compliance has acquired Phoenix Fire & Safety, the Surrey-based fire protection firm with nine staff, for £0.9m.
06-Jan-2011
Think3E is looking to create up to 300 jobs with the opening of a new plastics recycling plant at Calder Bank Mills in Dewsbury.
05-Jan-2011
IHC Engineering Business is looking to expand the 180-strong workforce at its offshore engineering operations on Tyneside and Teesside with up to 20 new jobs.
05-Jan-2011
Ultra Electronics has acquired Adaptive Materials, the US manufacturer of portable power solutions with 50 staff, for an initial £15m.
05-Jan-2011
Selex Systems has submitted plans to build an exhibition centre to demonstrate military equipment at its site in Basildon, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
04-Jan-2011
Goodrich Actuation Systems is to create a further 30 new jobs at its aircraft systems factory in Wolverhampton in January.
04-Jan-2011
S Robinson & Sons, the Derby-based structural steel firm, has been acquired by private equity firm RCapital.
04-Jan-2011
AssetCo has sold Supply 999, Todd Research and AS Fire & Rescue Equipment to Spring Ventures for £5.2m.
04-Jan-2011