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Carlisle Window Systems has submitted plans to expand its 24,000 sq ft windows and doors factory in Carlisle, with the creation of 11 jobs.
31-Dec-2013
BAe Systems is looking to recruit 568 apprentices in 2014, including sites in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Portsmouth and Glasgow.
31-Dec-2013
Goodridge, the Exeter-based manufacturer of hydraulic systems with 300 staff, has been acquired by RG Industries for undisclosed terms.
31-Dec-2013
LoneStar Group is to build a new £7.5m 115,000 sq ft engineering components factory and distribution centre in Wednesbury by summer 2014, with the relocation of up to 300 jobs.
30-Dec-2013
Crowcon Detection Instruments is to relocate its Abingdon-based engineering business and 170 staff to a £5m 40,000 sq ft site at Milton Park by the end of 2014.
30-Dec-2013
Petford Tools is to relocate its Dudley-based tool manufacturing business and up to 140 staff to a new 32,000 sq ft site in Brierley Hill in January.
30-Dec-2013
Luxus has secured funding from East Lindsey District Council to expand its Louth-based plastics recycling business, with the creation of 14 jobs.
30-Dec-2013
Rentokil Initial has acquired the pest control division of Worcester-based Green Compliance for up to £4m.
30-Dec-2013
Emerge Recycling has acquired Green Reaper Recycling, the Derbyshire-based waste management firm, for undisclosed terms.
30-Dec-2013
RKW is planning to invest £2m in a new electrical and housewares warehouse at Stone in Staffordshire by spring 2014.
30-Dec-2013
Tratos UK has secured a £3.5m loan from the Chrysalis Fund to set up a new 100,000 sq ft power cable manufacturing plant in Knowsley, with the creation of 100 jobs.
19-Dec-2013
Victoria Drop Forgings, the Willenhall-based steel processing firm, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
19-Dec-2013
PDM is to invest £6m in the expansion of its ReFood anaerobic digestion plant in Doncaster next year, with the creation of 30 jobs.
19-Dec-2013
R&M Engineering, the Aberdeenshire-based fabrication services firm with 70 staff, has sold a majority stake to Maven Capital Partners for £5m.
18-Dec-2013
Lockheed Martin is reported to be looking to create up to 1,000 jobs at its UK-based aerospace operations over the next two years, including the recently-acquired Amor Group in Scotland.
17-Dec-2013
Expert Tooling & Automation is to expand the 57-strong workforce at its factory in Coventry with 21 new jobs, as part of a £1.2m investment in new facilities.
17-Dec-2013
SJC Hutchinson is to invest £3.6m in the expansion of its new AeroTech stainless steel engineering division in Antrim, with the creation of 27 jobs.
16-Dec-2013
Proserv is looking to recruit 75 engineers and technicians at its Aberdeen-based energy technology services business.
16-Dec-2013
Silverdell, the environmental support services firm with offices in London, Sheffield and Dorking, has sold a majority stake to Rcapital Partners.
16-Dec-2013
BWtoR has won permission to reopen its waste recycling operation near Skegness, with the creation of 52 jobs.
12-Dec-2013
Harwell Oxford has secured government funding of £7m to develop a 43,000 sq ft innovation hub at its site in Didcot, including space for start-ups and conferences.
12-Dec-2013
Freedom, the engineering division of EnServe Group, has acquired a 16,000 sq ft office for 120 staff at the Paragon Business Village near Wakefield.
12-Dec-2013
Flangefitt Stainless, the Warrington-based piping components manufacturer with 36 staff, has been acquired by US-based MRC Glogal for undisclosed terms.
11-Dec-2013
Rolls-Royce and the University of Birmingham are planning to set up a £60m High Temperature Research Centre at Ansty Business Park in Coventry.
11-Dec-2013
Cawood Scientific Group has acquired Sci-Tech Laboratories, the Shropshire-based analytical testing firm with 22 staff, for undisclosed terms.
11-Dec-2013
Thumbs Up is to build a 30,000 sq ft plastics research and development centre at its site in Bury by next summer.
11-Dec-2013
The Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is to set up a £11m space technology centre called the Higgs Centre for Innovation at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh.
09-Dec-2013
Kee Safety, the Cradley Heath-based safety equipment manufacturer with 273 staff, has been acquired by private equity firm Dunedin and other investors for £90m.
05-Dec-2013
Dalradian Resources has won permission to expand its gold exploration project near Omagh, with the creation of 50 jobs.
05-Dec-2013
UK POS is to relocate its Stockport-based point-of-sale products business and 50 staff to a £4.5m 47,000 sq ft site on Bredbury Park in Stockport in February, with the creation of 20 jobs.
04-Dec-2013
Global Integrated Services is planning to create up to 100 jobs at its new offshore safety equipment site in Great Yarmouth over the next three years.
04-Dec-2013
Astracast has acquired Appollo Assisted Bathing, the Hull-based power-assisted baths manufacturer.
04-Dec-2013
Neville Johnson is looking to expand the 400-strong workforce at its Manchester-based bespoke furniture manufacturing business with up to 200 new jobs over the next four years.
03-Dec-2013
Analox Group is to expand the 52-strong workforce at its North Yorkshire-based gas analysis equipment business with nine new engineering jobs.
03-Dec-2013
Senior has acquired Thermal Engineering, the Hertfordshire-based aerospace components manufacturer with 240 staff, from Privet Capital for £28m.
03-Dec-2013
Southern Water is considering plans to build a multi-million pound desalination plant in Southampton by 2028.
02-Dec-2013
AIS Training is to set up a new 20,000 sq ft offshore survival centre on North Tyneside, with the creation of an initial 15 jobs.
28-Nov-2013
S&S Plastics is looking to expand the 45-strong workforce at its injection moulding business in Kirkby-in-Ashfield with 15 new jobs by 2015.
28-Nov-2013
Repose Furniture is looking to create up to ten new jobs at its new 23,500 sq ft chair factory in Cradley Heath over the next few months.
27-Nov-2013
FES International is planning to expand its subsea equipment manufacturing and testing facility in Ashington by 12,000 sq ft.
27-Nov-2013
Staubli UK is to relocate its Telford-based connectors and robotics business to a larger 9,500 sq ft facility at Hadley Park East in 2014.
27-Nov-2013
Tentec, the West Bromwich-based manufacturer of bolt-tightening equipment with 65 staff, has been acquired by Atlas Copco of Sweden for undisclosed terms.
26-Nov-2013
HSS Hire Services has acquired the TecServ machine cleaning business of Cheltenham-based Premiere Products Group.
26-Nov-2013
Victoria is to acquire West Yorkshire-based carpet maker Globesign and its Westex Carpets subsidiary for an initial £16m.
26-Nov-2013
Steve Vick International is to relocate its pipe engineering business and 45 jobs from Bath to Bradford on Avon in February.
25-Nov-2013
Rowlinson Timber is to relocate its distribution centre from Grimsby to the Groveport complex at Gunness in January.
25-Nov-2013
Budget Pack has acquired Strateco, the Oswestry-based electrical equipment recycling firm.
25-Nov-2013
Turbosound is to relocate its loudspeaker manufacturing and research operations and up to 21 jobs from West Sussex to sites in Kidderminster and Manchester.
25-Nov-2013
Magma Global is to create a further 100 jobs at its subsea pipeline manufacturing business in Portsmouth.
20-Nov-2013
Tricorn Group of Malvern has sold the trade and assets of the Redman Fittings business to Derbyshire-based Radius Pipe Systems for undisclosed terms.
19-Nov-2013
Luxury For Less is to relocate its Bath Empire bathroom furniture business to a 169,000 sq ft unit in Nuneaton early next year, and plans to increase the workforce from 100 to 300.
18-Nov-2013
The University of Leicester is to set up a £2.5m Advanced Structural Dynamics Evaluation Centre at the MIRA site in Nuneaton in 2014, with the creation of 15 jobs.
18-Nov-2013
International Mining & Marine, the Sheffield-based supplier of marine equipment with 23 staff, has undergone a management buy-out and is looking to open sales offices in major ports.
18-Nov-2013
Coote Engineering is to invest £1.3m in the expansion of its Tyrone-based factory by 13,800 sq ft, with the creation of 17 jobs.
18-Nov-2013
Hi Tech Steel Services has been bought out of administration by a management team, saving 30 jobs at its steel stockholding operations in St Helens and Newton Aycliffe.
18-Nov-2013
Rofin-Sinar is to relocate its East Yorkshire-based laser business and up to 150 staff to a new 80,000 sq ft office, research and manufacturing facility at Bridgehead Business Park by 2015.
14-Nov-2013
Banham has won planning permission to build a new 50,000 sq ft headquarters for its security business at Earlsfield in London by 2015.
14-Nov-2013
Marine Safety Supplies, the Tyneside-based supplier of marine equipment, has been acquired by PTR Holland Group.
14-Nov-2013
Worcester Bosch is planning to build a new 115,000 sq ft distribution centre at Apex Park in Worcester by the end of next year.
14-Nov-2013
PDM Group has won permission to build a ReFood anaerobic digestion plant at Dagenham Dock, with relocation of 60 jobs from Silvertown and the creation of 35 new jobs.
14-Nov-2013
Welsh Water has submitted plans to set up an operations depot and office at the former Hotpoint site in Bodelwyddan, with the creation of 200 jobs.
13-Nov-2013
Osiris Projects is looking to create 60 new jobs at its Birkenhead-based seabed mapping business, having secured an undisclosed investment from the Regional Growth Fund.
13-Nov-2013
High Technology Lighting has expanded its Leeds-based LED lighting business with the acquisition of Creative LED Solutions.
13-Nov-2013
Oxford Instruments is in negotiations to acquire Andor Technology, the Belfast-based scientific camera manufacturer with more than 300 staff, for about £160m.
13-Nov-2013
William Tracey Group has acquired the mobile waste compaction operations of Stirlingshire-based Oran Environmental Solutions for undisclosed terms.
13-Nov-2013
Dharna Polymers is investing £1.2m in the expansion of its Walsall-based plastic recycling business, increasing the 28-strong workforce with 20 new jobs.
12-Nov-2013
Rehau is to relocate its Widnes-based PVC products business to a 132,000 sq ft distribution centre at Manor Park in Runcorn, with the creation of up to 40 jobs.
11-Nov-2013
Armstrong Fluid Technology is relocating its Manchester-based heating and ventilation business and up to 120 staff to the 75,000 sq ft Kay Point building in Beswick.
11-Nov-2013
Manufacturing Technology Centre has secured government funding to build a new £36m engineering training centre at Ansty Park in Coventry.
11-Nov-2013
Windsor Materials Handling is to relocate to a new 10,000 sq ft warehouse at the Eagle Business Park near Peterborough in early 2014.
11-Nov-2013
Panaz is to create 14 new jobs at its Burnley-based flame-retardant textiles business.
11-Nov-2013
Leviton has acquired JCC Advanced Lighting of Bognor Regis from private equity firm LDC for undisclosed terms.
07-Nov-2013
Exeter Glass Centre has acquired Mackenzie Glass & Glazing and will relocate the 16 staff to a new site in Marsh Barton early next year.
07-Nov-2013
Signs Express, the Norwich-based signs company with 20 staff and 70 franchises, has undergone a management buy-out.
07-Nov-2013
Elcometer has appointed Russells Construction to build a 17,000 sq ft extension at its tool production plant in East Manchester.
06-Nov-2013
Novelis is to invest £6m in the expansion of its Latchford aluminium processing plant in Warrington, with the creation of 30 jobs.
05-Nov-2013
Newmark Security has acquired the business of Gunnebo Security Installations, the Wolverhampton-based supplier of security screens and doors, for £0.1m.
05-Nov-2013
EEW Energy Services of Singapore is creating 15 jobs at a new £6m steel supply operation in Glasgow.
05-Nov-2013
Headlam has acquired Roger Fell, the Goole-based carpet distributor with more than 30 staff, for £1.3m.
05-Nov-2013
WMG is to set up a £4.1m International Institute for Nanocomposites Manufacturing with 50 research staff at the University of Warwick.
04-Nov-2013
M&G Real Estate has let a 16,000 sq ft office at Hollywood House in Woking to 2H Offshore Engineering.
04-Nov-2013
Clarkson Port Services has acquired Gibb Tools, the Aberdeen-based tool supplier to the maritime sector, for up to £13m.
04-Nov-2013
Stanhay Webb and Boss Cabins are to create 35 jobs at their new 65,000 sq ft seed planters and mobile cabins factory in Bourne over the next year.
04-Nov-2013
Automotive Insulations is to relocate its Rugby-based manufacturing business to a new 65,000 sq ft headquarters at Coton Park next spring, where it will employ 200 staff.
31-Oct-2013
Pangborn has bought the business and assets of North Wales-based Shotblast Engineering Services for undisclosed terms.
31-Oct-2013
Integral UK has acquired a number of contacts from the administrators of Leicester-based WR Refrigeration, saving 255 jobs.
30-Oct-2013
Amec is to create 300 new jobs at its nuclear engineering operations in Knutsford and Birchwood.
29-Oct-2013
Koso Kent Introl is looking to expand the technical design team at its Brighouse-based control valves business.
29-Oct-2013
Mueller Industries has bought the Merseyside-based copper tube manufacturing of KME Yorkshire for £18m, with the transfer of 175 staff.
29-Oct-2013
Caterpillar is to invest £7m at its engineering plants in Northern Ireland, with the creation of up to 100 jobs, in order to manufacture material-handling vehicles.
28-Oct-2013
Rigmar Group is to create 30 new jobs at its fabrication business in Dundee, having won an oil rig repair contract from Transocean.
28-Oct-2013
ChargePoint is to expand the 45-strong workforce at its Merseyside-based valve technology business with 15 new jobs, having secured a £1.6m investment from the North West Fund for Mezzanine.
28-Oct-2013
Reece Safety Products, the Oldham-based manufacturer of industrial safety equipment, has been acquired by a group of investors for undisclosed terms.
28-Oct-2013
Forth Engineering is to create 15 jobs at a new deep-water recovery facility at Flimby in Cumbria early next year.
28-Oct-2013
Treliver Minerals has unveiled proposals to reopen the Gaverigan tin mine near St Austell, with the creation of up to 250 jobs.
24-Oct-2013
Brisko Metals is to create 100 jobs at a new 11-acre steel stockholding site in Ipswich over the next two years.
24-Oct-2013
Tata Steel is to invest £15m in the development of a new furnace at its Stocksbridge plant in South Yorkshire by 2015.
24-Oct-2013
Cleveland Cable has acquired a 43,000 sq ft warehouse for its electrical cables business at Kingsland Grange near Warrington.
24-Oct-2013
Tharsus Engineering is to relocate its energy storage units manufacturing business and up to 40 jobs from South Tyneside to Blyth.
23-Oct-2013
Beta Group has acquired the trade and assets of Spraytherm, the Stockton-based supplier of spray booths, for undisclosed terms.
23-Oct-2013
Ascot Doors, the Bolton-based door manufacturer with 225 staff and 11 depots, has been acquired by Dorma of Germany for undisclosed terms.
21-Oct-2013
Plas-Tech Thermoforming has acquired Protomould, the Fife-based injection moulding firm with 11 staff.
21-Oct-2013
NOV Mono has secured a £3m government grant to support the planned relocation of its Manchester-based pump manufacturing business to Chadderton.
21-Oct-2013
PressureFab has acquired RT Metal Services, the Arbroath-based stainless steel manufacturer with 12 staff.
21-Oct-2013
Opus Land is planning to develop a 57,000 sq ft production facility for an unnamed manufacturer of engine components at Kelvin Way in West Bromwich, with the creation of 70 jobs.
21-Oct-2013
Street Crane is to invest £2.7m in the expansion of its crane manufacturing operation in Chapel-en-le-Frith, with the creation of 43 jobs.
21-Oct-2013
Arc International has expanded its Redditch-based tableware distribution business with the acquisition of a 35,000 sq ft warehouse in Rubery.
17-Oct-2013
IMI has sold its beverage dispense and merchandising divisions to US-based Marmon Group for £690m.
16-Oct-2013
Oadby Plastics is to relocate its Leicester-based plastics manufacturing business to a new £7.5m factory in Braunstone Frith over the next two years, with the creation of 50 jobs.
15-Oct-2013
Gooch & Housego has acquired Spanoptic, the Glenrothes-based manufacturer of optical components with 62 staff.
15-Oct-2013
Shanks Group is to sell most of its UK-based solid waste processing operations to Biffa for £9.5m, with the transfer of 300 staff.
15-Oct-2013
William Hackett Chains has acquired Bradney Chains, the Dudley-based chain manufacturer.
15-Oct-2013
Bombardier is to create 250 new jobs at its aircraft wings plant in Belfast.
14-Oct-2013
Aartoft is looking to expand the 30-strong workforce at its Lynemouth-based pre-fabricated bathroom manufacturing business with at least 20 new jobs.
14-Oct-2013
Terex is to invest £22m in the expansion of its construction equipment factories in County Tyrone, with the creation of 260 jobs over the next four years.
14-Oct-2013
Harris Tweed Hebrides is to invest £1m in the expansion of its Shawbost textile mill on the Isle of Lewis.
14-Oct-2013
Telestack is to invest £3.1m in the expansion of its materials handling equipment factory in County Tyrone, with the creation of 40 jobs.
10-Oct-2013
EnerMech is to create 150 new jobs at its mechanical engineering operations in Aberdeen over the next year, and 700 new jobs will be created worldwide.
09-Oct-2013
Intelect Group is to create a further ten jobs at its new electrical and mechanical engineering depot at Broughton Astley in Leicestershire over the next year.
08-Oct-2013
AJ Windows is to create ten new jobs at its Gloucester-based window manufacturing business, having been acquired by G2S Group.
08-Oct-2013
Powerdrive PSR has been bought out of administration by Motionteq, saving nine jobs at its Leamington Spa-based power transmissions factory.
08-Oct-2013
FCC Environment is planning to develop a multi-million pound waste processing facility at Hortonwood in Telford, with the creation of 25 jobs.
08-Oct-2013
Fine Cast Foundry is seeking permission to extend its factory in Littlehampton by 5,000 sq ft, with the creation of 20 jobs.
07-Oct-2013
Britannia Living Appliances, the Blackpool-based range cooker supplier with 67 staff, has been bought out of administration by Glen Dimplex Home Appliances.
07-Oct-2013
Osborn Steel Extrusions, the Bradford-based engineering firm with 60 staff, has been acquired by US-based RTI International Metals for £11m.
07-Oct-2013
Cummins Turbo Technologies is planning to build a new factory within ten miles of its existing site in Huddersfield by 2016.
07-Oct-2013
Wilkinson Furniture has acquired an 84,000 sq ft unit at Lawnhurst Trading Estate in Stockport.
07-Oct-2013
Panel2Panel is planning to set up a recycling plant in Dalbeattie, with the creation of 25 jobs, in order to transform plastic into construction fittings.
07-Oct-2013
Staffordshire County Council has approved plans from HE Humphries to build a £20m plant at the Littleton colliery near Cannock, in order to transform organic waste into fertiliser and electricity.
07-Oct-2013
Bradford Council is to consider plans from Halton Group to develop a £120m waste recycling plant in Keighley by 2016, with the creation of 80 jobs.
03-Oct-2013
Bluespot Furniture is to relocate its Dewsbury-based office furniture business to a 30,000 sq ft unit at Bretton Park by the end of the year.
03-Oct-2013
Siemens has won permission from South Tyneside Council to expand its electrical harnesses factory in Hebburn, with the creation of 180 jobs.
02-Oct-2013
Weldrack has bought Datum Roadsweepers, the Durham-based manufacturer of roadsweepers.
02-Oct-2013
David Phillips has acquired Peel Mount Contract Furnishings, the Manchester-based furniture supplier with 33 staff.
01-Oct-2013
Spectris is to acquire NanoSight, the Wiltshire-based measurement instrumentation firm, for £15m, in order to expand its Malvern Instruments business.
01-Oct-2013
Rovop is to create 50 new jobs in Aberdeen, having won a £45m contract from Ceona to provide remote operated vessel services.
01-Oct-2013
Rosehill Polymers is investing £4m in the expansion of its West Yorkshire-based moulded rubber products business.
30-Sep-2013
Barkell, the Consett-based manufacturer of air handling units with 110 staff, is expected to be acquired by US-based Modine Manufacturing.
30-Sep-2013
Plaxica is to invest £8m in a new biodegradable plastics plant in Redcar.
30-Sep-2013
Alco Valves is looking to expand the 100-strong workforce at its Brighouse-based valve manufacturing business with 20 new jobs, and also needs 50,000 sq ft of office and factory space.
30-Sep-2013
ECUS is looking to double the 30-strong workforce at its environmental consultancy over the next few years, as part of a nationwide expansion that will include a new office in Basingstoke later this year.
26-Sep-2013
Whitham Mills Engineering, the Todmorden-based manufacturer of waste handling systems, has been acquired by an investment syndicate for undisclosed terms.
25-Sep-2013
Rolls-Royce is to set up a 37,000 sq ft office at 62 Buckingham Gate in London.
24-Sep-2013
SWM Recycling has unveiled plans to expand its waste recycling operations in North Devon, with the creation of 14 jobs.
23-Sep-2013
Labcold is relocating its Basingstoke-based laboratory refrigerator manufacturing business to a larger site at Chineham Park.
23-Sep-2013
Mercury Recycling, the Manchester-based recycler of street lamps, has been acquired by a new company called Environmental Safeguard for £1.5m.
23-Sep-2013
Westbridge Furniture Designs is to create up to 200 new jobs at its Flintshire-based furniture manufacturing business over the next year, having won a contract from Ikea.
19-Sep-2013
Clarke & Pulman is planning to relocate its Burscough-based agricultural machinery business and up to 25 staff to a larger site.
19-Sep-2013
SITA UK is to sell five metal recycling sites in Boreham, Coventry, Lenwade, Norwich and Sheffield to European Metals Recycling for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 100 staff.
19-Sep-2013
Help-Link UK is planning to expand the workforce at its Leeds-based heating systems business from about 700 to 1,000 over the next three years, having just opened a new office in North Tyneside.
18-Sep-2013
Cylinder Service Centre is looking to expand the 44-strong workforce at its Wearside-based hydraulic cylinders business.
18-Sep-2013
Fiberweb, the engineering materials firm with sites in Maldon, Aberdare and London, is to be acquired by US-based Polymer Group for £183m.
18-Sep-2013
Petford Tools is looking to recruit 23 staff for a new toolmaking factory due to open in Brierley Hill this month.
17-Sep-2013
H2OK Water & Energy, the Truro-based environmental agency, has been acquired by Nijhuis Water Technology of the Netherlands.
17-Sep-2013
Environmental Waste Controls, the Merseyside-based recycling firm with 267 staff, is to be sold out of administration by Grant Thornton to one of its directors.
17-Sep-2013
Lockheed Martin is to create 200 jobs in London and Hampshire, having won a new contract to design IT systems for Nato.
16-Sep-2013
Crosswater Holdings is seeking permission to relocate its bathrooms business to a new 131,000 sq ft facility at the Bridge complex in Dartford by 2014, securing about 210 jobs.
16-Sep-2013
Augean North Sea Services has acquired a hazardous waste site at Blackdog in Aberdeenshire, in order to treat water waste from the oil industry.
12-Sep-2013
DeSigns has acquired Action Signs for undisclosed terms, creating a combined Hull-based sign manufacturing business with 27 staff.
11-Sep-2013
Bluestone Global Tech of the US is to set up a £5m graphene research centre at the University of Manchester, in partnership with the National Graphene Institute.
10-Sep-2013
Performance Pump & Equipment, the Wigan-based equipment hire firm with 18 staff, has been acquired by US-based Franklin Electric for £1.5m.
10-Sep-2013
Rio Tinto is planning to relocate its London headquarters from Paddington to a 116,000 sq ft building at St James's Square next year.
09-Sep-2013
University of Sunderland is planning to set up a new centre of engineering excellence in Newton Aycliffe by 2015, training up to 600 students a year.
09-Sep-2013
Rosti is to invest £12m in the expansion of its plastics manufacturing operations across the country.
09-Sep-2013
Dyson is looking to recruit a further 250 engineers at its Wiltshire-based technology business, as part of a worldwide recruitment programme for 650 new jobs.
05-Sep-2013
Church's Shoes is planning to set up a new footwear factory at a former bus depot in Northampton, with the creation of 150 jobs.
05-Sep-2013
Anopol, the Birmingham-based metal finishing firm, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
05-Sep-2013
Norfolk County Council has unveiled proposals for 14 waste management and mineral extraction sites across West Norfolk.
05-Sep-2013
Richmond Design & Marketing is to expand its Coventry-based engineering business into a new 18,000 sq ft unit in October, and plans to increase the workforce from 36 to 53 by 2016.
05-Sep-2013
Winterhill Largo has acquired Site Ops, the Wakefield-based environmental consultancy, taking its total workforce to 95.
05-Sep-2013
Riegens has sold its Braintree-based lighting sales and support operation out of administration to a Danish company, saving 15 of the 50 jobs.
05-Sep-2013
Sensio is setting up a new 28,000 sq ft headquarters and warehouse for its lighting business at Speedwell Road in Castleford.
05-Sep-2013
Hydraquip has acquired Linden Group, the Newton Aycliffe-based hydraulic components manufacturer with 26 staff.
04-Sep-2013
Biffa is to relocate its waste recycling operations and up to 30 staff from Trafford Park to Salford, Aldridge and London.
03-Sep-2013
Thos C Wild is investing £3.6m in the expansion of its Sheffield-based forged rings manufacturing business, and plans to increase the 59-strong workforce with nine new jobs over the next three years.
02-Sep-2013
Northumbrian Water has unveiled plans to invest £1bn in its water supply infrastructure in the North East between 2015 to 2020.
02-Sep-2013
Express Engineering has bought Burdon, the North Yorkshire-based precision engineering firm with 76 staff, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
02-Sep-2013
Jacobs, the US engineering group, is to set up a 23,500 sq ft office at Number One First Street in Manchester early next year.
29-Aug-2013
Kalsi Plastics is relocating 50 Birmingham-based staff to a new 85,000 sq ft facility at Seelys Park in Tyseley.
29-Aug-2013
Safety Devices International has won approval to build a new headquarters for its roll cage manufacturing business in Newmarket by next June, including an office, conference centre, engineering workshop and storage area.
27-Aug-2013
Direct Online Services has acquired a 75,000 sq ft kitchen furniture warehouse at the Waterwells Business Park in Gloucester.
27-Aug-2013
Warwick Manufacturing Group has won permission from Coventry City Council to build a new engineering academy by September 2014, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
27-Aug-2013
Brintons is to invest a further £5m in new equipment for its carpet factories in Kidderminster and Portugal.
27-Aug-2013
RRC Controls Services has been acquired by 3sun Group, which should lead to the creation of 40 jobs at their subsea control operations in Great Yarmouth, Aberdeen and Gourdon.
27-Aug-2013
Lebus Upholstery is looking to expand the 340-strong workforce at its furniture factory in Scunthorpe.
22-Aug-2013
Pakawaste, the Preston-based manufacturer of waste handling systems with 55 staff, has been acquired by US-based Brask Enterprises for £3.6m.
21-Aug-2013
James Fisher & Sons has acquired Osiris, the Keighley-based marine services and subsea engineering firm, for an initial £3.2m.
21-Aug-2013
Citation has acquired Bibby Consulting & Support, the Staffordshire-based health and safety consultancy, for undisclosed terms.
21-Aug-2013
Atlas Copco of Sweden is to acquire Edwards Group, the Crawley-based manufacturer of vacuum pumps with 3,700 staff, for about £1bn.
20-Aug-2013
Malvern Instruments is seeking government funding of £3m to set up a new materials research and development facility in Malvern, with the creation of about 50 jobs.
20-Aug-2013
Minco of Canada is considering plans to set up a zinc mine in the North Pennines, which could create up to 500 jobs.
19-Aug-2013
Supercraft is to create up to 50 jobs at its new aerospace components manufacturing operation in Brough over the next two years.
13-Aug-2013
RMS International is to expand the 55-strong workforce at its Salford-based toy manufacturing business with 15 new jobs.
13-Aug-2013
Wren Kitchens & Bedrooms is looking to create 500 new jobs at a new headquarters in Barton-Upon-Humber over the next five years.
12-Aug-2013
Essex & Suffolk Water is to relocate 200 staff to a new £4m customer contact centre due to open in Lowestoft next June, and a further 70 jobs could be created over the next five years.
12-Aug-2013
Venko Offshore of the Netherlands is to create up to 100 jobs at a new fabric maintenance facility in Great Yarmouth.
12-Aug-2013
Envar Contracting, the organic waste treatment firm, has been sold by ADAS Group to Winterhall Commercial for undisclosed terms, and the business will be renamed Ecoganix.
12-Aug-2013
Glen Dimplex Professional Appliances is to open a new 12,000 sq ft catering equipment manufacturing facility at its site in Prescot in September.
12-Aug-2013
Absolute Engineering, the West Yorkshire-based supplier of carbon fibre doctoring systems to printers, has been acquired by US-based Pamarco Technologies for undisclosed terms.
08-Aug-2013
Magnomatics of Sheffield has secured a £1m RGF grant to fund the commercial development of magnetic transmission systems, and expects to create 40 jobs by 2015.
08-Aug-2013
Impact Handling has acquired Abex, the Birmingham-based materials handling firm with 25 staff, for undisclosed terms.
07-Aug-2013
EFC Group is planning to create up to 50 jobs at its instrumentation and control systems business in Forres.
07-Aug-2013
Prodrive is to expand the 120-strong workforce at its Milton Keynes-based components manufacturing business with 40 new jobs.
07-Aug-2013
Tritech is to set up a new design and production facility for its underwater imaging business in Ulverston, Cumbria.
07-Aug-2013
Tracerco is planning to set up a £8.6m 61,000 sq ft diagnostics and measurements research centre on Teesside, with the creation of 50 jobs.
06-Aug-2013
Hydro-X Water Treatment is looking to create ten new jobs at its Sheffield-based water and air treatment service this year, having just opened a new office in Hertfordshire.
06-Aug-2013
GeoSonic Drilling has been acquired by Mulraney Group, securing the future of 35 jobs at its Alloa-based specialist drilling business.
06-Aug-2013
Nationwide Windows & Doors is looking to recruit 20 more staff at its Rugby-based window manufacturing and installation service.
06-Aug-2013
Walker Fire has acquired Stockport Fire Protection, the Stockport-based supplier of fire appliances, for more than £1m.
06-Aug-2013
Alstom is looking to create 600 new jobs at its power engineering operations, including 226 at its main site in Stafford.
05-Aug-2013
Eberspacher is planning to build a new headquarters for its air conditioning business and 85 staff on Christchurch Road in Ringwood.
05-Aug-2013
Integrity Security Group is to create up to 60 new jobs at its Solihull-based security and manned guarding business.
05-Aug-2013
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre of Sheffield (AMRC) has acquired the assets of Castings Technology International and Titanium Castings UK, including 66 staff in Rotherham.
05-Aug-2013
Invensys, the industrial engineering firm with 1,100 UK staff at sites including Crawley and Worthing, is to be acquired by Schneider Electric of France for £3.4bn.
05-Aug-2013
Dyer Engineering is to invest £2.5m in the development of a new 20,000 sq ft components production facility at its site in County Durham, with the creation of 60 jobs.
05-Aug-2013
Furniture Link is to relocate its furniture business to a new 80,000 sq ft headquarters at Hortonwood in Telford by next February, and plans to double the 18-strong workforce.
05-Aug-2013
Cookson Precious Metals of Birmingham has been acquired by Heimerle & Meule of Germany.
05-Aug-2013
HR Wallingford is investing £3m in the expansion of its Wallingford-based engineering facility by 17,000 sq ft.
05-Aug-2013
MBA Polymers is to transfer the headquarters of its recycling business from the US to Worksop.
25-Jul-2013
Axis Sheet Metal & Fabrication has been sold out of administration, with the transfer of nine staff in Bolton to Axis Fabrications.
25-Jul-2013
Ebac is to transfer production of Icetech's Norforst freezers from Caithness to Newton Aycliffe by the end of the year, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
24-Jul-2013
Cordell Group is looking to recruit 18 new apprentices at its engineering design, manufacturing and construction operations in Teesside and Scotland.
24-Jul-2013
Herbert Parkinson is planning to expand the 250-strong workforce at its Darwen-based textile manufacturing business with 15 new jobs over the next few months.
24-Jul-2013
Tracero has awarded a £7m contract to Clugston Construction to build a subsea technology research centre in Billingham.
23-Jul-2013
EnerMech has acquired Total Reclaim Systems, the provider of offshore drilling support services with sites in Great Yarmouth and Aberdeen.
23-Jul-2013
PDM is to invest £90m in the expansion of its food waste recycling plants by the end of 2014, including sites in Doncaster, Widnes, Nottingham, Dagenham and Nuneaton.
22-Jul-2013
Swanglen Furniture has been bought out of liquidation by the Airsprung Group, saving 30 jobs at its Bristol-based bedroom furniture manufacturing business.
22-Jul-2013
Woodall Nicholson, the coachbuilding firm with 180 staff in Bolton and Rochdale, has been acquired by Mosaic Private Equity, RooGreen Ventures and Enterprise Ventures.
22-Jul-2013
Hydrocore is to relocate its Hull-based water pump manufacturing business to a 40,000 sq ft facility at the Harpings Business Park, having secured an investment from an unnamed Chinese company.
18-Jul-2013
Ovington Boats, the North Shields-based dinghy manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out.
18-Jul-2013
Aker Solutions has acquired International Design Engineering & Services, the Glasgow-based engineering firm with 14 staff, for undisclosed terms.
17-Jul-2013
UTC Aerospace Systems is to expand the 284-strong workforce at its Plymouth-based gyroscope engineering business with 16 new jobs this year, having secured £1m from the Regional Growth Fund.
17-Jul-2013
Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh have secured government funding of £6m to set up a robotics research centre in Edinburgh.
17-Jul-2013
Wren Kitchens & Bedrooms is in negotiations to acquire a former Kimberley-Clark site in Barton-upon-Humber, in a £20m investment that will create up to 500 jobs over the next five years.
16-Jul-2013
Busch is looking to create up to 150 new jobs at its Telford-based vacuum pump manufacturing business over the next five years.
16-Jul-2013
Bathrooms.com is to transfer its bathroom manufacturing operations from China back to the UK, using two suppliers in Birmingham.
16-Jul-2013
Tods Aerospace & Defence, the Somerset-based advanced materials engineering firm, has been acquired by US private equity firm AGC for undisclosed terms.
16-Jul-2013
Fabricom Offshore Services is planning to create at least 26 jobs at its new Wynyard Park office in Teesside.
16-Jul-2013
Aerospace Tooling, the Dundee-based precision engineering firm, has undergone a £3.5m management buy-out backed by investment firm Foresight.
16-Jul-2013
Severn Glocon has acquired Calidus, the Redruth-based engineering firm with 24 staff, from Badger Explorer for about £1.2m.
16-Jul-2013
Buoyant Holdings, the Lancashire-based furniture upholstery manufacturer with 630 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by NVM Private Equity for £10m.
15-Jul-2013
Wade Ceramics is to expand its Stoke-based pottery by building a new factory on an adjacent site, having secured support from the government's Regional Growth Fund.
15-Jul-2013
Mitsubishi Electric is investing £20m in the expansion of its air conditioning plant in Livingston, with the creation of 100 jobs over the next two years.
15-Jul-2013
Mir Steel, the Newport-based steel manufacturer with 150 staff, has been acquired by Liberty Commodities.
15-Jul-2013
Thomas Swan & Co of Consett is seeking RGF funding to build a £5m graphene research and development centre.
15-Jul-2013
Moffat 2000, the Ashington-based pipeline engineering company with 50 staff, has been acquired by US-based Forum Energy Technologies.
15-Jul-2013
Bifrangi has secured £4.8m of RGF funding to set up a new power engineering research and development centre at its site in Lincoln.
15-Jul-2013
InPipe Products is looking to expand the 67-strong workforce at its pipe cleaning tool operations in Catterick and Newton Aycliffe with up to 30 jobs over the next few years.
11-Jul-2013
Zeeko has unveiled proposals to set up a manufacturing hub for satellite lenses at Pioneer Park in Leicester, in order to create 65 jobs and attract other companies to the site.
10-Jul-2013
Adler & Allan has acquired AMW Contractors, the Cumbria-based environmental consultancy with 11 staff, for undisclosed terms.
10-Jul-2013
HQC Sheet, the St Helens-based steel fabrication firm with 46 staff, has been bought out of administration by a2e Venture Catalysts.
10-Jul-2013
Rofin-Sinar is to invest £5m in the expansion of its Hull-based laser technology business, including a new factory and about 60 new jobs.
10-Jul-2013
The Materials & Engineering Research Institute (MERI) is to relocate to a new £5.7m laboratory and office at Sheffield Hallam University's Harmer Building in autumn 2014.
10-Jul-2013
Alstom is looking to create a further 200 engineering jobs in its Stafford-based power transmissions business.
10-Jul-2013
Rotork has acquired Flowco, the Bath-based valve and actuator service company.
09-Jul-2013
P&S Tools, the Malvern-based aerospace engineering firm with 25 staff, has been sold out of administration by MB Insolvency for undisclosed terms.
09-Jul-2013
Invertek Drives is planning to expand its electric motor parts factory in Welshpool, with the creation of 50 jobs over the next five years.
09-Jul-2013
Green Compliance is to sell its portable fire appliances, alarms and risk assessment operations to London Security for £2m.
08-Jul-2013
Bath Empire has secured an equity investment from Isis Equity Partners to expand its Coventry-based bathroom products business with a new distribution centre.
08-Jul-2013
Better Bathrooms is planning to expand the 80-strong workforce at its Lancashire-based bathroom supplies business with up to 500 new jobs over the next five years, having raised £10m from the Business Growth Fund.
08-Jul-2013
T&E Display has bought the assets of T&E, the Halesowen-based manufacturer of commercial interiors with 99 staff, out of administration.
04-Jul-2013
Element Six is opening its £20m synthetic diamond research centre at Harwell, near Oxford, employing 100 staff.
04-Jul-2013
SDI Group has acquired CMECS, the Kettering-based manufacturer of roller conveyor systems.
04-Jul-2013
Oliver Valves is to expand its Cheshire-based valve manufacturing business onto a new 17-acre site at the Parkgate Industrial Estate in Knutsford.
04-Jul-2013
Avingtrans has acquired Exterran UK, the Walsall-based supplier of equipment to the oil and gas market with 85 staff, for a nominal sum.
04-Jul-2013
Taylor has acquired Sellers, the Oldham-based waste container manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
03-Jul-2013
Survival Craft Inspectorate is to set up a £0.5m marine training academy in Stonehaven, with the creation of an initial six jobs.
03-Jul-2013
Wood Group has acquired Pyeroy Group, the Gateshead-based supplier of coatings and fabric maintenance services with 1,800 staff.
03-Jul-2013
Angus Fire, the Oxfordshire-based manufacturer of fire fighting products, has undergone a £62m management buy-out from United Technology Corp.
02-Jul-2013
Rubber Safety Hygiene, the Sheffield-based supplier of janitorial and safety equipment with 25 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
02-Jul-2013
Allen & Heath, the Penryn-based audio mixing console manufacturer, has been acquired by private equity firm Electra Partners in a £43m deal.
02-Jul-2013
Smithers Group has acquired the 15,000 sq ft former National Milk Records laboratory and office site in Harrogate for £1.5m.
01-Jul-2013
Turner Group has acquired Iceni Marine Services, the Lowestoft-based windfarm support company with about 50 staff.
01-Jul-2013
Citadel Security Products has acquired Dryad, the Sheffield-based manufacturer of structural glass and architectural handrail systems.
01-Jul-2013
Kirton Group, the Suffolk-based seating manufacturer with 112 staff, has undergone a £5.5m management buy-out backed by NVM Private Equity.
25-Jun-2013
Callisto Integration is looking to recruit graduates from the University of Warwick at its new industrial automation office in Gallows Hill.
25-Jun-2013
Aluminium Bending Specialists, the Nottinghamshire-based engineering firm with 20 staff, has undergone a £0.6m management buy-out.
25-Jun-2013
SK Sales, the Norwich-based air handling products firm, has been acquired by SIG for undisclosed terms.
25-Jun-2013
Cambridge Satchel Company is to relocate its leather bags factory and 40 staff from Wigston to a 30,000 sq ft site in Syston, with the creation of 40 new jobs.
25-Jun-2013
Almit Group is to relocate its metal finishing operations to the 170,000 sq ft Amdega factory in Darlington over the next year, with the creation of 40 jobs.
25-Jun-2013
Metalrax Housewares has been sold out of administration by KPMG to Oneida International, saving 126 jobs in Burnley, Oldbury and Fakenham.
24-Jun-2013
WH Davis is to expand its Mansfield-based freight wagon manufacturing business onto a new site, with the creation of 30 jobs.
24-Jun-2013
Control Techniques has secured a £1.5m Welsh government investment to expand its engineering and design facility at Newtown, with the creation of up to 40 jobs.
24-Jun-2013
HCS Control Systems, the Fife-based mechanical and electrical engineering firm, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Maven Capital Partners.
24-Jun-2013
Unison is looking to expand the 47-strong workforce at its new 24,000 sq ft tube-bending equipment factory in Scarborough.
24-Jun-2013
Lorien Engineering Solutions, the Staffordshire-based engineering design firm with 70 staff, has been acquired by US-based GP Strategies for undisclosed terms.
20-Jun-2013
Calderdale Council has approved plans from Brighouse Patent Walling Systems to develop a new 44,000 sq ft industrial unit at Brookfoot, with the creation of 40 jobs.
20-Jun-2013
Air Products is looking to recruit 50 engineers and operators for a new advanced gasification plant due to open in Billingham next year.
20-Jun-2013
Melrose Industries has sold Marelli Motori, the Italian electric motor manufacturer with an office in Loughborough, to Carlyle Group for £181m.
20-Jun-2013
Eminox is planning to develop a new 75,000 sq ft emission control systems factory on the Corringham Road industrial estate in Gainsborough.
19-Jun-2013
Versarien has acquired Total Carbide, the Buckinghamshire-based engineering firm, for £2.3m.
19-Jun-2013
RadiusPlus has acquired Subterra, the Warrington-based pipeline repair firm with ten staff, from the administrators of Daniel Contractors.
19-Jun-2013
Sigma Components is creating an unspecified number of jobs at a new 25,000 sq ft aerospace components research facility in Hinckley.
18-Jun-2013
The Confederation of Indian Industry is to open an office at Oadby in Leicestershire, in order to promote trade with India.
18-Jun-2013
Bowman's Waste is looking to reopen its waste processing plant near Skegness, with the creation of up to 40 jobs.
18-Jun-2013
SMC Pneumatics has acquired a 54,000 sq ft production facility at One Vincent Avenue in Milton Keynes.
18-Jun-2013
Promat UK has acquired C3S Securiglass, the Yorkshire-based supplier of fire-resistant glass.
18-Jun-2013
Dynamotive, the Leicestershire-based industrial engineering firm with 40 staff, has been acquired by ABB of Switzerland.
17-Jun-2013
FCC Environment is to submit plans to Sandwell Council to build a waste treatment plant at a former quarry site in Rowley Regis, with the creation of 20 jobs.
17-Jun-2013
Basic Premier is planning to expand the 50-strong workforce at its Leicester-based clothing factory with up to 150 new jobs by the end of the year.
13-Jun-2013
Lockheed Martin is to create a further 20 jobs at its new defence engineering site on the MIRA Technology Park near Hinckley by the end of the year.
13-Jun-2013
KLM UK Engineering is to create up to 25 new jobs at its aircraft maintenance operation at Norwich International Airport.
13-Jun-2013
Aardvarc Electrical Engineers of Sunderland is planning to expand its 40-strong workforce to 100 by the end of next year.
13-Jun-2013
Fenner Dunlop is planning to set up a new £5m research and development centre at its conveyor belt factory in Hull.
12-Jun-2013
Lister Shearing is to relocate its Gloucestershire-based shearing equipment manufacturing business to a 43,000 sq ft at the Stroudwater Business Park by July 2014.
11-Jun-2013
The University of Sheffield has secured funding of £43m to develop a 48,000 sq ft aircraft manufacturing research centre in Catcliffe by 2014, with the creation of 50 jobs.
10-Jun-2013
Airbus is to create about 300 new jobs at its aircraft plants in Flintshire and Bristol.
10-Jun-2013
Airedale International has submitted plans to build a new technology centre for its air conditioning business in Leeds.
10-Jun-2013
Mowat Technical & Design Services has been bought out of administration by Aberdeen-based Enterprise Engineering Services, saving 26 jobs at its Caithness-based surveying and fabrication business.
10-Jun-2013
Rimor, the Hampshire-based subsea equipment engineering company, has undergone a management buy-out backed by private equity firm LDC.
10-Jun-2013
Colorlord, the toy supplier, is to set up a 26,000 sq ft unit at Stakehill Industrial Park in Middleton.
06-Jun-2013
Zapp GB is to relocate its Sheffield-based steel stockholding business to a 22,400 sq ft site at the Thorncliffe Distribution Centre in July.
06-Jun-2013
PAR Group has bought the assets of IAC Plastics, the Burnley-based plastic machining firm, out of administration.
06-Jun-2013
JCB is to create 50 new jobs at its power systems factory at Foston in Derbyshire, following a £45m investment in a production line for a new six-cylinder engine.
06-Jun-2013
Clothes2Order is to expand the 28-strong workforce at its Manchester-based corporate clothing business with ten new jobs this year.
05-Jun-2013
Solomon Commercials is planning to set up an additional 10,000 sq ft refrigerated vehicles factory at Kingsway in Haslingden, with the creation of 12 jobs.
05-Jun-2013
Bradford Council is to consider plans from Pendle Russells to build a 30,000 sq ft factory for an unnamed Leeds-based company at the Buck Lane technology park, with the creation of 60 jobs.
04-Jun-2013
Barrett Steel has acquired a steel stockholding operation at Maghaberry near Lisburn from the Sherling Group for undisclosed terms.
04-Jun-2013
Minelco has acquired a 75% stake in Richmond Refractories, the Sheffield-based refractory recycling company.
03-Jun-2013
Spencer Wright Industries, the textile manufacturer with 120 staff at Cobble Blackburn, has been acquired by Van de Wiele of Belgium.
03-Jun-2013
Cooper Coated Coil has been acquired by ARC Specialist Engineering, saving 57 jobs at its Wolverhampton-based steel coating business.
03-Jun-2013
CN Creative, the electronic cigarette supplier, is looking to create up to 30 jobs at its new 11,000 sq ft base at Phoenix Park in Blackburn.
03-Jun-2013
Leeds College of Building has acquired Achieve Through Learning, the Rotherham-based engineering training firm.
30-May-2013
BS Attwall is to create 90 jobs at a new 130,000 sq ft knitwear factory at Humberstone in Leicester by the end of the year.
29-May-2013
Conveyor Networks has acquired Capley Marker Systems, the Warrington-based control systems supplier, for undisclosed terms.
28-May-2013
Connexion2, the Sheffield-based supplier of lone worker devices with 30 staff, has been acquired by US-based Kings III.
28-May-2013
Interkey Services has been sold out of administration to a newly-formed company, saving 17 jobs at its Corby-based metal fabrications business.
28-May-2013
Joloda International is investing £1m in the expansion of its Anglesey-based aircraft cargo systems factory, with the creation of ten jobs.
23-May-2013
Jones Bros is to build a new £18m waste processing plant at the Wrexham Recycling Park, with the creation of 20 permanent jobs.
23-May-2013
Dowson Food Machinery has expanded its West Yorkshire-based bakery equipment manufacturing business with the acquisition of JBS Baking Solutions for undisclosed terms.
23-May-2013
West Midlands Fire Service is looking to recruit 50 additional fire-fighters over the next few months.
23-May-2013
Stage Electrics, the supplier of equipment to the entertainment industry with 225 staff in London, Gateshead, Bristol and Dubai, has undergone a management buy-out.
22-May-2013
Carrs Tool Steels, the Tipton-based steel and aluminium supplier with 30 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
21-May-2013
Antler is planning to relocate the headquarters of its luggage business from Greater Manchester to London, where it will create 50 new jobs.
21-May-2013
W Lucy & Co has acquired Truscanian Foundries, the Oldbury-based metal castings firm with 20 staff.
21-May-2013
Cartwright Group is to create 300 new jobs at its Altrincham-based trailer manufacturing business, including 90 apprenticeships.
20-May-2013
Camfill Air Pollution Control is planning to expand the 40-strong workforce at its new £2.4m 40,000 sq ft dust extraction equipment factory in Middleton with 60 new jobs.
20-May-2013
Prime Structures is to relocate its conservatory manufacturing business from Bacup to an 89,000 sq ft unit at Whitebirk, with the creation of 42 jobs.
20-May-2013
JMP Consultants, the transport and engineering consultancy with 150 staff at nine offices, is to be acquired by Volvere for £0.4m.
16-May-2013
Exova is to open a new £3m 23,000 sq ft corrosion testing centre in Dudley in August, with the creation of eight jobs.
16-May-2013
ComAp Systems, the Rotherham-based supplier of power generation control products, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
16-May-2013
Plevin is planning to set up a £5m waste wood recycling centre on a 50-acre site at Hazlehead in South Yorkshire by 2014, with the creation of 20 jobs.
16-May-2013
AKD Engineering is to create 40 new jobs at its Lowestoft-based engineering facility, having won a £5m contract to help rejuvenate the Bacton gas terminal for Shell.
16-May-2013
Jeld Wen, the door supplier, is setting up a 23,000 sq ft industrial unit on the Alliance Business Park in Penrith.
16-May-2013
FRH Group, the Chichester-based engineering firm, has been sold out of administration by RSM Tenon to FRH Machining.
16-May-2013
Argus Powerbend is creating up to ten new jobs at its components factory in Sunderland.
15-May-2013
Barbour is to create 130 jobs at its clothing factory in South Shields, having secured a grant from the Regional Growth Fund.
14-May-2013
Mustang Marine is to invest £1.5m in the expansion of its workboat manufacturing business at Pembroke Port, with the creation of 100 jobs.
14-May-2013
Abracs, the York-based supplier of abrasive equipment with 18 staff, has been acquired by a Leeds-based investment company for undisclosed terms.
14-May-2013
Alstom is to create 180 new jobs at its power and transport engineering operations in Stafford, and a further 200 jobs at other sites.
13-May-2013
South Staffordshire Water and Cambridge Water have been sold by Alinda Capital to Kholbert Kravis Roberts & Co for undisclosed terms.
13-May-2013
BHW Components, the Wigan-based supplier of aerospace parts, has been acquired by A2E Venture Catalysts.
13-May-2013
Mezzanine Floors has submitted plans to Hull City Council to set up a new mezzanine floors factory on Thomas Street, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.
13-May-2013
Jonsigns is to expand its Gateshead-based sign making business onto an adjacent 16,000 sq ft site later this year.
09-May-2013
SEM is seeking permission to relocate its Orpington-based electric motors business to a new 122,000 sq ft plant at The Bridge in Dartford.
09-May-2013
Steetley Dolomite is investing £10m in the expansion of its two dolomite production plants in County Durham and Nottinghamshire this year.
09-May-2013
Abacus Lighting has been sold out of administration by Deloitte to a new investment group, saving 150 jobs at its lighting business in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
08-May-2013
Brewchem is seeking permission to build a new industrial unit and office for its pipework systems business on a former scrapyard site in Keighley.
08-May-2013
Domestic Sheepskins is to create 16 new jobs at its leather products business in Armagh, having secured funding from the Growth Loan Fund.
08-May-2013
Anthony Best Dynamics is planning to relocate its 45-strong workforce to a larger factory being proposed at Kingston Farm in Bradford on Avon, and Moulton Bicycles will relocate to its current site.
07-May-2013
Solid State has acquired Q-par, the Herefordshire-based supplier of antenna systems with 35 staff, for £0.9m.
07-May-2013
Fibrestar Drums is setting up a 109,000 sq ft unit for its fibre drums business at the Newby Road Industrial Estate in Stockport.
07-May-2013
LifeSize Touch is to expand its Knowsley-based interactive furniture business with ten new jobs over the next two years, having secured an investment from the Merseyside Special Investment Fund.
07-May-2013
Alard, the Stockport-based electrical engineering contractor with 43 staff, has been acquired by SPIE of France for undisclosed terms.
07-May-2013
Specialist Joinery Group has announced a £3m investment at its bespoke furniture factory in County Londonderry, with the creation of 35 jobs.
07-May-2013
TIS Cumbria is to create 70 jobs with the opening of a new £2.9m engineering plant at Derwent Howe in Workington in October and the transformation of its existing site into a technology training centre.
07-May-2013
Gyrodata has won permission to expand its drilling equipment facility in Barrow, with the creation of up to 25 jobs.
07-May-2013
Gaddum Group is planning to create 40 new jobs and ten apprenticeships at its Leek-based textiles factory over the next year.
02-May-2013
Tekmar is to invest £1m in the expansion of its subsea protective cabling facilities in Newton Aycliffe, with the creation of 30 jobs.
02-May-2013
Trac Group is to relocate its Wolverhampton-based tooling operations and 45 staff to a new site at Richardson Parkway in Wednesbury, with the creation of ten new jobs.
02-May-2013
K&L Ross is to create 12 new jobs at a new 25,000 sq ft workwear supplies facility on the Altens Industrial Estate in Aberdeen.
02-May-2013
Pursuit Dynamics is to sell its Food, Beverage and Brewing division to Olympus Automation for an initial £0.1m.
02-May-2013
Harworth Estates has unveiled plans to develop a further 200,000 sq ft of industrial units at the Advanced Manufacturing Park near Rotherham, with the creation of up to 300 jobs.
02-May-2013
Magmatic is planning to expand the 74-strong workforce at its Trunki suitcases business in Bristol and Plymouth by 25% over the next year, having secured £4m from the Business Growth Fund.
01-May-2013
Border Precision is to be bought out of administration by a management team backed by Tri Cap, saving 80 jobs at its Kelso-based engineering business.
30-Apr-2013
International Innovative Technologies is to expand the 25-strong workforce at its Gateshead-based milling machine manufacturing business with ten new sales and engineering jobs.
30-Apr-2013
Wellclad is to expand the workforce at its new 15,000 sq ft oilfield components facility on South Tyneside from 16 to 30 this year.
30-Apr-2013
Steelite International is to extend its Stoke-based ceramics factory by 22,000 sq ft this year, with the creation of 60 jobs, and a further 170 jobs will then be created at a new 59,000 sq ft facility.
29-Apr-2013
Reece Group is to set up a military equipment factory at the former Vickers plant in Newcastle, with the transfer of production from its existing sites in Scotswood.
29-Apr-2013
Belle Engineering is to expand the 100-strong workforce at its Derbyshire-based factory with ten new jobs, in order to extend its range of construction equipment.
29-Apr-2013
Greenredeem has acquired the UK division of Recyclebank for undisclosed terms, in order to create a combined recycling rewards scheme for consumers.
29-Apr-2013
Avon Rubber has acquired the business and assets of VR Technology, the supplier of diving rebreather systems, as part of a £3m expansion.
29-Apr-2013
Special Steel Group is to expand its Special Quality Alloys subsidiary onto an adjacent 2.5-acre site in Sheffield, including a 15,000 sq ft office and the potential for up to 60,000 sq ft of warehouse space.
25-Apr-2013
Parmeko Group has sold Accrington-based Davis Pneumatic Systems out of administration to Pneumatrol, while Thomas Salvesen Enterprises has acquired the Opus Metrology division in Corby.
25-Apr-2013
Northern Pump Suppliers is to relocate its Bradford-based pumping systems business to the 26,000 sq ft former Allied Bakeries site in Upper Castle Street.
25-Apr-2013
Caird Bardon, the Leeds-based recycling and landfill operator, has been acquired by Hartlepool-based Seneca Global Energy for undisclosed terms.
24-Apr-2013
International Tubular Services, the Aberdeen-based engineering firm with 1,000 staff, has been sold by the administrator of ITS Tubular Services to US-based Parker Drilling Company for £82m.
23-Apr-2013
Washington Metal Works is to set up a new 30,000 sq ft paint shop near its existing site in Gateshead this summer.
22-Apr-2013
RPS Group has acquired Knowledge Reservoir Group, the US geosciences consulting firm with 47 staff and an office in London, for up to £13m.
22-Apr-2013
Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service is to set up a £8.4m fire training centre on a ten-acre industrial site in Bury by 2014.
22-Apr-2013
Petrofac Training Services is to invest £1.5m in the expansion of its offshore fire-training centre in Montrose.
18-Apr-2013
GT Group is planning to expand the workforce at its Peterlee-based emission control systems business from 270 to 500 over the next three years.
17-Apr-2013
Utilitywise has acquired Aqua Veritas Consulting, the Leicestershire-based provider of water management services, for an initial £0.2m.
17-Apr-2013
SSE Audio Group has acquired Manchester-based Wigwam Acoustics, creating a combined sound systems business with 140 staff.
17-Apr-2013
Harkand is investing £19m in the expansion of its Aberdeen-based fleet of remotely operated undersea vehicles, with the creation of 30 jobs.
17-Apr-2013
Portakabin is setting up a 10,000 sq ft office furniture and supplies warehouse at Penrhyn Court on Knowsley Business Park.
17-Apr-2013
JCB is looking to recruit a further 100 engineers at its construction equipment factories.
16-Apr-2013
University of Liverpool and Unilever are seeking a contractor to design and build a Materials Innovation Factory, providing space for up to 240 researchers.
16-Apr-2013
SSI UK is looking to invest up to £45m in the expansion of its steel plant in Redcar.
16-Apr-2013
Klinger UK is planning to build a new £5m 20,000 sq ft gaskets factory in Bradford, and is currently seeking a suitable site.
15-Apr-2013
Bibby Remote Intervention has won a £40m contract to maintain remote operated vehicles for Centrica Energy, with the creation of ten jobs in Aberdeen and 40 offshore.
15-Apr-2013
Doosan Enpure is setting up a 10,000 sq ft process engineering office with an initial 20 staff at The Limes on Parklands Business Park in Birmingham.
11-Apr-2013
Elecomm is to relocate its electrical and mechanical contracting business to a 7,250 sq ft unit on the Beighton Link Business Park in South Yorkshire.
11-Apr-2013
Wright Plastics has been bought out of administration by Fenton Precision Engineering, saving 61 jobs at its Leicestershire-based injection moulding business.
10-Apr-2013
Glen Dimplex is investing £2m at its electrical heating products factory in Portadown, with the creation of 37 jobs.
10-Apr-2013
Ambler Technologies, the Rochdale-based manufacturer of foam and composite products with 55 staff, has been acquired by Trelleborg.
10-Apr-2013
Axminster Carpets is to be sold out of administration by Duff & Phelps to a buy-out team, saving up to 100 jobs at its Devon-based carpet factory.
08-Apr-2013
Recresco is to open a glass recycling plant at Swanscombe in Kent in July, with the creation of 40 jobs, having secured a £5.5m finance package from HSBC.
08-Apr-2013
Archer is planning to expand the 50-strong workforce at its Northumberland-based oilfield engineering business to 120 this year, having expanded its Blyth site to 22,000 sq ft.
08-Apr-2013
White Knight Laundry is investing £10m in improvements to its laundry in Reading, with the creation of 50 jobs.
08-Apr-2013
Brintons Carpets is to invest £3m in new equipment for its carpet factories in Kidderminster and Telford, securing the future of 500 jobs.
08-Apr-2013
Whitestone Weavers has acquired Thomas Witter, the Dewsbury-based carpet manufacturer, and the distribution side of the business will move to Whitestone's site in Hartlepool.
08-Apr-2013
Steinhoff International has acquired Myer's, the Huntingdon-based bed manufacturer with 250 staff, for undisclosed terms, and expects to create up to 50 new jobs over the next year.
04-Apr-2013
Monarch Education Furniture, the Nottingham-based manufacturer of trays and cupboards for schools with 80 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
04-Apr-2013
Metalrax, the West Midlands-based manufacturer of kitchen accessories with 387 staff, has been bought out of administration by Bowman Birmingham, while Metalrax Housewares was sold to Cable Capital Partners.
03-Apr-2013
Flexible Engineered Solutions International is looking to expand its new 35,000 sq ft oil and gas engineering facility on the North Seaton Industrial Estate in Northumberland by 10,000 sq ft.
03-Apr-2013
Norcros is to acquire Vado, the Somerset-based bathroom tap and shower manufacturer with 144 staff, for up to £16m.
03-Apr-2013
Stovax, the Exeter-based stove and fireplace manufacturer with 260 staff, is to be acquired by NIBE Industrier of Sweden.
03-Apr-2013
Condor Office Solutions is to relocate its Southampton-based photocopier business to Cando House in Chandler's Ford in 2014.
03-Apr-2013
Trutex has acquired John Hall Schoolwear, the Rochdale-based clothing manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
02-Apr-2013
Newcastle University is to help fund the development a new £7m national centre for engineering excellence at Neptune Energy Park.
02-Apr-2013
Engineering Technology Group has acquired the UK machine tool sales and servicing business of Hardinge for undisclosed terms.
28-Mar-2013
Teescraft Engineering has acquired Steel Pro Services, the County Durham-based paint removal firm.
26-Mar-2013
Shirley Dyeing & Finishing has been sold out of administration by Begbies Traynor, saving 14 jobs at its Hyde-based textiles business.
25-Mar-2013
Gael Force Group has acquired Varis Engineering, the Forres-based fabricator of marinas and bridges with 30 staff.
25-Mar-2013
Amec is planning to expand its team of 120 engineers in Darlington with 40 new jobs.
25-Mar-2013
Berryman is to invest £9m in the expansion of its glass recycling operations at Knottingley and South Kirkby in West Yorkshire.
21-Mar-2013
Goldshield Electronic Security has acquired TFS Systems, the Chesterfield-based supplier of fire detection systems.
21-Mar-2013
JCB is investing £8m in new equipment at its construction equipment factories in Rocester, Uttoxeter and Wrexham.
21-Mar-2013
Multi-Tech Engineering is investing £3m in the expansion of its Featherstone-based manufacturing business, including a new 34,500 sq ft factory and 18 new jobs.
20-Mar-2013
GKN Aerospace is linking up with the government, Rolls-Royce, Airbus and other companies to invest £2bn in the creation of a new UK Aerospace Technology Institute over the next seven years.
19-Mar-2013
MB Aerospace, the Burnley-based engineering group, has been acquired by private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners for undisclosed terms.
19-Mar-2013
John Cullerton & Sons has bought R Levitt, the Castleford-based refrigeration and air conditioning firm, out of administration.
19-Mar-2013
Elektron Technology is to sell Total Carbide, the manufacturer of sintered tungsten carbide components, to Versarien for £2.3m.
18-Mar-2013
Halma has acquired ASL Holdings, the Northampton-based manufacturer of machine-to-machine communication products, for £6.5m.
18-Mar-2013
Express Engineering is looking to expand the 300-strong workforce at its Tyneside-based manufacturing business with an unspecified number of new jobs for turners, millers and engineers.
18-Mar-2013
Cosalt has sold its Ballyclare workwear division out of administration, including sites in Stockport and Barnsley.
14-Mar-2013
Acenta Steel, the Willenhall-based steel bar distributor with 343 staff, has undergone a management buy-out from private equity firm Endless for undisclosed terms.
14-Mar-2013
PHS Group is setting up a 9,000 sq ft sales and marketing office at the Oasis Business Park in Skelmersdale.
14-Mar-2013
Greenray is to create 15 new jobs in Lincoln, having won a contract to refurbish gas turbines for India's Oil & Natural Gas Corporation.
14-Mar-2013
Interlube Systems, the Plymouth-based lubrication systems supplier with 90 staff, has been acquired by Timken for undisclosed terms.
14-Mar-2013
Afonwen Laundry is to open a £4m commercial laundry in Reading this summer, with the creation of 100 jobs.
13-Mar-2013
CF Roberts is to create 25 apprenticeships at its electrical and mechanical services business in Cheltenham.
13-Mar-2013
Nationwide Platforms is expanding its access equipment business with a new 45,000 sq ft unit at Appleton Industrial Park in Warrington.
12-Mar-2013
Tata Steel is looking to recruit 122 apprentices at sites nationwide.
12-Mar-2013
CTG is to relocate its Banbury-based composites manufacturing business and 200 staff to a new £14m 137,000 sq ft facility in Chalker Way by June, and expects to create 150 new jobs over the next five years.
11-Mar-2013
Alauna Renewable Energy is to build a food waste processing plant at Millerhill in Midlothian by 2015, having won a £20m council contract.
11-Mar-2013
Guardian Marine Testing is looking to expand the 40-strong workforce at its Redcar-based fuel testing business.
11-Mar-2013
Enviroco is to invest £1m in the expansion of its offshore waste treatment plant in Great Yarmouth.
11-Mar-2013
Thames Water is to invest £250m in the installation of thermal hydrolysis process plants at six waste water treatment works in Essex, Thamesmead, Barking, Oxford and Crawley by 2015.
11-Mar-2013
CSE-Global has acquired Tynemarch Systems Engineering, the Surrey-based water and environmental consultancy with 30 staff.
11-Mar-2013
James Fisher & Sons has acquired Divex, the Aberdeen-based supplier of diving equipment with 240 staff, for an initial £20m.
07-Mar-2013
Ministry of Defence is to invest £226m in a pilot and ground crew training facility at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, with the creation of 300 jobs.
07-Mar-2013
Acoustic Sensing Technology is to open a new office at Sci-Tech Daresbury in Cheshire, having secured a £0.7m equity investment from The North West Fund.
06-Mar-2013
Fareham College has submitted plans to open a £12m Centre of Excellence for Engineering, Manufacturing & Advanced Skills Technology at the Solent Enterprise Zone by 2014.
06-Mar-2013
RediGroup is to invest £4m in the expansion of its Dearne-based pallet rack manufacturing business, including a new Automated Warehouse Innovation Centre and up to 20 jobs.
06-Mar-2013
Barbour is looking to create up to 60 new jobs at its clothing factory in South Shields.
06-Mar-2013
Sperrin Tube Supplies is investing £1m in the expansion of its steel processing plant in Co Tyrone, with the creation of 15 jobs.
06-Mar-2013
Atlas Composites, the Ilkeston-based carbon fibre components manufacturer with 70 staff, has been acquired by Senior.
04-Mar-2013
Radius Systems, the pipe manufacturer with 370 staff in Derbyshire and Northern Ireland, has been acquired by Polyplastic Group of Russia for undisclosed terms.
04-Mar-2013
Manroy has acquired the trade and certain assets of Base, the Erith-based precision engineering firm with 19 staff, for £0.8m.
04-Mar-2013
Kiverco is to create ten new jobs at its waste processing equipment manufacturing business in Tyrone, having won a new contract from Dubai.
04-Mar-2013
Cooling Solutions UK is to create a further ten jobs at its new 13,500 sq ft refrigeration and air conditioning facility in Livingston this year.
04-Mar-2013
T-T Pumps is to extend its drainage equipment facility near Market Drayton by 11,000 sq ft, with the creation of 12 jobs.
04-Mar-2013
SITA UK is planning to expand the Granville Landfill site in Telford, including a new waste transfer station, vehicle depot and 38 jobs.
04-Mar-2013
Tag Energy Solutions is creating 70 engineering jobs at its site near Billingham, having won a contract from Eon to manufacture steel sections for a wind farm.
28-Feb-2013
Translift Bendi is expanding its Redditch-based forklift truck manufacturing business with a new 10,000 sq ft production unit and a parts centre.
28-Feb-2013
Renishaw has acquired the 20,000 sq ft Redwood House research and development centre at Northminster Business Park in York.
28-Feb-2013
Waterlogic has acquired Water Filters, the Perth-based supplier of water filtration products trading as Aqua Cure Scotland.
28-Feb-2013
Headlam Group is to acquire the business and assets of Hall's Floorings, the London-based distributor of residential floorcoverings, for an initial £0.5m.
26-Feb-2013
BI Electrical Services is creating 26 new jobs at its Belfast-based electrical engineering business, in order to expand in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions.
26-Feb-2013
Scottish Water is to invest £250m in improvements to Glasgow's waste water infrastructure over the next five years, with the creation of 550 jobs.
26-Feb-2013
Axminster Carpets has sold its Devonia sheepskin tannery in Buckfastleigh out of administration to Eastern Counties Leather, saving 20 jobs.
26-Feb-2013
Edinburgh Instruments, the West Lothian-based scientific equipment manufacturer with 70 staff, is to be acquired by Hong Kong-listed Techcomp for £1.9m.
26-Feb-2013
Dyson is looking to create a further 100 engineering jobs at its site in Wiltshire, following the announcement of a new £50m digital motors factory in Singapore.
25-Feb-2013
Ultraframe is to create 30 new jobs at its Clitheroe-based conservatory manufacturing business over the next few months.
25-Feb-2013
Lynchwood Furniture is to open a new furniture factory and showroom in Sandown on the Isle of Wight, with the creation of ten jobs.
25-Feb-2013
British Engines is to relocate its Tyneside-based Rotary Power business and 111 staff to a new £8m 150,000 sq ft site in South Shields later this year.
21-Feb-2013
Walsall Council is to consider plans to develop a new 150,000 sq ft factory and warehouse at the former Ductile Wesson site, providing space for an unnamed fasteners manufacturer and creating 270 jobs.
21-Feb-2013
Plymouth University has announced plans for the creation of a £2m marine innovation centre at its new Marine Building, in order to support maritime and renewable energy businesses.
21-Feb-2013
Hydrasun, the Aberdeen-based fluid control equipment firm with about 600 staff worldwide, has been acquired by the Investcorp Gulf Opportunity Fund of Bahrain for undisclosed terms.
20-Feb-2013
Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership is seeking government funding to develop a cluster of 22 sites to attract companies involved in the research and production of advanced materials.
20-Feb-2013
BE Aerospace is planning to relocate its aircraft parts business to the 32,000 sq ft former Honeywell site in Burgess Hill this spring, with the creation of dozens of jobs.
19-Feb-2013
ADS Laser Cutting has secured funding of £1m to expand its Leicestershire-based engineering business, including an increase to the 27-strong workforce.
19-Feb-2013
ATG Access is to expand its Haydock-based vehicle barrier manufacturing business, following the sale of a £21m stake to private equity firm LDC.
19-Feb-2013
CDEnviro is planning to set up a new waste water equipment factory in Co Tyrone by August, with the creation of 20 jobs.
19-Feb-2013
Wren Kitchens is to invest a further £5m in the expansion of its furniture factory in Scunthorpe this year, with the creation of 100 jobs.
18-Feb-2013
Airedale Group, the Bradford-based catering equipment supplier, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Baker Tilly Corporate Finance.
18-Feb-2013
Aeromet has secured a £1m Regional Growth Fund grant to expand its aluminium castings business, with the creation of up to 38 jobs in Rochester, Sittingbourne and Worcester.
18-Feb-2013
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water is planning to build a £28m water treatment works at Dolbenmaen by 2015.
18-Feb-2013
Caterpillar is to create 200 new jobs at its shared service centre in Belfast, following a £1.2m investment from Invest NI.
13-Feb-2013
Hydro Industries has formed a joint venture with US-based T&T Salvage that will create up to 100 new jobs at its Carmarthenshire-based water treatment products business.
13-Feb-2013
AV Dawson and Greenlight AD Power are to build an anaerobic digestion plant at Riverside Park in Middlesbrough, with the creation of 21 jobs.
13-Feb-2013
Advanced Chemical Etching is looking to create up to ten new jobs over the next year, following a £1m investment in the expansion of its Telford-based metal components business.
13-Feb-2013
Hydra-Valve is planning to double the 100-strong workforce at its Derbyshire-based pipe engineering business this year.
12-Feb-2013
Jemella Group, the Leeds-based supplier of hair styling equipment trading as GHD, has been acquired by Lion Capital for £300m.
12-Feb-2013
Lister Trade Frames, the Stoke-based window manufacturer with 110 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
12-Feb-2013
Severn Trent Water is to set up a 70,000 sq ft call centre at Pride Park in Derby, with the relocation of 400 staff from Raynesway.
11-Feb-2013
BAe Systems is to recruit 387 apprentices at its shipbuilding, submarines and military aircraft operations in Barrow, Portsmouth and Glasgow this year.
11-Feb-2013
SLR Consulting is planning to create 20 new jobs at its environmental and civil engineering operations across the country this year.
11-Feb-2013
Xylem Water Solutions has acquired Pims Group, the Hampshire-based supplier of water and wastewater services.
11-Feb-2013
Severn Trent has sold Severn Trent Analytical Services, the provider of wastewater and land testing services with sites in Wakefield, Coventry and Runcorn, to ALS of Australia.
11-Feb-2013
ECUS is looking to double the 20-strong workforce at its Sheffield-based environmental consultancy and open new regional offices.
11-Feb-2013
Seven Technologies has secured funding from Invest NI to expand its Lisburn-based specialist engineering busines and create 60 new jobs.
11-Feb-2013
Mackintosh is seeking permission to expand its raincoats factory in Nelson, with the creation of 60 jobs over the next three years.
11-Feb-2013
Domestic Appliance Distributors has won permission to expand its warehouse in Tewkesbury, with the creation of ten jobs.
11-Feb-2013
Gieves & Hawkes is looking to bring the manufacture of luxury suits back to the UK, and discussions are expected to take place with potential partners.
11-Feb-2013
Sumo is planning to expand its agricultural equipment factory in East Yorkshire by 32,000 sq ft, with the creation of 16 jobs.
07-Feb-2013
Aeroco Components has been sold out of administration to Aeroco Group International, saving 26 jobs at its Manchester-based aircraft repairs business.
07-Feb-2013
Lister Petter is to relocate its Gloucestershire-based diesel engines business and 200 jobs to a new £2m 40,000 sq ft plant at the Quedgeley West Business Park in Hardwicke in 2014.
06-Feb-2013
Subsea 7, the subsea engineering firm with 300 staff at Quadrant House in Sutton, has unveiled plans to build a new headquarters on a nearby car park site.
06-Feb-2013
Manrochem, the Huddersfield-based process engineering firm with 20 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
06-Feb-2013
Global Energy Nigg has bought iFAB, the Easter Ross-based manufacturer of subsea equipment, from Port Services Group.
06-Feb-2013
SEAC has sold Birmingham-based Elms Lightning Fasteners to Jubilee Clips for undisclosed terms, and has also relocated its headquarters to a 25,000 sq ft facility in Leicester.
06-Feb-2013
Impetus Waste Management is to open a new £4m 90,000 sq ft waste recycling facility in Billingham in May.
06-Feb-2013
Sutton & East Surrey Water has been sold by Aqueduct Capital to Sumitomo Corporation of Japan for £164m.
05-Feb-2013
BWB has acquired DKS Consulting, the Birmingham-based mechanical and electrical engineering firm.
05-Feb-2013
Airbus is to create 200 new engineering jobs at its aircraft plant in Bristol, having secured a £1.4m government grant.
04-Feb-2013
Midlands Assembly Network is looking to create up to 150 jobs for engineers and apprentices at its alliance of nine manufacturing companies this year.
04-Feb-2013
JW Kane is to invest £6m in the 11,000 sq ft expansion of its precision engineering plant in Portadown, with the creation of 30 jobs.
04-Feb-2013
EDGE Innovate is to create 84 new jobs at its recycling and quarrying equipment plant in Dungannon, as part of a £3.4m expansion programme.
04-Feb-2013
Avtrade is to relocate its aircraft components business to Sayers Common in Mid Sussex, with the creation of about 50 new jobs.
04-Feb-2013
Heil Europe, the Dunfermline-based manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles, has been acquired by Sussex-based Farid European Group for undisclosed terms.
04-Feb-2013
Rototherm has acquired IRPCO, the Swansea-based supplier of process control instrumentation.
04-Feb-2013
Thales is reported to be considering five potential sites near the M3 for a new 200,000 sq ft headquarters, in order to transfer staff from London and Reading.
31-Jan-2013
Treliver Minerals has started exploring for tin near St Columb Major in Cornwall, which could lead to the creation of a new mine and hundreds of jobs.
31-Jan-2013
Warren Services is to expand its Thetford-based offshore fabrications business into the 50,000 sq ft former Uniglaze factory nearby, and hopes to double its 90-strong workforce by 2018.
31-Jan-2013
National Physical Laboratory has secured a £25m government grant to build a new measurement research laboratory in Teddington.
30-Jan-2013
Hyder has acquired Power Systems Project & Consultancy Services, the East Kilbride-based electrical design firm with 42 staff, for an initial £3m.
30-Jan-2013
Fugro has sold its geoscience division to CGGVeritas of France for £830m, including 150 staff at the Robertson site in Llanrhos.
30-Jan-2013
Advanced Handling, the Peterborough-based materials handling manufacturer, has been acquired by Sunnex Group of Sweden.
30-Jan-2013
Glasgow City Council has approved plans from Viridor to build a £154m waste processing plant at Polmadie by 2016, with the creation of 254 jobs.
30-Jan-2013
GA Engineering is recruiting 60 new apprentices at its engineering plant in Dundee.
30-Jan-2013
LiteBulb Group is to acquire Bluwstuff, the manufacturer of gifts and toys with annual turnover of £4.6m.
29-Jan-2013
TCL Air Conditioning has acquired Serviceplan, the Sunbury-based building services firm, for undisclosed terms.
29-Jan-2013
Reef Subsea is relocating its Aberdeen-based subsea services business to a new 15,000 sq ft office and warehouse on the Altens Industrial Estate.
28-Jan-2013
Plowman Craven, the Hertfordshire-based measurement survey firm with about 100 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
28-Jan-2013
DMAC Engineering is to invest £2m in the expansion of its fabrication and metal engineering operations in Co Tyrone, with the creation of 80 jobs over the next three years.
28-Jan-2013
Blackrock Manufacturing is to set up a new factory to produce parts for demolition and recycling equipment in County Tyrone, with the creation of 38 jobs.
24-Jan-2013
Alstom is to create 146 new jobs at its factory in Stafford and 500 jobs across the country, having won a £250m contract to supply power stations in India.
24-Jan-2013
Wells Plastics has secured a £1.5m investment to expand its plastics manufacturing plant in Stone, which has 40 staff.
24-Jan-2013
European Metals Recycling has acquired the Henry Gray scrap metal recycling facility in Kirkcaldy for undisclosed terms.
24-Jan-2013
James Durrans & Sons is to open a new 11,000 sq ft headquarters for the 40 staff in its carbon materials business at Penistone in South Yorkshire later this year.
24-Jan-2013
Clyde Blowers Capital has acquired Parsons Peebles Generation, the Rosyth-based manufacturer of power-generation components with 41 staff, and plans to invest up to £50m in the business over the next few years.
22-Jan-2013
Ainscough Properties has announced three lettings at Leyland Business Park, with Petann Engineering and Damian Lamb Cars both taking 6,700 sq ft and Jones Lighting 14,000 sq ft.
22-Jan-2013
Keighley Laboratories is investing more than £1m in a new 5,000 sq ft heat treatment facility near its main site in West Yorkshire, and expects to increase the 65-strong workforce.
22-Jan-2013
CPV is investing £1m in the expansion of its pipe manufacturing plant at Romsey in Hampshire, with the creation of six jobs.
21-Jan-2013
P+L Systems has acquired Procter Pest Stop, the South Wales-based pest control supplies business, from Procter Brothers.
21-Jan-2013
TenCate has acquired Amber Composites, the Nottingham-based supplier of thermoset composites, for undisclosed terms.
17-Jan-2013
Smarter Grid Solutions has raised £3m to fund the expansion of its power systems business, including its relocation to a larger headquarters in Glasgow.
17-Jan-2013
McCulla Ireland is planning to build a £3m anaerobic digestion plant at its haulage site on the Blaris Industrial Estate in Lisburn.
16-Jan-2013
Ford Component Manufacturing is relocating 25 jobs from Hebburn to a 30,000 sq ft factory on the New York Industrial Estate in North Tyneside, with the creation of 15 new jobs.
16-Jan-2013
WEG is to relocate its electric motors business to a new 128,000 sq ft warehouse at Lakeside Point in Redditch early next year.
16-Jan-2013
AES Engineering has acquired AV Technology, the Cheshire-based engineering consultancy with 90 staff, for undisclosed terms.
16-Jan-2013
National Graphene Institute has unveiled plans to set up a £61m research centre at the University of Manchester by 2015, with the creation of 100 jobs.
15-Jan-2013
Shanks Group and Babcock Southern have won a £750m waste management contract from Wakefield Council that will involve the construction of a new processing plant at South Kirkby and 60 new jobs.
15-Jan-2013
Multipanel UK is to set up a 36,000 sq ft aluminium composite panel products factory in Dover by the end of the year, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
14-Jan-2013
Doff Portland, the Hucknall-based manufacturer of garden care products with 60 staff, has been acquired by B7 Ventures.
14-Jan-2013
South West Water is considering plans to build a new £50m water treatment plant at Roborough in Plymouth.
14-Jan-2013
Winder Power, the Leeds-based manufacturer of power distribution equipment with 100 staff, has undergone a £6m management buy-out backed by Enterprise Ventures.
14-Jan-2013
Herman Miller has submitted plans to build a new furniture factory on the Bowerhill industrial estate in Melksham, with the relocation of 150 staff from Chippenham and Bath.
14-Jan-2013
Gloverall is planning to expand the 100-strong workforce at its knitwear mill in Hawick with ten new jobs over the next few months.
14-Jan-2013
Magma Global has raised £8.7m from the Business Growth Fund to build a new carbon fibre pipes factory in Southampton, with the creation of 100 jobs.
10-Jan-2013
Heathcoat Fabrics is considering plans to relocate its textiles factory and up to 35 jobs from Barnstaple to Tiverton.
10-Jan-2013
Penso Consulting is to expand the 140-strong workforce at its Coventry-based engineering business with up to 100 new jobs over the next 18 months.
09-Jan-2013
BI Composites has been bought out of administration by Rutland-based Linecross, saving 120 jobs in Halesowen and Cannock.
09-Jan-2013
Liebherr has won permission to extend its crane factory in Sunderland, following a rise in demand for offshore projects.
09-Jan-2013
Trelleborg is to expand its advanced polymer production facilities with a larger 40,000 sq ft factory in Skelmersdale.
07-Jan-2013
Citation, the Cheshire-based health and safety consultancy with 200 staff, has been acquired by private equity firm ECI for about £50m.
07-Jan-2013
Babcock International has acquired LGE Process, the Edinburgh-based designer of plants to handle liquid gases, from Weir Group for £23m.
03-Jan-2013
Fosse Liquitrol, the Leicestershire-based supplier of spill control systems with 23 staff, has merged with Northamptonshire-based Forth Systems for undisclosed terms.
03-Jan-2013
EMSc UK is to set up a research and development centre for voltage optimisation technology at its new 24,000 sq ft site in Sheffield.
02-Jan-2013