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Engineering - 2015
Caulmert is planning to double the workforce at its engineering and planning consultancy in Nottingham to 20 over the next year, and hopes to employ 250 across the country by 2024.
24-Dec-2015
Wessex Water has won approval from North Dorset District Council to relocate its repair and maintenance depot from Blandford to a new unit in Sturminster Newton.
24-Dec-2015
Babcock has won approval from Fife Council to build a multi-million pound 73,000 sq ft engineering centre for 450 staff at Rosyth next year.
24-Dec-2015
Lab Geodur UK is seeking permission for a new recycling plant at Spring Valley in Wolverhampton, with the creation of ten jobs.
24-Dec-2015
Spencer Group is planning to create an unspecified number of new jobs at its Hull-based engineering business next year.
24-Dec-2015
TT Electronics has acquired Aero Stanrew Group, the Devon-based electromagnetic components firm, for £42m.
22-Dec-2015
Thorn Lighting is expanding its Spennymoor-based lighting business with 30 new jobs.
22-Dec-2015
ESM Power is planning to expand the 30-strong workforce at its Scunthorpe-based electrical engineering business to 40 by the end of next year.
22-Dec-2015
Cocoon Alarm has secured a £2m investment from Aviva Ventures and Breed Reply Investments for the development of its Leeds-based home security business.
21-Dec-2015
Marrill is to create 15 new jobs at its tooling manufacturing business in Coventry and Gateshead, having secured funding of £1m from Lloyds Bank.
21-Dec-2015
TK Components, the Denton-based door components distribution firm with 128 staff, has undergone a management buy-out with backing from NorthEdge Capital.
21-Dec-2015
Systra has acquired JMP, the London-based transport planning and engineering consultancy, from Volvere for £8m.
21-Dec-2015
Airedale International is to open a 22,000 sq m air conditioning factory at Rawdon next year, with the relocation of 300 staff from its temporary site in Leeds.
21-Dec-2015
Sabit is planning to expand the 28-strong workforce at its Staffordshire-based sheet metal engineering business with an unspecified number of jobs.
21-Dec-2015
SJC Hutchinson is to create 40 new jobs at its manufacturing sites in Antrim and Kilrea over the next three years.
17-Dec-2015
Lambert Automation is planning to expand the 185-strong workforce at its automation systems manufacturing business in North Yorkshire with 25 new jobs by the end of next year.
17-Dec-2015
Lifeline 24 is seeking a new office in Norwich for the expansion of its Taverham-based personal alarm business.
17-Dec-2015
Danum Well Services has acquired three units totalling 6,000 sq ft at Bullrush Business Park for the relocation of its Doncaster-based well equipment business.
17-Dec-2015
Kurion has acquired Oxford Technologies, the Abingdon-based robotics and remote systems firm.
17-Dec-2015
Expert Tooling & Automotive is to expand the 50-strong workforce at its Houghton-le-Spring-based engineering business with 25 new jobs, having won a contract from Alfa Romeo.
17-Dec-2015
Environmental Essentials has secured funding of £3.2m to open a new office in Aberdeen and an asbestos training centre in Stoke-on-Trent, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
16-Dec-2015
Gledhill Group, the Blackpool-based cylinder manufacturing firm with nine depots, is to be acquired by Groupe Atlantic of France for undisclosed terms.
16-Dec-2015
Fletcher Stewart (Stockport) has acquired a 9,000 sq ft unit on Newby Road Industrial Estate in Stockport for its protective clothing business.
16-Dec-2015
Harris Tweed Hebrides has secured funding from Highlands & Islands Enterprise towards the £1.8m expansion of its textile mill on the Isle of Lewis, with the creation of ten new jobs.
15-Dec-2015
Vinci Energies UK has acquired AND Automation, the Ilkeston-based automation solutions firm with 47 staff and offices in Northampton and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for undisclosed terms.
15-Dec-2015
Sunseeker is to expand the 2,000-strong workforce at its Poole-based luxury boat manufacturing business with more than 100 new jobs next year.
14-Dec-2015
Churches Fire Security has acquired Uny Systems Fire Detection, the West Sussex-based fire prevention firm.
14-Dec-2015
Caparo Industries has sold ten of its remaining West Midlands-based steel businesses out of administration to the Gupta family, securing the future of a further 623 jobs.
14-Dec-2015
Seating Matters is to expand the 125-strong workforce at its Limavady-based healthcare seating manufacturing business with 64 new jobs over the next year.
10-Dec-2015
Lakehouse is to acquire Precision Lift Services, the Essex-based lift installation and repair firm, for up to £8.5m.
10-Dec-2015
Wiggle is planning to expand the 150-strong workforce at its cycle supplies distribution centre in Bilston to 500 over the next five years.
09-Dec-2015
KG Washford, the Redditch-based precision engineering firm, has undergone a management buy-out with backing from MC Vanguard and Acuity Fund.
09-Dec-2015
Powerday is creating 60 jobs at its new £10m recycling centre in Enfield.
08-Dec-2015
Bridon, the wire and rope manufacturer with 1,600 staff and sites including Doncaster, Glasgow and Newcastle, is to merge with Bekaert.
08-Dec-2015
Permastore is to create up to 60 jobs at its new £1.5m modular tank and silo manufacturing facility at Eye in Suffolk over the next few years.
07-Dec-2015
UK Hydrographic Office is to redevelop its current site in Taunton by 2019, including new office space for its 950 staff.
07-Dec-2015
Patrick Parsons has acquired The Stilwell Partnership, the Guildford-based traffic engineering firm with 14 staff.
07-Dec-2015
Heller Machine Tools is to invest £2m in the expansion of its factory in Redditch, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
07-Dec-2015
Exova Group has acquired Western Technical Services, the Somerset-based testing firm, for undisclosed terms.
07-Dec-2015
University of Wolverhampton has secured funding to develop a new £12m Elite Centre for Manufacturing Skills in Wolverhampton city centre by 2017.
07-Dec-2015
Culimeta-Saveguard of Germany is to invest £5.8m in a new cotton spinning facility at Dukinfield in Greater Manchester, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
03-Dec-2015
Offshore Structures (Britain) is planning to expand the 100-strong workforce at its Teesside-based turbine parts factory to 300 by mid-2016.
03-Dec-2015
Vacform is to expand its 22,000 sq ft vacuum forming facility in Leeds by 15,000 sq ft, with the creation of 16 jobs over the next two years.
03-Dec-2015
Dowson Food Machinery is to relocate its West Yorkshire-based bakery equipment business to a larger factory in Keighley, with the creation of ten jobs over the next two years.
03-Dec-2015
PTSG has acquired two Sheffield-based test and repair businesses, including Access Contracting for £1m and Lightning Protection Testing for £0.3m.
02-Dec-2015
Hyde Group has acquired a 4,400 sq ft office at Axis Beta in Bristol for its engineering services business.
02-Dec-2015
Dudson is to expand the 430-strong workforce at its tableware plant in Stoke-on-Trent with dozens of new jobs.
01-Dec-2015
BSS LED is to expand the 17-strong workforce at its Northumberland-based LED lighting systems business with 35 new jobs next year.
01-Dec-2015
Caparo Tubular Solutions has been acquired out of administration by the Gupta family for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 333 jobs at its West Midlands-based tube components business.
01-Dec-2015
Johnson Service Group has acquired Ashbon Services, the Lincolnshire-based linen hire and laundry firm, for £6.3m.
01-Dec-2015
Armacell, the insulation manufacturer with a UK head office in Oldham with 105 staff, has been acquired by private equity firms Blackstone and KIRKBI A/S in a multi-million pound deal.
01-Dec-2015
Harwell Campus has won approval to build a 33,300 sq ft engineering facility and a 43,000 sq ft office and laboratory building at its science and innovation park in Oxfordshire.
30-Nov-2015
Hill & Smith has acquired Premier Galvanizing, the Hull-based galvanizing firm with 50 staff, for £16m.
30-Nov-2015
The Government has announced plans for an £18m investment in a new agricultural technology centre in Shropshire.
30-Nov-2015
Welsh Water is to invest £4.5m in improvements to its water treatment works at Llyn Padarn in Snowdonia by next summer.
30-Nov-2015
IG Doors is to build a 193,800 sq ft door manufacturing facility in Caerphilly, with the creation of 260 jobs.
26-Nov-2015
Kilfrost of Newcastle is to sell its aircraft de-icing business to Swiss company Clariant for undisclosed terms.
26-Nov-2015
365 Agile has acquired Easytherm, the Milton Keynes-based smart heating and hot water control firm, for £2.2m.
25-Nov-2015
Black Light, the Edinburgh-based lighting installation firm with 21 staff, is to undergo a management buy-out.
25-Nov-2015
Ferguson Marine is to create 100 new jobs at its Port Glasgow shipyard in Inverclyde, having secured a £1m grant from Scottish Enterprise.
25-Nov-2015
Tots Bots is to expand the 50-strong workforce at its Glasgow-based washable nappies factory with 12 new jobs over the next year.
24-Nov-2015
Aventa Capital is seeking funding of £300m to develop a Centre of Advanced Knowledge Engineering at Downham Market in Norfolk by 2017.
24-Nov-2015
Signal Plastics has merged with Omega Plastics, the Hartlepool-based plastic injection moulding firm, and will relocate to a new 42,000 sq ft facility in Washington in January.
24-Nov-2015
JJ Loughran is creating 37 jobs at its electrical engineering business in Co Tyrone, as part of a £2.2m investment plan.
23-Nov-2015
Billington Holdings is to invest £5m in the expansion of its Barnsley-based structural steel business, including a new 25-acre site in Shafton.
23-Nov-2015
Cooks Defence Systems of County Durham has secured a £70m contract to supply vehicle tracks to the Ministry of Defence, safeguarding the future of 110 jobs.
23-Nov-2015
Hayward Tyler is looking to raise £8.4m from shareholders to fund improvements, including a £1.5m revamp of its engineering Centre of Excellence in Luton.
23-Nov-2015
Maycast-Nokes is to expand the 150-strong workforce at its Halstead-based engineering business with ten new jobs.
23-Nov-2015
Bombardier is to sell a 30% stake in its Derby-based train manufacturing business to Caisse of Canada for £1bn, safeguarding the future of more than 1,500 jobs.
23-Nov-2015
Caparo Testing Technologies has been acquired by Applus, securing the future of 76 jobs at the laboratory metallurgical testing business with sites in Oldbury, Luton, Poole and Reigate.
23-Nov-2015
SPEC is to expand its Wakefield-based substation support contracting business with the creation of 20 jobs at its new office in Washington.
19-Nov-2015
Fraser Hydraulic Power, the Newcastle-based offshore equipment manufacturing firm, has been acquired by Dutch company Royal IHC for undisclosed terms.
19-Nov-2015
Haigh Rail is to relocate its Lancashire-based railway engineering business to a 2,900 sq ft site at Momentum Business Centre near Preston.
19-Nov-2015
Unique Group has acquired GSE Rentals, the Aberdeen-based marine survey equipment firm, for undisclosed terms.
18-Nov-2015
Americhem of the US is to open a new technical centre at its textiles plant in Manchester this month, as part of plans for a significant investment in the site over the next year.
18-Nov-2015
Institution of Mechanical Engineers has acquired Amber Train, the Nottinghamshire-based rail network apprenticeships firm.
18-Nov-2015
Ecotech London is planning to expand capacity at its recycling facility in Essex over the next year, starting with a £0.75m upgrade to its equipment.
18-Nov-2015
Acclaim Upholstery is to create 55 jobs at its furniture manufacturing business in Derbyshire over the next few months.
17-Nov-2015
First Choice Group is to relocate its Cannock-based industrial equipment business and 130 staff to a new site at Kingswood Lakeside Employment Park, with the creation of 100 jobs over the next five years.
17-Nov-2015
Destra Engineering is planning to create 14 jobs at its plastic injection moulding facility in Kent by 2018, having won a contract from Bedfont Scientific of the US.
17-Nov-2015
Xeros is planning to raise £40m from shareholders for the expansion of its Rotherham-based polymer bead technology business.
16-Nov-2015
University of Wolverhampton is seeking permission for a £12m expansion of its engineering training facility at Telford Innovation Campus in Shropshire.
16-Nov-2015
Volution Group is to acquire Energy Technique, the Surrey-based heating and ventilation products manufacturing firm, for £9.3m.
12-Nov-2015
PTSG has acquired Langston Jones, the Coventry-based electrical safety testing firm, for £0.7m.
12-Nov-2015
Clayton Penistone Group is planning to expand the 38-strong workforce at its Barnsley-based engineering business with ten new jobs over the next year.
12-Nov-2015
Lanes Group has acquired UKDN Waterflow out of administration, securing the future of 300 jobs at the Birmingham and Slough-based water and infrastructure business.
12-Nov-2015
Associated Security Solutions has acquired Safes International (Scotland), the Glasgow-based safe installation firm.
11-Nov-2015
BMAC has acquired Translec, the Oldham-based rail lighting firm.
10-Nov-2015
Loddon Engineering, the Norfolk-based stables manufacturing firm with 26 staff, has been acquired by De Swart Group of the Netherlands.
10-Nov-2015
Worldmark, the East Kilbride-based smart label making firm, has been acquired by CCL Industries of Canada for £125m.
10-Nov-2015
Robert Mackie of Scotland, the Stewarton-based textiles firm with 60 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
10-Nov-2015
EEF is to invest a further £2m in improvements to its manufacturing and engineering apprentice training centre in Birmingham.
10-Nov-2015
Bilfinger Industrial Automation Services has acquired a 12,300 sq ft office at Woodlands Business Park in St Helens for its engineering business.
10-Nov-2015
Harrison Spinks is to set up a bed manufacturing facility at its newly-acquired 60,000 sq ft site in Leeds, with the creation of about 90 jobs.
09-Nov-2015
M-EC is planning to expand the 45-strong workforce at its Leicestershire-based consulting development engineering business, having acquired a new office in Birmingham.
09-Nov-2015
Biosite Systems is looking to expand the 34-strong workforce at its Birmingham-based access control systems business with ten new jobs.
09-Nov-2015
Miles Platts is looking to expand the 45-strong workforce at its Leicester-based engineering business with up to four jobs per year for the next four years, as part of a £0.75m investment plan.
09-Nov-2015
Gasway Services has acquired GBS (South East), the London-based heating services firm.
05-Nov-2015
First Hose, the Aberdeen-based oil and gas equipment supply firm, has been acquired by Ratos of Sweden for up to £6.4m.
04-Nov-2015
Almit Group is planning to expand the 110-strong workforce at its County Durham-based metal finishing business with up to 20 new jobs over the next two years.
03-Nov-2015
Epwin Group has acquired Vannplastic, the Wrexham-based wood plastic composite manufacturer, for £5.2m.
03-Nov-2015
Lakehouse has acquired Aaron Heating Services, the Ipswich-based heating and installation firm with 390 staff and regional offices in Essex, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Northamptonshire, for £6.7m.
03-Nov-2015
BAe Systems is to acquire a 20% stake in Reaction Engines, the Oxfordshire-based aerospace engine technology business, for £21m.
03-Nov-2015
Sentek, the Essex-based electrode manufacturer with a factory in Fife, has been acquired by Scientific Digital Imaging for £2m.
02-Nov-2015
Blue Belt Technologies, the US-based surgical robotics firm with a European head office at Manchester Business Park, has been acquired by Smith & Nephew for £180m.
02-Nov-2015
PTSG has acquired JW Gray, the Essex-based lightning protection firm, for up to £1.1m.
02-Nov-2015
JCB Power Products has acquired Broadcrown, the Staffordshire-based diesel generator manufacturing firm with over 100 staff and an assembly plant in Newtown.
02-Nov-2015
Invertek Drives is to submit plans for a £5.6m 57,000 sq ft electric motor parts factory in Powys, with the creation of 50 jobs.
29-Oct-2015
Gliderol UK, the County Durham-based garage door manufacturer with 40 staff, has been acquired by Panacea Investment Group.
29-Oct-2015
Yorkshire Water is to invest £46m in improvements to its Bradford-based water supplies business over the next five years.
29-Oct-2015
Gough & Kelly has acquired Haigh Alarms, the Rothwell-based security systems installation firm.
29-Oct-2015
Berryman has secured a £25m funding deal to support the expansion of its glass recycling plants in Yorkshire, and plans to open a new site in the South East.
28-Oct-2015
MB Aerospace, the Motherwell-based engine components supplier, is to be acquired by US-based private equity firm Blackstone.
28-Oct-2015
Titan Trailers Industries of Canada has acquired Colledge Trailers for £1.6m, and plans to create 16 new jobs at the Middlesbrough-based trailer manufacturing business.
28-Oct-2015
Seating Matters is creating at least ten marketing jobs at its specialist chair manufacturing business in Limavady.
28-Oct-2015
Stevens (Scotland), the Brechin-based blind manufacturing firm with over 100 staff, has been acquired by Dutch company Hunter Douglas in a multi-million pound deal.
27-Oct-2015
Anglo European Holdings has sold a multi-million pound stake in its Manchester-based galvanised steel products manufacturing business to Octopus Investments.
27-Oct-2015
European Metal Recycling has acquired B Nebbett & Son, the London-based recycling business.
27-Oct-2015
Jones Lighting has acquired Anderson & Heeley, the Huddersfield-based lighting firm, for undisclosed terms.
26-Oct-2015
Fishers is planning to create 150 jobs at a new £5m laundry at Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire by March 2016.
26-Oct-2015
Blyth & Blyth Consulting Engineers has acquired a 12,000 sq ft office at The Cornerstone Building for its Edinburgh-based engineering business.
26-Oct-2015
Quick Hydraulics has been bought out administration by Altec Engineering for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 19 jobs at its North Shields-based hydraulic engineering business.
22-Oct-2015
Pickersgill-Kaye, the Leeds-based lock manufacturing firm with 50 staff, has been acquired by ASSA ABLOY for undisclosed terms.
20-Oct-2015
Heritage Trade Frames is to create 20 jobs at its door and window frame plant in Bolton over the next two years.
20-Oct-2015
Siltbuster is seeking permission to build a ten-acre headquarters for its Monmouth-based water treatment technology business, with the creation of 65 jobs over the next five years.
20-Oct-2015
Signalling Solutions has acquired a 12,000 sq ft office at Pentagon House in Derby for its Hertfordshire-based rail signals business.
20-Oct-2015
Smart Systems has won approval from North Somerset Council to expand its aluminium glazing plant in Yatton, with the creation of more than 200 jobs.
19-Oct-2015
Amec Foster Wheeler has acquired a 25,200 sq ft office at Washington House in Warrington.
19-Oct-2015
Martech is to invest £6m in a new LED and commercial lighting factory in Dewsbury.
19-Oct-2015
Rockpecker is to set up a drill bits manufacturing facility at Lenton Lane Industrial Estate in Nottingham.
19-Oct-2015
Cube Precision Engineering has acquired GFP Tools, the Dudley-based engineering and tool manufacturing firm, for undisclosed terms.
19-Oct-2015
Hubbard Products is to relocate its refrigeration systems business and 165 staff to a 50,000 sq ft site at Ransomes Europark in Ipswich by February 2016.
19-Oct-2015
Titan Ladders, the Yatton-based ladder manufacturing firm, has been bought out of administration by Metro Estates.
19-Oct-2015
BWB is to create 13 jobs at its engineering and environmental consultancy office in Birmingham, and has just acquired QMP operations in Northampton and Cambridge.
15-Oct-2015
Motique Plastics has acquired a new 17,500 sq ft site in Warrington for its automotive acrylic components manufacturing business and 23 staff.
15-Oct-2015
Guttercrest is to relocate its Oswestry-based guttering manufacturing business to a new 40,000 sq ft facility on Mile Oak Industrial Estate early next year.
15-Oct-2015
Novelis is to set up a 7,600 sq ft office for its global metals business at Hawthorns House in West Bromwich.
15-Oct-2015
Peak Toolmakers has been acquired out of administration by Peak Toolmakers (Assets), securing the future of 46 jobs at its Chesterfield-based manufacturing business.
14-Oct-2015
Hayward Tyler Group has acquired Peter Brotherhood, the Peterborough-based steam turbines engineering firm, from Siemens for about £10m.
13-Oct-2015
HS Marston Aerospace is to relocate its Wolverhampton-based heat exchange engineering operation to a 95,000 sq ft site at the UTC factory on Stafford Road by the end of the year.
13-Oct-2015
Atlantic Marine is to create up to ten jobs at its newly-acquired site in Great Yarmouth.
13-Oct-2015
Parsons Peebles has acquired Anstee & Ware, the Bristol-based mechanical repairs firm with sites in London, Cardiff, Castle Donnington, Stonehouse, Swindon and St Austell, for undisclosed terms.
13-Oct-2015
Seiche has acquired Ashridge Engineering, the Devon-based water systems engineering firm.
13-Oct-2015
Wren Living is planning to invest £10m in its Barton-based kitchen manufacturing business over the next 12 months, with the creation of about 300 new jobs.
12-Oct-2015
Avon Rubber has acquired Argus, the Chelmsford-based thermal imaging business of e2v technologies, for £3.5m.
12-Oct-2015
Eltherington is to relocate its Hull-based metal manufacturing business and up to 200 staff to an 11-acre site on Hedon Road.
12-Oct-2015
University Technical College Leeds has won approval for an £11m 56,000 sq ft engineering and advanced manufacturing college on Hunslet Road by September 2016.
12-Oct-2015
Tersus Consultancy, the Birmingham-based asbestos survey firm with 130 staff, has been acquired by Groupe Protec of France for undisclosed terms.
12-Oct-2015
McAuley Precision and McAuley Fabrication are to invest £5m in the expansion of their County Antrim-based engineering businesses, with the creation of 87 jobs over the next four years.
08-Oct-2015
Allcooper is to relocate the head office of its Gloucester-based fire and security business to Kingsholm.
07-Oct-2015
Machine Tool Technology Group has acquired the spares and parts division of BSA Machine Tools out of administration, securing the future of 11 jobs at the Birmingham-based tool manufacturer.
06-Oct-2015
Pell Frischmann has sold a majority stake in its London-based engineering consultancy to RAG-Stiftung (Foundation) Investment Company of Germany.
06-Oct-2015
Premier Technical Services Group has acquired Integral Cradles, the London-based cradle installation firm, for up to £4m.
05-Oct-2015
Comfy Quilts has acquired a further 110,000 sq ft of warehousing at Stakehill Industrial Park in Middleton for the expansion of its Cheshire-based bedding manufacturing business.
05-Oct-2015
Tandom Metallurgical is planning to relocate its Birmingham-based operation to a new metal recycling plant in Brownhills, with the creation of ten jobs.
05-Oct-2015
TIMco is seeking an additional 34,000 sq ft of warehouse space for the expansion of its Cheshire-based tool business.
05-Oct-2015
Site Rescue has acquired an 8,500 sq ft site at Princess Works in Leeds for the headquarters of its fire safety and medical equipment business.
05-Oct-2015
Geo Houlton & Sons is seeking permission from North Lincolnshire Council to build a waste transfer station in Scunthorpe.
05-Oct-2015
Globus has acquired Alpha Solway, the Dumfriesshire-based protective clothing manufacturing firm with 60 staff.
01-Oct-2015
FGP Precision Engineering has been bought out of administration by FGP Systems, safeguarding 98 jobs at the Weymouth-based aerospace components manufacturing business.
01-Oct-2015
SIG has acquired HC Group, the Netherlands-based air handling firm with an office and 11 staff in West Yorkshire, for undisclosed terms.
30-Sep-2015
President Engineering Group, the Sheffield-based precision manufacturing firm with 120 staff, has been acquired by Parker Hannifin of the US.
30-Sep-2015
Wiggle is planning to expand its new cycle supplies distribution centre in Bilston with a further 100,000 sq ft over the next 18 months.
29-Sep-2015
Keenan Recycling has secured a £2.2m investment to expand its Aberdeenshire-based organic waste management business into Edinburgh and Glasgow.
29-Sep-2015
Kek-Gardner, the Cheshire-based manufacturer of sifting, mixing and size reduction equipment, has been acquired by Kason of the US for undisclosed terms.
28-Sep-2015
NWH Waste Services has acquired the Dundee-based waste management operations of DJ Laing for undisclosed terms.
28-Sep-2015
FPE Global is to relocate its Stockport-based engineering business to a new 14,000 sq ft head office and 30,000 sq ft production facility at Orion Business Park in Cheadle.
28-Sep-2015
University of Leicester has announced proposals for a multi-million pound National Space Park within the next two years.
24-Sep-2015
Henry Bath has sold a majority stake in its Liverpool-based metal storage firm to CMST Development of China for £38m.
23-Sep-2015
Wood Group has acquired Automated Technology Group, the Bedfordshire-based industrial automation firm with 250 staff.
23-Sep-2015
RP Technologies is to create ten new jobs at its newly-acquired 24,000 sq ft tool making and injection moulding facility in Kingswinford.
23-Sep-2015
Scott & Charters, the Hawick-based knitwear manufacturing firm with 36 staff, has been acquired by WRA Group.
22-Sep-2015
Steelite has won permission for a new tableware production plant at its Stoke-based pottery business, with the creation of 112 jobs.
21-Sep-2015
Autohorn has acquired Business Waste, the Ilkley-based commercial waste firm, and plans to relocate it to York and create 30 jobs.
21-Sep-2015
Aqualisa, the Kent-based shower manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms, with backing from private equity firm LDC.
21-Sep-2015
University of Brighton has won approval to build a £14m Advanced Engineering Centre by 2016, with the creation of about 45 jobs.
21-Sep-2015
Arup is to set up a 16,000 sq ft engineering office at 3 St Paul's Place in Sheffield.
17-Sep-2015
Godfrey Syrett is to create 20 new jobs at its Newcastle-based furniture manufacturing business and a 105,000 sq ft warehouse will open near Durham early next year.
15-Sep-2015
Mersey Maritime has unveiled proposals for the £20m conversion of The Hydraulic Tower in Liverpool into an engineering and manufacturing education centre over the next three years.
15-Sep-2015
MEL Group has acquired Sensorcom, the London-based manufacturer of in-ear communication systems, for undisclosed terms.
15-Sep-2015
Crosby Composites is to create up to 150 jobs at a new engineering facility in Wellingborough over the next five years.
14-Sep-2015
University of Manchester is planning to build a £350m engineering campus opposite the new National Graphene Institute by 2020.
14-Sep-2015
Victoria has acquired Interfloor, the Lancashire-based carpet underlay manufacturing firm, for £65m.
14-Sep-2015
ACDC Lighting Systems has been acquired by Zumtobel Group of Austria, with plans to expand the 120-strong workforce at the Barrowford-based lighting firm with 40 new jobs.
14-Sep-2015
AW Hainsworth has acquired Replin Fabrics and will transfer its textiles production and up to 15 jobs from Peebles to Leeds.
14-Sep-2015
Swift Caravans is to double production at its Cottingham-based leisure homes factory, with a new 116,000 sq ft facility opening by April 2018.
10-Sep-2015
Marco Cable is looking to relocate its Anglesey-based cable business and 70 staff to a larger site of about 60,000 sq ft.
09-Sep-2015
Zip Textiles is to expand the 160-strong workforce at its Birmingham-based commercial laundry with up to 30 new jobs.
09-Sep-2015
Proserv has acquired Nautronix, the Aberdeen-based supplier of sub-sea digital acoustic products with 120 staff.
09-Sep-2015
Howdens Joinery is to set up a 655,000 sq ft distribution centre at Raunds in Northamptonshire by June 2016.
08-Sep-2015
Rollins Electrical is seeking permission to set up offices and an electrical workshop at Sutton St James in Lincolnshire, with the creation of ten new jobs.
08-Sep-2015
Arc Specialist Engineering has acquired EWS, the Walsall-based steel reinforcer firm, from Tyman for £7.2m.
08-Sep-2015
Cummins Turbo Technologies is planning to relocate its Huddersfield-based engineering operations and 400 staff to a new 18,600 m sq manufacturing facility at Ainley Top.
07-Sep-2015
Plessey Semiconductors has secured investment of £7m and plans to double the 150-strong workforce at its Plymouth-based LED manufacturing business by 2017.
07-Sep-2015
EPM Technology is planning to double the 120-strong workforce at its Derby-based carbon-fibre components business, having secured a £22m aerospace contract.
03-Sep-2015
Boltight, the Walsall-based manufacturer of hydraulic bolt systems, has been acquired by Nord-Lock Group of Sweden for undisclosed terms.
03-Sep-2015
Latchways, the Wiltshire-based manufacturer of safety harness systems, has agreed to be acquired by US-based MSA Safety for £124m.
03-Sep-2015
Panel UK is relocating its aluminium screens business from Dewsbury to a 13,000 sq ft unit at Highcliffe House in Leeds.
03-Sep-2015
Ministry of Defence has secured a £500m investment for the upgrade of the HM Naval Base Clyde in Faslane from 2017, securing the future of 6,700 jobs.
02-Sep-2015
Deacons Marina has acquired Marine Power, the Hampshire-based marine engineering firm.
02-Sep-2015
Tex Holdings is to acquire G&M Power Plant, the Ipswich-based electrical generator manufacturing firm with 35 staff, out of administration.
01-Sep-2015
Chunky Monkey, the Exeter-based sustainable furniture firm, has won permission to expand its site at Riverside Valley Park.
01-Sep-2015
Rotork has acquired Bifold Group, the pneumatic and hydraulic components manufacturer with 300 staff in Manchester and Taunton, for up to £125m.
01-Sep-2015
Meltham Thermal Engineers is investing £3.5m in the expansion of its West Yorkshire-based engineering business, including a new 12,000 sq ft factory early next year.
01-Sep-2015
Penistone Wire, the Sheffield-based steel wire manufacturer, has been acquired by US-based Accent Wire Group.
01-Sep-2015
Winder Power is to expand the 100-strong workforce at its Leeds-based generator equipment factory with 20 new jobs.
01-Sep-2015
Dynashape is investing £0.8m in the expansion of its industrial blades business, including a new manufacturing facility due to open in Stourbridge this autumn.
01-Sep-2015
Cytec Industries is to expand its aerospace operations in Wrexham with a £65m 7,000 sq-m manufacturing facility, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
27-Aug-2015
Mango Bikes is looking to create ten new jobs at its Gloucestershire-based bicycle manufacturing business over the next four years.
26-Aug-2015
Securi-Guard is to relocate its fire and security systems division to a new 4,000 sq ft unit at Darklake View in Plymouth.
26-Aug-2015
Warwick Manufacturing Group is to build a multi-million pound National Plastics Processing Centre at the University of Warwick by 2017, with the creation of 120 jobs.
25-Aug-2015
Fletcher Shipping, the Aberdeen-based offshore platform supply firm, has been bought out of administration by a new company called FS Shipping.
25-Aug-2015
Sutton & East Surrey Water is to invest £22m in the upgrade of its Woodmansterne Water Treatment Works by the end of the year.
25-Aug-2015
Zip-Clip is planning to build a £2m suspension systems factory in Welshpool, and aims to double its 30-strong workforce over the next five years.
24-Aug-2015
Salem Tube International is to create 16 jobs at its Northumberland-based heating tube manufacturing business over the next three years, as part of a £2.4m investment plan.
24-Aug-2015
Imtech has sold its Basingstoke-based traffic technology operations to Dutch private equity firm Egeria.
24-Aug-2015
Ricardo has acquired Cascade Consulting, the Manchester-based environmental consultancy with 34 staff.
20-Aug-2015
Brompton Bicycle is to open a new 86,000 sq ft bike manufacturing and distribution facility at London's Greenford Park.
18-Aug-2015
BOFA International, the Poole-based fume extraction firm with 160 staff, has undergone a £23m management buy-out backed by private equity firm LDC Partners.
18-Aug-2015
Jacobs has confirmed plans to relocate its Birmingham-based engineering office to Colmore Square this year, with the creation of 140 jobs.
17-Aug-2015
Reece Group has started to relocate its Tyneside-based engineering business and 500 staff to a new £20m 350,000 sq ft facility at the Armstrong Works.
17-Aug-2015
Cavotec is building a new 26,000 sq ft electrical engineering facility at Teesside Estate.
17-Aug-2015
Fullwood Packo, the Ellesmere-based supplier of food manufacturing machines, has been acquired by Verder Group.
17-Aug-2015
HydraForce is planning to create 220 jobs at its new £10m electrohydraulic controls factory in Birmingham by 2018.
13-Aug-2015
Thornhill Heat Exchangers has acquired Universal Heat Transfer, the Warwickshire-based heating equipment firm, taking its total workforce to 155.
13-Aug-2015
Sertec is planning to expand the 1,200-strong workforce at its Birmingham-based engineering business with hundreds of new jobs, following a £20m investment.
12-Aug-2015
HL Plastics has won permission from Amber Valley Council to set up a new £8m 150,000 sq ft warehouse in Denby, with the creation of 200 jobs.
12-Aug-2015
DCM Surfaces & Macadamize is to relocate its Lancashire-based surfacing business to a larger site in Leyland in September, with the creation of 50 jobs.
12-Aug-2015
Central RPL, the West Bromwich-based glazing manufacturer, has been acquired by Boing Boing Group for undisclosed terms.
12-Aug-2015
Meggitt is to acquire Cobham's composite engineering businesses in Leicestershire and Hertfordshire for about £130m.
11-Aug-2015
MWH Global is to expand its engineering business into a 25,000 sq ft office at the Soapworks redevelopment in Salford Quays.
11-Aug-2015
Siemens has acquired Zenco Systems, the Rugby-based traffic enforcement technology firm.
11-Aug-2015
Schwihag of Germany is to expand its rail engineering facility in Doncaster, in a £2m investment that will secure 25 jobs.
10-Aug-2015
Manufacturing Technology Centre is to create more than 100 new jobs at its engineering centre in Coventry, and hopes to employ 1,000 staff by 2020.
06-Aug-2015
LJ Create, the Norwich-based manufacturer of educational products with 67 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
06-Aug-2015
Polypipe is to acquire Nuaire, the Caerphilly-based manufacturer of ventilation systems with 450 staff, for an initial £145m.
06-Aug-2015
University of Southampton has submitted plans to build a £36m 5,600 sq m engineering research facility on the Boldrewood Campus, which could create dozens of jobs.
05-Aug-2015
Decora Blind Systems is creating 80 new jobs at its Lisburn-based blind manufacturing business over the next two years.
04-Aug-2015
Movetech UK, the Bolton-based turntable manufacturer, is to relocate to a new £0.5m headquarters.
04-Aug-2015
Incentive FM Group is to acquire Comserve, the Hertfordshire-based mechanical and electrical services firm.
04-Aug-2015
Altec Engineering has acquired Ronco Engineering, the Tanfield Lea-based precision engineering firm, following a £6m investment.
03-Aug-2015
Homes & Communities Agency has submitted plans to develop a 600,000 sq ft factory unit at the T54 site in Telford.
03-Aug-2015
Polgain is looking to create up to 32 jobs at its newly-acquired engineering facility in Lowestoft over the next two years.
03-Aug-2015
Wallwork Group is to invest up to £2m in the expansion of its Bury-based heat treatment and surface engineering business.
03-Aug-2015
University College London is to develop a new 32,000 sq ft robotics research facility at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London by 2016.
03-Aug-2015
Hellermann Tyton, the Manchester-based cable equipment manufacturer with 3,800 staff, has been acquired by Delphi Automotive for £1.1bn.
03-Aug-2015
Cromwell Group, the industrial tools supplier with more than 750 staff in Leicestershire, has been acquired by Grainger of the US for £310m.
03-Aug-2015
Rolls-Royce is to invest up to £60m at its aerofoils and engine shafts factory in Inchinnan, with the creation of up to 130 jobs.
30-Jul-2015
Petra Group of Malaysia is to invest £12m in the development of a rubber recycling factory in the North East, with the creation of 90 jobs.
30-Jul-2015
Guhring of Germany is to set up a £12m 60,000 sq ft precision engineering plant at the Advanced Manufacturing Hub in Birmingham by 2017, with the creation of 50 jobs.
30-Jul-2015
Orbital is planning to expand the 120-strong workforce at its Staffordshire-based gas technology business with 80 new jobs over the next five years.
30-Jul-2015
Alfred H Knight is to build a 60,000 sq ft office and laboratory for its commodity analysis business and up to 200 staff at Kings Business Park in Knowsley.
30-Jul-2015
University of Sheffield has received £4m of funding to develop a structural dynamics research facility at Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Park.
30-Jul-2015
Melrose Industries of Birmingham is to sell Elster, the gas, electricity and water metering business, to Honeywell International for £3.3bn.
29-Jul-2015
Performance Doorset Solutions, the Rochdale-based windows manufacturer with 150 staff, has been acquired by Masonite International Corporation of Canada for £10m.
29-Jul-2015
ConveyorTek is planning to create 25 new jobs at its Lisburn-based engineering firm over the next three years.
29-Jul-2015
Contract Flooring Solutions is to expand the 98-strong workforce at its Bromsgrove-based flooring business with at least 20 new jobs by 2018.
28-Jul-2015
Pearson Hydraulics, the Lincolnshire-based hydraulic motors and pipes supplier with 36 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
28-Jul-2015
General Dynamics is to set up an armoured vehicles factory in Merthyr Tydfil, with the creation of 250 jobs.
27-Jul-2015
Siemens is setting up a 7,600 sq ft unit at the J4 Park in Camberley.
27-Jul-2015
Maydown Precision Engineering, the Londonderry-based aerospace firm with 133 staff, has been acquired by Schivo Group of Ireland for undisclosed terms.
27-Jul-2015
Lindstrand Balloons is to create up to 20 jobs at its new hot air balloons factory in Oswestry.
27-Jul-2015
Retroflo is to expand the 30-strong workforce at its County Durham-based electrical engineering business with 11 new jobs.
27-Jul-2015
Central Power Services, the Preston-based supplier of generators, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
27-Jul-2015
Grayrentals, the Hull-based trailer leasing firm, has been acquired by HKIAL of Hong Kong for undisclosed terms.
23-Jul-2015
Cygnet Texkimp is to invest £1m in the expansion of its Cheshire-based machinery and materials research centre, with the creation of nine jobs.
23-Jul-2015
Briggs Equipment is to relocate its forklift trucks business to a new 65,000 sq ft storage facility at Empress Park in Haydock this autumn.
22-Jul-2015
Elite 04 is to set up a 15,000 sq ft industrial coatings facility at Innovation Drive in Burnley, with the creation of ten jobs.
21-Jul-2015
Van Elle is to expand its Pinxton-based ground engineering business onto an adjacent 11-acre site, with the creation of almost 200 jobs.
20-Jul-2015
Kane Engineering is planning to double the 28-strong workforce at its Co Down-based switchgear panels business over the next two years.
20-Jul-2015
Aga Rangemaster, the Leamington Spa-based cooker manufacturer with 500 staff, is to be acquired by US-based Middleby for £129m.
16-Jul-2015
Argyll-Ruane is to set up a £2m engineering training centre at Sheffield Business Park.
16-Jul-2015
LA Metals, the Smethwick-based aluminium extrusion stockholder with 18 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
16-Jul-2015
Staverton, the Rotherham-based office furniture manufacturer with showrooms in London and Kent, has undergone a management buy-out.
16-Jul-2015
Waterman Group, the engineering consultancy, has acquired a 4,600 sq ft office at One Cornwall Street in Birmingham.
15-Jul-2015
A&T Enclosures is to expand the 50-strong workforce at its Dudley-based manufacturing business with 29 new jobs.
15-Jul-2015
Regain Polymers, the West Yorkshire-based plastics recycling firm with about 100 staff, has been acquired by Aurelius of Germany.
14-Jul-2015
Taylor Made Joinery has won permission to expand its joinery site in Suffolk with a new warehouse and 12 jobs.
13-Jul-2015
Royal IHC is to consolidate its maritime engineering operations at the Port of Blyth by early next year.
13-Jul-2015
Vikoma, the Isle of Wight-based supplier of oil spillage equipment with 58 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
13-Jul-2015
Herbert Parkinson is to create 20 new jobs at its Darwen-based soft furnishings factory this summer.
13-Jul-2015
Optimus Seventh Generation, the Aberdeenshire-based safety consultancy with 65 staff, has been acquired by Dekra Insight of Germany for undisclosed terms.
09-Jul-2015
Impact Selector has acquired Wireline Engineering, the Aberdeenshire-based oil services firm, for undisclosed terms.
08-Jul-2015
Ideal Recruit has acquired Neville Gee, the Burnley-based engineering recruitment firm with 12 staff, for undisclosed terms.
08-Jul-2015
Q-Mass is to relocate its Uddingston-based precision equipment business and 53 staff to a larger £4m site this month.
07-Jul-2015
Flowtech Fluidpower has acquired Nelson Hydraulics for £5.8m, with the transfer of 40 staff at sites in Lisburn, Dungannon and Dublin.
07-Jul-2015
Steelite International is planning to set up a new manufacturing facility at its Stoke-based tableware business, with the creation of 65 jobs.
07-Jul-2015
BiGDUG, the Gloucester-based shelving supplier, has been acquired by Germany-based TAKKT for £19m.
07-Jul-2015
Portmeirion is investing £1.5m in new equipment for its pottery in Stoke-on-Trent, with the creation of 100 jobs over the next three years.
06-Jul-2015
Applied Component Technology is to create 34 new jobs in Wrexham, having won a contract to manufacture aircraft food carts.
06-Jul-2015
CLS Offshore has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing the future of an unspecified number of jobs in Norfolk.
06-Jul-2015
Vogal Group is to relocate its Peterborough-based engineering business to a new £2.5m site in Fletton.
06-Jul-2015
Seaward Group, the Peterlee-based instruments manufacturer with 170 staff, has been acquired by Metrawatt of Germany for undisclosed terms.
06-Jul-2015
Advanced Insulation is to create 15 new jobs at its technical coatings factory in Gloucester.
06-Jul-2015
Specialised Castings, the Falkirk-based foundry, has been acquired by its 35-strong workforce.
06-Jul-2015
Wool Overs, the West Sussex-based knitwear supplier, has been acquired by private equity firm Langholm Capital for undisclosed terms.
06-Jul-2015
MSIS, the environmental services firm with 80 staff in Invergordon and Aberdeen, has sold a majority stake to Primary Capital Partners in a £20m deal.
06-Jul-2015
Denroy Plastics is to invest £3m in the expansion of its plastics factory in Bangor, with the creation of 32 jobs by 2017.
06-Jul-2015
Ashtead, the equipment rental firm, is to set up a 10,000 sq ft office at 100 Cheapside in the City of London.
22-Jun-2015
Flamstead Holdings, the Derbyshire-based windows manufacturer trading as HL Plastics, Wegoma Machinery Sales and Vintage Windows, has been acquired by US-based Quanex.
22-Jun-2015
Materials Processing Institute has secured a £3m investment that will expand the 55-strong workforce at its Middlesbrough-based materials research centre with 14 new jobs.
22-Jun-2015
Mick George has acquired the trade waste division of Corby-based recycling firm Recycle Force.
17-Jun-2015
CoolKit is to create up to 50 jobs at its Lancashire-based refrigerated vehicles business by 2018.
16-Jun-2015
RSK Group has secured funding of £33m to expand its Chester-based international environmental consultancy, which could create up to 200 jobs in the long term.
16-Jun-2015
Galantas Gold has won permission to expand its Cavanacaw gold mine in Co Tyrone, with the creation of 130 jobs.
15-Jun-2015
Miller Fabrications is creating 30 jobs at its North Lanarkshire-based steel fabrication business, following a £1m investment in new equipment.
15-Jun-2015
Anderson Stewart, the Ayrshire-based precision castings firm, has undergone a management buy-out.
15-Jun-2015
GHA Livigunn has merged with GHD, the engineering and architecture firm with offices in York and London.
15-Jun-2015
Engineering Technology Group, the Warwickshire-based engineering services firm with 120 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
15-Jun-2015
Datum is to relocate its Derby-based composites manufacturing business to a new £1.4m 15,000 sq ft site on Ascot Drive later this year, with the creation of 15 jobs.
15-Jun-2015
Kozee Sleep, the Dewsbury-based bed manufacturer, has been bought out of administration by Mirfield-based John Cotton Group.
15-Jun-2015
RLC is to set up a 100,000 sq ft aerospace factory at the Global Point Business Park in Newtownabbey, with the creation of 80 jobs.
10-Jun-2015
Senator International is planning to invest £6m in the expansion of its Lancashire-based furniture factory, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
10-Jun-2015
Climar Industries is setting up a metal fencing factory at Queensway Meadows in Newport, with the creation of 17 jobs.
10-Jun-2015
Smart Systems is seeking permission to expand its glazing systems factory in North Somerset, increasing the workforce from 370 to 550.
09-Jun-2015
SPS EU has acquired High Profile, the Banbury-based manufacturer of bespoke plastic products.
09-Jun-2015
Churchill China is planning to invest £1.4m in the expansion of its pottery in Stoke-on-Trent, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
09-Jun-2015
Viridor has acquired the waste collection operations of Commercial Recycling, with the transfer of 36 staff in Dorset and Somerset.
08-Jun-2015
Boddingtons Plastics is to invest £4.5m in the expansion of its Kent-based injection moulding business by early next year.
08-Jun-2015
Marine & Towage Services Group is to relocate its Devon-based marine services business to Kings Quay in Brixham later this year.
08-Jun-2015
Sweet Dreams is expanding its Nelson-based bed and sofa manufacturing business into Scholefield Mill, with the creation of up to 70 jobs.
04-Jun-2015
Main Port Engineering is investing £1.6m in the expansion of its facility in Milford Haven, and hopes to create up to 100 jobs.
04-Jun-2015
Advanced Retail Solutions is to set up a hairdressing products factory in Hartlepool, with the creation of up to ten jobs over the next year.
04-Jun-2015
Union Industries, the industrial doors manufacturer, has acquired a 16,500 sq ft unit at Spectrum Park in Leeds.
04-Jun-2015
Spaceright Europe has acquired Millhouse Manufacturing Design, the Lincolnshire-based manufacturer of toys and furniture.
04-Jun-2015
Altrad NSG is to create 50 new jobs at its Deeside-based industrial services business, having won its first major offshore contract from Centrica Energy.
03-Jun-2015
WCCTV is to relocate its Manchester-based surveillance systems business to a new £2.5m 12,000 sq ft site on Kingsway Business Park later this year.
03-Jun-2015
Global Energy Group has acquired MF Marine Operations, the Invergordon-based marine services firm, for undisclosed terms.
02-Jun-2015
Ventilation Surveys & Services is looking to create a further 110 jobs at its new telesales and training centre in Liverpool by 2017.
01-Jun-2015
Mec Com is to create 25 new jobs at its Staffordshire-based engineering business over the next few months.
01-Jun-2015
Airco is to open a £0.5m training centre for refrigeration and air conditioning apprentices in Hull later this year.
01-Jun-2015
Henrob has submitted plans to expand its steel rivets factory on the Deeside Industrial Park, with the creation of 132 jobs.
01-Jun-2015
Montupet is investing £14m in new equipment at its factory in Belfast, having won a £140m order for car engine cylinder heads.
01-Jun-2015
Fliegl of Germany is planning to set up a farm equipment headquarters and factory at Frampton Fen near Boston, with the creation of ten jobs.
01-Jun-2015
Shimtech Industries, the Middlesex-based aerospace components supplier, has been acquired by Auctus Industries for £144m.
01-Jun-2015
Transcal has acquired Winstanley, the Pershore-based metal fabrication and engineering firm, for undisclosed terms.
28-May-2015
Advanced Insulation has acquired Covertherm, the Nottinghamshire-based manufacturer of insulation jackets.
28-May-2015
Celtic Technologies has appointed PP O'Connor to work on the £170m modernisation of the Davyhulme wastewater treatment plant near Manchester.
28-May-2015
On Line Group is planning to expand its Immingham-based engineering headquarters onto an adjacent three-acre site, and the workforce will rise from 60 to 130.
27-May-2015
Joy Global, the manufacturer of mining equipment, is to set up an office and warehouse for 131 staff at Logistics North in Bolton.
27-May-2015
Red Marine is to set up a 6,000 sq ft offshore engineering test facility at Hexham in Northumberland.
27-May-2015
PAB Coventry is to expand the 67-strong workforce at its Coventry-based metal engineering business with 21 new jobs over the next four years.
27-May-2015
OTEAC has acquired HVAC & Refrigeration, the Aberdeen-based engineering firm with 108 staff, for £10m.
27-May-2015
BAe is to invest £100m at the Govan and Scotstoun shipyards in Glasgow, in order to improve facilities to design and build warships.
26-May-2015
Coats Group has acquired GSD Corporate, the Preston-based textile manufacturing software firm, for undisclosed terms.
26-May-2015
D&S Services is to expand its Newton Aycliffe-based engineering business with a new 46,000 sq ft factory in Peterlee, with the creation of 15 jobs.
21-May-2015
Stainless Metalcraft is to create about 15 new jobs in Chatteris, having won a contract to manufacture nuclear waste storage containers for Sellafield.
21-May-2015
United Forktrucks, the Norfolk-based chain of eight forklift truck depots with 86 staff, has been acquired by investment firm CorpAcq.
21-May-2015
Mid UK Recycling is planning to expand its waste processing plant at Ancaster in Lincolnshire over the next three years, with the creation of up to 280 jobs.
20-May-2015
Magellan Aerospace has acquired Euravia, the Lancashire-based aircraft maintenance firm, for about £30m.
19-May-2015
HES Sales is to relocate its Daventry-based tools business to a 10,000 sq ft workshop and 5,000 sq ft office at the Royal Oak Industrial Estate early next year.
18-May-2015
UK Hydrographic Office is considering plans to relocate its Taunton-based headquarters and up to 950 staff.
18-May-2015
Dyfed Cleaning Services has been bought out of administration by Solo Service Group, securing the future of 57 jobs at its Port Talbot-based commercial laundry.
18-May-2015
CSA Group is looking to expand the 90-strong workforce at its new testing facility in Flintshire with 50 new jobs over the next three years.
18-May-2015
Exova Group has acquired BM Trada, the High Wycombe-based certification and testing firm with 340 staff, for £22m.
18-May-2015
Applus RTD UK is to create 13 new jobs at a new 4,500 sq ft oil and gas engineering facility in Hartlepool.
18-May-2015
Redhall Group of Wakefield has sold Redhall Engineering Solutions to Cape for £6m, with the transfer of 420 staff across the country.
18-May-2015
Severn Trent is to sell its majority share in its water purification business to joint venture partner Industrie De Nora for £51m.
14-May-2015
Kelda has won a £89m contract to process organic waste for Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan councils, and an anaerobic digestion plant will be built in Cardiff by 2017.
13-May-2015
James Fisher has bought the assets of X-Subsea, the Aberdeen-based subsea company, out of administration for £15m.
13-May-2015
CISDI of China is opening an office in Sheffield, in order to provide engineering design and purchasing services for its steel business.
13-May-2015
WWRD, the owner of the Staffordshire-based Wedgwood and Royal Doulton brands with 3,800 staff, is to be acquired by Fiskars of Finland for £283m.
12-May-2015
Envirodoor is seeking a suitable site in Hull for a new office and factory for its steel fabrication and door manufacturing business.
12-May-2015
HSS has acquired All Seasons Hire, the supplier of heating systems with depots in Andover, Dartford and Birmingham, for £11m.
12-May-2015
Warehouse Sound Services, the audio equipment supplier with 20 staff in Glasgow and Edinburgh, has undergone a management buy-out.
12-May-2015
Major Recruitment has bought Torus, the engineering recruitment firm with offices in Doncaster and Newton Aycliffe, out of administration.
12-May-2015
Sunrise Medical has acquired RGK, the Staffordshire-based sports wheelchair manufacturer with 40 staff, for undisclosed terms.
11-May-2015
Arco is to invest £4m in the expansion of its safety products distribution centre in Hull over the next year.
11-May-2015
Connexion2 is to relocate its Sheffield-based security products business and 45 staff to Meadowhall in September, with the creation of 15 new jobs.
11-May-2015
Fine Tubes, the Plymouth-based engineering firm, has been acquired by US-based AMETEK as part of a £130m deal.
11-May-2015
Ecosse Subsea has acquired MASfab, the County Durham-based engineering services firm with 22 staff, for undisclosed terms.
11-May-2015
Hayward Tyler is to create up to 75 jobs at its subsea motors factory in Luton over the next five years, having secured a £1.3m investment from FMC Technologies.
07-May-2015
Lakehouse has acquired Providor, the Newmarket-based smart metering firm with 130 staff, for £4.7m.
07-May-2015
Lili Waste is to set up a £1m waste management facility in Leeds, with the creation of seven jobs.
07-May-2015
ACR Electronics has acquired Ocean Signal, the Margate-based marine equipment supplier, for undisclosed terms.
06-May-2015
StairBox is looking to double the 50-strong workforce at its new staircases factory at Trentham Lakes in Stoke over the next five years.
06-May-2015
B&M Waste Services has acquired Stockdale & Sons, the Manchester-based waste management firm.
06-May-2015
Microgard, the Hull-based protective clothing manufacturer with 700 staff, has been acquired by Ansell of Australia for £59m.
05-May-2015
Ferguson Marine has bought MacKellar Sub-Sea and Tritech Nairn out of administration, securing the future of 73 jobs in Grantown and Kinloss.
05-May-2015
Peter Tyson is to relocate its Carlisle-based electricals business and 42 staff to a £1.5m 10,000 sq ft site in Shaddongate in October.
05-May-2015
Capital Cooling is to invest £1.5m in the expansion of its commercial refrigeration warehouse at Broxburn in West Lothian by September.
05-May-2015
Rolls-Royce has submitted plans to Derby City Council to create a modern aerospace campus at its site in Sinfin.
05-May-2015
BSS Industrial is to expand its heating equipment site at Magna Park in Leicestershire by 38,500 sq ft, with the creation of ten jobs.
05-May-2015
Johnson Service Group has acquired London Linen Supply, the supplier of table linen and clothing to the hospitality market, for £65m.
05-May-2015
Newmor Group is to invest £3m in a new 87,000 sq ft interior products factory at Buttington Cross in Welshpool, with the creation of 35 jobs.
30-Apr-2015
Square Kilometre Array is to set up a permanent headquarters for its international radio telescope project at Jodrell Bank near Manchester.
30-Apr-2015
University of Sheffield has submitted plans for a 1.3m sq ft advanced manufacturing campus at Sheffield Business Park, with the creation of 1,800 jobs.
30-Apr-2015
Alstons, the Colchester-based upholstery manufacturer with 240 staff, has been acquired by a management team and Thailand Carpet Manufacturing for undisclosed terms.
30-Apr-2015
AGC AeroComposites is to create 30 new jobs in Castle Donington over the next two years, having won a £34m contract to supply heat shields to Rolls-Royce.
30-Apr-2015
British Engines is to acquire Michell Bearings, the Newcastle-based bearings manufacturer, from Rolls-Royce for £13m.
29-Apr-2015
RP Tooling is to create a further ten jobs at its new 24,000 sq ft site on the Pensnett Estate in the West Midlands over the next few months.
28-Apr-2015
Waste Systems is to expand the 14-strong workforce at its Co Tyrone-based waste processing business with 16 new jobs.
28-Apr-2015
Millennium Manufacturing has bought JJ Engineering out of administration, saving 39 jobs at the Birmingham-based metal pressings business.
28-Apr-2015
Dennison Trailers has acquired Rhino Bodies and will start manufacturing sliding hoods and canopies at a new factory in Lancaster later this year.
27-Apr-2015
Alstom has unveiled plans to build an additional £20m technology centre in Stafford, housing up to 1,100 staff from its High Voltage Direct Current division.
27-Apr-2015
Renold is to relocate its Manchester-based engineering office to a 10,000 sq ft unit at the Trident business park.
27-Apr-2015
Hill & Smith is to acquire W Corbett & Co, the Telford-based galvanizing services firm, for £10m.
27-Apr-2015
Penso is looking to expand the 230-strong workforce at its Coventry-based engineering business with up to 100 new jobs over the next year.
27-Apr-2015
Arvia has raised £4m of venture capital to fund the expansion of its graphene-based water treatment business, including a larger site in Runcorn and new jobs.
27-Apr-2015
AB Agri is to double the size of its agricultural products office in Peterborough over the next year, with the creation of up to 180 jobs.
23-Apr-2015
Red Industries, the Stoke-based waste management firm, has undergone a management buy-out.
22-Apr-2015
Thermatic is to expand the 75-strong workforce at its Manchester-based heating and ventilation business with 15 new jobs.
22-Apr-2015
EPM Technology and BJJR are to manufacture the new Bulldog autogyro aircraft in Derby, with the creation of 30 jobs.
21-Apr-2015
Crosbys has acquired John Dodds, the Gateshead-based catering equipment supplier, for undisclosed terms.
21-Apr-2015
Caverswall China, the Stoke-based pottery, has been acquired by Halcyon Days.
21-Apr-2015
GNG Foam Converters is creating 40 new jobs in Rochdale, following the refurbishment of an 18,000 sq ft upholstery manufacturing facility.
21-Apr-2015
CW Engineering has been bought out of administration by a new company called CW Group, securing 27 jobs in King's Lynn.
20-Apr-2015
CTS Projects is to expand the 30-strong workforce at its Co Down-based heating systems business with ten new jobs, having won a £4m contract from Abacus Housing Consortium.
20-Apr-2015
Sugden, the Lancashire-based hotplate manufacturer with 15 staff, has been acquired by Baldwin Engineering Holdings.
20-Apr-2015
On-Power Electrical Services is looking to create 12 new jobs at its Wolverhampton-based electrical contracting business over the next three years.
20-Apr-2015
Pennon Group has acquired Bournemouth Water, the supplier of drinking water to 440,000 people, from Sembcorp for £100m.
16-Apr-2015
Multiple Winding Company, the Manchester-based industrial textiles manufacturer with 45 staff, has been acquired by US-based B&W Fiber Glass for undisclosed terms.
15-Apr-2015
Videcon, the West Yorkshire-based security products distributor with turnover of £15m, has undergone a management buy-out.
15-Apr-2015
FT Morrell, the Stockport-based manufacturer of wood finishes with 130 staff, has been acquired by US-based RPM International for undisclosed terms.
15-Apr-2015
The AMA Group is planning to expand the 55-strong workforce at its clothing factory in Peterlee with up to 100 jobs by the end of the year.
14-Apr-2015
IK-Group of Norway has acquired Online Electronics, the Aberdeen-based pipeline communications firm with 40 staff.
14-Apr-2015
Outsource UK has acquired PA Recruit, the Manchester-based engineering recruitment firm.
14-Apr-2015
Material Change has acquired Organic Recycling of Peterborough, and will proceed with plans for a 2.8MW anaerobic digestion plant at the site.
13-Apr-2015
Solidor has acquired Gloucester-based Window Widgets and Eclectic Systems to create a new windows group called DW3 Products.
13-Apr-2015
European Metal Recycling has won approval for a £2.5m metal recycling facility near Wigan, with the creation of 20 jobs.
13-Apr-2015
Cofely Fabricom GDF Suez is to create 20 new jobs at its Grimsby-based engineering business, having won a contract to work on offshore wind farms for Centrica Energy.
09-Apr-2015
Croft Architectural Hardware has won permission to expand its Willenhall-based brass fittings factory, with the creation of 12 jobs.
09-Apr-2015
GE Aviation is to relocate its Gloucestershire-based Dowty Propellers factory and 230 staff to a temporary site in Mitcheldean, following a recent fire.
09-Apr-2015
Trafford Rubber Products has undergone a management buy-out, securing the future of 30 jobs at its Manchester-based rubber products manufacturing business.
08-Apr-2015
Indutrade has acquired Milltech Holdings, the Norwich-based precision engineering machinery supplier.
07-Apr-2015
Machine Tool Technology Group is to relocate its Dean Smith & Grace lathes factory and some of the 17 jobs from Keighley to Halifax this summer.
07-Apr-2015
Gael Force Group is to create 20 new jobs in Inverness, having won a £2.5m contract to manufacture fish feeding barges.
07-Apr-2015
Perkins Engines is to create 175 new jobs at its factory in Peterborough over the next three years, having won a £13m grant to develop diesel technology.
07-Apr-2015
MWS Weighing Solutions is seeking a suitable 15,000 sq ft site for the relocation of its Leicester-based engineering factory and 15 staff.
07-Apr-2015
Global Energy Group has acquired Langfields, the Manchester-based metal engineering firm.
02-Apr-2015
Eberspacher is to expand the 85-strong workforce at its new £6.5m heating and air conditioning factory in Ringwood with up to 12 new jobs this year.
02-Apr-2015
Anglian Water is to invest £5bn in improvements to water supply facilities in the East of England over the next five years.
02-Apr-2015
Senior has acquired Lymington Precision Engineering, the Hampshire-based components manufacturer with 225 staff, for an initial £46m.
01-Apr-2015
Purex International, the Rotherham-based fume extraction systems manufacturer with 30 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
01-Apr-2015
Aircelle is to create 26 new jobs at its Burnley-based composites manufacturing business, having secured a £4.6m government grant.
31-Mar-2015
AC Marines & Composites is to create 50 new jobs at its Hampshire-based turbine blades factory.
31-Mar-2015
Marshalls Hard Metals, the Sheffield-based engineering firm with 46 staff, has been acquired by Mincon Group of Ireland for undisclosed terms.
31-Mar-2015
Unipart is to set up a new engineering support business in Coventry called Unipart Powertrain Applications, with the creation of 150 jobs.
30-Mar-2015
Triumph Actuation Systems is seeking permission to relocate its Gloucestershire-based aerospace business and 117 jobs to Staverton, with the creation of 57 jobs.
30-Mar-2015
Furniture Clinic is looking to expand the 39-strong workforce at its County Durham-based furniture restoration business with up to ten new jobs this year.
30-Mar-2015
Slingsby has acquired ESE Direct, the Norwich-based supplier of industrial equipment, for £3.9m.
30-Mar-2015
Polypipe Group has acquired Surestop, the Erdington-based plumbing products supplier, for undisclosed terms.
30-Mar-2015
Goodwin Steel Castings is to create 52 new jobs in Stoke-on-Trent, having secured government funding for a £10m project to improve power station efficiency.
30-Mar-2015
Fuda-Hobart Rose is to create 100 new jobs at its North Shields-based furniture factory, having transferred production back from China.
26-Mar-2015
International Safety Products, the Bootle-based maritime products manufacturer with 100 staff, has been acquired by a new group called 3Si for undisclosed terms.
26-Mar-2015
ColdHarbour Marine is looking to expand the 30-strong workforce at its Nottinghamshire-based water treatment business to 150.
26-Mar-2015
Rolls-Royce is to develop a composite technology centre at its Patchway site near Bristol by 2017, with the creation of 80 jobs.
25-Mar-2015
Servest has acquired Pest Patrol, the Cambridge-based provider of a nationwide pest control service.
25-Mar-2015
Longthorne Gunmakers is to relocate from Lancashire to a 14,000 sq ft factory in Northampton over the next few months, with the creation of up to 30 jobs.
25-Mar-2015
Contechs is to double the size of its Warwick-based engineering recruitment facility to 55,000 sq ft, with the creation of 100 jobs.
23-Mar-2015
CAV Aerospace, the Durham-based aerospace manufacturer, has been acquired by private equity firm Better Capital for an initial £40m.
23-Mar-2015
Magnomatics has secured a further £2m investment to expand its Sheffield-based electric vehicles technology business.
23-Mar-2015
CPL Training Group has sold CDO Group, the Birkenhead-based security business with 160 staff, to Kingdom Security for undisclosed terms.
23-Mar-2015
Formaplex has secured private equity funding of £3m to expand its Portsmouth-based engineering business with a new 100,000 sq ft factory.
23-Mar-2015
Parallel Flooring Accessories is planning to relocate its Market Rasen-based manufacturing business and 17 staff to a larger site nearby.
23-Mar-2015
SBT Engineering Services, the Manchester-based manufacturer of industrial gearboxes, has undergone a management buy-out.
19-Mar-2015
KONE has acquired Express Elevators, the West Yorkshire-based elevator maintenance firm with 100 staff.
19-Mar-2015
JDR Cables is seeking permission from East Cambridgeshire District Council to expand its site in Littleport with a new warehouse.
18-Mar-2015
NTM-GB is to relocate its waste collection vehicles business from Willenhall to a 75,000 sq ft site in Kidderminster this summer, with the creation of 30 jobs.
18-Mar-2015
Nikken Kosakusho of Japan is to build a £1.8m engineering research centre at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham, with the creation of ten jobs.
18-Mar-2015
Knightsbridge Furniture, the Bradford-based furniture manufacturer with 117 staff, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
17-Mar-2015
Eurocell has secured a £45m funding deal to support the expansion of its Derbyshire-based network of 131 PVC windows depots.
16-Mar-2015
MJM Marine Group is looking to expand the workforce at its Mivan joinery business in Antrim from 100 to 250.
16-Mar-2015
Cordant Services has acquired Thermotech Engineering Services and G8 Environmental Solutions from UKFM Group, with the transfer of 60 staff.
16-Mar-2015
Bioquell is to sell TRaC, its Malvern-based testing services subsidiary, to Element Materials Technology for £44m.
16-Mar-2015
Flowfit is to expand its Ludlow-based hydraulic components business into a new 18,000 sq ft factory and office on Coder Road.
16-Mar-2015
Surface Generation has secured a £3.1m investment to expand its Rutland-based aerospace components business with ten new jobs.
16-Mar-2015
AvSupport is to relocate from Macclesfield to a 10,000 sq ft unit at Alderley Park, in order to expand into aerospace manufacturing with the creation of 160 jobs.
12-Mar-2015
Brownhills Glass has acquired Durham-based Peterlee Glass to create an enlarged glass supply group with 120 staff at four sites.
11-Mar-2015
Still UK is to build a new £5m 70,000 sq ft headquarters for its forklift trucks business at Hill Barton in Exeter by 2016, with the creation of 60 jobs.
10-Mar-2015
Ovivo, the West Bromwich-based municipal water equipment supplier with 70 staff, has undergone a management buy-out and will now trade as Jacopa.
10-Mar-2015
Bridgnorth Aluminium has submitted plans for the £40m expansion of its production plant in Shropshire, with the creation of 65 jobs.
09-Mar-2015
Dytecna has been bought out of administration by Exsel Dytecna Engineering, saving 65 jobs in Malvern, Welshpool and Fareham.
09-Mar-2015
North Lincolnshire Council has awarded a £23m waste treatment contract to Green North East Trading Bidco, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
09-Mar-2015
Lane Rental Services is planning to create up to 25 new jobs at its York-based road maintenance vehicles and metals manufacturing business.
09-Mar-2015
BCW is planning to expand the 120-strong workforce at its Burnley-based engineering business with 30 new jobs this year.
09-Mar-2015
Biowise has secured funding of £4m to develop a composting and waste processing plant near Hull, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.
05-Mar-2015
Atlas Clean Air has bought the assets of Bolton-based airflow technology Mach-Aire out of administration.
04-Mar-2015
Hyphose is to open an office and marine products warehouse at the Pintail Business Park in Ringwood in October, with the creation of up to 12 jobs.
04-Mar-2015
Hempel Wire, the Rotherham-based wire manufacturer, has been sold by the administrators of Fox Wire to Central Wire Industries of Canada.
03-Mar-2015
Grafton Group has acquired TG Lynes, the London-based distributor of mechanical engineering products, in order to expand its Plumbase Industrial business.
03-Mar-2015
Doosan Industrial Vehicle UK has acquired Rushlift, the nationwide chain of five materials handling equipment depots, for undisclosed terms.
03-Mar-2015
T&S Heating, the Nottingham-based heating and plumbing firm with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
03-Mar-2015
Thames Water has won approval for a £250m project to upgrade the Deephams sewage works in Enfield.
03-Mar-2015
Glebe Engineering is to relocate its Staffordshire-based parts manufacturing business and 35 staff to Etruria this summer, with the creation of ten jobs.
03-Mar-2015
Marel has sold its high-speed meat slicing equipment factory in Norwich to US-based Middleby Corporation.
02-Mar-2015
Glencraft is to relocate its Aberdeen-based factory and 46 staff to Whitemyres Avenue at the end of March.
02-Mar-2015
Andover College is to set up a £6.4m 21,000 sq ft technology skills centre at its campus in Andover, with the creation of 150 jobs.
02-Mar-2015
University of Sunderland is to open a £10m engineering centre in Newton Aycliffe next year, and a Northern Futures UTC will open in Newcastle in 2017.
02-Mar-2015
Goodfish has acquired Powell & Harber, the Worcester-based plastic injection-moulding firm with 40 staff, for undisclosed terms.
02-Mar-2015
Triumph Group is to invest £5m in the expansion of its aerospace factory in Flintshire by 2016, with the creation of 60 jobs.
26-Feb-2015
Axyz, the Canadian manufacturer of CNC routers, is building a new 55,000 sq ft warehouse and 3,600 sq ft office at T54 in Telford this year.
26-Feb-2015
WEC Group is to acquire the business of Rotherham-based metal manufacturer MTL Group out of administration, saving 135 jobs.
26-Feb-2015
Promat UK is to relocate its fire protection materials business from Blackburn and Elland to a 63,000 sq ft unit at Heywood Distribution Park in Rochdale.
26-Feb-2015
Northumberland College has secured funding of £2.5m to build a science and engineering centre at its Ashington campus by 2016, with the creation of 20 jobs.
26-Feb-2015
JB Kind, the Derbyshire-based distributor of doors, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Springboard Corporate Finance for undisclosed terms.
25-Feb-2015
Cutting Technologies is to expand the 30-strong workforce at its Barnsley-based laser cutting business with ten new jobs by 2016.
25-Feb-2015
Aspen Pumps, the Hailsham-based pump manufacturer, is to be sold by Inflexion to 3i Group for £105m.
25-Feb-2015
Manor Concepts, the Bedfordshire-based supplier of retail display cabinets, has been acquired by Arneg of Italy for undisclosed terms.
24-Feb-2015
Citation is to relocate its Cheshire-based health and safety consultancy to an 18,000 sq ft office at Kings Court in Wilmslow in August.
23-Feb-2015
SlurryKat is to create 12 new jobs at its County Down-based agricultural equipment factory.
23-Feb-2015
Harvard Engineering is to relocate its Wakefield-based lighting solutions business to a new 83,000 sq ft unit at Link 62 in Normanton.
19-Feb-2015
Weston Body Hardware, the Redditch-based lock manufacturer with 50 staff, has been acquired by Cable Capital Partners for £2m.
19-Feb-2015
C-TEC is to invest £1.5m in the expansion of its safety alarms factory in Wigan by 20,000 sq ft.
19-Feb-2015
Universal Engineering is to create 200 new jobs at its precision components factory in Llantrisant.
18-Feb-2015
Gilligan's of Birmingham is to open a new metal finishing factory on an adjacent site this year, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
18-Feb-2015
Manufacturing Technology Centre is to recruit a further 40 engineering apprentices in Coventry by September.
17-Feb-2015
Inter Weld, the Belfast-based manufacturer of corrosion solutions with 50 staff, has been acquired by Sulzer of Switzerland for undisclosed terms.
17-Feb-2015
Victrex has secured a £1.3m government grant to develop a polymer innovation centre at its site in Lancashire, which could create up to 80 jobs.
16-Feb-2015
Bombardier is looking to create up to 150 jobs at its Derby-based train manufacturing business, which vacancies in engineering, project management and procurement.
16-Feb-2015
Mira Technology Park near Hinckley is planning an additional 250,000 sq ft of space, with 300 new jobs and units for GKN, Goodyear and Continental.
16-Feb-2015
Tata Technologies is to build a £16m 60,000 sq ft engineering services headquarters at Tachbrook Park in Warwickshire by 2016, with the creation of 200 jobs.
16-Feb-2015
Jacobs is reported to be planning to relocate its Birmingham-based engineering office to a 20,000 sq ft unit at 2 Colmore Square.
16-Feb-2015
Chubb Fire & Security is to invest £4m in the expansion of its site in Blackburn over the next year, with the creation of 80 jobs.
16-Feb-2015
Applelec Sign Components is planning to relocate its Bradford-based lighting business and up to 58 staff to a new 63,000 sq ft site at Wharfedale Business Park.
16-Feb-2015
Race Furniture has acquired the design and manufacturing rights of the concourse seating division of West Yorkshire-based WP Eglin.
16-Feb-2015
West Yorkshire Fellmongers, the leather processing firm, has acquired the former Laura Ashley factory in Carno, Powys.
16-Feb-2015
North Lincolnshire Council is planning to develop a new £6m waste transfer facility in Scunthorpe.
16-Feb-2015
Bromsgrove Winding Services is to relocate its Worcestershire-based transformers factory to a 7,500 sq ft unit at Buntsford Park, and the workforce will rise from 24 to 33.
12-Feb-2015
James Fisher has acquired the Aberdeen-based National Hyperbaric Centre for an initial £3.5m, in order to expand its services to the subsea industry.
11-Feb-2015
Capita has acquired BCS Design, the engineering services firm with 40 staff in Leeds and London, for undisclosed terms.
11-Feb-2015
Astley is to create ten new jobs at its office in Milton Keynes, as part of the nationwide expansion of its Gateshead-based sign making business.
11-Feb-2015
Dams Furniture has acquired Morris Contract Furniture, the Glasgow-based office furniture supplier.
11-Feb-2015
Hornby, the model maker, is to relocate 150 staff from Margate to a 16,000 sq ft office at Discovery Park in Sandwich in May.
10-Feb-2015
Corac Group has acquired Shaw Sheet Metal, the Manchester-based laser cutting and metal fabrication firm, for £0.8m.
10-Feb-2015
Exova Group has acquired Environmental Evaluation, the Oldham-based environmental testing consultancy with 83 staff.
10-Feb-2015
Coleg Menai has submitted plans for a new £20m engineering centre at its Anglesey campus, in order to train workers for the Wylfa Newydd power plant.
10-Feb-2015
QTS is to open a £1.2m 50,000 sq ft wire mesh shelving factory in Nottinghamshire in August, and plans to increase the workforce from 11 to 28 by 2016.
09-Feb-2015
James Fisher Nuclear is to relocate to a larger 26,000 sq ft unit at the Deeside Enterprise Zone, with the creation of 36 jobs.
09-Feb-2015
Specialist Machine Developments (SMD), the Wallsend-based subsea engineering firm with 350 staff, has been acquired by CSR Times Electric of China for £120m.
09-Feb-2015
Baldwin Engineering Holdings has acquired Sugen, the Lancashire-based hotplate manufacturer with 15 staff.
05-Feb-2015
GPW Recruitment is to create 20 new jobs at its St Helens-based engineering recruitment business this year.
05-Feb-2015
Ide Systems is setting up a new 8,000 sq ft electrical distribution systems rental facility on Burntwood Business Park.
05-Feb-2015
Britten-Norman is to create 30 new jobs at its aircraft manufacturing facility in Lee-on-the-Solent.
05-Feb-2015
Amazone UK has won approval from Doncaster Council to relocate its farm machinery business to a 30-acre site in Auckley.
04-Feb-2015
Weir Group is to relocate the Glasgow headquarters of its engineering business to a 25,000 sq ft office on West Regent Street later this year.
04-Feb-2015
Sofa Brands International, the furniture manufacturer with 750 staff in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Wiltshire, has undergone a management buy-out backed by Promethean.
04-Feb-2015
Versarien has bought Custom Systems, the Bristol-based aluminium products manufacturer, out of administration for an initial £0.2m.
04-Feb-2015
Portmeirion is to create 30 new jobs at its ceramics factory in Stoke-on-Trent this year.
03-Feb-2015
Headlam Group has acquired Matty's Wholesale Carpets, the Birmingham-based flooring distributor, for about £2m.
03-Feb-2015
Reconomy has acquired Countrywide Waste Management of Shrewsbury for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 50 staff.
02-Feb-2015
British Airways Interior Engineering (BAIE) is to create 15 new jobs in Blackwood, having won a contract to service aircraft escape slides.
02-Feb-2015
JJO has expanded its Burnley-based kitchen and bathroom manufacturing business with the £1.3m acquisition of the 120,000 sq ft Victoria Mill site in Rawtenstall.
02-Feb-2015
Ministry of Defence has shortlisted BAe, Burgess Marine and Magma Structures to occupy Portsmouth Naval Base, which could create hundreds of jobs.
02-Feb-2015
OTEAC is to expand the 76-strong workforce at its Aberdeenshire-based fire and safety engineering business with 13 new jobs.
02-Feb-2015
University of Chichester is to develop a £8m engineering and digital technology park at its campus in Bognor Regis.
02-Feb-2015
AJN Steelstock is to create 100 jobs at a new 17-acre steel stockholding site at Henstridge in Somerset.
29-Jan-2015
Andrews Fasteners has been bought out of administration by AFC Products, securing 20 jobs at its Leeds-based hardware business.
29-Jan-2015
Victorian Sliders is to relocate its Carmarthenshire-based windows factory to the 100,000 sq ft former Dewhirst site in Capel Hendre, with the creation of 30 jobs.
29-Jan-2015
Process Combustion, the Harrogate-based heat transfer technology firm, has undergone a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
29-Jan-2015
Cutting & Wear of Sheffield is seeking a £1.6m grant to set up a new factory to manufacture oil well tools, with the creation of ten jobs.
29-Jan-2015
West Suffolk College is planning to build a £8m engineering and technology centre in Bury St Edmunds.
29-Jan-2015
Elite Office Furniture is to build a new 243,000 sq ft factory, showroom and office in Goole, with the creation of 130 jobs over the next ten years.
28-Jan-2015
Armorduct Systems is relocating its Dudley-based cable systems business from four sites to a 36,000 sq ft unit in Kingswinford, with the creation of ten jobs.
28-Jan-2015
Forest Garden Group has appointed eResponse Recruitment to supply up to 200 temporary staff for its Worcestershire-based timber materials business.
27-Jan-2015
A&P Group has won a £15m Ministry of Defence contract to work on four new tankers at docks in Falmouth, the Tyne and the Tees, with the creation of 16 jobs.
27-Jan-2015
Omega Warrington has announced that an unnamed manufacturing company is to acquire a 240,000 sq ft building at its business park, with the creation of hundreds of jobs.
26-Jan-2015
QubeGB is looking to expand the 545-strong workforce at its Galashiels-based telecoms engineering business with hundreds of new jobs.
26-Jan-2015
Pacifica Group is planning to set up a 60,000 sq ft electrical products repair facility in Washington, with the creation of 45 jobs.
26-Jan-2015
Barrie Knitwear is looking to expand the 215-strong workforce at its clothing factory in Hawick with up to 50 new jobs.
26-Jan-2015
Judges Scientific has acquired Armfield, the Hampshire-based engineering equipment manufacturer, for £8.3m.
26-Jan-2015
Yorkshire Water is planning to recruit 160 apprentices at its Bradford-based utilities business over the next five years.
26-Jan-2015
Karcher is to relocate its Banbury-based high-pressure washers business and 300 staff to a new 84,500 sq ft complex at Banbury Point later this year.
22-Jan-2015
AFS Technologies is planning to expand the workforce at its Aberdeen-based tubing assembly engineering business from 44 to 80 this year.
22-Jan-2015
Treliver Minerals has unveiled proposals to mine for tin at St Austell Bay in Cornwall.
22-Jan-2015
Clarkson Evans is to recruit up to 50 apprentices at nine electrical branches across southern England this year.
22-Jan-2015
Grayson Thermal Systems is to invest £1.5m in the expansion of two factories and a new parts warehouse in Birmingham.
22-Jan-2015
Four D Rubber, the Derbyshire-based manufacturer of latex sheeting, has undergone a £3.6m management buy-out.
22-Jan-2015
Hunter Apparel and six other companies have announced a £2.8m investment in Londonderry, with the creation of 65 jobs.
22-Jan-2015
Express Bi-Folding Doors is to expand its Leeds showroom into an adjacent 55,000 sq ft building, and has also announced the acquisition of 3D Kitchens.
21-Jan-2015
Patrick Parsons is planning to create up to 15 engineering jobs at its new office in Manchester over the next 18 months.
21-Jan-2015
LB Foster Rail Technologies has acquired TEW Engineering, the Nottingham-based railway engineering firm.
20-Jan-2015
Middlesbrough College is creating at least 25 jobs at a new £12m engineering training centre due to open in September.
20-Jan-2015
Indutrade UK has acquired Adaero Precision, the Devon-based components manufacturer, from Cosworth for undisclosed terms.
19-Jan-2015
KD Navien, the South Korean boiler manufacturer, is setting up a UK headquarters in Rotherham, with the creation of up to 100 jobs by 2017.
15-Jan-2015
Victoria has acquired Whitestone Weavers, the Hartlepool-based carpet supplier with about 100 staff, for up to £14m.
15-Jan-2015
GMS has bought LYNX Fishing, the Alnwick-based angling technology firm, out of administration for undisclosed terms.
15-Jan-2015
McCann Cabling Solutions is to create 67 new jobs at its Dungannon-based cable engineering business, in order to work on a contract for KN Group.
15-Jan-2015
Lloyds British Testing has acquired Swindon Lifting Gear, the Wiltshire-based lifting equipment supplier.
14-Jan-2015
Glass Tech Recycling is planning to relocate to a site with two empty warehouses at King's Dock in Swansea.
13-Jan-2015
Survitec, the Dunmurry-based safety equipment manufacturer with 300 staff, has been acquired by Canadian private equity firm Onex for £450m.
13-Jan-2015
Matrix Cleaning Systems is planning to double the 12-strong workforce at its Leyland-based steam cleaning machines business, following a buy-out.
13-Jan-2015
T&R Precision Engineering is planning to expand the 62-strong workforce at its aerospace components factory in Lancashire with ten new jobs this year.
13-Jan-2015
Panaz is to relocate its Pendle-based fabrics business and 70 staff to a new factory at Network 65 in Hapton.
12-Jan-2015
EPM Technology is planning to expand the 100-strong workforce at its new £6m composites factory in Derby with 30 new jobs.
12-Jan-2015
Ideal Boilers, the Hull-based heating firm with about 500 staff, is to be acquired by Groupe Atlantic of France for undisclosed terms.
08-Jan-2015
ALM Manufacturing is to expand its garden machinery manufacturing business into a 16,000 sq ft unit at St James Business Park in Knaresborough.
08-Jan-2015
BEL Valves has submitted plans to develop a £10m sub-sea engineering centre at Spiller's Tyne Mill in Newcastle by 2016.
06-Jan-2015
GT Group is to invest up to £3m in the expansion of its environmental engineering operations in Peterlee.
06-Jan-2015
HS Direct is to relocate its health and safety consultancy office from Huntingdon to Bury St Edmunds, with the creation of 15 jobs.
05-Jan-2015
Ellgia Group has bought the assets of Scunthorpe-based Thompson Waste Management out of administration, and will merge it with newly-acquired Bell Waste Control.
05-Jan-2015
Cascade Technologies, the Stirling-based gas analyser and monitoring systems firm, has been acquired by US-based Emerson for undisclosed terms.
05-Jan-2015
Velocity Composites is planning to expand the workforce at its Burnley-based engineering business from 85 to 100 in 2015.
05-Jan-2015
BAe Systems is looking to recruit more than 700 apprentices at 14 sites across the country in 2015.
05-Jan-2015
NDT, the Sheffield-based mechanical testing firm with 45 staff, has undergone a management buy-out.
05-Jan-2015