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Engineering - 1999
Roxspur is to set up a £4m electronic controls factory in Bristol for its Hortsmann Controls business, which will involve the relocation of workers from Bath and the creation of 160 jobs.
29-Dec-1999
Peacock & Archer, the power steering company, has been acquired by GKN Driveline, thereby securing the future of the remaining 28 jobs.
29-Dec-1999
Europa Magnetics is planning a £11m expansion at its factory in Cramlington to manufacture optical discs for internet service providers, with the creation of 107 jobs.
29-Dec-1999
Bombardier is to sell its 50% stake in Shorts Missiles Systems to joint venture partner Thomson-CSF, and is also looking to sell its Bournemouth-based defence services division.
24-Dec-1999
GKN has sold its 48% stake in Normalair-Garrett, the Somerset-based aircraft components business, to Honeywell for £73m.
24-Dec-1999
Bunzl has sold its Stewart consumer plastics business to an institutional buy-out partly funded by NatWest Equity Partners.
23-Dec-1999
Aquarius is acquiring Airbath International, the manufacturer of bathroom products, in a £4m deal.
23-Dec-1999
Whitecroft has sold its Whitecroft Lighting business to management for £9.2m, as part of a move to de-list its shares by the end of March.
21-Dec-1999
Thompson & Morgan, the Ipswich-based seeds company, has been acquired by International Garden Products of the US.
20-Dec-1999
Cobham's FR Aviation subsidiary is to acquire National Jet Systems, the Australian operator of maritime surveillance services, for £24m.
20-Dec-1999
King Sturge is acquiring Edward Rushton, the Manchester-based plant and machinery specialist, from Capital bank for undisclosed terms.
20-Dec-1999
Apollo Metals has announced plans for a £52m management buy-out.
17-Dec-1999
Invensys has sold its aerospace division to Smiths Industries for £109m, and its Australian automotive casting business to Mezzanine Investments for £20m.
17-Dec-1999
FKI has acquired Pinnacle, the US supplier of material handling and warehouse management systems, for £262m, and expects to benefit from opportunities provided by expanding e-commerce companies.
16-Dec-1999
Roxboro has acquired the Mobrey instrumentation business from Meggitt for £22m, and will combine it with its Solartron division.
16-Dec-1999
Cambridge Water has been acquired by Union Fenosa of Spain for £54m, and this could lead to further diversification into gas and electricity supply.
15-Dec-1999
Invensys has sold its DCE dust control business to Donaldson Company of the US for £33m.
14-Dec-1999
Bellhouse Aerospace is to move into a new headquarters in Wigan next April with the creation of 60 skilled engineering jobs.
13-Dec-1999
Pex, the sock manufacturer, has been bought out of receivership by Finnwear of Finland for about £1m.
13-Dec-1999
Britax Rumbold is to build an aircraft seats factory in Cwmbran, creating up to 450 jobs, as part of a strategy to consolidate 28 sites across the UK into three new units.
10-Dec-1999
ADT Fire & Security is planning to create 700 jobs in an expansion of its burglar and fire alarms business, and will open new offices in Reading, Brighton, London, Stoke-on-Trent and Swansea.
09-Dec-1999
Porcelanosa is to set up a sales and distribution centre for its tiles business in Doncaster, with the creation of 50 jobs.
07-Dec-1999
Aerpac is creating 135 new jobs following the relocation of its wind turbine blades factory to Kirkcaldy.
06-Dec-1999
Richardsons Westgarth, the steel stockholder, has agreed to a £25m takeover from German-owned ASD.
02-Dec-1999
Worthington is selling 56% of Nottingham Braid and all of its industrial threads division to their management teams for a total £2.2m.
01-Dec-1999
Indigo Active Vision Systems, the Edinburgh-based manufacturer of security cameras, is to double its workforce to 70 following a £5m investment boost.
30-Nov-1999
Bullough has raised £13m from the sale of two engineering operations - MHH Engineering and SEM - and is now looking to sell its Morley industrial motors business.
29-Nov-1999
Money Controls, the manufacturer of coin-handling mechanisms, is being acquired by Coin Acceptors of the US for £86m.
27-Nov-1999
Kangol is planning to expand its hat-making factory in Cleator with the creation of 150 jobs, and aims to transform redundant factory buildings into a visitor attraction.
26-Nov-1999
SP Systems, the Isle of Wight-based manufacturer of composite materials, has been acquired by Zoltek of the US.
26-Nov-1999
Independent Lifts is creating a further 30 jobs in Chesterfield, due to an increase in demand for the supply and installation of lifts.
25-Nov-1999
Thames Water is to acquire E'town, the US supplier of water services in New Jersey, in a £575m deal.
23-Nov-1999
Semara Holdings is selling its utility services division to management for up to £37m.
20-Nov-1999
Smallshaw Precision Plastics, the injection moulding company, is to be bought out of receivership by its management, saving 30 jobs.
20-Nov-1999
Gordon Ellis & Co has acquired Langham Products, the Somerset-based manufacturer of safety equipment, and will relocate the Langham business to its headquarters in Castle Donington.
20-Nov-1999
Invensys has acquired Best Power, the US manufacturer of uninterruptible power supplies, for £145m.
19-Nov-1999
Scapa is selling its specialist materials business to a bid backed by Duke Street Capital for £37m.
19-Nov-1999
Senior Air Systems is to relocate its air conditioning equipment depot in Manchester to its main site in Stoke-on-Trent, with the creation of more than 50 jobs.
18-Nov-1999
Tunstall, the Leeds-based supplier of personal security equipment, has been acquired by Mercury Private Equity for £102m.
18-Nov-1999
Wardle Storeys, the manufacturer of inflatable life-saving equipment, is to undergo a £114m management buy-out with the backing of Alchemy Partners.
13-Nov-1999
P Summerfield, the Willenhall-based forgings company, has been bought out of receivership by a management team for undisclosed terms, saving about 50 jobs.
11-Nov-1999
Hollywood Signs, the Birmingham-based signmaker, is to relocate to a new headquarters at the Cole Valley Business Park in June, creating an unspecified number of new jobs.
11-Nov-1999
Chubb has acquired FSE Systems, the Nottingham-based fire protection company, for undisclosed terms.
11-Nov-1999
Gunn & Moore, the sports equipment manufacturer, is to relocate its Nottingham headquarters to a larger facility in Colwick, with the creation of 10 new jobs.
09-Nov-1999
Seagoe Technologies is investing £4m at its electrical heaters factory in Portadown, with the creation of 68 new jobs.
09-Nov-1999
Davis Service has acquired Midland Laundry Group, the supplier of laundry and operating theatre services, for £30m.
09-Nov-1999
Mid Kent Holdings is to acquire Inenco, the cost control consultancy, for £11m, in order to reduce its dependence on the water industry.
08-Nov-1999
SP Systems is to create a further 40 jobs at its Isle of Wight base, having won a £100m contract to supplying composite materials to a Spanish wind turbine producer.
06-Nov-1999
Darwell Fabrications, the Tamworth-based precision engineering company, has undergone a £10m management buy-out.
06-Nov-1999
Triplex Foundry is creating 50 jobs at its casting foundry in Tipton following a £3m investment.
05-Nov-1999
Lionheart, the housewares company, is selling its operating businesses to management for £6.3m.
04-Nov-1999
Crompton Lighting, the Yorkshire-based manufacturer of lamps, has been sold by NatWest Equity Partners to Cooper Industries for £67m.
03-Nov-1999
Wolseley has sold its boiler and burner business to Industri Kapital of Sweden for £87m, which will involve the transfer of 250 employees at Nu-Way in Droitwich.
02-Nov-1999
Charter is selling its specialist engineering division to the Candover venture capital group for £194m, including rail support systems, environmental control systems, and workspace environments.
01-Nov-1999
McKechnie has sold its consumer products operations in the UK, US and Europe, to Newell Rubbermaid of the US for £81m, and the proceeds will be used to reduce debt.
30-Oct-1999
John Williams Mouldings is creating 100 new jobs at its light assembly department in Dudley.
30-Oct-1999
Brulines, the Thornaby-based supplier of measuring equipment to pubs, has acquired control of cash shell Comprehensive Business Services, in a £5m deal that could lead to the creation of 60 jobs.
29-Oct-1999
PHS Group is to acquire Jardinerie Interiors, the supplier of plants to businesses, for £6.6m.
28-Oct-1999
Flare Group has sold kiln-maker Bricesco and drying equipment manufacturer Thermic Designs to Longton-based Ceramic Drying Systems in a £1.5m deal.
27-Oct-1999
Airsprung Furniture has acquired Cornwall-based traditional bed maker Enchanted House in a £0.5m deal.
26-Oct-1999
Texon, the Leicester-based shoemaking materials company, has bought Claravon of Australia from Clarks Shoes Australia for undisclosed terms.
23-Oct-1999
Queensbury International, the Portsmouth-based manufacturer of bus shelters, has been bought out of receivership by its management, saving 60 jobs.
23-Oct-1999
Cookson is acquiring US printed circuit boards company Dexter Corporation for £20m, in order to provide a wider range of products to its customers.
23-Oct-1999
Avon Rubber has sold CQC, the Barnstaple-based body armour business, to management for £3.1m.
21-Oct-1999
Bowthorpe is selling its Havant-based Wessex Advanced Switching Products business to management for £2.2m.
21-Oct-1999
Thomson Brothers of Kirkcaldy has acquired King & Company of Darlington, creating a combined architectural ironmonger business with 300 staff at 18 locations.
21-Oct-1999
GEI International, the processing machinery supplier, is planning to sell its pharmaceuticals division to Metallgesellschaft of Germany for £22m, and the proceeds will be used to reduce debt.
21-Oct-1999
PAF Systems, the Northamptonshire-based manufacturer of product handling equipment, has undergone a £5.2m management buy-out, and now aims to expand into continental Europe.
19-Oct-1999
Buko is to create 60 jobs at its factory in Glenrothes, having won an order to supply shopping trolleys to Asda.
15-Oct-1999
Alpine Rose, the Walsall-based babywear manufacturer, is creating 40 new jobs having won an order to supply clothes to France and Germany.
14-Oct-1999
SP Systems has won approval from the Isle of Wight Council to double the size of its manufacturing facility in Newport, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
14-Oct-1999
Invensys is selling its paper technology division to Apax for £491m, as part of a strategy to focus on automation and controls.
14-Oct-1999
Williams is acquiring two Norwegian fire protection companies - Norfass and Heien-Larssen - from Eltek for £17m.
13-Oct-1999
AEA Technology has sold Analytical Services Group to Harwell Scientifics, a subsidiary of Atesta, for £2.2m.
12-Oct-1999
Spaform, the manufacturer of spas and hot tubs, is to set up a new European headquarters in Portsmouth, which will involve the relocation of 120 staff from existing sites in Botley and Hedge End and the creation of 30 new jobs.
09-Oct-1999
Pelikan Scotland, the Turriff-based manufacturer of printer accessories, has undergone a £10m management buy-out.
09-Oct-1999
Silvermines is planning to sell its security manufacturing and distribution business to Bewator of Sweden for about £5.6m.
05-Oct-1999
GKN's Sinter Metals division has bought Borg-Warner Automotive's powdered metals business in the US.
05-Oct-1999
Dataracks is seeking permission for a £1m expansion at its metal rack enclosures factory in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, with the creation of 15 jobs.
02-Oct-1999
Primagraphics, the Royston-based manufacturer of graphics equipment, has undergone a £3.4m management buy-out.
01-Oct-1999
Bennetts, the Nottingham office products company, has bought the business of James Hardwood, the recently-liquidated Derby company.
01-Oct-1999
Jones Stroud, the owner of Coventry-based name-tag maker J&J Cash, has agreed to sell the group to management for £33m.
01-Oct-1999
SciMAT, the Swindon-based manufacturer of high performance battery separators, has been acquired by Crane & Co of the US.
01-Oct-1999
Lyte Industries has taken over the former Lucas SEI factory in Ystradgynlais, Wales, where it will employ up to 250 workers to manufacture ladders and access equipment.
01-Oct-1999
Eliza Tinsley has sold its Belcot tool business to management for £3m, and is now looking for acquisitions to expand its sub-assembly range for off-highway vehicles.
01-Oct-1999
Carclo Engineering is selling Lee Steel Strip to Avesta Sheffield for £21m, in order to focus on the growing market for techno-plastics.
01-Oct-1999
HiGene Brewery Products, the Chesterfield-based supplier of beer pumps, has undergone a management buy-out with the backing of venture capital group Murray Johnstone.
30-Sep-1999
Azurix has acquired Lurgi Bamag, the German engineering company, in a £18m deal, as part of a strategy to build up an international water business based on Wessex Water.
29-Sep-1999
Connect-2 Technology is creating ten new jobs at its Teesside factory having won a contract to manufacture circuit monitoring and protection devices for W Lucy of Oxford.
29-Sep-1999
Aquarius is acquiring Brampton Housewares, the bathroom cabinet manufacturer, for £6.2m.
29-Sep-1999
Hallam Polymer Engineering has acquired H Slater & Son, the Sheffield-based polyurethane and rubber specialist, and will relocate the company to its site in Dronfield.
25-Sep-1999
Elequip Projects, the Leicester-based electrical engineering company, has undergone a £5.5m management buy-out from parent company Silvermines Group.
25-Sep-1999
Ocean Group has acquired Parkhill Reclamation, the Midlands waste management company, in a £41m deal that will double the landfill bank of Ocean's Cory Environmental Management subsidiary.
25-Sep-1999
Teddington Bellows is to merge with Brockington & Scott to create a leading manufacturer of specialist expansion joints and bellows assemblies, employing about 150 people in South West Wales.
23-Sep-1999
Leeds Group has acquired Calprina, the textile printing business, from Crowson Fabrics for undisclosed terms.
23-Sep-1999
Portsmouth City Council has announced that Northern Tool & Equipment, the US supplier of lathes and drills, is to set up a UK headquarters in the city with the creation of more than 12 jobs.
21-Sep-1999
Webgrove Holdings has acquired Arnold Plastic Moulding Tools from Kettering-based Alumasc Group for undisclosed terms.
21-Sep-1999
Haden MacLellan is planning to sell its process engineering division to its US management, in order to focus on the manufacture and distribution of fasteners.
21-Sep-1999
Rolls-Royce is to acquire Vickers for £576m in order to become a world leader in marine power systems.
21-Sep-1999
S Lyles, the Dewsbury-based carpet yarn manufacturer, is to undergo a management buy-out in a £3.6m deal.
18-Sep-1999
Senior is acquiring the aerospace ducting division of Cork Industries for £52m.
18-Sep-1999
Addis, the Swansea-based houseware products company, is to be acquired by Emsa of Germany.
17-Sep-1999
British Steel is to acquire the rail manufacturing business of Usinor of France for £83m.
17-Sep-1999
Mott MacDonald is to build a 47,000 sq ft carpet factory for Westbond Carpets of Denmark at the Dearne Valley Enterprise Zone in South Yorkshire, which will create 50 jobs.
16-Sep-1999
Mackie International's Belfast-based textile and machinery division is to be revived by Bridge Textile Machinery International of Galway, and a significant number of new jobs are expected.
16-Sep-1999
Stortext, the Edinburgh-based information management company, has sold its paper storage business to Britannia Data Management for £10m.
15-Sep-1999
Ocean is acquiring Parkhill Reclamation for £41m in order to expand its waste management business.
14-Sep-1999
Rolls-Royce is to acquire National Airmotive, the US engine repair company, for £45m, as part of a strategy to expand its engine repair and overhaul business.
11-Sep-1999
Polaroid is to expand its Vale of Leven plant in Scotland to make miniature film for its new pocket camera, with the creation of 250 jobs.
11-Sep-1999
Vickers is to acquire Reumech, the South African-owned manufacturer of military vehicles, for up to £12m, and is also forming joint ventures with Mowag, Singapore Technologies, and Krauss Maffei Wegmann.
09-Sep-1999
Tees Valley Development Company has announced that the Katsushiro Matex Company of Japan is to set up a £5m steel structures plant at the former Hallcalm Engineering site in Norton, with the creation of about 150 jobs.
08-Sep-1999
Perlos is to expand its Sunderland-based plastics business with the creation of 90 jobs, and has also announced plans to move its Washington operation to a new unit next to the existing plant at Rainton Bridge South.
07-Sep-1999
ISA International is to sell its Heath commercial stationery business to Kaye Office Supplies for £20m.
04-Sep-1999
MeterLink is to set up a factory in the Forth Valley to manufacture equipment for measuring the use of electricity, water and gas, and 50 jobs will be created when a suitable site is found.
03-Sep-1999
Coats Viyella has succeeded with its £80m takeover bid for Hicking Pentecost, the industrial threads manufacturer, thus beating a rival offer from Ruddick of the US.
03-Sep-1999
James Halstead has sold its Driza-Done clothing division in Australia to Outback Consortium for £2.1m, and the proceeds will be used to expand its floorcoverings business.
03-Sep-1999
Haani Cables is to create about 70 new jobs at its cable manufacturing business in Hartlepool, and is seeking permission for a new extension at the site.
02-Sep-1999
Roxspur is selling Aylesbury Automation to Textron Fastening Systems of the US for £7m, and the proceeds will be used to reduce debt.
28-Aug-1999
Norbain, the security equipment group, has undergone a £38m management buy-out, and is now seeking acquisitions to build up a global business.
28-Aug-1999
Richardsons Westgarth is to sell Steel Supplies and Armstrong Plate to a new company called Fantastic Addition for £2.2m.
28-Aug-1999
Balmoral Group of Aberdeen has merged its two tank moulding divisions to create Balmoral Tanks, which is expected to lead to around 20 new jobs over the next six months.
25-Aug-1999
Sifam has sold its Torquay-based plastic trade moulding division to a management team for £2.4m.
25-Aug-1999
Bowthorpe is planning to sell its thermal management business to Aavid Thermal Technologies of the US for £50m, as part of a strategy to focus on telecoms testing and aerospace.
25-Aug-1999
Standard Products is to set up a plastic and rubber components division at its plant in Plymouth with the creation of up to 100 jobs, but its Huntingdon factory will be closed.
24-Aug-1999
ICCS, the Dundee-based kitchen and catering supplies business, is to merge with MacGregor & Company of Edinburgh in a £3m deal, and a new head office will be set up in Grangemouth.
24-Aug-1999
Silentnight is selling Wellhouse Wire Products, the spring making business, to Legget & Platt for £10m, in order to focus on bed manufacturing.
24-Aug-1999
Focus Dynamics, the engineering company, has rejected a £5.3m takeover bid from Breckenburn, and has also received expressions of interest from other companies.
23-Aug-1999
Hydraulic Equipment Supermarkets, the Gloucester-based hydraulics company, has undergone a £2m management buy-out.
20-Aug-1999
Saxonmill of Batley is to merge with Nicol & Pratt of Meltham near Huddersfield, in order to save 100 jobs and fight off competition in the textile dyeing and finishing market.
20-Aug-1999
Gough Engineering is to create 30 additional jobs at its Stoke-based factory following an increase in orders from the quarrying, steel and food industries.
20-Aug-1999
BHK has built a new furniture factory in Peterlee, where it employs a workforce of 120, and additional jobs are being created.
16-Aug-1999
Collectible World Studios is to create 75 jobs to cope with rising demand for its giftware business in Stoke-on-Trent.
12-Aug-1999
Frederick Cooper is acquiring Stevensons of Shipley, the Bradford-based household products manufacturer, for £0.3m.
12-Aug-1999
Serco has acquired Elekluft, the supplier of support services to German military customers, from Dasa for £18m.
11-Aug-1999
ATL Consulting Group, the Southampton-based engineering consultancy, has been acquired by Bureau Veritas of France for undisclosed terms.
10-Aug-1999
Invensys is acquiring UK Data Collection Services for £38m and Com-Trol of the US for £14m, as part of a strategy to expand into software and services.
10-Aug-1999
BE Aerospace has won approval for a £4m extension at its aircraft seat factory in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland, which will create 130 jobs.
06-Aug-1999
British Steel has acquired Laminacion y Derivados, the Spanish steel business, for £19m.
05-Aug-1999
Semple Cochrane is acquiring Glasgow-based Advanced Computer Installations for up to £2.2m, and is also expanding its marine engineering business with a 10-year lease on ship-repair and conversion facilities at Penzance.
05-Aug-1999
TI Group is acquiring Busak & Shamban, the German-owned speciality seals group, for £275m.
05-Aug-1999
Newby Foundry Division is to merge its Newby Hill Top Foundry Airset business with Rudge Littley of West Bromwich, to create a combined iron founding group with turnover of about £9m.
04-Aug-1999
Williams Fasteners of Sheffield has acquired Coalville Phoenix Fasteners for £0.1m, in order to expand its branch network into the Loughborough area.
04-Aug-1999
Firth Rixson is acquiring Aurora, the Sheffield-based metal engineer, for £80m, in order to create a leading supplier of parts to the aerospace sector.
04-Aug-1999
Kvaerner is selling most of its UK metals manufacturing business to Union Electric Steel of the US for £15m, but will retain its Sheffield production facilities.
04-Aug-1999
Dawson International has sold its JE Morgan thermal underwear business in the US to Sara Lee for £60m, in order to reduce debt and focus on its cashmere products.
04-Aug-1999
Senior is acquiring Pathway Bellows, the US manufacturer of expansion joints, for £22m, as well as Hydro-Flex of Canada for £2m.
03-Aug-1999
Carbo, the Manchester-based abrasives company, has sold its Polybau drainage division to Wavin Plastics in a £1.9m deal.
02-Aug-1999
JR Industries, the Cardiff-based manufacturer of vehicle roller shutters and railway carriage interiors, has been sold to management in a £12m deal.
30-Jul-1999
Corgi Classics, the model car maker, is being acquired by Zindart of Hong Kong for £29m.
30-Jul-1999
Haani Cables is seeking 30 new staff for its Hartlepool-based electrical cables factory, following a £2m expansion.
29-Jul-1999
Severn Trent has acquired four US waste and water companies for a total £55m, including Samsco, Tetra Processes, Precision Laboratories, and Savannah Laboratories.
29-Jul-1999
Syltone has acquired Priestmar Equipment, the hydraulic access platforms company, for about £3.5m.
29-Jul-1999
BSS is planning to acquire PTS, the supplier of heating and plumbing products, for £56m.
29-Jul-1999
Huber & Suhner is to expand its electronics factory in Bicester with the creation of 50 jobs, in order to cope with rising demand from the telecoms industry.
27-Jul-1999
SignCorp is to merge with Sign Investments of Leeds in a £3.9m deal, in order to create a combined signmaking business that will float on Aim next month.
26-Jul-1999
Forward Technology Industries, the machinery manufacturer, is to undergo a £9.2m management buy-out.
24-Jul-1999
Raven Manufacturing is creating 20 jobs at the Altham Business Park near Accrington, having won a contract to supply digital satellite dishes to BSkyB.
23-Jul-1999
James Walker & Co is to open a £2m sales centre for its fluid sealing business in Crewe, creating up to 40 jobs.
23-Jul-1999
Vymura, the wallpaper company, has agreed to a £29m takeover offer from Gleadway.
22-Jul-1999
Invensys has sold Rieth, its German cable support systems business, to Van Geel of the Netherlands for £7.5m, in order to focus on automation and controls.
22-Jul-1999
Clares Equipment is set to acquire Calderburn, the office furniture group, for £27m.
21-Jul-1999
Expamet is acquiring a steel lintel and doors business from Diploma for £17m.
21-Jul-1999
E&I Engineering is to invest £1.1m in its sheet metal products business in Londonderry, creating 18 jobs.
20-Jul-1999
Lilleshall has sold its plastic housewares business to Crystalware for £1.2m, as part of a strategy to focus on industrial services.
20-Jul-1999
Riverside Engineering Services, the Dundee-based pipework and general fabrication company, has been acquired by a management team for undisclosed terms.
19-Jul-1999
Cookson is acquiring Plaskon Electronic Materials, the supplier of plastics to the semiconductor industry, from BP Amoco for £78m.
16-Jul-1999
Anglian Water is acquiring the Czech water company Severomoravske Vodovody for £50m, and is expected to follow this up with similar deals in other eastern European countries.
15-Jul-1999
Orbis is acquiring Sitex, the property protection company, from Mercury Private Equity for £18m.
14-Jul-1999
London Emblem is relocating its soft toys business from Surrey to a new office and warehouse facility in Gosport, with the creation of up to 40 jobs.
13-Jul-1999
Forward Industries, the Swindon-based manufacturer of equipment for the nuclear power and hydraulics industries, has been sold to management in a deal funded by NatWest Development Capital.
13-Jul-1999
PMS International is creating more jobs at its toy factory in Basildon, having won a licence to produce a new set of TV characters called Jellikins.
12-Jul-1999
Cookson is to sell TAM, its ceramic powders manufacturing business, to Ferro Corporation of the US for £50m.
12-Jul-1999
Electra Investment Trust has sold its PHS hygiene services business to rival venture capitalist Charterhouse Development for £215m.
10-Jul-1999
Wassall has sold its Antler luggage business to management for £40m.
10-Jul-1999
AFOS International, the Aberdeen-based filtration equipment company, has been sold to management for £8.5m.
09-Jul-1999
George S Hall, the Stoke-based supplier of maintenance services, is to relocate its 90 head office staff to a new site at Festival Park, and an additional 20 jobs will be created.
09-Jul-1999
Weir has acquired Warman International, the Australian pump manufacturer, for £195m, which will double Weir's sales of heavy-duty pumps to £300m a year.
07-Jul-1999
Glynwed International has acquired Victory Refrigeration Company, the US refrigeration equipment company, for £16m.
06-Jul-1999
Acrol, the Widnes-based PVC formulation specialist, has been acquired by Geon Company of the US for undisclosed terms.
05-Jul-1999
Druck has acquired GLA Elettronica, the Italian manufacturer of electronic pressure and temperature measurement and calibration devices, for £0.5m.
05-Jul-1999
Glynwed International has acquired Ipex, the plastic pipes company, from Canada's Ivaco and Sceptor Holdings for £220m.
03-Jul-1999
Berisford is to acquire Scotsman Industries, the US manufacturer of refrigeration products, for £448m, and may now decide to sell its Magnet kitchens business.
03-Jul-1999
Aerospace Systems & Technologies is to invest £8m in the expansion of its Derwentside manufacturing facilities for aircraft wing components, creating 80 jobs over the next three years.
01-Jul-1999
Coats Viyella has launched an agreed £68m takeover bid for Hicking Pentecost, the industrial threads manufacturer, trumping a rival offer from Ruddick of the US.
01-Jul-1999
Bridport, the aerospace and medical products manufacturer, is to be acquired by Marmon of the US for £30m.
01-Jul-1999
Densitron International has confirmed the sale of its Densitron Microwave division to MCE for up to £7.4m.
01-Jul-1999
FKI is looking to recruit a large number of apprentices at its Brush Electrical Machines factory in Loughborough, due to rising demand for its range of turbo-generators.
28-Jun-1999
Cartwright Group is creating an extra 60 jobs at its trailer-manufacturing business in Altrincham.
23-Jun-1999
Standard Cressall, the shoe machinery supplier, has been sold by the Halma Group to a management team for undisclosed terms, and will now trade as Standard Engineering.
22-Jun-1999
Haani Cables has tripled the size of its electric cables factory in Hartlepool, and expects to add to the 100-strong workforce over the next few months.
21-Jun-1999
Unidare is acquiring Oklahoma Rig & Supply, the US wholesaler of industrial supplies, for up to £37m.
18-Jun-1999
Acco Europe, the office products company, is returning to its former headquarters in Wrotham Heath, where it will employ about 80 staff.
17-Jun-1999
Thorn Lighting is to build a £5m distribution centre at its Spennymoor factory in County Durham with the creation of 60 jobs.
17-Jun-1999
House of Hardy has acquired Greys of Alnwick, the manufacturer of fishing tackle, for undisclosed terms.
17-Jun-1999
Catch Monitored Security, the supplier of security and surveillance systems, has opened two new sales offices in Coventry and Manchester and is recruiting an extra 55 staff for its call centre in Middlesbrough.
16-Jun-1999
Powerscreen International, the engineering company, is to be acquired by Terex of the US for £181m.
16-Jun-1999
Lucas Aerospace has acquired SAMM, the French flight control equipment subsidiary of Peugeot Citroen, for undisclosed terms.
15-Jun-1999
Shorts is to invest £18m in the expansion of its aerospace factory in Belfast in order to build a new fuselage for Canadian parent Bombardier, and up to 170 jobs will be created.
14-Jun-1999
Kenwood Appliances has sold its Isle of Wight engineering plant to management in a £1.1m deal, securing 135 jobs.
11-Jun-1999
Souplex, the Morecambe-based plastic moulding company, has been acquired by Moll Industries of the US.
11-Jun-1999
Severn Trent Water has awarded a £9m pipeline maintenance contract to utility contractor MPB, which could create up to 100 jobs in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire.
10-Jun-1999
Meggitt is to acquire Whittaker Corporation, the US supplier of aerospace parts, for £236m, and expects the deal to strengthen its position as a supplier to Boeing and Airbus.
10-Jun-1999
Fenland Laundries is planning to set up a £4m factory in Louth in order to provide a nationwide garment service, and 80 jobs will be created.
09-Jun-1999
Smiths Industries is to acquire Environmental Technologies Group, the US manufacturer of sensors that detect harmful substances, for £9m.
08-Jun-1999
Umeco has acquired ASED, the distributor of aerospace chemicals and electronic components, from TI Group for £12m.
08-Jun-1999
Hatt Kitchens, the Kidderminster-based supplier of made-to-measure kitchens, has undergone a management buy-out that will secure the future of 100 jobs.
07-Jun-1999
Renishaw is expecting to receive planning permission to expand its electronic measuring equipment factory in Wotton-under-Edge, and aims to double its workforce from 800 to 1,600.
07-Jun-1999
Ferranti Technologies, the Oldham-based electronic equipment company, has undergone a £10m management buy-out.
07-Jun-1999
British Steel has confirmed plans to merge with Hoogovens of the Netherlands with the loss of about 2,000 jobs, although there are no plans to close any big steel plants.
07-Jun-1999
Domnick Hunter is acquiring the industrial products division of Hiross of Italy for about £8m.
05-Jun-1999
Emess is selling its JSB electronics subsidiary to Cooper of the US for £38m, in order to focus on its consumer lighting business.
05-Jun-1999
Rolls-Royce has sold Peebles Electrical Machines, the Edinburgh-based manufacturer of electric motors and generators, to Pope Electric Motors of Australia.
04-Jun-1999
Bodycote International has acquired King & Fowler, the Liverpool-based surface coatings company, for £1.9m.
04-Jun-1999
Outline Engraving, the Nelson-based printing plate manufacturer, has been acquired from the receivers by Pamarco Europe, saving 56 jobs.
02-Jun-1999
Yorkshire Water is to acquire Aquarian Company of Connecticut for £278m, making it the first UK group to buy a quoted US water supply company.
02-Jun-1999
Capital Coated Steel of Cardiff has acquired Forall Metal Products of Stourbridge from the receivers, saving 40 jobs.
01-Jun-1999
The Industrial Development Board of Northern Ireland has announced that furniture and services group SoS Group is to create 24 new jobs in a £1.4m investment to expand capacity.
01-Jun-1999
Warner Howard, the distributor of laundry systems, is to undergo a £53m management buy-out.
31-May-1999
Aerolaminates of Denmark is planning to build a £13m wind turbine blades factory on the Isle of Wight's St Cross Business Park, with the creation of 250 jobs.
28-May-1999
Shanks & McEwan is to acquire Caird, the waste management company, for £51m, and hopes to achieve big cost savings as the two companies have various sites close to each other.
28-May-1999
FKI is acquiring Industry General Corporation, the US materials handling company that specialises in systems for the parcel delivery business, for £32m.
28-May-1999
Denby, the manufacturer of glazed stoneware, has announced a £40m management buy-out in response to falling retail demand and the strength of sterling.
27-May-1999
Cintex, the developer of manufacturing inspection systems, has been acquired by HSBC Private Equity for £38m.
26-May-1999
British Ceramic Tiles has announced a £30m plan to expand the former Candy Tiles factory at Heathfield in Devon, creating up to 300 new jobs.
25-May-1999
FKI has agreed to acquire Crisplant Industries, the Danish manufacturer of sorting systems, for £187m.
25-May-1999
GT Group, the Peterlee-based engineering company, is to create 120 jobs in the north-east having secured export orders worth £20m.
24-May-1999
Dyson is planning to build a £20m vacuum cleaner factory next to its existing site in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, with the creation of 1,100 jobs.
24-May-1999
Harry Dalby Engineering has acquired Regent Engineers, the Narborough-based pressings company, for undisclosed terms.
21-May-1999
Chadfort Engineering is to expand its factory in Blackburn, with the creation of 35 jobs and the introduction of new robotic welding equipment and a powder coating plant.
20-May-1999
Bodycote has expanded its metal processing business with four acquisitions for a total £13m - Janini of France, LJ Broutman of the US and Ferrodur and Fuji Metallveredelung of Austria.
20-May-1999
Wagon has sold its Forkardt workholding operations to management for £11m, in order to focus on the automotive and storage sectors.
20-May-1999
BVG Airflo is to expand its 56-strong workforce with the opening of a second factory in Brecon to manufacture fishing tackle.
18-May-1999
Senior Engineering has sold its precision tube division to Tyco of the US for £31m, and the proceeds will be invested in its Flexonics business.
18-May-1999
OSM, the Southampton-based machining specialist, is setting up a new workshop and office in Doncaster to service the offshore industry, and at least 12 jobs will be created.
15-May-1999
Brooke Industrial is to acquire Somta Tools, the manufacturer of high-speed cutting tools, from Anglo American for £4.5m.
14-May-1999
Calderburn, the Blackburn-based office furniture group, has sold its Neville Johnson subsidiary to management for £8m.
14-May-1999
Bristol Uniforms, the manufacturer of protective clothing, has been sold to specialist workwear company Faithful Group for undisclosed terms.
13-May-1999
Cookson is acquiring Premier Refractories from Alpine Group of the US for £252m, to create an enlarged refractory products business employing more than 800 people at 70 sites.
13-May-1999
Fairey is set to acquire Servomex, the industrial instruments company, for £19m.
13-May-1999
IGG Component Technology, the Fareham-based supplier of satellite parts, has been sold to its management team for £10m.
12-May-1999
Volex is acquiring the power cord division of Belden for up to £18m.
11-May-1999
Metnor is acquiring two engineering services companies for a maximum of £6.5m - Norstead, the air conditioning supplier, and MGY, the supplier of hoses and gauges.
08-May-1999
Burmah Castrol is planning to acquire Remet Corporation, the US supplier of casting products to the engineering industry, for $33m.
07-May-1999
Senior Engineering is selling its heat-treatment operations to Aalberts Industries of the Netherlands for £25m.
06-May-1999
Stratagem has sold its industrial door and access control business to Kaba of Switzerland for £6.3m, in order to focus on refrigeration, castings and motor dealerships.
05-May-1999
Beauford has sold three Stoke-based pottery factories - Wade UK, Wade USA and Allied Insulators - to a management buy-out team for £7.9m.
04-May-1999
Sterling Fluid Systems is to open a new information technology centre at its site in Letterkenny, Donegal, with the creation of 16 jobs.
04-May-1999
Morgan Crucible is selling its Isomor engineering business to Vesuvius Scotland for undisclosed terms, which will result in the loss of 48 jobs at its Morganite Thermal Ceramics plant in Norton.
30-Apr-1999
Biffa has acquired the Poplars Resource Management Company from Staffordshire County Council for £26m, in order to expand its waste management business.
28-Apr-1999
Grundig UK is to expand production at its TV set-top boxes factory in Llantrisant with the creation of 120 jobs.
28-Apr-1999
Cable & Wireless is selling its undersea cable-laying operation to Global Crossing of the US for £550m, in order to focus on its core business of communications networks.
27-Apr-1999
Europower is acquiring Voss, the US couplings distributor, for £3.7m.
27-Apr-1999
Ring has acquired Arctic Products, the manufacturer of pipe freezing kits, for about £1.2m, in order to improve its position in the plumbing market.
27-Apr-1999
United Industries, the engineering company, is selling Cintride, Neepsend Tools and Neepsend Scotland, to their management for a total £2.6m.
24-Apr-1999
Densitron, the electronic components company, has sold its microwave subsidiary to an undisclosed buyer for £8m.
23-Apr-1999
Ambic Technical Furniture, the maker of specialist furniture, is to relocate from Newcastle city centre to the Stella Gill Industrial Estate at Chester-le-Street, creating 15 jobs.
22-Apr-1999
Ellison Holdings, the engineering company, has been acquired by TransTechnology Corporation, and the US company will close its Anderton International factory in Bingley and transfer 150 workers to Ellison's factory in Glusburn.
22-Apr-1999
Spring Ram is selling 85% of its Stag Holdings furniture business to management for £4.2m, in order to focus on kitchens and bathrooms.
22-Apr-1999
South Staffordshire Water is planning to acquire Epok, the drain and sewer cleaner, for £3.2m.
22-Apr-1999
Electra Investment Trust has sold Wap Reinigungssysteme, the German manufacturer of high-pressure cleaning systems, to Incentive of Denmark for £72m.
21-Apr-1999
Glynwed International has sold its three remaining metal processing businesses to Niagara Corporation of the US for £21m, in order to focus on pipe systems and food services.
20-Apr-1999
AC Yule is setting up an aluminium products factory in Sunderland, with the creation of up to 24 jobs.
19-Apr-1999
William Baird is acquiring Lowe Alpine, the manufacturer of outdoor clothing and equipment, for £13m.
17-Apr-1999
Money Controls has sold Kestrel Injection Moulders and Hampton Mouldings to Integral Plastics for £8m.
17-Apr-1999
Vitec has acquired Litec, the Italian lighting equipment manufacturer, for £2.6m.
17-Apr-1999
The new Defence Vetting Agency is to create about 140 jobs when it sets up in York next April, and a further 40 staff are expected to relocate from existing vetting agencies in the south.
16-Apr-1999
Rykneld Tean is planning to relocate its industrial tapes business to the West Meadows Industrial Estate in Derby, creating up to 40 new jobs.
15-Apr-1999
Harrier is seeking 80 temporary staff for its mail order photo-finishing laboratory in Newton Abbot, in order to cover the busy summer period.
15-Apr-1999
Royal Brierley Crystal is planning to relocate to a new £5.5m site in Dudley next year, and 20 jobs will be created in a visitor centre attached to the factory.
15-Apr-1999
Carclo Engineering is to acquire Carrera Corporation, the US plastic mouldings company, for up to £16m.
14-Apr-1999
Hydra-Tight, the Walsall-based bolt tensioning and pipeline coupling company, has been acquired by Waukesha Bearings Corporation of the US.
12-Apr-1999
Edwin Trisk Systems, the Sunderland-based infra-red heating equipment company, has been bought out of receivership by Precision Engineering International for undisclosed terms, saving 70 jobs.
12-Apr-1999
Metalrax has acquired RTA Wine Racks, the Norfolk-based manufacturer of metal and wooden wine racks, for £3m.
09-Apr-1999
Carclo Engineering is planning to buy Wood Industries, the US plastic mouldings company, for about £22m.
09-Apr-1999
Denise Fabrics has bought Wilson Wilcox, the Yorkshire-based fabric design company, out of administration.
08-Apr-1999
Vosper Thornycroft has won a £180m contract to provide two new firefighting training facilities in Plymouth and Portsmouth for the Naval Recruiting and Training Agency.
07-Apr-1999
Wenaas has acquired St Heliers Safety, the Tyneside-based manufacturer of clothing and protective equipment with turnover of about £2m.
02-Apr-1999
Sissons is seeking to recruit an additional 25 workers, following the expansion of its stainless steel sanitary ware factory on the Sheepbridge trading estate in Chesterfield.
02-Apr-1999
Inchcape has sold most of its marketing operations in the Middle East to Cupola Investments of Dubai for £72m, as part of a strategy to focus on its international automotive distribution activities.
02-Apr-1999
TS Booker & Son, the Wakefield-based specialist furniture manufacturer, has been sold to a management buy-in team.
01-Apr-1999
AC Yule has set up a £1m glass processing factory in Livingston and plans to create an extra 26 jobs over the next three years.
26-Mar-1999
British Steel has acquired Caradon Catnic, the Caerphilly-based steel lintel producer, from Caradon in a £14m deal.
25-Mar-1999
Apollo Metals has won a £50m a year contract from British Aerospace Military Aircraft & Aerostructures, and will set up a new subsidiary in the north-west that will create 65 jobs.
25-Mar-1999
IMI Marston is selling its Wolverhampton-based aerospace business to Hamilton Standard for £17m.
24-Mar-1999
Headway is selling its Europa sofa-bed manufacturing business to a management team for about £1.5m.
24-Mar-1999
TI has acquired Tri-Manufacturing, the US maker of jet engine parts, for £36m.
23-Mar-1999
JE Eltherington & Son is planning to build a £1.5m factory to manufacture windows and doors in Hull, which will create 65 jobs if approval is given.
22-Mar-1999
GKN and Finmeccanica of Italy have agreed to merge their helicopter operations, Westland and Agusta, into a joint venture that will have about 20% of the world market.
19-Mar-1999
Gemini Corrosion Services is setting up a £1.5m corrosion protection plant in Montrose in order to double production capacity and create an unspecified number of new jobs.
17-Mar-1999
Texon UK, the manufacturer of structural footwear materials, has acquired Leicester-based Cornwell Industries for £3m.
17-Mar-1999
Headlam has acquired Eclipse Blinds for £52m, and is now planning to spend up to £40m on acquisitions to expand its floor covering business in continental Europe.
17-Mar-1999
The government is offering cash from a fund called the Regional Selective Assessment to help create more than 1,000 jobs in the North East.
15-Mar-1999
Utopia Furniture is to set up a £6m headquarters for its fitted bathrooms business in Wolverhampton, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
12-Mar-1999
Indespension is recruiting an additional 20 workers at its trailers factory in Bolton, and is also looking to expand its retail network which includes new branches in Cardiff, Stoke, Scunthorpe and Blackburn.
12-Mar-1999
Biotrace International is to add a second production line for rapid hygiene testing systems at its Bridgend plant, creating 30 new jobs.
11-Mar-1999
Sven Christiansen is to expand its office furniture factory in Kingswinford in the West Midlands, with the creation of 25 jobs.
11-Mar-1999
Garador, the Yeovil-based garage door manufacturer, has undergone a management buyout for undisclosed terms.
11-Mar-1999
Oliver Ashworth Group has acquired Walker & Staff, the Billericay-based industrial valves and pipeline equipment distribution business, in a £1.4m deal.
09-Mar-1999
Hoppe of Switzerland has invested £2.5m in a new distribution centre for its door handle products at Four Ashes near Cannock, which will employ 70 people.
08-Mar-1999
Blick has acquired General Control Systems, the South African developer of computerised time and attendance products, for £2m.
08-Mar-1999
Oxford Instruments is selling its Nuclear Measurements division to Canberra Industries for £5.9m.
06-Mar-1999
Esselte Office Products has sold its Bar Hill-based Machine Supplies Division to management in a multi-million pound deal, and the business will be renamed Roltech and extra staff taken on.
04-Mar-1999
John Tams is to recruit an extra 50 temporary workers and return all its six potteries to full production following an increase in orders.
04-Mar-1999
British Aerospace has awarded a £11m contract to Balfour Beatty to build an aircraft wings factory in Broughton, Chester.
04-Mar-1999
Rotork is buying Valvekits Group, the valve products company, for £6.6m.
04-Mar-1999
Delta has sold its cables business to Draka Holdings of the Netherlands for an initial £22m.
03-Mar-1999
PHS Group, the hygiene products company, is to set up a call centre in Caerphilly with the creation of 80 jobs.
02-Mar-1999
Mal Tool is planning to expand its aerospace parts factory in Colne with the creation of up to 75 new jobs, and is seeking to diversify into the supply of parts for the gas turbine industry.
02-Mar-1999
Horace Small Apparel, the work clothes manufacturer, is to sell its US operations to VF Workwear for £36m.
02-Mar-1999
Vinks Plastics, the Sale-based supplier of plastic sheeting, has been bought out of receivership by Valiant Plastics of Manchester, for £11m.
01-Mar-1999
Williams is acquiring Tempus, the Swedish fire protection company, for £10m.
01-Mar-1999
CFM Kinder is planning to build a £2.5m gas fire factory at the Trentham Lakes employment park in Stoke-on-Trent, with the creation of 120 jobs.
26-Feb-1999
Web Dynamics, the manufacturer of hi-tech fabrics for the building, medical and automotive industries, is investing £1.1m in a new factory in Bolton, where it will employ 35 people initially.
26-Feb-1999
Glynwed is to sell most of its metals-processing business to Tyco International for £145m, and the proceeds will be used to acquire pipe distribution and commercial kitchen equipment companies.
26-Feb-1999
Williams has acquired FPD Guardforce, the Hong Kong security and fire protection business, for £75m.
26-Feb-1999
Arco is planning to build a national distribution centre for safety equipment and industrial products in Hull, creating 100 jobs.
23-Feb-1999
Uniplas is to invest £1m in Portadown to expand production of a new lightweight plastic piping product, creating nine jobs.
23-Feb-1999
Thornton Precision Components and seven other engineering companies have been acquired by a management buyout with the backing of 3i from National Industries of Kuwait for £154m, and the new company will be called Mettis Group.
23-Feb-1999
Callsafe Services is creating an unspecified number of new jobs at its base in Rugeley, Staffordshire, due to rising demand for its health and safety consultancy service.
22-Feb-1999
Shorterm Group, the engineering contract employment agency, is being acquired for £17m by a group of institutions led by 3i, and the business will be expanded nationally.
22-Feb-1999
Balmoral Marine and Trident Offshore have formed a joint venture in Aberdeen to supply mooring system packages to the offshore oil and gas industry, and up to 20 jobs will be created.
19-Feb-1999
Cookson has sold Cookson Fibers of the US to a US venture capital company for £93m, and has also announced a £30m restructuring programme that will result in the loss of 700 jobs.
19-Feb-1999
Helios Ventilation Systems is to move its sales and distribution department from Sussex to Colchester with the creation of an extra 10 jobs.
18-Feb-1999
Aerpac is to create 70 jobs at its fibreglass wind turbine blades plant in Glenrothes due to rising demand.
18-Feb-1999
Coats Viyella is selling its Dynacast precision engineering business to Cinven, the venture capitalist, for £322m.
18-Feb-1999
Burgess & Garrick Oil Services and Global Recycling Systems have announced plans to invest £1.5m in the construction of two new drill cutting clean-up plants in Aberdeen and Peterhead, with the creation of 20 jobs.
17-Feb-1999
Amey is acquiring Enviresponse, the environmental disaster recovery specialist, for £1.1m.
17-Feb-1999
Jordec is diversifying out of engineering into cleaning services with the acquisition of Checkclean and Corporate Clean for £2.1m.
16-Feb-1999
DA Stuart Oil, the manufacturer of metalworking lubricants, is undergoing a £1.5m expansion programme at its Wolverhampton site that will create 38 new jobs.
15-Feb-1999
Appeal Blinds, the Bristol-based manufacturer of blinds for conservatories, has undergone a management buyout.
12-Feb-1999
JCB has started a recruitment drive to find staff for its new digger factory that will open in Cheadle later this year.
12-Feb-1999
Powerscreen International is selling a US subsidiary Powerscreen USB to Svedala Industries of Sweden for £5.5m.
12-Feb-1999
Calderburn is selling its Dauphin office furniture manufacturing business to Daco for £1.7m.
11-Feb-1999
Sandwell Investment Bureau has won more than £1m of EU funding to regenerate industrial land in the West Midlands, and expects to create or safeguard 800 jobs.
11-Feb-1999
Tomkins has acquired Aquatic Industries, the US supplier of whirlpools, for £7.8m.
09-Feb-1999
Umeco is acquiring Aerovac Systems, the supplier of vacuum bagging products to the aerospace sector, for £12m.
09-Feb-1999
AEA Technology has won most of a £50m contract to supply batteries for the Army's new Bowman battlefield communications system, and a factory will be built in Thurso.
05-Feb-1999
Bethell Group has acquired Electricity Distribution Services, the heavy-duty cabling company, for undisclosed terms.
04-Feb-1999
Senior Engineering has acquired Thornskill, the holding company for Willcox Hose, for £2.2m.
02-Feb-1999
Glynwed is selling Amari Plastics and Port Plastics to an unnamed US company for £19m, as part of a strategy to focus on its pipe systems and food services divisions.
02-Feb-1999
P&M Vacuum Services has been acquired by Tuthill Corporation of the US and its Heywood factory will be used as the European manufacturing and distribution facility for Tuthill's industrial vacuum pumps.
28-Jan-1999
Waste Recycling has completed its merger with Yorkshire Water's Global Waste Management operation, and is also buying 3C Holdings from Yorkshire, thereby creating one of the UK's leading waste management groups.
28-Jan-1999
GGI Office Furniture, the UK subsidiary of Global Group of Canada, is opening a new £6.7m European headquarters in Darwen, East Lancashire, with the creation of 100 jobs.
26-Jan-1999
Air International of Australia is to set up a £10m factory in Blaina, south Wales, to manufacture car and rail air conditioning systems, with the creation of 98 jobs.
26-Jan-1999
Kingspan has acquired Entec (Pollution Control), the manufacturer of mini waste treatment plants, for £2.6m.
26-Jan-1999
Yorkshire Water is to acquire York Waterworks, the supplier of water in the York area, for £34m.
23-Jan-1999
EJA Engineering, the safety-switch equipment manufacturer, is to be acquired by Rockwell of the US for £50m.
19-Jan-1999
TR Fastenings and Oncad Engineering are setting up new factories on the Heart of the Park industrial estate in Newton Aycliffe, with the creation of more than 20 jobs.
18-Jan-1999
British Aerospace is to redevelop its Filton site in Bristol with the creation of 125 jobs.
15-Jan-1999
Orion Electric of Japan is to recruit an additional 50 workers at its TV and video factory in Port Talbot to cope with rising sales.
15-Jan-1999
Spaceminster, the Milton Keynes-based supplier of injection moulding machines, has acquired Lupton Holdings for £1m.
14-Jan-1999
Rentokil Initial has acquired eight hygiene and security companies for a total of £37m, including UK companies Crime Halt Security Systems, Wolsey Comcare Alarm Systems and Capstan Security (Wessex).
13-Jan-1999
Williams has acquired two French fire protection companies - Proteg Incendie and Proteg Extincteur - from Securitas of Sweden for £53m.
09-Jan-1999
Boing, the Bristol-based manufacturer of inflatable play products, is looking to recruit an additional 25 staff to cope with an increase in orders.
08-Jan-1999
Sondex, the manufacturer of logging tools for the oil and gas sector, has sold a majority stake in the company to NatWest Equity Partners in a £10m deal.
07-Jan-1999
Firth Rixson has acquired Spartan Sheffield, the specialist engineering company, for about £1.5m.
06-Jan-1999
Doughty Hanson, the private equity concern, is planning to acquire Tornos Bechler, the Swiss lathe manufacturer.
06-Jan-1999
Kidsgrove Fabricating & Engineering is planning to create 50 jobs at a new manufacturing unit in Chesterton, which will involve the transfer of operations from existing sites in nearby Tunstall and the Crewe Gates Industrial Estate.
06-Jan-1999
Berisford has acquired Convotherm Elektrogerate, the German commercial ovenmaker with net assets of about £2.6m.
05-Jan-1999
Polypipe is acquiring Pagette Sanitar Produktions, the German plastic products manufacturer, for up to £9m.
05-Jan-1999
Park Products, the Blackburn-based manufacturer of mobile lighting towers and sheet metal work, is being bought by management from its parent company Fife Indmar for £3m.
04-Jan-1999