Opportunities for Employment 2005 - Company News Summary

Orchard Toys, the educational games developer, is to relocate its headquarters and 13 staff from Nottingham to Wymondham in January, with the creation of about 30 new jobs.
30-Dec-2005

Now Kitchens is seeking permission to double the size of its kitchens factory in Preston, with the creation of 70 new jobs over the next three years.
29-Dec-2005

Ernst & Young is planning to expand the workforce in its consulting division from 120 to 300 by the end of 2006.
28-Dec-2005

Haven Gateway Partnership has secured government approval to build a new container port in Harwich, with the creation of up to 800 jobs.
27-Dec-2005

Robertson Group is planning to create 100 new jobs at its construction operations throughout Scotland in 2006.
27-Dec-2005

Cotswold Outdoor is to create 40 new jobs when it opens its 18th store at the Talbot Green Retail Park in Llantrisant next month.
22-Dec-2005

BDO Stoy Hayward is planning to expand the 100-strong workforce at its business services office in Leeds by 20% over the next six months.
22-Dec-2005

Carphone Warehouse is to seek planning permission to set up a call centre at Tulketh Mill in Preston, which could create dozens of new jobs.
22-Dec-2005

Essentiagroup is planning to create a further 200 jobs at its health and social welfare call centre in Glasgow over the next three years.
22-Dec-2005

Motor World is planning to expand its chain of 240 car accessories stores with 100 new sites over the next five years, with the creation of about 500 jobs.
21-Dec-2005

BiFab is to create 60 new jobs at its fabrication yard in Burntisland, having won orders from Talisman Energy and Scottish & Southern to manufacture seabed support structures for two wind turbines.
21-Dec-2005

UK Coal has won planning permission from Durham County Council for a 121-acre opencast mine at Stony Heap, near Leadgate, with the creation of 40 jobs.
21-Dec-2005

HBOS is to set up a 30,000 sq ft Halifax Home Insurance claims centre at the NG2 business park in Nottingham next October, with the relocation of 100 jobs from Kegworth and the creation of 200 new jobs.
21-Dec-2005

Tesco is to seek planning permission to build a new superstore at Byres Road in the west end of Glasgow, with the creation of 350 jobs.
21-Dec-2005

Wates is planning to recruit 350 new staff to its construction business over the next 12 months, and up to 1,000 over the next five years.
21-Dec-2005

Soho Editors is to invest £4m in the worldwide expansion of its post-production talent agency business, by opening six new branches and recruiting 1,500 freelancers.
21-Dec-2005

TEG Environmental is planning to create about ten new engineering jobs in Preston next year, in order to manage the opening of new composting sites across the country.
20-Dec-2005

John Clark Motor Group is to relocate its Audi car dealership in Dundee to a new £2.5m site next summer, with the creation of 15 jobs.
20-Dec-2005

Stanelco is to build a £3m biodegradable polymers production and research centre in Wales with the creation of 60 jobs, having received assistance from Blaenau Gwent Council.
20-Dec-2005

Genuine Games is recruiting 13 extra staff at its computer games development business in Fort William.
16-Dec-2005

Enterprise is to recruit 220 extra staff at its newly-opened £20m business support centre at the Matchworks in Liverpool by the end of next year, due to rising demand for its outsourcing services.
15-Dec-2005

Aker Kvaerner Offshore Partner is to open a new office in Stockton in January, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
15-Dec-2005

Egg is to create 300 new jobs at its internet banking call centre in Derby, taking the total workforce to 2,000.
15-Dec-2005

Seagate Technology is to invest £83m in the expansion of its disk drive factories in Londonderry and Limavady, with the creation of 300 new jobs.
14-Dec-2005

Prestoplan is to set up a £6m 94,000 sq ft timber frame buildings factory at Quedgeley West in Gloucester, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
14-Dec-2005

Celtic Energy is seeking permission from Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot councils to extend an opencast coal mine at Coed Hafod Heulog, with the creation of 70 jobs.
12-Dec-2005

Worldwide Environmental Technologies is relocating its steel frames business and 15 staff from Tanfield Lea to a larger 40,000 sq ft site in Newton Aycliffe, and more than 80 new jobs could be created.
12-Dec-2005

Iron Mountain has announced the creation of 50 jobs at its newly-opened data storage centre in Warrington.
12-Dec-2005

Cromarty Firth Port Authority has been selected as preferred bidder to acquire the KBR Caledonia offshore yard at Nigg in Easter Ross, which could lead to the creation of 1,000 jobs in the manufacture of equipment for wind and wave power.
12-Dec-2005

United Utilities is creating up to 24 new jobs for engineers in its gas emergency service in the north-east, Yorkshire and northern Cumbria.
09-Dec-2005

Canyon Europe, the manufacturer of plastic trigger sprayers and dispensing pumps, is to create up to 40 new jobs in Mallusk, Antrim, as part of a £10m development project.
08-Dec-2005

Asda has announced plans to build a £24m 45,000 sq ft store in Enniskillen, with the transfer of 225 staff from its existing site and the creation of 75 new jobs.
08-Dec-2005

Virago Cars is looking to set up a new sports car factory in the Midlands next year, with the creation of up to 200 jobs, and is considering sites in Solihull, Birmingham and Coventry.
07-Dec-2005

Ronseal, the manufacturer of wood preservatives, is to invest £8m in a new 90,000 sq ft warehouse at its Chapeltown site in Sheffield, with the creation of about 40 jobs.
07-Dec-2005

Browns is investing £0.5m in the expansion of its coachworks near Lisburn, including a 6,000 sq ft extension and the creation of more than ten new jobs.
07-Dec-2005

Tata Group, the Indian car manufacturer, is considering plans to set up a European Technical Centre in the Coventry area next year, which could eventually lead to the creation of up to 1,000 research jobs.
06-Dec-2005

Amaro is to create 500 jobs at its new leaflet distribution centre in Rotherham over the next 18 months.
06-Dec-2005

WS Atkins is looking to recruit an extra 5,000 staff to handle rising demand from China and to benefit from UK-based opportunities offered by the Olympics and higher transport spending.
06-Dec-2005

SHS Group is planning to create at least 20 new IT, marketing, accounting and logistics jobs at its recently-opened £5m headquarters in Belfast over the next two years.
05-Dec-2005

Sage, the accountancy software company, is to recruit a further 100 customer support staff at its head office in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
02-Dec-2005

Washington Envelopes is seeking permission from Sunderland Council for the £3m expansion of its envelopes factory in Washington, which would create 34 new jobs.
02-Dec-2005

Homeserve, the property maintenance company, is seeking funding from Advantage West Midlands for a £10m office extension in Walsall, which would create 400 new jobs over the next five years.
30-Nov-2005

KPMG is to create 30 new jobs at its tax practice in Glasgow, due to rising demand for its personal self-assessment tax returns service.
29-Nov-2005

Clarke Wilmott, the law firm, is to relocate its Southampton office to a 20,000 sq ft site at Botley Grange, and the workforce will rise from 90 to at least 125 over the next three years.
29-Nov-2005

BAA has announced proposals for the £50m expansion of Aberdeen Airport, including a £10m runway extension and the creation of 1,000 jobs, in order to cope with the expected doubling of passenger numbers by 2030.
29-Nov-2005

Bentley is looking to recruit an unspecified number of assembly workers, paint shop workers and metal finishers at its luxury car factory in Crewe, in preparation for the production of two new models.
29-Nov-2005

British Polythene Industries is planning to create up to 40 new jobs at its factory in Heanor next year, and has just completed a £2.5m investment in new machinery.
29-Nov-2005

BP is to invest £4.6bn in wind, hydrogen and solar power over the next ten years, with the creation of about 500 jobs in a new division called BP Alternative Energy.
29-Nov-2005

The John Munroe Independent Hospital is to submit plans for the development of a £18m retirement village in Helsby, which would create jobs for 40 nursing staff and 50 care assistants.
25-Nov-2005

Tulloch, the construction company, is seeking permission to set up a new £4m headquarters at the Cradlehall Business Park in Inverness by spring 2007, with the relocation of 170 jobs and the creation of up to 40 new jobs.
25-Nov-2005

Axa is to recruit 100 extra staff at its office in Ipswich, in order to provide insurance services for the Lloyds TSB Insurance travel account.
25-Nov-2005

Humber Sea Terminal has announced the creation of 20 new jobs following the introduction of Norfolk Line's daily freight ferry service to Vlaardingen in the Netherlands.
25-Nov-2005

Exacta of Chester is to recruit a 5,000-strong workforce for the collection of empty toner cartridges from homes and offices across the country, in order to send them to Switzerland for recycling.
24-Nov-2005

UK Steel Enterprise is supporting start-up company Alliance Integrated Solutions with the development of a CD packaging factory in Abertillery, which will create up to 50 jobs.
24-Nov-2005

Citigroup, the US financial services company, is to relocate 120 Belfast-based staff to a new 38,000 sq ft site in the city's Titanic Quarter next September, and is still aiming to create 255 jobs over the next four years.
24-Nov-2005

Lochaber Enterprise is looking to set up a £1.4m call centre for about 100 Highland Council planners at the Glen Nevis Business Park in Fort William.
23-Nov-2005

Rolls-Royce is planning to create hundreds of new jobs for engineers and IT specialists in Derby over the next 18 months, to meet rising demand for aircraft engines.
22-Nov-2005

Tunstall, the Yorkshire-based personal alarm manufacturer, is to relocate its Response monitoring centre from its Whitley Bridge headquarters to Doncaster, with the creation of 30 jobs.
21-Nov-2005

Nationwide Building Society is to set up a new call centre at an undisclosed site in Wakefield, with the creation of 300 jobs.
21-Nov-2005

Openwave is to create about 20 jobs at its new software development support centre in Belfast.
21-Nov-2005

Norfolk Line is looking to set up a transport depot in North Wales with the creation of 13 driving jobs, following the closure of its contractor in Holyhead.
18-Nov-2005

Capgemini is to create 500 new jobs in Telford and 220 in Aston, as part of its ASPIRE contract to provide business and IT services to HM Revenue & Customs.
18-Nov-2005

Sega is to invest up to £30m in the expansion of its games development centre at the Blythe Valley Business Park in Solihull over the next three years, and 80 new jobs will be created over the next 12 months.
18-Nov-2005

BT is to recruit up to 1,400 service engineers and other staff across the country to install and maintain telephone and internet services for its Openreach business.
17-Nov-2005

Dell is to recruit a further 75 staff at its recently-opened computer sales and technical support centre in Glasgow over the next few months.
17-Nov-2005

Amec and Alstom have won a £108m contract from RWE Npower to reduce sulphur emissions at the Aberthaw coal-fired power station in South Wales, which will involve the creation of 50 new jobs.
16-Nov-2005

Barnsley Council has approved plans from Prologis Developments for the development of a distribution centre at the Park Springs site at Little Houghton, which could lead to the creation of up to 600 jobs.
16-Nov-2005

Ocado is planning to expand its Waitrose groceries distribution business in Southampton over the next few months, with the creation of 100 jobs.
16-Nov-2005

Asda has announced plans to create 2,800 jobs across the country, including 800 in Northern Ireland, with an average of seven new staff joining each of the group's 289 stores.
15-Nov-2005

Essentiagroup, the health and social welfare specialist, is to create 20 new jobs at its contact centre in Brora, as part of an expansion project backed by Caithness & Sutherland Enterprise.
15-Nov-2005

Devon County Council has awarded a three-year contract to Care South to provide home-based care services, which will create 150 new jobs.
15-Nov-2005

Newark & Sherwood District Council has secured a £2.9m grant from the East Midlands Development Agency to build a Business Innovation Centre at the new Beacon Hill Business Park in Newark, which will create up to 120 jobs.
11-Nov-2005

Bank of New York has announced plans to double the size of its new Manchester operation, with the site employing 350 staff by the end of 2006 and 750 in a few years.
10-Nov-2005

Geometric Furniture has secured planning permission to set up a new wooden furniture storage and distribution centre in Middleton, with the creation of up to 30 jobs.
10-Nov-2005

Porcelanosa, the manufacturer of ceramic tiles and bathrooms, is to open a new £10m showroom and office at Braehead in autumn 2006, one of two new Scottish showrooms that will create more than 50 jobs.
10-Nov-2005

Liberata is to set up a council tax and state benefits call centre in Barrow, which will employ 200 staff.
10-Nov-2005

OGC Buying Solutions, the government procurement service, is to create 20 new jobs in Liverpool over the next few weeks.
09-Nov-2005

Bryson House Recycling has won a £5m waste recycling contract from 11 councils in Northern Ireland, which will create 22 jobs.
09-Nov-2005

Northern Foods has won a £30m contract to supply ready meals to Asda, which will create more than 200 jobs at factories in Carlisle, Grantham, Sheffield and Nottingham.
09-Nov-2005

Warburtons is to create up to 140 jobs at its new £10m bakery, which is due to open at the former Rathbones site in Rogerstone, South Wales, in July.
07-Nov-2005

National Assembly for Wales is providing financial support to Contact Centres UK to set up a new financial services and legal call centre in Bridgend, with the creation of 50 jobs.
04-Nov-2005

Bervin Tool & Die is planning to double the size of its 20,000 sq ft toolmaking site in Wolverhampton and create 25 new jobs over the next six months.
03-Nov-2005

Rieter Automotive is recruiting 25 workers for a new vehicle soundproofing systems factory due to open at Trentham Lakes Business Park in Stoke-on-Trent in January, and the site will employ up to 180 staff by the end of 2006.
03-Nov-2005

Sheffield City Council has approved plans from BT to build a new warehouse and data centre at the former Avesta rolling mill site in Tinsley, which could create up to 200 jobs.
03-Nov-2005

Admiral is to create 250 jobs at its motor insurance business in Swansea over the next three years, and will relocate from the city centre to the 40,000 sq ft Cyprium waterfront scheme next spring.
02-Nov-2005

Erinaceous, the property group, is planning to set up a call centre in Lincoln, with the creation of up to 400 jobs over the next two years.
02-Nov-2005

OnLine Telephone Fundraising (OLTF) is to create 49 jobs at a new marketing centre in Dunfermline, having secured a share of Regional Selective Assistance grants totalling £15m along with 34 Scottish companies.
01-Nov-2005

Tesco is to create 160 new jobs at its refurbished store in Maryhill, Glasgow.
01-Nov-2005

GMAC Financial Services is to create 100 new jobs at its car finance business in Nantgarw, near Caerphilly, by the end of the year.
31-Oct-2005

Bmibaby is to base a second aircraft at Durham Tees Valley Airport, with the creation of 30 new jobs.
31-Oct-2005

Pizza Hut is to create about 270 jobs in the North West by opening restaurants in Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Lancaster, Leyland and Manchester.
31-Oct-2005

In Practice Systems is to create 25 new jobs at its Dundee-based healthcare software development business.
31-Oct-2005

The School of Tropical Medicine in Liverpool has secured a £18m government grant to build a new international centre for tropical and infectious diseases, which will create up to 640 jobs.
28-Oct-2005

PRA International, the clinical development company, is to set up a 15,000 sq ft data management office at the Matrix Business Park in Swansea in November.
27-Oct-2005

Epm Technology is to set up a car body shells factory at the former MG Rover North Works site in Longbridge, with the creation of about 150 new jobs by the end of next year.
27-Oct-2005

PD Logistics has won a £2m contract to provide two 50,000 sq ft warehouses in Billingham for Huntsman's pigments division, which will create eight new jobs.
27-Oct-2005

Duchy Originals Foods is to set up an organic pastries bakery in Launceston next April, with the creation of an initial ten jobs.
27-Oct-2005

Cannock Chase Council is considering plans from Renault UK for the development of a car dealership in Cannock, which would create up to 35 jobs.
27-Oct-2005

Wellcome Trust has awarded £8m to Dundee University's School of Life Science to set up a commercial-style drug development unit with 16 scientists.
26-Oct-2005

Serologicals of the US is to expand the 200-strong workforce at its life sciences operations in Livingston and Dundee early next year, with the creation of 30 jobs.
25-Oct-2005

Intrum Justitia is creating 40 new jobs at its debt collection and credit management services call centre in Liverpool.
24-Oct-2005

RMB Automotive is planning to set up a £4m Toyota and Lexus car dealership at Bowesfield Farm, Stockton, in 2006, with the creation of 30 jobs.
24-Oct-2005

Tesco is to seek planning permission to build a new Tesco Extra store in Walsall town centre, with the creation of up to 400 jobs.
24-Oct-2005

Real Time Worlds is planning to create 30 new jobs at its Dundee-based computer games development business.
24-Oct-2005

ATH Resources is seeking permission to develop an opencast coal mine on a 181-acre site at Muir Dean near Dunfermline, which could create up to 118 jobs.
24-Oct-2005

Direct Legal & Collections is looking to create up to 250 jobs at its new debt collection call centre in Brackley.
21-Oct-2005

The NHS Pensions Agency is to relocate to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where 800 jobs will be created with the amalgamation of the Prescriptions Pricing Authority and the Dental Practice Board into the new Business Services Authority.
21-Oct-2005

AWE, the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermaston, is planning to recruit 1,000 new scientists and support staff, as well as 1,200 building contractors, as its budget will double to £2bn over the next three years.
21-Oct-2005

Southern Cross Healthcare is to start recruiting 100 staff for a new £3.2m care home due to open in York next year.
21-Oct-2005

ATC Lasham and TES Aviation are to set up operations at the Aerospace Wales park at RAF St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, with the creation of up to 300 jobs.
19-Oct-2005

British Cattle Movement Service is to create 100 new jobs in Workington by the end of the year.
17-Oct-2005

Richmond Foods is to invest £14m at its ice cream factory in Wigan over the next three years, with the creation of 60 jobs.
14-Oct-2005

Homeserve, the provider of property response services, is to create 200 new jobs at its call centre in Walsall by the end of the year.
14-Oct-2005

The Scottish Executive is to provide £6.5m of funding to 67 businesses for the modernisation of fishing vessels and fish processing plants, which will help to create 100 jobs.
14-Oct-2005

Patheon is to create 50 new jobs at its pharmaceuticals plant in Swindon when a £8m extension opens in spring 2007.
14-Oct-2005

National Assembly for Wales is to provide a grant to Greenwood Services to build a £1m materials recycling facility at Grove Quarry near Bridgend, with the creation of 25 jobs.
13-Oct-2005

Scotland Online is planning to expand its Dundee-based internet services business, with the creation of 18 jobs.
13-Oct-2005

Lear Corporation and Tachi-S are planning to set up a car parts factory at the former Lucas Sumitomo site in Sunderland, in order to make seat belts and air conditioning systems, with the creation of 250 jobs.
11-Oct-2005

John Huddleston Engineering is planning to create 46 new jobs, following a £6.7m investment at its aerospace components business in County Down.
11-Oct-2005

Leading Edge is to set up a new £3m labels and packaging factory in Orton Southgate, Peterborough, with the creation of almost 30 jobs.
07-Oct-2005

Doncasters is expected to create 100 jobs in Blaenavon over the next two years, having established a new "centre of excellence" for the manufacture of precision components.
07-Oct-2005

PricewaterhouseCoopers, the professional services firm, expects to recruit about 400 new staff at its Birmingham-based Midlands division during the current financial year.
07-Oct-2005

Tesco is seeking permission to build a supermarket on the Deysbrook estate in Liverpool, with the creation of about 200 jobs.
07-Oct-2005

East Riding Sack Company is creating 15 new jobs at its paper sacks factory in Stamford Bridge, following a £3.3m investment in new machinery.
07-Oct-2005

Kimberly Clark has won planning permission for a £20m expansion at its paper mill in Barrow, which should create 55 new jobs over the next few years.
06-Oct-2005

Royal Bank of Scotland is to create 50 jobs at a new car repair centre due to open on a 1.5-acre site at the North Tees Industrial Estate in Stockton in January.
06-Oct-2005

Glasgow City Council has approved plans from Hanover Property Unit Trust to build a £20m hotel and leisure development at Queenslie in Easterhouse, which will create 500 jobs.
06-Oct-2005

The Leadership Factor is to create up to 30 new jobs at its call centre in Huddersfield, due to rising demand for its customer satisfaction surveys.
05-Oct-2005

Garlands is to create up to 90 new jobs at its call centre in Hartlepool by mid-2006, having won a contract to provide customer services for the Dot student mobile phone service.
05-Oct-2005

Wrightbus is to invest £15m in the expansion of its bus manufacturing operation in Ballymena, with the creation of about 170 jobs over the next three years.
05-Oct-2005

The Number is to recruit up to 100 additional staff at its telephone directory call centre in Plymouth.
05-Oct-2005

University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is planning to increase the workforce at its recently-opened pension and payroll administration centre in Stoke-on-Trent from 25 to more than 100 over the next few months.
04-Oct-2005

The Funding Corporation is to create hundreds of jobs at its Chester-based car loans business, having won a new 10-year contract to work with almost 200 Subaru, Daihatsu and Isuzu dealers.
04-Oct-2005

Jet2 is to set up a low-cost airline operation at Blackpool Airport with the creation of about 50 jobs, and flights to Palma and Murcia will start in April.
30-Sep-2005

Klondyke Garden Centres is to start recruiting 56 staff for a new garden centre and visitor attraction due to open at Houghton Hall near Carlisle next Easter.
30-Sep-2005

NHS 24 is to recruit 100 more staff for its Scottish telephone-based health advice helpline, and five new regional centres will be set up.
30-Sep-2005

Gardners has announced a £2.9m expansion programme for its Cardiff-based printing business, with the initial purchase of six digital presses and the creation of up to 21 jobs.
29-Sep-2005

Walkers is to set up a new snacks factory in Skelmersdale by March, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
29-Sep-2005

Robert Wiseman Dairies is about to acquire a site in Taunton to set up a new £30m dairy by spring 2007, which will employ up to 500 staff.
29-Sep-2005

Lochs & Glens Holidays is planning to build a £8m 124-room hotel at Ardgartan on Loch Long by 2007, with the creation of 45 jobs.
29-Sep-2005

Asda and PD Teesport have announced plans to set up a £20m import centre at Teesport near Middlesbrough, with the creation of 300 jobs, including a 360,000 sq ft warehouse due for completion in February 2006.
28-Sep-2005

British Gas is to create a further 112 new jobs in Leeds with the expansion of its Home Services division in Wortley.
28-Sep-2005

Warburtons is to employ 100 workers at a bakery in Stockton when it becomes fully operational in December, following a £6.5m investment at the site.
27-Sep-2005

Barclays is to create 250 new jobs at its customer services call centre at the Doxford International Business Park in Sunderland by the end of the year.
27-Sep-2005

Cenergie of Redcar is seeking a suitable site for a new alkaline fuel cell production plant, which could lead to the creation of up to 90 jobs.
26-Sep-2005

Tracerco is to open a new £1m research and development facility at Belasis Hall Technology Park in Billingham in November, with the creation of up to ten scientific jobs.
26-Sep-2005

LBM is to create a further 300 jobs at its recently-opened direct marketing call centre in Belfast, and a new building will open at the Springvale Business Park in January.
23-Sep-2005

Belfast City Council is to consider plans from Cordia Hotels for the development of a £25m four-star hotel on Hope Street, which will create 200 jobs.
23-Sep-2005

Ecodock UK is to set up a shipbreaking yard at the Swan Hunter site in Wallsend by the end of the year, with the creation of up to 240 jobs.
23-Sep-2005

D1 Oils has announced plans to set up a biodiesel research facility on a 60,000 sq ft site at the Billingham Industrial Estate on Teesside, with the creation of up to 30 jobs.
23-Sep-2005

Princes is creating 60 new jobs at its soft drinks factory in Manchester, with vacancies for manufacturing operatives, engineers and production managers.
22-Sep-2005

Amethyst Group is to create 50 new jobs at its logistics operation in Lichfield, having recently expanded its warehouse after winning a contract from clothing wholesaler Prominent Europe.
21-Sep-2005

Direct Line has confirmed plans to relocate about 900 staff from three Glasgow offices to Atlantic Quay by next spring, and 200 new jobs will be created at the site by 2008.
21-Sep-2005

Deli Lites is to expand production at its sandwich factory at Warrenpoint in County Down, with the creation of 12 new jobs.
21-Sep-2005

The National Farmers Union has begun recruiting staff for its new £6.5m headquarters due to be completed at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire in December, and some of the 120 staff will relocate from London.
19-Sep-2005

TNT Express Services is to set up a new £4.5m call centre at the Team Valley trading estate in Gateshead by the end of the year, with the creation of about 200 jobs.
19-Sep-2005

Cannock Chase Council has approved plans for the extension of the ThyssenKrupp automotive panel pressing factory in Cannock, with the creation of up to 100 new jobs.
19-Sep-2005

Finnish Living Homes UK is planning to create 35 new jobs in North Yorkshire over the next 12 months, due to rising demand for its made-to-measure log cabins.
19-Sep-2005

Sainsbury's has announced that John Baarda is to create an initial 32 jobs at a new £3m tomato production facility in Billingham, and the 23-acre site will use carbon dioxide and steam produced by Terra Industries.
16-Sep-2005

The Child Support Agency is to create 200 new jobs in Kirkcaldy by next April, and many of the vacancies will be offered to former Jobcentre Plus staff.
15-Sep-2005

Xaar is planning to build a £7m ink-jet printing heads factory near Cambridge by the end of next year, with the creation of an initial 30 jobs.
15-Sep-2005

Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust (RLBUHT) is planning to build a £4m extension at the Liverpool dental hospital by 2008, which will create 34 new jobs.
14-Sep-2005

BAe Systems and the North West Development Agency are working on plans to set up a 47-acre aerospace business park at the Samlesbury plant near Preston, which could create thousands of jobs over the next ten years.
12-Sep-2005

Tesco is seeking planning permission for a 25,000 sq ft store in Holywell, which could create more than 150 jobs.
09-Sep-2005

A-NOVO UK is looking to create up to 100 new jobs at its mobile phone repair operation in Norwich, having won a number of new contracts from manufacturers, network providers and retailers.
09-Sep-2005

FMC Technologies is to expand its subsea engineering, procurement and construction operations in Dunfermline and Aberdeen, with the creation of 100 jobs.
09-Sep-2005

Gold Star Soft Drinks has won planning permission to set up a £1.3m soft drinks factory in Saltash over the next 18 months, with the creation of at least 14 new jobs.
09-Sep-2005

EDS is to create 300 jobs in the Lancashire area, having won a new contract to support government department computer systems over the next five years.
07-Sep-2005

HCL Technologies, the Indian IT company, is to create 600 new back-office and help-desk jobs in Belfast and London.
07-Sep-2005

Protomold is planning to create 40 jobs at its new £0.5m injection moulds factory in Telford by the end of next year.
06-Sep-2005

Plymouth City Council has approved plans from Yelverton Properties for the development of a £20m nine-storey JurysDoyle hotel, which will create about 100 jobs.
05-Sep-2005

MJM Group, the County Down-based fit-out contractor, is to relocate from Rathfriland to a £6.9m factory and office complex in Newry, with the creation of up to 75 new jobs.
02-Sep-2005

Alito has secured a £0.7m funding package to expand its Bridgend-based procurement software business, and the 12-strong workforce will rise to 23 over the next two years.
02-Sep-2005

Taylor Woodrow is planning to recruit 40 new staff this year and 40 next year, as its infrastructure division has won a number of new rail contracts in London.
01-Sep-2005

Scottish Natural Heritage is to launch a four-month recruitment campaign for up to 70 staff at its new headquarters in Inverness, where it already employs 125 staff in five offices.
31-Aug-2005

BAe Systems is to invest £18m at the Govan and Scotstoun shipyards on the Clyde, including the modernisation of the docks, new offices and the creation of 400 jobs.
31-Aug-2005

Huntsman has won planning permission to build a £200m polyethylene plant at Wilton on Teesside by 2007, with the creation of 120 jobs.
30-Aug-2005

Culina Logistics is seeking permission to set up a chilled foods distribution centre at the Primepoint site in Stafford, which could lead to the creation of up to 300 jobs.
30-Aug-2005

Commsworld has raised £0.7m to fund the expansion of its telecoms operations in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and 15 new sales, engineering and administration jobs will be created over the next year.
30-Aug-2005

Direct Wines is to set up a 17,000 sq ft wine distribution centre at the Gloucester Business Park in Brockworth by 2007, which should create 300 new jobs for the Gloucester area.
30-Aug-2005

Sefton Council has approved plans for the development of a £8.5m water park at Dunes Leisure Centre in Southport, which will create up to 137 jobs.
29-Aug-2005

Charnwood Borough Council has approved plans for the development of an egg packing factory at Sunrise Poultry in Sileby, with the creation of up to 60 jobs.
29-Aug-2005

Climax Racing is looking to expand the workforce at its Brighton-based computer games development studio from 70 to 135, having won a number of new contracts from Nintendo and Sony.
25-Aug-2005

ProTech Computer Systems of Birmingham is looking to expand its workforce from 32 to more than 40 over the next six months, due to rising demand for its database management system.
25-Aug-2005

Seafield Logistics is seeking permission from Vale Royal Borough Council to build a warehouse at Brunner Mond's Winnington Lane site in Northwich, which could create 20 jobs.
25-Aug-2005

Intier Automotive has won permission to build a 70,000 sq ft automotive mouldings factory at Barton-under-Needwood in Staffordshire by next spring, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
25-Aug-2005

B9 Energy of Larne is to create 12 new jobs, having won contracts to operate wind farms in Cornwall, Yorkshire, Cumbria, Wales and Co Leitrim.
24-Aug-2005

Barker & Stonehouse is to expand its chain of six furniture stores with a new site in Hull in October, with the creation of 22 jobs.
24-Aug-2005

Azzurri Communications is to invest £1m in the creation of a national centre for educational software development in Hull, with the creation of up to 20 new jobs over the next 15 months.
24-Aug-2005

Project Scaffolding of Middlesbrough is looking to relocate to a larger site, and is planning to expand the 150-strong workforce with 20 new staff over the next two years.
18-Aug-2005

Quinn Radiators of Ireland is to set up a £133m domestic radiators factory and research centre at the former LG Philips Displays facility in Newport, South Wales, over the next three years, with the creation of 460 jobs.
17-Aug-2005

Asda has submitted plans to open its first Asda Living non-food store in Scotland at the Glasgow Fort, with the creation of 100 jobs.
17-Aug-2005

K Home International of Teesside is to create up to 200 jobs for construction managers, quantity surveyors, safety staff and engineers, in order to work on projects in Dubai.
16-Aug-2005

Pizza Hut is to expand its chain of restaurants in Yorkshire by the end of the year, with the creation of 150 jobs in York, Hull and Barnsley.
16-Aug-2005

Cambridgeshire County Council is to open a new call centre in St Ives by the end of the year, which could lead to the creation of up to 70 jobs.
16-Aug-2005

Fastflow Pipeline Services is planning to expand its Washington-based waterworks business into the gas and electricity markets, with the creation of 60 jobs over the next year.
15-Aug-2005

British Gas is to recruit 116 customer service staff for a new office due to open at the Leeds City Office Park in October.
15-Aug-2005

Sainsbury is to take full control of the buying and merchandising of its Tu clothing range, with the creation of up to 40 jobs in Coventry.
15-Aug-2005

Northrop Grumman has won a £665m contract to maintain radar aircraft for the Ministry of Defence, which will lead to 50 new jobs at RAF Waddington near Lincoln.
12-Aug-2005

Scottish Gas is expanding its call centres in Dennistoun and Uddingston, with the creation of 140 jobs.
12-Aug-2005

BTR UK is planning to expand the workforce at its Warrington-based electronics recycling business from 25 to 40.
11-Aug-2005

BES Consulting has agreed a £25m financing deal with private equity firm LDC to fund the expansion of its Huddersfield-based asbestos risk management business, and 40 surveyors will be added to the 190-strong workforce over the next 12 months.
10-Aug-2005

Waitrose has submitted plans to Stockport council to build a supermarket in Cheadle Hulme, with the creation of 200 jobs.
10-Aug-2005

The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group is to invest £0.4m in new production lines at its factory in Bellshill, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.
08-Aug-2005

Northern Foods is creating 60 new jobs at the Palethorpes pie factory in Market Drayton, following a £2.3m expansion programme.
05-Aug-2005

Vale Royal Borough Council has approved plans to expand the Nunsmere Country Hall Hotel in Oakmere, with the creation of up to 80 jobs.
03-Aug-2005

Polar Electro, the manufacturer of sports instruments, is to create 25 jobs at its new headquarters in Warwick over the next six months.
02-Aug-2005

Amazon, the online retailer, is to set up a new 200,000 sq ft distribution centre at Glenrothes in Fife, with the creation of 300 jobs.
25-Jul-2005

Marks & Spencer is to create 200 jobs at a new store due to open at Coventry's Arena Park in October.
25-Jul-2005

Tesco is linking up with Peterborough JobCentre to recruit up to 1,000 staff for a new distribution centre due to open in Parnwell in October.
21-Jul-2005

KMF Precision Sheet Metal is creating about 40 new jobs as part of a £2m expansion programme at its factory in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
20-Jul-2005

Total Fitness is to open a health and fitness centre at Thornaby on Teesside in September, with the creation of 55 jobs.
20-Jul-2005

Devon Cider is to relocate to the former Thomas Hardy bottling factory in Tiverton by the end of the year, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
20-Jul-2005

National Blood Centre is setting up a new tissue research centre in Speke over the next few months, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
19-Jul-2005

Carron Energy is planning to build a £400m gas-fired power station next to its existing Uskmouth coal-fired plant in Newport by 2008, with the creation of 85 permanent jobs.
19-Jul-2005

Premierline Direct is to expand its insurance call centre in Lancaster, with the creation of 50 jobs.
19-Jul-2005

DSTi Output, the transactional mail specialist, is planning to invest £20m in a new production site at an undisclosed location in the West Midlands by mid-2006, with the creation of 120 jobs.
18-Jul-2005

Smith & Williamson is looking to create up to 30 jobs at a new financial services office in Glasgow over the next 12 months.
18-Jul-2005

Garlands is creating a further 70 jobs at its call centre in Hartlepool, taking the workforce to 1,400.
15-Jul-2005

Quay Pharmaceuticals is planning to relocate its biotechnology business from Bromborough to a 22,000 sq ft laboratory at the Estuary Commerce Park in Speke next year, and the workforce is expected to rise from 20 to 84.
14-Jul-2005

Spa & Resort Operations is to invest £40m in a series of expansion projects, with the creation of up to 400 jobs at sites including Hoar Cross Hall in Staffordshire and Eden Hall near Newark.
14-Jul-2005

QS is to open a 60,000 sq ft clothing store in Bolton in September, with the creation of 100 jobs, and new stores are also planned for Colne, Altrincham, Manchester and Liverpool.
13-Jul-2005

Asda is to create about 2,250 new jobs by providing eight additional customer service staff at each of its 279 stores, and at least 15 new stores are due to open this year.
13-Jul-2005

The Mill Hotel in Chester has revealed plans for a £10m extension, including a conference centre and 50 new jobs.
11-Jul-2005

Corus is to invest £6.8m in equipment for its steel tube manufacturing plant in Corby, with the creation of about 70 new jobs over the next two years.
11-Jul-2005

Npower, the electricity and gas company, is planning to create 60 new jobs at its call centre in County Durham.
08-Jul-2005

Vodafone is to create 100 jobs at the former Singlepoint customer service call centre in Chesterton, North Staffordshire.
08-Jul-2005

Ikea is planning to build a 230,000 sq ft furniture store in Coventry city centre, with the creation of 500 jobs.
07-Jul-2005

Travelsupermarket is planning to invest £6m in the expansion of its online travel price comparison business over the next 12 months, with the creation of up to 50 jobs at its site near Chester.
07-Jul-2005

Icom4 is planning to create scores of new jobs in Coventry, having won a contract to promote TalkTalk Business services in the Midlands and the north.
07-Jul-2005

Rodda's Creamery is planning a £2.8m expansion at its clotted cream factory in Cornwall, with the creation of ten jobs.
05-Jul-2005

Inchcape Automotive is creating up to 60 new driving jobs at its Autograph Inspect and Collect service.
05-Jul-2005

Ikea has won planning permission from Sefton Council to build a furniture store in Netherton, Merseyside, with the creation of up to 600 jobs.
04-Jul-2005

Carlsberg is to invest £13m in a new canning line for its Joshua Tetley brewery in Leeds, with the creation of 24 jobs.
04-Jul-2005

Tesco is to seek permission to build a new superstore at Culverhouse Cross in Cardiff, with the creation of 100 new jobs and the transfer of 320 jobs from its existing site.
30-Jun-2005

Tesco is seeking permission from Highland Council to build a new superstore near Wick, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
30-Jun-2005

Virgin Atlantic is to create up to 1,500 new jobs at Heathrow and Gatwick over the next 18 months, including 1,100 cabin crew, 150 flight deck, 150 engineers and 100 at the Crawley head office.
28-Jun-2005

Littlewoods is to create 300 jobs at its new financial services call centre in Liverpool over the next six months.
27-Jun-2005

Seasons in Style, the tour operator with 45 staff, is to relocate its headquarters from Wirral to St David's Park, Chester, in October, and plans to create 20 new jobs.
27-Jun-2005

Benjys is looking to open nine sandwich stores in the north-east, with the creation of 100 jobs.
27-Jun-2005

Faroe Seafood is looking to create more than 100 new jobs in Grimsby over the next two years, and plans to set up a manufacturing base, either directly or outsourced to another company.
27-Jun-2005

Parceline is looking to create up to 150 new jobs over the next few years at a new £3.6m parcels depot due to open in Quedgeley in September.
27-Jun-2005

Labtech Modular Engineering is to create 24 new jobs in Aberdeen, having won a new contract from US oilfield services firm MI Swaco.
24-Jun-2005

First Locate, the debt recovery company, is planning to set up a call centre in Scarborough, with the creation of up to 80 jobs.
23-Jun-2005

Wombat Financial Software of the US is planning to set up a software development and customer support centre in Belfast, with the creation of 45 jobs.
23-Jun-2005

Sovereign Group is planning to double the size of its PVC windows factory in Nelson to 150,000 sq ft, with the creation of an unspecified number of new jobs.
22-Jun-2005

DHL Global Mail is to create up to 40 jobs at its new Smartmail Citispeed mail centre in Sutton Coldfield over the next 12 months.
22-Jun-2005

WS Atkins is to create 30 jobs at its engineering consultancy business on Teesside, taking the local workforce to 300.
22-Jun-2005

QVC is looking to recruit 120 extra staff for its TV shopping business in Knowsley.
21-Jun-2005

Birkby's Plastics is to recruit up to 25 extra staff at its factory in West Yorkshire, having won a new contract to supply interior trim to Toyota and Honda.
21-Jun-2005

Camcal is planning to create about 40 jobs at Arnish on Lewis, having won a contract from Ocean Power Delivery to produce tube segments for a wave-farm project off the coast of Portugal.
20-Jun-2005

The Royal Navy is to create about 200 helicopter servicing jobs at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall.
17-Jun-2005

Gambro BCT of the US is to invest £7m in the expansion of its recently-acquired Ivex Pharmaceuticals business in County Antrim over the next three years, with the creation of 86 jobs.
16-Jun-2005

Churchill Insurance is to create 40 new jobs at its sales and customer services call centre in Peterborough.
16-Jun-2005

Paccar is to increase production of DAF trucks at its factory in Leyland, with the creation of 300 new jobs by the end of the year.
16-Jun-2005

Scottish Enterprise is assisting Vortis Technologies, the US developer of a new antenna for mobile phones, with plans to set up a new headquarters for about 40 staff in Glasgow.
16-Jun-2005

GW Padley is seeking permission from North Kesteven District Council for the £30m expansion of its Anwick poultry factory near Sleaford, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
16-Jun-2005

Aston Martin is recruiting a further 200 employees, in order to increase production at its two sports car factories in Warwickshire and Buckinghamshire, while the worldwide dealer network will reach about 140 by the end of the year.
16-Jun-2005

Stolt Offshore is looking to recruit up to 50 engineers for its oil and gas engineering business in Aberdeen.
15-Jun-2005

Accident Exchange, the vehicle accident management company, has raised £15m in two share placings to fund the expansion of its car fleet and open new depots, and almost 200 additional staff will be recruited over the next 12 months.
14-Jun-2005

Precision Antennas is seeking permission to expand its factory in Stratford-upon-Avon with the creation of 150 jobs, which would mean that Stratford Town would have to relocate to a new football stadium in Tiddington.
13-Jun-2005

GreenThumb, the lawn treatment company, is creating 12 new jobs at a new headquarters and training centre at the St Asaph Business Park in Denbighshire.
09-Jun-2005

Freeway Healthcare, the supplier of patient transfer hoists, is creating 71 jobs at a new headquarters at the St Asaph Business Park in Denbighshire.
09-Jun-2005

Manpower is to recruit a further 50 staff at the BT directory inquiries call centre in Barrow by August.
09-Jun-2005

Rhyal Engineering is expected to create 130 new jobs, having won a £14m contract to build storage facilities for the £184m Dragon LNG import terminal at Milford Haven.
08-Jun-2005

Fairline Boats is seeking permission to set up a new 40,000 sq ft factory in Oundle, with the creation of 150 jobs.
08-Jun-2005

Southampton Airport has predicted that more than 1,000 jobs will be created in the region to service an extra 1m passengers, with low-cost airline Flybe planning to fly 12 additional routes by August 2006.
08-Jun-2005

Pendragon, the chain of 250 car dealerships, is planning to expand the 550-strong workforce at its Nottinghamshire headquarters to 800 over the next two years, which will involve moving to a new building.
08-Jun-2005

FG Wilson is to create 170 new full-time jobs at its engineering plants in Larne, Monkstown and Springvale, and the positions will be offered to existing agency workers.
07-Jun-2005

Focus, the DIY retailer, has started work on the £14m expansion of its distribution centre in Tamworth, and 100 new jobs will be created on completion in November.
06-Jun-2005

NewLogic is to create more than 100 new jobs at its business outsourcing centre at the Boldon Business Park in South Tyneside.
06-Jun-2005

BSH Home Appliances is planning to move into a 427,500 sq ft distribution centre at ProLogis Park near Kettering by the end of the year, with the creation of warehousing jobs, call centre jobs and ancillary jobs.
06-Jun-2005

B&Q is to create 200 jobs at a new DIY store due to open in St Oswald's Park, Gloucester, in September.
06-Jun-2005

Webbs of Wychbold is to create an extra 28 permanent jobs at its garden centre in Worcestershire.
03-Jun-2005

First ScotRail has confirmed plans to set up a customer service call centre in Fort William in August, with the creation of 50 jobs.
03-Jun-2005

Arnold Laver is to invest £3m in a new building materials depot on the site of the Hebburn Shipyard on South Tyneside, with the creation of 40 jobs.
03-Jun-2005

Newell & Budge is to set up a new £6m software development centre in Belfast, with the creation of 30 jobs.
03-Jun-2005

RWE Nukem of Harwell is planning to expand its workforce from 150 to 300 over the next year, in order to benefit from a new government effort to renovate power stations and handle nuclear waste efficiently.
01-Jun-2005

ClientLogic is to expand the 400-strong workforce at its call centre in Derby, having secured a five-year extension to its contract with BT.
31-May-2005

Dixons is to transfer its main national distribution centre to Newark, adding an extra 350 jobs to the existing 300 at its site off the A17, and a separate scheme is proposed to bring a further 500 jobs to the Newark Industrial Estate.
27-May-2005

Asda has announced plans to build a new supermarket in Pwllheli, Gwynedd, with the creation of 120 jobs.
27-May-2005

Fortis Insurance is to create a further 150 jobs at its offices in Eastleigh and Gloucester, having won a contract from Age Concern.
27-May-2005

Available Car is to expand its used car business in Castle Donington, with the creation of 30 jobs over the next year.
27-May-2005

Essex County Council has awarded a £1m contract to Primary Care UK of Clacton to provide services to the disabled, which could lead to the creation of 70 new jobs.
27-May-2005

Window World is planning to increase the workforce at its Carlisle-based windows business from 45 to about 65 over the next two years, as part of a £2m investment programme.
26-May-2005

Telecom Service Centres is planning to expand the workforce at its call centre in the Dearne Valley from 400 to 500 by the end of the year.
26-May-2005

Phones4U is to recruit a further 100 customer service staff at sites in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke.
26-May-2005

London & Country Mortgages of Bath is looking to recruit a further 40 mortgage advisers this year.
26-May-2005

BiB Group is planning to double the size of its Darlington-based insurance business over the next five years, with the creation of 20 jobs.
25-May-2005

JCB has secured planning permission to set up a new heavy construction equipment factory near Uttoxeter by next spring, with the creation of 200 jobs.
25-May-2005

Liverpool City Council has received government approval for grants worth £17m to build a new cruise liner facility at Princes Dock, with the creation of 90 jobs.
24-May-2005

Fascia Graphics is planning to create ten new jobs at its new printing site on the Bath Road Industrial Estate in Chippenham over the next 12 months.
24-May-2005

Komatsu has announced plans for the multi-million pound expansion of its excavator factory on Tyneside, which will involve 28 new jobs and a 50% increase in the floor space.
23-May-2005

Siemens is to create 70 new jobs at its customer service centre in Durham, to add to the existing 600 working on contracts for National Savings, the BBC and the Vehicle Operator Services Agency.
23-May-2005

Yorkshire Bank is looking to expand its senior management team in Liverpool, with vacancies in asset finance, acquisition funding, wealth management and treasury solutions.
20-May-2005

Chapelfield, the new £275m shopping centre development due to open in Norwich in September, has started recruiting almost 800 staff for the 90 shops and 15 restaurants.
20-May-2005

Superdrug is planning to spend £75m opening 40 new health and beauty stores by the end of the year, with the creation of 400 jobs, and the 700-stong chain is expected to reach 1,000 by the end of 2008.
20-May-2005

QA Research is creating 20 new jobs at its York-based market research business over the next 12 months.
20-May-2005

JP Morgan, the financial services firm, is opening a new office with up to 40 staff at Temple Square in Liverpool this month.
19-May-2005

PPD is planning to expand its pharmaceuticals factory in Lanarkshire with the creation of 95 jobs, due to rising demand for its drug development services.
19-May-2005

Sainsbury is looking to recruit up to 10,000 staff aged over 50, in order to improve customer service in its supermarkets, but has also announced plans to shed most of the 180 field sales staff in its banking division.
19-May-2005

Holiday Discount Centre is planning to expand the 120-strong workforce at its Newcastle-based travel agency business with about 30 additional staff this year.
18-May-2005

The Biosystems Informatics Institute in Newcastle is setting up a trading arm called Turbinia to boost commercial returns from its bioinformatics research, and up to 30 new jobs are expected this year.
18-May-2005

Moyle District Council is to consider plans from Kennedy Group to build a £12m leisure and conference hotel in Portrush, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
18-May-2005

Anglo Beef Processors is to set up a new beef packing factory in the Craigavon area, with the creation of 80 jobs.
17-May-2005

Freshwater, the Cardiff-based public relations and marketing company, has secured a £0.5m investment from Finance Wales, and is planning to expand from 32 staff in four offices to over 50 in seven or eight offices by early next year.
17-May-2005

Haddon House, the conservatory furniture manufacturer, is to relocate from Wirral to a new assembly and distribution centre at the Sandycroft Industrial Estate on Deeside, with the creation of about 100 jobs.
17-May-2005

ACCA, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, expects to create a further 50 jobs to add to the 250 at its new Central Quay office in Glasgow.
17-May-2005

Carphone Warehouse is planning to create 125 new jobs at its recently-acquired OneStop mobile phones business in Crewe, including sales and customer service staff.
17-May-2005

Audi has confirmed plans to open a £7.5m car dealership and museum at Cardiff Gate Business Park next spring, with the creation of up to 70 jobs.
16-May-2005

Sogefi UK is to invest £8m in the expansion of its car components factories in Llantrisant and Tredegar, with the creation of 125 jobs, in order to produce advanced air and oil filtration products.
13-May-2005

Ricardo has won a contract to provide automotive engineering research capabilities to Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, which could lead to the recruitment of up to 150 former MG Rover engineers and designers at Leamington Spa.
12-May-2005

Develica is to build an 84,500 sq ft retail park specialising in DIY and bulky goods in Blackwood, South Wales, with the creation of 110 jobs, and work is due to start in August.
11-May-2005

Subaru UK is to create eight jobs at a new 28-acre car distribution centre being set up near the Port of Sheerness.
11-May-2005

Telewest Broadband is to create 70 jobs at its call centre in Brierley Hill, including 50 new posts and 20 existing vacancies.
10-May-2005

O2 is planning to set up a 100,000 sq ft telecoms call centre at the Skypark site in Glasgow, with the creation of 1,500 jobs.
10-May-2005

SCC, the Birmingham-based technology group, is creating 50 jobs at its new logistics base at the Tyseley Industrial Park, with the transfer of work from sites in Langley and Welwyn.
09-May-2005

Ant Marketing is planning to expand its call centre operations in Chesterfield with the creation of up to 300 jobs, having won a telemarketing contract from a residential telecoms provider.
09-May-2005

Princes Soft Drinks is to create 25 new jobs at the Eden Valley mineral water production plant in Cumbria, following a £5m investment.
09-May-2005

Cheshire County Council is to consider plans from Wordsworth Homes to build a £20m care complex for the elderly in Northwich, with the creation of up to 80 jobs.
06-May-2005

Sainsbury is to combine the management of its Bells Stores and Jacksons convenience store chains, and new store openings will lead to 665 new jobs across the North over the next two years.
06-May-2005

Kingmoor Technical Services, the Carlisle-based food testing company, is looking to expand into a 9,000 sq ft site and double its 37-strong workforce over the next two years.
06-May-2005

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is to relocate its Cardiff office to the Eastern Business Park with the creation of up to 60 jobs.
05-May-2005

Telecom Service Centres is to create up to 80 jobs at its call centre in Aviemore, having won a new tele-banking contract from HSBC.
05-May-2005

BD Medical is to extend the Preventis hypodermic needle guarding device production line at its site in Swindon by March 2006, with the creation of up to 20 jobs.
05-May-2005

First ScotRail is to set up a customer call centre in Scotland this summer with the creation of 50 jobs, but the location has not yet been decided.
04-May-2005

RBG is planning to create 250 new jobs at its Aberdeen-based oil services business, having won a number of new contracts.
04-May-2005

Faroe Seafood is to relocate its UK head office from Preston to Grimsby this summer, with the creation of a few administration jobs.
04-May-2005

Agilisys is to set up a consumer advice call centre for the DTI in Barrow in March 2006, with the creation of more than 50 jobs.
02-May-2005

Killik & Co is to expand its stockbroking and financial planning offices in Ipswich with the creation of 40 jobs.
29-Apr-2005

Orange is in the process of recruiting 700 staff for its mobile phone call centres, including 250 in the south-west and 450 in the north-east.
28-Apr-2005

Dean's of Huntly is seeking permission from Aberdeenshire Council to expand its shortbread factory at a cost of £0.75m, with the creation of up to 30 jobs.
28-Apr-2005

Ricoh, the IT company, is to set up an office at the new football and entertainments arena being built in Coventry, with the creation of about 100 jobs.
27-Apr-2005

John Lewis has announced plans to set up a £40m department store at the proposed Eastgate and Harewood quarter development in Leeds, with the creation of 900 jobs.
27-Apr-2005

CRC is to create 270 jobs at its television equipment repair business in Glenrothes, having secured a £1m Regional Selective Assistance grant.
27-Apr-2005

Velux Company, the roof window manufacturer, is to create 30 new jobs at its sales and technical support centre in Fife.
27-Apr-2005

Communisis is planning to expand the workforce at its recently-acquired Dataform print management business on Tyneside from 107 to 125.
26-Apr-2005

Cummins is planning to expand the 800-strong workforce at its engines factory in Darlington with 30 new jobs.
26-Apr-2005

City of York Council is considering plans from Siemens for the development of a £20m train maintenance facility next to the National Railway Museum, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
26-Apr-2005

Crutes is planning to recruit an additional 30 staff at its Newcastle-based law firm this year.
25-Apr-2005

B&Q has won planning permission for a new DIY superstore on the site of the former Norwich livestock market, with the creation of 250 jobs.
25-Apr-2005

Williams Lea is seeking permission from South Norfolk Council to set up a new printing facility in Wymondham, which would create up to 260 jobs.
25-Apr-2005

MBNA Europe, the credit card company, is to set up an in-house transactional printing operation at its Chester headquarters, with the creation of 80 jobs.
22-Apr-2005

Vertex is to create 300 jobs at its call centre in Knowsley, having won a new contract to produce gas and electricity bills and statements for PowerGen.
22-Apr-2005

SCA Hygiene, the paper products manufacturer, has won permission from Tynedale Council to build a distribution warehouse at its site in Prudhoe, with the creation of 55 jobs.
22-Apr-2005

Network Rail is planning to retrain 192 of the 5,000 workers being made redundant by MG Rover to fill vacancies in the Birmingham area.
22-Apr-2005

Port of Felixstowe is planning to recruit 500 workers this year, partly due to the large number of people retiring.
22-Apr-2005

Shop Direct is to create 150 new jobs at its home shopping call centre in Preston.
21-Apr-2005

Goodwins Timber Frame of Ireland is to set up an 80,000 sq ft manufacturing base near Risca, Newport, in June, with the creation of 45 jobs.
20-Apr-2005

Thomas Cook is to create 100 new sales and customer service jobs at its travel business in Peterborough.
19-Apr-2005

Debenhams is to recruit 850 jobs for a new distribution centre due to open in Peterborough this summer.
19-Apr-2005

Credit Services Europe is planning to create 100 new jobs at its Shadow debt recovery business in Cwmbran over the next four years.
19-Apr-2005

Manor Direct is to create 20 new jobs at its kitchen design and fittings business in Hull this month.
19-Apr-2005

Carphone Warehouse is planning to create hundreds of new jobs with the expansion of its Talk Talk landline division and the opening of more mobile phone stores.
18-Apr-2005

Angel Biotechnology is planning to expand the workforce at its Northumberland-based medical research business from 35 to 42 this year, having secured a number of new contracts.
18-Apr-2005

Dungannon Meats is to create 30 new jobs at its meat processing plant in County Tyrone, having secured a new order to supply Co-op stores.
18-Apr-2005

Kia of South Korea is to set up a new £8m vehicle distribution centre near the Humber Sea Terminal at Killingholme, with the creation of up to 300 jobs, in order to relocate its current operation from Sheerness in Kent.
18-Apr-2005

Renham & Wade is seeking permission to expand its medical packaging factory near Barnard Castle, with the creation of 16 jobs.
18-Apr-2005

Grampian Country Foods is to invest £16m in the expansion of its meat processing plant at Broxburn near Edinburgh with the creation of 200 jobs, but 330 jobs will be lost with the closure of its factory in Buckie.
18-Apr-2005

Eatonfield Leisure is planning to set up a £1.5m luxury day spa in Mold by early 2006, with the creation of 40 jobs.
15-Apr-2005

BuildStore is to open a new self-build housing and renovating centre in Swindon next year, with the creation of 100 jobs.
15-Apr-2005

Hygrade Foods is seeking permission for the £6m expansion of its meat processing factory in Corsham, with the creation of 80 jobs over the next three years.
15-Apr-2005

Restormel Borough Council is to consider plans from CMR Leisure to build a £20m four-star hotel and spa in St Austell, which would create 240 jobs.
15-Apr-2005

B&Q is seeking permission to set up a distribution centre on the Towers Business Park in Rugeley, with the creation of 700 jobs.
13-Apr-2005

Maldon Crystal Salt Company has secured planning permission to set up a new salt processing plant on farmland in Tolleshunt Major, with the creation of six jobs.
13-Apr-2005

Quantum Specials has secured an equity investment from Phoenix Healthcare Distribution to fund the expansion of its newly-created pharmaceutical manufacturing business, and the Tyneside-based workforce should reach 20 by 2006.
11-Apr-2005

Bridge2thinK, the e-learning company, is setting up a Scottish headquarters with eight staff at the Hillington Park Innovation Centre in Renfrewshire.
11-Apr-2005

Wipak is investing £6m in the expansion of its printed film packaging factory in Welshpool, with the creation of 38 jobs.
08-Apr-2005

George White, the motorcycle retailer with six outlets, is planning to set up a new headquarters at the Elgin Industrial Estate in Swindon, with the creation of 15 jobs.
08-Apr-2005

Domino's Pizza is to invest £2m opening nine pizza outlets in Liverpool, with the creation of 250 jobs.
07-Apr-2005

Sage is to recruit a further 100 staff at its new headquarters in Newcastle Great Park over the next six months, with vacancies in customer service, technical support, telesales and marketing.
07-Apr-2005

Simpsongroup, the design and print company, is to relocate to a new £7m headquarters and warehouse in Washington in October, and the new site will include a £2m litho-press system and 59 new jobs.
06-Apr-2005

Admiral Group is recruiting 100 additional staff for its insurance call centres in Swansea and Cardiff this month.
06-Apr-2005

Old Bushmills Distillery is planning a £10m expansion at its whiskey distillery in Co Antrim, with the creation of 26 jobs.
05-Apr-2005

Direct Table Foods is to build a new bacon factory at Saxon Business Park in Bury St Edmunds by the end of the year, with the creation of 75 jobs, following the recent fire at its original site.
05-Apr-2005

Cromer Crab Company has submitted plans to expand the chilled dispatch and ingredients storage facilities at its shellfish factory in North Norfolk, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
05-Apr-2005

Sandwell Council has approved plans for the development of a new leisure centre at the former Brierley Upholstery site in Cradley Heath, including a range of sports facilities and 25 new jobs.
05-Apr-2005

LBM is planning to set up a direct marketing call centre at the Springvale Business Park in Belfast in April, with the creation of an initial 300 jobs.
04-Apr-2005

New Horizons is looking to expand its childcare operations in the north-east with the acquisition of up to 15 properties across Tyneside, Durham and Northumberland and the creation of 200 jobs.
04-Apr-2005

GE Consumer Finance is to set up a new call centre at the Cobalt Business Park on North Tyneside in May, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.
04-Apr-2005

Protensive, the Newcastle-based supplier of process intensification services to the chemical industry, is looking to attract private equity funding of up to £2m, float on Aim and create up to 90 jobs over the next few years.
04-Apr-2005

British Waterways is to spend £3m revamping Stourport's historic canal basins into a tourist attraction, with the creation of about 70 jobs.
04-Apr-2005

Bet365 is recruiting an extra 20 staff for its online gambling call centre at Festival Park in Staffordshire.
04-Apr-2005

British Gas is to recruit a further 400 door-to-door salesmen, as well as 300 telephone sales staff.
04-Apr-2005

Scramble is in the process of relocating its London-based audio studio from Covent Garden to Soho, and staff numbers will double to more than 20.
04-Apr-2005

HSBC Private Bank is planning to recruit 120 private bankers and open its first regional offices in Birmingham, Leeds and Cardiff over the next few months.
31-Mar-2005

Centrica is planning to recruit 300 technology experts in the Reading area, in order to handle the upgrade of its customer management and billing systems.
31-Mar-2005

The Homebuyers Advice Centre is to relocate its mortgages business and 30 staff from Bolton to Chorley in May, with the creation of 50 new jobs.
30-Mar-2005

Liberty Information Technology is investing a further £1.5m at its software development centre in Belfast, with the creation of 25 jobs for software engineers.
30-Mar-2005

British Thornton ESF is to relocate its Leeds-based educational furniture manufacturing business and 135 staff from Burley to a new site in Keighley, and 25 new jobs will be created.
29-Mar-2005

BAe Systems is to create 100 new jobs in Barrow, having won a £463m order to supply field guns to the US Marine Corps and the US Army.
29-Mar-2005

Oracle, the US-based software group, is to set up a £1.1m customer service centre with 17 staff in Belfast.
24-Mar-2005

O2 is to recruit 2,000 extra staff and open a fourth call centre for its mobile phone business over the next two years, but 500 back office jobs will be lost, mainly at its Slough head office.
24-Mar-2005

Now Group is to open a new kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms factory in Preston this summer, with the creation of 100 jobs.
23-Mar-2005

Highland Council is to consider plans for the development of a £20m golf course at Castle Stuart, including a 57-bedroom hotel, 36 self-catering apartments and 200 new jobs.
23-Mar-2005

Yorkshire Forward is to invest £9.6m in the region's advanced engineering and metals industry, which should help to create about 500 jobs, and grants will be offered to companies and universities for research projects.
22-Mar-2005

Godfrey Syrett of Newcastle has won a £20m contract to supply office furniture to the Department for Transport and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, which will create up to 30 new jobs.
22-Mar-2005

Lidl is planning to double its chain of 18 discount stores in the north-east over the next five years, and may also set up a new distribution centre, with the creation of up to 900 jobs.
21-Mar-2005

RR Spink & Sons is to recruit 25 extra staff at its fish processing business in Arbroath over the next three months.
21-Mar-2005

Quinn-Direct is to create about 90 new jobs at its insurance business in Manchester.
17-Mar-2005

TJ Hughes is planning to open a further six discount stores across the country with the creation of about 400 jobs, taking the total chain to 44 outlets.
17-Mar-2005

Ramside Estates is planning a £12m expansion of the Ramside Hall hotel near Durham, with the creation of 100 jobs.
17-Mar-2005

The Prison Service has confirmed plans to set up an administration centre in Newport, South Wales, by 2006, with the creation of 500 jobs.
16-Mar-2005

Morgan Marine is to create 20 new jobs at its fibreglass composite and steel housings manufacturing business near Ammanford this year.
16-Mar-2005

The East of England Development Agency has announced that the National Institute for Research into Aquatic Habitats is to build a £250m 40-hectare aquarium at Stewartby near Bedford by 2010, with the creation of 2,500 jobs.
16-Mar-2005

Careline Services is creating 75 new jobs at its call centre in Selkirk, having won a contract to provide billing and customer care services to internet provider Tiscali.
15-Mar-2005

MDA is to create about 260 jobs at its new £5m promotional goods warehouse in Blackburn over the next two years.
15-Mar-2005

Greggs is planning to create 650 jobs at its bakery operations throughout the country over the next year.
15-Mar-2005

The National Assembly for Wales is providing financial assistance to Communications Direct for the creation of 120 jobs at new mobile telecoms sales operations in Cardiff and Swansea.
15-Mar-2005

Portaramp is to relocate its ramp manufacturing business and 41 staff from Thetford to a 43,000 sq ft factory in East Harling over the next two weeks, which could lead to the creation of up to 60 new jobs.
15-Mar-2005

Convergys is to set up a new outsourcing call centre at Central Square in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with the creation of 400 customer service and technical helpdesk jobs over the next 18 months.
14-Mar-2005

Ipsos UK is setting up a new market research call centre in Lowestoft, and the initial 50-strong workforce is expected to rise to 100 over the summer.
14-Mar-2005

The Imperial Hotel in Torquay is to undergo a £50m revamp by owner Dawnay Shore Hotels, with the creation of 350 jobs.
14-Mar-2005

Peterborough City Council has approved plans from the First Active Health & Leisure Club to set up a new £3m indoor tennis centre, with the creation of 20 jobs.
11-Mar-2005

GDS Publishing, the publishing and events company, is setting up an office in Cardiff that will create 75 jobs over the next 12 months.
11-Mar-2005

Lewis Spring Products is to create 50 new jobs at its factory in Redditch, having agreed to amalgamate with fellow manufacturer Pre-Met of Kent.
11-Mar-2005

Coface is to extend the office space at its risk information department in Birmingham, and the workforce will rise from six to 12.
11-Mar-2005

ThyssenKrupp Automotive Tallent Chassis is to invest £13m in the expansion of its car components factory in Newton Aycliffe over the next two years, with the creation of 120 jobs.
11-Mar-2005

John Clark Motor Group is to set up a new £1.5m Audi dealership in Aberdeen, with the creation of ten jobs.
11-Mar-2005

Pavers has won permission from City of York Council to set up a £3m 40,000 sq ft shoe distribution centre in Poppleton, securing 45 jobs and creating 55 new ones.
10-Mar-2005

Paul Moy Associates, the Liverpool-based mechanical and electrical consulting engineer, is creating nine new jobs at offices in London and Manchester.
09-Mar-2005

Covance Laboratories is to invest £18m in the expansion of its drug development services centre in Harrogate by the end of the year, with the creation of 100 jobs.
09-Mar-2005

Samworth Brothers is to invest £10m in the expansion of its Kensey Foods hot and cold desserts factory in Launceston, Cornwall, with the creation of 200 jobs over the next few years.
08-Mar-2005

SembCorp Utilities has announced plans to build a £60m wood-burning power plant at Wilton on Teesside by 2007, with the creation of about 400 construction jobs and 15 permanent jobs.
08-Mar-2005

Allerdale Council has received plans from Dutch consortium Partners In Cheese to build a £37m cheese factory at the Lillyhall industrial estate, with the creation of an initial 45 jobs.
08-Mar-2005

Muller has secured an endorsement from a government planning inspector to double the size of its desserts factory in Market Drayton, with the creation of at least 300 new jobs over the next five years.
07-Mar-2005

Journeycall is to set up a new call centre in Laurencekirk near Montrose, with the creation of up to 20 jobs, in order to handle enquiries for rail and coach companies.
07-Mar-2005

HSBC is planning to reorganise its investment research business with the creation of about 50 jobs for analysts in London, New York and Hong Kong over the next six months.
07-Mar-2005

PD Ports has announced that up to 450 jobs will be created at Teesport with the development of a £30m import and distribution centre for an unnamed international retailer.
04-Mar-2005

Co-operative Insurance Society has confirmed plans to create 120 jobs at a new call centre at its head office in Manchester.
03-Mar-2005

Roballo Engineering is investing £1.2m in new machinery at its bearings factory in Peterlee, securing the future of 55 jobs and creating 15 new ones.
03-Mar-2005

Tesco is seeking permission from Hastings Borough Council to rebuild its supermarket in St Leonards, with the creation of 120 new jobs.
02-Mar-2005

Hays is planning to open a further 15 recruitment offices and create 400 jobs over the coming months.
02-Mar-2005

One NorthEast has offered a £0.14m grant to The Tanfield Food Company to help create 45 jobs at a new gourmet foods manufacturing business in Tanfield Lea.
01-Mar-2005

Inverness Medical Innovations of the US is to spend £60m setting up a diagnostic health products manufacturing and research business in Stirling, with the creation of 500 jobs.
01-Mar-2005

Lloyds TSB is to create about 200 customer service jobs at its insurance operation in Newport, South Wales, over the next four months.
01-Mar-2005

Airbus has confirmed plans to create 650 jobs at its aircraft wings factory in Broughton over the next two years.
01-Mar-2005

The Production Company is to relocate its printing business and 130 staff to a 50,000 sq ft site on Sheffield Parkway this spring, with the creation of 24 new jobs.
28-Feb-2005

Aon is to set up a travel insurance call centre in Leicester, with the creation of 120 jobs.
28-Feb-2005

Abbey is to spend £8.5m rebranding its 726 branches to include the logo of its Spanish owner Santander Central Hispano, and also plans to increase the number of sales staff in branches by 30%.
28-Feb-2005

Amaro is to expand its leaflet distribution business by setting up new bases in Yorkshire, the Midlands and the north west this year, with the creation of up to 2,500 jobs.
25-Feb-2005

North Wales Watersports has been established as a not-for-profit company with the aim of creating more than 400 jobs and doubling the annual revenues of the watersports industry in north Wales to £60m.
25-Feb-2005

Morrisons is to recruit 350 staff for a new supermarket due to open at Easterhouse in Glasgow in the summer.
25-Feb-2005

Policy Administration Services, the Crewe-based provider of administrative facilities for the insurance services of the Caudwell Group, is planning to create up to 2,000 jobs over the next five years.
25-Feb-2005

Yes Telecom is planning to create up to 350 jobs at its Manchester-based telecoms business, and is currently seeking new premises.
24-Feb-2005

Asda is seeking permission to build a superstore at Pickering Street in north Liverpool, with the creation of 250 jobs.
24-Feb-2005

Castell Howell Foods is to expand its food distribution business to Avonmouth with the creation of 15 jobs, following the acquisition of Bristol-based Pan Aroma.
23-Feb-2005

Glasgow City Council has approved plans from London Clubs International and Heron International to set up a £8m casino at Springfield Quay by next year, with the creation of 200 jobs.
23-Feb-2005

Port of Blyth is planning a £1.6m extension to its Battleship Wharf terminal by July, and the 100-strong workforce will rise by about 10%.
21-Feb-2005

Asda is to spend £600m on its expansion programme this year, including 20 new stores, 20 refurbishments and 6,000 new jobs.
21-Feb-2005

Asda is to relocate its Bearsden superstore in Glasgow to a new 55,000 sq ft site nearby later this year, with the creation of 200 jobs.
18-Feb-2005

Tendring District Council is to consider plans from Roverstar for the development of a £10m retirement village and nursing home at Silverwoods in Thorrington, with the creation of 100 jobs.
18-Feb-2005

Phonebox Telecom is to create 30 jobs at a new call centre for its mobile phone distribution business in Hampton-in-Arden, and is also looking to open shops in Coventry, Telford, Leamington Spa and Worcester.
17-Feb-2005

BMW is to invest a further £100m at its Mini production plant in Oxford by 2007, with the creation of about 200 jobs.
17-Feb-2005

ClientLogic is to create 70 customer service jobs at its call centre at Alness in the Highlands.
17-Feb-2005

Twofour Productions is to relocate its Plymouth-based TV production business and 130 staff to a £2m site at Estover in May, with the creation of 36 new jobs.
17-Feb-2005

Avon UK is looking to recruit a further 20,000 people to its direct salesforce, and may expand its product range by offering life insurance, motor insurance and credit cards.
16-Feb-2005

The Specials Laboratory is planning to recruit 40 extra staff at its pharmaceuticals manufacturing business in Northumberland this year.
16-Feb-2005

British Energy is planning to recruit 230 extra staff at its seven power plants, as part of an investment aimed at improving their condition and reliability.
16-Feb-2005

Credit Centre UK is looking to recruit an additional 30 staff for its West Midlands-based finance business, with vacancies for administrators, mortgage sales professionals and call centre staff.
14-Feb-2005

Dell, the computer supplier, is planning to set up a call centre in Glasgow, with the creation of up to 850 jobs over the next two years.
11-Feb-2005

Asda is seeking permission to develop a £40m 380,000 sq ft clothing distribution centre in Washington, Wearside, by the end of 2006, with the creation of 700 jobs.
10-Feb-2005

Nisai Group is to invest £2m in the setting up of an educational technology business in Middlesbrough, with the creation of up to 120 jobs over the next three years.
10-Feb-2005

Elite Internet Services and three other Manchester-based internet companies - ISPISP, Freedom Names and VISPWEB - have been acquired by 186k, and 186k expects to create 100 jobs with the relocation of a data centre from London to Leeds.
10-Feb-2005

JMW Aluminium is to create more than 20 new jobs at its Newcastle-based aluminium fabrication business.
09-Feb-2005

Merthyr Tydfil Council has approved plans for the extraction of 10m tonnes of coal at Ffos Y Fran, with the creation of 200 jobs.
09-Feb-2005

Lloyds TSB is creating 100 jobs at its Shareview stockbroking division in Edinburgh, which could involve the relocation of some staff from London.
08-Feb-2005

Atraverda is to set up a £4m battery components factory at the Roseheyworth Industrial Estate near Abertillery, with the creation of 40 jobs.
07-Feb-2005

E2save is to create 160 sales and customer service jobs at its mobile phone call centre in Loughborough.
07-Feb-2005

The Department for Work & Pensions is planning to set up a Welsh-language Jobcentre call centre with 250 staff at the Parc Menai business park near Bangor by 2006.
04-Feb-2005

The Centre for Process Innovation is planning to expand the workforce at its Teesside-based chemical industry centre of excellence from 25 to 50 over the next two years.
04-Feb-2005

Eurocut is planning to almost double the size of its precision instruments factory in Sheffield, and the workforce is rising by 15% to more than 100.
04-Feb-2005

BSW Timber is to invest £15m in the expansion of its sawmill at Newbridge-on-Wye over the next three years, with the creation of 24 jobs.
03-Feb-2005

South Ayrshire Council has approved outline plans for the £35m development of new facilities at Ayr racecourse, including a hotel, casino and cinema, which will lead to the creation of 300 jobs.
03-Feb-2005

Citigroup has shortlisted Scotland as a potential location for the expansion of its administration and global custody business, which could create hundreds of jobs.
02-Feb-2005

Nissan has confirmed plans to manufacture a new family car at its factory in Sunderland, which should create 200 new jobs and secure 1,000 existing jobs.
02-Feb-2005

The Big Lottery Fund is planning to set up a lottery grant processing centre in Newcastle with the creation of 180 jobs, and a second site will be established in Birmingham.
01-Feb-2005

Asda is planning to open 30 jewellery counters, 30 photo centres and six optical departments in its stores, with the creation of 800 jobs.
01-Feb-2005

Archerfield Links is to create more than 350 jobs this year with the £50m development of two championship golf courses and associated accommodation in East Lothian.
01-Feb-2005

BT is to recruit 500 apprentices this year, with training provided in engineering, technology, business management and fleet services.
01-Feb-2005

Rotherham Council is considering plans from Oak Holdings to build a £300m leisure resort near Orgreave, which will include 1m sq ft of entertainment facilities and create up to 2,700 jobs.
01-Feb-2005

Greggs is to build a new £13m 57,000 sq ft savoury production plant at Longbenton on Tyneside by 2006, with the creation of 50 jobs.
31-Jan-2005

Bartercard is looking to open three trade exchange franchise operations in the North West, with the creation of up to 150 jobs.
27-Jan-2005

Caterpillar, the US industrial equipment group, is to set up a £1m financial centre in Larne, Northern Ireland, with the creation of 25 jobs.
26-Jan-2005

The Funding Corporation has announced the creation of 250 jobs in its Chester-based call centre, customer service and administration departments.
25-Jan-2005

Gaskells is to set up a new £2.5m waste transfer and recycling plant in Bootle later this year, with the creation of at least ten jobs.
25-Jan-2005

Sirius is to increase the workforce at its Durham-based ground engineering services business from 40 to 50, and is looking to expand into South Yorkshire, Nottingham and Scotland.
25-Jan-2005

Thamesdown Software Fulfilment has acquired SDC GB, the CD manufacturer, which will lead to the creation of 60 new jobs in Swindon.
25-Jan-2005

Netto is planning to open 70 discount supermarkets in south Wales, with the creation of 1,700 jobs.
21-Jan-2005

Infoteam International Services is to relocate its Sony PlayStation game console repair business from Uxbridge to St Columb Major, near Newquay, with the creation of up to 185 jobs.
21-Jan-2005

Hyndburn Borough Council has approved plans from Hyndburn & Ribble Valley Primary Care Trust to build a health centre on the site of Broughton Crangrove Mill, which will create 134 jobs.
20-Jan-2005

Airbus is to create 800 new jobs at its aircraft wings factory at Broughton in Flintshire.
20-Jan-2005

Able UK is seeking permission for a £25m dock development project in Hartlepool, which will create 700 jobs at three new quays, a shipbuilding and recycling centre, and an offshore manufacturing site.
20-Jan-2005

Tesco is planning to build a superstore in Rutherglen, Glasgow, with the creation of 350 jobs, as part of a £40m redevelopment project by Vico Property Group.
20-Jan-2005

Western Mortgage Services is to create up to 90 new jobs at its mortgage administration business in Plymouth this year.
20-Jan-2005

Windward Bananas has won permission for the £3.5m expansion of the ripening facilities at its Little Canfield depot in Essex, which will eventually lead to the creation of 80 jobs.
20-Jan-2005

BNS Telecom is to build a new £1.5m headquarters at Prudhoe in Northumberland by 2006, with the creation of 130 jobs.
19-Jan-2005

Gravatom Engineering Systems is to set up a £0.5m factory in Workington to develop systems for the nuclear, pharmaceutical and medical industries, and 30 staff are being recruited.
19-Jan-2005

Inkfish is to create 40 new jobs at its call centre in Brighton, having won a contract to launch the Post Office's new phone service.
19-Jan-2005

Albany Group is to create more than 100 new jobs at its insurance services call centre in Peterlee this year.
19-Jan-2005

Shell is planning to recruit 1,000 engineers to improve the accountability and performance of its worldwide oil exploration and production business.
18-Jan-2005

Hallmark Healthcare is planning to spend £25m setting up five new care homes in Wales, Norfolk and the Midlands this year, with the creation of about 600 jobs.
17-Jan-2005

Workwear Express, the County Durham-based supplier of corporate clothing, is planning to double its 20-strong workforce over the next two years.
17-Jan-2005

Ricardo is creating up to 20 new jobs at its car controls business in Cambridge, with the addition of new laboratory space and offices.
17-Jan-2005

The Department for Work & Pensions is planning to set up an office for the Financial Assistance Scheme at Monks Cross in York, and some of the 100 staff may transfer from the existing pensions operation that is due to close in March.
17-Jan-2005

East Riding Council is considering plans to outsource some of its administrative functions to Arvato, which could lead to the transfer of 500 jobs and the creation of 650 new jobs in Hull over the next four years.
17-Jan-2005

Loans.co.uk is to create 65 new jobs at its credit broking call centre in Preston.
17-Jan-2005

Futaba of Japan is in talks with Conder Developments about plans to set up a 225,000 sq ft automotive bodies factory at Dove Valley Park in south Derbyshire, with the creation of 200 jobs.
17-Jan-2005

Cannock Chase Council is set to approve plans from 3663 for the development of a new food distribution centre at Kingswood Lakeside park, with the creation of 143 jobs.
14-Jan-2005

The Scottish Executive is to set up a headquarters for a new national transport agency in Glasgow later this year, and some of the 200 staff are expected to transfer from Strathclyde Passenger Transport.
14-Jan-2005

Sophos is creating 70 new jobs at its anti-virus software business in Abingdon over the next few months.
14-Jan-2005

Fighting Bull Broadcast Technologies of the US is to set up a software development centre in Belfast, with the creation of 15 jobs.
13-Jan-2005

CJ Morton & Co is to set up a new subsidiary called MCM Services in Barnsley in April with the creation of 34 jobs, in order to pack cleaning utensils.
13-Jan-2005

Asda is seeking permission to build a superstore at Horn Hill in Lowestoft, with the creation of up to 250 jobs.
13-Jan-2005

CRC Glenrothes is to create up to 100 new jobs at its Fife-based television equipment repair business, having won a new £9m contract from NTL.
13-Jan-2005

Northern Foods has started to recruit financial, administrative and secretarial staff for its new headquarters in Leeds, which will have a total workforce of about 80.
13-Jan-2005

Komatsu UK is to create 20 new jobs at its excavator manufacturing plant in County Durham over the next two months.
13-Jan-2005

Moorhouse Group, the Caerphilly-based insurance company, is planning to expand its workforce from 76 to about 130 this year.
12-Jan-2005

Grants Foods is to expand its ready meals factory in Galston, and the workforce will rise from 30 to 50.
11-Jan-2005

Crow Television is to set up a new post-production facility at Shepherds Building in west London in March, and its 22-strong workforce is expected to double this year.
10-Jan-2005

The University of Wales in Swansea and IBM are to establish a £50m Institute of Life Sciences, which is expected to lead to the creation of 238 jobs and 30 spin-out ventures.
10-Jan-2005

Deepdale Solutions is relocating its walling, doors and glazing manufacturing business and 22 staff from Thirsk to Hartlepool, and 19 new jobs are being created.
10-Jan-2005

Morrisons is seeking permission to build a superstore at Foss Islands Road in York, with the creation of 350 jobs.
10-Jan-2005

Stoneacre is to open a Suzuki car dealership alongside its Kia dealership in Middlesbrough with the creation of 20 jobs, to replace the former South Cleveland Garages site.
07-Jan-2005

TSF Retail Solutions, the shopfitting company, is planning to create about 60 jobs at its new headquarters in Washington, Tyne & Wear, over the next six months.
06-Jan-2005

Greeting Card Group is creating 100 new jobs at its distribution centre in Peterborough this month.
05-Jan-2005

Robson Brown, the Newcastle-based advertising agency with 120 staff, is looking to open an office in central London and is currently in the process of recruiting staff.
05-Jan-2005

National Express is to create 30 jobs at Digbeth Coach Station in Birmingham, including 20 drivers and ten customer services staff.
04-Jan-2005