Opportunities for Employment 2007 - Company News Summary

Easington District Council has received plans from a consortium led by the owner of Seaham Hall Hotel for the development of a £300m film studio in Dawdon, which could create up to 2,400 jobs.
31-Dec-2007

John Lewis is considering plans to expand its department store at Bluewater in Kent in 2008, with the creation of more than 100 new jobs.
31-Dec-2007

Home Delivery Network has announced plans to set up a permanent distribution centre at the former Peugeot site in Coventry, with the creation of a further 450 jobs.
28-Dec-2007

Lamb Weston is in discussions with Fenland District Council about plans to set up a £20m food processing plant in Wisbech, with the creation of up to 130 jobs.
28-Dec-2007

Help-Link is to expand its heating and plumbing installation business in South Yorkshire, with the creation of 15 jobs for supervisors, surveyors, engineers and apprentices.
28-Dec-2007

Phones 4u is to create up to 60 jobs at its Staffordshire-based head office over the next six months, as part of a strategy to expand its chain of 440 mobile phone stores.
28-Dec-2007

Filtronic has sold its microchip factory in Newton Aycliffe to RF Micro Devices of the US for £12m, securing 200 jobs and creating up to 100 new jobs.
24-Dec-2007

Enviro Kleen has submitted plans to build a £1m waste transfer and recycling unit in Kirkcaldy, with the creation of ten jobs.
24-Dec-2007

HIE Innse Gall has awarded grants to Harris Tweed Hebrides and Harris Tweed Textiles Manufacturing for the purchase of new equipment that will create about 40 jobs at their mills in the Outer Hebrides.
24-Dec-2007

East Lindsey District Council is to consider plans for the development of a £15m leisure complex on the Grand Parade in Skegness, which could create up to 300 jobs.
24-Dec-2007

Intellection is to relocate its X-Ray Mineral Services business from Colwyn Bay to a larger site at Abergele early next year, with the creation of 20 jobs.
20-Dec-2007

CSE-Servelec is to invest £1m in the expansion of its Sheffield-based software development business, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
20-Dec-2007

Joules Clothing is to create 25 new jobs at the new headquarters for its outdoor clothing business in Market Harborough, and a further 25 jobs will be created next year with the expansion of its chain of 11 stores.
20-Dec-2007

Webro is seeking permission from Erewash Borough Council to expand its fibre cables warehouse in Long Eaton, with the creation of 26 jobs.
20-Dec-2007

Ecotricity has unveiled proposals to build a new £10m headquarters at the Tricorn House site in Stroud, providing space to more than double its 130-strong workforce.
20-Dec-2007

Twenty4help is looking to expand the workforce at its Gateshead-based technical support call centre business with up to 150 new staff over the next few months.
19-Dec-2007

UK Coal has submitted plans to Telford & Wrekin Council to extract 900,000 tonnes of coal from a new opencast mine near the Wrekin in Shropshire, with the creation of 40 jobs.
19-Dec-2007

Eaga is planning to expand its team of 68 domestic energy assessors to 150 by the end of next year, following the introduction of Home Information Packs.
19-Dec-2007

Mark Group, the domestic insulation firm, is to double the staff at its Leicester head office to 700, while the national workforce will rise from 800 to about 1,500 over the next 18 months.
19-Dec-2007

Logical Resources is planning to expand its recruitment business with new offices in London, Glasgow and Cardiff next year, and about 40 jobs will be created.
19-Dec-2007

Datatron is planning to expand the 24-strong workforce at its Tyneside-based document management business by 20% early next year.
18-Dec-2007

South Hams District Council is to consider plans from Greyfield Timber to set up a sawmill and biomass fuel business at Dartington in Devon, with the creation of ten jobs.
18-Dec-2007

Swift Caravans has submitted plans to East Riding Council for the £20m expansion of its factory in Cottingham, which would create about 250 jobs.
18-Dec-2007

Nicolson Engineering is seeking permission to expand its premises at Bower in Caithness with the creation of 70 jobs, in order to take on more work for the oil industry.
17-Dec-2007

Romag is to create up to 40 new jobs at its specialist glass manufacturing business in County Durham next year.
14-Dec-2007

The BBC is to set up 60 big screens at outdoor sites across the country over the next five years, and many of the 36 new jobs will be based in Birmingham.
13-Dec-2007

TJ Morris is to invest £35m at its headquarters and distribution centre at the Axis Business Park in Liverpool, with the creation of up to 700 jobs, and its Home Bargains chain will grow from 150 to 350 stores over the next ten years.
13-Dec-2007

CAV Aerospace is to invest £7m in the expansion of its aircraft components factory in Consett, with the creation of 44 jobs.
12-Dec-2007

Anglesey County Council is to consider plans from Ynys Mon Estates for the development of a shopping and leisure complex at Ty Mawr, including a multiplex cinema, bowling and the creation of up to 1,300 jobs.
12-Dec-2007

URS Corporation is to create about 60 jobs at its new environmental engineering office at the Derwent Business Centre in Derby over the next two years.
12-Dec-2007

Camcal has won an order to construct 49 turbine towers for a Turkish onshore project, providing work for up to 70 people at its Lewis yard in the Western Isles.
11-Dec-2007

Anglesey Mining is to restart operations at the Parys Mountain zinc, lead and copper mine near Amlwch next year, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
11-Dec-2007

Next is to create 40 jobs at a new homewares store at Middlebrook in Bolton early next year, as part of an ongoing expansion programme for the Next Home chain.
11-Dec-2007

Kirklees Council is to consider plans from National Grid Property for the development of a retail complex at a former gasworks site on Leeds Road, which could create about 250 jobs.
10-Dec-2007

Canatxx LNG has won permission to build a liquefied natural gas plant at the former Amlwch chemical plant on Anglesey, with the creation of 60 jobs.
07-Dec-2007

The Specials Laboratory is looking to expand the 145-strong workforce at its Northumberland-based pharmaceuticals business with 23 new staff.
07-Dec-2007

Fabricom Offshore Services is planning to set up an oil platform maintenance base in North Tyneside by next February, with the creation of up to 250 engineering jobs.
07-Dec-2007

Polypipe Civils is to relocate its headquarters to a new 60,000 sq ft site at the Charnwood Business Park in Loughborough over the next few weeks, with the creation of 15 jobs.
07-Dec-2007

Quinn Glass is to create 20 new jobs following a £41m investment in upgrading two furnaces at its plant in Derrylin, County Fermanagh.
06-Dec-2007

Wrightbus is creating 52 jobs at a new 50,000 sq ft unit for its Wright Composites subsidiary in Ballymena, in order to manufacture GRP and composite components.
06-Dec-2007

Berco is to relocate its crawler vehicle tracks factory from Middlesbrough to a 150,000 sq ft unit at the former Black & Decker site in Spennymoor next spring, and the 25-strong workforce will double over the following two years.
06-Dec-2007

Hilton UK is planning to set up a £18m Hilton Garden Inn hotel at Aberdeen Airport by autumn 2009, with the creation of up to 100 jobs, and is also seeking suitable sites in places such as Inverness, Stirling and Perth.
05-Dec-2007

Wolf Minerals is planning to reopen Hemerdon tin and tungsten mine near Plymouth, with the creation of 200 jobs.
05-Dec-2007

Tekton is to create up to 18 jobs in its Manchester-based construction software business over the next 12 months, with the creation of a new division aimed at architects, quantity surveyors and project managers.
04-Dec-2007

Jemella Group is to set up a new headquarters for its Ghd hair products business at Bridgewater Place in Leeds, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
04-Dec-2007

Customer Street, the internet services firm, is to create up to 80 jobs at a new office due to open at the Pennine Business Park in Huddersfield in January.
03-Dec-2007

Reflex Vehicle Solutions is planning to expand the workforce in its vehicle rental business from 60 to 180 over the next three years.
03-Dec-2007

Asda has submitted plans to Vale of the White Horse District Council to build a 450,000 sq ft distribution centre in Didcot, which could create up to 400 jobs.
03-Dec-2007

AgustaWestland has won a £470m helicopter maintenance contract with the Ministry of Defence, which will secure 270 jobs at Search & Rescue bases and create 40 new jobs.
03-Dec-2007

Scottish Borders Council is to consider plans from Roxburghe Estates for the development of a £20m five-star resort in Heiton, including an extension for the Roxburghe Hotel, 60 self-catering lodges and 70 new jobs.
30-Nov-2007

Bombardier Aerospace is to create 330 permanent and temporary jobs at its Shorts aerospace components factory in Belfast.
30-Nov-2007

QCA, the Qualifications & Curriculum Authority, has confirmed plans to relocate about 500 jobs from London to the £110m Butts development in Coventry in 2009.
30-Nov-2007

ClinTec International is planning to set up a new headquarters for its clinical research business in Glasgow, with the creation of 240 jobs over the next three years.
29-Nov-2007

Econotherm is to set up a heat exchangers factory and research centre in Bridgend, with the creation of 12 jobs.
29-Nov-2007

North Tyneside Council is in discussions with a new company called Goes on Green about proposals to develop a biodiesel production plant near the Port of Tyne ferry terminal, which could create up to 30 jobs.
29-Nov-2007

Oregon is planning to set up a timber frame factory in Derby by next April, with the creation of 20 jobs.
23-Nov-2007

Ex-Or is to expand the capacity at its lighting technology business in Haydock by 50% over the next 18 months, with an increase in the 34-strong workforce.
22-Nov-2007

Palm Paper has secured planning permission to build a £330m newsprint paper plant in King's Lynn by summer 2009, with the creation of 150 jobs.
22-Nov-2007

X-Leisure has unveiled plans for the development of a new 171-room hotel and three restaurants at the FountainPark leisure complex in Edinburgh, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
22-Nov-2007

Ringrose Law is looking to relocate its Lincoln-based professional services office to a larger site on the edge of the city, with the creation of up to 30 jobs.
22-Nov-2007

Ahlstrom is to create about 30 jobs at a new £19m tea bag fibres production plant being built at its Chirnside site in the Borders.
21-Nov-2007

Barclays Wealth is to create up to 800 new jobs at its wealth management operations in London, Glasgow, Singapore and Switzerland, with vacancies in project management, risk management, compliance, marketing, HR and finance.
21-Nov-2007

Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping is planning to expand the workforce at its Aberdeen-based oil and gas survey business from 145 to 200 over the next nine months.
21-Nov-2007

James Jones & Sons has unveiled plans to invest £20m in the development of a new sawmill in Lockerbie by 2009, which will increase the existing 56-strong workforce.
20-Nov-2007

PD Ports has unveiled plans to develop a £50m regional import centre at Tees Dock in Redcar, with the creation of more than 800 jobs.
20-Nov-2007

Babcock Marine is to create a further 350 jobs at its naval support operations in Rosyth over the next 18 months, and a £50m programme of improvements in new facilities starts next spring.
20-Nov-2007

Hughes Christensen is to invest £4.6m in the expansion of its drill bits factory in Belfast, with the creation of 52 jobs.
19-Nov-2007

EH Smith is to set up a new 20,000 sq ft building materials branch in Longbridge next spring, with the creation of 20 jobs.
19-Nov-2007

Skillsmart Retail is planning to expand the headcount at its London-based retail skills development business from 28 to 40.
19-Nov-2007

Morrisons is planning to set up a major fruit and vegetable packing and distribution centre at the former Gerber Foods site in Bridgwater, with the creation of up to 500 jobs.
16-Nov-2007

Conduit Construction Network is to expand capacity at its timber door sets manufacturing business in Cramlington, Northumberland, with the creation of 20 jobs.
15-Nov-2007

Parker Steel is seeking permission from Adur District Council to build a new steel processing factory at Shoreham Harbour, with the creation of up to 280 jobs.
15-Nov-2007

Oregon Timber Frame is planning to nearly double its 100-strong workforce in Selkirk, having won planning permission to build an on-site manufacturing plant.
15-Nov-2007

Flybe is looking to recruit hundreds of mechanics for its aircraft maintenance operations in Exeter over the next few years.
15-Nov-2007

Dickinson Dees, the law firm, is planning to expand its York staff from 37 to 100 over the next two years, and will move to a temporary office in Bishopthorpe Road while a new 25,000 sq ft office is built close by.
15-Nov-2007

Cummins is to create a further 60 jobs at its engines factory in Darlington early next year, in order to work on a new exhaust manufacturing section.
14-Nov-2007

Macquarie of Australia is planning to set up a stockbroking division in London, with about 70 staff.
14-Nov-2007

Hawick Knitwear is to create 30 new jobs at its Borders-based knitwear business over the next year, having secured funds from Scottish Enterprise to expand production.
13-Nov-2007

Peninsula Business Services, the employment law firm, is to create 25 jobs at a new office in Hinckley next year.
13-Nov-2007

Shalam Packaging is seeking permission to set up a plastic packaging factory in Bedale, North Yorkshire, with the creation of up to 56 jobs.
13-Nov-2007

PWS is to invest £10m in the expansion of its kitchen components factory in Newton Aycliffe, with the creation of 100 jobs over the next five years.
12-Nov-2007

Hickman Industries is to open a 42,000 sq ft timber products facility in Wolverhampton in January, as part of a £5m expansion programme that will create dozens of jobs.
12-Nov-2007

Advantage West Midlands and Gazeley UK have unveiled plans for the development of a £50m logistics park at Chatterley Valley in North Staffordshire by 2009, including 385,000 sq ft of warehouse space and up to 500 jobs.
12-Nov-2007

One NorthEast is to help fund the development of a new training centre for the chemical industry, with the creation of 25 jobs, and a number of potential sites in Teesside will be considered.
09-Nov-2007

Hain Celestial is to create 65 new jobs at its frozen foods factory in Fakenham, following the relaunch of the Linda McCartney range.
09-Nov-2007

O2 is creating up to 1,000 jobs at call centres in Leeds, Glasgow, Cardiff and the Dearne Valley, in order to handle sales of the new Apple iPhone.
09-Nov-2007

ATH Resources has won government permission to start work on the Muir Dean opencast coal mining project in Fife next spring, with the creation of up to 118 jobs.
08-Nov-2007

Litter Boss has acquired Bettakleen, the North Shields-based cleaning firm, and the combined 600-strong workforce will rise by 100 over the next 12 months.
07-Nov-2007

Advantica is creating up to 30 jobs at its engineering business in Loughborough, due to rising demand from the oil and gas industry.
07-Nov-2007

Almac Sciences is looking to double the 25 staff at its production and research site at Elvingston Science Centre in East Lothian, while its Irish parent company is to set up a new US headquarters in Pennsylvania.
06-Nov-2007

Scottish & Southern Energy is to create 50 jobs at its Scottish Hydro-Electric energy business at Hillington in Glasgow by the end of the year, with vacancies in sales, administration and customer service.
05-Nov-2007

PlayFootball is to create about 75 jobs at a new football centre and Roko health club due to open at Clifton Moor in York in February.
02-Nov-2007

Network Rail is looking to recruit up to 1,000 engineers and project managers to help deliver its planned £10bn investment in improvements to the railway system over the next five years.
01-Nov-2007

Quative, the Swiss supplier of interactive TV software, is to set up a £1.8m research and development centre in Cwmbran, with the creation of 35 jobs.
01-Nov-2007

Salans, the law firm, is to open a new office at the Keystone Innovation Centre in Thetford in December, with the creation of up to 40 jobs.
01-Nov-2007

Northern Recruitment Group is planning to expand its staffing levels in Middlesbrough from 12 to 40 over the next 18 months, in response to rising demand from the chemical industry.
01-Nov-2007

Minster Law is to create 400 jobs at a new legal services call centre at Calder Park Business Park near Wakefield over the next three years.
01-Nov-2007

Norbrook Laboratories is to invest £83m in the expansion of its veterinary pharmaceuticals research and development business in Newry, with the creation of up to 293 jobs by 2013.
31-Oct-2007

House of Fraser is to recruit 500 staff for a new department store due to open in Belfast next March.
31-Oct-2007

BNS Telecom is planning to recruit 30 extra staff at its sales and engineering department in Northumberland by the end of the year, but its network services unit is closing with the loss of 15 jobs in London.
31-Oct-2007

Baxters has won approval to set up a £1m food store at the former Selkirk Glass building in Selkirk, with the creation of 20 jobs, and a further four new stores are planned over the next two years.
30-Oct-2007

Dell is planning to expand the workforce at its Glasgow-based computer business from 830 to at least 1,600 over the next four years, with vacancies expected in sales, finance, technical support and human resources.
30-Oct-2007

Bluestone is to start recruiting 400 staff for its new holiday village due to open in Pembrokeshire next summer, and a further 300 jobs will be added later.
30-Oct-2007

Morrisons is recruiting 200 staff for a new supermarket due to open at Giffnock in East Renfrewshire early next year.
29-Oct-2007

Vertex is to create 350 temporary jobs at its customer services call centre in Kirkby.
26-Oct-2007

B&Q is looking to recruit 80 staff for a new 45,000 sq ft DIY store due to open in King's Lynn in March.
26-Oct-2007

Rigid Containers is to expand its packaging and logistics warehouse in Selby by 50,000 sq ft by next spring, with the creation of 15 jobs.
26-Oct-2007

Moneysupermarket.com is planning to create at least 100 new jobs in its North Wales-based financial services business over the next 12 months, in order to expand its price comparison website into continental Europe.
25-Oct-2007

MWH, the water and environmental engineering group, is planning to create up to 70 jobs at a new office on Solihull Business Park.
25-Oct-2007

AlphaGraphics North-East has announced a £4m investment programme at its main printing plant in Stockton, including new equipment and the creation of about 20 jobs over the next two years.
25-Oct-2007

Financial Telemarketing Services is looking to expand the workforce at its call centre in Gorleston, Norfolk, from 170 to 250 next year.
25-Oct-2007

CLS Dual Fuel is to relocate its County Durham-based LPG Autogas systems business and 12 staff to Meadowfield by the end of the year, and the workforce will grow to 24 next year.
25-Oct-2007

Avery Healthcare is to create up to 60 jobs at a new care home due to open in Heckmondwike in West Yorkshire in summer 2008.
24-Oct-2007

Dimensions Corporatewear is to relocate its Castle Donnington headquarters to a larger site at Willow Farm Business Park in September 2008, and the 150-strong workforce will rise to 200 within two years.
24-Oct-2007

Portland Spa is to create 40 jobs at a new conference and banqueting centre in Dorset over the next six months.
24-Oct-2007

Milsom Hotels is to create about 60 jobs at a new £4m hotel and restaurant due to open at Kesgrave Hall near Ipswich next March.
24-Oct-2007

AAG Swepco is planning to double the 50-strong workforce in its electrical contracting business and relocate to larger premises on Teesside, having secured a private investment of about £1m.
23-Oct-2007

Wilkinson is to create 100 jobs at a new 29,000 sq ft store due to replace the Somerfield supermarket in Torquay's Union Square next May.
23-Oct-2007

Statebourne Cryogenics is to expand production of cryogenic vessels at its factory in Washington, with the creation of 20 jobs.
22-Oct-2007

Prosource.it is planning to create a further 50 jobs at its Aberdeen-based IT outsourcing business over the next 18 months.
22-Oct-2007

Asda is to submit plans to build a £20m 60,000 sq ft store on the Queensway in East Kilbride, with the creation of 350 jobs.
19-Oct-2007

Tomlinson Hall is planning to expand its Billingham-based workforce from 24 to 40 by 2010, having agreed a deal to distribute pumps for Crane of Germany.
19-Oct-2007

UK Coal has announced that an unnamed distribution firm is planning to relocate up to 50 jobs to a new headquarters on its Asfordby Business Park site near Melton in Leicestershire over the next six months.
19-Oct-2007

Retallack Spa & Resort is to submit plans for a £25m holiday centre at St Columb Major near Newquay, including an artificial surf machine and the creation of up to 130 jobs.
19-Oct-2007

Eon has won government approval to build a £350m gas-fired power station at Drakelow in Derbyshire by 2011, with the creation of 70 jobs.
18-Oct-2007

Jane Lewis Social Care has won a three-year contract to provide a range of home care services to Cheshire County Council, and is seeking 65 new staff.
18-Oct-2007

AAI Pharma is to expand its drug industry support business in Edinburgh over the next three years, including a new site in the Riccarton area and the creation of up to 47 scientific and administration jobs.
18-Oct-2007

TMD Friction is to invest £2m in the expansion of its brake pads factory in Hartlepool, with the creation of 68 jobs.
17-Oct-2007

Royston Power Generation is planning to expand the 80-strong workforce at its Newcastle-based engineering business and double turnover to £16m over the next four years, having secured a cash injection from NEL Fund Managers.
17-Oct-2007

Student Loans Company is to create about 520 jobs at a new operating centre due to open at Lingfield Point in Darlington next year.
17-Oct-2007

Ernst & Young is to invest £2m in improvements to its Manchester city centre office, and staff numbers will rise from 370 to 500 within three years.
17-Oct-2007

Fife Council is to consider plans from Crerar Hotels to build an 80-bedroom hotel and health club at St Nicholas Park in St Andrews, with the creation of 60 jobs.
17-Oct-2007

North Cornwall District Council is to consider plans from Marston's Inns & Taverns to build a £5m hotel in Wadebridge, with the creation of 40 jobs.
17-Oct-2007

Hillarys is investing £1m in new manufacturing, warehousing and distribution facilities for its made-to-measure blinds business in Nottingham, with the creation of up to 100 jobs over the next few years.
17-Oct-2007

Techtronic Industries is to create 50 jobs at a new 156,000 sq ft power tools distribution centre in Didcot.
17-Oct-2007

Deloitte is planning to recruit up to 50,000 new staff for its global accountancy business over the next four years.
17-Oct-2007

Lloyds TSB is to create 150 jobs at its customer call centre in Glasgow's Atlantic Quay.
16-Oct-2007

Interpreting Translation Line of Gateshead is planning to double its staff of 150 interpreters over the next five years, having just opened new offices in Glasgow and Manchester.
16-Oct-2007

ABS Biodiesel is planning to build a £21m biofuel production facility at Avonmouth Docks by October 2008, with the creation of about 50 jobs.
16-Oct-2007

Liverpool Victoria is planning to double the size of the 38-strong workforce in its asset management unit over the next three years.
15-Oct-2007

Rolls-Royce Motors is to add a second assembly line at its luxury cars factory in Goodwood, with the creation of up to 400 jobs.
12-Oct-2007

Ant Marketing has won permission to build a new 20,000 sq ft telemarketing call centre at Sheaf Quay in Sheffield next year, with the creation of up to 400 jobs.
12-Oct-2007

Gem is looking to recruit 500 additional staff at its customer services call centres in Northern Ireland in the run-up to Christmas.
12-Oct-2007

South Derbyshire District Council has approved plans from Madecorn Leisure for the development of a £7m canal marina at Willington by July 2008, with the creation of up to 120 jobs.
11-Oct-2007

F Jones is planning to double the workforce at its granite and marble surfaces business in Middlesbrough to 90 over the next two years, following a recent £5m investment in new equipment.
11-Oct-2007

Sonhoe has announced plans to build a £2bn crude oil refinery at Wilton International on Teesside by 2014, with the creation of up to 400 jobs.
11-Oct-2007

Clifford Jones Timber is investing £2.5m in a new 20,000 sq ft fuel pellets factory in North Wales, with the creation of 15 jobs.
10-Oct-2007

Hilti, the Manchester-based supplier of construction equipment, is planning to expand its nationwide chain of 26 outlets with a rise in the sales force from 180 to 280.
10-Oct-2007

Grontmij, the Dutch engineering consultancy, is setting up a new office at Birchwood Business Park in Warrington, with the creation of 30 jobs.
10-Oct-2007

BeCogent is to expand its call centre in Airdrie and create up to 30 new jobs, having won a £2m contract to provide customer services for House of Fraser.
10-Oct-2007

Avoca of Ireland is to create 60 jobs at a new 14,000 sq ft clothes and giftware store due to open in Belfast at the end of the month.
09-Oct-2007

CTC Marine Projects has submitted plans to build a new headquarters for its marine engineering business in Darlington town centre, in order to expand its local workforce from 130 to 160.
09-Oct-2007

Fortis has announced plans to create a further 150 jobs at its new insurance underwriting office in Gloucester over the next year.
09-Oct-2007

The Ministry of Defence is to create up to 130 jobs at the Army Base Repair Organisation in Telford by the end of the year.
09-Oct-2007

Clipper Windpower has secured a £5m One NorthEast grant to set up a wind turbine production centre in Blyth, with the creation of 25 engineering jobs.
08-Oct-2007

Schrader Electronics is planning to expand the workforce at its tyre pressure monitoring systems factory in County Antrim from 550 to more than 600 by next year.
08-Oct-2007

Noble Denton is to expand the workforce at its recently-opened marine consultancy office in Seaton Burn, North Tyneside, from eight to 24 over the next two years.
05-Oct-2007

Circle Anglia, the housing association, is to relocate its central services team from London to St Andrew's Business Park in Norwich, with the creation of 45 jobs by January 2008.
05-Oct-2007

Cedar Court Hotels has unveiled proposals to convert the GNER building at Station Rise in York into a five-star hotel, with the creation of 250 jobs.
05-Oct-2007

Lloyds TSB is planning to create 250 new jobs at its call centres in Wales, including 105 at Tredegar Park in Newport.
05-Oct-2007

Tobermore is to invest £10m in the expansion of its concrete products factory in County Londonderry, with the creation of 100 jobs over the next two years.
04-Oct-2007

Trenport is looking to create 600 jobs at the former Peugeot site in Coventry, having sought permission for Littlewoods to use one of the warehouses as a sorting office over the Christmas period.
04-Oct-2007

Avecia Biologics is creating about 20 new research and development jobs, following a £1m investment in new laboratory facilities at its site in the Tees Valley.
04-Oct-2007

Europcar is to create about 95 jobs in Leicester, in order to consolidate the customer services and finance departments of its various car rental brands.
04-Oct-2007

Mentholatum is to invest £10m in the expansion of its non-prescription medicines and healthcare products factory in East Kilbride, and the 80-strong workforce will grow by about 25%.
04-Oct-2007

Mformation Technologies of the US is to receive £2.1m from Invest NI to set up a mobile telecoms technical support centre in Belfast, with the creation of 162 jobs.
03-Oct-2007

NCsoft Europe is to relocate its Brighton-based computer games business and up to 112 staff to the CityPoint development in 2009, with the creation of 116 new jobs.
03-Oct-2007

Scottish & Southern Energy is planning to create up to 800 jobs at its new electricity supply operations centre in Thatcham, Berkshire, over the next two years.
02-Oct-2007

Bombardier is to create up to 50 engineering jobs at its train manufacturing plant in Derby.
02-Oct-2007

Kids 1st is investing £3m in the expansion of its chain of five children's nurseries in the North East, with the creation of about 140 jobs and the opening of new branches in Hartlepool and Darlington.
01-Oct-2007

Cooper Bearings is to create 120 jobs at its bearings factory in King's Lynn over the next year.
01-Oct-2007

TWMA of Aberdeen is planning to create 100 new jobs in its worldwide drilling-waste management operations over the next two years.
01-Oct-2007

Balbirnie House Hotel is to invest £5m in the expansion of its hotel in Fife next year, including a new spa and the creation of 30 jobs.
01-Oct-2007

Telford & Wrekin Council is to consider plans from NOM Dairy of Austria to build a new £40m dairy factory at Donnington Wood Business Park in Telford, with the creation of at least 100 jobs.
01-Oct-2007

WM Armstrong is to recruit about 20 drivers to operate a fleet of road tankers for the West Lakes cheese factory due to open near Carlisle in September 2008.
01-Oct-2007

Ideal Shopping Direct is to invest £8m in the expansion of its TV shopping headquarters in Peterborough, including an extension to the warehouse and the creation of up to 100 jobs.
28-Sep-2007

North Eastern Tyre & Exhausts is planning to expand its chain of seven retail outlets across the North East and Yorkshire, with the creation of about 300 jobs over the next two years.
28-Sep-2007

Ingliston Equestrian Centre in Renfrewshire is to create up to 100 jobs following a £10m revamp of its riding centre and catering facilities.
28-Sep-2007

Google is looking to recruit several thousand research and development engineers in Europe over the next few years.
27-Sep-2007

Tanfield is seeking a suitable site in the North East to build a new electric vehicles factory by 2009, with the creation of 500 jobs, and is also looking to create 400 jobs at its existing site in Washington.
27-Sep-2007

White Young Green is to create 50 new jobs in Glasgow and Edinburgh, due to rising demand for its environmental consultancy services.
27-Sep-2007

Tesco has announced plans to build a £20m store in Brixham, with the creation of 200 jobs, as part of a regeneration project that will include ten smaller retail units, offices and a new bus interchange.
27-Sep-2007

Nissan is to convert 180 temporary jobs at its car factory in Sunderland to permanent positions, due to the success of the Qashqai model, and £2.4m will be invested to increase production.
26-Sep-2007

Automatic Retailing is to relocate its vending machines business from Gateshead to Cramlington this month, and will "significantly" expand the 100-strong workforce.
25-Sep-2007

Sense Scotland is looking to recruit 200 additional staff in Inverness over the next year, having won a contract from Highland Council to provide home support for disabled people.
25-Sep-2007

Fresca Group is to set up a £80m fruit and vegetable growing and packing facility on the 91-hectare Thanet Earth site at Birchington in Kent over the next year, with the creation of 550 jobs.
25-Sep-2007

North East Lincolnshire Council has awarded outline planning permission to Katoen Natie of Belgium to build a logistics facility with 110 storage silos in Stallingborough, which will create 90 jobs.
25-Sep-2007

London General Insurance is to set up a new £4m call centre in the Forest of Dean early next year, with the creation of 250 jobs.
24-Sep-2007

Sainsbury's is planning to build a £15m store in Biddulph, North Staffordshire, by mid-2009, with the creation of 200 jobs.
21-Sep-2007

Sword is to set up a new £30m software development centre at the Pavilions site in Cwmbran, with the creation of 200 jobs by 2012.
20-Sep-2007

Biotec Distribution Wales is to set up a new £1.5m drug development centre in Bridgend by next April, with the creation of 27 jobs.
20-Sep-2007

West Lakes Dairy Park has announced plans to build a £50m dairy factory at Kingmoor Park in Carlisle next year, with the creation of at least 70 jobs.
20-Sep-2007

Dundee University is to invest £6m in a new Division of Molecular Medicine at the College of Life Sciences, including new laboratory facilities and the creation of about 100 jobs.
20-Sep-2007

Nationwide is to open an additional call centre at Windmill Hill Business Park in Swindon next March, with the creation of 200 new jobs.
20-Sep-2007

Asprea is creating 51 new jobs at a new insurance services office at the Alba Centre in Livingston.
19-Sep-2007

Invest NI is to support plans by US-based 3PAR to set up a £9m software engineering centre in Belfast, with the creation of up to 80 jobs.
19-Sep-2007

Wincanton is to create a further 300 jobs at its recently-opened distribution centre at Woodlands near Doncaster, having won approval to operate a night shift.
18-Sep-2007

Knowledge IT is to open a 50-seat data recovery centre in Wallsend next month, and work will start on a 100-seat centre in Washington early next year.
17-Sep-2007

The Woodlands Hospital in Darlington has submitted plans to open a health-care village by 2009, including an 86-bed nursing centre, specialist needs unit, visitor accommodation and the creation of 100 jobs.
17-Sep-2007

Glasgow City Council is considering plans for the £25m expansion of the Glasgow Fort shopping centre, including a new Marks & Spencer store and the creation of up to 500 jobs.
14-Sep-2007

Neuro Partners is looking to double the 75-strong workforce at its Newcastle-based rehabilitation support business, in order to expand operations into Yorkshire, Carlisle and the Tees Valley.
13-Sep-2007

Tanfield Food is planning to double the workforce at its ready meals factory in Consett to 60 over the next 12 months.
13-Sep-2007

Converso is planning to create 150 jobs at its call centre outsourcing business in Southend over the next year, following its acquisition by Usha Martin of India.
13-Sep-2007

Intrum Justitia is looking to expand its Liverpool-based credit management and debt collection business, and the 200-strong workforce could double in size.
12-Sep-2007

Tesco has unveiled plans for a new store at Cannon Park in Coventry, which will create 200 jobs.
12-Sep-2007

Nationwide is to outsource its credit card processing operation to TSYS, and a new call centre will open in Coventry next year with capacity for up to 300 staff.
12-Sep-2007

Raymarine is to create 15 new research jobs at its marine electronics business, in preparation for a planned relocation to a new site in Portsmouth in 2009.
12-Sep-2007

Greenstar is to set up a £7m waste recycling plant at Aldridge near Birmingham early next year, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
12-Sep-2007

Suffolk Coastal District Council is to consider plans from BT for the expansion of its Adastral Park research and development site in Martlesham, including a new business park and space for up to 1,000 jobs.
11-Sep-2007

Borland Software Corporation is planning to expand the workforce at its Belfast-based technical support department from 30 to 80 by 2008.
11-Sep-2007

Precision Polymer Engineering is to submit plans for a £5m expansion at its rubber seals factory in Blackburn, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
11-Sep-2007

Spark Energy, the gas and electricity supplier, is to relocate its headquarters from Edinburgh to Selkirk, with the creation of up to 150 jobs over the next four years.
11-Sep-2007

Robert Wiseman Dairies is to open its new £66m dairy at Bridgwater in Somerset in December, with the creation of up to 500 jobs.
11-Sep-2007

Jet2 is to create a further 200 jobs at its budget airline operations at Leeds Bradford Airport, Manchester, Blackpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Belfast.
11-Sep-2007

Bee Health is to create up to 50 new jobs at its factory in Bridlington, having won approval to supply Halal vitamins and supplements to Malaysia.
10-Sep-2007

Newcastle Building Society is to set up a 50,000 sq ft office at the Cobalt Park development on Tyneside next year, and expects to create 500 jobs in the region over the next five years.
10-Sep-2007

Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council is to consider plans from Rob Lloyd Racing to set up a horse racing complex in Peckforton, including an all-weather gallop, stables, staff accommodation and the creation of 30 jobs.
10-Sep-2007

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is to consider plans from 3663 to set up a food distribution centre on the Transfesa Industrial Estate, with the creation of up to 300 jobs.
10-Sep-2007

Smedleys Salads is seeking permission to expand its factory at Pinchbeck near Spalding, which could eventually create up to 80 jobs.
10-Sep-2007

Center Parcs has won planning permission to build a £200m holiday village at Warren Wood in Bedfordshire by 2010, with the creation of 1,400 jobs.
07-Sep-2007

Universal Sensors, the Cambridge-based developer of biosensor technology to detect drugs, is planning to expand its workforce from eight to 40 over the next year.
06-Sep-2007

Crash Services is to expand the workforce at its Newry-based accident management business from 36 to 61, following a £2m investment in new facilities.
06-Sep-2007

Dunelm Mill is to create 100 jobs at a new soft furnishings superstore due to open in Dumfries by the end of the year.
06-Sep-2007

South Shropshire District Council is to consider plans from Morris Care of Shrewsbury for the conversion of Stretton Hall Hotel into a 42-bedroom care home, with the creation of 62 jobs.
05-Sep-2007

Rollits, the law firm, is to expand its York office by October, in order to increase staffing levels from 33 to 44.
05-Sep-2007

Electro-Flow Controls is planning to expand the workforce at its Aberdeen-based instrumentation business from 40 to 60 by the end of the year.
05-Sep-2007

C&M Group, the Aberdeen-based marine and engineering services firm, is planning to create a further 100 jobs worldwide, having secured new contracts worth more than £10m.
05-Sep-2007

Augean has unveiled proposals to build a £15m hazardous waste management plant at Port Clarence on Teesside, with the creation of 60 jobs.
04-Sep-2007

Tesco has confirmed plans to create about 1,000 jobs at a new distribution centre being proposed by Goodman at Andover Airfield.
03-Sep-2007

Grontmij is to expand its engineering consultancy operations in Edinburgh and Glasgow, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
03-Sep-2007

Unipart Logistics is to create hundreds of jobs at a new distribution centre in Burton upon Trent, having won a contract to provide supply chain services to the Waterstone's chain of bookshops.
03-Sep-2007

Rhondda Cynon Taff Council is to receive plans from EnviroParks to build a £60m recycling centre to transform waste into energy at Hirwaun, Aberdare, with the creation of up to 200 jobs, and up to 250,000 sq ft of business accommodation will be included.
03-Sep-2007

TeleTech of the US is looking to recruit about 500 call centre staff to work from home in the UK.
03-Sep-2007

Vertu, the chain of 46 car dealerships, is to set up a customer services call centre in Sunderland this month, with the creation of an initial ten jobs.
03-Sep-2007

GRS Roadstone is to relocate the headquarters of its aggregates business and 40 staff from Hinckley to the Eliot Business Park in Nuneaton in December, with the creation of ten new jobs.
31-Aug-2007

Mazars is to expand its social housing arm in Birmingham, with the creation of an internal audit team of ten staff.
31-Aug-2007

Citri, the Gateshead-based mortgage broker, is looking to expand its newly-formed nationwide team of 60 mortgage advisers to 400 by 2008.
31-Aug-2007

West Riding Motor Group is to set up a new Lexus car dealership at Station Road in Bradford next year, with the creation of 20 jobs.
31-Aug-2007

LE Pritchitt is to invest £6.6m in the expansion of its dairy processing factory at Newtownards in Northern Ireland, in order to secure the future of 168 jobs and create up to 20 new jobs.
30-Aug-2007

Leyland Trucks is to increase truck production at its Lancashire factory by 17% to 20,000 trucks a year next month, securing the future of the 1,200-strong workforce and creating "further job opportunities".
30-Aug-2007

Compass is to create about 100 jobs at its Aberdeen-based Ess Support Services business over the next few months, due to rising demand for its offshore catering and facilities management services.
30-Aug-2007

Scottish Enterprise is backing plans by Jahan Cashmere of Iran to set up a cashmere processing factory in Kelso later this year, with the creation of up to 60 jobs over the next five years.
29-Aug-2007

Almac Solutions is creating an initial ten jobs at its new engineering fabrication and coatings site in Arbroath, and a further 50 jobs should follow later.
29-Aug-2007

Greencore is to expand production at its prepared meals factory in Wisbech by 50% in October, with the creation of 40 jobs.
28-Aug-2007

Swansea Council is looking to recruit 100 staff to work at its refurbished £32m leisure centre, which is due for completion in December.
28-Aug-2007

Oakland House, the recruitment firm, is seeking 20 customer service advisers and 50 sales staff to work for two undisclosed companies in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Crewe.
28-Aug-2007

Fortis, the Belgian bank, is to set up an office on three floors of a new 12-storey block opposite the Skypark complex in Glasgow, which could create up to 200 new jobs.
27-Aug-2007

Aesica is planning to create about 40 jobs at a new £10m pharmaceuticals outsourcing factory in Northumberland over the next few years, while 15 new jobs will be created at its North London factory by the end of the year.
27-Aug-2007

Davies Catering Equipment is to relocate four branches in Telford into one 20,000 sq ft building in Halesfield 20 next month, and the workforce will rise from 15 to nearly 30 over the next year.
27-Aug-2007

Carmarthenshire Council is to consider plans from Red Dragon Water to build a mineral water bottling plant near Llanllwni, with the creation of 19 jobs.
24-Aug-2007

Supporta Care has won a contract from Nottinghamshire County Council for the supply of home care services to elderly residents across the county, which will create about 30 jobs.
24-Aug-2007

Cabot Financial is planning to expand the workforce at its debt purchasing business in West Malling, Kent, from 330 to 450 over the next two years.
24-Aug-2007

Bentley Jennison is planning to expand its 160-strong workforce in Yorkshire with up to 30 new jobs, having joined the RSM International accountancy network.
24-Aug-2007

Autonet Insurance Services is creating 60 new jobs at its vehicle and property insurance business in Stoke-on-Trent.
23-Aug-2007

Gazeley and Harworth Estates have unveiled plans to build a new £70m 850,000 sq ft distribution park at the derelict Lounge coal depot in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, which will lead to the creation of up to 900 jobs.
23-Aug-2007

Checkwell Decision Corporation of Canada is to open a UK headquarters for its employee checking business in Swansea, with the creation of 125 graduate jobs over the next two years.
23-Aug-2007

Bond Aviation Group is to invest £4m in a new training programme that will create jobs for 12 helicopter pilots and 20 engineers at sites in Gloucestershire and Aberdeen.
23-Aug-2007

Great Bear Distribution is to open a new distribution centre in Desborough early next year to service its contract with Master Foods, and up to 330 jobs will be created.
23-Aug-2007

Fortis is planning to recruit an additional 250 staff at its Gloucester-based insurance business this year, having just opened a new 45,000 sq ft office at the Gloucester Business Park.
23-Aug-2007

Hotel Partners is to operate a new £20m 131-room Fitzwilliam hotel to be built at Great Victoria Street in Belfast by 2009, with the creation of 100 jobs.
22-Aug-2007

Tio is to invest £2.5m in the expansion of its organic vegetables production facility in Forres, with the creation of up to 20 jobs over the next few months.
22-Aug-2007

IBM Global Services is expected to create almost 100 new jobs in Greenock, having won a global IT support outsourcing contract from Xerox.
22-Aug-2007

Lowcosttravelgroup is to create 50 new jobs at its travel call centre in East Grinstead, taking the total workforce to 150.
22-Aug-2007

Culina is to set up a new 191,000 sq ft food and drink distribution centre in Haverhill next year, with the creation of up to 350 jobs.
22-Aug-2007

Eddie Stobart is to create up to 150 jobs when it starts making truck deliveries to the new Tesco distribution centre due to open in Goole in September.
22-Aug-2007

Rok is expanding the 4,200-strong workforce in its contracting and property maintenance business with about 120 new jobs a month, and expects to reach 10,000 by 2011.
22-Aug-2007

Hearts has announced plans to invest £51m in the expansion of its Tynecastle football stadium in Edinburgh, including a new stand, a hotel, leisure facilities and the creation of 300 jobs.
21-Aug-2007

Carron Energy has won government approval to build a £400m 800MW gas-fired power station at Newport in South Wales by 2010, which will create up to 650 jobs.
21-Aug-2007

Shell is to create a further 150 jobs at its shared service operation in Glasgow, in order to expand the existing 500 staff currently providing accounting services to sites worldwide.
20-Aug-2007

Sainsbury is planning to relocate its general merchandising operation to Coventry, and is also looking to recruit 125 additional staff from other retailers.
20-Aug-2007

BGL Group, the insurance broker, is planning to create 70 jobs at its IT department in Peterborough, following a recent £1.8m investment in new premises.
17-Aug-2007

Translift Bendi is planning to expand its forklift truck factory in Redditch by 75% next year, and up to 20 new jobs will be added to the 107-strong workforce.
17-Aug-2007

GrantRail Signalling is to relocate its headquarters and 14 staff from Doncaster to Micklegate in York next month, and hopes to create up to 40 jobs over the next two years.
17-Aug-2007

Viridor Waste Management is planning to build a £140m energy-from-waste combined heat and power plant at its Oxwell Mains site near Dunbar, with the creation of 47 jobs.
17-Aug-2007

ATH Resources has submitted plans to Dumfries & Galloway Council to extract 1.3m tonnes of coal at its Rigg mine near Kirkconnel, which would create more than 100 jobs.
16-Aug-2007

SLR is to create 12 new jobs at its recently-acquired Insite Environments environmental consultancy business in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
16-Aug-2007

Homeserve Claims Management is looking to recruit 500 new staff for its call centre in Preston by the end of the year.
15-Aug-2007

Amec is planning to double the 150-strong workforce at its new project management design and engineering centre at Wynyard Park on Teesside over the next year.
15-Aug-2007

Moffat 2000 has secured a One NorthEast grant to help relocate its subsea pipelines manufacturing business to a larger site in Ashington, which will create 20 new jobs.
15-Aug-2007

Durham Scientific Crystals has raised £3.5m to fund the expansion of its X-ray technology business into the medical, defence and security markets, and the workforce will double to 26 by next April.
15-Aug-2007

Bombardier is to create an unspecified number of mechanical and electrical jobs at its transport maintenance plant in Crewe, in order to expand the existing 622-strong workforce.
14-Aug-2007

Pectel Group, the hazardous waste removal firm, is to set up an operation at Devonshire Meadows in Plymouth in September, and the 15-strong workforce is expected to grow to 40.
10-Aug-2007

Wilton Engineering Group is planning to expand the 200-strong workforce at its oil fabrication business in Middlesbrough with 50 new jobs over the next three years.
09-Aug-2007

Royal Bank of Scotland is considering plans to create a further 100 jobs at its new Adwick Park office complex in Rotherham, including 50 in its retail markets division and 50 in corporate banking.
09-Aug-2007

CDE Ireland is building a new 25,000 sq ft quarrying equipment factory at Cookstown in County Tyrone, which will lead to the expansion of the 50-strong workforce.
08-Aug-2007

Homeloan Management is to set up a new mortgage administration services centre at the Skypark complex in Glasgow, with the creation of up to 425 jobs.
08-Aug-2007

Aer Lingus is to create more than 100 new jobs with a £100m investment at Belfast International Airport, which will involve new flights to several European cities.
08-Aug-2007

Owens Road Services is to acquire the former Panasonic site at Baglan in Port Talbot, and hopes to create up to 200 jobs operating the 141,000 sq ft distribution centre for an unnamed company.
03-Aug-2007

Bayagent of Durham is planning to open nine surplus stock warehouses across the country next year, each employing about ten staff.
03-Aug-2007

Marks & Spencer is to create over 130 new jobs at a new store due to open at the White Rose shopping centre in Leeds this autumn, but the outlet in nearby Dewsbury will close.
02-Aug-2007

Bank of Ireland is to set up a £10m hedge fund administration centre at Donegall Square South in Belfast, with the creation of 149 jobs.
01-Aug-2007

Carcraft is recruiting up to 35 staff at its new national car sales call centre in Rochdale.
01-Aug-2007

Scottish & Southern Energy is to create 100 new customer services jobs at its Perth headquarters, and a further 200 jobs will be created at other sites throughout the country.
31-Jul-2007

Gravells has won permission from Carmarthenshire Council for the £3m expansion of its Renault car dealership in Kidwelly, which will create up to 20 jobs.
30-Jul-2007

Greene Tweed is said to be planning a £3m expansion at its engineering components factory in Nottingham, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
25-Jul-2007

WG Buchanan is to relocate to a new 25,000 sq ft food processing factory at Invest NI's Trooperslane Business Park in Carrickfergus by October, with the creation of 15 jobs.
23-Jul-2007

UPS is expected to create up to 1,000 jobs at a new 335,000 sq ft parcel distribution centre due to open at the Birch Coppice Business Park in Tamworth later this year.
23-Jul-2007

Rehau is to invest £3m in new equipment at its PVC extrusion plant on the Isle of Anglesey by March 2008, which will increase the 150-strong workforce.
23-Jul-2007

Indigovision is looking to expand the global salesforce for its Edinburgh-based digital CCTV business from 36 to up to 250 over the next few years, gaining a presence in all major international markets.
20-Jul-2007

Glenbervie House has submitted plans to build a £30m spa village in the grounds of its recently-refurbished hotel in Stirlingshire, with the creation of up to 400 jobs.
20-Jul-2007

Celtic Manor is to create 40 jobs at a new golf clubhouse due to open at its South Wales resort in the autumn, in preparation for hosting the Ryder Cup in 2010.
19-Jul-2007

Stream International is to create 450 jobs at its call centre in Londonderry over the next few months, in order to provide product support for a broadband operation.
19-Jul-2007

Syen is to expand the workforce at its Welshpool-based engineering services business from 14 to 50 over the next 18 months.
19-Jul-2007

Mirae Asset Financial of South Korea is planning to set up a headquarters for its fund management business at Canary Wharf in London in September, employing 30 staff.
19-Jul-2007

Garlands is to set up a new 47,000 sq ft call centre in South Shields by February 2008, with the creation of up to 800 jobs.
18-Jul-2007

CRT Recycling is to invest £2.4m in the development of a cathode ray tube glass recycling centre in Mold, with the creation of more than 20 jobs.
18-Jul-2007

Corin's is to create 38 manufacturing jobs in Cirencester, having won approval to sell its new hip resurfacing joint in the US.
18-Jul-2007

B&Q is to create 250 jobs at a new DIY superstore due to open at Maskew Avenue in Peterborough in October, while 64 staff will transfer from its existing store.
18-Jul-2007

Liverpool Primary Care Trust is planning to invest £100m in new health facilities across the city by 2014, including three NHS treatment centres and 25 super surgeries, while up to 200 extra doctors and nurses will be recruited over the next year.
18-Jul-2007

Serenity in the City is planning to open up 20 urban spa sites across the country by 2012, with the creation of about 200 jobs.
18-Jul-2007

Options Group has won outline planning permission to build an autism hospital at the Shortwood Business Park in Barnsley, with the creation of 250 jobs.
17-Jul-2007

Salem Tube International has submitted plans to build a new 75,000 sq ft heat exchanger tubes factory at its site in Northumberland, and hopes to double the 22-strong workforce over the next few years.
16-Jul-2007

O2 has launched a recruitment drive for 500 new staff at its Skypark customer services call centre in Glasgow.
16-Jul-2007

Muller is to submit plans to expand its dairy operations in Market Drayton with new manufacturing, storage and distribution facilities, which could create up to 300 jobs.
16-Jul-2007

Asda is in discussions with St Modwen Properties and Birmingham City Council about plans to build a £25m 100,000 sq ft store at the Longbridge site, with the creation of up to 400 jobs.
13-Jul-2007

West Norfolk Council has unveiled proposals for the development of a £14m marina at Boal Quay in King's Lynn, including a hotel, shops, 900 homes and the creation of 300 jobs.
12-Jul-2007

Smiths of Peterhead has announced plans to build a new 33,400 sq ft woollen textiles factory near Buchan by 2008, with the transfer of 75 jobs from its existing site and the creation of 40 new jobs.
12-Jul-2007

Morgan Stanley has secured a £6m EU grant to expand its financial and technology support operations in Glasgow, with the creation of up to 600 jobs.
11-Jul-2007

Tesco is to submit plans to build a superstore in Fareham town centre, which could create 363 jobs by the end of 2008.
11-Jul-2007

Andras House is planning to invest £50m in the development of five Ibis hotels in Northern Ireland, with the creation of 200 jobs.
10-Jul-2007

Morgan Marine is planning to create 12 jobs at its industrial housings manufacturing business in the Amman Valley, taking the workforce to 147.
06-Jul-2007

Cumbrian Seafoods has confirmed plans to create 300 jobs over the next three years at a new £10m seafood factory due to open in Seaham in August.
06-Jul-2007

Loughborough University has announced proposals for the development of a 23-acre science and enterprise park on a 23-acre site near Holywell Park, which could lead to the creation of up to 2,500 jobs.
05-Jul-2007

BAe Systems has submitted plans to build a new assembly plant in Barrow, which could create up to 700 jobs at the shipyard and arms factory site.
05-Jul-2007

Esh Group is looking to expand its construction business and create up to 400 jobs across the North East and Yorkshire over the next three years.
04-Jul-2007

Eircom is to invest £3.5m in the expansion of its telecoms network and service operations in Northern Ireland, including a new centre in Belfast with 15 staff.
04-Jul-2007

Tesco is to recruit 170 staff for a new supermarket due to open in North Berwick in August.
03-Jul-2007

Mercury Packaging is planning to expand its 30-strong workforce at Kirkby-in-Ashfield with 15 new staff, following a £1.2m investment in a new printing press.
03-Jul-2007

F Jones Cleveland is to expand the 35-strong workforce at its Middlesbrough-based marble and granite business with 15 new jobs over the next 12 months.
02-Jul-2007

B&Q is to recruit up to 300 staff for a new DIY store due to open at Hermiston Gait in Edinburgh in October.
29-Jun-2007

Excel Fortune of Hong Kong is planning to set up a £6m mobile phone recycling operation and call centre at the Selectron electronics plant in Cwmcarn, Gwent, with the creation of up to 250 jobs.
28-Jun-2007

BP is linking up with Associated British Foods and DuPont to build a £200m biofuels plant at Saltend, Hull, by 2009, with the creation of up to 85 jobs.
27-Jun-2007

Home Retail Group has announced plans to develop a 750,000 sq ft home delivery distribution centre at Gwent Europark in South Wales, which should create hundreds of jobs.
26-Jun-2007

Energy & Power Consultants, the technical consultancy for the energy, utilities and capital industries, is setting up an office at the Baglan Bay Energy Park in South Wales, with the creation of 30 jobs.
26-Jun-2007

Onyx Group is to set up a £2m disaster recovery centre in Gateshead by July, creating ten jobs and providing managed workspace for up to 200 people.
26-Jun-2007

I4u, the Newcastle-based developer of medical referencing software, is planning to double its staff to 20 over the next 12 months.
26-Jun-2007

ProLogis is to start work this month on the development of the Crossflow 550,000 sq ft distribution centre in Avonmouth, which will create 600 new jobs after opening in March 2008.
25-Jun-2007

Scottish & Southern Energy is to relocate about 1,800 call centre and administration staff from Drayton and Leigh Park to the former Autoliv site in Havant over the next 18 months, and a further 700 new jobs will be created by 2011.
22-Jun-2007

Remax, the US-based estate agency, is planning to open 16 new offices in Northern Ireland over the next two years, with the creation of 100 jobs.
21-Jun-2007

FMS NI is to invest £2m in the expansion of its notebook computer factory in Crumlin, with the creation of ten jobs.
21-Jun-2007

MB Aerospace is to create at least 20 new jobs at its factory in Burnley, having won a £40m contract extension to supply engine parts to Rolls-Royce.
20-Jun-2007

MTR Corporation of Hong Kong has won a franchise to operate a number of rail services in London, and more than 400 jobs will be created to improve standards on the proposed London Overground system.
20-Jun-2007

Veetee Rice is looking to expand the workforce at its factory in Strood from 200 to more than 400, if demand for its rice-based ready meals meets expectations.
19-Jun-2007

Qserv is to recruit 180 additional onshore and offshore staff by the end of next year, taking the total workforce at its Aberdeen-based oilfield services business to 500.
19-Jun-2007

Welcome Break is to create 50 new jobs at the Keele service station on the M6 this summer, following a revamp of facilities.
18-Jun-2007

McLaren Packaging is planning to build a new cardboard whisky packaging factory at its site in Inverclyde over the next two years, increasing its workforce from 53 to 100.
18-Jun-2007

Seacon Phoenix is to build a new 28,000 sq ft submarine cables factory in Barrow by early 2008, and its workforce will rise from 15 to about 30.
18-Jun-2007

Lagan Technologies is to create 100 new jobs at its Belfast-based software development and support centre.
15-Jun-2007

Brunner Mond has secured planning permission to build a new £10m sodium bicarbonate plant at Lostock in Northwich by 2009, with the creation of 14 jobs.
14-Jun-2007

Morson Projects is to create up to 50 jobs at a new aeronautical engineering design office in Belfast.
13-Jun-2007

Aer Lingus is considering plans to set up a new base at Belfast International Airport, which could create up to 1,000 jobs.
13-Jun-2007

Takao is to invest £12m in the expansion of its automotive parts factory at the Rassau Industrial Estate in Ebbw Vale, with the creation of 80 jobs.
13-Jun-2007

TH-NK is planning to expand the workforce at its Tyneside-based digital media business from 57 to 90 over the next three years, and a new office will open in London with 12 staff by the end of this year.
13-Jun-2007

BeCogent is to create 250 jobs at its call centre in Erskine, having won a contract to handle customer enquiries for John Lewis Direct.
12-Jun-2007

AES Kilroot is to invest £150m in a new gas-burning power station at its site near Carrickfergus in County Antrim by 2010, with the creation of up to 80 jobs.
11-Jun-2007

Wombat Financial Software is to invest £2m in the expansion of its software development centre in Belfast, with the creation of 77 jobs.
08-Jun-2007

Asda has won permission to build a £20m superstore in Whitehaven, with the creation of 340 jobs.
08-Jun-2007

Fujitsu is to set up a £18m IT services centre in Londonderry with the creation 328 jobs, and a further 74 jobs will be created at its Belfast operation.
07-Jun-2007

Quintiles is to set up a new £7.5m pharmaceuticals research centre at the Alba Campus in Livingston, with the creation of 150 jobs.
07-Jun-2007

Blinkx is planning to expand the workforce at its online video search business from 30 to 60 by the end of the year, following its flotation on Aim.
07-Jun-2007

Envy is investing £2.2m in the expansion of its TV production facilities in London, with the creation of ten new jobs.
07-Jun-2007

BT is to expand the 140-strong workforce at its call centre in Stoke-on-Trent with 33 new jobs over the next few months.
05-Jun-2007

Quinn Group is to build a £66m insulation products factory in Newport, South Wales, by early 2008, with the creation of 340 jobs.
05-Jun-2007

MFI has confirmed plans to set up a 750,000 sq ft furniture distribution and call centre at the Nimbus Park development near Doncaster, with the creation of 250 jobs.
05-Jun-2007

Swansea Council is considering proposals from Edglade Properties and Snowmakers UK to develop a winter sports resort in Morfa, including a skiing area, ice rink, hotels and the creation of 460 jobs.
04-Jun-2007

EnCycle has won permission to build a £80m recycling plant in Stallingborough by next spring with the creation of 40 jobs, in order to generate electricity from food waste.
04-Jun-2007

Morrisons is to recruit 150 staff for a new supermarket due to open in Erskine in September.
04-Jun-2007

BNP Paribas is to expand its securities and investment operations in Scotland over the next five years, with the creation of up to 270 jobs in Glasgow and 100 in Dundee.
04-Jun-2007

Torbay Council has selected Dean & Dyball as preferred contractor for the development of a £16m fish market and maritime employment centre in Brixham, which will create 360 jobs.
01-Jun-2007

BT is to create up to 40 jobs at its BT Vision digital TV call centre in Truro over the next few months.
31-May-2007

Falcon Steel is to build a steel roofing and cladding factory in Newport, South Wales, with the creation of 180 new jobs over the next three years.
31-May-2007

JoJo Maman Bebe, the maternity and nursery retailer, is planning to create 30 new jobs at its headquarters in Newport, South Wales, and is also looking to open franchised outlets in Italy and other European countries.
31-May-2007

Romag is to launch a recruitment drive for an unspecified number of staff to operate a new solar power-generating glass production line due to open at its factory in Consett this summer.
31-May-2007

DP World has won government approval to build a £1.5bn container port on the Thames in Thurrock over the next 15 years, including a logistics and business park and the creation of 14,000 jobs.
31-May-2007

British Airways is to create 40 new jobs at its IT centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne over the next few months.
30-May-2007

Hamilton Park Racecourse is to create 204 full and part-time jobs over the next few months, having appointed Prestige Scotland to improve on-site catering and hospitality.
30-May-2007

RDF Group is planning to expand the workforce at its Brighton-based IT services business from 130 to 160.
30-May-2007

Moneygate, the South Tyneside-based mortgage advice company, is planning to recruit 40 customer services staff and up to 150 face-to-face advisers over the next year.
30-May-2007

Tech Mahindra of India is considering plans to set up a £6m software development centre in Belfast, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
30-May-2007

UK Digital Storage is planning to relocate its Tyneside-based electronic data storage business to a larger 100,000 sq ft office, where it will create 30 new jobs over the next five years.
29-May-2007

Affinion, the supplier of ID protection systems, is planning to create 100 new jobs at its call centre in Portsmouth by the end of the year.
29-May-2007

Newcastle Borough Council is considering plans for the £15m expansion of the Freeport Talke Outlet Shopping Centre in Staffordshire, with the creation of up to 100 jobs and 60 small units.
29-May-2007

Shades Blinds is to open a new blinds factory in Cumbernauld, with the creation of about 200 jobs over the next three years, and new retail outlets are planned for Edinburgh, Greenock, Hamilton and Stirling.
29-May-2007

Liberty Information Technology is to invest £6.6m in the expansion of its software development operations in Belfast, with the creation of up to 175 jobs.
28-May-2007

Reflex Mouldings is to create 34 new jobs at its car accessories and floor tiles factory in County Armagh, having secured a £2m investment from Invest NI that will help the company double its turnover over the next four years.
25-May-2007

St Moritz Hotel at Trebetherick in Cornwall is to recruit more than 50 staff in preparation for its opening in July.
24-May-2007

Rockwool is to invest £70m in the expansion of its insulation factory in Pencoed, near Bridgend, with the creation of 110 jobs.
24-May-2007

Marks & Spencer is planning to create 10,000 new jobs over the next three years, as part of an expansion programme that includes the opening of 100 Simply Food stores this year.
24-May-2007

Scottish & Southern Energy is planning to create about 100 jobs at its customer service centre in Havant, Hampshire, over the next few years.
24-May-2007

NetJets Europe is planning to increase the pilot numbers in its executive jets business from 750 to 1,500 by 2011.
24-May-2007

Commercial Group Properties has agreed a 10-year lease on a 1m sq ft development at the Manston International Business Park in Thanet, in order to attract a number of Chinese companies and up to 1,000 jobs to the site.
23-May-2007

Tenon Group is to create 30 new jobs at its accountancy office in Grangemouth over the next three years, taking the headcount to 120.
22-May-2007

Hugh James is currently recruiting 135 additional staff at its law offices in Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil, to handle an increase in legal and processing work for HBOS and Norwich Union.
21-May-2007

The Specials Laboratory is to create 15 new jobs at its Northumberland-based pharmaceuticals business, taking the workforce to 150.
21-May-2007

The Engineering Business is to invest £1.2m in the development of new workshops at the former Amec yard on the Tyne, with the creation of 50 jobs for engineers and managers over the next three years.
21-May-2007

Travelodge has announced plans to invest £3.5bn in the development of about 40 new budget hotels a year until 2020, with the creation of 10,000 jobs, and is particularly interested in London, Scotland and Wales.
21-May-2007

Palm Paper is planning to build a £300m newsprint paper mill in King's Lynn by 2009, with the creation of 150 jobs.
18-May-2007

Park Homes UK has announced plans for the £7m expansion of the St Andrews Nursing Home in Hawick, including a new 60-bed care facility and the creation of 100 jobs.
18-May-2007

Erinaceous has submitted plans to expand Shoreham Airport in West Sussex, including the restoration of the terminal building, new offices, a new hangar and the creation of up to 200 jobs.
17-May-2007

O2 is to create 50 new jobs at its customer contact centre in Bury, having decided to transfer its eService department from India.
16-May-2007

Global Telecoms & Technology is to relocate its Bury headquarters and 130 staff to a new £5m site in Hornby Street, and 125 new jobs will be created over the next 18 months.
16-May-2007

Scott Timber Group has acquired a majority stake in European Logistics Management, and plans to expand the 25-strong workforce at the Swadlincote-based pallet and packaging recovery service.
15-May-2007

The Home Office is to set up an office for the new job vetting and barring scheme at the Morton Palms Business Park in Darlington next year, with the creation of about 270 jobs.
15-May-2007

Aberdeenshire Council is to consider plans from Duncan Taylor & Co for the development of a £3.5m distillery at Huntly, which would create 12 jobs.
15-May-2007

ASB Law, the Maidstone-based law firm, is setting up a new division called ASB Aspire to focus on high-volume work, and the 38 staff will rise to 70 by the end of the year.
14-May-2007

IW Economic Partnership has announced that Palmer Johnson of the US is to set up a new luxury yacht design and engineering business at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, with the creation of 70 jobs.
14-May-2007

Laing O'Rourke has submitted plans to Bassetlaw and Bolsover councils to build a factory on the site of the former Steetley colliery in Nottinghamshire, which could create up to 270 jobs.
14-May-2007

The Northern Ireland Assembly is to create up to 180 new jobs in Belfast following the restoration of devolution, with current vacancies for clerks and parliamentary reporters.
11-May-2007

Virgin Media is to create 250 jobs at its customer services call centre at Stockton on Teesside by August, reversing a recent decision to shed 149 jobs.
11-May-2007

Cosworth is to create an unspecified number of new jobs at its Northampton-based engineering business, having won a £10m contract to supply pistons and engineering services to US-based Lycoming.
10-May-2007

VLM UK is to create 33 new jobs in Birmingham, having won a contract to print the new home information packs for house sales.
09-May-2007

Maplin, the electronics retailer, is to employ about 250 staff at its new head office and 176,000 sq ft distribution centre at Brookfields Park in Rotherham.
09-May-2007

Scottish Enterprise has announced a tie-up with Alexandria Real Estate Equities for the development of a £250m life sciences research centre next to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, which is expected to create 6,500 jobs.
09-May-2007

Goldsmith Williams is to create at least 100 new jobs at its Liverpool-based law firm, as part of a strategy to double its workload over the next three years.
08-May-2007

New Look is to set up a new 300,000 sq ft fashion distribution centre next to its existing site on Lymedale Business Park in North Staffordshire by September, with the creation of 350 jobs.
07-May-2007

The Original Factory Shop is creating up to 40 jobs at a new £2m headquarters and warehouse at the Orient Business Park in Burnley this month.
07-May-2007

Vertex is to create 100 new jobs at its customer services call centre in Kirkby, having won an outsourcing contract from an unnamed firm.
04-May-2007

Eskmeals is to create 12 new jobs at its weapons testing site in West Cumbria, to add to the existing 75.
04-May-2007

Npower is to create a further 300 jobs at its call centre at the Whitehouse Business Park in Peterlee this year.
03-May-2007

Honda is to recruit an additional 300 staff at its car factory in Swindon by August, due to rising demand for the CR-V and Civic models.
02-May-2007

Circle Technical Services is to create 100 new jobs at its oil services business in Aberdeen, Singapore, Australia and the US, as part of a £20m expansion programme that will create a new abandonment and decommissioning business unit.
02-May-2007

Clayton Hotels is planning to rebuild Gwrych Castle in Abergele, North Wales, into a £6m five-star country house hotel, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
02-May-2007

West Norfolk Council has approved plans from Searles to transform Manor Farm near Hunstanton into a holiday complex, including a 12-bedroom hotel, cottages, leisure club, golf course and the creation of 50 jobs.
02-May-2007

Stacey's Coaches is to set up a new depot at the ice rink site in Carlisle, with the creation of 30 new jobs.
30-Apr-2007

Derby County has announced plans for a £20m development at its Pride Park football stadium, including a 165-bed hotel, bars, offices and the creation of 250 jobs.
30-Apr-2007

Mouchel Parkman, the support services firm, is setting up a new office at Morton Palms in Darlington, with the relocation of ten jobs from Northallerton and the creation of 20 new jobs.
30-Apr-2007

The Macdonald Portal Hotel is recruiting 60 new staff at its hotel, golf and spa complex in Cheshire, following a £12m redevelopment project.
27-Apr-2007

Scottish Power has submitted plans to Fife Council to build a £60m biomass power station in Kincardine by 2010, with the creation of 70 jobs.
27-Apr-2007

Network Rail is planning to build a £40m rail maintenance depot at Woodhouse Junction near Sheffield, with the creation of about 150 jobs.
27-Apr-2007

Asda is to invest £6m in the expansion of its Runcorn store by the end of the year, with the creation of 80 new jobs.
26-Apr-2007

Aker Kvaerner is looking to create about 100 new jobs at its engineering services business in Stockton over the next 12 months.
26-Apr-2007

Stockton Council is to consider plans for the development of a £25m golf resort at Wynyard Golf Club, including a 150-bed hotel, golf academy, clubhouse, conference facilities and the creation of more than 100 jobs.
26-Apr-2007

McGill Electrical is to create 50 new jobs at its Dundee-based electrical engineering business this year, with many of the vacancies going to former employees of DH Morris.
26-Apr-2007

Agri Energy has unveiled plans to build a £50m biodiesel plant at Blackbridge near Milford Haven, with the creation of 80 jobs.
25-Apr-2007

Robert Wiseman Dairies is to create 100 jobs at a new £4.5m dairy depot due to open in Market Drayton in June.
24-Apr-2007

Garlands has announced plans to create a further 320 jobs at its call centres in Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and Stockton, taking the total Teesside workforce to about 3,500.
24-Apr-2007

OGL Computer Services is to open a new office in Kidderminster with the creation of 30 jobs, and a further ten sales and support jobs could be created later in the year.
24-Apr-2007

International Power Group is to set up a new global headquarters for its waste-burning technology business in the North East, with the creation of an initial 50 jobs, and is considering a site in Blyth.
24-Apr-2007

Independent News & Media is creating 60 jobs at a new £20m press in Newry that will print more than 30 newspaper titles.
23-Apr-2007

Wilkinson is to create about 80 jobs at a new household goods store due to open in Morriston near Swansea in August.
23-Apr-2007

Tesco is to submit plans for the development of a new store at Wicker Arches in Sheffield, which would create 395 jobs.
23-Apr-2007

Sainsbury is said to be planning to invest up to £750m in the expansion and refurbishment of its supermarkets, including 4m sq ft of new selling space and 15,000 new jobs.
23-Apr-2007

Infoserve has announced plans to create an additional 250 jobs at its telesales call centre in Darlington, having won new contracts from Yahoo and the Football League.
20-Apr-2007

EDF Energy is to create a further 200 jobs at its customer contact call centre at Doxford International in Sunderland.
20-Apr-2007

Pets at Home is planning to expand its chain of 193 pet superstores with up to 25 new sites this year, with the creation of more than 400 jobs.
19-Apr-2007

Orion Group is to create 60 jobs in Inverness, Aberdeen and Glasgow over the next three years, having won a contract to supply 1,000 skilled workers to the Shell Pearl gas project in Qatar.
19-Apr-2007

Foxtons is seeking a suitable 200,000 sq ft site for a new headquarters for its London-based estate agency business, and expects the 260 staff to grow to 680 over the next two years.
19-Apr-2007

Capita is to expand the 300-strong workforce at its television licensing call centre in Darwen with an additional 45 staff.
18-Apr-2007

Casino Red is planning to set up a £5m casino at the former Princess Cinema site in Huddersfield, with the creation of more than 120 jobs.
18-Apr-2007

Corniche Fine Arts is planning to create up to 25 new jobs at its packaging graphics business in Bridlington over the next three years, as part of a strategy that will involve a rise in turnover from £3m to £5m.
17-Apr-2007

Cemex is to create ten jobs at a new £5m concrete block factory due to open in West Calder, West Lothian, in September.
17-Apr-2007

BMW is creating a further 450 jobs at its Mini car factory in Oxford, its pressing facility in Swindon and its Hams Hall engine plant in Warwickshire.
16-Apr-2007

Nissan is considering plans to create more jobs at its car factory in Washington, Tyne & Wear, as demand for the new Qashqai model is higher than expected.
16-Apr-2007

Dickinson Dees is creating 12 new jobs at its law firm on Teesside, in preparation for the introduction of home information packs, and further jobs will be created at its two other offices in the North East.
16-Apr-2007

Corus is to invest £10m in the expansion of its steel distribution centre in Wednesfield, with the creation of 24 jobs.
16-Apr-2007

Nanjing Automobile is looking to expand the workforce at its MG sports car factory in Longbridge from 140 to at least 500 by the end of next year.
16-Apr-2007

Worcestershire County Council is to consider plans from Kidderminster-based Lawrence's Skip Hire for the development of a waste recycling plant at the former Folkes Forge site, with the creation of up to 80 jobs.
13-Apr-2007

The East Midlands Development Agency has agreed a deal with developer Ingleby to build a £60m science park in Abbey Park Lane, Leicester, which will create more than 1,000 jobs.
13-Apr-2007

Marks & Spencer is to create more than 100 jobs at a new store due to open in Hayle, Cornwall, during the summer.
13-Apr-2007

Exploration Logistics Group is looking to expand the 60-strong workforce at its safety and support services business in Gloucestershire with ten additional administrative and project management staff.
13-Apr-2007

Palatial Leisure is to open a new £2m casino in Great Yarmouth in October, with the creation of more than 70 jobs.
11-Apr-2007

Natural Power is to extend the headquarters of its Galloway-based renewable energy consultancy business, and the workforce will rise from 32 to 65 by 2011.
11-Apr-2007

IT Installations is planning to increase the turnover of its Sheffield-based communications business from £1.5m to £3m this year and to £5m by 2009, with the workforce rising from 20 to 40.
11-Apr-2007

James Fisher Nuclear has won planning permission to extend its factory in Egremont, in order to test robotic machinery for use in radioactive parts of Sellafield, and the workforce will rise from 20 to 40.
10-Apr-2007

Kesa Electricals is planning to expand the workforce at its Comet on Call computer support service from 100 to 500 over the next three years.
09-Apr-2007

Arnold Clark Automobiles is to build a £10m Motorstore car supermarket at the Primepoint 14 business park in Stafford by April 2008, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
09-Apr-2007

Contract Design (Northern) is to create up to 90 jobs in Newcastle for mechanical engineers, draughtsmen and electrical design engineers, following a rise in demand for its ship design services.
06-Apr-2007

GNER is creating 65 new jobs for drivers, station staff, maintenance workers and catering staff in London and Leeds, following the launch of 12 additional rail services.
06-Apr-2007

South Lanarkshire Council has awarded outline planning permission to Vinebray for a £100m sports, entertainment and holiday centre at Kersewell Mains, near Carnwath, which could create about 750 jobs.
05-Apr-2007

Acumen Group is planning to expand the 80-strong workforce at its Aberdeen-based financial and business services group with ten new staff over the next three months, and its Freelance Euro Contracting division in Manchester is seeking larger premises.
05-Apr-2007

BBI is planning to expand its diagnostic test kit manufacturing facilities in Dundee, with the creation of 27 new jobs over the next three years.
04-Apr-2007

Young's Seafood is to create up to 50 new jobs at its new £10m Macrae Edinburgh seafood factory in Livingston.
03-Apr-2007

Gem is to create 150 new jobs at its customer service outsourcing call centres in Belfast and Londonderry, having won a number of new contracts in telecoms and gaming.
03-Apr-2007

Dobbies Garden Centres has submitted plans to build a £8m garden centre in Fulford, York, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
03-Apr-2007

Cambridge Antibody Technology is to set up a new 92,000 sq ft research and manufacturing centre at Granta Park in Cambridge by 2008, as part of an expansion programme that will create 300 jobs.
02-Apr-2007

Amazon, the online retailer, is to build an 800,000 sq ft distribution centre at Jersey Marine in Swansea, with the creation of up to 1,200 new jobs over the next five years.
30-Mar-2007

Connaught Motor Company is to set up a £12m headquarters and sports car factory in Llanelli, with the creation of 200 jobs.
30-Mar-2007

LA Fitness is planning to create a further 100 jobs at its new headquarters in Doncaster over the next three years.
30-Mar-2007

Spicerhaart of Colchester is planning to create 50 new call centre jobs, in order to become a leading provider of the new home information packs.
30-Mar-2007

Clydesdale Bank is to create 68 jobs at its back-office operations in Clydebank and Glasgow.
29-Mar-2007

SkyMerlin is to launch its new Flyforbeans airline from Cardiff International Airport later this year, offering flights to several European destinations and creating an initial 100 jobs.
29-Mar-2007

Premier Waste Management is seeking permission to build a new waste recycling plant in Washington, with the creation of up to 200 jobs over the next five years.
29-Mar-2007

Linden Lab is seeking a suitable site to set up an online games development office in Brighton, with the creation of up to 15 jobs.
29-Mar-2007

Magnate Grey Box is planning to expand the workforce at its Plymouth-based signalling control equipment business from 43 to 100 over the next two years.
29-Mar-2007

BAA is investing £40m in the recruitment of 1,400 security guards and the opening of 22 new security lanes at its seven airports.
28-Mar-2007

Valtech is planning to set up a new software development office in Caerphilly in May, with the creation of up to 40 jobs in the first year and 170 jobs over the next three years.
28-Mar-2007

Quantix, the Nottingham-based IT services company with 31 staff, is planning to relocate to the Chetwynd Business Park at Bulwell in May, and is also looking to create new jobs and make acquisitions following a £10m buy-out from Lynx.
28-Mar-2007

Relate is to set up a relationship support call centre in Doncaster by the end of 2008, with the creation of more than 100 jobs, having secured £3.2m funding from Yorkshire Forward.
27-Mar-2007

EDF Energy is to expand into a second site in Exeter with the creation of about 300 jobs.
26-Mar-2007

Hays Travel is to create 140 new jobs in its Sunderland-based holiday sales business, taking the homeworker division to 400 staff by the end of the year.
26-Mar-2007

RB Solutions is planning to create up to 75 jobs at its business process outsourcing division in Middlesbrough over the next two years.
26-Mar-2007

Cognia, the US life sciences company, is to set up a new European operations centre at its site in Edinburgh, with the creation of 75 jobs.
26-Mar-2007

Asda is seeking planning permission for a £25m 52,000 sq ft store at Langley Park in North Wiltshire, which would create up to 500 jobs.
26-Mar-2007

TGI Friday's is planning to recruit 250 new staff to improve customer service levels in its 45 restaurants.
26-Mar-2007

Scotbeef is looking to double the 170-strong workforce at its new £17m meat processing factory in Glasgow over the next two years.
23-Mar-2007

Pepper Post Production is to increase the workforce in its London-based film and TV production business from 47 to 70 and take over the running of Future Film's audio facility in Soho.
22-Mar-2007

Hanseatic Shipping Company is planning to create 20 jobs at its new shipping management office in North Shields over the next three years.
22-Mar-2007

Plexus is currently relocating its electronics design centre to a larger site on the Alba Campus in Livingston, and a further 19 jobs will be created over the next two years.
22-Mar-2007

Peel Ports has won government approval to build a new £90m shipping terminal at Seaforth on the Mersey by 2010, which will create about 180 jobs.
22-Mar-2007

Knowsley Council has approved plans from Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority and Fairport Engineering to build a £13m waste recycling and treatment plant at Huyton Business Park by the end of the year, with the creation of 23 jobs.
21-Mar-2007

Brabners Chaffe Street is to create up to 18 new jobs at its law offices in Preston, Liverpool and Manchester, due to rising demand for employment, private client, property and litigation services.
21-Mar-2007

Kaupthing is planning to set up a new banking office in Birmingham this summer and expects to create at least 20 jobs within three years.
21-Mar-2007

KPMG Scotland is creating up to 60 jobs at a new office in Glasgow, having won a contract to provide income tax services to an unnamed financial institution.
21-Mar-2007

Titan Europe is creating about 30 new jobs at its wheels factory near Kidderminster.
20-Mar-2007

London & Country Mortgages is to create 50 new jobs at its finance operations in Bath over the next few months.
20-Mar-2007

Keystore is to invest £4m in the expansion of its warehouse facilities in Hull with the creation of 24 jobs, in order to benefit from ABP's planned new container terminal.
20-Mar-2007

Kingspan Insulation is to set up a £15m insulation products factory at the former Eurospace site in Sherburn, North Yorkshire, with the creation of 50 jobs by spring 2008.
19-Mar-2007

Constellation Europe is planning to set up a new £50m 870,000 sq ft drinks warehouse and bottling plant at Avonmouth, Bristol, by mid-2009, with the creation of 100 jobs.
19-Mar-2007

Carlisle City Council is to approve plans for the £10m expansion of the Cavaghan & Gray ready meals factory at Durranhill, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
19-Mar-2007

Wincanton is to create 200 new jobs at its 500,000 sq ft Argos distribution centre in Corby by the end of summer, due to the relocation of the Wolverhampton operation.
19-Mar-2007

COE Group has raised £1.2m in a share placing to fund the recruitment of sales employees for its video surveillance systems business.
19-Mar-2007

Gentronix has secured a £1.4m investment from NVM Private Equity and existing backers to fund the recruitment of a global sales team for its Manchester-based biotechnology business.
19-Mar-2007

Morvus Technology is to create 54 jobs at a new 14,000 sq ft pharmaceuticals research centre at the National Botanical Garden in Carmarthenshire over the next three years.
16-Mar-2007

FM Developments has unveiled plans for the £40m transformation of the 1,500-acre Ury Estate near Stonehaven into a luxury leisure complex, including a hotel, championship golf course and the creation of up to 100 jobs.
16-Mar-2007

Sunseeker International is planning to create 500 new jobs at the Legend Yacht boat building facility at Osprey Quay in Portland.
15-Mar-2007

Diamond Bus Company is creating 35 new jobs for drivers and support staff, in order to expand its bus operations in the Redditch area.
15-Mar-2007

Infinity Group is planning to expand the workforce at its Leicester-based telephony products business from 33 to 70 by the end of the year, and is currently seeking a larger site.
15-Mar-2007

Gardners is planning to relocate its Cardiff-based printing business and up to 98 staff to a larger 60,000 sq ft site at Pentwyn, as part of a £2.4m expansion that will create 41 jobs.
14-Mar-2007

West Bromwich Building Society is looking to recruit almost 100 staff to work in customer services, commercial and residential lending, property services and credit management.
14-Mar-2007

Countrywide is planning to open a further 100 estate agency offices nationwide over the next three years, with the creation of 500 jobs.
14-Mar-2007

Tenon is to relocate its Edinburgh-based accountancy office to a larger site in Dundee Street in April, and the 70-strong workforce will rise to 100 over the next 18 months.
13-Mar-2007

Northumberland County Council has approved plans from SITA UK for the development of a £11m waste recycling facility in West Sleekburn by the end of 2009, with the creation of 80 jobs.
13-Mar-2007

Boeing has indicated that it could expand its UK workforce from 600 to 2,000, in order to strengthen its involvement with Ministry of Defence programmes.
12-Mar-2007

Neath Port Talbot Council is to consider plans from Arlington Development Management to build a distribution centre for an unnamed retailer at the former Delta Compton site at Jersey Marine, which could create up to 1,000 jobs.
12-Mar-2007

Direct Table Foods has won planning permission from St Edmundsbury Borough Council for the £6m expansion of its bacon factory on the Saxham Business Park, which could create up to 130 jobs.
09-Mar-2007

SGL Technic has secured a £22m investment to fund the expansion of its carbon, graphite and composite materials business in Ross-shire, which will create up to 64 jobs.
09-Mar-2007

Track Safe Telecom, the Cardiff-based rail industry telecoms company, is to create 90 new jobs over the next three years, and has just acquired London-based track-welding specialist Gem-Weld.
09-Mar-2007

The University of Aberdeen is planning to set up a £2.2m life sciences centre in partnership with Scottish Enterprise Grampian and Aberdeen City Council, with the creation of 200 jobs.
08-Mar-2007

Henson Motor Group is planning to open two new car showrooms on North Tyneside and Teesside, with the creation of 60 jobs by the end of the year.
08-Mar-2007

Wood Group, the energy services group, is considering plans to expand the workforce at its Glasgow office from 200 to 300 by the end of the year.
08-Mar-2007

Bruichladdich has announced plans to rebuild the Port Charlotte distillery on Islay with the creation of ten jobs, at a cost of about £3m.
08-Mar-2007

EADS Defence & Security Systems is to create 210 jobs in Newport, South Wales, having won a £200m government contract to supply a communications system for fire and rescue services.
08-Mar-2007

Aerogistics is to relocate its aerospace parts business and 87 staff to the Estuary Business Park in Speke, with the creation of 116 new jobs.
07-Mar-2007

Axa Insurance is to set up a new £15m customer service call centre in Londonderry by May, with the creation of 150 jobs.
06-Mar-2007

Primark is starting to recruit 247 staff for a new discount clothing store due to open at the Merry Hill Centre in Brierley Hill by summer.
06-Mar-2007

Amec is planning to recruit and train 150 workers at the Haughton Road Training School in Darlington over the next three years, having won a share of a £500m contract to upgrade National Grid power lines.
05-Mar-2007

BGP is planning a £25m investment in a new web offset printing factory at its site in Bicester, with the creation of about 100 jobs.
02-Mar-2007

UCB is planning to create a further 100 pharmaceutical research jobs at its site in Slough, to add to the existing 805 staff.
02-Mar-2007

Ceridian is planning to expand the workforce at its human resources consultancy in Glasgow from 80 to 330 over the next three years.
02-Mar-2007

Peacocks is planning to expand its chain of 430 discount fashion stores with 30 new outlets, as part of a £21m investment that will create more than 500 jobs.
28-Feb-2007

Bedmax, the Northumberland-based horse bedding manufacturer with 27 staff, is looking to set up a new 20,000 sq ft factory in the South, with the creation of up to 12 jobs.
27-Feb-2007

Camden Group is to create 300 jobs at a new double glazing factory in Antrim, as part of a £30m expansion programme that also includes the acquisition of K McAnallen, the Tyrone-based sealed units manufacturer with 95 staff.
26-Feb-2007

Roman, the shower manufacturer, is to open a new call centre with 20 staff in Newton Aycliffe in March, and hopes to expand the workforce to 40 in the future.
26-Feb-2007

British Airways is planning to recruit 20 graduates for its new IT training programme in Heathrow and Newcastle upon Tyne.
26-Feb-2007

Mark's Specialised Transport of Lincolnshire is planning to expand its 70-strong workforce with up to 30 new jobs over the next year, and will relocate to a new £0.3m site in Washingborough in May.
23-Feb-2007

Alchemy Plus is planning to set up a new computer data centre on a 2.4-acre site at Dingwall Business Park next year, and the 12-strong workforce will rise to 30.
23-Feb-2007

MRC International, the recruitment firm, is to create up to 35 jobs at a new office due to open in Shrewsbury on March 1, with vacancies for accounts and administration staff.
23-Feb-2007

HP Bulmer is re-opening the cider bottling line at its Plough Lane factory in Hereford, with the creation of 42 jobs.
22-Feb-2007

Asda is planning to open 18 new stores and revamp 15 existing stores over the next 12 months, with the creation of 8,000 jobs.
22-Feb-2007

GE Money has confirmed plans to set up a new 100,000 sq ft office at Cobalt Park in Newcastle upon Tyne by June 2008, with the creation of 400 new jobs.
21-Feb-2007

Estate Graphics is to create 30 jobs for home energy assessors in Lancaster, in preparation for the introduction of the Home Information Pack for property buyers.
21-Feb-2007

Royal & Sun Alliance is creating up to 125 jobs at its MoreThan insurance call centre in Peterborough.
21-Feb-2007

O2 is to create 120 jobs at its broadband customer service call centre in Glasgow this year, and a further 50 jobs will be created in Leeds.
20-Feb-2007

Supermac's of Ireland is planning to open fast food restaurants in Northern Ireland, in a £10m investment that will create 200 jobs.
20-Feb-2007

Matrix Direct Recycle is to create up to 80 jobs at a new consumer electronics recycling plant due to open in Kirkheaton, West Yorkshire, in March.
20-Feb-2007

Dawn Advice is planning to expand the workforce at its telephone-based debt advice business in Northumberland from 20 to 150 over the next three years, having won a contract from government agency Community Legal Services Direct.
20-Feb-2007

Reflex Vehicle Solutions is planning to double the 32-strong workforce at its Stockton-based vehicle rental business over the next 18 months, and is looking to open new sites in the Midlands, the South West and North London.
20-Feb-2007

Danwood Group is to set up a new 100,000 sq ft office equipment distribution centre and call centre at Swinderby in Lincolnshire by October, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
19-Feb-2007

Sifam Fibre Optics is creating 20 new jobs at its telecoms components factory in Torquay, having won a number of new contracts.
19-Feb-2007

Integrated Subsea Services is looking to treble the 32-strong workforce at its Aberdeen-based oil services business, following a £15m investment in eight remotely operated vehicles.
19-Feb-2007

John Lewis, the chain of 26 department stores and 184 Waitrose stores, is looking to double its turnover over the next ten years, with the creation of 35,000 jobs.
19-Feb-2007

Diageo is planning to build a £80m whisky distillery at Roseisle near the Moray Firth by 2009, while £20m will be invested in bottling and warehouse facilities, with the creation of 200 jobs.
19-Feb-2007

Direct Legal & Collections is looking to expand the workforce at its debt collection call centre in Brackley from 400 to 600 over the next two years.
16-Feb-2007

Capita has acquired a further 150,000 sq ft of warehouse space for its document management business at Darlington's Lingfield Point business park, which could lead to the creation of 30 jobs.
16-Feb-2007

Doncaster Council is to consider plans from Basilton Properties for the development of a £12m 122-bed hotel in High Fisher Gate, which would create 50 jobs.
16-Feb-2007

Junction Solutions, the US-based software company, is to create about 30 jobs at its new European headquarters in Sheffield by the end of the year.
15-Feb-2007

Taxibank is planning to create up to 120 jobs at its taxi booking call centre in Plymouth over the next year.
15-Feb-2007

Pipex, the broadband and telephone service provider, is looking to recruit 20 credit control staff at its call centre in Stoke-on-Trent.
15-Feb-2007

South Holland District Council has approved plans from Woodhead Bros to double the size of its abattoir at Pinchbeck, near Spalding, with the creation of 300 jobs.
14-Feb-2007

Accident Exchange is creating 45 new jobs at its new 220,000 sq ft head office at Hams Hall, and is seeking specialists in logistics, sales and insurance claims.
14-Feb-2007

Fusion Contact Centre Services is to open a new call centre in Peterlee in March, which will create up to 600 jobs over the next three years.
13-Feb-2007

Windowstyle UK is planning to create about 130 jobs at its glass factory in Barnsley this year, following an investment in new equipment.
13-Feb-2007

Prestige Acceptance is planning to create 19 new jobs at its Cardiff-based secured loans business over the next seven months.
09-Feb-2007

Regatta, the supplier of outdoor clothing, is seeking a suitable site in Greater Manchester for a new warehouse, which will create 100 jobs.
08-Feb-2007

C&K Meats has won planning permission to build a £3m abattoir at the Mid Suffolk Business Park in Eye, with the creation of 30 jobs.
08-Feb-2007

Continental Underfloor Heating is planning to set up a new £3m 13,000 sq ft headquarters in Bude over the next two years, with the creation of 50 jobs.
08-Feb-2007

ADR Accident Repair Centres has acquired the Premier Accident Repair Centre in Derby for undisclosed terms, and plans to expand the 20-strong workforce to 30 over the next three months.
08-Feb-2007

Car People is setting up a new £10m car showroom on a 10-acre site in Sheffield, and the initial 70-strong workforce is expected to rise to 150 within two years.
08-Feb-2007

Envases is to invest £5m in the expansion of its aluminium aerosols factory in Port Talbot, with the creation of ten jobs.
07-Feb-2007

Sharp Manufacturing is to invest an estimated £9.3m in the expansion of its solar energy systems factory in Wrexham, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
06-Feb-2007

TS Marine of Aberdeen is planning to expand its subsea oil and gas services business with a £130m investment in two specialist vessels and an increase in its global workforce from 80 to 200 by 2009.
06-Feb-2007

Hays Public Services is looking to recruit 98 delivery workers and 107 follow-up staff to carry out a test run for the next official census in Stoke-on-Trent.
06-Feb-2007

Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset is to start work on a £16m expansion project in April, which will create about 100 jobs.
06-Feb-2007

C&M Group is to create at least 100 new jobs at its Aberdeen-based engineering services business over the next three months, with vacancies for electricians, marine crew, estimators and quality control managers.
05-Feb-2007

The Clumber Park Hotel near Worksop has submitted plans for a £2.5m expansion project, including 27 new rooms, a spa and the creation of almost 50 jobs.
05-Feb-2007

Elior UK has won a £92m contract to provide catering and facilities management services to the Ministry of Defence in the South West, which will involve the employment of 1,200 staff by its Avenance division.
05-Feb-2007

The Scottish Funding Council has announced a £77m alliance between the universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Strathclyde and St Andrews to collaborate in life sciences research, with the creation of 18 research and 24 support jobs.
02-Feb-2007

Mercury Health is planning to operate a new mini-hospital at Festival Leisure Park in Basildon from next autumn, creating 400 jobs, as part of a £36m contract to provide health services across Essex.
02-Feb-2007

First Sellers Pack is planning to create up to 100 new jobs in Hampshire by the summer, as part of a strategy to become a leading supplier of the new Home Information Packs.
01-Feb-2007

Metronet is recruiting 550 additional engineers, in preparation for a new maintenance regime on the London Underground.
01-Feb-2007

Nanjing Automobile has announced that MG sports car production will restart at Longbridge by April, with the creation of about 250 jobs.
31-Jan-2007

Manchester City Council has been selected to host the UK's first super-casino, which could create up to 2,700 jobs, and large casinos will also be established in Great Yarmouth, Hull, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Newham, Solihull and Southampton.
31-Jan-2007

Norwich Union is transferring 150 call centre jobs from India to Norwich, in order to receive calls from customers making their initial insurance claim.
30-Jan-2007

Flamgard is looking to relocate its Pontypool-based ventilation systems factory to a larger site, and will expand the 26-strong workforce by about 30%.
30-Jan-2007

Thermastrate of Northumberland has secured £0.6m to fund the development of new technology for the production of electronic components, and will create up to 25 jobs for technical managers and sales people.
29-Jan-2007

Tetley is creating 11 new management jobs at its tea factory on Teesside, as part of a reorganisation aimed at doubling company turnover over the next five years.
29-Jan-2007

Marks & Spencer is to create more than 100 new jobs at a store due to open at the Westfield shopping centre in Derby in the autumn.
29-Jan-2007

Dearing Plastics is creating 20 new jobs in Hull, having won a contract to manufacture Cadbury Chocolate Moneyboxes.
29-Jan-2007

Strada Restaurants is planning to open up to 30 new restaurants across England in 2007, with the creation of 900 jobs.
29-Jan-2007

Invest NI is supporting a £1m investment by Assystem of France in a new aerospace design centre in Belfast, and a further 20 staff will be recruited to add to the existing 30.
26-Jan-2007

BT is creating 40 jobs at a new £6m call centre in Londonderry, in order to handle calls from both business and domestic customers.
26-Jan-2007

ClinPhone is planning to expand the 452-strong workforce at its Nottingham-based clinical trials technology business with 80 additional staff over the next 12 months.
25-Jan-2007

Takao Europe is investing £3.2m at a new car parts factory at the Rassau Industrial Estate in Ebbw Vale, with the creation of 100 jobs.
25-Jan-2007

Independent Forgings & Alloys is creating 25 new jobs at its Sheffield-based engineering business, following an investment in new manufacturing equipment.
24-Jan-2007

Care Knight, the mobility equipment supplier, is to create 40 new jobs at its Staffordshire-based call centre.
23-Jan-2007

Specsavers is planning to open 30 new optical stores and 100 hearing centres across the country this year, with the creation of 400 jobs.
22-Jan-2007

Cellartis of Sweden is planning to set up a £9m biotechnology research centre in Dundee, with the creation of up to 75 jobs.
19-Jan-2007

Ford is to create a further 200 manufacturing jobs at its engine factory in Bridgend.
19-Jan-2007

Huntsman is to invest £11m in the expansion of its adhesives factory in Duxford, Cambridgeshire, with the creation of 15 new jobs.
19-Jan-2007

EMag Solutions of the US is to set up a European headquarters for its computer forensics business in Cardiff, with the creation of 23 jobs.
18-Jan-2007

Creative Outsourcing Solutions International is to expand its cosmetics factory in Maesteg over the next three years, with the creation of 300 jobs, but 240 jobs will be lost at its site in Littlehampton.
18-Jan-2007

Citigroup has announced plans to create 117 jobs at a new operations centre in Belfast this year, having secured a £1.6m grant from Invest Northern Ireland.
17-Jan-2007

Admiral is to recruit 75 additional staff at its insurance call centre in Swansea, as well as a further 50 in Cardiff.
17-Jan-2007

Neath Port Talbot Council is to consider plans from Acorn Power to build a £450m gas-fired power station in Port Talbot by 2011, with the creation of 160 jobs.
17-Jan-2007

Abengoa is to submit plans to North East Lincolnshire Council to build a £290m bioethanol plant in Stallingborough by 2009, with the creation of 70 jobs.
17-Jan-2007

PowerGen is planning to create a further 150 jobs at its call centre in Nottingham, as well as 70 jobs at its site in Bolton.
16-Jan-2007

PSM Direct, the law firm, is to create a further 25 jobs at its new office in Glasgow later this year.
16-Jan-2007

Carphone Warehouse is to set up an £8.5m call centre and engineering headquarters for its Opal Telecom business in Irlam, Manchester, by February 2008, with the creation of up to 300 jobs.
15-Jan-2007

The University of Edinburgh has secured a £24m Scottish Executive grant to set up a £59m stem cell science and regenerative medicine centre, housing up to 220 academic researchers.
12-Jan-2007

Teleperformance is to set up a new £6.5m call centre in Newry, with the creation of about 450 jobs over the next three years.
12-Jan-2007

LS Care is planning to expand its homecare services this year, with the opening of two new offices in Carlisle and North Yorkshire and the creation of 130 jobs.
12-Jan-2007

Yell is to create a further 90 telesales jobs at its call centre in Glasgow over the next few months.
12-Jan-2007

The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles is to relocate its museum and office from Halifax to York later this year, with the creation of up to ten jobs.
12-Jan-2007

Winn Solicitors is planning to expand the staff at its Newcastle-based law firm from 70 to 250 over the next three years.
11-Jan-2007

Selex Sensors & Airborne Systems has secured a £2m Scottish Enterprise grant to develop anti-missile systems at its site in Edinburgh, which will create 60 jobs.
11-Jan-2007

Norton Finance is planning to create up to 300 jobs at its Rotherham-based financial broking business, and its £5m expansion programme will include a new customer care office at Portland House.
11-Jan-2007

Yorkshire Building Society is planning to open 15 new branches over the next three years, with the creation of about 100 jobs.
10-Jan-2007

Geko Direct is to expand the 80-strong workforce at its Telford-based mobile phones business with 50 new staff this year.
10-Jan-2007

Yell is to set up a new directory inquiries call centre in Newport, Gwent, by April, with the creation of 250 jobs over the next four years.
10-Jan-2007

Alliance Trust, the investment company, is to build a new headquarters in Dundee by the end of 2008, with the creation of 160 new jobs.
09-Jan-2007

RMB Automotive is to create 40 jobs with the opening of two new Toyota and Lexus car dealerships in Stockton in February.
09-Jan-2007

Mountwest Services is to invest £2.5m in new facilities in Montrose, following the acquisition of drilling tool manufacturer Well Service, and plans to expand the local workforce from 18 to 60 over the next two years.
09-Jan-2007

E&F Composites is to invest £1m in the expansion of its carbon fibre composites factory in Hartlepool over the next 12 months, with the creation of 14 jobs.
05-Jan-2007

Sandwell Council and BT are seeking a suitable site in the Black Country to set up a new £50m call centre to handle inquiries from the public, with the creation of about 450 jobs.
05-Jan-2007

Almac Pharma Services is to create 60 new jobs at its site in Craigavon, following a £5.4m investment in new pharmaceutical research facilities.
04-Jan-2007

B&Q is to create 75 new jobs at its DIY store in North Tyneside in February, following a £3m extension project.
04-Jan-2007

JD Wetherspoon is planning to invest £35m opening 30 new pubs in 2007, and up to 1,200 jobs will be created.
03-Jan-2007

Wyre Forest District Council is to consider plans from Severntech for the development of a computer recycling centre in Stourport, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
03-Jan-2007

One, the regional train operator, is to create 120 new jobs in East Anglia, in order to improve service standards over the next year.
03-Jan-2007

Carphone Warehouse is considering plans to expand the workforce at its mobile phone call centre in Preston from 800 to up to 2,000.
03-Jan-2007

Ahlstrom is to invest £19m in the expansion of its Chirnside paper mill near Berwick by late 2008, with the creation of about 30 jobs.
02-Jan-2007