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Derby City Council and English Partnerships are considering plans to transform two 150-acre sites in Derby into business and leisure parks, creating up to 6,000 jobs.
30-Dec-1998

Motorail is planning to set up a head office and phone booking operation in Inverness, in preparation for the relaunch of its vehicle transport service between Scotland and England.
29-Dec-1998

Eddie Stobart, the road transport company, is planning to set up a £22m warehouse at Sherburn-in-Elmet near Leeds, with the creation of 250 jobs.
29-Dec-1998

JD Wetherspoon is planning to invest £100m in the opening of a further 80 pubs in 1999, which will create 2,000 jobs.
29-Dec-1998

Walton Group is to start work in the new year on a £100m shopping mall in Liverpool city centre, which should create up to 1,500 jobs.
28-Dec-1998

Golden Wonder is to create up to 200 jobs in Scunthorpe, following a £14m investment in a snacks factory and distribution centre.
23-Dec-1998

Styles Precision Components is to recruit an additional 60 employees at its plastic prototype models business in Teesside and in a new German facility.
23-Dec-1998

The South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall is set to reopen, and about 25 workers will be taken on initially with more jobs being created later.
23-Dec-1998

Debenhams is planning a £35m refit of its Oxford store which will create 50 jobs, and two temporary stores are being set up to serve customers for the duration of the project.
22-Dec-1998

Ocean Resource is planning to set up a plant at Newport Docks in Wales to make specialist buoys and shallow-water platforms, creating 200 jobs.
22-Dec-1998

Southern Energy of the US is seeking government approval to build a £450m gas-fired power station at Killingholme on the Humber Bank, creating more than 1,000 construction jobs over the next three years.
22-Dec-1998

Marks & Spencer has announced plans to build a new store in Scunthorpe town centre, as part of a £27m shopping mall being developed by Wykeland Group and Chesterfield Properties.
21-Dec-1998

Arco, the safety equipment and industrial products company, is planning to build a national distribution centre in Hull, creating 100 jobs.
21-Dec-1998

English Partnerships has announced plans to build a £6m industrial and commercial facility at Seaton Barracks in Plymouth, creating up to 1,000 jobs.
21-Dec-1998

Bridgend County Borough Council is linking up with Macob Projects to expand the Bridgend Science Park, which will create enough new space to provide several hundred jobs.
21-Dec-1998

Thomas Sanderson Blinds is opening a new £2.2m factory and office complex in Waterlooville, creating 40 additional jobs.
18-Dec-1998

Software AG of Germany is planning to double the workforce at its Derby headquarters, with the creation of 150 jobs.
18-Dec-1998

Seagate Software is to set up a European head office in Reading in February by transferring 100 staff from Maidenhead, and an additional 200 jobs could be created over the next few years.
18-Dec-1998

Sainsbury has announced plans for a £30m investment at the Castle Vale housing estate in Birmingham, and more than 500 jobs will be created.
18-Dec-1998

Asda has acquired five Co-op stores in Yeovil, Blackpool, Darlington, Birkenhead and Weston-super-Mare, and will expand them with the creation of about 1,000 jobs.
18-Dec-1998

Nexus has won government approval for a £84m scheme to extend the Tyneside Metro system to Sunderland, and work is due to start next autumn.
17-Dec-1998

Experian is to open a telephone centre in Preston to handle calls for other companies, and 450 jobs will be created over the next 18 months.
17-Dec-1998

Card Protection Plan, the global credit card insurer, is to set up a £10m call centre in York, with the creation of 750 jobs.
17-Dec-1998

British Aerospace is to create more than 100 jobs at its Broughton aircraft wings factory.
16-Dec-1998

Flymo is to create 135 jobs at its Newton Aycliffe lawnmowers factory in a £2.1m project funded by Electrolux and a DTI grant.
16-Dec-1998

The government has shortlisted four potential sites on Merseyside to locate the new national Criminal Records Bureau, and the project will create 1,200 new jobs.
15-Dec-1998

Moorcroft, the Stoke-based pottery company, is to build two new factories creating more than 200 jobs.
15-Dec-1998

Tesco has won permission to build a major new distribution warehouse at Purfleet in Essex, which will create more than 800 jobs.
14-Dec-1998

Kerry has opened a new £2m ready meals facility at its Durham factory to supply Somerfield, and an additional 130 jobs could be created over the next two years as further convenience foods are introduced.
11-Dec-1998

Waitrose is planning to open a new store in Malvern next year, with the creation of 250 jobs.
11-Dec-1998

Organon of the Netherlands is to open a laboratory in Newhouse, Lanarkshire, to develop treatments for diseases of the central nervous system, creating 60 jobs.
11-Dec-1998

Bimeda, part of the Dublin-based Cross Vetpharm group, is to set up a £3.6m veterinary products manufacturing plant and distribution depot on Anglesey, creating 72 jobs.
10-Dec-1998

Safeway is to open a 50,000 sq ft depot for grocery and chilled products in Larne, Northern Ireland, in an alliance with P&O Ferries, creating 100 jobs.
10-Dec-1998

Bombardier of Canada is to create 40 jobs at new offices in Vernon Gate, Derby, in order to manage its train building project for Virgin.
10-Dec-1998

Naturelle Consumer Products is to invest £1.2m in the expansion of its disposable products factory in Omagh, creating 25 new jobs.
10-Dec-1998

Scottish Telecom is to create about 500 jobs at its Call Centre Services division in Glasgow, to cope with an increase in business.
10-Dec-1998

ERF has reached agreement to build 2,000 trucks a year for Isuzu Motors Europe, which will create additional jobs at its plants in Sandbach and Middlewich.
10-Dec-1998

Scorpion, the Ripley-based performance exhaust specialist, is planning to create 50 new jobs over the next two years and build a 10,000 sq ft plant alongside its headquarters.
09-Dec-1998

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is to recruit an extra 300 staff in Swansea, and will expand its site by building new offices.
08-Dec-1998

Chrysalis is to launch the Galaxy FM dance music radio station from two centres in Middlesbrough and Newcastle next summer, creating up to 70 jobs.
08-Dec-1998

Nastech Europe is to invest £9m in the expansion of its factory in Peterlee to produce a new type of steering column with integral electrical power, creating 150 jobs.
08-Dec-1998

Perstorp of Sweden is to invest £10m at its resins plant in Newton Aycliffe, creating 20 jobs.
07-Dec-1998

Kvaerner Oil and Gas is to recruit hundreds of workers on Teesside to transform a giant tanker into a floating North Sea oil platform.
07-Dec-1998

WorldCom is planning to set up a telecommunications switch centre at the Bilton Business Centre in Portsmouth, employing 11 staff.
07-Dec-1998

Dairy Crest is to set up a £33m national cheese maturation and distribution centre in Nuneaton by April 2000.
07-Dec-1998

Apar Infotech and Polaris Software, two Indian software companies, are said to be planning to create 500 jobs in London.
07-Dec-1998

CSL is to create more than 200 jobs in Reading, having won a contract to review pensions for Windsor Life.
04-Dec-1998

Pall Europe is planning a £3.5m expansion at its filters factory in Redruth, which will create about 40 jobs.
04-Dec-1998

Airbags International is to create an additional 30 jobs at its vehicle airbags factory in Congleton by the end of the year.
04-Dec-1998

State Street, the US-owned bank and trust company, is planning to double the size of its Edinburgh operation over the next few years, creating about 80 jobs.
03-Dec-1998

Torch Telecom is to invest £20m in a new phone network to serve businesses in Bristol, and will set up an office at the Aztec West Business Park to employ 28 people by next April.
02-Dec-1998

Caudwell has opened a mobile phone skills centre in Stoke as part of an ongoing expansion, and its airtime provider arm, Singlepoint 4U, is planning to create a further 50 jobs.
02-Dec-1998

Holdcroft Group has announced plans to set up a new car sales centre at the former Chatfield Ford site in Stoke, creating up to 170 jobs.
02-Dec-1998

AC Yule is to relocate its present plant in Livingston to larger premises nearby, and expects to create an additional 50 jobs as it expands its glass and architectural aluminium business in central Scotland.
02-Dec-1998

Gyrus Medical is to invest £2.5m at its Cardiff medical equipment site, with the creation of 150 jobs.
02-Dec-1998

Slumberland is planning a £2m expansion at its Oldham factory to increase production of bed springs, and 100 jobs will be created.
01-Dec-1998

Land Securities and Sunderland Council are planning a £45m expansion at Sunderland's Bridges shopping centre, and the plans include a new Debenhams store that will create 350 jobs.
30-Nov-1998

Addis is setting up a new household products research and development facility in Swansea, creating an unspecified number of new jobs.
30-Nov-1998

The Foreign Office has announced plans to set up a secure email network, recruit an additional 375 diplomats and other staff, and sell off £100m of overseas properties.
28-Nov-1998

Rail companies are to recruit an additional 800 train drivers as part of a 10-point action plan, in response to government demands for an improvement in service.
27-Nov-1998

Wrexham council is considering plans from Knutsford-based developers Bushwing for a motel, petrol station and McDonald's restaurant at Halton, which would create up to 100 jobs.
27-Nov-1998

Whitbread Inns has won permission from Penwith District Council to build a £2.5m budget hotel and pub-restaurant in West Cornwall, which will create 60 jobs.
27-Nov-1998

Orange is to create 300 jobs at a new mobile phone call centre in Peterlee, East Durham.
26-Nov-1998

RF Hotels is planning to build a five-star hotel in Manchester as part of the £100m Chapel Wharf development, creating about 200 jobs.
26-Nov-1998

Hot Bread Kitchens is creating 60 new jobs in Ellesmere Port having won a DTI Regional Selective Assistance to help finance its £1.2m expansion plans.
25-Nov-1998

Barnsley Council and a consortium of local companies have won European funding for a marketing initiative to attract an extra 30,000 visitors a year to the Penistone and Hoyland areas, and 70 jobs will be created.
25-Nov-1998

Wm Morrison is planning to build a £15m food superstore in Newcastle, which will create 250 jobs.
24-Nov-1998

Langford Lodge is investing £8m at its precision engineering plant in Northern Ireland with the creation of 56 jobs, having won a contract to supply aerospace components to Lucas.
24-Nov-1998

Derry City Council has given three local businessmen approval to build a £9m hotel on the banks of the River Foyle, which will create more than 130 jobs.
24-Nov-1998

JD Wetherspoon is moving into Northern Ireland with plans for a £1m bar complex in Londonderry, creating 30 jobs.
24-Nov-1998

Kvaerner's UK subsidiary has won a £100m contract to build a North Sea platform for Texaco, and up to 600 workers could be employed on the project.
24-Nov-1998

Urban Splash and Speke Garston Development Company are planning a £30m project to convert the former Bryant & May match factory on Merseyside into a business village, creating up to 1,000 jobs.
23-Nov-1998

Kautex Unipart, a joint venture between Unipart and Kautex Textron UK, is opening a new £19m factory in Coventry to make plastic automotive fuel systems, creating 150 jobs.
20-Nov-1998

Oriental Eastern Foods has won a contract to produce chilled ready meals for Loughborough-based French food firm Le Sezannais, which could create an extra 50 jobs at its Nottingham factory.
20-Nov-1998

Philips Business Communications is to move to new premises on the Cambridge Business Park and increase its workforce by 40 over the next six months.
19-Nov-1998

Westport Developments has submitted plans for a £10m student village and leisure complex in Stoke, which would create 50 jobs.
19-Nov-1998

Criterion Assurance is to recruit 20 new staff in Petersfield due to growth in its business supplying tailor-made schemes to financial services companies.
19-Nov-1998

Somerfield has agreed a £25m deal to open up to 50 grocery stores on Elf petrol station forecourts over the next 18 months, creating 1,500 jobs.
19-Nov-1998

Gregory Properties is planning to build a £20m call centre in Bradford that could create more than 1,500 jobs.
18-Nov-1998

BAA McArthur Glen is planning to expand its Cheshire Oaks retail complex with 44 new shops, creating up to 200 new jobs.
18-Nov-1998

Vosper Thornycroft is planning to expand its Portchester shipyard over the next two years, and the workforce will rise from 50 to 300 as it relocates Halmatic from Southampton and Vosper Thornycroft Controls from Cosham.
17-Nov-1998

Oracle is planning to set up a £20m software support office at Blythe Valley Business Park in the West Midlands, creating up to 950 jobs.
17-Nov-1998

Amtrak Express Parcels has moved its Cambridge depot to larger premises in Bar Hill, which will enable it to expand and create more jobs.
16-Nov-1998

RJB Mining has submitted plans to reclaim two derelict pits on the edge of Sheffield at a cost of £5m, and 35 jobs will be created.
16-Nov-1998

Lucas Rists is to recruit an additional 100 workers at its automotive components factory in Newcastle-under-Lyme, having won a contract to supply the new Rover 75 with wiring harnesses and fuseboxes.
16-Nov-1998

Datel Electronics is planning to build a new industrial unit and offices next to its existing base on Stone Business Park in Staffordshire, which will create up to 100 new jobs.
16-Nov-1998

Scottish Telecom is creating more than 100 jobs at its CallCentre Service in Glasgow, having won more contracts to operate call centres for third parties.
16-Nov-1998

TRB, a division of Tokai Rika of Japan, is to set up a £6m automotive components factory in St Asaph, North Wales, creating 150 jobs.
14-Nov-1998

Legal & General has confirmed plans to spend £10m expanding its insurance call centre in Cardiff, creating 1,000 extra jobs.
14-Nov-1998

Universal Scientific Industrial of Taiwan is planning to set up a £15m electronic components factory in Irvine, Scotland, creating up to 700 jobs over the next three years.
13-Nov-1998

Bertram Books, the Norwich-based book wholesaler, is to build a new warehouse and offices at the Broadland Business Park in Thorpe, which will enable it to increase headcount from 600 to 1,000.
13-Nov-1998

Energy Direct is looking to recruit 200 sales people in Wolverhampton to sell gas and electricity on behalf of Scottish Power.
13-Nov-1998

Heil Europe is planning to invest £5m building a refuse lorry factory at Sandiacre in the East Midlands, creating 140 jobs.
13-Nov-1998

The Mill Hotel in Chester has won planning permission for a £2.5m development that will create 50 jobs, and plans include a leisure and health club and conference facilities.
13-Nov-1998

OMB Speciality Valves of Italy is to set up a steel valves factory in Annesley, Nottinghamshire, creating 18 jobs.
13-Nov-1998

Littlewoods is to close its printing operation in Liverpool and move to a new site in Speke, creating about 150 new jobs.
12-Nov-1998

Option Technologies International is to set up a new drilling department at its printed circuit boards factory in Haslingden, creating an unspecified number of new jobs.
12-Nov-1998

Airtours is to set up a new telephone enquiry centre in Accrington, creating up to 230 jobs.
12-Nov-1998

Ulster Bank is planning to create an additional 100 jobs in Northern Ireland, and is also looking to streamline its processing systems in conjunction with its parent group NatWest.
12-Nov-1998

Toyoda TRW Steering Pumps has moved into its new factory in the Neath Valley, where it will make power steering pumps and create more than 200 jobs.
11-Nov-1998

First Leisure, the night clubs, bars and entertainment group, is moving its national administration headquarters to new offices at Enderby near Leicester, creating 60 jobs.
11-Nov-1998

Research International of the US has reopened a factory in Plymouth to make reflow ovens for the electronics industry, and plans to double its 20-strong workforce within 18 months.
10-Nov-1998

Colchester Council is considering plans from a local businessman for the creation of an £8m Roman circus, which would accommodate 1,200 visitors and create 150 jobs.
10-Nov-1998

Mail Marketing, the Bedminster-based direct marketing company, is planning to open a call centre in Bristol which will employ up to 100 people.
10-Nov-1998

Britannia Biscuits is planning to build a £4m biscuit factory at South Tees Food Park on Teesside, creating about 180 jobs.
10-Nov-1998

Gatwick Airport is planning to create 7,000 new jobs over the next decade by extending facilities, although the development will stay within the present boundary.
10-Nov-1998

BP is to spend £500m upgrading its UK petrochemical operations, and 225 jobs will be created at new plants in Grangemouth and Hull.
10-Nov-1998

Astra Charnwood is planning to build a new pharmaceutical laboratory in Loughborough, and up to 100 jobs will be created over the next three years.
09-Nov-1998

Skymark Packaging is to invest up to £2m on lamination lines for its newly-acquired Huntsman Packaging business in Scunthorpe, and up to 30 new jobs will be created over the coming year.
09-Nov-1998

Holiday Inns is planning to build a 77-bed hotel complex in Grimsby next year, creating at least 100 jobs.
09-Nov-1998

A Morrey Distribution, the storage company, is planning to expand its warehouse near Stoke with the creation of up to 60 new jobs.
09-Nov-1998

NHS Direct, the new instant health-advice service, is to set up a call centre in Wakefield with the creation of 150 jobs.
09-Nov-1998

Plymouth Council is to consider plans for the creation of a maritime museum at the abandoned Jaeger factory in Union Street, and up to 100 jobs could be created.
06-Nov-1998

Acer Snowmec is planning to build a £100m winter theme park called Xanadu in Birmingham, which will create 3,000 jobs.
06-Nov-1998

Virgin Rail is to create 1,000 jobs in Scotland over the next five years by expanding its booking and call centre service in Edinburgh and Dingwall.
06-Nov-1998

Geka Manufacturing is to create 40 jobs at its packaging plant in Stanley, Co Durham, having won a £1.3m expansion grant from the Department of Trade and Industry.
06-Nov-1998

ZEDA, the Nottingham-based IT solutions group, is opening a centre in Leeds which will create 50 jobs over the next year.
06-Nov-1998

Laurens Patisseries is planning to double the production capacity at its chilled and frozen desserts factory in Newark, creating 50 jobs.
06-Nov-1998

Eastgate, the provider of services to the insurance industry, has opened a new call centre in Thurmaston, Leicestershire, and will recruit up to 100 staff.
05-Nov-1998

Principality Pension Trust, an investment trust linked to a privately-owned South Wales group of companies, has submitted plans to Caerphilly County Borough Council for a £14m retail park in Caerphilly that would create up to 150 jobs.
05-Nov-1998

Haslam Homes is planning to expand its operations in the East Midlands by building 300 new homes a year and creating 80 jobs.
04-Nov-1998

Merlin Communications International has won planning permission to build eight satellite dishes and six control buildings in the grounds of the Cams Hall estate in Fareham, and more than 80 jobs could be created.
03-Nov-1998

Capital Bank is creating 50 jobs at its financial services telesales operation in Chester.
03-Nov-1998

Norwich Airport is planning to create hundreds of new jobs over the next three years and offer new destinations, improved facilities and extra flights on established routes.
02-Nov-1998

Next Generation Tennis, the David Lloyd-owned sports club business, has revealed plans to build a £7m sports centre in Plymouth, including tennis courts, squash courts, and swimming pools.
02-Nov-1998

BKR Haines Watts is to set up an accountancy office in Derby and expects to create up to 30 jobs over the next five years.
02-Nov-1998

Norwest Co-op and Freeport Leisure are planning to open a £20m shopping complex at Talke in Staffordshire next spring, creating up to 500 jobs.
02-Nov-1998

Dixons is to recruit a further 25 people at its recently-opened mobile phone repair centre in Stoke.
02-Nov-1998

Leaveland Shoe, a new Chinese-owned company, is to build a shoe factory at Pembroke Dock which will create 150 jobs.
02-Nov-1998

Hull & East Yorkshire NHS Direct is to launch a new 24-hour free helpline offering health advice, creating more than 20 jobs.
02-Nov-1998

BSkyB is to recruit a further 1,200 staff at its Scottish call centre as well as an extra 500 engineers in order to cope with demand for its new digital TV service.
31-Oct-1998

Bestway is planning to set up cash and carry depots in Swansea and Gateshead as part of a strategy to be present in every major conurbation in England and Wales.
31-Oct-1998

The McArthur Glen shopping village off the M4 at Bridgend is planning to almost double in size, with the creation of 44 new shops and more than 200 jobs.
30-Oct-1998

North Tyneside Council has approved plans by the Duke of Northumberland to build a multiplex cinema, houses and a new metro link at Backworth near Whitley Bay.
30-Oct-1998

Land Securities has unveiled revised plans for the £60m redevelopment of York's Coppergate Centre extension, which is expected to create 750 jobs.
29-Oct-1998

Newpress Plastics is to double the size of its Ebbw Vale factory and increase staffing levels by 40%, having won a contract to become sole UK agents for Polymer-Chemie's foams used in the automotive industry.
29-Oct-1998

AFN of Reading is to set up a new Audi centre in Portsmouth, creating more than 20 jobs.
28-Oct-1998

Highbridge Properties and the Ashall Group have announced plans to build a major new business park next to the doomed Siemens plant on Tyneside, and up to 5,000 jobs could be created.
28-Oct-1998

Highlands & Islands Enterprise has won approval to invest £10m in the construction of a mountain railway up Cairn Gorm in Scotland, which will create 60 jobs.
28-Oct-1998

Vale Royal Borough Council has unveiled a £100m regeneration plan for Northwich, which could create more than 2,000 jobs.
27-Oct-1998

Philip Russell, the Belfast-based drinks wholesaler, has confirmed plans to invest £3m in a chain of licensed convenience stores in Northern Ireland, creating up to 120 jobs.
27-Oct-1998

Nortel Networks of Canada is to invest £4.7m in the expansion of its Belfast factory, creating 400 jobs.
27-Oct-1998

Sainsbury's is creating more than 100 jobs by expanding its Stafford supermarket at a cost of £7.5m.
26-Oct-1998

Lattice Semiconductor of the US has selected Hartham Park, near Corsham in Wiltshire, as the site for its European Research and Design Centre, and up to 100 engineering jobs will be created.
26-Oct-1998

Hays Customer Solutions is planning to create up to 1,000 jobs at a new national call centre at the De Montfort Business Park in Leicester.
26-Oct-1998

AD Aerospace Finishes, the aircraft paint company, is to relocate from Abingdon to new headquarters in Leicester's Meridian Business Park, and is looking for warehousing, production, technical, and office staff.
26-Oct-1998

Crest Nicholson is to develop a 15-screen Odeon cinema at Bristol's new Harbourside leisure complex, and there will also be a nightclub, casino, health and fitness centre, bars and restaurants.
26-Oct-1998

B&Q is planning to invest £750m in the expansion of its DIY chain, opening 125 out-of-town stores over the next five years and creating 20,000 jobs.
26-Oct-1998

Scottish Equitable is planning to create a further 150 jobs at its insurance headquarters in Edinburgh.
26-Oct-1998

B&Q is said to be planning to set up three warehouses in Liverpool, creating 600 jobs.
23-Oct-1998

Barclays is to build a £11m administration processing centre in Leicester, creating almost 850 jobs.
23-Oct-1998

Landmark Developments is planning to build a new hotel in York that will create up to 100 jobs.
23-Oct-1998

Donside Game and Meat of Inverurie is to set up a new venison processing operation in Grantown, creating 35 jobs.
23-Oct-1998

Leisure Villages is planning to develop a £60m SnoWorld winter sports and leisure complex in Manchester, creating 2,600 jobs.
23-Oct-1998

Asda is to create up to 300 jobs at a national call centre near Glasgow, and Rutherglen-based City Refrigeration Holdings has won a five-year contract to run it.
23-Oct-1998

Littlewoods is said to be considering plans to open a distribution and call centre at the Estuary Commerce Park in Speke Garston, Merseyside.
23-Oct-1998

Spinnaker International of Plymouth has combined with NCR of the US to develop a new product to protect money in cashpoint machines, and Spinnaker will be recruiting a further 100 workers over the next year.
22-Oct-1998

The David Sharp Studio is to double the size of its stoneware factory in Somercotes, Derbyshire, and recruit a further 10 staff.
22-Oct-1998

ATS Euromaster is planning to build a £7m tyre-fitting customer service centre in Birmingham, creating 250 jobs.
22-Oct-1998

Asda is planning to move its Wrexham superstore to a larger site on Holt Road, creating up to 200 jobs.
22-Oct-1998

Gill Airways of Newcastle is to add four more Air France franchise routes, which will create 150 jobs over the next year.
21-Oct-1998

Allstate Corporation of the US is to set up a £3.6m software support centre in Belfast, creating 250 jobs.
21-Oct-1998

Index is to open a new catalogue store in Chesterfield next month with the creation of 30 jobs.
21-Oct-1998

Reliant Motors is preparing to move its car manufacturing operation to Burntwood, Staffordshire, creating 100 new jobs, and it is also looking to open a factory on the Continent in order to co-operate with other small vehicle manufacturers.
21-Oct-1998

Luminar Leisure Group is investing £1.7m in a new restaurant and night club in Plymouth that will create 90 jobs.
20-Oct-1998

Prudential is recruiting an additional 250 people at its call centre in Derby to cope with demand for its new Egg banking service.
20-Oct-1998

Peacocks, the Cardiff-based clothes retailer, is planning to invest £12m in a nationwide expansion programme that will result in 40 new clothes stores and up to 1,400 jobs over the next 14 months.
20-Oct-1998

Fitness First Clubs is developing a £1m health club in east Belfast which will create up to 50 jobs, and it is now looking for more sites in Northern Ireland.
20-Oct-1998

Cisco Systems of the US is said to be close to announcing plans for a £7m high-tech research centre in the Edinburgh area, which could create up to 60 jobs.
19-Oct-1998

Yajima of Japan is opening a $6m plant in Ebbw Vale to make steel frames for television tubes, creating 110 jobs over the next two years.
19-Oct-1998

VideoWeb, the videoconferencing equipment company, is to create 80 jobs at a new call centre in Thatcham, Berkshire.
16-Oct-1998

Zeneca is planning to expand its pharmaceutical headquarters in Alderley Park, Cheshire, with the creation of up to 300 jobs.
16-Oct-1998

DAS, the legal expenses insurer, is to expand its motor claims centre in Bedwas, near Caerphilly, with the creation of about 50 new jobs.
16-Oct-1998

Warner Village Cinemas has won approval to build a £6m multiplex cinema at the Conway Park development in Birkenhead, creating 70 new jobs.
16-Oct-1998

Allied Domecq has won approval to build a £3m hotel at Blackpool Airport, creating 70 jobs.
16-Oct-1998

Kingspan Building Products has created 50 new jobs at its plant in Holywell, North Wales, and invested £8m in a high-speed production line for roof and wall panels.
15-Oct-1998

Raytheon Systems of the US is to recruit a further 50 engineers and 30 manufacturing staff at its site in Harlow, Essex, as well as a further 20 manufacturing staff at its Glenrothes site.
15-Oct-1998

English Welsh & Scottish Railway is opening a customer service delivery centre in Doncaster with the creation of 300 jobs.
15-Oct-1998

HMV Media is planning to open seven Waterstone's bookshops and three HMV music shops in the UK over the next two years, as well as five superstores in North America and Europe.
15-Oct-1998

Aram Resources is planning to build a £1m road surfacing material plant in Plymouth, creating up to 12 jobs.
15-Oct-1998

The Dartington Food Company is looking to double the workforce at its Ivybridge luxury foods plant to over 60 employees.
15-Oct-1998

Danesbury Freight, the haulage company, is preparing plans to relocate to the site of the former Congleton Paperboard factory at Buglawton, creating up to 100 jobs.
15-Oct-1998

Swan Hill has won approval to build the £40m Wellington Square retail scheme in Stockton, which will create 43 shop units and more than 400 jobs.
15-Oct-1998

Panasonic is planning to create a further 150 jobs at its cellphones packaging and distribution plant in Portsmouth.
15-Oct-1998

Tranville Developments of Leeds is planning to build a superstore in Blackburn in order to regenerate the northern side of the town centre and create 400 jobs.
15-Oct-1998

Waitrose is planning to build a 25,000 sq ft supermarket in South Woodford, creating 220 jobs.
15-Oct-1998

National Express and DHL are to invest £70m in the improvement of air cargo handling facilities at East Midlands airport, including a new £35m parcel sorting centre.
14-Oct-1998

Delta Business Computing has moved to new offices in Derby and is looking to recruit a further 50 staff over the next two years.
14-Oct-1998

F Bailey is to create a further 60 jobs in Stoke having won a number of new heating and ventilating contracts.
14-Oct-1998

Caudwell, the mobile phone company, is to create 50 new jobs in its Singlepoint 4U division in Stoke and Newcastle-under-Lyme in order to cope with growing demand for connections to the Vodafone network.
14-Oct-1998

The Web Factory of Newcastle-under-Lyme is planning to create 70 new jobs over the next 12 months due to rising demand for its intranet and extranet services.
14-Oct-1998

Pakfin, the magazine wrapper, is planning to create a further 100 jobs by opening a second site in Colchester.
14-Oct-1998

Segue Software of the US is to set up a worldwide technical support centre in Belfast, creating 45 new jobs over the next three years.
14-Oct-1998

Riley Leisure, the snooker group, is setting up a new 65,000 sq ft headquarters and manufacturing facility on the Network 65 business park in Burnley, creating an extra 34 jobs.
13-Oct-1998

Sweet Dreams, the bed manufacturer, has bought Turkington's 81,000 sq ft former factory in Burnley and aims to create 50 new jobs.
13-Oct-1998

Oakgate Leisure has submitted plans for new development at Monks Cross in York, including a hotel, restaurants, leisure facilities and a sports medical centre, creating up to 1,000 jobs.
13-Oct-1998

Traxdata is planning to create a further 200 jobs at its new £5.5m compact disc packing plant in Williamstown, Wales.
13-Oct-1998

Wilson's Country is investing £1.5m in new storage, grading and packing facilities at its potato packing plant in Portadown, with the creation of 35 jobs.
13-Oct-1998

Wakefield Council is planning to recruit a further 85 staff to improve social services to 3,000 elderly, housebound and disabled people.
13-Oct-1998

Archer Communications Systems is to create 120 new jobs in Hedge End near Southampton, having been appointed prime contractor for a £2bn project to supply the armed forces with an integrated battlefield communications system.
12-Oct-1998

St Modwen Developments has started work on a 23,000 sq ft European headquarters office building near Worcester, and the £3m project is pre-let to Milltronics UK.
12-Oct-1998

Kestonbond Holst has won approval to build a £17.5m leisure and housing complex in Grimsby, including multiplex cinema, hotel, restaurant, bowling alley and pub.
12-Oct-1998

JD Wetherspoon is planning to open a £1.5m pub in Union Street, Plymouth, creating 35 jobs.
12-Oct-1998

Borders of the US is planning to set up a 25,000 sq ft bookshop superstore in York, which will create 70 jobs.
12-Oct-1998

Scottish & Newcastle has announced plans to invest £21m in the creation of a chain of 150 community-orientated pubs, creating 750 jobs.
12-Oct-1998

Stansted airport is submitting plans to increase passenger capacity from 8m to 15m a year, which would create about 7,000 jobs.
09-Oct-1998

Cisco Systems of the US is considering plans to acquire a number of privately-owned UK technology companies.
09-Oct-1998

Sunderland Glassworks is creating 80 new jobs with the introduction of a stained glass-making facility at the city's National Glass Centre.
09-Oct-1998

Perlos, the Finnish plastic components company, is opening a new factory near Sunderland with the creation of 44 jobs.
09-Oct-1998

Darenth is opening a new vending machine factory after a fire destroyed its plant in Eckington near Sheffield, and it is now creating an additional 30 jobs.
09-Oct-1998

Plans are being prepared for a £10m scheme to regenerate the Quayside maltings in Mistley, Essex, and up to 500 jobs could be generated.
09-Oct-1998

Amec is planning to build a hotel, bowling alley and cinema complex at a 43-acre leisure park in Dudley, creating about 340 jobs.
09-Oct-1998

Karavale Enterprises is to invest £10m in a printed circuit board plant in Cwmbran, South Wales, with the creation of 400 jobs.
08-Oct-1998

Axa Direct, the home and motor insurance company, is to set up a customer service centre in Liverpool with the creation of 300 jobs.
07-Oct-1998

Cap Gemini is planning to recruit a further 1,500 staff by the end of the year as the company continues to benefit from year 2000 work and from the outsourcing of IT requirements by large organisations.
06-Oct-1998

Bradgate Textiles is expanding its Sileby factory to meet rising demand for its child safety seat covers and mail order home furnishings, and an extra 35 jobs are being created.
06-Oct-1998

Tesco is planning to build a 95,000 sq ft store as part of the £25m redevelopment of the Seacroft shopping centre in Leeds, creating more than 500 jobs.
06-Oct-1998

Cornhill Insurance is to set up a new dedicated processing centre in Leeds, creating 15 jobs.
06-Oct-1998

Churchill Insurance is to open a call centre in Stockton, Teesside, with the creation of 250 jobs.
06-Oct-1998

Quickfruit is planning to set up a £1m organic farm in Chester to produce and pack organic foods, creating 75 jobs.
06-Oct-1998

Keddy Services, the Grimsby-based company that refurbishes company cars for Nissan and VW, is to expand its site on the South Humberside Industrial Estate and create more than 50 new jobs.
06-Oct-1998

TK Maxx, the discount fashion retailer, is to open its first two Welsh stores this month, creating more than 100 jobs in Carmarthen and Cardiff.
05-Oct-1998

Sonae of Portugal is to build a £70m chipboard factory in Knowsley on Merseyside, which will create 220 jobs.
05-Oct-1998

Construction work is expected to start early next year on a £45m industrial park at Newburn in Newcastle, which is expected to create up to 4,000 jobs.
05-Oct-1998

Computacenter, the supplier of IT systems, has formed an alliance with Microsoft to finance the training of 1000 new IT professionals in order to help the company install Microsoft systems.
05-Oct-1998

Pfizer, the US healthcare company, is planning to set up a European headquarters in Reigate which will employ 900 people.
03-Oct-1998

Time Warner and United News & Media have shortlisted three sites between Rugby and London as potentially suitable to set up a Movie World theme park and film production studio.
02-Oct-1998

Sarah Coggles is to open 20 new fashion stores nationwide over the next three years, creating about 400 jobs.
02-Oct-1998

Pi Technology, the Cambridge-based developer of software for the motor industry, is to create a further 120 jobs by forming a partnership with Ford-owned Visteon Automotive Systems.
02-Oct-1998

The Credit Protection Association is to set up a regional office in Newmarket with the creation of 15 jobs.
01-Oct-1998

Callender Aeropart has opened a new factory to manufacture fan blades for jet engines on the Altham Industrial Estate in East Lancashire, and plans to increase its 220 staff to 275 by 2001.
01-Oct-1998

EDS is to set up an office in Sheffield to provide a full range of computing services, and about 300 jobs will be created.
01-Oct-1998

British Airways' cut-price airline Go is to create 200 jobs at Stansted Airport and add eight more planes.
01-Oct-1998

Kanes Food has won approval from Wychavon District Council to build a vegetable and salad factory at its site in Middle Littleton, with the creation of 70 jobs.
01-Oct-1998

Midland Mainline is planning to build a £10m rail station near Nottingham, which would create more than 100 jobs.
01-Oct-1998

Peel Holdings is to invest £30m in a new passenger terminal at Liverpool Airport, creating up to 4,200 jobs.
30-Sep-1998

Swan Hill is planning a £40m retail development in Stockton that will include 42 shops and create more than 400 jobs.
30-Sep-1998

WorldPay is setting up an office in Cambridge to process payments made over the Internet on behalf of other companies, and is creating about 40 jobs.
30-Sep-1998

Hewitt Refractories of Fenton is to create up to 30 new jobs following the launch of a new range of lightweight kiln furniture and ultra-lightweight insulation brick products.
30-Sep-1998

Freeport Leisure is set to start building the £40m Freeport Village in Castleford, which will include 140 retail outlets and should open next August.
30-Sep-1998

Pindar Print is installing a new £6m press at its Scarborough site as part of a £13m investment that will create 20 jobs.
30-Sep-1998

Warner Village has won the contract to operate the 10-screen cinema in Reading's Oracle centre, and it will open next autumn with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
30-Sep-1998

Voyager Foods is to expand its sauces factory at the Sunderland Enterprise Park in Castletown, creating 48 new jobs.
29-Sep-1998

Faccenda Chickens is investing £1m to expand production at its Brierley Hill poultry plant, and 100 jobs will be created.
29-Sep-1998

ACB Hydraulics is planning to extend its Cheadle headquarters and create at least 20 new jobs, due to an increase in work on industrial cranes.
29-Sep-1998

International Rectifier Corp of the US is to set up a £25m electronics component plant at Penllergaer in the Swansea Valley, creating 500 jobs.
29-Sep-1998

El Paso and Global Energy of the US are planning to build Scotland's first independently-owned gas-fired power station on the site of the former British Gas experimental station at Westfield in Fife.
29-Sep-1998

Pine Direct is opening a new head office and furniture manufacturing plant in Burnley, with the creation of 113 jobs.
28-Sep-1998

The St Edward's Hospital in Cheddleton, North Staffordshire, is to close in 2000 which will free up funds so that 100 new jobs can be created for community-based care.
28-Sep-1998

Seagate Software of the US is to open an office in Reading town centre, at the £14m Aquis House.
25-Sep-1998

Albemarle & Bond, the jewellery retailing and cheque cashing company, is raising £3.5m in a share placing in order to fund the opening of 20 more stores over the next three years.
25-Sep-1998

Shadsworth Industrial Estate in Blackburn is to be expanded with a £6m investment in new commercial buildings, and up to 700 jobs could be created.
25-Sep-1998

Nissan has confirmed plans to go-ahead with a £200m project to build a third model at its Sunderland car factory, and an extra 800 jobs will be created.
25-Sep-1998

Datel Electronics is planning to expand its computer parts plant at Stone near Stoke, creating up to 100 jobs.
25-Sep-1998

Foxteq of Taiwan is to set up a £15m plant in Renfrew to make PC enclosures, creating over 500 jobs.
25-Sep-1998

Silicon Systems has opened a £1.5m design centre in Belfast and is looking to recruit a further 65 people.
25-Sep-1998

Ulster Waterways Group is pressing for the £100m restoration of Northern Ireland's waterways, and claims it will create up to 200 tourism jobs.
25-Sep-1998

Tesco is linking up with Grattan to launch a home-shopping service, and 350 new jobs will be created at Grattan's headquarters in Bradford.
25-Sep-1998

Reg Vardy is to open a Nissan car dealership in Stockton next year, creating 30 jobs.
24-Sep-1998

Huddersfield University is planning to build a £10m technology park at an unnamed location in Huddersfield, and up to 20 companies are expected to locate there.
24-Sep-1998

Marcroft Engineering is expanding its rail maintenance facilities in Stoke, and expects to recruit a further 50 employees.
24-Sep-1998

Almost 500 NHS jobs are to be created across Scotland, as part of the government's £44m investment to reduce hospital waiting lists.
24-Sep-1998

Unipres is to recruit a further 150 employees at its car parts plant in Sunderland, in order to support the nearby Nissan plant as it prepares to launch the new Almera in year 2000.
24-Sep-1998

Rotrax, the building services company, is creating 30 jobs in Leeds with the launch of its fourth regional office in the city.
24-Sep-1998

Barry Action, the partnership between the Welsh Development Agency and the Vale of Glamorgan Council, has begun work on a multi-million pound steam railway tourist attraction in Barry.
23-Sep-1998

Viridian is to set up a new subsidiary called Service and Systems Solutions to market services to local businesses in the areas of call centres, information technology, training, revenue and supply chain services, creating about 400 jobs.
23-Sep-1998

William Davies Properties has won a contract to develop a new business park near the M1 outside Nottingham, which could create up to 4,000 jobs.
22-Sep-1998

British Aerospace is looking to recruit more than 100 apprentices at its factory near Chester to cope with a recent rise in orders.
22-Sep-1998

PizzaExpress is to double the size of its chain of pasta restaurants to 22 this year and will add a further 20 pizza outlets to take the chain to over 200 by next June.
22-Sep-1998

Comtel is to recruit an additional 50 customer service advisers in Reading to cope with an increase in calls from cable TV customers.
21-Sep-1998

Alan Nuttall Ltd of Dudley is creating an extra 50 jobs to expand production of shelving and display equipment for retailers.
21-Sep-1998

Masterskreen International, the Dungannon-based quarrying equipment company, is to create 36 jobs and expand its international marketing efforts through an alliance with Nordberg-Read.
21-Sep-1998

White Horse Ferries is considering plans for a daily ferry service between Weston-super-Mare and Cardiff Bay.
21-Sep-1998

Tesco is planning to set up two major distribution centres close to London, and is already thought to have agreed to use Capital & Regional's Dolfin site at Thurrock.
18-Sep-1998

Bupa, the private health company, is looking to open a second customer service centre in Manchester.
18-Sep-1998

Wm Morrison is to open a further eight stores across the country over the next 18 months, as part of an expansion plan that will create at least 2,800 jobs.
18-Sep-1998

Bank One International of the US is to start marketing credit cards in the UK from new offices in Cardiff Bay, creating 100 jobs initially and up to 1,000 in five years.
18-Sep-1998

Nike is to open its first retail outlet in Scotland at a £25m retail site in Tillicoultry, which will create nearly 500 jobs.
18-Sep-1998

Hull Prison has submitted expansion plans to the city council, which would create up to 120 jobs.
18-Sep-1998

Zeneca is to invest £50m in the development of new wheat varieties in collaboration with the John Innes Centre, and a new laboratory will be set up in Norwich.
17-Sep-1998

Bell Geospace of the US, IPRES of Norway, and Trihedral Engineering of Canada are to set up operations at the Aberdeen Science and Technology Park, with the creation of up to 200 jobs.
17-Sep-1998

The Royal Mail is planning a £4m delivery office in Sunderland, which will create 30 jobs.
17-Sep-1998

JD Wetherspoon is to continue to expand its pubs chain by about 80 new outlets a year, and claims there are plenty of suitable sites.
16-Sep-1998

National Power is to build a £50m combined heat and power plant at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, to supply electricity and steam to Bridgewater Paper Company.
16-Sep-1998

Hoyts of Australia is planning to open up to 15 multiplex cinemas in the UK over the next four years at a cost of £75m, and has already secured sites in Kent, London, Liverpool and Wolverhampton.
16-Sep-1998

Freeport Leisure is to open three retail centres over the next year, including a £20m centre near Newcastle-under-Lyme, a £45m centre in Castleford and a £35m centre in Braintree.
16-Sep-1998

Rasmi Electronics is to create a further 45 jobs at its new electronic components factory in Annfield Plain, County Durham.
16-Sep-1998

Pizza Hut is to open two more delivery units in Leeds with the creation of 120 jobs.
16-Sep-1998

Asda is to open a new regional distribution centre in Washington, Tyne & Wear, later this month to serve stores in the North East and Cumbria, creating 500 jobs.
15-Sep-1998

Hammerite, the Northumberland-based paints maker, is to create a further 40 jobs over the next 12 months to cope with rising sales.
15-Sep-1998

Rolls-Royce is planning to build a £28m combined heat and power plant to supply its Ansty factory, creating 120 construction jobs and 10 permanent jobs.
15-Sep-1998

The Technology Partnership is planning to build a £5m office and laboratory complex at the Melbourn Science Park in South Cambridgeshire, and is recruiting a further 60 people this year.
14-Sep-1998

Personal Computer Sciences is to set up a computer assembly plant in Eaglescliffe on Teesside, which will provide an initial 100 jobs with a further 200 to be added within 18 months.
14-Sep-1998

Franchisee Allied Leisure is to open 25 more Burger King restaurants in the North-East and the North-West, creating 900 new jobs, and is also taking over seven existing Burger King restaurants.
14-Sep-1998

Cymru Country Chickens has begun work on a £7m chicken-processing factory in Anglesey, which will create up to 255 jobs.
14-Sep-1998

Cable & Wireless is planning to invest a further £44m in Ireland, creating 300 jobs in Dublin and Shannon.
12-Sep-1998

Somerfield is to recruit a further 100 staff for its computer department in Bristol.
12-Sep-1998

Jaguar Cars Worldwide is planning to set up a £1.5m showroom in Portadown, Northern Ireland, through its Charles Hurst franchise, creating 20 jobs.
11-Sep-1998

PetsMart is planning to open 100 more pet stores by the end of next year, and 250 jobs will be set aside for the over-50s.
11-Sep-1998

B&Q and MFI are planning to swap their superstore sites in York and about 200 new jobs will be created in the redevelopment.
11-Sep-1998

Celeritek, the US telecommunications firm, to set up a £2m design centre in Belfast, creating 35 jobs.
10-Sep-1998

Auto Direct is looking to recruit a further 100 staff at its North Staffordshire-based insurance call centre, in order to cope with an increase in business.
10-Sep-1998

FirstTel Systems Corp, the US provider of software to the telecoms industry, is to set up a design and development centre in Glasgow with the creation of 50 jobs.
10-Sep-1998

Antolin-Irausa of Spain is planning to build a £12m factory in Ramsgate, Kent, to make interior trim for cars, creating 230 jobs.
09-Sep-1998

Simon, the port services and shipping group, is considering plans to build a £20m roll-on roll-off ferry port on the Humber near Immingham, which could create hundreds of jobs.
09-Sep-1998

ASCo UK, the provider of logistics services to the oil and gas industry, has won a contract from BP Exploration to provide production, supply base and ad-hoc marine services from Immingham, which will create an unspecified number of new jobs.
09-Sep-1998

Enterprise Properties is planning to build a two-storey technology management centre in the Ribble Valley, signalling the start of a £25m scheme to set up a business park which will create 1,000 jobs.
09-Sep-1998

Next Generation Club is planning to build an £8m indoor tennis and sports centre in York, which could create more than 100 new jobs.
09-Sep-1998

Stakis LivingWell is to build a £4.5m health club at Belfast Harbour Exchange, including pool, saunas, and other facilities, creating 50 jobs.
08-Sep-1998

Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK has begun a £150m project to set up a new castings factory in Flintshire to supply cylinder heads for its Derbyshire car plant, creating 60 jobs.
08-Sep-1998

The Welsh Development Agency has submitted plans to Swansea Council to build an electronics assembly and test facility building at the Penllergaer Business Park, which would create 500 jobs, although the company concerned has not been named.
08-Sep-1998

Airbus has said that its plans for a European superjumbo will create 10,000 high-skill jobs in the UK and safeguard a further 40,000 in more than 400 UK companies.
08-Sep-1998

Dell Computer is planning to invest £77m to expand capacity at a computer factory in Limerick, Ireland, creating 1,700 jobs.
07-Sep-1998

Sterile Technology is planning to build a multi-million pound clinical waste treatment facility at Antrim Hospital which could handle all of Northern Ireland's healthcare refuse and create up to 50 jobs.
07-Sep-1998

Asda is planning to demolish its store in Havant and replace it with a state-of-the-art hypermarket that will be open 24 hours a day and create 100 jobs.
07-Sep-1998

EPC of the US is to build a £2.2m car parts factory in Blaenau Gwent, creating 72 jobs.
07-Sep-1998

The government is said to be planning to create a "Scottish Riviera" on the Edinburgh shoreline, with the construction of new hotels, shops, beaches and houses, and the creation of up to 4,000 jobs.
07-Sep-1998

MFI, the furniture retailer, is to create 120 jobs at a call centre in Sunderland Enterprise Park.
04-Sep-1998

The Stirling Mushrooms farm near Callender in Scotland is planning a £3.2m expansion programme that will create 140 jobs, and it could lead to a further 500 jobs in other agricultural businesses throughout Scotland.
04-Sep-1998

Northumberland Training and Enterprise Council is planning a £5.5m development to expand the Longhirst Hall four-star hotel, creating up to 30 new jobs.
04-Sep-1998

Mainetti is to expand production of microlight fibre optic cable sheathing at its Burnfoot manufacturing plant in Hawick, creating up to 30 jobs.
04-Sep-1998

Greenfield Park has won outline planning approval from Pendle Council to build a business and retail complex that will create 490 jobs.
04-Sep-1998

Standard Life Bank is to launch a variable rate mortgage this year, and will recruit 200 staff for the new service.
03-Sep-1998

Cable & Wireless Communications has awarded a £1.8bn 10-year deal to IBM for the outsourcing of its central management systems, which will involve the transfer of about 950 staff and the creation of an additional 400 jobs.
03-Sep-1998

Monsoon plans to open a further 40 women's fashion stores over the next year, as it claims that store locations have become easier to find.
03-Sep-1998

Littlewoods is planning to expand its telephone customer service centre in Sunderland, creating an extra 600 jobs over the next two years.
03-Sep-1998

Bovis is set to win a contract to build an £80m performing arts centre at Cardiff Bay, which is expected to include a 2,000-seat auditorium and leisure facilities.
03-Sep-1998

Ikea is planning to open a new furniture store in Eastville, Bristol, next April, creating 350 jobs.
02-Sep-1998

Bethell Group, the construction company, is to create 100 new jobs and double the size of its headquarters at the Europa Park in Stoneclough.
02-Sep-1998

Wallace Arnold is planning a £4.5m coach interchange at Wakefield, creating 190 jobs.
02-Sep-1998

Asda is to open four new stores in Scotland with the creation of 1,000 jobs, and they will be located in Elgin, Hamilton, Robroyston, and Clydebank.
02-Sep-1998

Leyland Trucks is to build up to 4,500 trucks a year for its sister company Daf of the Netherlands, creating about 300 extra jobs at its Lancashire plant.
02-Sep-1998

International Radiators, the manufacturing division of Partco, is to set up a new factory in the newly constructed Grove Park at Enderby, and 200 jobs will be transferred from the existing factory at nearby Narborough.
01-Sep-1998

Endpoint Research of Canada is setting up its first overseas operation in Bellshill, in order to provide clinical trial management services to its European customers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.
01-Sep-1998

National Wind Power is planning to build what is claimed to be Europe's biggest wind farm near Allendale, Northumberland, with 40 wind turbines, but local people are protesting against the move despite the promise of 250 manufacturing jobs linked to the development.
31-Aug-1998

Tesco is planning to build a superstore in Beverley with the creation of 300 new jobs, but the plans are being strongly opposed by local traders.
28-Aug-1998

SK Chilled Foods of Teesside is planning to create 125 new jobs over the coming year to cope with rising demand for ethnic snacks and meals.
28-Aug-1998

GEC-Marconi Underwater Systems is to build a new two-storey office block at its site in Havant to cope with rising orders, and 90 new jobs will be created.
28-Aug-1998

Newboulds, the meat producer, is to create an additional 25 jobs in Middlesbrough to cope with growing demand for its pies and pasties.
28-Aug-1998

Supreme Knitwear is to expand its factory in Stockton and take on 40 new staff, and it is hoped that the new buildings will eventually house 300 workers.
28-Aug-1998

The Egypt Mill hotel in Nailsworth near Stroud is planning to transform itself into a £12m leisure complex, with the creation of 100 jobs.
28-Aug-1998

The City of Sunderland Partnership is bidding to bring the headquarters of the new University for Industry to Doxford International Business Park, which would result in 150 new jobs.
27-Aug-1998

Stadium, the Teesside plastics and electronics group, is planning to create a further 40 jobs at its Harlepool factory by the end of the year to cope with rising demand.
27-Aug-1998

Lattice Semiconductor Corp of the US is planning to set up a £25m European research and development headquarters near Bristol, creating 100 new jobs.
26-Aug-1998

Specialist Computer Holdings is to expand its systems integration business and create 250 jobs across the UK, including 100 at its Birmingham headquarters and computer assembly plant.
26-Aug-1998

Baxi Air Management is planning to create an additional 200 jobs in Preston, in order to keep up with anticipated demand for its new Clean Air ventilation system.
25-Aug-1998

King Consolidated Holdings of South Africa is planning to move into the UK and open up to 50 Keg and McGintys pub-restaurant franchises over the next two years.
25-Aug-1998

William Wilson, the Aberdeen-based heating and electrical wholesaler, is to open a new depot at Solihull in the West Midlands, creating 12 jobs.
25-Aug-1998

Zeneca is building a £2m pilot fermentation plant at its Billingham site that will act as trouble-shooting facility in the manufacture of drugs.
25-Aug-1998

Aldi, the discount food retailer, is to build a distribution centre just outside Chelmsford.
25-Aug-1998

Limavady Borough Council in Northern Ireland is planning to build a £3m arts centre and museum at the town hall.
25-Aug-1998

East & Lothian NHS is planning to build a £9m community hospital in Midlothian.
25-Aug-1998

First Leisure is planning to build a £5m sports centre with golf clubhouse and ancillary facilities in Glasgow.
25-Aug-1998

Red Dot Corp, the US producer of air conditioning for heavy-duty vehicles, is to open a European headquarters in Ipswich.
25-Aug-1998

Coretech Group, the Aberdeen-based provider of maintenance services to drilling rig owners, has raised £1m to fund an expansion programme that will double its workforce to 180 and result in the opening of a new office in Houston, Texas.
25-Aug-1998

Edward Jones, the US stockbroker, is to open new offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh as part of a plan to have 40 UK offices by the end of the year.
25-Aug-1998

BGR is planning to open Bank restaurants in Birmingham and Edinburgh as part of an expansion plan that will result in a chain of eight outlets by 2000.
25-Aug-1998

Safeway is planning to spend £40m developing its stores in Northern Ireland, including new stores in Omagh and Downpatrick, with the creation of 250 jobs.
24-Aug-1998

Computacenter, the computer distributor and services group, is planning to recruit a further 600 staff by the end of the year, as part of a plan to accelerate its investment programme.
21-Aug-1998

The New Millennium Experience Company is creating 5,000 temporary jobs at London's millennium dome, and is looking for people to work in catering, cleaning, sales and exhibitions.
20-Aug-1998

Game, the entertainment software retailer, is to open a further five stores by September and a further 50 by May 2001 to add to the existing 65.
20-Aug-1998

HBO & Company, the healthcare IT specialists, is planning to set up a new head office in Warwick, creating an additional 100 jobs.
20-Aug-1998

Slug & Lettuce Group, previously known as Grosvenor Inns, has secured the properties that will enable it to reach its target of expanding its chain of bars from 29 to 35 by May 1999.
15-Aug-1998

Wm Morrision has bought two superstores from Co-operative Retail Services, one in Hull and one in Chingford, and is now planning to expand its chain of 95 stores to 102 next year.
15-Aug-1998

Electronics Boutique is planning to open a further 20 software stores before the end of the year, to add to the existing 158.
10-Aug-1998

Ericsson, the Swedish telecoms group, is said to be preparing to move its head office to St James's Square, London, to escape Swedish taxes.
10-Aug-1998

Toyota is said to be planning to double UK production of two of its most successful cars over the next five years, creating 2,000 new jobs at its Burnaston plant near Derby.
10-Aug-1998

Prudential is planning to expand the recently-acquired head office of Scottish Amicable in Stirling, with the creation of 500 jobs.
06-Aug-1998

Boeing is planning to set up a $170m training centre for airline flight crew and maintenance staff at either Heathrow or Gatwick, employing 55 staff from 2000.
05-Aug-1998

Tesco has announced plans to more than double the number of stores opening 24 hours to 63, creating 600 jobs.
05-Aug-1998

Parisa, the off-licence company bought out from Greenalls, is to open a restaurant with micro brewery in Putney High Street, and a further two restaurants will be opened in the next six months.
31-Jul-1998

Jaguar Cars has won a £43m aid package from the EU to produce the new X-400 model at Halewood, which could result in the creation of 1,000 new jobs.
30-Jul-1998

Toprak of Turkey is to build a £45m factory at Deeside to make ceramic wall tiles and bathroom suites, creating 430 jobs.
30-Jul-1998

Wall Colmonoy is planning a £2m expansion at its metal alloy facility near Swansea, creating 70 jobs.
30-Jul-1998

Scotia is to set up a £2.5m manufacturing facility at its site on the island of Lewis, Scotland, to make Foscan, its anti-cancer drug.
29-Jul-1998

Mitsubishi Estates has won planning permission for the redevelopment of Paternoster Square in London, which will result in the construction of office, retail and leisure space at the site alongside St Paul's Cathedral.
22-Jul-1998

BP and Safeway have announced plans to set up a chain of 100 mini-supermarkets at petrol stations over the next four years, creating 2,000 jobs.
16-Jul-1998

The government has announced a package of measures aimed at creating 50,000 jobs in depressed coalfield communities, and the plans include the creation of a new trust that will work with the regional development agencies.
14-Jul-1998

IBM is to set up a £12m multilingual direct marketing call centre at its Greenock site in Scotland, creating 500 jobs.
14-Jul-1998

Philips has opened a new factory in Stockport to make discrete semiconductor devices, and expects to add a further 350 jobs at the site over the next five years.
14-Jul-1998

Somerfield is planning a £1bn investment programme, that will involve the creation of 5,000 jobs and the conversion of more than 800 recently-acquired Kwik Save stores to the Somerfield format.
10-Jul-1998

Dixons is planning to open 100 new stores, including 13 PC Worlds, and create 2,000 new jobs, despite a slowdown in consumer spending.
09-Jul-1998

Oriental Restaurant Group is planning to set up a centralised kitchen in London which will enable it to expand its chain of restaurants from seven to up to 30.
08-Jul-1998

JWE Telecom is planning to open 20 mobile communication business centres and a number of retail outlets.
08-Jul-1998

Waterstone's has announced a £14m expansion programme that will see the opening of seven new bookstores, including a £3m superstore at London's Oxford Circus, and the conversion of 48 of its recently-acquired Dillons stores.
08-Jul-1998

The Bluewater shopping centre near Dartford is beginning a roadshow across the south-east of England in order to recruit 6,700 staff in preparation for its opening next March.
08-Jul-1998

The government has awarded private finance initiative contracts for the construction and operation of two new prisons, with UK Detention Services getting an 800-place prison near Salford, and Premier Prison Services a 400-place young offenders institution near Bristol.
08-Jul-1998

Vauxhall is to increase production of the Astra by 20% to 160,000 cars a year by adding a third shift at its Ellesmere Port factory, creating 1,000 jobs.
03-Jul-1998

Woolwich is to set up a call centre in Clacton-on-Sea that will offer advice on all its banking services, creating 400 jobs.
30-Jun-1998

Chevron of the US and Petroplus of the Netherlands are planning to reopen the Gulf Oil refinery in Milford Haven, south Wales, in order to make its storage capacity available to other companies and to supply the regional electricity network.
29-Jun-1998

Asda is to invest £5m this year on a number of new initiatives including an internet store selling music, videos and books, a satellite TV shopping channel and a new home delivery service.
26-Jun-1998

Bank of Scotland's Capital Bank subsidiary is said to be planning to create 700 jobs at new offices in Speke-Garston near Liverpool.
24-Jun-1998

Watson & Philip is planning to open 90-100 Alldays convenience stores in the second half of this year, with most being franchised.
24-Jun-1998

The Wineworld theme park in London is expected to open next May, and plans are being prepared for an exhibition of the world's wines as well as restaurant and corporate entertainment facilities.
19-Jun-1998

Courts, the electrical and furniture retailer, is planning to open up to 10 UK superstores this year with an emphasis on northern England.
18-Jun-1998

Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers is planning to open 40 convenience stores per year as part of an ongoing expansion programme for its One Stop Community Stores chain.
17-Jun-1998

Autokuhler of Germany is to invest £3m in a new heat exchangers production plant in South Wales.
16-Jun-1998

British Airways has announced plans to create 3,500 jobs at Gatwick airport over the next 10 years, in order to support an expected 60% increase in passengers and a near doubling of cargo.
13-Jun-1998

Packard Bell NEC is to set up a £26m computer factory in Livingston, Scotland, with employment reaching 450 by 2000.
13-Jun-1998

Tesco is planning to open a further 21 stores in the UK this year, as part of an expansion programme that will create about 10,000 jobs.
12-Jun-1998

Honda Motor of Japan is to invest a further £450m at its Swindon factory to build a compact hatchback, creating about 1,000 jobs.
11-Jun-1998

Mansfield Brewery is to open a further 15 concept pubs this year.
11-Jun-1998

Procter & Gamble is to set up a £100m tissues and towels factory in Manchester, creating 200 jobs, and production is due to start within two years.
10-Jun-1998

Yates Brothers Wine Lodges is to open 25 pubs over the coming year and is particularly targeting the south and London.
10-Jun-1998

Creative Group of Redditch is planning to resurrect the Jensen sports car brand, with the launch of a new model by the end of 1999.
08-Jun-1998

Tomoe of Japan is planning a £6m expansion at its valves factory in Newport, Gwent, that will create 100 jobs.
08-Jun-1998

Luminar is to open another 12 Chicago Rock Cafes this year, as well as three discos and a Rhythm Room Bar and Grill.
05-Jun-1998

AEA Technology is forming a £12m joint venture with Japan Storage Battery and Mitsubishi Materials to set up a plant in Thurso to produce lithium batteries for the defence and communications sectors, in a move that will create 130 jobs.
04-Jun-1998

Wiggins has signed a 20-year deal with Air Atlanta Icelandic to operate charter and freight flights from Manston airfield, as part of a plan to transform the site into London's fourth airport.
29-May-1998

Fuller Smith & Turner, the London brewer, is planning to open up to 10 outlets this year with an investment of £20m.
29-May-1998

Allders is planning to open two new At Home furnishing stores in Chester and Chichester, creating around 150 jobs.
28-May-1998

Trinity Care has announced plans to continue to expand its business, with new nursing homes in Oxford, Hove and Aylesbury and an increase in its number of beds by at least 196 to 1,340 this year.
28-May-1998

Coffee Republic is planning to expand its chain of coffee stores out of its London home and into other parts of the UK, and is looking particularly at Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
28-May-1998

Powerhouse Holdings, the electrical appliances retailer, is planning to expand its chain of superstores from 39 to 50 and then hopes to undergo a flotation next year.
27-May-1998

Hill Hire, the truck and trailer rental group, is planning to open three more regional centres over the next two years and is currently looking for sites in the West Midlands and the south west.
27-May-1998

ICL is forming an alliance with Microsoft to develop a new generation of consumer-oriented IT systems, and the move will create 1,000 new jobs in Europe.
27-May-1998

Daiwa Securities, the Japanese stockbroker, is to move the headquarters of its international operation to London.
23-May-1998

Storehouse is looking to expand into the home furnishings market and is also planning to refurbish its smaller Mothercare outlets and add an extra 12 Bhs stores, creating 1,500 jobs.
22-May-1998

DreamWorks SKG of Hollywood is to set up a film production company in London, and will invest £30m a year in the venture.
22-May-1998

Rover is creating 1,000 jobs in order to produce its new executive car at its Cowley plant in Oxford, and is expanding capacity to build 150,000 units a year.
21-May-1998

Abbott Laboratories of the US is to set up a £30m biosensors factory near Witney in Oxfordshire, creating 700 jobs.
20-May-1998

Marks & Spencer has confirmed its commitment to a £2.2bn expansion plan that will include an extra 1.5m sq ft of retail space in the UK and 900,000 sq ft overseas.
20-May-1998

The government is planning a £15m rail freight terminal east of Cardiff, which will be run by Freightliner and is intended to take 40,000 truck journeys off the road each year.
18-May-1998

Car Group is opening a car retail site in Manchester offering 1,000 nearly-new vehicles, and will also open sites in London and the Sheffield-Nottingham area later this year.
15-May-1998

Eastern Group has selected County Antrim in Northern Ireland as the site for its first wind energy project, as it aims to produce 10% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2010.
14-May-1998

Unipart and Halfords have both announced plans to move into the vehicle fleet management sector, using their national networks of car servicing and repair outlets to offer a "one-stop shop" for fleet managers.
14-May-1998

Mitsubishi Chemical is to provide funding for a new Genetic Therapies Centre at Imperial College, London.
13-May-1998

Ask Central is to raise £6.4m in a rights issue in order to fund the expansion of its chain of 35 restaurants.
13-May-1998

GAME, the computer games retailer, is to raise about £10m in a flotation in order to fund the expansion of its chain from 65 outlets to at least 120 over the next three years.
12-May-1998

Scottish Coal has won contracts worth £400m to supply coal to Scottish Power, which will enable it to go-ahead with the £35m expansion of its Longannet complex in Fife.
12-May-1998

British Digital Broadcasting is appointing British Telecom to manage the customer call centre for its pay-television services, which will create an initial 100 jobs rising to over 1,000.
08-May-1998

Foxteq of Taiwan is to set up a £15m plant to make enclosures for personal computers at Renfrew near Glasgow, creating an initial 300 jobs.
08-May-1998

Matalan is to raise £10.3m in a flotation on May 14, some of which will be used to refurbish and expand its chain of out-of-town clothes shops.
08-May-1998

Whitbread is planning to open 80 pubs, 80 restaurants, three Marriott hotels, 25 Travel Inn budget hotels, and eight David Lloyd sports centres, creating 5,000 jobs.
07-May-1998

Aida Engineering of Japan is to invest £3m in the expansion of its machine tools plant in Derby, to cater for rising demand for high-speed presses that stamp out small metal parts.
05-May-1998

Whittard of Chelsea is considering plans to set up a chain of 100 kitchen stores over the next three years, selling kitchen utensils and storage jars.
04-May-1998

Grampian Holdings is planning to open 100 Edinburgh Woollen Mill clothes shops over the next three years, and will sell off its branded leisure goods business in order to fund the expansion.
30-Apr-1998

Galgon Industries of the US is to open a metal-forming plant in Glenrothes with the creation of 100 jobs.
30-Apr-1998

Scottish & Newcastle is to expand its chain of Rat & Parrot bars from 43 to 70, as part of a £21m expansion that will create 1,300 jobs.
30-Apr-1998

International Aero Engines, the consortium that includes Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney, has won a $2.3bn order for V2500 engines for a group of Latin American airlines, and they will be assembled in Derby.
29-Apr-1998

Merrill Lynch, the US investment bank, is planning to open offices in Newcastle, Edinburgh, Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester and Bristol, creating 300 jobs.
29-Apr-1998

Debenhams has announced plans for an additional six new stores, which along with the 10 previously announced would create 6,000 jobs.
28-Apr-1998

Channel Four is to create 61 new jobs to prepare for the introduction of digital TV and to cope with the increase in the number of programmes being commissioned.
23-Apr-1998

Game, the computer games retailer, is planning to double the size of its chain to 120 within three years, and funding will come from a £45m share placing later this spring.
23-Apr-1998

JJB Sports expects to open a further 50 sports shops this year, to add to the current 202.
23-Apr-1998

DFS Furniture is to open up to 20 new stores over the next three years, with five due to open before August 1998.
23-Apr-1998

David Lloyd is linking up with Scottish & Newcastle to invest £100m in the creation of a chain of family-oriented fitness clubs called the Next Generation, which will include tennis courts and beauty parlours.
23-Apr-1998

Carlton Communications is to invest £20m in the creation of a new company called Carlton Online, which will develop a number of new internet businesses and create 30 jobs.
23-Apr-1998

Budgens is planning to open a further 20 Xpress convenience stores on Q8 petrol station forecourts over the next two years.
23-Apr-1998

Maverick, the US record label, is planning to open a London operation in the next six months.
22-Apr-1998

Tesco is to open 26 UK stores this year, and has outlined plans to double overseas investment this year with particular emphasis on Ireland and central Europe.
22-Apr-1998

Golden Wonder is planning to invest £30m in the expansion of its crisps manufacturing facilities in Scunthorpe and Corby, creating 100 new jobs.
22-Apr-1998

Matalan, the out-of-town clothing retailer, is to raise £15m of new money in a flotation next month in order to pay off debts, while it also plans to open 10 new stores this year.
21-Apr-1998

British Airways is planning to create 7,000 jobs over the next 12 months, including cabin crew, customer services, telephone sales and pilots, with most of them located at Heathrow and Gatwick.
20-Apr-1998

British Telecom is to set up a £6m call centre in Dundee, creating 800 jobs and offering services to companies that outsource their call handling.
18-Apr-1998

Electronics Boutique, the computer games retailer, is planning to add 30 stores to its current 150 this year, and is also looking to expand into Germany, France, Spain and Sweden.
15-Apr-1998

Central Railway is drawing up plans to build a freight and passenger rail link from Liverpool to the Channel Tunnel, running through Manchester, Sheffield, Leicester and London, and stopping at Lille in northern France.
15-Apr-1998

SGB is expanding its powered access division by opening a new branch in Coventry and by ordering 349 additional aerial work platforms to bring the fleet total to 939.
15-Apr-1998

Cendant of the US is planning to set up a chain of up to 70 Days Inn and Howard Johnson budget hotels in the UK over the next five years, and has already granted a master franchise to Premier Hotels of Worthing.
11-Apr-1998

Borders of the US is to open a book and music superstore in Brighton in the autumn, followed by one in London next spring.
11-Apr-1998

New Look, the fashion retailer, is planning to raise £100m in a flotation in order to repay debt, redeem preference shares, and finance a roll-out of 150 stores.
09-Apr-1998

James Beattie is considering plans to invest £18m in the expansion of its existing department stores, the opening of new stores and possibly an acquisition.
09-Apr-1998

Moss Bros is planning to open 10 new menswear stores this year, and has identified 40 potential sites.
07-Apr-1998

Goldsmiths is planning to open up to 20 jewellery stores over the next year, having opened 15 over the last year.
07-Apr-1998

The £78m Millennium Link project to link up canals between the west and the east of Scotland is set to go ahead following the promise of additional funding from British Waterways Board, Scottish Enterprise and local authorities.
07-Apr-1998

Freeport Leisure is to raise £63m in a rights issue in order to fund the development of two new discount factory outlets.
06-Apr-1998

J Sainsbury has confirmed plans to launch a home shopping service at 32 of its larger stores, enabling customers to order groceries via phone, fax or internet, and about 500 jobs will be created.
06-Apr-1998

National Westminster Bank is launching a new investment banking business called Hawkpoint Partners, and is on the look-out for staff.
01-Apr-1998

Delta Electronics of Taiwan is planning a £10m plant to make power supplies for computers at East Kilbride, creating 200 jobs.
31-Mar-1998

Seagate Technology of the US is to invest a further £27m in its semiconductor plant near Edinburgh, creating 100 jobs.
26-Mar-1998

Clinton Cards is planning to open up to 40 outlets this year to add to the existing 476.
26-Mar-1998

Virgin Express, the low-cost airline, may move its headquarters from Brussels to the UK or Ireland due to interference from the government and unions in Belgium.
25-Mar-1998

Astra of Sweden is considering plans to move some of its drugs research activities into the UK and the US due to high taxes and a shortage of scientists in Sweden.
23-Mar-1998

Wm Morrison is planning to create 2,400 jobs this year and open a further six supermarkets, including two in the south.
20-Mar-1998

Fidelity Investments is said to be planning to set up a £10m centre in preparation for the launch of Individual Savings Accounts in April 1999, creating 200 jobs.
20-Mar-1998

Kwik-Fit is looking to expand its car parts business into other European countries, including Germany and Scandinavia, and has also announced plans to double the number of staff selling motor insurance in the UK.
20-Mar-1998

Daewoo of South Korea is forming a £160m joint venture with LDV of Birmingham to build up to 80,000 medium and heavy vans per year, creating about 2,000 jobs.
19-Mar-1998

Commercial Financial Services of the US is to set up a call centre in Maidstone to offer debt collection services, creating 200 jobs.
19-Mar-1998

Ericsson, the Swedish telecoms company, is considering plans to move head office functions to London as high taxes in Sweden are preventing it from recruiting top managers.
18-Mar-1998

Oxford Asymmetry, the biotechnology company, has raised £18m in a share placing that will enable it to invest in new staff, premises and technology.
11-Mar-1998

JD Wetherspoon is planning to open a further 50 pubs over the next six months.
11-Mar-1998

CMG, the computer services company, is planning to recruit a further 2,000 staff this year, but has warned of a problem with the skills shortage in the jobs market.
10-Mar-1998

The Ministry of Defence is to set up a science park for biotechnology companies at the Porton Down germ warfare research centre near Salisbury, as part of a strategy to increase technology transfer with industry.
09-Mar-1998

Grundig is planning a £4m expansion at its Llantrisant factory in south Wales to make set-top boxes for BSkyB, creating 215 jobs.
04-Mar-1998

Barclays Bank is to open a telephone banking centre in Sunderland for its Barclaycall service, creating 2,000 jobs.
27-Feb-1998

Celtic Energy is to develop a deep coal mine at Margam in South Wales, creating up to 300 jobs.
27-Feb-1998

Black & Decker is to invest £18m in the expansion of its County Durham plant to produce power tools for the professional tools market, creating 350 jobs.
26-Feb-1998

Roach Foods is expanding its meat production facilities in Cornwall with the creation of 300 jobs.
14-Feb-1998

PizzaExpress plans to open at least 30 new restaurants this year, and franchises will also open in Delhi, Moscow, Paris and Cairo.
10-Feb-1998

Nakagawa Sangyo of Japan is to set up a factory to make fibreglass components for car exhausts in Corby, creating 120 jobs.
09-Feb-1998

Kyoshin Shoji of Japan is to build a factory to make foam for car interiors in Mansfield, creating 70 jobs.
09-Feb-1998

LJ Specialities of Japan is to build a chemical dyestuffs plant in Chesterfield, creating 20 jobs.
09-Feb-1998

Prudential is to create 1,500 jobs at a new £25m direct banking centre in Derby.
07-Feb-1998

Hawkesbay Sportswear, the US clothing company, has acquired three factories in Ireland in preparation for the creation of 1,200 jobs and 100 retail outlets in the UK and Ireland.
07-Feb-1998

Land Rover is to support a £122m investment programme to expand its dealer network, which will include new showrooms, workshops, off-road courses, and the creation of 1,200 jobs.
03-Feb-1998

Topps Tiles is planning to increase its chain of stores from 61 to over 100 by May 2000.
29-Jan-1998

Land Rover is adding a further 400 jobs at its Solihull plant to cope with strong demand for the new Freelander vehicle, and the company is expecting production to reach 80,000 units a year.
27-Jan-1998

Aisin Seiki of Japan is to build a £5m car parts plant in Birmingham to produce oil and water pumps for Toyota, creating 100 jobs.
23-Jan-1998

PolyGram of the Netherlands is said to be planning to set up a visual special effects unit in London, to be used initially for its forthcoming Thunderbirds film.
22-Jan-1998

London Docklands Development Corporation has given its support to a plan to double the number of flights at London City Airport, creating up to 3,000 jobs, and the government now needs to decide whether to give approval or refer it to a planning inquiry.
21-Jan-1998

Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, the US investment bank, has announced details of its European expansion which include the setting up of an equities research, sales and trading business in London, creating up to 200 jobs.
21-Jan-1998

Oxford Asymmetry, the speciality chemicals company, is planning a flotation in order to raise £20m to invest in laboratories, technology and new staff.
20-Jan-1998

Argos has issued a profits warning due to poor sales of toys, jewellery and electrical goods, while it has also announced plans to cut 100 head office jobs, close a warehouse in Welwyn Garden City, create a new distribution centre in Lancashire, and pilot a home shopping service.
17-Jan-1998

600 Group is launching a low-cost laser cutting system called LazerBlade that will sell for under £200,000, and about 40 jobs will be created at its Loughborough plant.
14-Jan-1998

Isola Werke of Germany is planning to invest £28m at its printed circuit board base factory in Cumbernauld, creating about 300 jobs.
13-Jan-1998

Toyota has confirmed plans to invest £150m at its Deeside plant in north Wales to make engines for the new car that will be built in France, creating 310 jobs, and the move could prompt Japanese component makers to set up UK subsidiaries.
10-Jan-1998

Tasco Europe, the accountancy joint venture between Shell International and Ernst & Young, is to start offering accounting services to pan-European companies, and will create 400 jobs in Glasgow over the next three years.
09-Jan-1998

Birds Eye Wall's is to set up major new coldstore at Hams Hill near Birmingham next year, creating 80 jobs.
08-Jan-1998

Borders of the US is to open a superstore in London's Oxford Street selling books, videos, music and computer games, and will follow this up with a chain of UK stores including an outlet in Leeds that is due to open in the autumn.
07-Jan-1998

Ford has announced that Halewood will be used to produce the new Jaguar X400 small car, which will safeguard 1,800 jobs on Merseyside and create up to 400 engineering jobs in Coventry.
07-Jan-1998

Zeneca is planning a £11m investment in the expansion of facilities to produce its Zomig migraine treatment, and a new plant will open in Macclesfield early next year.
06-Jan-1998

The Inter-Alliance chain of financial advisers is to raise £5m with a listing on Aim in order to expand to 1,500 advisers over the next three years.
05-Jan-1998

Paramount Foods is to set up a pizza factory in Deeside, North Wales, creating 85 jobs over the next two years.
03-Jan-1998

BFT Plastics is linking up with Krupp Kautex of Germany to make plastic pallets at its Carrickfergus plant in Northern Ireland, and plans to employ up to 70 people in its challenge to the worldwide dominance of wooden pallets.
02-Jan-1998