230 potential new jobs - leisure expansion at Broughton Park - view original
The British Land Company PLC | Reg No. 00621920 | SIC Code 7011 | HQ London | Tel 020 7486 4466 | Turnover £298.0m | Employees 555 | Locations 1 | 36 Company Alerts | 1 Subsidiary Alert
Job Gains / Losses: 230 Jobs Gained | 1 Location Gained Leisure Premises: 230 Jobs Gained | 1 Location Gained Wales: 230 Jobs Gained | 1 Location Gained Property, Land & Constr.: 230 Jobs Gained | 1 Location Gained
British Land plans to build an 11-screen cinema and five restaurants at Broughton Shopping Park in Flintshire, Wales. The expansion of the site would create 230 new jobs. British Land recorded turnover of £298m in 2011 and employed 555 staff.
21 May 2012
Private equity investment - business expansion - potential new jobs - view original
Cambrian Pet Foods Limited | Reg No. 01624292 | SIC Code 1572 | HQ Wales | Tel 01559384216 | Turnover £13.9m | Employees 80 | Locations 1
Carmarthenshire pet food producer Cambrian Pet Foods has secured investment from Swander Pace Capital, an American private equity firm to support its strategy to become the leading UK provider of specialist, holistic, dietetic and convalescent pet foods. The expansion is expected to create jobs. Cambrian Pet Foods has 80 employees and turnover of £16m.
17 May 2012
Acquires Skingenesis from administration - £12m combined turnover - north west expansion - view original
Destination Skin Limited | Reg No. 07206982 | SIC Code 5233 | HQ Wales | Tel 0844 576 8309 | Turnover £0.0m | Locations 1
Mergers, Acquisitions & Flotations: 3 Locations Gained Healthcare Premises: 3 Locations Gained Private Equity / Bank Funding: 3 Locations Gained North West: 3 Locations Gained Support Services: 3 Locations Gained
Skin clinic operator Destination Skin has acquired rival company Skingenesis out of administration after securing £2m from private investors. The acquisition gives Destination Skin three new clinics, in Leeds, Manchester and Chester and creates a company with a combined turnover of more than £12m.
16 May 2012
1.5bn sale of group cancelled - Chief Executive resigns - view original
PHS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | Reg No. 05402951 | SIC Code 7415 | HQ Wales | Turnover £394.6m | Employees 4940 | Locations 1 | 9 Company Alerts | 9 Subsidiary Alerts
Peter Cohen, Chief Executive of Wales based PHS, which is owned by private equity firm Charterhouse, has left the business. Charterhouse have been working with investment bankers from Goldman Sachs with a view to selling the company for 1.5bn. This sales process has been cancelled.
16 May 2012
1.5bn sale of group cancelled - Chief Executive resigns
16 May 2012
Caernarfon abattoir closed - 35 job losses - in administration
16 May 2012
New e-commerce website - new brand identity
16 May 2012
£365m wind farm approved - £365m investment - 300 jobs
15 May 2012
Company acquired - 200 new Welsh jobs
09 May 2012
Substantial turnover growth expected - £290,000 funding secured - 19 jobs created
09 May 2012
Outsourcing customer services - ongoing business growth - new call centre faciliites
More than four million people live in Wales, a region rich in both heritage and cultural diversity. And one that embraces change and challenge. The Welsh Regional Assembly will become the region’s foremost voice; creating a strategic partnership to boost the economic, social and environmental quality of life. Key sectors: aerospace, automotive components, manufacturing, engineering; optoelectronics, semiconductors, telecoms, ICT, software, multimedia; life sciences, biotechnology, medical devices, pharmaceutical; petrochemical; food and drink; financial and business services, contact centres, distribution. The population of Wales is 2.9m, 4.9% if the UK total. The workforce numbers 1.3m, 4.5% of the whole UK. Gross Value Added for the Wales region is £37.1bn, 3.9% of the UK total.