Headquarters & Premises - Retail Premises |
| Gain | Loss | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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| 1 | 30 Jan 2012 | £95m shipping port acquisition - shopping centre sold - focusing on ports business | Forth Ports Plc has acquired the remaining shares in Tilbury Container Services, taking control of a major London shipping port in a £95m agreement. It has also sold the 420,000 sq ft Ocean Terminal shopping centre in Edinburgh, in order to focus on developing its ports business. | Forth Ports Plc | £182m | £70m | 1,120 | 4 |
| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £65m property acquisition - commercial and residential development | Exemplar Properties is purchasing the Quartermile development in Edinburgh from Gladedale Capital for £65m. The unfinished development, which is on the site of the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, includes 900 flats, 395,000sq ft of offices and 70,000sq ft of shops and leisure space. | Exemplar Properties Holdings LLP | £10m | £2m | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | | 30 Jan 2012 | £12.4m property acquisitions - £165m invested - fund performance strengthened | CBRE Global Investors has completed two property acquisitions in Manchester, following an active 18 months buying for its fund, increasing the total invested to around a £165m. The latest purchases include a Gap store in Manchester worth £12.4m and Ashburton Park in Trafford Park for £6.8m. | Cbre Global Investors Europe Holdings Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 30 Jan 2012 | Sony Centre in Gloucester shuts after 57 years | AFTER half a century spent trading in Gloucester city centre, a top electrical shop has closed. | | | | | |
| 1 | 1 | 01 Feb 2012 | Relocating Peterborough store - larger premises - 88 new jobs | Next Plc is closing its store at Peterborough's Bretton Centre by May 2012. The retailer is opening a new unit at the Brotherhood Retail Park in Peterborough in October 2012 and the 48 employees at the Bretton Centre outlet will be give the opportunity to relocate. The new store will employ 88 staff. | Next PLC | £3,454m | £575m | 50,000 | 500 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Office Premises |
| Gain | Loss | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £65m property acquisition - commercial and residential development | Exemplar Properties is purchasing the Quartermile development in Edinburgh from Gladedale Capital for £65m. The unfinished development, which is on the site of the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, includes 900 flats, 395,000sq ft of offices and 70,000sq ft of shops and leisure space. | Exemplar Properties Holdings LLP | £10m | £2m | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £57m development approved - 900 potential new jobs | Places for People Group Ltd's £57m regeneration of the St Paul's area of Bristol has been approved by planners. The development, which includes up to 250 flats or houses, commercial buildings, a surgery and new public open spaces, is expected to create around 900 jobs. | Places For People Group Ltd | £340m | £80m | 2,352 | 2 |
| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £1.3m business centre - potential new jobs | Ashfield District Council expects to finish work on a £1.3m business centre in summer 2012. The former Beardall School in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, is being transformed into the new centre, where it is expected jobs will be created. Work was funded by the European Regional Development Fund. | Ashfield District Council | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | | 02 Feb 2012 | Work completed on new four storey building | Building work has been completed on new civic offices in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, developed by English Cities fund (ECf), a partnership between Muse Developments, Legal and General Property and the Homes and Communities Agency. The new four storey building was designed by Cartwright Pickard Architects and built by Morgan Sindall and will provide 123,000 sq ft office accommodation. David Wells is Development Director at ECf. | English Cities Fund | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | Work complete on civic offices | Building work has been completed on the new civic offices Wakefield One, based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The development, designed by London based Cartwright Pickard Architects and built by Morgan Sindall, will provide 123,000 sq ft office accommodation and will open in September 2012. The new four storey building was developed by English Cities fund (ECf), a partnership between Muse Developments, Legal and General Property and the Homes and Communities Agency. | Cartwright Pickard Architects Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Educational Premises |
| Gain | Loss | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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| 1 | | 02 Feb 2012 | £777k contract secured - new classrooms | EN Suiter & Sons Ltd has secured a £777,488 contract with Peterborough City Council to build four new classrooms at Heltwate School. The space will allow the school to increase its pupil numbers by 32. | EN Suiter & Sons Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | | 03 Feb 2012 | £4.5m capital investment - modernising engineering facilities - potential new jobs | City College Plymouth has been awarded a £1.5m grant towards modernising its engineering facilities by the Skills Funding Agency. A total of £4.5m will be invested in a state-of-the-art learning environment which will open in September 2013, allowing the college to continue to support Plymouth's key engineering industry and potentially creating jobs. | City College Plymouth | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 31 Jan 2012 | £20m Hampshire school contract - Work to Commence Summer 2012 - Turnover £1.1bn | BAM Construction has won a contract to supply preconstruction services for a £20m school development in Hampshire. The contractor will construct two new buildings as well as refurbishing several others on the existing site under a contract for Hampshire County Council, work is to commence in summer 2012. Bob Sanders is Construction Director. | Bam Construct UK Limited | £1,037m | £16m | 2,619 | 3 |
| 3 | | 03 Feb 2012 | Senior appointment - extending choice of courses - new premises - creating jobs | South Essex College of Further and Higher Education has appointed Angela O'Donoghue as its new Principal and Chief Executive with effect from August 2012. The college is continuing to expand its range of courses across south Essex and new facilities are to be built in Southend, Basildon and Thurrock. The expansion has the potential to create jobs. | South Essex College of Further and Higher Education | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | Primary school expansion - £10.4m capital investment - potential new jobs | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is investing £10.4m to improve buildings and facilities at six primary schools. The council has promised to provide 90 new permanent reception class places per year across the six schools. The expansion could create a significant number of jobs. | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Healthcare Premises |
| Gain | Loss | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £57m development approved - 900 potential new jobs | Places for People Group Ltd's £57m regeneration of the St Paul's area of Bristol has been approved by planners. The development, which includes up to 250 flats or houses, commercial buildings, a surgery and new public open spaces, is expected to create around 900 jobs. | Places For People Group Ltd | £340m | £80m | 2,352 | 2 |
| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £25m hospital redevelopment - potential new jobs | Keyworker Homes is starting redevelopment work at the former East Street hospital in Newton Abbot, Devon. The £25m redevelopment includes a care home, retirement complex, 53 homes, commercial and retail space, a GP surgery and a veterinary centre. The development is expected to create a substantial number of jobs. | Keyworker Homes (Newton Abbot) Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | £2.5m veterinary centre - 6 new jobs | Dransfield Properties Ltd is building a £2.5m veterinary centre in Morpeth which will open in June 2012. Six jobs will be created at the new centre which will provide larger premises for Robson and Prescott veterinary practice. | Dransfield Properties Limited | £7m | £1m | 16 | 1 |
| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £2.4m health centre refurbishment - improved facilities | A £2.4m refurbishment of Glastonbury Health Centre is running to schedule and work is due to begin on the next stage of the project. The new centre will be able to cater for 8,000 patients and will replace the 1970s built centre on the same site. | Glastonbury Health Centre | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £2.2m haemotology unit opens - service improved significantly | Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has opened its £2.2m Macmillan Haematology Suite, offering patients more comfort, privacy and dignity. An 18-month fund-raising campaign by the Chronicle & Echo and Macmillan Cancer Support is still ongoing and £700,000 is still needed to fund the project. | Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Industrial Premises |
| Gain | Loss | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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| | 30 Jan 2012 | £95m shipping port acquisition - shopping centre sold - focusing on ports business | Forth Ports Plc has acquired the remaining shares in Tilbury Container Services, taking control of a major London shipping port in a £95m agreement. It has also sold the 420,000 sq ft Ocean Terminal shopping centre in Edinburgh, in order to focus on developing its ports business. | Forth Ports Plc | £182m | £70m | 1,120 | 4 |
| 1 | | 02 Feb 2012 | £8m expansion - 100 new jobs - relocated to larger premises | Hawk Group, which specialises in heavy plant hire, has moved from Loppington, Shropshire to larger premises near Whitchurch, Shropshire, as part of an £8m expansion plans. The company is creating 100 jobs and has invested in 60 new hydraulic excavators and 20 forklift truck-like telehandlers in order to gain more international business. | Hawk Group Ltd | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | | 30 Jan 2012 | £500m waste incinerator contract - potential new jobs | Bam Nuttall Ltd has secured a contract to carry out civil engineering work on a £500m waste incinerator in Kings Lynn for Cory Wheelabrator. The incinerator will process 260,000 tonnes of waste a year and generate more than 20MW of electricity. The contract has the potential to create new jobs. | BAM Nuttall Ltd | £695m | £12m | 3,038 | 18 |
| 2 | | 02 Feb 2012 | £40m Investment - Two New Plants Proposed - 80 New Jobs | Prosper De Mulder, a Recycling specialist plans to invest £40m in two new UK plants in 2012. The new plants, in Widnes and East London, will each create around 40 jobs and should be operational by 2013. The recycling capacity of Doncaster will also be doubled, each handling around 90,000 tonnes of food waste each year and producing 4mws of renewable energy. Philip Simpson is Commercial Director. | Prosper De Mulder Ltd | £198m | £-9.6m | 895 | 2 |
| | 02 Feb 2012 | £400k investment - Jobs created | Window manufacturer Hourglass Seal is investing £400,000 in new state-of-the-art machinery at its factory in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, creating new jobs. Production will increase from 2,000 to 3,500 units a week. The business currently employs 25 staff. Andy Thomas is sales and marketing director. | Hourglass Seal Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 3 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Public Service Premises |
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| 1 | | 31 Jan 2012 | £7.5m capital investment - new headquarters | Work to create a new headquarters for Clackmannanshire Council will start in February 2012 and the offices could be open in spring 2013. The council is investing £7.5m to refurbish the former Paton's mill and school in Alloa for business purposes. | Clackmannanshire Council | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Religous Premises |
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| 1 | 30 Jan 2012 | 34 jobs lost - closing convent | The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur is closing its convent in Dumbarton, Scotland, with the loss of 34 jobs, including carers, domestic and catering staff. The convent will be taken over by The Carmelite Sisters, another Dumbarton-based religious order, but they are not expected to retain any lay members of staff. | Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Cultural Premises |
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| | 02 Feb 2012 | £80k capital investment - library refurbishment | Devon County Council is investing £80,000 to refurbish Sidmouth Library. It is installing self-service technology and wireless internet access as part of the investment. The technology will be introduced across the county to make libraries faster and more efficient. | Devon County Council | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | Library opened - new services | Nottingham City Council has opened a library at the new Bulwell Riverside joint service centre. The centre is designed as a community hub offering a range of services from a single site, including housing, youth, play facilities and GP practices. | Nottingham City Council | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | | 31 Jan 2012 | 21 jobs at risk - selling training centre - £755,000 cost savings strategy | Calderdale Council is selling Heath Training Centre in Halifax and will unse the funds for a new library. It is reorganising school-improvement services to help save 755,000 a year. Twenty-one jobs will be lost, mainly at the training centre. | Calderdale Council | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Call Centres |
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| | 30 Jan 2012 | Vodafone outsources over 200 call centre jobs to Teleperformance | Deal sees b2b specialist operations staff at Newark call centre transferred | | | | | |
| | 31 Jan 2012 | Salesforce launches virtual customer call centre for SMEs | Canny small business owners can use Saleforce.com's new Desk.com platform to keep abreast of all customer queries for free to keep down costs | | | | | |
| | 30 Jan 2012 | New 111 number is to create 140 jobs | by Katie Davies, The Journal | | | | | |
| | 31 Jan 2012 | Expanding firm moves to marina | AN accountancy firm has become the latest company to switch home to a former call centre. | | | | | |
| 1 | | 02 Feb 2012 | 500 jobs created - New contact centre - Expansion plans | Commercial laundry specialist JLA Group is to open a £1m contact centre at its head office in Ripponden, West Yorkshire, creating 500 jobs. The company has ambitious plans to double in size in the five years to 2016 and is recruiting people to work in engineering, sales and marketing. Stephen Baxter is chief executive. | Jla Clean Limited | £29m | £3m | 352 | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Hotel Development Projects |
| Gain | Loss | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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| | 01 Feb 2012 | £30m Speke cinema and hotel to go ahead | Plans for a £30m mixed-use scheme in Speke have been approved by Liverpool City Council. | | | | | |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | £10m Premier Inn - New Jobs - Company Growth | Planning and urban design consultancy Turley Associates, acting on behalf of Premier Inn are to begin work on £10m 175-bedroom Premier Inn in Bristol city centre. | Premier Inn Hotels Ltd | £87m | £12m | 3,433 | 600 |
| | 03 Feb 2012 | £10m Premier Inn - New Jobs - 170 Employees | Planning and urban design consultancy Turley Associates, acting on behalf of Premier Inn are to begin work on £10m 175-bedroom Premier Inn in Bristol city centre. | Turley Associates Ltd | £15m | £0.6m | 172 | 10 |
| | 30 Jan 2012 | Thompson Hotels expands to London | Thompson Hotels is to open its first UK property in London's fashionable Belgravia neighbourhood next week. | | | | | |
| 1 | | 31 Jan 2012 | Potential new jobs - major development plans | CIT Group Plc and Green Properties plan to redevelop the Market Towers office building inWandsworth. The Nine Elms scheme will include approximately 400 homes, a hotel and a public square with shops, restaurants and cafés. A substantial number of jobs are expected to be created by the proposed development. | Cit Group Plc | £8m | £3m | 26 | 2 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Leisure Premises |
| Gain | Loss | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £65m property acquisition - commercial and residential development | Exemplar Properties is purchasing the Quartermile development in Edinburgh from Gladedale Capital for £65m. The unfinished development, which is on the site of the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, includes 900 flats, 395,000sq ft of offices and 70,000sq ft of shops and leisure space. | Exemplar Properties Holdings LLP | £10m | £2m | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | | 02 Feb 2012 | £1m Investment - New Resturant - 50 New Jobs | Fiesta World Buffet and Bar have invested £1m in a new 300 seat resturant in Walsall creating 50 new jobs. The Resturant will open in March 2012. | Fiesta World Buffet Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | | 01 Feb 2012 | £1.4m council contract secured - potential new jobs - £85,000 capital investment | Somerset-based leisure trust 1610 Ltd has secured a £1.4m contract to manage leisure facilities for Torridge District Council for the 10 years to 2022. The council will now invest £85,000 in its leisure centres including a new dance studio and fitness suite. The investment is expected to create jobs. | 1610 Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| | 30 Jan 2012 | Troubled hotel firm in pledge to remain open | Bosses of a wedding venue have vowed to stay open, despite the hotel firm going into administration. | | | | | |
| | 01 Feb 2012 | San Carlo invests in Birmingham | Birmingham-headquartered San Carlo Group has invested £2.5m in a new Ventetian tapas bar. | | | | | |
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