Headquarters & Premises - Retail Premises |
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| 1 | | 16 May 2012 | £500k investment - 30% increase in demand - New site | Whitley Brook Crematorium For Pets is investing £500,000 in a new site in Runcorn, Cheshire, creating new jobs. The company has outgrown its current site following a 30 per cent increase in demand. It will move by the end of 2012. | | | | | 2 |
| 1 | | 16 May 2012 | £30m investment in shopping centre - 500 new jobs - 18 new retail premises | Surrey Quays Limited (a joint venture between British Land and Tesco) has been granted planning permission for a 110,000 sq ft extension to Surrey Quays Shopping Centre at Canada Water in South East London creating 18 new shops and restaurants plus four new kiosk units. An extensive refurbishment of the existing shopping centre is also proposed. The project will cost £30m to complete and 500 permanent positions will be created as a direct result. David Pollock is Retail Development Manager for British Land. | | £6m | £6m | | 2 |
| 4 | 18 May 2012 | To sell 4 branches - competition concerns | Cheshire wholesaler Edmundson Electrical is selling four branches to facilitate its acquisition of the Electric Center. Selling the branches will mean the takeover does not have to be referred to the Competition Commission. Edmundson Electrical recorded turnover of 851m in 2010, and has 3,000 staff. | | £788m | £47m | 3,051 | 1 |
| 1 | | 21 May 2012 | To open London store - potential new jobs - e-commerce development | Designer label Temperley is opening a 2,500 sq ft store and headquarters in Mayfair, London, creating new jobs. The store is part of Temperleys international development strategy and further growth initiatives are planned, including a New York store in 2013 and the re-launch of e-commerce operations in October 2012. | | £12m | £0.1m | 109 | 1 |
| 1 | | 16 May 2012 | Telford branch opening - 12 potential new jobs | A new Subway fast food outlet is to open in Telford, Shropshire as part of the ongoing expansion of the brand, creating up to 12 jobs. The branch will be run by Simmi Sandhar, who previously ran the Bridgnorth branch before it closed down. | | £26m | £1m | 33 | 10,100 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Office Premises |
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| 2 | | 18 May 2012 | £1m revenue from Olympics - £121m debt facility secured - expansion in London | Student accommodation provider Unite Group expects Olympic contracts to add up to £1.75m to its revenue. A total of 3,600 of its rooms will be used in relation to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Unite is acquiring two planned schemes in Stratford and Camden and has secured a £121m debt facility with Legal & General. 2010 turnover £193.4m, 913 employees. | | £193m | £30m | 913 | 7 |
| 2 | | 15 May 2012 | £1m data centre upgrade - expansion in southern England - potential new jobs | Daisy Group has completed a £1m upgrade to its Manchester data centre, increasing capacity by 50%. It is opening a fifth UK site in 2012, in southern England. The capital investment programme will allow Daisy to deliver cloud computing to its clients and is expected to create employment and business opportunities. 2011 turnover £266.3m, 2,213 employees. | | £266m | £-15.8m | 2,213 | 4 |
| | 18 May 2012 | £1.5m office refurbishment - Work starting August 2012 | Landlord Kames Capital is to embark on a £1.5m refurbishment of an office block in Manchester city centre. The work will begin in August and be completed by December 2012. Project management practice Powell Williams will manage the project. John Benham is an assistant fund manager at Kames. | | £1,012m | £-0.5m | | 1 |
| 1 | | 17 May 2012 | Skegness office opened - Michael May Chartered Accountants acquired | Forrester Boyd has acquired fellow chartered accountancy firm Michael May. The acquisition gives the expanding firm an office in Skegness, Lincolnshire and increases total staff headcount to 150. The team at Skegness is headed by partner Alan Nesbitt. | | | | | 1 |
| | 16 May 2012 | Relocating - Company growth - £16.2m Revenue - Future Investment | PROPERTY developer Adderstone Group is moving into a bigger headquarters as it invests in a series of new projects. The Company has revenues of £16.2m for the 12 months to the end of March 2012. Founder and Managing Director is Ian Baggett | | £4m | £-0.5m | 18 | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Educational Premises |
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| 1 | | 17 May 2012 | £3m college expansion - 40 new jobs - vocational training development | Doncaster Deaf Trust is investing £3.2m in a social enterprise centre to offer vocational training for students. The scheme would create 40 office-based jobs. An earlier plan for a £17.5m development was abandoned due to financial restraints. The trust may also create facilities for young people with autism. 2011 turnover £8.1m, 246 employees. | | £8m | | 246 | 2 |
| 1 | | 17 May 2012 | New training academy - 230 jobs created | Aston Martin has opened a 1,400 sq m new training academy in Gaydon, Warwickshire, to train new employees. 230 new jobs have been created by the transfer of production of the Rapide model from Austria to Gaydon. Training will be carried out by staff recruited from the company's own production lines. | | £467m | £28m | 1,147 | 4 |
| | 22 May 2012 | Kier to build Dorset school | Kier Construction is the selected firm for the 9.8m renewal and refurbishment project at St Aldhelms Academy in Poole, Dorset. | | £228m | £3m | 1,349 | 3 |
| | 22 May 2012 | EC Harris to lead £35m uni project | The University of Manchester has appointed building consultancy EC Harris to work on a £35m development. | | | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 22 May 2012 | 70 teaching jobs lost - 2 schools closing - Building Schools for the Future programme | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is making 70 teaching staff redundant due to the closure of two Blackburn schools - Beardwood Humanities College and Crosshill School. Pupils will move to the new Blackburn Central High School under the Building Schools for the Future, BSF, scheme. | | | | | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Healthcare Premises |
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| 1 | | 21 May 2012 | Site for new hospital identified - 20m capital investment - employment opportunities | Northumbria Healthcare Trust is to build a 20m hospital at the Berwick Academy site, potentially creating new jobs. It will launch a 12-month consultation process followed by a six-month tender process. The hospital could be completed by summer 2015. | | | | | 1 |
| | 22 May 2012 | Reviewing hospital laundry - 40 jobs at risk - outsourcing proposal | Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is reviewing the future of the laundry service at Airedale Hospital in West Yorkshire. Options being considered include investing in new equipment and out-sourcing some of the work. Both options could lead to job losses from a team of 40. Christine Miles is director of operations at the Trust. | | | | | 1 |
| 2 | | 21 May 2012 | Proposed new nursing home and care home - includes residential and office development | Saint John of God Care Services has applied to build a 60-bed nursing home and an 11-bed care home on the site of the former Saint Clare Abbey in Carmel Road, Darlington. In addition to the two new buildings, it is also proposed to convert the Abbey into residential and office space. | | £23m | | 879 | 1 |
| | 21 May 2012 | Proposed new nursing home and care home includes residential and office development | Saint John of God Care Services has applied to build a 60-bed nursing home and an 11-bed care home on the site of the former Saint Clare Abbey in Carmel Road, Darlington. In addition to the two new buildings, it is also proposed to convert the Abbey into residential and office space | | | | | |
| | 17 May 2012 | Nursing home plans new end-of-life care unit | A SPECIALIST 32-bed nursing home providing palliative care for the elderly is set to be built on a derelict site in Sutton Coldfield. | | | | | |
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Headquarters & Premises - Industrial Premises |
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| | 17 May 2012 | £92m contracts awarded - offshore windfarm development | ScottishPower Renewables and Dong Energy have awarded contracts worth £92m for the transportation and installation of turbine foundations for the 389-megawatt West of Duddon Sands offshore windfarm, off the coast of Cumbria. The contracts have the potential to create employment opportunities. | | | £-0.0m | | 1 |
| 4 | | 21 May 2012 | £300,000 factory expansion - new jobs - exceptional business growth | Craftsman Tools has invested £300,000 to expand its factory in Otley, West Yorkshire, following increased demand for its products. Four jobs have been created and more are expected. The firm, which employs 60 people, increased 2011 sales by 39% to £4.8m and similar growth is expected in 2012. It hopes to increase turnover to £6m. | | £4m | £-0.1m | 47 | 1 |
| 1 | | 21 May 2012 | £21m capital investment - Colne abbatoir expansion | WM Morrison Supermarkets is investing £21m to expand the Woodhead Brothers abbatoir in Colne, Lancashire. An extra 4,445 square metres of space will be created at the abbatoir which is wholly owned by Morrisons. The introduction of state-of-the art machinery will allow thousands more livestock to be processed at the plant. | | £16,479m | £904m | 132,074 | 403 |
| | 17 May 2012 | £2.8m capital investment - 17 new jobs - £1.5m US contract secured | Prima Dental Group is expanding after securing a £1.5m contract to supply dental drills to the US market. It is investing £2.8m in new equipment and a recruitment campaign to fill 17 new roles at its Gloucestershire factory. The company is experiencing strong export growth. 2010 turnover £7.9m, 104 employees. | | £8m | £1.0m | 104 | 2 |
| 1 | | 17 May 2012 | £1m capital investment - warehouse refurbishment - potential new jobs | Logistics company AK Worthington has completed a £1m refurbishment of a 16,000 sq ft warehouse in Trafford Park, Manchester. The work was carried out by Russells Construction. The investment is the first phase of the two-stage development of an eight-acre site. The development has the potential to create employment opportunities. 2011 turnover £10m, 115 employees. | | £10m | £0.2m | 115 | 2 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Call Centres |
| Gain | Loss | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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| | 22 May 2012 | Wokingham call centre to close | Closing Wokinghams ambulance call centre will affect patient care, says a member of the service. | | | | | |
| | 18 May 2012 | New £430m contract - Outsourcing plans for UK retailer | International service company Serco, based in Hook in Hampshire, has produced a contract which will involve contact centres being outsourced in a £430m deal. The Business Process Oursourcing (BPO) contract has been made to improve efficiency of customer contact services for Shop Direct Group, a UK retail company. Christopher Hyman is Chief Executive of the Serco Group. | | £4,327m | £241m | 58,799 | 2 |
| | 22 May 2012 | Customer service provider integration to social contact centre | A cloud customer service provider, has announced the integration of a Facebook channel into its LiveOps Social application. | | | | | |
| | 16 May 2012 | Creating 80 jobs - call centre expansion - seeking telesales staff | Telecoms firm BT is strengthening its telesales operation at its South Tyneside call centre. It is recruiting up to 80 new employees, increasing headcount to 700 at the £10.5m business centre. The new recruits will sell BT products and services to new and existing customers. 2011 turnover £20bn. | | £20,076m | £2,578m | 93 | 1 |
| | 15 May 2012 | Company acquired - 200 new Welsh jobs | Veraco has been acquired by The Save Britain Money Group, safeguarding 150 call centre jobs. Veraco operates call centres in Swansea and Cardiff. it expects to create 200 new jobs in Cardiff by autumn 2012. | | £6m | £0.3m | | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Hotel Development Projects |
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| 1 | | 22 May 2012 | £4.5m hotel opens - 50 jobs created | Premier Inn has opened a £4.5m hotel in Paignton, Devon. The 61-bed Paignton South Premier Inn and 220-cover White Rock Beefeater Grill have created 50 new jobs. Premier Inn Hotels Ltd recorded £87.4m turnover in 2011 and employed 3,433 staff. | | £87m | £12m | 3,433 | 600 |
| 1 | | 22 May 2012 | £100m Rossington colliery redevelopment - potential new jobs | UK Coals property division, Harworth Estates, is building 1,200 houses in the third phase of the £100m redevelopment of the former Rossington colliery in Yorkshire. The 49 hectare redevelopment will also include a food store, commercial units, a pub and hotel. New jobs and business opportunities are likely to arise as a result of the investment. | | £351m | £87m | 2,877 | 1 |
| 1 | | 22 May 2012 | £1.1m capital investment - expanding Salford Quays hotel - potential new jobs | Premier Inn is investing £1.1m to expand its hotel at Salford Quays, Manchester, potentially creating new jobs. A four-storey extension will be added to the hotel, providing 28 extra bedrooms. Premier Inn Hotels Ltd recorded £87.4m turnover in 2011 and employed 3,433 staff. | | £87m | £12m | 3,433 | 600 |
| 1 | | 17 May 2012 | New £10m hotel development - Joint venture with hotel group - 55 new potential jobs | London based property development company Reef Estates Limited, along with Premier Inn Hotels Ltd, have submitted plans to build a 10m hotel in Winchester, Hampshire. If approved, the hotel would be built next to the citys fire station, and approximately 55 jobs would be created as a direct result. The hotel would have 101 bedrooms and parking for up to 87 cars. Stewart Deering is Director of Reef Estates. | | | | | 1 |
| | 22 May 2012 | New hotel approved in Romford | Romford will have a new 65-bed hotel above the Quadrant Arcade. | | | | | |
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Headquarters & Premises - Leisure Premises |
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| 1 | | 22 May 2012 | £100m Rossington colliery redevelopment - potential new jobs | UK Coals property division, Harworth Estates, is building 1,200 houses in the third phase of the £100m redevelopment of the former Rossington colliery in Yorkshire. The 49 hectare redevelopment will also include a food store, commercial units, a pub and hotel. New jobs and business opportunities are likely to arise as a result of the investment. | | £351m | £87m | 2,877 | 1 |
| 1 | | 22 May 2012 | £1.1m capital investment - expanding Salford Quays hotel - potential new jobs | Premier Inn is investing £1.1m to expand its hotel at Salford Quays, Manchester, potentially creating new jobs. A four-storey extension will be added to the hotel, providing 28 extra bedrooms. Premier Inn Hotels Ltd recorded £87.4m turnover in 2011 and employed 3,433 staff. | | £87m | £12m | 3,433 | 600 |
| 1 | | 22 May 2012 | Opening Corby pub - 45 potential new jobs | JD Wetherspoon is opening a new pub in Corby, Northamptonshire, following the success of its existing premises in town. Up to 45 jobs are expected to be created. The pub will be developed by Mulberry. JD Wetherspoon recorded £1bn turnover in 2011. | | £1,072m | £97m | 24,067 | 1 |
| 1 | | 18 May 2012 | Open fourth Manchester venue - 50 new jobs - £150,000 refurbishment programme | Baa Bar Group is opening a fourth venue in Manchester, creating 50 new jobs. It is also investing £150,000 to upgrade its other three Manchester sites in 2012. The expansion is part of a UK-wide investment programme. Baa Bar operates nine bars and turned over more than £11m in 2011. It employs 320 staff. | | £10m | £1m | 286 | 1 |
| | 22 May 2012 | Newbury Racecourse redevelopment moves closer | Newbury Racecourse chairman Dominic Burke has revealed that the timetable for redevelopment works at the course is set to be announced in the coming weeks. | | | | | |
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