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20 May 2013 £100m hotel and leisure development - 300 potential new jobs - view original
Skelwith Group Limited | Reg No. 06347203 | HQ Yorkshire and the Humber | Tel 019 0478 8308 | Turnover £0.0m | Locations 1 | 2 Company Alerts
Hotel Development Projects: 1 Location Gained Leisure Premises: 1 Location Gained Job Gains / Losses: 300 Jobs Gained Yorkshire and the Humber: 300 Jobs Gained | 1 Location Gained Leisure, Hotel & Restrnts: 300 Jobs Gained | 1 Location Gained
York-based Skelwith Leisure is to start work on the £100m Flaxby Country Resort near York, in May 2013. The hotel and leisure development will feature a spa and gym, restaurants and bars and boutiques, totalling 240,000 sq ft. When opened, 300 people will be employed at the resort.
20 May 2013 Turnover passes £100m - exceptional business growth - positive outlook - view original
Herbert T. Forrest Limited | Reg No. 01060906 | SIC Code 4521 | HQ North West | Tel 01772 708600 | Turnover £67.4m | Employees 492 | Locations 1 | 2 Company Alerts
Forrest, the Lancashire-based social housing contractor, achieved exceptional growth in the year to August 2012, with revenues up 50% to more than £100m. Earnings rose from £6m to £8.2m and its secured £215m of contracts including major framework wins. 94% of forecasted income for the year to August 2013 is already confirmed.
20 May 2013 Profits Up - £20.4m for 12/13 - Business Growth - view original
Speedy Hire PLC | Reg No. 00927680 | SIC Code 7134 | HQ North West | Tel 01942 720000 | Turnover £329.3m | Employees 3844 | Locations 37 | 85 Company Alerts
Speedy Hire, the industrial equipment rental group based in Merseyside, have recorded operating profits of 20.4m up to March 2013, up from 12.6m. Turnover has also recently increased to 340.4m. The company, chairman Ishbel Macpherson, has 4,500 employees.
20 May 2013 Developing Bournemouth Winter Gardens - potential new jobs - view original
APB Park Limited | Reg No. 07440336 | HQ South East | Turnover £0.0m | Locations 1
Leisure Premises: 1 Location Gained Hotel Development Projects: 1 Location Gained Retail Premises: 1 Location Gained South West: 1 Location Gained
APB Park is planning to redevelop Bournemouth Winter Gardens into a mixed-use development including 86,000 sq ft of cinema and leisure space; an 86,000 sq ft hotel; 64,000 sq ft of commercial space; and 125,000 sq ft of residential space. The development could create employment and business opportunities.
20 May 2013 Building Division Growth - Large Contracts - Engineering Suffers
20 May 2013 Hotel in Highbridge Plans - Flats and YMCA to be Built
20 May 2013 £100m Hotel Approved - 280-acre Site - North Yorks Resort
20 May 2013 Rail Depot Go-Ahead - 7000 Jobs - HS2 Plans Changed
20 May 2013 Executive appointment - business development strategy
20 May 2013 Acquires Accession Group - 28m investment - A-Plant expansion
20 May 2013 8m contracts to boost staff numbers at Skene by 10%
20 May 2013 Expansion in Yorkshire - aims to double turnover - creating 100 jobs
17 May 2013 80,000 Leisure Scheme - Contractors Appointed - Work Commenced
17 May 2013 80,000 Leisure Scheme - Contract Secured - Work Commenced
17 May 2013 Contract Secured - £16.7m Knole Academy Overhaul - Completition September 2014
17 May 2013 450m contract with Thames Water - Deal up to 2015 - 868.5m Turnover
17 May 2013 1.5bn Contract secured - Joint Venture - Turnover 2.9bn
17 May 2013 £1.5bn Contract secured - Joint Venture - Turnover £1.2bn
17 May 2013 Acquired by Volvere - 150 Staff - £10m Revenue
17 May 2013 Improvement in occupancy rate - new datacentre
17 May 2013 £27m order Placed - 800 Machines - Company Growth
17 May 2013 Activity picks up at LSL
17 May 2013 £3.8m contract secured - new fire HQ and call centre - potential new jobs
17 May 2013 Contract Secured - New Radiotherapy Centre - 22m Facility
17 May 2013 2m construction centre - Work commencing - Completion September 2013
17 May 2013 2m construction centre - Work commencing - Completion September 2013
16 May 2013 Major contract secured - care home expansion
16 May 2013 Major shopping centre development - new cinema and restaurants - potential new jobs
16 May 2013 £5m contract secured - designing HQ for Regatta
16 May 2013 New contract secured - to design 22.5m radiotherapy centre
16 May 2013 Performance meets expectations - new Waitrose store - potential new jobs
15 May 2013 £80m investment - Manchester office development - potential new jobs
15 May 2013 £1.7m Contract Awarded - Completion September 2013
15 May 2013 1.7m Contract Secured - Completion September 2013
15 May 2013 London acquisition - business growth - further expansion planned
15 May 2013 Co-founder to retire
15 May 2013 Management changes - business may be rebranded - co-founder leaves
15 May 2013 New London Council Contract - 40 Jobs for Locals
15 May 2013 Armagh Prison Development - 320 Jobs - £23m Hotel Project
15 May 2013 Newcastle Gin House - 40 New Jobs - Historic Redevelopment
15 May 2013 Hartlepool Firm Expands - 40 New Jobs - £100k Investment
15 May 2013 Turnover up to £53m - Profit up to 33.9m - Company Growth - 200 Employees
15 May 2013 Nottingham Architects Awarded - 10m Control Tower
15 May 2013 2.3m Offices Contract - 1616m2 of Space in Rugby
15 May 2013 £700m worth of contracts secured - Turnover £1.7bn - 20,300 Employees
14 May 2013 Bank cash for Hall Construction
14 May 2013 Devon Contract - 1.5-acre Site - 70-bed Hotel
14 May 2013 Buckinghamshire Solar Farm Acquired - £4.2m Deal
14 May 2013 New Liverpool Offices - 40,000 sq ft - Business Growth
14 May 2013 £50K Loan from Steel Enterprise - £100K Development Investment - 40 Jobs Created
14 May 2013 Management changes at Cheltenham branch - new area manager
14 May 2013 £7m retail and leisure investment - Derby County stadium development - 25 new jobs
14 May 2013 Double Purchase Deal - 132,000 sq ft Sold - Business Performance
14 May 2013 Leicester Visitor Centre Contract - Business Growth
14 May 2013 House sales up 9% - selling price up 3%
14 May 2013 Sales up 8 per cent - Annual Revenues of 1.5bn - 3870 Employees
14 May 2013 Profits up 10% to £51.5m - growth in emerging markets
14 May 2013 H&V News Award secured - Outstanding Contribution to the industry
14 May 2013 Profits up 54% to 1m - staff recruitment plans - business growth strategy
13 May 2013 141m Energy Centre - Contractor Chosen - 90% Waste Re-Used
13 May 2013 Vinci scoops 141m Cornish incinerator build
13 May 2013 Recycling Firm Purchase - £221m Deal - Business Expansion
13 May 2013 £60m turnover expected - local authority contracts secured - developing aerospace supplier village
13 May 2013 Management buyout - new chairman
13 May 2013 12 New Retail Units - 60m Walkden Project - 20,000 sq ft
13 May 2013 60m Walkden Project - 20,000 sq ft - Business Growth
13 May 2013 Co-op Contract Secured - 3 Year Duration - Business Growth
13 May 2013 W.Yorks Purchase - 5.6m Deal - 122,000 sq ft
13 May 2013 Truro Science Park - 1.8m Development - Final Stage
13 May 2013 CPO Secured - £330m Project Go-Ahead - Business Growth
13 May 2013 £9m Contract Secured - Cambridge Technical College - Completition 2014
13 May 2013 £27m Midlands schools contract secured - Turnover £945.9m
13 May 2013 Swansea Hospital Contract - £16m Project - 50,000 sq ft
13 May 2013 New Cheltenham Offices - 6.2m Development - Final Stage
13 May 2013 Contract nears completion - £29m academy to open
13 May 2013 12-acre Tower Bridge Site - 800 New Homes - New Offices
13 May 2013 White Rock Development - £100m Investment - 1200 jobs
13 May 2013 £5m contract secured - creating employment opportunities
13 May 2013 £200m gas powerplant development - 100s new jobs expected
13 May 2013 Contracts won - Company Growth - Turnover 25.4m
13 May 2013 University Contract Secured
13 May 2013 Contract Awarded - New Resturant - Company Expansion
13 May 2013 18.5m leisure centre - Education Partnership - Completion December 2014
10 May 2013 Wigan Purchase - 16,000 sq ft - Business Growth
10 May 2013 Contractor appoints new MD
09 May 2013 Sussex wind farm planned - renewable energy development
09 May 2013 Acquires LIFTCo stakes - £10m investment - public sector partnership
09 May 2013 Turnover increased to £58m - £15m profit
09 May 2013 PFI assets sold - £58.5m proceeds from sale
09 May 2013 Proposed new hotel and office complex by Trafford Centre
09 May 2013 Next phase of development plan underway
09 May 2013 £3.2m for New Property - Business Expansion
09 May 2013 Purchase by French Firm - MD to Retire - Business Change
09 May 2013 Energy Park planned - 4,000 potential new jobs
09 May 2013 University buys campus for £2.9m - Business Expansion
09 May 2013 £35m Investment - Shopping Refurbishment
09 May 2013 Three Major Contracts - Business Strength - North-West
09 May 2013 40 jobs at risk - Centralisation - Takeover Offer for May Guerney
09 May 2013 70 new jobs - £2.9m expansion - new premises
09 May 2013 Group Chief Executive Appointed - expanding overseas through acquisition - revenue falls to 24m
09 May 2013 New chief executive appointed - significant business change
09 May 2013 5m Water Contract - Sole Contractors - Business Growth
08 May 2013 200m Recycling Centre - 253 Bristol Jobs- Major Contract
08 May 2013 New phase of development at Manufacturing Technology Park
08 May 2013 New 700,00 sq ft Regional Distribution Centre - Business Expansion
08 May 2013 Double Purchase Deal - 132,000 sq ft - Business Growth
08 May 2013 Council Contract Secured - New Offices- Business Growth
08 May 2013 Surgo hails \'creditable\' performance
08 May 2013 £10m Care Home Contract won - Business Expansion
08 May 2013 £12m Shopping Parade - Concerns Over HGV
08 May 2013 New Private Hospital - 120m project - NHS First
08 May 2013 100 new jobs - 23.5m renewable energy facility
08 May 2013 Anglo Holt aids industrial expansion
08 May 2013 School Contract Secured - 6m Project - Business Growth
07 May 2013 Cambs Office Closure - 40 Jobs at Risk
07 May 2013 £22m contract secured - Hampshire Complex - New Jobs
07 May 2013 Bradford School Contract - £1.8m creates 90 places
07 May 2013 17m York contract win - 9.5bn Turnover - 50,000 Employees
07 May 2013 New South West Office - Business Expansion
07 May 2013 £46.5m property sale - Trading Estate sold to Schroder Life
07 May 2013 335m hospital contract - PFI scheme
07 May 2013 Permission for larger supermarket - Business Expansion
07 May 2013 1.6m office purchase - New School Planned - 14,000 sq ft
07 May 2013 Acquired out of Administration - 50 jobs saved - Independent Company
07 May 2013 4million college contract secured - Company Growth
07 May 2013 £1.2m Expansion - 6 new classrooms
07 May 2013 Company Growth - New Jobs - Financial Strength
07 May 2013 Retailing area now open - Business Expansion
07 May 2013 New Headquarters - Business Expansion
07 May 2013 Pre Construction Role Won - Business Expansion
03 May 2013 Joint Venture - 120m Complex - Resonsible for Funding
03 May 2013 70m contract - Joint Project - 424.3m Turnover
03 May 2013 £35m Digital Plaza project - New Company Set up
03 May 2013 Turnover and profits down - Company still profitable
03 May 2013 £7m Project - 100 City Beds for Students
03 May 2013 Bournemouth 40m project - Business Growth
03 May 2013 New care home planned - retail space
03 May 2013 School Expansion - 7m Contract - Business Performance
03 May 2013 Expanding Industrial Estate - Business Expansion
03 May 2013 Joint Venture Sold - 4m Asset Impairment Charge - 750.1m Turnover
03 May 2013 Health Centre Project Begins - 6m Contract
03 May 2013 Business Development Manager appointed - company rebranded - service developments
03 May 2013 250 New Jobs - New Plant - Business Expansion
03 May 2013 Turnover up to £108m - Profit up to £8.1m - Company Growth
03 May 2013 Secures local authority contract - potential new jobs
03 May 2013 Contract Wins - 3m Value - Company Growth
03 May 2013 Business park expansion - unit let to Morrells Wood Finishes - potential new jobs
03 May 2013 Administrators Apppointed
02 May 2013 Elland sale boosts profits at London Security
02 May 2013 Major housing development - partnership with Peel Holdings
02 May 2013 Marina and leisure development - 85 new jobs expected
02 May 2013 150 Possible Job Losses - Cost Cutting Measures - £211.9m Turnover
02 May 2013 DBK appointed on Birmingham hotel scheme
02 May 2013 Birmingham contract secured - 35m hotel development
02 May 2013 Canals contract secured - Business Growth
02 May 2013 £1.2m Salford properties - Business Expansion
02 May 2013 Prestigious Award - Business Growth
02 May 2013 400 Job Losses - Firm goes into Administration
02 May 2013 Turnover doubled to 1.7m - funding for expansion - jobs created
02 May 2013 New warehouse in Christchurch - Business park 90% full
02 May 2013 £1.2m sale - Business Expansion - More Purchases
02 May 2013 Double let for business park - Long-term leases
02 May 2013 Double let for business park - Long-term leases
02 May 2013 Former colliery site secured - 474 homes
01 May 2013 Bank funding secured - £1.5m capital investment - creating new jobs
01 May 2013 Major redevelopment contract secured - potential new jobs
01 May 2013 Architects merge - opening Birmingham office - potential new jobs
01 May 2013 Gains £2m NHS framework - business development strategy
01 May 2013 £3m investment - acquires business park
01 May 2013 Warehouse conversion - £1m Contract Secured - 2 Month Duration
01 May 2013 80m Green energy plant - 50 jobs created - 150 Construction Jobs
01 May 2013 £1m Refurbishment
01 May 2013 Funding Secured - Company Growth
01 May 2013 Green energy scheme approved - 256 construction Jobs - 56 Full Time Jobs
01 May 2013 Factory redevelopment - new storage and distribution warehouse
01 May 2013 Joint Venture - 90m Portfolio
01 May 2013 £43m refinancing with LLoyds Bank - business growth strategy - product development
01 May 2013 New store and in Mablethorpe - up to 270 new jobs
01 May 2013 Joint Ownership of Caird Barton Sold
01 May 2013 In Administration - 125 jobs hit lost - Buyer sought for components
01 May 2013 Buyer sought - In Administration 63m Turnover - 300 Employees
01 May 2013 Buyer sought - In Administration 63m Turnover - 300 Employees
01 May 2013 Buyer sought - In Administration 63m Turnover - 300 Employees
01 May 2013 Buyer sought - In Administration 63m Turnover - 300 Employees
01 May 2013 Wind Farm Operating
01 May 2013 Stephenson Quarter development Contract Secured - Completion May 2015 - 44m Deal
01 May 2013 Stephenson Quarter development - Completion May 2015 - 44m Deal
01 May 2013 13m General Hospital - Construction Commenced - Joint Project
01 May 2013 13m General Hospital - Construction Commenced - Joint Project
01 May 2013 Turnover £7m - Contracts Secured worth £8m - 100 Employees
30 Apr 2013 Internacionale store opening - strong shopping centre performance
30 Apr 2013 Major contract secured - £1m Liver Building refurbishment
30 Apr 2013 Science park expansion - 150 new jobs expected
30 Apr 2013 £1.2m office refurbishment scheme - marketing investment
30 Apr 2013 Contract Secured - learning facilities at University Technical College
30 Apr 2013 Double contract win - £41.8m Value
30 Apr 2013 £1.9m Refurbishment Contract Secured - Queen's University Belfast learning spaces
30 Apr 2013 Companies Merge - Job Losses
30 Apr 2013 Birmingham team expanded - 2 appointments
30 Apr 2013 Business Park Development - Potential New Jobs
30 Apr 2013 Appointed by British Council - Provision of services to 270 commercial properties
30 Apr 2013 Major office development approved - potential new jobs
30 Apr 2013 New Jobs - Location Expansion
30 Apr 2013 £250m Motorway Services Area Sale
30 Apr 2013 £18.5m of contracts secured - 50 Employees - Company Growth
29 Apr 2013 New Recycling Centre - Business Expansion
29 Apr 2013 Achieves record home sales - strong profits performance expected
29 Apr 2013 Far East contract secured - Joint Project - Completion Summer 2013
29 Apr 2013 2200 New Jobs - City Centre Development
29 Apr 2013 New Location - Business Expansion - New Jobs
25 Apr 2013 Secures 9.2m funding - new M&S Simply Food store
25 Apr 2013 £81m investment - acquires Cheshire shopping park - new Debenhams store
25 Apr 2013 Major leisure and education development - potential new jobs
25 Apr 2013 £1.5m investment - new headquarters - business growth
25 Apr 2013 Contract secured - £2.5m arts and education centre - potential new jobs
25 Apr 2013 3.6m contract secured - new primary school - possible employment opportunities
25 Apr 2013 150 New Jobs - Business Expansion
25 Apr 2013 New manufacturing plant - Centre of Excellence - Business Expansion
25 Apr 2013 £8m UTC development - opening in September 013
24 Apr 2013 ILS Group Acquired - 20m Raised in Placing
24 Apr 2013 £3.2m school contract secured - 50 Construction Jobs - Completed December 2013
24 Apr 2013 Residential Management Group Acquired - Name Retained - Operate as a Subsidiary
24 Apr 2013 Acquired by Places for People - Name Retained - Operate as a Subsidiary
24 Apr 2013 new 430 jobs - new site - business expansion
24 Apr 2013 New 23,000 sq ft site - business expansion
24 Apr 2013 £40m Greenwich village project - Company Growth
23 Apr 2013 11m loan - Refinancing of Portfolio
23 Apr 2013 Contact Secured from Bristol Sport - 40m Redevelopment
23 Apr 2013 Project Completed - 500 Employees - £88.7m Sales
23 Apr 2013 Building plans passed - business expansion
23 Apr 2013 Business Developments
23 Apr 2013 £50m scheme restarted - business expansion
23 Apr 2013 2 new office buildings - business expansion
23 Apr 2013 Turnover up 20% to £240m - profits up 40% to £9m - new jobs
23 Apr 2013 new jobs - £36m Government Decent Homes
23 Apr 2013 Permission gained for Housing Development - Awaiting Decision for Hotel Development
23 Apr 2013 Multi Million Pound Regeneration Project - Construction to Commence - Joint Venture
23 Apr 2013 Multi Million Pound Regeneration Project - Construction to Commence - Joint Venture
23 Apr 2013 London Monument office building - Work to Commence Summer 2013
23 Apr 2013 New office - business expansion
23 Apr 2013 4million Exeter library redevelopment - Contract Secured - Work Underway
23 Apr 2013 £7m project delayed
23 Apr 2013 Company expansion -
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