Headquarters & Premises - Industrial Premises |
| Gain | Loss | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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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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