People & Jobs - Job Gains / Losses |
| Gain | Loss | Date | Headline | Summary | Organisation | Turnover | Profit | Employees | Locations |
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| | 07 Feb 2012 | £95m costs to be cut - 770 worldwide Jobs Lost - Profits down to £537m | Smith & Nephew, which employs 11,000 people worldwide including 1,200 in the UK, is to save £95m in costs over the next two years by cutting around 770 administrative jobs. | Smith & Nephew PLC | £2,467m | £573m | 10,172 | 5 |
| | 06 Feb 2012 | £900k investment - new site acquired - business expansion strategy | Petrol forecourt equipment distributor Berry's Technologies Ltd has bought a 20,000 sq ft site in Aston, Birmingham for £900,000. The site, which is close to the M5 and M6, will allow the company to expand, potentially creating new jobs. | Berrys Technologies Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
| 100 | | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 07 Feb 2012 | £74m NHS contract secured - potential new jobs | Atos Origin UK Holdings Ltd has secured a £74m, five-year contract to provide IT services to the Department of Health. Atos Origin will help to reduce costs in the NHS and provide the necessary ICT for planned NHS reforms. The contract has the potential to create new jobs. | Atos Origin Uk Holdings Limited | £0.0m | £0.0m | 0 | 1 |
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