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