People & Jobs - Job Gains / Losses |
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| 20 | | 22 May 2013 | £8m contracts secured - 20 new jobs | Fife-based Skene Group, which supplies the construction sector, is recruiting 20 new staff after securing construction and civil engineering contracts worth £8m, in Glenrothes, Perth, Kinross and Dundee. The contracts will also create jobs at local sub-contractors. Turnover £19.6m, 130 employees. | | £20m | £-0.3m | 127 | 3 |
| 69 | | 22 May 2013 | £7m investment - opening 70 more beds - recruiting nursers - relocating HQ | Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust is implementing a £7m plan to increase beds, reduce waiting times and improve patient care. Eleven more beds will be created at Bassetlaw Hospital, 48 in Doncaster and 10 in Montaigu hospitals. Additional nurses are being recruited. The trust headquarters in Doncaster will be relocated to create space for another ward. | | | | | 1 |
| 10 | | 21 May 2013 | £75K Business Loan - 10 New Jobs - Company expansion | Normanton engineering company Keats Engineering has doubled its workforce and is expanding into overseas markets following an investment from Finance Yorkshire. The company has recently doubled its workforce to 20 and returned from a major project in the Ukraine, which was part financed by a £75,000 business loan from Finance Yorkshire. Operations director Guy Nottingham | | | | | 2 |
| | 20 May 2013 | £7.25m Barclays funding secured - anaerobic plant expansion - potential new jobs | Renewables specialist Energen Biogas has secured a £7.25m loan and asset finance package with Barclays to fund the expansion of its Cumbernauld, Scotland-based anaerobic digestion business. The expansion of the plant, a joint venture with Shanks Group, could create employment opportunities. | | | | | 1 |
| 20 | | 17 May 2013 | £5m recycling facility - 20 New Jobs - Contract with E.On | Wood recycling business Plevin plans to open a £5m waste wood recycling centre in South Yorkshire which will create 20 jobs and process up to 150,000 tunnes of waste wood a year. The facility will primarily produce recycled wood chips for energy giant E.ON's £120m renewable energy plant at Blackburn Meadows near Sheffield, with Plevin the exclusive suppliers of fuel for the biomass-fired facility. Jamie Plevin, managing director | | £18m | £0.8m | 148 | 1 |
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People & Jobs - Management Moves |
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| 2 | | 22 May 2013 | Two Senior Appointments - Turnover £23.3m | Liquidnet, the institutional trading network, has made two senior appointments to its London based EMEA trading team. Julien Fougere has been appointed head of trading coverage EMEA and Stuart Thompson joins as an execution trader. | | £25m | £6m | 42 | 2 |
| | 21 May 2013 | Turnover increased to £287m - profit down 20% to £19m | Arriva Trains Wales, the operator of the Wales and Borders franchise, has recorded a 20% fall in pre-tax profit, from £23.4m in 2011 to £18.6m in 2012. Turnover increased to £287.2m in 2012, from £272.4m in the previous year. Ian Bullock was appointed managing director in January 2013. 2,000 employees. | | £272m | £21m | 1,998 | 2 |
| 3 | 22 May 2013 | Restructuring Plan - Top Management Depart - £14.5m Compensation payments | The chief executive, chief finance officer and managing director of beleaguered credit card insurance provider CPP Group are to leave the company as part of a wide-scale restructuring plan. The company was fined £10.5m for mis selling insurance products. | | £225m | £15m | 1,685 | 1 |
| 1 | | 20 May 2013 | Real estate team expanded - new partner appointed | Commercial law firm Watson Burton has expanded its real estate team with the appointment of partner David Pridmore. He will be primarily based in the firms Leeds office. Turnover £12.1m, 120 employees. | | £12m | £2m | 123 | 1 |
| | 21 May 2013 | Purchase by W. Lucy - Jobs Safe -Trade Continues | Truscanian Foundries, based in the West Midlands, have been purchased by W. Lucy and Co. The company will continue to operate as Truscanian and will retain all staff and management. | | | | | 1 |
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People & Jobs - Outsourcing |
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| | 21 May 2013 | Strong revenue growth - record level of contracts secured - positive business outlook | Outsourcing company Serco achieved strong organic revenue growth in the first half and expects to achieve full-year targets, after winning a record level of contracts in 2012. For 2013 it expects a small increase in the 3.3% organic growth achieved in 2012, with £0.9bn of contracts secured in the first four months. | | £4,646m | £266m | 76,670 | 2 |
| | 22 May 2013 | Outsourcing partner - New Website - Company Growth | Staffordshire-based DJH Wealth Management is looking to partner with like-minded advisory practices to outsource long-term care cases. The company is also in the process of launching a new website. | | | | | 1 |
| | 21 May 2013 | Outsourcing contract with Silex - closing London office - jobs at risk | NEOS, a producer of agricultural products, is to outsource its accounting and administrative services to Silex Management. It is taking office space in Switzerland from a Silex affiliate and is closing its London office, putting jobs at risk. Significant cost savings will be achieved. | | | | | 1 |
| | 23 May 2013 | Outsourcing contract awarded - moves to single operating platform | Ashcourt Rowan, the London-based wealth management group, has outsourced its asset management administration and custody to TD Wealth Institutional. Ashcourt Rowans custody, portfolio and settlement operations are now run by TD Wealth on its asset management platform. | | £36m | £-2.4m | 348 | 3 |
| | 22 May 2013 | Outsourcing Considered - 25 Staff Affected - In Consultation | KIDDERMINSTER carpet company Brintons is consulting 25 employees on the possibility of transfering them to another company. The company is considering a potential transfer of its logistics staff to a company that specialises in logistics. No decision has yet been made and the consultation process will last about a month. | | £87m | £-5.4m | 1,858 | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Office Premises |
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| | 22 May 2013 | £7m investment - opening 70 more beds - recruiting nursers - relocating HQ | Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust is implementing a £7m plan to increase beds, reduce waiting times and improve patient care. Eleven more beds will be created at Bassetlaw Hospital, 48 in Doncaster and 10 in Montaigu hospitals. Additional nurses are being recruited. The trust headquarters in Doncaster will be relocated to create space for another ward. | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 20 May 2013 | £4.4m Funding - Rochester Riverside Redevelopment | Medway Councils redevelopment of Rochester Riverside has received 4.4m in funding from the South-East Local Enterprise Partnership. The project will create around 3000 jobs as well as offices, shops, leisure facilities and up to 2000 homes. Chief Executive Neil Davies. | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 20 May 2013 | Thames Valley Data Centre - G-Cloud Expansion - Business Growth | Oracle, the US-based computer corporation, are opening a new data centre in the Thames Valley in order to capture government cloud computing business. The Centre will be open by July 2013 and will be their second in the UK. The company, president Mark Hurd, has a UK turnover of 652.9m. | | £653m | £-5.8m | 4,544 | 3 |
| | 20 May 2013 | Relocation to Dursley - 506 ft of Space - Potential Jobs | Kate Cairns Associates, the training consultancy company, have relocated to new offices at the St Mowden development in Dursley, Gloucs, totalling 506 ft of space. The move comes as the company looks to expand their team. | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | 21 May 2013 | Outsourcing contract with Silex - closing London office - jobs at risk | NEOS, a producer of agricultural products, is to outsource its accounting and administrative services to Silex Management. It is taking office space in Switzerland from a Silex affiliate and is closing its London office, putting jobs at risk. Significant cost savings will be achieved. | | | | | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Industrial Premises |
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| | 17 May 2013 | £7m biogas plant = £36m Renewable Energy Park - Planning Permission Received | Plans to build a £7m biogas plant as part of a 25-acre renewable energy park in Dorset have been given the green light. The anaerobic digester plant is to be based at Eco Sustainable Solutions' Parley site as part of its £36m renewable energy park. The company has already received planning permission for a £14m biomass generating station at Parley and there is also a £15m solar energy farm, which is currently being constructed, as part of the scheme. Trelawney Dampney, managing director | | £8m | £0.9m | 44 | 2 |
| 1 | | 22 May 2013 | £70m biomass plant - 100 Construction Jobs - 15 Operational Jobs | PEEL Energy has been given approval by the Government to build a £70m renewable energy plant in Trafford. The 20MW scheme will generate renewable electricity from biomass for 25 years. The plant will create 100 jobs during construction and 15 full times jobs when commissions. project manager Jon England | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 17 May 2013 | £5m recycling facility - 20 New Jobs - Contract with E.On | Wood recycling business Plevin plans to open a £5m waste wood recycling centre in South Yorkshire which will create 20 jobs and process up to 150,000 tunnes of waste wood a year. The facility will primarily produce recycled wood chips for energy giant E.ON's £120m renewable energy plant at Blackburn Meadows near Sheffield, with Plevin the exclusive suppliers of fuel for the biomass-fired facility. Jamie Plevin, managing director | | £18m | £0.8m | 148 | 1 |
| 1 | | 21 May 2013 | £30m wind farm development - opportunities for local firms | Spittal Hill Windfarm Limited plans to develop a £30m wind farm in Caithness, with up to eight turbines. Local firms could participate in the construction of the wind farm, and support its operation and maintenance. The windfarm could generate electricity to meet the annual average needs of 17,000 homes. | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 21 May 2013 | £2.5m AIM floatation - new office and manufacturing space - potential new jobs | AB Dynamics, a Wiltshire vehicle products designer and manufacturer, is to float on the Alternative Investment Market. It plans to raise £2.5m, giving it a market capitalisation of £14m. The company is building new office and factory space following strong business growth. The expansion could create jobs. Turnover £8.9m. | | £9m | £2m | 39 | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Retail Premises |
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| 1 | | 20 May 2013 | £4.4m Funding - Rochester Riverside Redevelopment | Medway Councils redevelopment of Rochester Riverside has received 4.4m in funding from the South-East Local Enterprise Partnership. The project will create around 3000 jobs as well as offices, shops, leisure facilities and up to 2000 homes. Chief Executive Neil Davies. | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 20 May 2013 | £100m Hotel Approved - 280-acre Site - North Yorks Resort | Skelwith Leisure, the York-based Property firm, are to begin work on their 100m, 303 bedroom hotel and spa in North Yorkshire. The development, on the site of the Flaxby Park Golf Course covering 280 acres, will also create restaurants, bars and shops, making it one of the largest resorts in the North. MD Paul Ellis. | | | | | 1 |
| 50 | | 22 May 2013 | Sales at 80m - 500 New Jobs - 50 New Stores | Your Electrical Supplies, Services and Solutions, aka YESSS, is due to report sales of 80m in its first year and create an additional 500 jobs, thanks to support from a 12m invoice finance facility from Lloyds TSB. The company, director and general manager Andy Singleton, will also open 50 new stores before 2014. | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 21 May 2013 | New Store in Oxford - 500 New Jobs - 10,000 sq ft | John Lewis, the national retailer, is to open a new store in Oxford's Westgate Centre, creating 500 jobs and totalling 10,000 sq ft of retail space. The company, MD Andy Street, has a turnover of 7.75bn and employs over 78,000 people. | | £7,759m | £391m | 70,000 | 199 |
| 1 | | 20 May 2013 | New Store Opens - 40 New Jobs - £1.4bn turnover | A new TK Maxx store is to open in South Reading, creating 40 new jobs. The company has an annual turnover of £1.4bn and employs 14,240 staff. | | £1,354m | £24m | 14,239 | 154 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Healthcare Premises |
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| 1 | | 21 May 2013 | £30m investment - A&E expansion plans | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is planning a £30m extension of the accident and emergency department at Leicester Royal Infirmary to cope with the growing number of patients. A bid for funding is being submitted to the NHS Trust Development Authority. | | | | | 1 |
| | 21 May 2013 | Care Home Purchase - Bank Funding - Business Expansion | Kargini Care Limited has purchased Valley Lodge care home in Hampshire thanks to funding from RBS, and have plans to expand further. The company, managing director Karim Rajin, now owns three care homes and has plans to refurbish Valley Lodge and increase capacity from 30 to 43. | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 21 May 2013 | 1.3m development completed - new specialist care unit - potential new jobs | Construction firm Strategic Team Group has completed the 1.3m development of a 40-bed community intermediate care unit. The South Leeds Independence Centre is jointly commissioned by Leeds City Council and NHS Leeds South and East CCG. Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust is lead provider. Jobs could be created at the new facility. | | £55m | £2m | 194 | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Educational Premises |
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| 1 | | 21 May 2013 | £8m investment - school development proposals | West Dunbartonshire Council is planning to develop a new £8m school for children with special needs. The facility will be built on the same site as an existing primary school. Work could start in April 2014 if the project is approved, with the school opening in August 2015. | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 21 May 2013 | £4.9m capital investment - new training facility planned | The Isle of Man College is planning to build new engineering and construction craft training facilities. Tynwald support and planning approval will be sought for the £4.9m development. Work could start in 2014, with the new facilities opening in 2014/15. | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 20 May 2013 | £20m Postgraduate Centre - University Growth | The University of Bedfordshire have had their 20m Postgraduate and Continuing Professional Development Centre opened by Universities and Science Minister David Willetts. The project in Luton, headed by University Vice-Chancellor Bill Rammell, is part of the institutions plans for growth. | | £2m | £-0.0m | 32 | 2 |
| 1 | | 21 May 2013 | New training complex - £10m investment | Cardiff City Football Club has agreed a long-term lease at Hensol and is to develop new training facilities at the 40-acre site. Work will being in summer 2013 to create five training pitches, goalkeeping and rehabilitation areas. The £10m complex is being financed by owner Vincent Tan. | | £18m | £-9.1m | 96 | 2 |
| | 21 May 2013 | New manufacturing institute - partnership with Coventry University - 600 potential new jobs | Unipart and Coventry University are working together to create a new, government-funded manufacturing institute. The Manufacturing Institute could create more than 600 manufacturing jobs by stimulating Uniparts supply chain and training a skilled new workforce. | | £1,064m | £8m | 8,533 | 2 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Public Service Premises |
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| | 20 May 2013 | £8.8m Wakefield station - Work completed November 2013 - Funding Secured | Construction has begun for the new Wakefield Westgate station building. The £8.8m project is the first new-build station on the East Coast Main Line in decades. Funding for the station comes from the Station Commercial Project Facility Fund, Access for All fund and English Cities Fund. East Coast stations and property director Tim Hedley-Jones | | £666m | £5m | 2,788 | 2 |
| | 20 May 2013 | £6.5 million railway station - Part of £37bn Investment | Plans for a new railway £6.5 million station in Derbyshire were given the green light alongside 3 other stations in the UK after successfully applying for funding under the New Station Fund. The fund is part of £37 billion worth of investment spent from 2014 to 2019, which will modernise the railways and provide massive benefits to both passengers and the UK economy. | | £6,004m | £2,347m | 35,253 | 1 |
| 3 | | 21 May 2013 | 37bn investment programme - 3 new railway stations | Network Rail is to part fund a 1.4m railway station in Devon from the New Station Fund, as part of a 37bn investment in UK railways by the government. The Department for Transport will pay for half of the Devon scheme. Three other stations, in London, Wales and Derbyshire, will also be built. | | £6,004m | £2,347m | 35,253 | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Leisure Premises |
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| 1 | | 20 May 2013 | £4.4m Funding - Rochester Riverside Redevelopment | Medway Councils redevelopment of Rochester Riverside has received 4.4m in funding from the South-East Local Enterprise Partnership. The project will create around 3000 jobs as well as offices, shops, leisure facilities and up to 2000 homes. Chief Executive Neil Davies. | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 20 May 2013 | £100m hotel and leisure development - 300 potential new jobs | 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. | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 20 May 2013 | £100m Hotel Approved - 280-acre Site - North Yorks Resort | Skelwith Leisure, the York-based Property firm, are to begin work on their 100m, 303 bedroom hotel and spa in North Yorkshire. The development, on the site of the Flaxby Park Golf Course covering 280 acres, will also create restaurants, bars and shops, making it one of the largest resorts in the North. MD Paul Ellis. | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 21 May 2013 | New training complex - £10m investment | Cardiff City Football Club has agreed a long-term lease at Hensol and is to develop new training facilities at the 40-acre site. Work will being in summer 2013 to create five training pitches, goalkeeping and rehabilitation areas. The £10m complex is being financed by owner Vincent Tan. | | £18m | £-9.1m | 96 | 2 |
| 1 | | 22 May 2013 | Hotel bought out of administration - 6m Guide Price | The Paragon Hotel in Birmingham city centre is set to undergo a refurbishment following its acquisition out of administration by an overseas investor. Namir El Alakbi has purchased the Paragon Hotel, which had a 6m guide price and now intends to refurbish the hotel. | | | | | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Hotel Development Projects |
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| 1 | | 20 May 2013 | £4.4m Funding - Rochester Riverside Redevelopment | Medway Councils redevelopment of Rochester Riverside has received 4.4m in funding from the South-East Local Enterprise Partnership. The project will create around 3000 jobs as well as offices, shops, leisure facilities and up to 2000 homes. Chief Executive Neil Davies. | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 20 May 2013 | £100m hotel and leisure development - 300 potential new jobs | 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. | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 20 May 2013 | £100m Hotel Approved - 280-acre Site - North Yorks Resort | Skelwith Leisure, the York-based Property firm, are to begin work on their 100m, 303 bedroom hotel and spa in North Yorkshire. The development, on the site of the Flaxby Park Golf Course covering 280 acres, will also create restaurants, bars and shops, making it one of the largest resorts in the North. MD Paul Ellis. | | | | | 1 |
| | 20 May 2013 | Hotel in Highbridge Plans - Flats and YMCA to be Built | The Mead Group, a Somerset family farming business which has diversified into property development, have had their plans to redevelop the Grade-II listed Highbridge hotel approved. The company, chairman Derek Mead, will transform the fire-ravaged building into flats and YMCA accommodaton. | | | | | 1 |
| 1 | | 20 May 2013 | Developing Bournemouth Winter Gardens - potential new jobs | 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. | | | | | 1 |
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Headquarters & Premises - Call Centres |
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| | 21 May 2013 | Revenue up 25% to £339m - business growth | Firstsource, an outsourcing firm with four centres in Northern Ireland, recorded 25% growth in revenue to £339m following new business growth and expansion with existing clients. Firstsource, which runs call centres for brands in the telecoms, media, banking and finance and healthcare industries, employs 32,000 staff globally. | | £56m | £0.7m | 2,293 | 3 |
| | 22 May 2013 | Record operating profit - turnover increased to £14.4bn - positive business outlook | Warwick-headquartered National Grid recorded a 6% increase in operating profit to 3.75bn and pre-tax profit up 14% to 2.92bn, for the year to March 2013. Revenue in the year climbed from 13.8bn to 14.4bn. The company expects to deliver another year of good operating performance in the year to March 2014. | | £13,832m | £3,539m | 26,081 | 12 |
| | 21 May 2013 | Profits up 38% - Business Overall Down to £511.3m | Ageas UK, the subsidiary of the Belgian insurance company, saw profits rise 38% to 19.4m in the first three months of 2013. The company, which operates an insurance joint-venture with Tesco, saw business volumes decline slightly overall to 511.3m. | | | £22m | 119 | 1 |
| | 20 May 2013 | Profits increased to £2.4m - £27m sales | Aker Business Services, based in Stockton on Tees, increased its 2012 pre-tax profit from 1.5m to 2.4m on sales of 26.9m. The company provides support to international oil services group Aker Solutions globally within IT, finance, accounting and HR. | | £26m | £1m | 70 | 1 |
| | 20 May 2013 | Profits Up - £20.4m for 12/13 - Business Growth | 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. | | £329m | £13m | 3,844 | 37 |
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Growth - Turnover Growth |
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| | 22 May 2013 | Turnover up to £4m - £1m Investment - New Jobs | Aberdeenshire drilling tool, engineering and manufacturing company, Paradigm Drilling Services, reported a rise in turnover from £1.9 million in 2011 to almost £4 million in 2012. The company is now investing a further £1 million of capital into additional manufacturing capacity and rental assets. The company also plans to recruit 10 new members of staff by the end of 2013. chair and CEO, Fraser Innes | | | | | 1 |
| | 22 May 2013 | Turnover up to £4.75 - New Contracts - £1m Investment | Precision engineering specialist Produmax grown turnover to £4.75 million, after a 12-month period in which it has secured major new aerospace and defence contracts. the company has invested £1 million in new technologies to win the contracts. managing director Jeremy Ridyard | | | | | 2 |
| | 21 May 2013 | Turnover up to £23m - £50m Targeted by 2017 - Company Growth | Cheshire engineering company Cygnet Group has recorded turnover up from £16m in 2011 to £23m in 2012. Cygnet has spent the past two years remodelling its business as part of a five-year plan which has the eventual aim of hitting the £50m turnover mark by the end of 2017. Managing director Matthew Kimpton-Smith | | £16m | £1m | 70 | 1 |
| | 20 May 2013 | Turnover passes £100m - exceptional business growth - positive outlook | 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. | | £67m | £5m | 492 | 1 |
| | 21 May 2013 | Turnover increased to £287m - profit down 20% to £19m | Arriva Trains Wales, the operator of the Wales and Borders franchise, has recorded a 20% fall in pre-tax profit, from £23.4m in 2011 to £18.6m in 2012. Turnover increased to £287.2m in 2012, from £272.4m in the previous year. Ian Bullock was appointed managing director in January 2013. 2,000 employees. | | £272m | £21m | 1,998 | 2 |
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New Business Wins & Company Awards - Contracts, Orders |
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| | 22 May 2013 | £8m contracts secured - 20 new jobs | Fife-based Skene Group, which supplies the construction sector, is recruiting 20 new staff after securing construction and civil engineering contracts worth £8m, in Glenrothes, Perth, Kinross and Dundee. The contracts will also create jobs at local sub-contractors. Turnover £19.6m, 130 employees. | | £20m | £-0.3m | 127 | 3 |
| | 22 May 2013 | £5m-plus contract secured - Two Yeara Contract - Businesses Sold - Sales Down | PAVING supplier Marshalls plc has secured £5m-plus two year contract to supply stone cladding to a project in the City of London. Sales of several quarries and associated aggregate businesses to Breedon Aggregates England Ltd has realised £17.5m | | £334m | £17m | 2,361 | 5 |
| | 21 May 2013 | £4.9m contract - Tyne Tunnels refurbishment | GB Building Solutions has been awarded a £4.9m contract to refurbish, renovate and modernise the Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels under the River Tyne. The contract was awarded by Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority. GB Building Solutions has a turnover of £125.9m and 260 employees. | | £126m | £0.3m | 258 | 7 |
| | 21 May 2013 | £30m wind farm development - opportunities for local firms | Spittal Hill Windfarm Limited plans to develop a £30m wind farm in Caithness, with up to eight turbines. Local firms could participate in the construction of the wind farm, and support its operation and maintenance. The windfarm could generate electricity to meet the annual average needs of 17,000 homes. | | | | | 1 |
| | 22 May 2013 | £105,000 loss - cost overruns on contracts - restructuring building and civil engineering division | Nottinghamshire-based North Midland Construction has experienced delays and cost overruns on two major construction projects, contributing to a pre-tax loss of £105,000 for the 2013 first quarter. Overall group revenue increased 3% to £45.2m. Further restructuring of the building and civil engineering division is underway. | | £167m | £-0.7m | 993 | 4 |
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New Business Wins & Company Awards - Awards |
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| | 20 May 2013 | Top Marketing Award - Business Performance | Guerilla Communications Limited, based in Newcastle, have been given the Global Brand Strategy of the Year award at the Drum Marketing Awards for their work with the Phoenix Group. The company, headed by MD James Allen, were the only North-East firm to be nominated. | | | | | 1 |
| | 21 May 2013 | Regional accountancy award - excellent business performance | Nicklin LLP, a West Midlands-based chartered accountancy firm, was named Accountancy Firm of the Year (more than five partners) in the ICAEW West Midlands Chartered Accountant of the Year Awards. It is the fifth time the firm has won the accolade, the previous four under the up to five partners category. | | | | | 1 |
| | 22 May 2013 | Receives Greenius award - innovative LoCooker appliance | Carmarthenshire-based Clyne Energy, has secured a Government Greenius (Green Genius) award in recognition of its LoCooker product. The LoCooker, which will be launched on 23 May, operates through a combination of water spray, water vapour and convection, delivering heat energy into food. | | | | | 1 |
| | 22 May 2013 | Ocado Contract Agreed - 170m Investment - Online Jan 2014 | Morrisons, the national supermarket with their HQ in Bradford, have agreed a long-term contract with the Ocado group, enabling it to enter the online grocery maret quickly and commence deliveries in January 2014. The company will invest 170m acquiring property from Ocado, but will not take a stake. Turnover 17.6 bn | | £17,663m | £973m | 131,207 | 403 |
| | 22 May 2013 | Innovation Award - new approach to Web analytics | Technology company CANDDi, which is backed by Northstar Ventures, has received the Innovation Prize at the 2013 Northern Tech Awards in recognition of the advances in online sales and marketing intelligence that CANDDi software provides. Tim Langley is chief executive. | | | | | 1 |
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Mergers & Acquisitions - Mergers, Acquisitions & Flotations |
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| | 21 May 2013 | £2.5m AIM floatation - new office and manufacturing space - potential new jobs | AB Dynamics, a Wiltshire vehicle products designer and manufacturer, is to float on the Alternative Investment Market. It plans to raise £2.5m, giving it a market capitalisation of £14m. The company is building new office and factory space following strong business growth. The expansion could create jobs. Turnover £8.9m. | | £9m | £2m | 39 | 1 |
| | 20 May 2013 | e-commerce expansion - acquires Lucky Sort | US-based social network Twitter has acquired Lucky Sort, a data analysis company based in Oregon. The latest acquisition follows the takeover of music-search service We Are Hunted in April 2013. | | | | | 1 |
| | 22 May 2013 | Two Acquisitions - Business Expansion - Trade Down | SIG, the distributor of specialist building products with their HQ in Sheffield, have acquired United Roofing Products and SK (Sales). The two purchases will enable the company, turnover 1.3bn, to expand their presence in the market, after reporting disappointing trading in the first half of 2013. Employees 11,105. | | £2,808m | £26m | 11,105 | 1 |
| | 21 May 2013 | Turnover at 360m - Business Expansion - Potential Acquisitions | Staffline Group, the Nottingham-based recruitment firm, has seen its turnover increase to 360m, as it looks to expand its geographic reach. The company, chief executive Andy Hogarth, are also looking at potential acquisitions to help them reach long-term growth targets. Employees 498. | | £288m | £8m | 498 | 1 |
| | 22 May 2013 | Truscanian Acquired - Growth Targeted - Management Teaam Retained | BLACK Country castings firm Truscanian Foundries is targeting growth after being sold in an undisclosed deal to W Lucy & Co. Truscanian will continue to trade from its existing site with the existing management team remaining in place | | £94m | £6m | 706 | 2 |
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Budgets & Expenditure - IT |
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| | 20 May 2013 | £7.9m Private Funding - 3 New Investors - Business Expansion | Cloudant, a database provider with offices in Bristol, has raised £7.9m in private funding from three new investors. Devonshire Investors, Rackspace Hosting and Toba Cpaital have all invested in the company in order to fund their global expansion. | | | | | 1 |
| | 20 May 2013 | £372k Government Grant - New Technology Developed | PhotonStar LED, the Hampshire-based lighting manufacturer, are to receive 372k from the Department of Energy and Climate Change towards the development of next-generation light technology, the ChromaWhite retrofit LED light. The company, headed by CEO James McKenzie, has a turnover of 5.7m. | | £6m | £-1.1m | 64 | 2 |
| | 20 May 2013 | Thames Valley Data Centre - G-Cloud Expansion - Business Growth | Oracle, the US-based computer corporation, are opening a new data centre in the Thames Valley in order to capture government cloud computing business. The Centre will be open by July 2013 and will be their second in the UK. The company, president Mark Hurd, has a UK turnover of 652.9m. | | £653m | £-5.8m | 4,544 | 3 |
| | 21 May 2013 | Selected as public sector supplier - product available on CloudStore | Adept4, the Cheshire-based IT services business, has been appointed supplier to the Governments third G-Cloud framework, launched in 2012 to reduce public sector IT costs. The agreement will allow Adept4 to target public sector organisations across the UK. Its Secure Email Service product will be available on the Government CloudStore. Turnover 2.25m. | | £2m | £0.4m | | 2 |
| | 23 May 2013 | Outsourcing contract awarded - moves to single operating platform | Ashcourt Rowan, the London-based wealth management group, has outsourced its asset management administration and custody to TD Wealth Institutional. Ashcourt Rowans custody, portfolio and settlement operations are now run by TD Wealth on its asset management platform. | | £36m | £-2.4m | 348 | 3 |
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Budgets & Expenditure - Marketing |
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| | 22 May 2013 | Very.co.uk launches media campaign - partnership with HP Automony | Online retailer Very.co.uk, part of Shop Direct, is launching an augmented reality media campaign to promote HP Autonomy technology. Readers of magazines such as Heat will encounter a promotion. Via a free Aurasma mobile app, Very.co.uk will invite readers to take a quiz to identify their ideal notebook. The promotion will include links to the Very.co.uk store. | | £1,513m | | 3,984 | 3 |
| | 20 May 2013 | Top Marketing Award - Business Performance | Guerilla Communications Limited, based in Newcastle, have been given the Global Brand Strategy of the Year award at the Drum Marketing Awards for their work with the Phoenix Group. The company, headed by MD James Allen, were the only North-East firm to be nominated. | | | | | 1 |
| | 17 May 2013 | Seeks £100,000 investment - QueryTree app launched - global marketing strategy | D4 Software, based in Birmingham, is seeking an investment of £100,000 following the launch of QueryTree, a cloud-based application which allows non-technical staff to analyse Big Data. The investment will allow the app to be marketed nationally and globally. | | | | | 1 |
| | 21 May 2013 | New Brand Websites - Focus on E-commerce sales - 4.7 per cent Revenue Increase | PZ Cussons is rolling out responsive design websites across its global brand portfolio as part of portfolio-wide focus on digital marketing activity aimed at increasing e-commerce sales. Waseem Haq, PZ Cussons digital strategy director | | £859m | £50m | 9,877 | 1 |
| | 22 May 2013 | Innovation Award - new approach to Web analytics | Technology company CANDDi, which is backed by Northstar Ventures, has received the Innovation Prize at the 2013 Northern Tech Awards in recognition of the advances in online sales and marketing intelligence that CANDDi software provides. Tim Langley is chief executive. | | | | | 1 |
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Budgets & Expenditure - Telecomms |
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| | 20 May 2013 | Major contract with Bowling college - IT and telecoms investment | LDD Group, a Leeds-based IT specialist reseller, has completed a major IT and telecoms infrastructure upgrade for Bowling College, an adult learning college in Bradford. Bowling College has now signed a fully managed support contract with LDD coving its entire IT Infrastructure. | | | | | 1 |
| | 20 May 2013 | Government G-Cloud Scheme - Approved for Third Time | Netcall Telecom, a leading provider of citizen engagement software, has been added for the third time to the list of approved suppliers under the UK Governments G-Cloud scheme, which is a collective resource of IT based services for public authorities provided via an app store. Sales director, Mark Holmes. | | | | | 1 |
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Companies Receiving Investment - Venture Capital |
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| | 20 May 2013 | £7.9m Private Funding - 3 New Investors - Business Expansion | Cloudant, a database provider with offices in Bristol, has raised £7.9m in private funding from three new investors. Devonshire Investors, Rackspace Hosting and Toba Cpaital have all invested in the company in order to fund their global expansion. | | | | | 1 |
| | 20 May 2013 | £3.9m Venture Capital - PayPal Founder Invests - Business Expansion | Transferwise, the London-based start-up specialising in peer-to-peer money transfers, have secured a 3.9m investment from Valar Ventures, an investment company set up by Paypal founder Peter Thiel. The company, founders Taavet Hinrikus and Kristo Kaarmann, will accelerate their European expansion plans. | | | | | 1 |
| | 21 May 2013 | £250k Investment - New Subsidiary Business - Business Expansion | Leicester based Catapult Venture Managers has injected a further 250,000 into online martial arts retailer Kick Sport. The cash is being used to launch a subsidiary business called Umkiki, which will create partnerships with martial arts clubs and associations, allowing them to benefit from sales made directly to their members. | | | | | 1 |
| | 22 May 2013 | US investors secured - £650,000 fundraising - business growth | Bristol technology business HybridCluster is expanding after securing the support of US investor Jason Seats, who founded the Slicehost cloud hosting service. HybridCluster secured the US investment with the help of Bristol incubator SETsquared. HybridCluster raised 100,000 dollars of convertible loan notes followed by a £650,000 fundraising to finance its expansion. | | | | | 1 |
| | 22 May 2013 | Management Buyout - £22m funding - Company Growth | Positive Cashflow Finance has undergone a management buyout with its founding team taking a majority shareholding after securing a 22m funding line from RBS Invoice Finance. Managing director David Smith | | £3m | £1m | 22 | 1 |
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Companies Receiving Investment - Private Equity / Bank Funding |
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| | 21 May 2013 | £75K Business Loan - 10 New Jobs - Company expansion | Normanton engineering company Keats Engineering has doubled its workforce and is expanding into overseas markets following an investment from Finance Yorkshire. The company has recently doubled its workforce to 20 and returned from a major project in the Ukraine, which was part financed by a £75,000 business loan from Finance Yorkshire. Operations director Guy Nottingham | | | | | 2 |
| | 20 May 2013 | £7.25m Barclays funding secured - anaerobic plant expansion - potential new jobs | Renewables specialist Energen Biogas has secured a £7.25m loan and asset finance package with Barclays to fund the expansion of its Cumbernauld, Scotland-based anaerobic digestion business. The expansion of the plant, a joint venture with Shanks Group, could create employment opportunities. | | | | | 1 |
| | 20 May 2013 | £372k Government Grant - New Technology Developed | PhotonStar LED, the Hampshire-based lighting manufacturer, are to receive 372k from the Department of Energy and Climate Change towards the development of next-generation light technology, the ChromaWhite retrofit LED light. The company, headed by CEO James McKenzie, has a turnover of 5.7m. | | £6m | £-1.1m | 64 | 2 |
| | 22 May 2013 | £300m Bank facility - Business Development - | Product wholesaler Palmer & Harvey McLane has agreed a £300m 3 and a half year facility from a syndicate of banks led by Barclays to develop its business. Jon Moxon, group finance director | | £4,166m | £26m | 2,824 | 11 |
| | 22 May 2013 | US investors secured - £650,000 fundraising - business growth | Bristol technology business HybridCluster is expanding after securing the support of US investor Jason Seats, who founded the Slicehost cloud hosting service. HybridCluster secured the US investment with the help of Bristol incubator SETsquared. HybridCluster raised 100,000 dollars of convertible loan notes followed by a £650,000 fundraising to finance its expansion. | | | | | 1 |
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Companies Receiving Investment - Private Finance Initiatives / PPI Initiatives |
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| | 17 May 2013 | Centre Expansion - 28m Funding - 250 New Jobs | The University of Bristol's National Composite Centre is undergoing the second phase of construction, doubling the centre's size and creating 50 NCC jobs, 50 roles within member organisations and 150 during construction. The project is being supported by 28m government funding. NCC Chief Executive Peter Chivers. | | | | | 1 |
| | 21 May 2013 | 5m Investment - 300 New Jobs - Business Growth | The Cartwright Group, an Altrincham-based coach manufacturer, has secured 1.9m in investment from the Regional Growth Fund, and will re-invest 2.9m creating 300 jobs, 30 of which will be apprenticeships. The company, joint managing director Steven Cartwright, has a turnover of 79.1m | | £79m | £3m | 484 | 2 |
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Performance & Profits - Profits |
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| | 22 May 2013 | £105,000 loss - cost overruns on contracts - restructuring building and civil engineering division | Nottinghamshire-based North Midland Construction has experienced delays and cost overruns on two major construction projects, contributing to a pre-tax loss of £105,000 for the 2013 first quarter. Overall group revenue increased 3% to £45.2m. Further restructuring of the building and civil engineering division is underway. | | £167m | £-0.7m | 993 | 4 |
| | 20 May 2013 | Turnover passes £100m - exceptional business growth - positive outlook | 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. | | £67m | £5m | 492 | 1 |
| | 21 May 2013 | Turnover increased to £287m - profit down 20% to £19m | Arriva Trains Wales, the operator of the Wales and Borders franchise, has recorded a 20% fall in pre-tax profit, from £23.4m in 2011 to £18.6m in 2012. Turnover increased to £287.2m in 2012, from £272.4m in the previous year. Ian Bullock was appointed managing director in January 2013. 2,000 employees. | | £272m | £21m | 1,998 | 2 |
| | 20 May 2013 | Turnover increased to £186m - profit increased to £6.3m - positive outlook for 2013 | Full-year turnover at car retailer Days Motor Group increased to £186.2m in 2012, up from £178.9m in 2011. Pre-tax profit increased from £5.4m to £6.3m over the same periods. The company plans to focus on sustained profitability and growth in 2013. 500 employees. | | £179m | £9m | 525 | 6 |
| | 21 May 2013 | Turnover at 360m - Business Expansion - Potential Acquisitions | Staffline Group, the Nottingham-based recruitment firm, has seen its turnover increase to 360m, as it looks to expand its geographic reach. The company, chief executive Andy Hogarth, are also looking at potential acquisitions to help them reach long-term growth targets. Employees 498. | | £288m | £8m | 498 | 1 |
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Performance & Profits - Business Performance |
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| | 20 May 2013 | £7.9m Private Funding - 3 New Investors - Business Expansion | Cloudant, a database provider with offices in Bristol, has raised £7.9m in private funding from three new investors. Devonshire Investors, Rackspace Hosting and Toba Cpaital have all invested in the company in order to fund their global expansion. | | | | | 1 |
| | 20 May 2013 | £372k Government Grant - New Technology Developed | PhotonStar LED, the Hampshire-based lighting manufacturer, are to receive 372k from the Department of Energy and Climate Change towards the development of next-generation light technology, the ChromaWhite retrofit LED light. The company, headed by CEO James McKenzie, has a turnover of 5.7m. | | £6m | £-1.1m | 64 | 2 |
| | 20 May 2013 | £3.9m Venture Capital - PayPal Founder Invests - Business Expansion | Transferwise, the London-based start-up specialising in peer-to-peer money transfers, have secured a 3.9m investment from Valar Ventures, an investment company set up by Paypal founder Peter Thiel. The company, founders Taavet Hinrikus and Kristo Kaarmann, will accelerate their European expansion plans. | | | | | 1 |
| | 20 May 2013 | £20m Postgraduate Centre - University Growth | The University of Bedfordshire have had their 20m Postgraduate and Continuing Professional Development Centre opened by Universities and Science Minister David Willetts. The project in Luton, headed by University Vice-Chancellor Bill Rammell, is part of the institutions plans for growth. | | £2m | £-0.0m | 32 | 2 |
| | 22 May 2013 | £105,000 loss - cost overruns on contracts - restructuring building and civil engineering division | Nottinghamshire-based North Midland Construction has experienced delays and cost overruns on two major construction projects, contributing to a pre-tax loss of £105,000 for the 2013 first quarter. Overall group revenue increased 3% to £45.2m. Further restructuring of the building and civil engineering division is underway. | | £167m | £-0.7m | 993 | 4 |
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Performance & Profits - Products and Services |
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| | 22 May 2013 | £7m investment - opening 70 more beds - recruiting nursers - relocating HQ | Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust is implementing a £7m plan to increase beds, reduce waiting times and improve patient care. Eleven more beds will be created at Bassetlaw Hospital, 48 in Doncaster and 10 in Montaigu hospitals. Additional nurses are being recruited. The trust headquarters in Doncaster will be relocated to create space for another ward. | | | | | 1 |
| | 17 May 2013 | Seeks £100,000 investment - QueryTree app launched - global marketing strategy | D4 Software, based in Birmingham, is seeking an investment of £100,000 following the launch of QueryTree, a cloud-based application which allows non-technical staff to analyse Big Data. The investment will allow the app to be marketed nationally and globally. | | | | | 1 |
| | 21 May 2013 | Revenue up 14% - increased demand from advertisers - positive outlook | Cineworld recorded a 14.3% rise in total revenues for the 19 weeks to 9 May 2013 after showing a number of blockbuster films and increasing prices. Increased income from commercials resulted in a 53.9% increase in other income. Business outlook is good, helped by a strong lineup of new films. | | £348m | £43m | 4,672 | 79 |
| | 22 May 2013 | Receives Greenius award - innovative LoCooker appliance | Carmarthenshire-based Clyne Energy, has secured a Government Greenius (Green Genius) award in recognition of its LoCooker product. The LoCooker, which will be launched on 23 May, operates through a combination of water spray, water vapour and convection, delivering heat energy into food. | | | | | 1 |
| | 21 May 2013 | Partnership with Samaritans - new call centre team - safeguarding vulnerable customers | Berkshire-based debt management company, Experto Credite, is establishing a new team to support vulnerable customers. It has partnered with the Samaritans to train 100 call centre staff how to identify vulnerable people and provide a sensitive and empathic approach. Callers in need of extra support may be referred to the Samaritans. | | £5m | £-0.2m | 103 | 1 |
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Hot Topic - Cloud Computing & Virtualisation |
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| | 20 May 2013 | £7.9m Private Funding - 3 New Investors - Business Expansion | Cloudant, a database provider with offices in Bristol, has raised £7.9m in private funding from three new investors. Devonshire Investors, Rackspace Hosting and Toba Cpaital have all invested in the company in order to fund their global expansion. | | | | | 1 |
| | 20 May 2013 | Thames Valley Data Centre - G-Cloud Expansion - Business Growth | Oracle, the US-based computer corporation, are opening a new data centre in the Thames Valley in order to capture government cloud computing business. The Centre will be open by July 2013 and will be their second in the UK. The company, president Mark Hurd, has a UK turnover of 652.9m. | | £653m | £-5.8m | 4,544 | 3 |
| | 21 May 2013 | Selected as public sector supplier - product available on CloudStore | Adept4, the Cheshire-based IT services business, has been appointed supplier to the Governments third G-Cloud framework, launched in 2012 to reduce public sector IT costs. The agreement will allow Adept4 to target public sector organisations across the UK. Its Secure Email Service product will be available on the Government CloudStore. Turnover 2.25m. | | £2m | £0.4m | | 2 |
| | 17 May 2013 | Seeks £100,000 investment - QueryTree app launched - global marketing strategy | D4 Software, based in Birmingham, is seeking an investment of £100,000 following the launch of QueryTree, a cloud-based application which allows non-technical staff to analyse Big Data. The investment will allow the app to be marketed nationally and globally. | | | | | 1 |
| | 21 May 2013 | New SaaS release - Cloud Summer updated | Informatica, the Software-as-a-Service provider, has released Informatica Cloud Summer 2013, the latest version of its cloud-based integration and data management offerings suite. The update includes new SAP connectivity, automation capabilities and data masking features. Turnover £15.4m, 100 employees. | | £15m | £0.9m | 103 | 1 |
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Hot Topic - Ecommerce |
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| | 20 May 2013 | £3.9m Venture Capital - PayPal Founder Invests - Business Expansion | Transferwise, the London-based start-up specialising in peer-to-peer money transfers, have secured a 3.9m investment from Valar Ventures, an investment company set up by Paypal founder Peter Thiel. The company, founders Taavet Hinrikus and Kristo Kaarmann, will accelerate their European expansion plans. | | | | | 1 |
| | 20 May 2013 | e-commerce expansion - acquires Lucky Sort | US-based social network Twitter has acquired Lucky Sort, a data analysis company based in Oregon. The latest acquisition follows the takeover of music-search service We Are Hunted in April 2013. | | | | | 1 |
| | 22 May 2013 | Very.co.uk launches media campaign - partnership with HP Automony | Online retailer Very.co.uk, part of Shop Direct, is launching an augmented reality media campaign to promote HP Autonomy technology. Readers of magazines such as Heat will encounter a promotion. Via a free Aurasma mobile app, Very.co.uk will invite readers to take a quiz to identify their ideal notebook. The promotion will include links to the Very.co.uk store. | | £1,513m | | 3,984 | 3 |
| | 20 May 2013 | Revenue Up 73% to £198m - profits up 129% - online video advertising expansion | Video search specialist Blinkx Plc recorded a 129% increase in adjusted pre-tax profit to 25m dollars in the year to March 2013. Revenue was up 73% to £198m. The record performance was attributed to growth in the online video advertising sector. | | £71m | £1m | 234 | 3 |
| | 20 May 2013 | Online Revenues up 20% - £202m for Business Expansion | Paddy Power, the Irish bookmaker, has reported growth and increasing profits for 2012-13. Overall revenues are up 20%, with online revenues up 29% and retail premises 8%. The company, chairman Nigel Northridge, are also investing 202m in business expansion. | | £940m | £21m | 1,255 | 1 |
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Hot Topic - Renewable Energy |
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| | 17 May 2013 | £7m biogas plant = £36m Renewable Energy Park - Planning Permission Received | Plans to build a £7m biogas plant as part of a 25-acre renewable energy park in Dorset have been given the green light. The anaerobic digester plant is to be based at Eco Sustainable Solutions' Parley site as part of its £36m renewable energy park. The company has already received planning permission for a £14m biomass generating station at Parley and there is also a £15m solar energy farm, which is currently being constructed, as part of the scheme. Trelawney Dampney, managing director | | £8m | £0.9m | 44 | 2 |
| | 22 May 2013 | £70m biomass plant - 100 Construction Jobs - 15 Operational Jobs | PEEL Energy has been given approval by the Government to build a £70m renewable energy plant in Trafford. The 20MW scheme will generate renewable electricity from biomass for 25 years. The plant will create 100 jobs during construction and 15 full times jobs when commissions. project manager Jon England | | | | | 1 |
| | 20 May 2013 | £7.25m Barclays funding secured - anaerobic plant expansion - potential new jobs | Renewables specialist Energen Biogas has secured a £7.25m loan and asset finance package with Barclays to fund the expansion of its Cumbernauld, Scotland-based anaerobic digestion business. The expansion of the plant, a joint venture with Shanks Group, could create employment opportunities. | | | | | 1 |
| | 21 May 2013 | £30m wind farm development - opportunities for local firms | Spittal Hill Windfarm Limited plans to develop a £30m wind farm in Caithness, with up to eight turbines. Local firms could participate in the construction of the wind farm, and support its operation and maintenance. The windfarm could generate electricity to meet the annual average needs of 17,000 homes. | | | | | 1 |
| | 21 May 2013 | New Biomass power station - £1m investment - creating jobs | Dungannon Council and South West College are funding a £1m biomass plant, which will lead to the creation of jobs and cheap heating and electricity for schools, businesses and homes in the town. The plant, which will be built at the grounds of the council offices, will heat the council leisure centre. | | | | | 1 |
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