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Verder secures funding for new premises
creating potential new jobs
Pump manufacturer
Verder has relocated from Leeds to new premises in Castleford, West
Yorkshire, after securing funding from Barclays. The new premises provide
space for new lines, additional equipment and for additional product testing,
potentially creating employment opportunities. £12m UK turnover, 60 employees.
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Stockport retail development signals potential
new jobs
How Planning has
secured planning approval for a retail-led development in Stockport, on
behalf of Kirkland Developments. The
two-acre site will house a 42,000 sq. ft. food store and a second 4,725 sq. ft.
unit. A Royal Mail sorting office
currently on the site is to relocate to an alternative location. The
development could create jobs.
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New St Anne’s care home development brings
50 new jobs
Lakeview Rest Homes
has secured new funding from Barclays to support its development of a 78-bed
facility in St Anne’s, Lancashire. The new home will enhance the Lakeview residential
care offering and enable to company to expand into nursing care. 50 jobs will
be created. Turnover £2.25m, 80
employees.
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Acquisition of Stockport warehouse means
potential new jobs
Stocktons, the
designer furniture retailer, has purchased a 32,000 sq. ft. warehouse and
office in Stockport, Manchester, from a private investor. Stocktons will use the property as a
storage and distribution centre. The expansion could create employment
opportunities.
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Auto Styling Truckman factory investment
could mean new jobs in Brierley Hill
Auto Styling Truckman
is investing £250,000 in a new manufacturing facility at Hurst Business Park
in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, where it will manufacture Truckman branded
pick-up hardtops, potentially creating new jobs. The £6m turnover company
expects to continue its 15% to 20% annual growth and increase European
sales. 31 employees.
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Skerries tidal farm approval brings new
jobs to Wales
Marine Current Turbines,
part of Siemens, is to develop the Skerries Tidal Stream Array, Wales first
commercial tidal energy farm. The
development has been approved by the Welsh Government. It will supply green
energy to up to 10,000 homes and create jobs in operations and maintenance,
and environmental monitoring.
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Oxford hotel refurbishment means potential
new jobs
Oakman Inns has
acquired the Crown and Thistle hotel in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, and is
investing £1.4m to restore the 17th Century coaching inn. Plans include
renovating a currently unused barn to create a function room. Jobs could be
created as a result of the investment.
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Management Moves: Cambridge &
Counties Bank appoints Business Development Manager
Leicester-based
Cambridge & Counties Bank has appointed Carl Ashley as Business
Development Manager to focus on Northampton and the surrounding areas.
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