Standard
Life Wealth opens Bristol office with potential new jobs
Investment and fund management business Standard
Life Wealth has launched a new office in Bristol. It is the fourth office for
the business, which already has premises in London, Edinburgh and Birmingham.
The expansion could create employment opportunities. Turnover £8.2m
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Stanbridge
Associates open new Lincoln office with potential new jobs
Accountancy firm Stanbridge Associates is relocating
to new offices in Lincoln in April 2013 as a result of continued expansion.
The move could lead to the creation of more jobs at the firm, which has 25
employees.
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Atmosphere
Cooling expands manufacturing space with move to Kettering bringing new job
Atmosphere Cooling, which specialise in
refrigeration equipment and air conditioning units, has moved from Market
Harborough, Leicestershire, to larger premises in Kettering,
Northamptonshire, doubling its manufacturing capacity. The expanding business
gained several new clients in 2012 and plans to increase staff headcount in
2013.
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Footsure
partnership with Universal Textiles creates jobs
Footsure, the safety footwear business, is to take
on more staff in Gloucester after partnering with Leicester company Universal
Textiles to expand into foreign markets. Footsure has appointed a distributor
in France. Footsure has eight
employees and is part of wholesaler Gardiner Bros.
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JCB
global expansion strategy means potential new jobs
JCB, which manufactures earth-moving equipment, is
investing £8 at its plants in Wrexham and Staffordshire, in preparation for
future growth in global markets. It has commissioned a £2m axle-manufacturing
unit for its Wrexham plant and is investing £4m in machine tools at its
Rocester headquarters. The expansion could create jobs. Turnover £2.7bn,
8,360 employees.
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Creation
of Chester business district means 3,500 jobs expected
Muse Developments is to start work on a £100m
project to create a new business district in Chester city centre in early
2014, providing 70,000 sq. ft. of office space. The Central Business Quarter project is
part of the wider, 15-year One City Plan regeneration, which is expected to
create 3,500 jobs.
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Bristol
office and retail development brings potential new jobs
Salmon Harvester Properties is to start work shortly
on the £35m development of a 100,000 sq. ft. office, retail and restaurant
development in Bristol. Ground works have already been completed on the Two
Glass Wharf development, which could create employment opportunities.
Completion is scheduled for October 2014.
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Swansea
University campus development means 4,000 new jobs expected
St Modwen is to develop a £450m science and
innovation campus for Swansea University, including student apartments,
academic and retail space. As the freeholder of the site, St Modwen has sold
the income from the student accommodation to the M&G Secured Property
Income Fund for £32m. 4,000 direct jobs will be created during construction.
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Viropharma
expands Maidenhead office creating new jobs
US-headquartered biotech company Viropharma has
expanded its UK base in Maidenhead, Berkshire, potentially creating new jobs.
Viropharma has increased its office space at Chatsworth House, Broadway, to
more than 10,000 sq. ft. Turnover £5.4m, 30 employees.
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WRS
relocates to new premises in Stoke-on-Trent creating 50 jobs
WRS, which specialises in contract packaging and
rework for retailers, has relocated from Cheshire to the 430,000 sq. ft.
Campbell Centre in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, creating 50 jobs. The new
premises will meet future expansion plans.
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Management
Moves: The Institute of Welsh Affairs appoints new director
The Institute of Welsh Affairs, an independent think
tank, dedicated to promoting the economic, social, environmental and cultural
well being of Wales, has named Lee Waters as director. Mr Waters takes over from John Osmond. Mr Waters is director of green transport
organisation Sustrans Cymru.
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Private
Equity / Bank Funding: Contract secured by Mitie for Energy Innovation Centre
Project
Outsourcing business Mitie has been awarded a
contract to develop an energy innovation centre in Cambridge after the
project secured 18m of funding from the UK Green Investment Bank. The business is to develop the energy centre
for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and then operate it
for a 25-year term. The UK Green
Investment Bank will provide 18m of funding for the project, which is its
first investment in the NHS.
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Private
Equity / Bank Funding: Stockton-based HCS Drain Services makes £800K equipment
Investment
Stockton-based HCS Drain Services, a division of
civil engineering company the Owen Pugh Group, has invested £800K in
specialist CCTV equipment to survey drains and sewers, after securing a raft
of new business.
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Private
Equity / Bank Funding: Green Investment Bank releases capital back to
original developers
The Green Investment Bank set up by the government
to back energy projects, has taken a 24.95 per cent stake in Rhyl Flats Wind
Farm from companies owned by RWE AG for £57.5m. Greencoat UK Wind has also taken 24.95 per
cent from RWE.
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Private
Equity / Bank Funding: Warrington-based postal operator Secured Mail funds investment
in machinery and jobs
Warrington-based postal operator Secured Mail has
secured another round of funding from its private equity backer Next Wave
Partners. The funding will support the
expansion of its home shopping packet service, including investment into
machinery and new jobs at its sorting office.
Turnover in 2013 is expected to grow to £80m, up from £48m two years
ago.
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Thursday, 28 March 2013
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