Ryanair
purchasing 175 Boeing aircraft creating 3,000 jobs
Ireland-based airline Ryanair is planning to buy 175
passenger planes from US aircraft manufacturer Boeing for £10bn. The
expansion would create 3,000 jobs across Europe and allow Ryanair to grow its
service by 5% per annum. 75 of the new
aircraft would replace the existing Ryanair fleet of 737 aircraft.
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Opening
of West Midlands gym creates 15 jobs
Pure Gym is opening new premises in Brierley Hill,
West Midlands. The 25,402 sq. ft.,
24-hour gym will employ 12 to 15 staff. It is part of an on-going £37m plan
to expand to 150 clubs by 2015. Pure
Gym currently operates 43 gyms across the UK.
Turnover £16.8m.
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17
new jobs in Xaar at Huntingdon
Xaar recorded sales up 26% to £86.m in 2012, with
profit up 74% to £18.4m, helped by development of its P3 inkjet technology to
enable digitisation of industrial printing.
Xaar is increasing its 583-strong workforce to 600, with recruitment
in Cambridge and Huntingdon. Capacity at Huntingdon will increase by a third
in a £10m investment.
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75
new jobs in new Keswick factory and offices
Food company Classic Desserts is investing £2m to
build a factory and offices at its base near Keswick, Cumbria. The firm will
relocate from Blencathra Business Centre to the purpose-built facility, where
75 new jobs are expected over five years.
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Software
firm opens West Midlands office
creating
jobs
Software firm Perspective is targeting growth and is
planning to create new jobs after opening an office in Solihull, West
Midlands. The company recently launched a partnership to sub-contract work in
India. 7 employees, £650,000
turnover.
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Norton
Motorcycles acquires Donington Hall creating 150 jobs
Norton Motorcycles has acquired Donington Hall,
Derby, for a seven-figure sum, where it will open the British Motorcycle
Manufacturing Academy. It is relocating assembly operation from Donington
Park race circuit to a building close to the hall, where it will quadruple production
to 40 bikes a week and increase its workforce from 50 to up to 200.
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Major
construction contract in Beverley, Yorkshire means 1,000 new jobs
Wykeland Group and Quintain Estates and Development
are to commence work on a retail and entertainment complex in Beverley,
Yorkshire. Tenders have been invited for the construction contract for the
commercial development at the £120m regeneration site, which will include
shops, restaurants, bars, a cinema, a hotel, offices and a college campus.
1,000 jobs are expected.
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Leeds
hotel development creates 400 jobs
Wakefield-based GB Group Holdings has signed an
agreement with Hilton Worldwide to develop a 206-bedroom, 14-storey hotel in
Leeds. The £32m hotel is expected to
open in summer 2015. 300 temporary jobs will be created during construction
with a further 100 full-time staff employed at the hotel when it opens.
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Wolverhampton
based Chartered Accountancy firm expands
Tildesley & Tonks, a Wolverhampton based
Chartered Accountant, has appointed a new audit and account senior, a payroll
manager and an associate. The firm is
undergoing a complete rebrand and is relaunching its website.
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Opening
of new Cheltenham Home
Bargains store creates 40 jobs
T J Morris is continuing the expansion of its Home Bargains
chain with the opening of a new store in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in
March 2013. The company has invested £500,000 in the new 10,000 sq. ft.
store, which will provide 40 jobs.
There are 300 Home Bargain stores across the UK.
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Congleton, Cheshire, shopping centre development brings potential new jobs
Scarborough Development Group expects to commence a
£14m town centre development in Congleton, Cheshire, in July 2013. Plans
include a new shopping centre with a supermarket, restaurant, cafe, and
market. The development is expected to create employment opportunities.
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40
new jobs in law consultancy Peninsula Business Services
Law consultancy Peninsula Business Services is
planning to recruit 40 new staff and expand in Australia and Ireland. Group revenues rose from £83.2m in 2011 to
£84.3m in 2012, while pre-tax profits grew from £13m to £14.7m. A strong
performance from its core Peninsula and Taxwise businesses and its Health
Assured arm contributed to the figures.
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£1m
finance deal for Premier Vehicle Rental
Commercial hire business Premier Vehicle Rental is
planning to expand its fleet by more than 50 units after securing a £1m asset
finance deal with Santander. It
currently has 450 vehicles in its fleet
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Penny Winter
– The UK Knack Group
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Monday, 25 March 2013
The UK Knack Group Reviews Today’s Events ……
