The UK Knack Group Reviews Today’s Events ……

£5m investment at Patrington Haven Leisure Park creates 80 new jobs A £5m investment at an East Yorkshire caravan park is set to create 80 jobs, almost doubling the current workforce at the site.

Butlins revamp to create 75 jobs Butlins has submitted proposals for 117 new holiday units to replace ageing chalets built in the 1960s. The £12m regeneration will create up to 75 jobs.

Seda UK investment brings 70 new jobs to Blackwood Packaging manufacturer Seda UK is to make a multimillion-pound investment at its Blackwood facility and create 70 new jobs.

New jobs in Leeds-based Inline Health and Beauty Leeds-based Inline Health and Beauty has invested £350,000 in a relocation that has doubled manufacturing space and created four new jobs in pursuit of a £5m annual sales target by 2015.

25 new jobs as Nagra Media UK expands operations in Cwmbran Nagra Media UK is to expand its operations in Cwmbran and create 25 skilled jobs.

40 new jobs in Milton Keynes retail park investment Outdoor store company GO Outdoors has invested £1.5million in developing a former Habitat unit in Milton Keynes, creating 40 new jobs.

40 new jobs in Halifax new leisure premises Leisure Independent Limited is to open a new bar in Halifax and looks set to create more than 40 jobs in the town.

Manchester biscuit maker Hill Biscuits creates 45 new jobs Biscuit maker Hill Biscuits will create 45 new jobs after becoming the first firm to be granted a loan by the Greater Manchester Investment Fund.

500 new UK jobs in CH2M Hill Infrastructure and programme management company CH2M Hill is on a drive to hire 500 new staff at all levels over the next year, many of them in transportation.

60 KFC new outlets to create 1,600 jobs in UK Fried chicken chain KFC is to create 1,600 jobs across the country by opening more than 60 outlets. The firm plans to spend 40m on the expansion. It will spend another 40m on a makeover of 160 existing eateries.

Management Moves: Director of HR Appointed by NewVoiceMedia NewVoiceMedia, a provider of cloud contact centre solutions, is strengthening its team with the appointment of Gary Lane as Director of HR and Recruitment. The new role follows investment of $20m from Highland Capital Partners Europe, MMC Ventures, Notion Capital and Eden Ventures, which will help accelerate NewVoiceMedias global ambitions.

Management Moves: Finance Director appointed at Manchester law firm Manchester law firm Pannone has appointed Anthony Clare as Finance Director.

Management Moves: COO appointed by Bollington Bollington is embarking on a growth drive after making new appointments and completing its management buy-out from French insurance group Groupama.  The company have appointed David Simpson as chief operating officer and replaced two former directors who have left the business.  The team behind the buy-out, which includes group chief executive Paul Moors, group managing director Chris Patterson and Simpson.

Management Moves: New board member for Newcastle transport business Newcastle-headquartered transport business Go-Ahead Group has appointed the chief executive of John Laing to its board. Adrian Ewer will join as a non-executive director from 25 April 2013.

Management Moves: New marketing director for Google Google has appointed Graham Bednash as its EMEA consumer marketing director to manage agency relationships across its search, social and mobile products.

Management Moves: Senior marketer appointment by Asos. Ocado has lost its most senior marketer, Matthew Knight, to Asos. Matthew Knight takes on CRM and insights role at online fashion retailer.

XPD8 Solutions creates 18 new jobs XPD8 Solutions estimates it will add 18 new staff this year to meet demand after securing more than £2 million in contracts since the turn of the year.

Management Moves: New director appointed by Paul Hamlyn Foundation Martin Brookes, the former chief executive of New Philanthropy Capital, has been appointed director of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

New Newcastle-under-Lyme gym brings 40 new jobs A new gym has opened in Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, creating 40 new jobs and giving the local economy a much-needed boost.

New jobs in Leeds pancake business Enjays Fast growing pancake business Enjays recently received a £9,000 grant towards the cost of new automated production lines to speed up and boost production of its pancakes. The company has created four new jobs as a result and is poised for further expansion following a six-figure investment in a new manufacturing facility in south Leeds.

New jobs in Birmingham Fan Family business Birmingham Fan, which manufactures and services all types of industrial and commercial fans, recently moved to premises at Dunlop Road in Hunt End.

Private Equity / Bank Funding: £2m investment in specialist recruitment firm EarthStream Private equity house Key Capital Partners has invested £2m for a minority stake in specialist recruitment firm EarthStream, which supplies staff to the global energy and resources sectors.  The investment will help fund new office launches and support capability in existing markets.  As part of the deal KCP investment partner Mike Fell and Philip Duquenoy will join the board at EarthStream.

Private Equity / Bank Funding: Private equity backing for airline training firm Airline training firm CTC explains why selling a stake in the family business could allow worldwide expansion to take off.

Proposed Energy centre - £100m Investment in Rainham renewable energy centre Power firm Biossense has been given permission by Havering Council to build a renewable energy centre, which turns rubbish into fuel in Rainham.  The plant will provide electricity for 53,000 homes across Havering, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge and Newham. It will bring £100m investment into the local economy and create 25 jobs.

New jobs created in Darlington by Logistics Teesside Logistics Teesside, which employs 42 people, has moved into a 64,000 sq. ft. building on Darlington’s Faverdale Industrial Estate, allowing it to handle more than 1,800 deliveries a day. The move will create jobs.

Venture Capital: £150K Investment in start-up PixelPin means new jobs Wayra UK accelerated start-up PixelPin is the first business to ever secure the maximum level investment of £150,000 through Seedrs, an FSA-regulated crowd funding platform for start-ups.  The funding will enable full-scale trails and new jobs.   Founder and CEO Brian Taylor www.theukknackgroup.co.uk

Penny Winter – The UK Knack Group www.theukknackgroup.co.uk