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Station Couriers relocates to larger
premises in Newtown, Powys. With potential new jobs
Station Couriers has
relocated to a larger unit at Mochdre Industrial Estate in Newtown,
Powys. The courier company has taken a
37,500 sq. ft. unit at the estate. The expansion could create employment
opportunities.
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Joint venture with Sirosa develops
Oxford Street, London shopping complex with potential new jobs
A joint venture
comprising Arcadia Group and Sirosa is to redevelop the 300,000 sq. ft. Plaza
Shopping Centre and offices on Oxford Street, London, including a 73,500 sq. ft.
retail store and enlarged offices for Arcadia. The development could create
employment opportunities. Turnover £139m, 2,430 employees.
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AB Dynamics AIM floatation brings Wiltshire
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.
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Courier company APC expansion in may
bring new jobs
Courier company APC
has purchased two 6,400 sq. ft. units on Blackpool Business Park Lancashire
to facilitate on-going expansion plans.
The units were owned by ROK Developments, which became insolvent in
2010. They were sold by Robert Pinkus
& Co on behalf of liquidator PwC. APCs expansion could create employment
opportunities.
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New Debenhams’s Lichfield store creates
new jobs
Debenhams has opened a
new 43,000 sq. ft. store in Lichfield's Three Spires Shopping Centre,
creating new jobs for the area and retail space over three floors. The
company has a UK turnover of £1.87bn.
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Insurer Hiscox expanding into York creating
300 jobs
Insurer Hiscox has
taken 10,000 sq. ft. at Mallard House in York. It plans to establish a new centre in the
city and create 300 jobs as part of its growth strategy and has taken a short-term
lease at Mallard House to accommodate 100 staff while it seeks a long-term
base.
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New John Lewis store in Oxford brings
500 new jobs
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.
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Reading redevelopment starts – may bring
jobs
Muse Developments has
awarded Galliford Try the second phase of the Chatham Place regeneration
scheme in Reading. The scheme is worth
£24m and will deliver two apartment blocks containing 184 homes with ground
floor retail space. The development could create employment opportunities.
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300 new jobs for Altrincham
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 has a turnover of £79.1m
Penny Winter – The UK Knack Group
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Wednesday, 22 May 2013
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