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Tech firms to create new jobs following relocation


A tech company could create multiple jobs after relocating to a new base in Cornwall, a recent news report on this matter was able to reveal.

Buzz Interactive specializes in the development of websites, apps and games for clients across Cornwall, and decided that it was about time to move to a larger property, which means that it could potentially take on more staff on the future as well.

Work starts on regeneration of Dartington area in Devon


Work has officially started on a regeneration scheme targeting the Dartington area in Devon, a recent news report in the local media was able to find.

The former Dartington Sawmills site will now be redeveloped into 93 new homes and an employment hub with the capacity to support 180 jobs. The first home on site are expected to be completed by summer 2015.

Brewer creates 40 new jobs in Exeter


A brewer has started recruiting new staff for its future pub restaurant venture set to be located on Exeter’s quayside.

St Austell Brewery plans to invest £1.5m to transform a Victorian warehouse on Commercial Road and will create 40 jobs in the process, a news report in the local media was able to reveal. The new venue, set to be open in November, will comprise almost 4,000 sq ft of eating and drinking space, with the first floor renovated into five residential flats, which will be sub-let.

Company to create 1,000 new jobs in Keynsham


 Up to 1,000 new jobs could be created as part of a redevelopment scheme targeting the site of the former Cadbury’s factory in Keynsham, Somerset, a recent news report in the local business media was able to reveal.

Office take-up in Bristol city centre reaches 7-year high


Transactions involving office space in the Bristol city centre have reached and impressive 180,000 sq ft over the three months to the end of June, figures obtained from a study published by DTZ were able to reveal.

Research said that transactions so far in 2014 have been driven by the finance, legal and professional services sectors.

Local electronics manufacturer starts apprenticeship program


An electronic components manufacturer based in Poole, Dorset, has launched a new programme supporting future engineers and hired its first-ever apprentices in the company’s 35 year history.

Alfatronix hired 18-year-old Samuel Cliffe and James Hoskins, 21, from Bournemouth and Poole College, a first in the company’s long history.

£19m developments set to bolster Cornwall businesses


Two new developments in Cornwall worth an estimated £19m have been completed in the hope that they will bolster business presence in the area, a recent news report on the matter published in the local media was able to reveal.

The first development comprised a redevelopment of the approach to Camborne from Tolvaddon completed, including the £6.1m renovation of Western Power Distribution’s (WPD) base.

Confectionery company to build new £500,000 factory in Cornwall


A confectionery company specializing in fudge making has revealed plans to build a new factory worth an estimated half a million pounds at a site in Cornwall after securing the required funding from NatWest.

The Buttermilk Confectionary Co is currently based in Wadebridge but plans to move its manufacturing facilities to new premises in Bodmin by January 2015 and expects output to increase by 50 per cent.