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New town set to be created near Plymouth


A group of high-profile residential developers decided to join forces for the creation of a brand-new town on a 1,200 acre site near Plymouth, a new report in the local business media has revealed.

Gloucestershire equipment rental company to expand following major investment


Watkins Hire, an equipment rental company based in Lydney, Gloucestershire, has managed to secure a £10.1m investment from Baird Capital in order to grow its rental fleet and invest in engineering, service and operational infrastructure, a brand new report in the local business media has revealed.

Established in 1998, Watkins Hire supplies heaters, boilers, generators, chillers, air conditioning units and fuel tanks to companies across the UK.

Amey wins £450m Gloucestershire highways services delivery contract


Infrastructure services delivery company Amey has managed to secure a very lucrative contract for managing and maintaining Gloucestershire’s network of almost 10,000 km of roads, as well as providing highway improvement programmes and winter maintenance services, a news report in the local media has revealed.

Plans put forward for extensive redevelopment in Bournemouth


Residential property developer Taylor Wimpey has submitted plans to Bournemouth Borough Council to create a restaurant, 78 apartments, nine holiday-letting apartments, 90 basement parking spaces and associated cycle storage as part of the Bournemouth International Hotel and Ocean Palace redevelopment, a news report in the local media has revealed.

60 jobs saved as Duchy Timber sold out of administration


Duchy Timber, a timber merchant with operations in Cornwall, Torbay and Devon has been sold out of administration in a move that saves 60 jobs, a news report in the local business media has revealed.

The Duchy Timber sawmill was established as part of the Duchy of Cornwall Estate at Lostwithiel, Cornwall in 1958, and later moved into private ownership. Besides the sawmill, the site now also has timber-drying kilns, machining facilities and a pressure treatment plant.