Up to 1,000 jobs in danger as Bristol City Council faces significant funding gap
MITIE wins £177m housing contract from Hammersmith & Fulham Council
Hammersmith & Fulham Council has just awarded a ten-year £177m housing contract to outsourcing company MITIE, a news report in the local Bristol business media has revealed.
Construction industry in South West reaches 6-year high
The housebuilding sector in the South West has reached its fastest rate of growth in six years, the latest construction market survey has revealed.
According to an article on this topic in the local business media, the market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors,eported that the region’s workloads in the third quarter of 2013 increased at their strongest rate since the winter of 2007 with a positive net balance of 14 per cent.
AGD Systems invests £1m into new R&D facilities at Cheltenham HQ
AGD Systems, a Gloucestershire-based company that provides intelligent radar detection systems for the traffic management industry has just completed a £1m investment into new R&D facilities at its HQ near Cheltenham, a news report in the local media has revealed.
30,000 sq ft car dealership to be developed in Exeter
A new 30,000 sq ft car dealership is set to be developed in Exeter, on the Matford Green Business Park, and a detailed planning application has been submitted for this purpose, a news report in the local business media has revealed.
Exeter communications company plans significant extension
Communications business Eclipse Internet has announced plans to double in size following a multimillion-pound investment, a news report in the media has revealed.
The firm plans to use the funds in order to focus on further developing its existing connectivity, communications and cloud services portfolios. As a part of this expansion scheme, the company said it expected to be creating "dozens" of jobs in Exeter over the next 12 months.
£4m masterplan to create maritime centre of excellence within Bristol Harbour revealed
Underfall Yard, a Scheduled Ancient Monument, is at the centre of a new £4m masterplan, designed to create a maritime centre of excellence within Bristol Harbour, create 46 new jobs and significantly improve the surrounding area, a news report on this matter has revealed.
Blur Group set to relocate global HQ from London to Exeter
Technology company Blur Group has announced plans to relocate its global HQ to a site in Exeter where it has set up a R&D base earlier this year.
As a news report reveals, the move is set to create a number of jobs in Exeter and it will employ 35 members of staff in the city by the end of September.
South West employers reveal extensive redundancy plans
Somerset publisher Haynes, as well as A&P Falmouth, two important employers from the South West region, have just announced some concerning redundancy plans, a news report in the local media has revealed.
Haynes, which is best-known for its car repair manuals, said it planned to focus its business on the areas with the largest growth potential, namely DIY manuals, information systems for use by professional mechanics and and the expansion of its digital offering.
260 jobs saved as part of administration deal at Bridgwater-based catering services company
The principal business of Pro Serv Corporate Ltd, which provided services to schools and corporate clients across the South West and went into administration a few days ago, has sold to Taylor Shaw Ltd., in a move that managed to salvage more than 250 jobs.