According to a recent report by professional services firm KPMG, the number of workers placed in permanent positions across the North of England has literally sky-rocketed over the course of June, further proving the fact that the UK’s economy is recovering.
The pace of expansion also accelerated to the quickest in six months and was the second fastest among all four English regions, behind the south. At the UK level, permanent staff appointments expanded at the quickest pace in over two years.
Hadrian Development Solutions Partnership, comprised of Two Castles Housing Association and Esh Group, has started construction work on ten new affordable homes located at a former Cumbria County Council depot in Sedbergh near Kendal.
Worth a total of 1.4 million pounds, the housing development will include three two-bedroom bungalows as well as five two-bedroom and two three-bedroom townhouses for rent, a news report in the local media has revealed.
Famous toy retailer Modelzone is going through a pretty bad patch right now, given the fact that it recently went under administration, putting 400 jobs at risk.
Sunderland-based electronics manufacturing company Connor Solutions has just announced a very serious expansion plan, following which it will boost its turnover and also create 60 new jobs.
According to a news report on this topic, the company is investing £3.6m in a three-year programme to extend its specialist electronic production capabilities at its Rainton Bridge plant.
Following a successful bid for a contract to provide components for the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm, TAG Energy Solutions has increased its direct workforce four fold, a news report reveals.
The production of the 16 monopiles and transition pieces for the E.ON development has begun at TAG Energy Solutions’ riverside facility in the North East, in addition to a number of smaller projects, has led to the company expanding its workforce to 130.
Although the economic situation has somewhat improved lately, the truth of the matter is that UK manufacturers still require the government’s support in order to enjoy further growth, a news report reveals.
During an event organized by accountancy firm Tait Walker in the Tees Valley area, business leaders revealed the fact that they actually require serious support in order to enjoy superior growth.
Manufacturers across the East Midlands seem to be going through a very positive period right now, given the fact that they’re reporting the highest increase in orders balances than any other region, according to a new survey.
Audley Retirement, a developer specializing in creating retirement villages across the UK, has just manage to secure land purchase and the required permissions in order to build a new luxury resort of this type, featuring 82 new units, in Buckinghamshire.
Supermarket retail chain Aldi has just revealed plans to extend into the Greater Manchester area in the near future, a move that will see up to 400 new jobs being created over the next couple of years, according to a news report on the matter.
The company will apparently relocate from its current site at Stakehill Industrial Estate, in Middleton, to a new 441,320 sq ft centre on 35 acres at junction 4 of the M61, near Bolton.
Activity in the services sector seems to have picked up in the three months leading to May 2013, a new survey by CBI suggests.
However, we’re not talking about a sector-wide trend, unfortunately, since just the consumer services actually recorded a serious turnaround over the aforementioned time interval, both business and professional services sector actually recording significantly lower growth levels than expected.