This
Month's
Business
Round-Up
Brunner
Mond is to invest £18m at its Cheshire-based soda ash
manufacturing operations, in order to cut energy costs
and improve environmental performance.
Brunner Mond,
PO Box 4,
Mond House, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8
4DT
Tel: 01606 724000
http://www.brunnermond.com
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PZ
Cussons is to close its fragrance chemicals plant in
Ellesmere Port over the next few months, in order to
relocate production and the 25 jobs to its new £26m site
in Manchester.
PZ Cussons, PZ Cussons House, Bird
Hall Lane, Stockport, SK3 0XN
Tel: 0161 4918000
http://www.pzcussons.co.uk
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Hewlett-Packard
is to shed 150 agency jobs at its computer factory in
Erskine, Renfrewshire.
Hewlett-Packard, Cain Rd,
Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 1HN
Tel: 01344
360000
http://www.hp.com
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Tyco
is to close its electronics factory in Swindon by the
end of the year, with the loss of 260 jobs, in order to
transfer production to the Czech Republic.
Tyco
Electronics, Faraday Rd, Swindon, SN3 5HH
Tel: 01793
528171
http://www.tycoelectronics.com
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Takao
is said to be planning to shed up to 100 of the 350 jobs
at its car parts factory in Gloucester.
Takao, Golf
Club Lane, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4AJ
Tel: 01452
610022
http://www.takaokinzoku.co.jp
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Paragon
Labels is to shed 50 jobs at its label-making factories
in Boston, Spalding, Gainsborough, Cramlington, Wisbech,
Thetford and Hereford.
Paragon Labels, Enterprise
Way, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3YR
Tel: 01775
712233
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Jeyes
is to create 50 jobs at its cleaning products factory in
Thetford over the next three months, following the
transfer of production from its Powder & Liquid
Products site in Consett.
Jeyes, Brunel Way,
Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1HF
http://www.jeyes.co.uk
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RS
Components is to shed 340 jobs at its electronic
components distribution operations in Corby and smaller
sites nationwide, but some staff will be redeployed to
50 new jobs being created in Corby and 140 at a
warehouse in Nuneaton.
RS Components, Birchington
Road, Corby, Northants, NN17 9RS
Tel: 01536
201234
http://www.rs-components.com
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Cheviot
Foods has undergone a management buy-out, securing 190
jobs at its Northumberland-based frozen foods business,
after a deal with Country Chef fell through.
Cheviot
Foods, Coquet Enterprise Park, Amble, Morpeth, NE65
0PE
Tel: 01665 710894
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TRW
is to shed about 25 of the 234 jobs at its car parts
factory in Washington, while the 550 staff at its
Peterlee site could move to a four-day week.
TRW
Automotive, North West Ind Est, Peterlee, County Durham,
SR8 2HR
Tel: 0191 5188900
http://www.trw.com
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Nestle
and IPS First have announced plans to create 100 jobs at
a new food co-packing facility due to open at the Nestle
site in York in June.
Nestle, Haxby Rd, York, YO91
1XY
Tel: 01904 604604
http://www.nestle.co.uk
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Hunter
Plastics is to relocate its injection moulding division
from Woolwich to its Lenham site in Kent this spring,
while its Durapipe manufacturing business will relocate
from Cannock to Lenham by late 2010.
Hunter Plastics,
Nathan Way, London, SE28 0AE
Tel: 020 88559851
http://hunterplastics.co.uk
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