This
Month's
Business
Round-Up
Baxenden
Chemicals is to shed up to 55 of the 90 jobs at its
specialist coatings and paints factory in
Droitwich.
Baxenden Chemicals, Paragon Works,
Baxenden, Accrington, BB5 2SL
Tel: 01254
872278
http://www.baxchem.co.uk
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Novelis
is to close its aluminium sheet mill at Rogerstone
near Newport next month, with the loss of 440
jobs.
Novelis, Castle Works, Rogerstone, Newport,
Gwent, NP10 9YD
Tel: 01633 202020
http://www.novelis.com
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BioGen
Power and Doncaster Energy Recovery have submitted
plans to build a £55m waste-burning incinerator in
Kirk Sandall.
BioGen Power, 6 Croft Court,
Whitehills Park, Blackpool, FY4 5PR
Tel: 01253
762233
http://www.biogenpower.com
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Drax
has identified five potential sites in the Yorkshire
area for a £2bn project to build three biomass power
stations, which could create more than 600
jobs.
Drax, Drax Power Station, PO Box 3, Selby,
North Yorkshire, YO8 8PQ
Tel: 01757 618381
http://www.draxpower.com
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Gaelectric
is planning to invest up to £200m in a scheme to store
wind power in the form of compressed air in salt
caverns beneath the Antrim coast, with the creation of
about 200 jobs.
Gaelectric, Block 1, Clogheen Park,
Blarney Rd, Cork, Ireland
Tel: +353 214397272
http://www.gaelectric.ie
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Marley
Eternit is to shed up to 65 of the 172 jobs at its
building materials manufacturing business in Madeley
Heath, Staffordshire.
Marley Eternit, Lichfield Rd,
Branston, Burton upon Trent, DE14 3HD
Tel: 01283
722588
http://www.marleyeternit.co.uk
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Otter
Controls is to shed 40 jobs at its automotive
components factory in Buxton.
Otter Controls,
Hardwick Square South, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17
6LA
Tel: 01298 762300
http://www.ottercontrols.com
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Street
Crane Company is to expand its cranes factory in
Derbyshire, with the creation of 20 jobs.
Street
Crane Company, Chapel-en-le-Frith, High Peak, SK23
0PH
Tel: 01298 812456
http://www.streetcrane.co.uk
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Indesit
is to close its washing machines factory at
Bodelwyddan in North Wales in July, with the loss of
305 jobs.
Indesit, Morley Way, Peterborough, PE2
9JB
Tel: 01733 568989
http://www.indesit.com
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TDK-Lambda
is to shed up to 45 of the 300 jobs at its factory in
Ilfracombe.
TDK-Lambda, Kingsley Avenue,
Ilfracombe, Devon, EX34 8ES
Tel: 01271 856666
http://www.tdk-lambda.com
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