This
Month's
Business
Round-Up
Intimas of Nottingham has sold the Charnos and Lepel clothing brands out of administration to Hampshire-based Linwood Fabrics, securing the future of at least 55 jobs.
Intimas, Fields Farm Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 3FZ
Tel: 0115 9836000
http://www.intimas.co.uk/
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Jaguar Land Rover is to close either its Castle Bromwich or its Solihull plant after 2014, but 800 jobs will be created at Halewood for the production of a new Range Rover.
Jaguar Land Rover, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwick, CV35 ORR
Tel: n/a
http://www.landrover.com
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Tata Motors of India has secured a £10m government loan to produce electric vehicles in the West Midlands.
Tata Motors, Bombay Hse, 24 Homi Mody St, Mumbai 400001, India
Tel: +91 2266658282
http://www.tatamotors.com
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UYT is to shed a further 60 jobs at its car components factory in Coventry in November.
UYT, Renown Ave, Coventry Business Park, Canley, Coventry, CV5 6UF
Tel: 024 76671400
http://www.uyt.ltd.uk
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Burton's Foods, the biscuit manufacturer, is expected to be acquired by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Apollo Global Management, as part of a debt reduction move by existing owner Duke Street Capital.
Burton's Foods, Pasture Road, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 8SE
Tel: 0151 4884536
http://www.burtonsfoods.com
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Milk Link is planning to close its cheese packing plant at the Llandyrnog Creamery in Denbighshire with the loss of 93 jobs, in order to transfer the work to its site in Oswestry.
Milk Link, 3120 Great Western Crt, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8HP
Tel: 0870 2408341
http://www.milklink.co.uk
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Kitwave has acquired Westone Distribution, the Telford-based confectionery wholesaler, for £3.2m, and is now seeking further acquisitions to expand its M&M Value business.
Kitwave, Unit 10, Second Avenue, North Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE29 7SY
Tel: 0191 2592277
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Ring Lighting of Leeds has merged with Salford-based Trident, in order to create a combined domestic lighting firm called Associated Lighting Group with turnover of £35m.
Ring Lighting, Gelderd Road, Leeds, LS12 6NB
Tel: 0113 2767676
http://www.ring.ltd.uk
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Amazon is to set up a temporary 500,000 sq ft distribution warehouse in Peterborough over the next few weeks, with the creation of 170 jobs.
Amazon, Patriot Court, 1-9 The Grove, Slough, SL1 1QP
Tel: n/a
http://www.amazon.co.uk
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Wiltshire County Council has approved plans from Kenmore Capital to build a distribution centre in Amesbury, which could create up to 1,200 jobs.
Wiltshire County Council, Bythesea Rd, Trowbridge, BA14 8JN
Tel: 01225 713000
http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk
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Peel Energy is planning to conduct a feasibility study into the development of a tidal power scheme on the River Mersey, in partnership with Scott Wilson, Drivers Jonas and EDF.
Peel Energy, Peel Dome, The Trafford Centre, Manchester, M17 8PL
Tel: 0161 6298200
http://www.peel.co.uk
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Artemis Intelligent Power of Midlothian has secured a £1m government grant to develop new wind power technology.
Artemis Intelligent Power, Edgefield, Loanhead, Midlothian, EH20 9TB
Tel: 0131 5168606
http://www.artemisip.com
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