Work on a new £100m manufacturing plant for AkzoNobel in the North East got under way today (21st June), following a groundbreaking ceremony attended by the famous Dulux Dog.
Samuel Taylor Limited invested £160,000 on new equipment to face an increase in demand for precious metal contacts and contact materials.
Diageo will invest £1bn in expanding and constructing distilleries to meet the global demand for Scotch whisky.
Ypiocam Brazil's second largest drinks manufacturer was snapped up for a healthy £300m yesterday by UK-based Diageo. The deal has doubled Diageo's size in the country's market.
Planning permission for a new £60m manufacturing facility in Solihull has been given to Aero Engine Controls, a joint venture between Rolls-Royce and Goodrich.
Business Minister Mark Prisk was on hand yesterday to assist with the inspection process as the first four tyres rolled off the new production line at Michelin's Stoke-on-Trent factory.
In an investment of £200m, the British manufacturer of luxury clothing Burberry is expanding into Central and Latin America with plans to open up to 10 stores in Mexico and Brazil.
The Continuum Recycling plant was opened today by Coca-Cola Enterprises and ECO Plastics.
Managing director of Premier Mould Services Liam Eley ordered the machine at the recent MACH exhibition – making his company the first company in the UK to own a Milltap 700 machine.
After the 500 jobs created in South Wales in mid April, Honda has announced a further 500 jobs, to be created at its plant in Swindon, Wiltshire – boosting the plants total workforce to 3,500.
