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Optical Express plans to create 100 new jobs
Optical Express is to open 24 new clinics in the UK and create 100 customer care jobs in Scotland.The group- which is based in Cumbernauld already runs 180 stores across Europe, employing about 3,000...
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Whitbread plans to create 10,000 jobs
Whitbread- the owner of the Premier Inn hotel chain and Costa Coffee has revealed plans to create 10,000 jobs in the UK over the next three years.The group intends to continue the rapid expansion of...
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Nissan to build new car in Sunderland
Nissan is to build a new compact model called the Invitation, at its Sunderland factory.The Japanese carmaker said that its £125 million investment would create 2,000 jobs. The government is supporting...
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Land Rover creates 1,000 jobs at Halewood
Jaguar Land Rover has announced it is creating 1,000 new jobs at its Halewood factory on Merseyside.The carmaker said it needed more workers in order to meet strong demand for its Range Rover Evoque...
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BMW will make new super car engine in UK
BMW has announced that it will make a new the engine for its i8 petrol electric supercar in the UK.The car’s three cylinder petrol engine will be made at the carmaker’s Hams Hall factory near...
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Honda invests £267 million in Swindon plant
Carmaker Honda says investment at its UK plant in Swindon has reached £267 millio- with plans to further increase production.The money will support the introduction of its new Civic and CR-V car models...
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Dyson sales and profits boosted by global growth
Dyson, the UK maker of vacuum cleaners, fans and hand dryers, has reported record annual turnover of over £1 billion- boosted by global sales.The company, founded by Sir James Dyson, said on Friday...
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ANZ bank announces record annual profit
One of Australia’s biggest banks ANZ, has announced a record full year net profit of £4 billion- up 15% from a year earlier. In the statement the lender also said its cash profit rose 10% to £3.91...
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Aldi creating 35000 new UK jobs
Aldi is to create 35,000 new jobs in Britain as it almost doubles the total number of stores over the next eight years. The German discount supermarket aims to have 1,000 stores by 2022 and will open...
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Dyson invests £1 billion in UK engineers
James Dyson is to invest £1 billion in research and development in the UK to produce hi-tech exports. The firm has committed £1 billion to develop 100 new products over four years. “Export is vital for...
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Lidl to pay recommended living wage
Lidl has said it will become the first UK supermarket to implement the minimum wage as recommended by the Living Wage Foundation. Lidl UK employees will earn a minimum of £8.20 an hour across England,...
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Bridgend wins for £181m new Ford engine project
Ford’s Bridgend plant will build the company’s new generation of petrol engines in a deal worth £181 million. The investment is backed by nearly £15 million from the Welsh government with production...
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World tourism rises faster than trade for fourth year
The UN World Tourism Organisation says tourism spending has outpaced global trade for the fourth year in a row. The US followed by China are the world’s most popular destinations, followed by France...
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Adele has been named as Britain’s richest ever female musician
Adele named as UK’s richest female musician ever as fortune hits £85m A list of the top 50 music millionaires in the UK and Ireland puts the singer’s £85m fortune in 30th place – an increase of £35m...
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UK sees record number of foreign investment projects
A record number of investments were made by foreign firms in the UK in the year. The Department for International Trade recorded 2,213 inward investment projects, up 11% on the previous year. The data...
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Micro Focus – from takeover target to FTSE 100 newcomer
Almost exactly five years ago the UK software group Micro Focus was on the verge of being taken over. Valued at just over £500m the company was being wooed by a clutch of private equity firms. But...
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Tech Talent: Map of the UK’s digital clusters
There are more than 1.5 million “digital tech” jobs in the UK, and the sector is said to be growing faster in terms of turnover and productivity than the wider economy. Those assertions were outlined...
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Everything is cheaper- Burberry UK sees tourist boom
The Burberry British fashion house said tourists’ higher spending power due to the drop in sterling drove the rise. Comparable European sales, which exclude new store openings, were higher in the first...
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Amazon set to take on 5,000 this year as it expands its UK workforce to 24,000
Amazon = the UKís largest online retailer, says it will take on 5,000 new staff as it expands in areas from its development centres and fashion photography studio through to its fulfillment centres....
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