Metro Bank plans to create new branches, creating at least 25 jobs at all levels. The bank, which opened its first branch in 2010, has grown to 16 stores and aims to serve every community in Greater London. Turnover £5.2m, 270 employees.
Aker Solutions Angola
AKER Solutions is to create 400 jobs in Aberdeen to keep pace with booming demand from oil and gas firms. The Norwegian oil and gas services business plans to hire specialists in areas ranging from subsea engineering to drilling technology under an initiative it believes will make the company one of the largest employers in the North East of Scotland.
Cloud Sherpas
Cloud Sherpas, a US-based cloud services broker, has acquired London-based Stoneburn Software Services. The acquisition will help Cloud Sherpas to accelerate its international expansion over the 12 months to September 2014. Cloud Sherpas, which already has an office in the UK, plans to double its 70-strong UK workforce.
Derbyshire County Council
Derbyshire County Council plans to allocate £70,000 towards administration costs of a £3m project to provide funding of up to £50,000 for small businesses. The Global Derbyshire Small Business Support Programme, run by Derbyshire economic partnership, aims to create 200 jobs, safeguard 48 more and attract £4m of private sector investment.
Dyson Group
Dyson, the Wiltshire-based pioneering technology firm, is creating 650 new jobs for skilled workers, around 250 of which will be in the UK. The firm plans to expand into Asia and has seen an increase in profits of 19% to $364m. Overall group turnover for 2012 also rose 17% to £1.24bn.
EADS UK
EADS has launched a new company, Testia Ltd, at its base in Newport which is set to create 60 new jobs and provide training for students. A £1.4m investment, with support from the Welsh Government, is expected to provide 60 new jobs after five years. This will include trainers, inspectors and high level engineers available as consultants.
Bloom Design
Leeds-based designers, Bloom is undertaking a major expansion programme following international success. The agency recently completed a global digital campaign for global sports brand, Goal.com. It has recruited multi lingual staff to facilitate the growth of international campaigns. Bloom have also moved to larger premises in Leeds to enable them to reach 100 staff.
Matrix Multimedia
Matrix Multimedia, a supplier of technology products for education, has invested £600,000 in new premises in Halifax, Yorkshire. Matrix plans to spend £1m in research and development over three years, creating 8 jobs. Exports make up 75% of company turnover of £1.5m. Matrix sells to 50 countries and is growing at 20% a year.
Everything Everywhere
Mobile phone company EE, the owner of T mobile and Orange, is creating 300 new positions. Up to 200 jobs are being created in South Wales, with another 100 in Darlington and North Tyneside. EE has 15,000 employees 27m customers and a turnover of £6.6bn.
Proxama
Proxama, the mobile payment technology company, is to use funds from its AIM floatation to double its research and development offices in Norwich, in addition to already-extended space, which has the potential for 60 extra staff. Additional capital from the float will also be used to take advantage of markets in North and South America.
Search Laboratory
Search marketing agency, Search Laboratory is to create six new jobs a month over the next year following a raft of new client wins. Search Laboratory, based in Leeds, also announced it is to open a third office to accommodate this recruitment drive.
Sony
Sony UK Technology Centre in Pencoed, is set to create an additional ten jobs and add 6 more product lines. The 6 professional camera products will be added to the product portfolio throughout the year with more than 6000 units to be produced at the top of its core manufacturing business of professional and broadcast camera systems.
Standard Life
Standard Life, Edinburgh-based pensions firm, is creating 46 new customer service roles by 2014. The expansion comes after increased demand linked to the governments auto-enrolment scheme, which came into effect in October 2012. The firm expects 400,000 new customers.
Brunel University
The National Centre for Sustainable Energy Use in Food Chains opened at Brunel University, London, on 5 September 2013. Up to 40 new jobs will be created at the £12m centre, which is the first of six to be opened in the UK dedicated to sustainable energy use.
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Sep 13
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