25 January 2023

Some of the leads included in the UK Activity Report in January 2023.

Business Expansions & Job Creation

• IC Blue (Leeds) – Semiconductor distributor celebrating growth and creating 20 new jobs, seeking additional linguists.

• Belfast International Airport – Major recruitment drive with over 300 new jobs announced.

• Parkdean Resorts (Devon) – Huge recruitment drive with 750 holiday park jobs announced across four sites.

• Contechs (West Midlands) – Automotive design and engineering consultancy unveiling plans to create 125 jobs with new design offices.

• Second Home Studios (Birmingham) – Animation production house to create jobs following a funding boost.

• BT (Bristol) – Telecoms giant moving staff into a new office and preparing to create 170 jobs.

• Altecnic (Stoke-on-Trent) – Firm continues growth with the purchase of a huge warehouse site near Junction 14 of the M6.

• Petit Forestier – Refrigeration vehicle rental specialist opening a new flagship site.

Acquisitions & Mergers

• Lucion Services – Environmental services company acquires Midland Survey Ltd.

• Truphone – Telecoms company backed by Abramovich sold for £1 to two European businessmen following sanctions.

• C R Hollands Industrial Supplies (Stroud) – Precision engineering tool supplier acquires Gloucester’s Concept Tooling.

• Wakefield Acoustics (Heckmondwike) – Acquired by a US-based group.

• The Citation Group (Wilmslow) – Health and safety adviser acquires Disclosure Services to expand employee screening services.

• HFMC Wealth – Supported by ThinCats in its recent acquisition.

• Tappit Technologies (Leeds) – Cashless payments business bought out of administration, saving jobs.

• Entrepreneur (Birkenhead) – Buys back his business using a £3m funding package.

Business Contractions & Job Losses

• Bridgnorth Cliff Railway – 14 out of 16 staff set to be made redundant following closure due to a deteriorating wall.

• Nottingham Packaging Firm – Future uncertain after posting a notice of intent to appoint administrators.

• Screaming Colour (London) – Administration confirmed at the print company.

• Morrisons (McColl’s Head Office) – Axing 160 roles as part of integration.

• Ford (Europe) – Plans to cut 3,200 jobs, with roles affected in Germany, Belgium, and the UK.