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Manufacturing Jobs

Welcome Jobs Boost At Vauxhall

Just one year ago the Vauxhall motors plant at Ellesmere Port was facing the prospect of closure. However, thanks to investment by both the company and the UK government Vauxhall has recently revealed plans to hire 300 new workers. Recruitment is necessary to support the production of the new Astra as Vauxhall forecasts around 142,000 [...]

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BT considers increasing Apprentice numbers

BT, the leading UK telecoms company has received a staggering 100 application forms for each apprentice job vacancy currently available. The response has prompted the company to consider increasing the number of positions it offers to young apprentices. There are three distinct categories open to applicants; customer service, IT and telecommunications. Successful applicants taken on [...]

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Retail Giant Sainsbury’s Consults with Public in Sheffield

Sainsbury’s, the UK’s second largest retailer, is to consult with members of the public this week as it seeks approval for a new 50,000 sq ft supermarket in Sheffield. The retailer wants to build the new store in Wadsley Bridge on an area of derelict land. Anyone interested in attending the consultation to view the [...]

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Great Job News for Ford Staff in UK

Ford, the global car manufacturing giant has today revealed plans for a staggering £1.5bn investment in its South Wales car plant at Bridgend. This is great news for the workforce as around 2000 jobs with the company and thousands more with Ford’s suppliers will now be safeguarded. Like its rival Nissan, Ford has received a [...]

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Delight in Sunderland as Nissan Invests £420m into Car Plant

News that Japanese car giant Nissan is to invest £420 million into its Sunderland car plant were met with cries of joy this week. The news means that for the foreseeable future jobs at the plant are safe. This contrasts with just a couple of months ago when the car maker revealed that over 1000 [...]

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Bad News For North West Jobs

BAE Systems has today revealed that it plans to axe 1116 jobs in the North West of England. The job loses will arise as a result of the closure of the Woodford site. The site will cease to operate from 2012. This is when the aircraft manufacturer expects to have completed the production of the [...]

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UK Jobs lost to Poland

UK Jobs lost to Poland The 27th August 2009 was a sad day for UK manufacturing, as the last television set to be made here rolled off the production line. Manufacturer Toshiba was the only electronics firm left in the UK still making television sets and as of yesterday their Plymouth plant has closed, meaning [...]

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Find your next Job via the Sun Newspaper

The Sun Newspaper has launched a major initiative to help job hunters and employers alike. In a quest to get Britain working, the newspaper is offering employers the chance to advertise job vacancies FREE OF CHARGE on their website. There are around 470,000 vacancies in the UK and The Sun Newspaper wants to match these [...]

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Airbus Provides Job Boost For 5000 Employees

Airbus employees have welcomed the news that around 5000 jobs will be safeguarded at factories in Broughton and Bristol thanks to a Government loan of around £340m. The investment will be channelled towards the development of the wide-bodied A350XWB aircraft. A spokesperson for The Society of British Aerospace Companies has said “In uncertain times it [...]

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