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Northamptonshire luxury boat manufacturer to make hundreds of employees redundant


A Northamptonshire luxury boat manufacturer will have to shed hundreds of jobs after calling in administrators, a recent news report in the local media has been able to find.

Fairline employed about 450 staff before having to call in administrators from FRP Advisory. The insolvency experts kept just 69 members of staff to assist with the continued trade of the business and to work on existing orders.

Automotive component maker to create 1,000 new jobs


A West Midlands automotive component maker will create 1,000 new jobs in the region after securing a multimillion-pound investment from a Chinese manufacturing giant, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to reveal.

Midlands recruitment consultancy looking for 3,000 temporary staff members


A Midlands recruitment consultancy has revealed plans to hire 3,000 temporary members of staff in the busy run-up to Christmas, a recent news report in the local media has been able to find.

Transline, which has a network of more than 120 offices across the UK, revealed that the job openings will be available across Cannock.

Leisure park to cut 198 jobs


One of the UK’s best-known leisure parks will make 198 members of staff redundant, a news report in the local business media has been able to reveal.

Staffordshire-based Alton Towers will have to implement the cuts following this summer’s rollercoaster crash, which left 5 people injured, with 2 sustaining life-changing injuries.

Up to 1,700 jobs could be lost as another steel giant goes into administration


The UK’s steel industry has taken yet another hit as Caparo Industries, a steel giant with more than 1,700 employees and significant operations in the West Midlands, has gone into administration, a recent news report in the business media has been able to reveal.

PwC has been appointed to 16 companies within the group.