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A Culmhead-based insurance claims management company has revealed plans to go on a hiring spree in order to fill its rosters and promote further growth, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. Property Consortium Group, which employs almost 200 staff at its headquarters in Culmhead, revealed that, after a period of significant growth, it has vacancies at all levels, including claims managers, supply chain relationship managers, software developers and out-of-hours call operators.

Plans put forward by developer Taylor Wimpey for a large residential-led scheme in South Gloucestershire are set to be approved by the local authorities, a local news source was able to reveal. The company wants to build 550 houses on a 37-acre site in Stoke Gifford. Planners at South Gloucestershire Council have recommended the project be approved, subject to certain conditions.

Manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the South West have continued their solid growth due primarily to a sharp boost in productivity, a recent news report in the local business media was able to reveal. More than half (52 per cent) of respondents to the latest Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) barometer said they had increased their productivity in the past six months.

A £100m regeneration scheme targeting a former Forest of Dean mining area could potentially unlock massive investment and create about 1,000 jobs in the area, a recent news report in the local business media was able to reveal.

Over 100 jobs were saved at a four-star hotel and spa in Tregorrick, St Austell, after it was sold following the appointment of administrators, a recent news report in the local business media was able to reveal. The The Cornwall Hotel & Spa Estate group, which includes CMR (Leisure) Ltd, The Cornwall Estate Management Company Ltd, The Cornwall Hotel & Spa Ltd, and The Cornwall Country Estate Ltd, ran into financial trouble and had to call administrators from Deloitte.

A new speculative industrial development in Frome, Somerset, could create up to 100 new jobs in the region, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal. Rockhaven Developments is constructing two new centres, known as the New Enterprise Zone and New Trade Zone, as part of a £4m project that, when completed, will be able to offer more than 55,149 sq ft of space. The developer hopes that the premises will be available in December.

Putting in place solid and reliable employee management systems is a key step whenever companies of any size or scope decide to expand their workforce in order to cope with increased business demand. This is specifically the case with Gooch & Housego, who has managed to secure £1.2m from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) to create 60 jobs in Torquay.

Solid and reliable time and attendance monitoring solutions will become increasingly important as the number of employees in the construction sector grows as a direct result of national building workloads reaching their highest rate in 20 years. The RICS Q3 Construction Market Survey revealed that 39 per cent of chartered surveyors in the South West have reported a rise in activity despite a skills shortage, compared to 35 per cent in August.

The town of Weston-super-Mare is set to undergo a major regeneration, according to plans set to be unveiled by the North Somerset Council, a news source close to the matter was able to recently reveal. The blueprint is still in development and is aiming to transform the North Somerset resort into a "major centre for urban living" over the next ten years, with a particular focus on retail, leisure and residential development.

A well-known construction company was appointed to lead the development of a 210-home regeneration scheme in Bristol, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal. Galliford Try was awarded the contract by the Homes and Communities Agency’s (HCA) delivery partner panel. It is currently estimated that the site has a gross development value of about £40m.

Over 20 jobs have been saved in the South West after three branches of a vehicle parts distributor that collapsed last month were bought by one of its competitors, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal. Unipart Automotive collapsed back in July and more than 150 staff in the region were made redundant at the time. At the time, rival distributor Parts Alliance acquired 12 branches. Now, the company purchased three more sites in Chard, Frome and Plymouth, saving 24 jobs in the process.

A tech company could create multiple jobs after relocating to a new base in Cornwall, a recent news report on this matter was able to reveal. Buzz Interactive specializes in the development of websites, apps and games for clients across Cornwall, and decided that it was about time to move to a larger property, which means that it could potentially take on more staff on the future as well.