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A Bristol-based tax consultancy has revealed plans to hire more than 30 new members of staff as part of a significant business development programme, a news report in the local media has found.

Workforce management systems can help administrators choose the best way to handle a company’s staff when the firm is forced to go into administration.

Plans for a 635-acre energy park that could support the creation of more than 4,400 jobs and generate £125m of business rates have been approved by the local authorities, a news report in the local media has been able to reveal.

Plans for an extensive leisure development in Swindon, which will feature a ski centre, hotel and IMAX cinema, has been given the green light, a news report in the local business media has been able to suggest. The £270m, 500,000 sq ft scheme managed by SevenCapital secured planning consent at the latest meeting of Swindon Borough Council’s planning committee.

Plans for building 1,600 new homes to support Taunton garden town status have been approved by the local authority, a news report in the local business media has been able to suggest.

Construction work is set to start soon on a £6.5m building at Falmouth University that will help incubate new spin-out technology companies, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to suggest.

Plans for a residential redevelopment of a large former Ministry of Defence (MoD) training site on the Cornish coast have been recommended for conditional approval, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Applicant Comparo is seeking permission to demolish and clear the existing MoD buildings at the Penhale Camp site in Holywell Bay, Newquay.

A roofing supplies business which set up its first store earlier this year has created seven jobs with the launch of its second location in Exeter, a news report in the local business media has been able to suggest. Roofbase has opened an 800 sq ft shop, with a 13,500 sq ft warehouse and a 6,000 sq ft yard in Marsh Barton Trading Estate.

Plans for building three new office buildings on the former site of DuPont’s facility on the outskirts of Bristol are set for approval, sources told a local business media outlet. Abstract (Bristol) Ltd, supported by planning consultant Stride Treglown and architect Keppie Design, submitted an application for the development earlier this year.

Plans for building a new industrial development on vacant scrubland in Plymouth have been given the green light by the local authority, a news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The plot on land to the east of Bell Close, on the north western edge of Newnham Industrial Estate, has been earmarked for the scheme.

Time and attendance systems really come in handy when organizations are looking at going on recruitment drives, as is the case with contact centre business Echo-U, which is set to create 150 jobs in Bournemouth as part of its plans to expand into the South of England.

Proposals for building a new office building and multi-storey car park as part of the first phase of development under Plymouth’s North West Quadrant scheme are set to get the green light from councillors, a news report in the local business media has been able to reveal.