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The Jobs Monitor is updated daily with the job-creation and job-loss activity of thousands of named organisations experiencing dynamic change.

The jobs data is gathered from rigorous media monitoring across 200,000 sources; data analysis of
employment moves within organisations that are growing, downsizing or restructuring; and other
relevant research.

– Positive news – Negative news

Date
Organisation
Turnover £m
Employees
Sector Group
What’s Happening
02/08/21 Wren Kitchens 612.66 4,716 Retailing New £20 million Base in Lincolnshire – Creating 300 Jobs – Part of Ongoing Expansion
03/08/21 Elecore Electrical – 30 Retailing In Liquidation – 28 Jobs Lost – Cash Flow Difficulties
03/08/21 N21 Group – 90 Professional, scientific, technical Created 50 Jobs – Plans to create further Jobs – Growing Business
04/08/21 Sanity Marketing – 25 Professional, scientific, technical Funding Sought to Avoid Collapse – Trading Paused – 5 Jobs at Risk
04/08/21 Hotel Chocolat 50.58 617 Manufacturing 140 New Jobs in Cambridgeshire – Manufacturing roles – Expanding site
05/08/21 WM Morrison Supermarkets 17,600 118,047 Retailing Closing Vegetable processing site in Greater Manchester – 325 Jobs to be lost
05/08/21 Exscientia 9.11 160 Human and animal health Creating 100 Jobs – Expanded Oxford site – Expanding second site in Oxfordshire – Growing business
05/08/21 Minster Building Company – 26 Construction, land, property Entered administration – 26 Redundancies made – Loss of contracts
06/08/21 Carwow 21.34 234 IT and telecommunications Bournemouth-Based Firm Acquired – Creating 50 Jobs – Integration Underway – Business Expansion
06/08/21 Switch Mobility 37.05 325 Manufacturing 15 Staff at risk of redundancy – Contracts ending in August
09/08/21 Novus Property Solutions 163.55 893 Construction, land, property Streamlining Services – Part of Plans to Create 250 Jobs – Targeting £250 million Turnover By 2026
09/08/21 GMB Manufacturing t/a Garrandale 9.3 68 Manufacturing In Administration – 68 Jobs Lost – Cash Position Weakened
10/08/21 Virgin Media O2 – 18,000 IT and telecommunications Plans to recruit 400 new staff – Field engineers and retail roles – Hiring Apprentices – Upgrading networks
10/08/21 Arthur M.Griffiths & Son Limited 30.12 60 Construction, land, property In Administration – 60 Jobs at risk of redundancy – Post-tax profits down by £447K to £305K
11/08/21 Thoughtworks 76.77 433 IT and telecommunications Opening new office in Newcastle – Third UK location – Creating 100 Jobs
11/08/21 Pladis 2110 15,457 Manufacturing Plans to close Scottish site in 2022 – 468 Jobs at risk of redundancy
12/08/21 Boohoo 600.73 2,074 Retailing £500 million Investment Planned – 5,000 UK Jobs Expected – New Warehouse & Technology Planned
12/08/21 Abingdon Health 5.24 130 Manufacturing 60 Jobs lost – 33% Reduction in staff – Cashflow issues – Conflicted Contract
13/08/21 EO Charging – 35 Manufacturing Acquired By US-Based SPAC Firm – Creating 270 Jobs By 2022 – Expanding Geographical Reach
13/08/21 Simtom Food Products 18.04 100 Manufacturing 100 Redundancies made – Entered Administration – Impacted by Pandemic
16/08/21 Clipper Logistics 500.67 7,600 Transport and storage Major Deal Secured with John Lewis – Creating 200 Jobs in Leicester – Business Growth
16/08/21 Network Rail 8100 42,099 Transport and storage Redundancy Scheme Launched – 9,000 Jobs at Risk – Middle Management Roles Affected
17/08/21 Wrightbus 227.16 1,250 Manufacturing Creating 300 New NI Jobs – Follows Series of New Orders – Increasing Production
16/08/21 Individual Restaurants 58.37 1,398 Leisure, hospitality, sports Restructure Underway – Closing 4 Sites – 140 Jobs Affected – New Investment & Development Programme
18/08/21 IMA HOME 70 400 Professional, scientific, technical HOME and IMA Merging – Creating £70m turnover agency – Plans to create 200 Jobs
19/08/21 Fruehauf Ltd 23.7 160 Manufacturing Entered Administration – Seeking Buyer – 160 Jobs at risk of redundancy
19/08/21 RVA Surveyors – 50 Construction, land, property Plans to create 100 new Jobs – Tripling workforce – Growing business
20/08/21 Southend Council – 1,200 Community groups Restructuring Administrative Teams – 28 Jobs at Risk – £1 million Savings Sought
20/08/21 Care UK 186 8,000 Human and animal health Building new care home in Leicestershire – Creating 84 Jobs
23/08/21 Bibby Financial Services 138.5 741 Banks and financial services Cutting costs – Turnover down from £177.5m to £138.5m – Made 111 Jobs Cuts
23/08/21 SP Energy Networks 443.7 744 Energy, utilities, waste Creating 152 Jobs – Green energy investment
23/08/21 Armstrongs Aggregates Ltd 19.12 148 Construction, land, property 200 Jobs at risk of redundancy – Uncertain headquarters future
24/08/21 Komatsu UK 204.79 466 Manufacturing Creating 80 Jobs in North East – Meeting increased demand – Hiring 10 Apprentices – Further growth expected
24/08/21 South Tyneside Council – 4,700 Administration Cutting Costs of £900K – 138 Redundancies made
25/08/21 XLCC – 20 Manufacturing 70-acre Facility Planned in Ayrshire – 900 Jobs Expected – Deal with Peel Ports – £570 million Investment
25/08/21 Diggerland – 234 Leisure, hospitality, sports 60 Redundancies made – Closing Devon location – Impacted by Pandemic
26/08/21 Magna 366.67 2,425 Manufacturing Created 300 Jobs – Opened new plant in Sunderland – Supplying Nissan factory
26/08/21 Virgin Money Giving 3.32 60 Charities Charitable division closing – 25 Jobs to be lost – Following strategic review
27/08/21 Magna Exteriors UK 102.62 617 Manufacturing New Factory in Sunderland – 280 Jobs Expected – Business Expansion
26/08/21 Whiteleaf Furniture – 54 Manufacturing 51 Jobs Lost – Entered Administration
31/08/2021 Answer Digital – 73 IT and telecommunications Revenue Up 40% – 100 New Jobs Planned – Expanding Academy – Business Growth
31/08/2021 Gas and Power Ltd T/A HUB Energy – 29 Energy, utilities, waste In Administration – 29 Jobs at risk of redundancy – Customers transferred to EON

Region – Private sector  only
Job gains
Gain %
Job losses
Loss %
Net
London 5800 23.3% 9468 81.8% -3668
South West 350 1.4% 244 2.1% 106
Wales 288 1.2% 0 0.0% 288
Scotland 595 2.5% 25 0.2% 567
East Midlands 1056 4.2% 471 4.1% 585
Northern Ireland 760 3.0% 0 0.0% 760
South East 1185 4.8% 137 1.2% 1048
North East 1280 5.1% 191 1.7% 1089
Yorkshire and the Humber 1495 6.0% 400 3.5% 1095
East of England 1648 6.6% 53 0.5% 1595
West Midlands 2803 11.2% 85 0.7% 2718
North West 7662 30.7% 480 4.2% 7182
United Kingdom Total 24922 100% 11557 100% 13365

Sector Group Analysis

Sector Group – Private sector only
Job gains
Gain %
Job losses
Loss %
Net
Transport and storage 370 1.5% 9000 77.8% -8630
Education 28 0.1% 100 0.9% -72
Processing and Preserving 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0
Agriculture, fisheries 90 0.4% 0 0.0% 90
Media and publishing 176 0.7% 0 0.0% 176
Banks and financial services 487 2.0% 295 2.6% 192
Engineering 255 1.0% 53 0.5% 202
Construction, land, property 601 2.4% 320 2.8% 281
Business services 327 1.3% 0 0.0% 327
Professional, scientific, technical 756 3.0% 25 0.2% 731
Human and animal health 790 3.2% 0 0.0% 790
Energy, utilities, waste 829 3.3% 29 0.3% 800
IT and telecommunications 1528 6.1% 0 0.0% 1528
Leisure, hospitality, sports 2364 9.5% 200 1.7% 2164
Manufacturing 4175 16.8% 982 8.5% 3193
Retailing 11883 47.6% 362 3.1% 11521
Private Sector Total 24659 98.9% 11366 98.4% 13293
Other Sectors Job Gains Gain % Job Losses Loss % Net
NFP Sector 113 0.5% 25 0.2% 88
Public Sector 150 0.6% 166 1.4% -16
All Sectors Job Gains Gain % Job Losses Loss % Net
All Sectors 24922 100% 11557 100% 13365

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