Sales and marketing: A bio-tech company in Northern Ireland is creating 242 jobs as part of a £15.8m expansion programme. Recruitment is under way for new positions in sales, marketing and production at Randox Laboratories in County Anrim, reports RTÉ News. More than half of the new posts are aimed at graduate-level applicants, according to The Irish Times.
Game design: A US computer games company will create 22 jobs when it opens a studio in Edinburgh. Reloaded Productions plans to create "high-quality" jobs in game engineering, 3D art and game design, according to The Press Association.
Research: A Korean engineering firm has announced plans to create up to 700 new jobs in Scotland, reports the BBC. Doosan Power Systems is to locate a research centre in Renfrew, employing up to 200 people. The company is also searching for a Scottish location for a manufacturing plant which could employ up to 500 staff.
Engineering: An engineering firm based in Scotland will take on 120 staff following increased demand from the renewable energy sector, reports the BBC. Steel Engineering will take on the new staff when it opens a new plant and builds a "mini-port" in Renfrew to transfer large structures onto ships.
Admin: Dozens of new jobs will be created in Bristol by a new company offering outsourced administration services. The owners of E-nergy, which will be open for business in April, are currently recruiting 60 staff but plan to expand to 200 over the next two years, reports This is Bristol.
Hospitality: Hotel chain Travelodge has announced 100 new jobs as a result of seven new hotels opening this spring. The company is looking for receptionists, housekeepers, cleaners and assistants for its on-site catering, reports Recruiter. The new jobs are spread across new sites in Birmingham, Hull, Warrington, Bedford, Newbury, Market Harborough and New Brighton in Merseyside.
