Blackpool Automotive, the company that manufactures TVR sports cars, is to be put up for sale after the administrators were called in during the run-up to Christmas. ... [more]

Dennis Eagle, the Warwick-based refuse truck manufacturer with 580 staff at eight sites, has been acquired by Ros Roca of Spain for an estimated £102m.... [more]

WFEL, the Stockport-based manufacturer of military bridges with 160 staff, has undergone a £48m management buy-out from Kidde Group with the backing of Dunedin Capital Partners.... [more]

The leisure division of Alba, the London-listed electricals manufacturer, could reportedly soon be set for a sale or demerger. The division's brands include Breville, JCB, Nicky Clarke Electric, and C... [more]

Paperpak, the manufacturer and distributor of adult incontinence products, is reportedly up for sale with a price tag of £80m. The sale of the European division will be handled by Deloitte, while the ... [more]

Japan Tobacco is to acquire the UK-listed tobacco giant Gallaher Group for £7.5bn, in what will be the country's largest ever foreign takeover. ... [more]

ICI, the UK-listed chemicals group, announced today that it has sold Quest, its flavours and fragrance business to Swiss rival Givaudan.... [more]

Autocruise, the privately-owned South Yorkshire manufacturer of motorhomes, is reportedly open to approaches from strategic buyers. Sources close to the company have revealed that shareholders may now... [more]

The chief executive of Lornamead, the privately-owned personal care business whose brands include Yardley, Harmony and Vosene, has revealed that the company is looking to make a “transformational acqu... [more]

Hornby, the UK model train manufacturer, has bought the Airfix model planes brand out of administration for £2.6m.... [more]

First round bids for Aston Martin, the Warwickshire-based luxury carmaker, are due in at the end of the month, with analysts predicting offers of up to £500m. UK private equity firmsPermira and Alchem... [more]

ICI, the UK-listed chemicals group, is rumoured to be considering a sale of its Quest operations. Quest, which is based in Holland, manufactures flavours and fragrances for home products and foods and... [more]

Aptec Technologies, the County Durham-based textiles manufacturer with 35 staff, has been bought out of administration by Dean Street for £0.3m.... [more]

Biotechnology company Kiotech International PLC has acquired Agil, the animal feed additives division of Lawrence PLC in a reverse takeover for £5.5m stg. Of the £5.5m stg, Kiotech will pay £5.25m in ... [more]

Cognetas may have appointed Close Brothers to proceed with an auction of its Capital Safety business, the UK-based safety equipment manufacturer. Investment banks have started looking to provide debt ... [more]

Hill & Smith has acquired Metnor Galvanizing, the Chesterfield-based provider of galvanizing and related services, for £6.5m. The annual turnover of the business is approaching £10 million and the pla... [more]

DaimlerChrysler, the German car manufacturer, has hinted that its Chrysler division could be put up for sale less than a month after inisisting that it was a core business. Daimler's finance director ... [more]

Rexam, the UK-listed packaging company, announced that it has started the process to sell its refillable PET bottle operation, Rexam Petainer, which is based in Sweden and the Czech Republic. It is a ... [more]

Corus, the Anglo-Dutch steel manufacturer, has accepted a £4.3bn offer from Indian firm Tata Steel in what will be the largest ever foreign takeover by an Indian company. ... [more]

Harkness Hall, the Stevenage-based manufacturer of PVC screens, has undergone a £6.7m management buy-out from Allen McGuire & Partners. The management team received financial backing from the Irish eq... [more]