Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland; South Western Scotland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Hawick
Sector
Health / Social Work
Residential Health Care And Social Work
Residential Care Activities
87 - Residential care activities

100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
11 May 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

A national care home company could bring up to 100 new jobs to Hawick. Park Homes UK Ltd has announced plans for a 7 million GBP development of St Andrew's Nursing Home, which is situated in the Stirches area of the town. The company, which specialises in the development and management of health care facilities, is to invest 650,000 GBP modernising the former convent. It then has longer-term plans to construct a brand new specialist 60-bed care facility on the site.


Sources

  • 11 May 2007: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Park Homes UK LTD, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 65335, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65335.