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The UK Business Minister, Edwina Hart, has publicly expressed her support for the building of a new super prison in North Wales, a new report reveals. The prison is set to be built in Wrexham, and will apparently house up to 2,000 prisoners. Moreover, it will most likely bring some serious social and economic benefits for the region, boosting employment and revenues.

The global market for smart card-based access control solutions is set to reach a staggering $8.6 billion (£5.7 billion) by 2018, a new report by Global Industry Analysts reveals. The estimated growth for this specific market segment is related to increased security concerns backed by government and regulatory mandates, as well as higher security-dedicated budgets, the report says.

Berkshire-based HMV will be acquired by restructuring firm Hilco, in a move likely to save around 2,500 jobs, a news report reveals.

After going into administration back in March, the 258 year-old Axminster Carpets has been saved by a group of local business people, a 

Sunderland-based historic building company Brims Construction has just announced plans to branch out into the very lucrative housebuilding segment, a news report reveals.

The Seat Design Company in Derbyshire, which manufactures luxury seats for high-end vehicle brands such as Bentley, Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce, is moving into bigger space to accommodate its expansion, a news report reveals.

The Global Centre for Cyber Security Capacity Building is to be constructed at the University of Oxford, a news report reveals.

Comprehensive workforce management is an extremely important issue for any company that wants to run its business as efficiently as possible, and Tensor plc has the perfect solution to this problem, namely the WinHR

Tensor is delighted to announce our IT partner status with the CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme). There are currently over 1.7 million CSCS cards in circulation of which around half are the new type smartcards which have been issued since January 2010. By December 2014, all CSCS cards will be smartcards.

Northampton-based discount retailer 99p Stores has set itself some very ambitious expansion goals, as the company plans to expand onto the Scottish market, a news report reveals.

Pan-European certification for security and access control products would not only raise standards throughout the entire European Union, but would also boost sales for UK-based equipment manufacturers, UK industry experts recently revealed.

Global hygiene and forest products company SCA has decided to relocate its northern UK office to a location near the Manchester Airport, a news report reveals.