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COMPANIES TODAY [Newcastle Journal (England)](Newcastle Journal (England) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) XMAS JOBS BOOST Parcel carrier Yodel is creating 5,000 full and part-time jobs in preparation for the busy Christmas period. The posts include warehouse staff, drivers and self-employed van drivers and couriers as well as managers and admin staff. Yodel said it expects to handle up to a million parcels a day over the festive period. Dick Stead, executive chairman of Yodel, said: "This is a key time for our retail clients and their shoppers." BT TAKES ON STAFF Telecoms giant BT is to create 500 engineering jobs at its Openreach division amid increasing rollout of its fibre broadband programme. Openreach said it recently received 26,000 applications for 1,600 engineering jobs. The new posts will mainly be based in London, Surrey and Aberdeen, with around half the new intake working on customer service. Some of the recruits will work on extending fibre broadband to new housing developments and installing an ultra-fast service for medium and large businesses. CALA PLOTS SURGE Upmarket housebuilder CALA said it is planning to triple sales within two years after celebrating a record profits haul. The Edinburgh-based group is now among the UK's 10 biggest housebuilders by sales after buying luxury developer Banner Homes for around Pounds 200m in March. Average selling prices jumped 26.3% to Pounds 423,000 on the back of the Banner acquisition, which is focused on the South East and Midlands. TYNE SHIPPING MOVEMENTS Arrivals Date/Time Name From To 2110 0845 Princess Seaways Ijmuiden Ro Ro 3 2110 1300 City of Barcelona Emden Ro Ro 4 Sailings Date/Time Name From To 2110 0300 Gran Canaria Car Ro Ro 3 Sheerness 2110 0459 Sand Falcon Cemex Sea 2110 1530 City of Sunderland TCT 3 Malmo 2110 1700 Princess Seaways Ro Ro 3 Ijmuiden 2110 2030 City of Paris TCT 2 Esberg (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |