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The UK access control market set to grow by 7.3% between 2013 and 2017

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The UK access control market is set to grow by an estimate of 7.3% between 2013 and 2017, the latest "Access Control Market Report 2013" from Research and Markets has recently revealed.

The report focuses on the UK market for physical access control, which is primarily concerned with the restriction of a particular room, structure or site to authorised personnel only, allowing users to restrict or grant access, monitor throughput, and report unauthorised access attempts in certain areas.

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New cinema and leisure complex set to be built in Stoke-On-Trent

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A contract worth £12.5m for building a new cinema and leisure centre in Stoke-On-Trent’s intu Potteries Shopping Centre has been awarded to Wates Construction, a news report in the local business media has revealed.

The 58,000 sq ft facility will comprise a nine-screen cinema complex operated by Cineworld and will be housed in a new-build extension to the shopping centre, which will become part of a £20m leisure and catering development.

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New Burnley Bridge Business Park is officially open

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The government-backed £50 million Burnley Bridge Business Park has just opened for business, marking the largest new development on the M65 corridor to open up in more than a decade, a news report in the local media has recently revealed.
 
The 70-acre site is expected to create more than 1,400 indirect jobs in the area, that ensures excellent accessibility to the town.

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Construction work begins on £10.4m creative and digital industries college in Salford

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Construction work has just started on a brand-new £10.4m University Technical College (UTC) at MediaCityUK in Salford, with the development work set to be carried out by BAM Construction, a news report in the local media has recently revealed.

The college will focus on the creative and digital industries and will give 14-19 year olds from Greater Manchester the chance to work with employers at MediaCityUK through its direct link to the industry.

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Leicester’s new £5.8m Innovation Centre now open

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A landmark £5.8m innovation centre has just been opened in Leicester’s Pioneer Park, next to the National Space Centre, a news report in the local media has revealed.

The centre, built in the city’s science and technology park, is known as Dock and is set to house up to 54 new space, science and technology businesses amid its 3,000 sq m of incubation units, laboratories, conference facilities and offices.

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