Jun
2009
Articles from 25th Jun 2009
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Studios create gameplan for unexpected slump
Jun 25 2009 | Science & Technology
ON THE south bank of the Tyne this week five key players from the global video games industry put their heads together to plot a way through the recession. Read
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North firm is aiming for the Gulf market
Jun 25 2009 | Science & Technology
THE next generation of security access technology – based on the recognition of a person’s bloodflow and vein pattern – looks set to take a fledgling North East firm into the Gulf market while doubling its workforce. Read
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Comment: We have to support all businesses
Jun 25 2009 | Science & Technology
I WAS pleased to host a European Commission delegation from Brussels to NETPark this week. The delegation came to see how a community focused project part funded by the EU will open up career opportunities and raise awareness of science and innovation in County Durham. Read
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Comment: Future of games is online
Jun 25 2009 | Science & Technology
SOME of most influential figures from the world’s games industry headed to the GameHorizon Conference in Gateshead earlier this week to discuss the trends, threats and opportunities facing them right now. Read
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Enigma spreads website word to all and sundry
Jun 25 2009 | Science & Technology
IT HAS built websites for some of the biggest brands on the planet, but a North East digital agency will now help alien enthusiasts, gothic wedding dress- makers and even animal tailors launch their own online empires. Read
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Be careful when outsourcing IT operations
Jun 25 2009 | Science & Technology
OUTSOURCING your IT operations is a sure-fire way of reducing costs at a time when businesses are looking to cut back. Not only does it free-up valuable floor space and help to reduce overheads, it also allows staff to focus on driving forward new and improved services. Read
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Advertising firm flies high thanks to owl clan
Jun 25 2009 | Science & Technology
A FAMILY of owls has helped a North East digital agency win a contract that could see its groundbreaking technology installed in 300 shops across the country. Read
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Farmers visit rapeseed trial fields
Jun 25 2009 | Farming News
FARMERS have seen for themselves how best to grow oilseed rape to feed the burgeoning biofuels industry. Read
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Hilary Benn to be on hand at show
Jun 25 2009 | Farming News
FARMERS have the chance to debate controversial proposals to introduce cost sharing to cope with possible future disease outbreaks with Defra Secretary Hilary Benn at this year's Royal Show. Read
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Advertising campaign 'saved our bacon'
Jun 25 2009 | Farming News
AN advertising campaign credited with saving pig farmers' bacon has scooped a prestigious award in the South of France. Read
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More farmers under pressure from recession
Jun 25 2009 | Farming News
INCREASING numbers of farmers say they are starting to feel the pinch of the recession, even though the major banks are continuing to support agricultural customers. Read
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Off to China
Jun 25 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
TEESSIDE industrial technology specialist Tracerco is expanding its global reach, opening a new base in China. Read
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Gambler pair back new-style betting
Jun 25 2009 | Archive
AFATHER and son team have launched a betting business that allows people to gamble on losers as well as winners and the pair hope to roll out a chain of trading rooms in the coming years. Read
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WITH many companies feeling the pressure of the credit crunch, Capita Symonds is delighted to announce their expansion and the opening of a new office in Newcastle city centre.
Jun 25 2009 | Archive
The engineering consultancy, which already has more than 40 staff in Durham, will deliver a range of their services from the office in Carliol Square. Read
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Intellectual property in action
Jun 25 2009 | Archive
CHANGING pressures on the pharmaceutical industry means more collaborations and, indeed, new types of collaborations, between members of the industry. Read
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Pharmaceuticals worth £2bn to North East
Jun 25 2009 | Archive
THE pharmaceutical industry competes on a global basis. This sector has been identified as the jewel in the crown of British industry and yet few people in the North East have realised that over a third of the UK pharmaceutical industry is in our region. Read
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Safety first myths
Jun 25 2009 | Comment
MYTHS about the supposedly malign influence of health and safety on a range of activities are clouding real concerns. Read
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Thursday morning market opening
Jun 25 2009 | National Business News
WALL Street’s lukewarm reaction to comments from the US Federal Reserve played a part in keeping the FTSE 100 Index in negative territory today. Read
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Currys and PC World owner racks up losses
Jun 25 2009 | National Business News
CURRYS and PC World owner DSG International today racked up annual losses of £140.4m as it warned markets were set to remain tough in the year ahead. Read
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BP appoints new chairman
Jun 25 2009 | National Business News
BP’s two-year hunt to fill one of Britain’s most prestigious corporate jobs ended today with the appointment of Carl-Henric Svanberg as chairman. Read
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BP appoints new chairman
Jun 25 2009 | National Business News
BP’s two-year hunt to fill one of Britain’s most prestigious corporate jobs ended today with the appointment of Carl-Henric Svanberg as chairman. Read
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Currys owner in the red
Jun 25 2009 | National Business News
Currys and PC World owner DSG International today racked up annual losses of £140.4m as it warned markets were set to remain tough in the year ahead. Read
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Picketing continues
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
CONSTRUCTION workers held a second day of protest at Wilton in support of sacked workers at the Lindsey oil refinery. Read
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PM backs steel fight
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has said the future of steel making is “critical” to Tees Valley, with the Government supporting a reconciliation between Corus and the consortium of buyers who pulled out of their deal with the steel giant. Read
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Wind boost a shore thing
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
THE boss of a Tees Valley offshore wind company has welcomed a Government green light for further projects. Read
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Gambler pair back new-style betting
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
A FATHER and son team have launched a betting business that allows people to gamble on losers as well as winners and the pair hope to roll out a chain of trading rooms in the coming years. Read
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Northern Bear shrugs off downturn
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
BUILDING services firm Northern Bear has shrugged off the economic downturn to announce big jumps in its earnings and profits. Read
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Petrol costs are fuelling pressure on business
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
INCREASING petrol prices are putting pressure on businesses in the North East and experts warned last night that the cost is set to get higher. Read
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Newcastle is the model for successful gaming venture
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
THE boss of one of the country’s biggest casino and leisure chains says its future national growth will be driven from its North East base. Read
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Sign up to take the risk – and your fair share
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
THE game that gives players the chance to find out if they could make a profit by investing £100,000 on the stock market is back. Read
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County tourism firms buoyant
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
MORE than 200 Northumberland tourism businesses attended the second annual county tourism conference and heard the market is proving very resilient to the recession. Read
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Washington based engineers planning expansion
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
AN engineering business has just doubled its revenues and is now looking at fresh expansion after winning a £22,500 grant. Read
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Pound drives Ford to raise prices
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
FORD is to raise the price of its cars by an average of 4% in the UK, blaming the weakness of the pound against the euro. Read
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Comet retail profit falls 76.5% but still better than expected
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
RETAILER Kesa Electricals has plunged to an annual loss and revealed a dramatic fall in profits at its UK chain Comet. Read
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Cuts help car dealer's results
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
CAR dealership Inchcape has forecast a big improvement in quarterly profits, despite weak demand for new vehicles. Read
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Earnings double in year as de-icer changes track
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
A DE-ICING company is continuing to drive up its sales after unveiling plans to open a Chinese outpost and winning a big American contract. Read
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Our glory in World Cup football stadium
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
IF England's footballers make their trademark quarter final exit at next Summer's World Cup, few travelling Brits may get to see the impressive Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban. Read
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RBS 'lost more than any other bank in the world'
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
PART-NATIONALISED Royal Bank of Scotland lost more money than any other bank in the world last year, according to a leading industry journal. Read
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Stagecoach profits rise as more people take the bus
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
TRANSPORT group Stagecoach said that its profits have jumped ahead of forecasts as more people take the bus in the recession. Read
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Retail slump may be over
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
RETAIL sales fell for the second month running in the year to June, but the worst of the spending slump may be over. Read
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Saving cash can be plain sailing by going green
Jun 25 2009 | Business News
COMMITMENTS to green schemes may be bubbling away on the back burner as businesses concentrate on surviving the recession intact but becoming more environmentally friendly can be a vital marketing tool that can also cut costs. Read
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Hexham, June 23
Jun 25 2009 | Marts Prices
Hexham Auction Mart had forward 65 Cattle including 29 OTM. Read
