Oct
2009
Articles from 21st Oct 2009
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Developing role
Oct 21 2009 | The Dealmakers
MARK Whitaker – one of the region’s leading corporate bankers – is joining business rescue, recovery and restructuring specialist Begbies Traynor as director of business development covering the North East and Yorkshire. Read
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Legal team goes against the grain in solicitor recruitment
Oct 21 2009 | The Dealmakers
NORTH East solicitors Hay & Kilner has expanded some of its key practice areas with the appointment of four new solicitors despite the prevailing uncertainty in the wider economy and a raft of job losses in the region's legal sector. Read
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Be prepared for rise in taxes
Oct 21 2009 | The Dealmakers
ONE of Newcastle's leading dealmakers is warning that businesses need to put plans in place now in preparation for a potential hike in capital gains tax (CGT) next year. Read
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Lawyer who is bringing a new dimension to the boardroom table
Oct 21 2009 | Business Interviews
NEXT month The Journal names its Non-Executive Director of the Year. Andrew Hebden speaks to Lucy Winskell, who is breaking the mould when it comes to taking a place at the boardroom table. Read
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Cash incentive that's destroying hill farming
Oct 21 2009 | Farming News
POLICIES to reduce the amount of livestock on hill farms are "misguided" and shortsighted, according to the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA). Read
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Farmers urged not to delay land map check
Oct 21 2009 | Farming News
FARMERS who have received a new set of Rural Land Register maps to check are being urged to reply to the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) as soon as possible. Read
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FEW venues in the world can rival the splendour, prestige and heritage that abounds the City of Durham. Widely regarded as one of the most spectacular and historic cities in Britain, Durham’s unique qualities will ensure that your event, whether an international residential conference or an in-depth training session, will be a success.
Oct 21 2009 | Archive
Choose from an extensive range of fully equipped conference and syndicate rooms available at Durham University, ideal for all forms of training, development and business meetings. Some of the colleges are modern in design, whilst others offer beautiful, unique and historic settings. Private dining facilities are available for intimate occasions or banqueting events for up to 350, along with purpose-built conference facilities for up to 180 with lecture theatres for up to 400. Read
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Homeserve to shed 400 jobs
Oct 21 2009 | Archive
AROUND 400 jobs are being axed at home maintenance and insurance firm Homeserve as it shuts its two property repair businesses. Read
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Lloyds in deal to offload part of private client funds
Oct 21 2009 | Archive
LLOYDS Banking Group has announced a deal worth up to £35.4m to offload part of its private client fund management business. Read
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Angry shareholder pulls plug
Oct 21 2009 | Archive
A BUILDING supplies firm with more than 1,000 staff is calling in administrators after its biggest shareholder pulled the plug on a rescue deal. Read
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New home buyers help mortgage lending to rise
Oct 21 2009 | Archive
STRONG demand from people buying a new home helped mortgage lending edge up by 2% during September to its second highest level this year. Read
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LONDON’S CALLING
Oct 21 2009 | Archive
TWO Teessiders who received life changing support from a Middlesbrough-based learning organisation - were in London this week at the national finals of the learndirect Achievement Awards. Read
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Latest technology can brighten up an ‘ordinary’ event
Oct 21 2009 | Archive
LIVE events matter. Why? Because human beings need to interact directly with other human beings. In this high-tech world of Twitter, blogging and Facebook, along with whatever the next technical innovation might be, the role of the traditional conference will never be lost. Read
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Networking Lunch
Oct 21 2009 | Archive
Location: Stadium of Light, Sunderland Read
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Link to Middle East
Oct 21 2009 | Archive
THE region’s leading business membership organisation is helping companies open the door to the Middle East at a seminar in conjunction with the Government of Dubai. Read
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Mansion offers taste of luxury for occasions
Oct 21 2009 | Archive
AS one of the few privately owned hotels in the UK, the elegant & beautifully restored 18th Century mansion Close House hotel & golf club offers a totally bespoke experience. Read
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For all your party needs Ramside will oblige
Oct 21 2009 | Archive
RAMSIDE Hall Hotel & Golf Club enjoys the perfect location just 400 metres from the A1(M). It also benefits from ease of access and free parking for 600 cars. Read
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Another cost business can do without
Oct 21 2009 | Comment
FOR thousands of small businesses, tomorrow's postal strike could hardly have come at a worse time. Read
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Japan among hardest hit by global crash
Oct 21 2009 | Comment
ALTHOUGH the global economy seems to have escaped a depression, it’s clear that the slowdown experienced last year and early this has done considerable damage to many of the world’s leading economies. Read
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Redent Inn deal saves 1,800 job losses
Oct 21 2009 | National Business News
A RESCUE deal safeguarding 60 sites and 1,800 jobs at Walkabout bars and Jongleurs parent company Regent Inns has been unveiled today. Read
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Wednesday afternoon market update
Oct 21 2009 | National Business News
MINERS topped the blue-chip fallers board today as London investors braced themselves for another lacklustre session on Wall Street. Read
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Gatwick's new owners pledge to improve services
Oct 21 2009 | National Business News
BRITAIN’S second-biggest airport will have new owners within weeks following a £1.51bn deal announced today. Read
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Cadbury bolsters defence with revenues hike
Oct 21 2009 | National Business News
TAKEOVER target Cadbury turned up the heat on its US suitor today by lifting revenues guidance in the wake of an "excellent" quarter of trading. Read
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Wednesday morning market opening
Oct 21 2009 | National Business News
THe London market posted tentative gains today as investors shrugged off weak trading in New York and Asia overnight. Read
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Argos and Homebase owner's profits up
Oct 21 2009 | National Business News
Stronger-than-expected trading at Argos and Homebase today lifted half-year profits at parent firm Home Retail Group, despite "challenging" conditions. Read
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BAA to sell Gatwick for £1.5bn
Oct 21 2009 | National Business News
Airports operator BAA today unveiled a deal to sell Gatwick to the owner of London City Airport for just over £1.5bn. Read
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Cadbury's sales growth is sweet
Oct 21 2009 | National Business News
Takeover target Cadbury turned up the heat on its US suitor today by lifting revenues guidance in the wake of an "excellent" quarter of trading. Read
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Still raking profit in tough times
Oct 21 2009 | News
SANDERSON Weatherall's industrial agency is celebrating after hitting £100m in stock turnover on sites across the region in the last three years from its Newcastle and Teesside offices. Read
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Package firm's new digs all wrapped up
Oct 21 2009 | News
INTERNATIONAL fund and asset manager Valad Property Group has sold a 15,000sqft industrial unit at Aycliffe Business Park in Newton Aycliffe on behalf of The Industrial Trust. Read
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Business is getting back on its feet
Oct 21 2009 | News
THE commercial property team at North East law firm Crutes Law is seeing life returning to the market after achieving turnover 50% higher than expected for the six months since April, says Paul Earnshaw. Read
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Washington is home to a thriving retail sector
Oct 21 2009 | News
THOUGH showing its age, Washington is a strong retail destination able to look after itself despite the presence of one of Europe’s largest shopping centres on its doorstep says Mike Birkett, of BNP Paribas Real Estate. Read
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Our strategic vision
Oct 21 2009 | News
FOUR leading property and regeneration experts have joined the new development company 1NG to lead the way on some of Newcastle and Gateshead’s key projects for the next decade. Read
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IPC still has a long way to go
Oct 21 2009 | Comment
THE Infrastructure Planning Commission – otherwise known as the IPC – has recently published further guidance about how it intends to operate. Read
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Let's hope for a summit to shout about
Oct 21 2009 | Comment
A MAJOR annual conference entitled the Northern Regeneration Summit is taking place in Manchester this week with many notable speakers, including some from the North East, considering how to secure investment and deliver sustainable communities in volatile economic times. Read
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Award shortlist contenders revealed
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
TODAY we can reveal the shortlist of candidates who have made it through to final judging in the race to be acknowledged as this year’s most inspirational regional business leaders. Read
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Delivering impact where companies need it most
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
ALASTAIR MacColl has spent two years leading the region’s largest independent company specialising in enterprise, business support and economic development. Read
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New home buyers help mortgage lending to rise
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
STRONG demand from people buying a new home helped mortgage lending edge up by 2% during September to its second highest level this year. Read
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Lloyds in deal to offload part of private client funds
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
LLOYDS Banking Group has announced a deal worth up to £35.4m to offload part of its private client fund management business. Read
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Qataris' cash-in prompts rumours
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
QATAR'S sovereign wealth fund is cashing in more than 379 million Barclays share options in a move fuelling further speculation over its interest in Sainsbury's. Read
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Tory plan losers
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
CONSERVATIVE plans to dump the regional development agencies and give more power to democratically elected councils could seriously disadvantage business in the North-east. Read
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Executive of the year winner is...
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
AN IT specialist leading one of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK, an award winning PR consultancy chief, the uncompromising head of the firm which fought to decommission the ghost ships on Teesside, and a scientist who’s combating global terrorism are among the top Tees Valley business people in the running for this year’s North East Executive of the Year Award. Read
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3 put numbers up
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
NORTH-EAST call centre group Garlands is creating 50 jobs after securing more business with mobile phone network 3. Read
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Gatwick sale key to London links
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
THE sale of Gatwick Airport could open up more routes between Teesside and London, a former local MP has claimed. Read
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Electric sparks flying at Nissan
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
THE boss of Nissan's Sunderland plant said he was confident it had done all it could to attract electric vehicle manufacturing to the region - but said it was still in a race with two other European countries to land the work. Read
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Arcade game has serious message
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
MIDDLESBROUGH Council staff got in the driving seat to save hundreds of pounds a year at the forecourts. Read
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Dene Group gets funding for expansion
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
FILM production firm Dene Group has secured a new £600,000 financial facility as it prepares to expand on the back of the internet TV revolution. Read
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Connor Solutions scoops major new contract
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
A NORTH east electronics firm is reaping the rewards of planning for and investing in its future after securing a major new contract with one of the world’s leading audio/visual equipment designers. Read
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Bucket-loads of orders for Midland Steel Traders
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
GIANT metal buckets designed and manufactured in the North East and exported to mining and construction companies worldwide are helping a family business to hold its own in the teeth of the recession. Read
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'End the nightmare of the men-only boards'
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
HARRIET HARMAN has told the City it must end the "nightmare of men-only boards" and ensure the equality of pay and representation for women in financial services. Read
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Scent of 50% rise in annual City bonuses raises hackles
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
THE City is preparing a 50% rise in annual bonuses to £6bn as bank profits make a swift recovery, according to a leading research group. Read
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Award shortlist contenders revealed
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
TODAY we can reveal the shortlist of candidates who have made it through to final judging in the race to be acknowledged as this year's most inspirational regional business leaders. Read
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Firms say better times lay ahead
Oct 21 2009 | Business News
ALMOST seven out of 10 small firms in the region are expecting an economic upturn in the New Year and more than half are confident about their prospects. Read
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Longtown, October 13
Oct 21 2009 | Marts Prices
Breeding sheep: There were 5,019 breeding sheep forward at the special sale. Lowland breeds easily maintained late high rates. Read
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Greggs to cook up 6000 new jobs in expansion
Oct 21 2009 | Greggs
GREGGS is planning to spend £50m-£60m annually for the next five years to open at least 600 extra shops and create 6,000 jobs in a major national expansion. Read
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Fentimans raises a glass to new lab
Oct 21 2009 | Go Global
ONE of the region's best known soft drinks firms believes it can add £2m to its £4m turnover after developing its own on-site flavour testing labs and launching a range of non-alcoholic cocktails in time for Christmas. Read
