Feb
2012
Articles from 2nd Feb 2012
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Tech Notes with Ross Linnett, founder and MD of Recite Me Ltd
Feb 02 2012 | Science & Technology
IN my last column for Tech Notes I discussed the potential advantages of making your website accessible to people with specialised requirements, a potentially lucrative step when dyslexic and visually impaired people alone make up more than 10% of the population. Read
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Ubisoft Reflections experts help develop PlayStation Vita titles
Feb 02 2012 | Science & Technology
SHORTLY after their work was done on the mammoth project that was Driver: San Francisco, technical experts from games studio Ubisoft Reflections were packing their bags for Casablanca. Read
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Rentmama helps customers find best car rental
Feb 02 2012 | Science & Technology
IF you're an independent car rental company, you can often find it difficult to push your way past the crowd of big firms to get to the customer. Read
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Tyneside gears up for Thinking Digital 2012
Feb 02 2012 | Science & Technology
SCANNING the Thinking Digital speaker line-up when it first plops into your inbox is a bit like rummaging around in someone else’s toybox. Read
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South Shields-based website Planmyfood is launched
Feb 02 2012 | Science & Technology
KEEPING on top of what you're eating is hard. It's tricky enough battling the temptation to shovel cake into your face after a gruelling week of stress and labour. Read
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Another cloud computing client for AtlasIM
Feb 02 2012 | Science & Technology
HOSTED desktop provider Atlas Infrastructure Management has added another client after encouraging environmental consultancy ECUS to try out its pay-as-you-go cloud computing model. Read
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Holstein breeders donate embryos to support Young Breeders
Feb 02 2012 | Farming News
A CUMBRIAN Holstein breeder is among a group of five who are donating a package of embryos to be sold in aid of local young breeders. Read
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Farmers meet to discuss strategy after delay to EID
Feb 02 2012 | Farming News
FARMERS are calling for changes to the EID regulations for sheep, which became compulsory at the start of 2011. Read
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Unilever increases profits after price hikes
Feb 02 2012 | National Business News
Unilever scraped a small rise in 2011 profits today after price hikes and cost savings offset difficult markets. Read
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Shell profits soar
Feb 02 2012 | National Business News
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell today reported profits of £18.1bn for 2011, a jump of 54% on a year ago. Read
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AstraZeneca to axe jobs
Feb 02 2012 | National Business News
Pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca said today that it will axe 7,300 jobs by the end of 2014 as part of a fresh round of cost savings. Read
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Questions for North East Local Enterprise Partnership
Feb 02 2012 | Business News
THE County Durham committee of the Institute of Directors hosted a lively debate about the state of the region’s economy and the role the North Eastern Local Enterprise Partnership. Read
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Stockton fuel tank drivers in fresh strike action
Feb 02 2012 | Business News
FUEL tanker drivers from Stockton will launch a fresh wave of strikes today in a dispute over pay and conditions which union officials warned could hit petrol stocks. Read
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Online help for job-seekers on Teesside
Feb 02 2012 | Business News
TWO North-east online centres have launched a new campaign for jobseekers on Teesside. Read
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Teesside company surging ahead in Olympic target
Feb 02 2012 | Business News
OLYMPIC athletes can safely go for gold in all weathers thanks to a thriving Teesside company. Read
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New jobs pledge after closure of Alcan smelter
Feb 02 2012 | Business News
AN assurance has been given to a North East MP that help will be available to attract new businesses and jobs to an area facing the loss of its biggest private sector employer. Read
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Car giant Nissan surges to a new sales record
Feb 02 2012 | Business News
CAR maker Nissan has beaten both the economic downturn and a string of global national disasters to achieve record sales. Read
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Washington firm Opsec Security issues profits warning
Feb 02 2012 | Business News
BANKNOTE and anti-counterfeiting business OpSec has issued a profits warning on the back of what it calls an extremely difficult second half. Read
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North East sees a rise in corporate administrations
Feb 02 2012 | Business News
THE North East has seen a rise of 33.3% in corporate administrations year-on-year, with 20 administrator appointments taking place in the last three months of last year. Read
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Union chief buoyed by talk of Petroplus refinery deal
Feb 02 2012 | Business News
THE in-administration Petroplus refinery in Essex has reportedly attracted interest from dozens of potential buyers, which could be good news for its sister site on Teesside. Read
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Defeat for BAA over Stansted sell-off
Feb 02 2012 | Business News
AIRPORTS operator BAA has lost its appeal at a tribunal against a ruling that it must sell Stansted Airport, the Competition Commission said. Read
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Trade union says seven construction firms acted as cartel
Feb 02 2012 | Business News
A LEADING trade union is to report seven major construction firms to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), claiming they acted in an anti-competitive way by driving down pay and conditions. Read
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N+1 Brewin is hoping to grow across Europe
Feb 02 2012 | Business News
THE Newcastle team heading up corporate advisory and broking firm N+1 Brewin has begun trading with hopes of growing the business with clients across Europe. Read
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Amazon suffers profits slump despite Kindle sales up
Feb 02 2012 | Business News
A DOUBLING in UK sales of its Kindle ebook reader failed to stop Amazon - the world's biggest online retailer - suffering a profits slump. Read
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Roll-ups boom as UK smokers cut back
Feb 02 2012 | Business News
SMOKERS trading down to value cigarettes and rolling tobacco in the UK boosted the owner of the Gauloises, Ducados, Lambert & Butler and Davidoff tobacco brands. Read
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Rewarding North East businesses in the CIPD Awards 2012
Feb 02 2012 | Business News
MANY of the North East's biggest business successes have relied on innovation whether it is from lightbulb creator Joseph Swan, steam railway pioneer George Stephenson or the team behind software giant Sage. Read
