THE rammed earth wall at the centre of one of the North East’s most environmentally friendly buildings is receiving praise from Africa where the technology began thousands of years ago.Read
MILLER Homes North East has predicted that 2012 will be the year of the investor and investor sales are set to rocket, with private landlords returning to the property market for the first time in more than three years.Read
TECHNOLOGY group Onyx plans to spend its entire £15m war chest this year as it prepares for another year of growth that it hopes will push profits up by 50%.Read
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
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
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
SUNDERLAND has come through the economic challenges of recent years with hopes intact for a series of major regeneration schemes. Three North East property specialists take a look at its potential.Read
Iain Laing has been business editor for four years. He started his ncjMedia career as a Durham district reporter in 2000. He has served as a reporter at the Evening News in Edinburgh and the Northern Echo in Darlington.
