Dec
2006
Articles from 6th Dec 2006
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City news
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
Royal Bank of Scotland led banking shares higher today after it forecast that its annual profits would be slightly ahead of market expectations. Read
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The best present can be a simple thank you
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
More than half of employees will not be receiving any Christmas cheer from their bosses this year, with 57% of those resigned to having Scrooge for a boss, says a festive new survey Read
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Hospice receives gift from TSCA
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
A North-East children's hospice has received an early Christmas gift of £2,500 from members of the local business community. Read
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Now that really is building up interest
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
A school is banking on the success of a new enterprise after branching out into a new way of helping pupils manage money. Read
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Family tree: RNJ
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
In the latest in our regular series looking at the management structures of North-East businesses, this week we focus on Newcastle-based construction consultancy RNJ, which specialises in quantity surveying, building surveying, project management, planning supervision and asbestos surveying. Read
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Woolworths warning over Christmas sales
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
Woolworths has heightened fears that retailers could be heading for their worst Christmas trading period in 25 years. Read
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Stock Watch
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
The ftse 100 consolidated its recent resurgence yesterday, as the market gained 42.4 points to close on 6092.8, slightly down on the intraday high of 6097.4. Read
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Delight as TNT tries electric vehicles
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
Investors in Tanfield Group will have noted that the company's share price added almost 5% yesterday after the announcement that logistics group TNT is to trial two of the company's Newton electric vehicles. Read
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Terror scare fades for fliers
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
British Airways said bookings in Europe were continuing to recover from the summer terror scare at Heathrow. Read
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Making the best of Times
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
The run-up to Christmas is a magical time in New York - and never more so for visitors from the UK than when the pound is worth nearly two dollars. Read
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Firm joins crew to seal big deals
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
Law firm Watson Burton has advised on two disparate acquisitions in recent months as its national practice grows. Read
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Three put skills to work for clients
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
Professional services firm KPMG has promoted three staff in its Newcastle office. Read
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Ross plans to take northern delicacy across Continent
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
One of the North-East's best known and longest lasting food names is to take a taste of the region overseas after securing an investment capital injection of £250,000. Read
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PFI specialist on jobs team
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
The employment law group at Watson Burton LLP has appointed Zoe Thomas as senior solicitor at its Leeds team from national law firm Addleshaw Goddard. Read
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Planning applications
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
Ward: South Jesmond Read
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Schemes in the North-East:
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
Northumberland Business Park, plans for 400,000 sq ft of office space at the junction of the A19 and A189. Units from 2,250 sq ft to 25,000 sq ft, expected to be built over nine years. Development value £50m; Read
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Vistas open for leisure visitors
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
The new Durham Tees Valley to Brussels air service has already attracted a lot of interest from chemical, pharmaceutical and bio-technology businesses, but it is also ready to capitalise on the tourism industry around Tees Valley which supports more than 8,600 jobs and contributes £536.7m a year to the local economy. Read
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Business catalyst add air
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
As the North-East builds international trade Alastair Gilmour finds businesses can persuade airlines to introduce new routes to meet their needs. Read
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Advertisement feature
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
The acquisition this week of Newcastle-based Fossway builders' merchants by leading independent North-East builders' merchants Thompson Building Centres is good news for both new and existing customers. Read
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James Ramsbotham
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
What does it take to make a grown man cry? In fact, what does it take to make a roomful of men and women wipe away a tear? Read
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New websites drive car sales
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
Revamped websites have helped motor group Hillcrest drive sales ahead by 25% in less than six months. Read
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Nissan's new urban nomad sets out
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
The first few examples of Nissan's new Qashqai model have rolled off the company's Sunderland production line. Read
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Hodgson keeps foot on the accelerator
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
Car dealers Hodgson Newcastle has bucked the trend of declining car sales in the UK retail market and boosted their own sales figures by £4m this year. Read
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Bill Midgley
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
It would appear that the graduates from the "Academy of the Patently Obvious" have been at it again. Read
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Emma helps those with busy lives
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
A former solicitor has returned to the region and is finding there are enough busy executives here to sustain her new life management company. Read
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Celebrating excellence
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
This is the seventh year of the North-East Business Awards in its revised format. In that time these awards, organised by The Journal and its sister paper The Evening Gazette, have grown to be among the best-known and most respected throughout the business community in the North-East. Entries are invited from all types of businesses. There are three sub-regions: Read
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Northumbrian Water
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
The environment is at the heart of Northumbrian Water's business. Read
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2005 Environment Award: BP CATS Terminal
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
CATS's green team keeps it clearly focused - 24/7 - on improving its environment Read
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Profits boost for Greene King
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
Brewer and pubs owner Greene King unveiled a jump in profits yesterday thanks to a strong performance from a couple of key acquisitions. Read
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Enjoy a happier birthday with us
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
Anniversaries and birthdays are some of the happiest times in our lives - and at The Journal we want to share our joy at a very significant milestone in the newspaper's history. Read
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And the winner is
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
A London property company has won the race for one of the Wearside city's key retail sites, The Journal can reveal. Property company Thornfield Properties been selected to develop the £120m Holmeside Triangle scheme to the south of Sunderland city centre from four competing developers. Read
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Keith Hann
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
Some of my best friends are retailers, so it pains me to think of their little faces crumpling in disappointment as they unwrap their December profit and loss accounts. But it's like denying that wailing fat kid his third Whopper. You just know it has to be done. Read
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What the analyst says of Ultimate's prospects
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
"We are forecasting pre-tax profits of £500,000 for the current year to June 07. First of all they have found trading has continued to be tough especially in late night trade and secondly they have had restructuring costs as they try to move the business to another part of the market." Read
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HSBC says insolvency to increase
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
One of the UK's biggest lenders has warned that it expects a further rise in the number of people going insolvent. Read
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Tanfield Group shares soar after key deal
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
Shares in manufacturer Tanfield Group hit a three-year high yesterday after it announced a deal that could lead to orders worth £24m for its new range of high performance electrical vehicles. Read
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Millie given a designer tonic
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
Fine arts graduate Millie Dale has been persuaded to stay to work in the North-East by an organisation launched to retain the best designers in the region and promote them nationwide. Read
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Business is no small beer with Brulines
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
A phenomenal 102% rise in sales has been posted by hi-tech beer measurement business Brulines. Read
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Duncan tailors his profession to suit
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
A man who became disillusioned with working long hours in the corporate business world now runs his own personal tailoring business. Read
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Business grows with the flow
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
Life is sweet for a former travel agent after her chocolate fountain business has flowed in new directions. Read
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Friends reunited
Dec 06 2006 | Archive
The former board of bar group Ultimate Leisure has reunited at new venture Utopian and vowed it will be more profitable than the company they all departed in a boardroom coup - by the end of next year. Read
