Mar
2007
Articles from 21st Mar 2007
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City news
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Banking giant Barclays piled on further gains today as investors continued to react to the prospect of an £80 billion tie-up with ABN Amro. Read
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Sustainability Award
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
The Rivergreen Centre has continued its enviable run of award success by being recognised as one of the most sustainable buildings within the region. Read
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Health and Safety (CDM) Award
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
The team behind ECHO 24 lifted the CDM Award for the commitment demonstrated in putting Health and Safety at the forefront of their construction agenda. Read
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WASTE not, want not
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Construction companies in the North-East have responded so well to this challenge that a specialist environmental programme, launched last year, is being extended for a further 12 months. Read
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Integration and Collaborative Working Award
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
In a very hotly-contested category, the n3 Partnership formed between Northumberland County Council, Carillion and Faber Maunsell was successful in taking home the Integration and Collaborative Working Award. Read
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Innovation Award
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
A worthy winner in the innovation category, Three Rivers Housing Group demonstrated a real understanding of sustainable community and environmental needs to develop West Rainton. Read
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Outstanding Achievement Award
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Peter Candler was honoured by Constructing Excellence in the North-East by becoming the first winner of the leading Outstanding Achievement Award. Read
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Leadership and People Development Award
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Lumsden & Carroll Construction were crowned the very deserving winners of the Leadership and People Development Award for their partnership with one of the North-East's leading homeless charities, the Tyneside Cyrenians, on a truly unique and inspirational venture. Read
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People on the move
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
The North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC), which has its headquarters in Sunderland, has appointed three extra staff. Read
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Business Diary
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
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Ofcom to launch pay-TV probe
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Media regulator Ofcom announced it is to launch an investigation into the pay-TV market in the wake of the public battle between BSkyB and Virgin Media which saw Sky channels pulled from the Virgin service. Read
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Stock watch
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
The FTSE 100 staged a mid-afternoon recovery on Tuesday to continue its strong start to the week. Read
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Biofuels hit top of the leaders' board
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
The UK equity market was preoccupied by economic data from both sides of the Atlantic despite merger and acquisition activity elsewhere in the main market. Read
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Inflation is at `highest level in last 15 years'
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Consumers faced a steep rise in the cost of living in February and according to a key measure of inflation hit the highest level in 15 years. Read
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BAE `in lone bid for Navy yard'
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Defence and engineering group BAE Systems is understood to have made a lone bid for Plymouth's Devonport naval dockyard. Read
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Property equities a big hit
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Many investors would like to jump on the housing-market juggernaut, but are put off by the thought of dealing with estate agents and property management. Read
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Bosses should play a part in weighty issue
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
With obesity causing problems in the workplace, Alan Hall explains how employers can encourage their staff to follow the healthy option. Read
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James Thwaites column
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
As a society, we have come to expect great performance and generally that's what we get: cars start first time, dishes shine, cameras take fantastic photos. Read
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Planning applications
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Applicant: Fergusons (Blyth) Ltd Read
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The game plan is to boost income
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
While the finances of Middlesbrough Football Club are in many ways in a totally different league to the majority of North-East companies, the business does encounter many of the same pressures. Read
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Concern over interest rates
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Ashley Winter is the chairman and managing director of R H Patterson & Co, best known for its Ford motor dealerships in the North-East. Read
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Newcastle Business School North-East Business Conditions Research
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
How the top companies in the North-East answered our questions Read
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The Journal Business Barometer In association with Newcastle Business School
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Welsom to The Journal's new Business Barometer looking at business sentiment and confidence across the North-East. We have linked up with Newcastle Business School, part of Northumbria University, to survey key executives at the region's biggest companies, as listed in our Top 200 publication. We hope this will prove a useful tool for our readers to understand how the business community is thinking about the key issues affecting them - and how they see the economy developing over the coming months. Here, the business school's Brian Snowdon - professor in strategy and international business - goes through the survey results and picks out some key findings. Read
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Winners make good use of research grants
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Innovation Award: Read
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Richard Bottomley column
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
While Budget Day isn't the platform for big announcements it used to be now the Pre-Budget Report signals tax and spending changes, whatever Gordon Brown does reveal, this afternoon is likely to be his final budget as Chancellor. Read
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Driving force behind the growing energy market
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Almost £1m of funding has been awarded to trade body NOF Energy to fund its work in driving forward the oil, gas and renewable energy market. Read
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Taking a close look at commercial success
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Acompany which makes electronic microscopes for the US medical market has scooped a top award. Read
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EDSR team guided through buyout
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
A newcastle law firm has advised on the successful management buyout of a land decontamination specialist. Read
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Law firm planning team strengthens foundations
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
The North-East's biggest independent planning team in a law firm has been strengthened further with the arrival of more legal and consultancy expertise. Read
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Pioneer Nissan plant man lands top Europe post
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
One of the first workers to join Nissan's Sunderland plant has been promoted to run not only the factory but the company's entire European manufacturing operation. Read
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Flying the flag for British business
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Students from Tyneside are flying to the Big Apple to learn how to keep the world's financial community up to date. Read
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Alistair Arkley column
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
The Local Government Association, The North-East Regional Information Partnership, The New Local Government Network, The Commons Communities and Local Government Committee. Read
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Dees to open up office in London
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
The North-East's biggest law firm is opening an office in London. Read
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A Turning Point for NCS Group
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Law firm Ward Hadaway has boosted its expanding portfolio of hi-tech deals by helping a Northumberland IT company buy up a rival group. Read
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Shipping firm chooses North
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
A cypriot shipping management company owned by one of the world's biggest ship owners has chosen to open its Northern European office in the North-East. Read
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Workers save jobs with a pay freeze
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Workers at a loss-making factory were yesterday praised by bosses after making sacrifices to save it from closure. Read
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OSAT meets the growing effective training demand
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Construction is the UK's largest industry employing 2.1 million people, representing one in 14 of the workforce, and its continued growth requires a minimum of 88,000 new recruits every year. Read
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£3m boost for self-starters
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Funding of £3m has been approved to kickstart a major new business development in County Durham, to help create 200 jobs. Read
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Network fans the sparks of regeneration
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
The aim of IGNITE is to inspire the desire to create lasting quality places where people aspire to live and work. Read
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Optimism reigns among business
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Confidence is high among the North-East's biggest businesses despite concerns about skilled labour and transport, according to The Journal's first Business Barometer. Read
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National goal for winners
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
The North-East's third annual Constructing Excellence in the Built Environment Awards were celebrated at a sell-out black-tie event last week. Read
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Trio step in to save retailer
Mar 21 2007 | Archive
Clothing retailer Penny Plain has been bought out of administration by a trio of well known North-East businessmen. Read
