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£2.5m Bassenthwaite Lake distillery project brings jobs boost Jun 19 2013

LAW firm Watson Burton has advised The Lakes Distillery Company on the creation of Cumbria’s first whisky distillery in over 100 years in a £2.5m venture.Read

UroSens Ltd receives £750,000 for new cancer trials Jun 19 2013

BIOSCIENCE company UroSens Ltd can move into the clinical trials stage for its test to diagnose and monitor bladder cancer after receiving more than £750,000 in funding.Read

Skin Salveation products to be sold by royal store Jun 05 2013

A SKIN care specialist has secured an exclusive retail contract with the Queen’s pharmacist after teaming up with a logistics firm in a deal potentially worth £7m to the two businesses.Read

Dawn Chambers returns to NEL Fund Managers Jun 05 2013

FINANCE professional Dawn Chambers has picked up where she left off by returning to regional fund management firm NEL Fund Managers.Read

COLUMN: Anthony Andreasen - Economy built on innovation Jun 05 2013

I'VE written here before about the opportunities afforded by the tax allowances introduced by HMRC on research and development, and the benefits businesses can get from investigating and utilising them. Read

Castledene Group continues to grow May 29 2013

A NORTH East lettings agency has bought another property company as part of its continued business growth strategy.Read

Collingwood Legal strengthens its team May 29 2013

EMPLOYMENT law firm Collingwood Legal has strengthened its team with the recruitment of one of the North East legal community’s rising stars.Read

New lease of life for Newcastle bakery May 22 2013

ARTISAN bakery Geordie Bakers are looking forward to working with new owners after being acquired out of administration in a deal securing the jobs of the whole workforce.Read

Gordon Brown Law Firm expands to offer new services May 22 2013

A LAW firm is boosting the services it offers to businesses with a new corporate law division.Read

Fastflow lands massive deal with National Grid May 15 2013

UTILITY services provider Fastflow has won the chance to work alongside the sector’s giants after securing a place in a multi-million- pound framework agreement with National Grid – a deal which could take its turnover to £40m.Read

The Brookwood Partnership acquires Graysons Restaurants Ltd May 15 2013

AN independent school caterer will soon deliver school dinners across the region after acquiring an education catering business.Read

Gateshead firm Access Training expands after buyout May 08 2013

A TRAINING company on Tyneside is expanding into the south of the region with the acquisition of a sector partner.Read

Hodgson Sayers completes Wray Castle project May 08 2013

A SPECIALIST building and roofing contractor has completed a project to replace and restore roofing on Wray Castle near Ambleside in Cumbria.Read

Propeller Holdings on track with £200,000 May 01 2013

A SPECIALIST inventory tracking firm has ambitious plans to expand into Europe after been given a £200,000 equity investment from FW Capital.Read

Six-figure Bastion Security Installations deal for firm May 01 2013

AN audio visual equipment firm has acquired part of Tyneside-based Bastion Security Installations (BSI) in a significant deal intended to strengthen both businesses.Read

DeepOcean UK acquires 50% interest in ADUS Apr 24 2013

DARLINGTON-based DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group, has acquired a 50% interest in the leading 3D sonar visualisation company ADUS to form ADUS DeepOcean.Read

Deal expands Hartlepool firm Seneca Global Energy Apr 24 2013

HARTLEPOOL-BASED Seneca Global Energy has bought a company in Yorkshire operating a large disposal site generating enough renewable energy to power 4,000 homes.Read

North East firms advise on Farmway sale Apr 17 2013

TWO North East firms have advised agricultural merchants Farmway on the sale of its business to a Devon farming co-operative.Read

Durham firm Big Energy help cut lighting costs for Tyne & Wear Metro Apr 17 2013

LIGHTING costs at one of the Tyne & Wear Metro’s repair and maintenance depots are being cut by 60% after a project to install 500 energy efficient lamps.Read

Solutions Recruitment calls on experts for advice Apr 10 2013

FAST-growing Solutions Recruitment brought together a top team of corporate finance advisers and funders from the North East to help advise on and deliver its recent fundraising and refinancing deal.Read