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Green award gives a real lift

A GREEN stairlift manufacturer on Teesside has been presented with a top environmental accolade.Read

Holiday boost for local food shops

CHRISTMAS definitely comes but once a year for many regional food producers, despite campaigns encouraging us to buy our weekly groceries locally.Read

Society supporttakes adouble

DARLINGTON Building Society has scooped two awards at the annual Mortgage Finance Gazette Awards held at the Law Society, London.Read

Unity will give us a big voice

WELCOME to our comment column, in which leading figures from the region present a thought-provoking view on an issue affecting their company or organisation or the wider community. Today it’s the turn of David Wood, chairman of construction organisation Constructing Excellence in the North East and chairman of the Institution of Civil Engineers North East. David is also managing director of White Young Green, based at Teesdale.Read

AT this time of year, many of us are concerned about the safety of the products we buy, especially gadgets and toys for children.

When consumers go shopping there is little to show for how much work has gone on behind the scenes to ensure that the products they buy are safe.Read

Online buying doubled

SANTA surfers will be clicking on to internet buys at nearly double the rate they were last year - and two-fifths of North-east shoppers will be picking up presents online.Read

Shower manufacturer’s products are water efficient

A LOCAL shower manufacturer is doing its bit for the environment by being one of the first UK companies to have its products labelled as water efficient.Read

Christmas on credit

DELOITTE said more people in the North-east than anywhere else had spent money on Christmas by mid November - an average of £195.32.Read

£3m target of the Midas team

ENERGY savings worth more than £3m have been identified in businesses across the North-east, thanks to a support programme.Read

Hurry to ensure youbeatAwardsdeadline

THE clock is ticking for firms wanting to enter this year’s North East Business Awards.Read

“Corus is one example of a company leading the way on climate change issues in the steel industry. The challenge of climate change is one every company must take seriously”

- CBI regional director Sarah Green, as the group launched its Climate Change Task Force report.Read

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Food: £197Read

WE’LL shop but we won’t drop this year.

That’s the prediction from a major Christmas retail report, which shows we'll be buying more online than ever before.Read

Eaglescliffe’s healthyoption

STOKESLEY-BASED P+HS Architects has submitted a planning application to replace the existing health centre in Eaglescliffe with a £2.75m innovative new purpose-built facility.Read

Festive gifts - keep it local

SHOPPERS are being urged to make it a green Christmas by purchasing food and gifts from independent high street stores this year.Read

A celebration of our best

TODAY we lift the lid on the final categories for this year’s Tees Valley Business Awards.Read

PROVIDING YOUR COMPANY WITH THE SKILLED WORKFORCE IT NEEDS

THE modern engineering sector is highly competitive when it comes to recruiting and keeping a suitably skilled workforce, particularly when workers are being lured out of the Tees Valley region with the promise of higher wages and longer contracts.Read

North East Business Awards rules

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Green(er)house is the right way to grow

A TEESSIDE tomato grower has been praised for using cutting-edge green technology to tackle climate change.Read