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Stephen Catchpole, Managing Director of Tees Valley Unlimited

Tees Valley Unlimited target Westminster

TEES Valley Unlimited has targeted Westminster in its campaign to highlight Teesside’s potential.Read

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Nova looks to raise its profile overseas

ARECORD 180,000 people took part in events organised by Nova International last year, and the company is hoping to boost its popularity beyond the UK in future.Read

Positive news for the future of oil refinery

ADMINISTRATORS to an oil refinery which went bust have received over 40 expressions of interest from companies around the world.Read

Advice is at hand over expanding to Asia

COULD your business make the leap to Thailand, Vietnam or Indonesia? Firms are being encouraged to think about potential markets in Asia this month at two events run by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).Read

Miller Homes predicts year of the investor

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

Tech group Onyx hopes to see profits double

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

Star staff at hotels in awards ceremony

STAR staff from the North East’s hotels are to be honoured at an awards ceremony celebrating the region’s hospitality industry.Read

Design and media team merges with website outfit

THE team at Teesside’s M Media and Design has been doubled following its merger with web firm Property Webmasters.Read

Profit jump for oil giant Royal Dutch Shell despite tough trading

OIL giant Royal Dutch Shell has reported profits of £18.1bn for 2011, a jump of 54% on a year ago.Read

Cost cuts and price rises lift Unilever

WALLS and Knorr firm Unilever scraped a small rise in 2011 profits yesterday after price hikes and cost savings offset difficult markets.Read

Electricals chain Comet changes hands for a token £2

STRUGGLING electricals chain Comet is set to change hands for a token £2 today following days of tense talks with suppliers.Read

Mining shares buoyed by merger news

THE FTSE 100 traded sideways yesterday in the face of mixed labour news from the US.Read

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Car giant Nissan surges to a new sales record

CAR maker Nissan has beaten both the economic downturn and a string of global national disasters to achieve record sales.Read

Teesside company surging ahead in Olympic target

OLYMPIC athletes can safely go for gold in all weathers thanks to a thriving Teesside company.Read

Questions for North East Local Enterprise Partnership

THE County Durham committee of the Institute of Directors hosted a lively debate about the state of the region’s economy and the role the North Eastern Local Enterprise Partnership.Read

Online help for job-seekers on Teesside

TWO North-east online centres have launched a new campaign for jobseekers on Teesside.Read

Stockton fuel tank drivers in fresh strike action

FUEL tanker drivers from Stockton will launch a fresh wave of strikes today in a dispute over pay and conditions which union officials warned could hit petrol stocks.Read

Washington firm Opsec Security issues profits warning

BANKNOTE and anti-counterfeiting business OpSec has issued a profits warning on the back of what it calls an extremely difficult second half.Read

Union chief buoyed by talk of Petroplus refinery deal

THE in-administration Petroplus refinery in Essex has reportedly attracted interest from dozens of potential buyers, which could be good news for its sister site on Teesside.Read

N+1 Brewin is hoping to grow across Europe

THE Newcastle team heading up corporate advisory and broking firm N+1 Brewin has begun trading with hopes of growing the business with clients across Europe.Read