Oct
2007
Articles from 5th Oct 2007
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Aker clinches £16m order
Oct 05 2007 | Business News
STOCKTON-BASED engineering giant Aker Kvaerner is celebrating a multi-million pound contract win. Read
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Managers settle on pay as postal strike starts
Oct 05 2007 | Business News
ROYAL Mail today announced it had agreed a pay deal with 12,000 of its managers as postal workers continued a strike which has crippled deliveries across the UK. Read
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Accident toll is probed
Oct 05 2007 | Business News
A MAJOR workshop on Teesside aims to cut the number of fatal injuries and accidents in the road haulage and warehousing sector. Read
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Biggest care home chain finds new chief from its own board
Oct 05 2007 | Business News
THE UK’s biggest care home operator Southern Cross has announced the appointment of a new chief executive to take over from Philip Scott. Read
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Interest rates held, but ‘next move will be down’
Oct 05 2007 | Business News
THE Bank of England has resisted calls from business for a cut in interest rates to shore up confidence after the Northern Rock crisis and months of stock market turmoil. Read
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Cosmetics firm will shut Thornaby plant
Oct 05 2007 | Business News
A STRUGGLING cosmetics packaging factory which employs 160 people on Teesside has confirmed it is to close. Read
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Printer reaches end of the line
Oct 05 2007 | Business News
THE 159-year history of one of the North-East’s best known printing companies has come to a sad end with the closure of Ward Philipson in Gateshead. Read
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Jamie, 18, carves out own business
Oct 05 2007 | Business News
A TEENAGER has followed in his parents’ entrepreneurial footsteps by setting up a business which helps students find part-time work. Read
