Nov
2007
Articles from 7th Nov 2007
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ABF profits rise by 10%
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
ASSOCIATED British Foods today said profits rose 10% after the retail-to-grocery business benefited from further strong growth at Primark. Read
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Skills centre coup
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
A NATIONAL Skills Academy for the process industries is to be based on Teesside, the Evening Gazette can reveal today. Read
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Travel firm to cater for wine buffs
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
THE Journal’s resident wine expert is teaming up with a former prison doctor to launch a business that will give wine enthusiasts the chance to visit some the world’s most exotic vineyards. Read
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Manager beats 400 to take top title
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
AN office manager has won a national award for helping her disaster restoration company deliver vital services to the victims of flood and fire. Read
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Desperate search for C-Tyres ahead of rally
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
THE collapse of a tyre manufacturer has caused a frantic search in garages and scrapyards across the country ahead of a high-profile motoring event tomorrow. Read
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It's Sidneys to the left of them, Sidneys to the right...
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
VISITORS to a restaurant called Sidney’s will see several Sidneys when they get inside. Read
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World first helps seamen see light
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
A PARTNERSHIP of North-East expertise has scored a world first by designing a fuel cell to power an historic lighthouse. Read
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We need to take risks
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
THERE are 30,000 fewer businesses in the North-East than there should be if the region’s economy was punching its weight, a new report says. Read
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Art of success
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
YOUNG Teesside entrepreneur Ben Saunders is setting up his second business in just over a year, after his first was so successful he sold it. Read
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Bear on the hunt for acquisitions
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
BUILDING services and supplies company Northern Bear could be on the hunt for a number of North-East firms after raising £11m to fund its acquisition policy. Read
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Games champion
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
JAMES Dixon is the top man at CHIPS. Read
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Artist helps draw out creative skills
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
ARCHITECTS went back to the drawing board after taking part in classes to help unlock their innate creativity. Newcastle firm Mosedale Gillatt Architects (MGA) commissioned artist Angela Hughes to lead a series of drawing classes. Read
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Region falls behind on business start-ups
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
THE North-East has 30,000 fewer businesses than it should have, although there are signs a risk-taking culture is beginning to take hold. New research discovered there are 46,000 businesses in the region – a number described as “exceptionally small”. Read
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Power plant in spotlight
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
PROPOSALS to upgrade Teesside Power Station will be the subject of two exhibitions next week. Read
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King’s confidence in banking system
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
THE Governor of the Bank of England has said it could be months before the full extent of losses in the fallout from the Northern Rock crisis is revealed. Read
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Teesside to be UK skills centre
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
A NATIONAL Skills Academy for the Process Industries is to be based on Teesside, the Evening Gazette can reveal today. Read
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£8bn ICI deal backed
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
SHAREHOLDERS have given their backing to the £8bn takeover of ICI by Dutch firm Akzo Nobel. Read
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It all adds up now for ex-accountant Mark
Nov 07 2007 | Business News
AFORMER chartered accountant is set to launch a series of books that fictionalise his escape from the rat race. Read
