Articles...
Dec 5 2007
AMBITIOUS electric vehicle maker Tanfield Group is to tackle the US market saying it expects to hit sales of 10,000 a year by 2010....
Dec 5 2007
RETAIL sales have seen modest growth as consumers prepare for a “price-conscious” Christmas, new figures show....
Dec 5 2007
PROMINENT North-East businessman Ashley Winter says he taking time off after selling the family car dealership – although he may return to business in the new year....
Dec 5 2007
ATRANSFER to a larger premises 20 miles along the road will help boost a company’s turnover and lead to a doubling of its workforce....
Dec 5 2007
ADAREDEVIL training officer jumped for joy after plunging a few thousand feet in a parachute jump – and now she plans to do it again!...
Dec 5 2007
The North East Business of the Year award has helped previous winners go on to bigger and better things. Christopher Knox reports...
Dec 5 2007
A RECRUITMENT firm has launched a new division, opened its first office outside the region and plans to open three more in the new year....
Dec 5 2007
DEMAND for permanent staff and the number of job vacancies have fallen in the past year, suggesting that the credit crunch is tightening its grip on the economy, according to a new report....
Dec 5 2007
ONE in five investors has moved money out of the stock market as a result of the recent credit crunch....
Dec 5 2007
STOCKTON-BASED Aker Kvaerner Engineering Services is holding a special open day on Saturday as the company gets ready to make the move to new premises in the town....
Dec 5 2007
TIME is running out to enter the North East Business Awards. Friday is the closing date for the awards, organised by the Evening Gazette and its sister paper The Journal....
Dec 5 2007
SMALL businesses in the Tees Valley will be hardest hit if the UK government fails today to stop a European directive giving agency and temporary staff the same rights as permanent employees, warned a leading industry figure....
Dec 5 2007
ANETWORK of specialists has been established to encourage companies to become “greener” and increase social awareness in the business community....
Dec 5 2007
A LUXURY boutique hotel opened its doors to residents with the aim of bringing a new type of hospitality experience to the historic city....
Dec 5 2007
DANNY PALMER’s ambition to become a bobby on the beat was “arrested” by a family steeped in the care sector. The police may have been his first thought when he left school but, five years later, Danny decided to pursue a career in nursing....
Dec 5 2007
A TEES Valley employee is on a high after beating off strong competition to pick up a national award....
Dec 5 2007
A MANUFACTURERER of cast rolls for the metal industry is warning UK manufacturers that they have to concentrate on improving the quality of their output if they want to compete with Asian competitors....
Dec 5 2007
THE UK stock market was in the doldrums yesterday after a lacklustre session from Wall Street on Monday amid concerns about the continuing sub-prime problems. Banking stocks were among the heaviest fallers....
Dec 5 2007
SHARES in the UK’s second biggest housebuilder Barratt Developments plunged yesterday as speculation that the firm was set to change hands cooled....
Dec 5 2007
FASHION boutique havetolove in Gosforth, Newcastle, has won a prestigious national award just a year after opening for business....
