Dec
2007
Articles from 12th Dec 2007
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Where some wives fear to tread
Dec 12 2007 | Business News
THERE is a club in the heart of Newcastle where mobile phones are banned, there is no loud music and all the staff know its members by name. In The Northern Counties Club, whole Northumberland estates were once reputedly won and lost on the turn of a card, and lunchtimes lasted hours. Urmee Khan reports. Read
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£75,000 grant helping to cultivate cell technology
Dec 12 2007 | Business News
A SCIENCE company is set to take its revolutionary cell culture technology to the next level. Read
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Top companies go green
Dec 12 2007 | Business News
A NUMBER of top companies yesterday signed up to a programme aimed at cutting emissions by millions of tonnes over the next few years, while saving £300m in energy bills. Read
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Investment in skills needed to boost service sector fortunes
Dec 12 2007 | Business News
THE importance of the service sector in this region, as an economic force and a source of employment, is such that it accounts for 43% of regional GVA. Read
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Training by express delivery
Dec 12 2007 | Business News
THE world’s leading express delivery and logistics company is now making its own delivery in the North-East – a pilot training scheme aimed at helping to improve the skills of its workforce. Read
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A helping hand with old IT gear
Dec 12 2007 | Business News
AWASTE management company is offering small businesses that are members of the North-East Chamber of Commerce the chance to dispose of their old IT equipment free of charge. Read
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‘Secretive’ managers hit production
Dec 12 2007 | Business News
OVERBEARING managers are stifling workplaces and causing higher levels of absence as well as lower productivity. Read
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Travel firm profits set to soar to £269.5m
Dec 12 2007 | Business News
TRAVEL firm Thomas Cook said profits were set to soar ahead of forecasts as it showed further signs of improvement in its UK business. Read
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Red tape cuts are saving millions
Dec 12 2007 | Business News
CUTS to red tape are saving businesses millions of pounds a year, according to a Government report. Read
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Hopes of Carpetright takeover are still alive
Dec 12 2007 | Business News
CARPETRIGHT founder Lord Harris kept alive hopes of a potential takeover after revealing he had not cut the price of his £850m offer. Read
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Investment pays off for mail centre
Dec 12 2007 | Business News
AN investment of £500,000 in new equipment has helped the nemc group become one of the largest mail distribution centres in the region. Read
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Surge gives Due North its star status
Dec 12 2007 | Business News
SALES are soaring at a Northumberland software company which helps organise companies suppliers. Read
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Brulines thirsty for growth
Dec 12 2007 | Business News
PUB performance business Brulines has unveiled profits up nearly 60% to £2.18m after a successful six months. Read
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More jobs at Airbus centre of excellence
Dec 12 2007 | Business News
AN aircraft engineering company is to create 44 jobs and become a UK centre of excellence in manufacturing parts. Read
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Takeover accelerates Northgate expansion
Dec 12 2007 | Business News
VEHICLE hire company Northgate has revealed that it is on target to increase its turnover by more than 10% on the same day that it emerged that it had acquired a rival company. Read
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Zytronic upbeat on profits slump
Dec 12 2007 | Business News
TOUCHSCREEN maker Zytronic has blamed a lower demand in the ATM sector for a 7% slump in annual revenue and an almost 50% cut in full-year profits. Read
