Articles...
Apr 23 2008
ELECTRIC vehicles maker Tanfield has announced a potentially lucrative deal to develop the world’s first zero emissions taxi cab after revealing a 310% climb in profits....
Apr 23 2008
DECADES of North East industrial heritage is going up for sale as engineering and construction firm Amec puts its Hadrian Yard in Wallsend on the market....
Apr 23 2008
A NEW era is dawning for a manufacturing company after its managing director and three senior staff completed a successful management buy-out from the owner and his wife....
Apr 23 2008
THE boss of Royal Bank of Scotland dismissed calls for his resignation after asking shareholders to pump in £12bn of new capital....
Apr 23 2008
YOUNGSTERS across Teesside have been given a glimpse of the future as they prepare to take their next steps into further education....
Apr 23 2008
A SUCCESSFUL manufacturer has come out as the top regional exporter in a prestigious trade award....
Apr 23 2008
SO far, 2008 has been a difficult year for most markets – equities have been battered by fears related to the economic slowdown in the US, while the ongoing credit crunch has resulted in dislocation in debt markets....
Apr 23 2008
Demand for grade A office space in Newcastle consistently outpaces supply, prompting intense interest in the few new-build city centre schemes, says Tony Wordsworth....
Apr 23 2008
A North East college has joined forces with Hartlepool United Football Club to create a new ladies’ team, coached by the only female footballer to reach 100 caps for England....
Apr 23 2008
TEESSIDE students with ambitions to become the female entrepreneurs of the future have been given expert guidance on how to realise their dreams....
Apr 23 2008
A MIDDLESBROUGH-based hair and beauty superstore is investing in the next generation of stylists by supplying the region’s top colleges with glamour products....
Apr 23 2008
As the credit crunch worsens and house prices fall the construction sector looks likely to take a big hit. But Christopher Knox finds the North East’s builders surprisingly bullish....
Apr 23 2008
THE average age of a FTSE-100 chief executive is currently 52, and he or she (but almost invariably he) can expect to remain in place for less than five years....
