May
2008
Articles from 9th May 2008
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New premises for rental firm
May 09 2008 | Business News
REFLEX Vehicle Solutions is investing further in its Teesside workforce by opening a new site in the area. Read
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Autocare outfit plans new sites
May 09 2008 | Business News
A MIDDLESBROUGH-based autocare company has revealed it has earmarked further sites “in the North-east and Yorkshire” after opening a new £2.5m site in Knaresborough. Read
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Public set to vote for the top entrepreneur
May 09 2008 | Business News
FOURTEEN of the best new business brains will go before the public next week in the final stage of the If We Can, You Can challenge, backed by the Evening Gazette. Read
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PDG shares suspended
May 09 2008 | Business News
SHARES in books and novelty goods retailer Premier Direct Group have been suspended after it asked for time to secure new funding. Read
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Innovative ideas put into practice
May 09 2008 | Business News
FOUR young businesses are through to the final of the Young Enterprise North East awards after successfully coming through two hotly contested regional heats. Read
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Coatings firm plan to double in size
May 09 2008 | Business News
A METAL coatings company which applied the finishing touches to Alan Shearer’s security fencing is set to double in size following a management buy-out. Read
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Region can teach rest a lesson on staff training
May 09 2008 | Business News
THE North East is leading the country in combating the skills shortage by proving it is the most dedicated to training its workers. Read
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Ghost ships to be dismantled at last
May 09 2008 | Business News
THE dismantling of former US naval vessels in the region could begin in a matter of weeks as a five-year row over the controversial plans draws to a close. Read
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Let’s focus on our natural and historic attractions
May 09 2008 | Business News
I’VE been seeing stars. I was invited to a fascinating astronomical event – the launch of the Kielder Observatory – at the aptly-named Black Fell. Northumberland has some of the blackest, unpolluted skies in the UK. Read
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Call for early cut after MPC freezes rate
May 09 2008 | Business News
BUSINESSES called for a cut in interest rates as soon as possible after the Bank of England froze rates at 5%. Members of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had been under pressure to make a fourth cut in six months following a flurry of poor economic news. Read
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No turning back the clock
May 09 2008 | Business News
Poking fun at his former Soviet masters and praising a Europe without borders, former Polish president and Nobel peace prize winner Lech Walesa tells Karen Dent why he believes migrant workers are good for Poland – and the North East. Read
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£1.7m pledge to keep Tees green
May 09 2008 | Business News
A POWERFUL coalition of business interests has put its weight behind the Tees Valley’s biofuels industry. Read
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Nuclear aims urged to go on
May 09 2008 | Business News
THE GOVERNMENT has been urged to press ahead with its programme for building new nuclear power stations - regardless of who ends up owning British Energy. Read
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Sage confident as it beats all forecasts
May 09 2008 | Business News
BRITAIN’S biggest software company, Sage, has seen half-year profits outstrip analysts’ forecasts and is confident it will continue to beat the credit crunch and achieve record earnings for the year. Read
