May
2008
Articles from 13th May 2008
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Renewables projects hit choppy waters
May 13 2008 | Business News
A NORTH East company has been left high and dry as the world’s largest offshore wind farm project ground to a halt. Read
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Get ready for a change in rules
May 13 2008 | Business News
TEES firms, from hairdressers to large scale manufacturers, which use chemicals in their daily business, are being urged to prepare for new rules. Read
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Flexible working not backed
May 13 2008 | Business News
TEESSIDE has given a big thumbs-down to the idea of extending rights on flexible working to all staff, according to an nebusiness poll. Read
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Wind farm objections will push up price of electricity
May 13 2008 | Business News
PUBLIC objection to wind farms on land will push up the unit price of electricity, an advisor warned. Read
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Architects pick up top property Oscar
May 13 2008 | Business News
A FIRM of architects is celebrating after winning a prize at the prestigious Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) awards ceremony. Read
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Step up to energy saving
May 13 2008 | Business News
BUSINESSES across the Tees Valley are shrinking their carbon footprints and persuading others to follow in their tracks. Read
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Small firms turn to alternative funding
May 13 2008 | Business News
SMALL businesses on Teesside are turning in ever greater numbers to alternative funding agencies as banks tighten the reins on lending. Read
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Care home fee hike lifts profits
May 13 2008 | Business News
DARLINGTON-BASED Southern Cross Healthcare, the UK’s biggest care home group with more than 730 homes nationwide, has pushed up fees on more than 85% of its beds this year by a forecasting beating 5%. The move helped boost profits and sent the group’s share price up 6%. Read
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Winners in Monaco
May 13 2008 | Business News
TEESSIDE bankers have had the red carpet treatment after being named some of the best in the business. Read
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High street shops do have a future
May 13 2008 | Business News
AS the doors open on Stockton’s new Asda store on Portrack Lane, we asked independent Teesside retailers if supermarkets are death to high streets. Read
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Household name will disappear in takeover
May 13 2008 | Business News
AN iconic company which once employed more than 30,000 people in the region is set to disappear following its takeover. Read
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Nation may soon get its teeth into Teesside delicacy
May 13 2008 | Business News
A CHEF plans to introduce Teesside delicacy the parmo to homes across the country and has opened the first ever factory to make the calorie-packed Boro favourite. Read
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Rock’s ‘on the way to revival’
May 13 2008 | Business News
NORTHERN Rock is on course for recovery despite the problems of the wider economy, the bank’s executive chairman revealed yesterday. Ron Sandler yesterday revealed that the bank’s arrears had risen since the start of the year as mortgage borrowers struggled to pay higher rates caused by the credit crunch. Read
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Firms create jobs despite feeling pinch
May 13 2008 | Business News
THE findings of the latest CBI SME survey reflect the mixed messages we are getting from business as a whole. Read
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Electric van firm clinches £7m green vehicles deal
May 13 2008 | Business News
ELECTRIC van maker Tanfield has revealed a £7m deal to deliver the largest fleet of zero emission vehicles in the world. Read
