Jun
2008
Articles from 24th Jun 2008
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Paystrike ‘smacks of greed’
Jun 24 2008 | Business News
HARD-NOSED Teessiders believe bosses were over-generous in awarding the protesting Shell drivers their double-digit pay rise last week. Read
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Year 10 of growth for top law firm
Jun 24 2008 | Business News
THE North East’s biggest law firm has reported its 10th year of double-digit growth to take in annual revenues of £53.4m last year. Read
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ScS suspends shares as credit crunch bites
Jun 24 2008 | Business News
TROUBLED furniture chain ScS has suspended trading in its shares as its tries to strike a deal to save the Sunderland-based company from collapse. Read
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Electric vehicle group to cut jobs
Jun 24 2008 | Business News
ALMOST 130 workers at an engineering plant owned by electric vehicles group Tanfield face an uncertain future after the company revealed plans to cut its workforce. Read
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Investment 'icing on the cake'
Jun 24 2008 | Business News
NEWS that Norwegian firm Yara is to sink nearly £24m into a CO2 processing plant on Teesside is the “final piece in the jigsaw” for bosses behind Ensus’ ambitious biofuel plans. Read
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B&B shareholders in talks over investment of £400m
Jun 24 2008 | Business News
INVESTMENT group Resolution said it was in talks with leading Bradford & Bingley shareholders over plans to pump £400m into the embattled lender. Read
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Rethink urged on diplomas
Jun 24 2008 | Business News
FOLLOWING extensive consultation with businesses across the country, the CBI is urging the Government to think again about its plans for a new wave of academic diplomas, and concentrate on making sure GCSEs and A-levels give young people the skills and knowledge to succeed. Read
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Hopes of 30-jobs boost after North View buy-in
Jun 24 2008 | Business News
AN engineering business has a new joint managing director who is looking to double annual turnover to £5m, creating a further 30 jobs, on the back of the booming oil and gas sector. Read
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Jim plans to expand
Jun 24 2008 | Business News
ONE of the best known characters in the region’s antiques trade is looking for new directions for his firm. Read
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Debenhams shares at record low
Jun 24 2008 | Business News
DEPARTMENT store chain Debenhams saw shares hit a record low yesterday amid fresh City fears over the group’s financial health in a tougher retail climate. Read
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Mining provider forecasts substantially better profits
Jun 24 2008 | Business News
A LEADING provider of engineering products for the oil and mining industries has said it expects profits to be substantially ahead of last year. Read
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Ensus to add carbon capture facility
Jun 24 2008 | Business News
A £23M CARBON capture facility is to be added to one of the UK’s biggest bioethanol plants which is currently being built on Teesside for opening next year. Read
