Jun
2008
Articles from 25th Jun 2008
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Meter readers turn debt collectors to protect jobs
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
A LEGISLATIVE threat to a North East meter-reading company’s market has seen it launch a new venture which it says will help raise turnover to £90m and create over 100 additional jobs. Read
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Breaking news: ILVA quits the North East
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
THE jobs of hundreds of workers at Danish furniture giant Ilva were thrown into jeopardy today as the firm plunged into administration. Read
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Air freight firm sets course for £20m turnover after merger
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
AN air freight company expects to grow its turnover from £1.5m to £20m in the next five years after merging with a rival. Read
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Award winner shuts rather than move out
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
AN AWARD-WINNING Middlesbrough animation firm is closing its doors after admitting it could not achieve its ambitious expansion plans on Teesside. Read
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Strike fear on pensions
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
CLEVELAND Potash workers are today pondering a “final offer” before deciding on strike action over a pensions row. Read
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Rocketing gas bill hits paper maker’s profits
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
PROFITS at Cumbrian paper maker James Cropper have dropped 25% as it struggles to digest high energy and pulp prices. The 158-year-old company said yesterday it expected tough trading conditions to continue this year – and is looking at long-term projects to cut energy bills. Read
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Food vs fuel row looms
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
BIOFUELS bosses on Teesside are bracing themselves for another PR disaster hitting the industry tomorrow as the widely trailed Gallagher review on sustainable biofuels is published. Read
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Randstad motoring ahead with fuel efficiency device
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
AFAMILY business which is the sole UK distributor of a fuel efficiency product which is claimed to cut hundreds of pounds off annual motoring bills is preparing to expand as fuel prices soar. Read
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Fees hit green choices
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
THE GOVERNMENT'S call for householders to invest in micro green power could be hindered by the prohibitively high licensing fees it charges tradesmen to fit them, according to one new Marske business. Read
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Partnership to go it alone
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
TEESSIDE’S leading organisation representing the engineering sector, The Tees Valley Engineering Partnership, has relaunched as an independent company. Read
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Ageing golf stars shine on region
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
WHERE were you in 1985 when Sam Torrance rolled in the winning putt to clinch the Ryder Cup for Europe. For that matter, how about 1991 when Ian Woosnam took the Masters title in Augusta. Or Sandy Lyle’s dramatic win at The Open in 1985. Read
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Are housebuilders on firm foundations?
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
It is understood a number of house- builders are already in discussions with creditors Read
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Flotation hopes sunk for many as crunch bites
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
Problems in the credit markets and dramatic share price falls have forced some of the region’s up-and-coming companies to rethink flotation plans. Peter McCusker reports. Read
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Debenhams shrugs off concern
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
DEBENHAMS dismissed fears over its financial health yesterday as the firm posted its first like-for-like sales rise since Christmas. Read
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Sun shines down for tour operator
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
TOUR operator Thomas Cook says it is on course to meet expectations after trading for the summer remained strong in all major markets. Read
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Barratt down by more than 10%
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
ON A volatile day the FTSE 100 Index closed 32.5 points down at 5634.7. Read
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Times will be harder for some than for others
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
IF anyone needed proof of just how seriously the Bank of England is taking the prospect of spiralling inflation just now, they should have been at the North East Chamber of Commerce Durham and Tees Valley dinner last week. Read
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Barclays 85 contact centre jobs is good news for Doxford
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
BARCLAYS Bank is creating 85 new jobs at its contact centre in Sunderland just a month after US banking giant Citigroup announced it would shut its 400-worker centre in the city. Read
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Digital printer in ambitious move
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
A PRINTING company which handles 3,000 orders a day and gains 50 customers a month has increased its factory space by 60% as it aims to increase annual turnover by 33% to £12m Read
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New focus on company image
Jun 25 2008 | Business News
COMPANIES can put themselves in the picture with the professional talents available at the company which owns The Journal and the Evening Chronicle. Read
