Jul
2008
Articles from 4th Jul 2008
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Eaga to cut power companies’ carbon emissions
Jul 04 2008 | Business News
GREEN support services firm eaga has landed a £200m contract with Scottish Power to help the energy provider cut its carbon emissions. Read
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MoD contract secures future for thousands
Jul 04 2008 | Business News
THE signing of contracts to build two new aircraft carriers has secured more than 1,000 jobs in the North East and Cumbria with the hope of hundreds of millions of pounds’ more work to follow. Read
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Corporate video tycoons stay in focus after sale
Jul 04 2008 | Business News
TWO North East media entrepreneurs have sold their business to an AIM-listed company founded by Bob Geldof in a deal which could eventually net them £750,000. Read
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Jobs saved as ScS is bought out in rescue
Jul 04 2008 | Business News
JOBS at ScS have been saved but shareholders will be wiped out with a rescue deal agreed to prevent the collapse of the 96-store North East furniture chain. Read
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The right side of the law
Jul 04 2008 | Business News
A NORTH EAST event is set to help Teesside business bosses keep up to date with employment law. Read
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Manufacturing ‘is not all gloom and doom’
Jul 04 2008 | Business News
AN ENGINEERING chief claimed Teesside was bucking the trend of a national survey, which painted the bleakest picture for manufacturing in seven years. Read
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Greener ways drive growth
Jul 04 2008 | Business News
ACCELERATING demand for small-scale renewable energy installations has driven a five-fold increase in turnover and doubled staff in only 12 months at Billingham-based AAG Swepco, which said it would see sales of almost £7m this year. Read
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Arriva in £73.8m Spanish deal
Jul 04 2008 | Business News
THE FTSE 100 Index ended a volatile session, rising by 50.3 points to 5476.6. Read
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Industry leaders support move to raise sales skills
Jul 04 2008 | Business News
SOME of the UK’s top sales executives will share their experiences at the North East’s first major sales skills conference. Read
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Building on skills
Jul 04 2008 | Business News
NOT enough is being done to overcome the shortage of skilled staff in the construction industry, according to a new report. Read
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Bookies’ empty shell plan
Jul 04 2008 | Business News
BELEAGUERED bookmaker Neville Porter says it hopes to reveal details of a proposed deal to repay some of its debts and return some value to its shareholders “within the next couple of weeks”. Read
