Aug
2008
Articles from 6th Aug 2008
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Swiss bank backs Tees biomass firm
Aug 06 2008 | Business News
MIDDLESBROUGH-based green energy firm Helius has secured a £2m cash injection from the European bank Credit Suisse. Read
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Oil may fall further, if global demand slows
Aug 06 2008 | Business News
OIL prices soared in the first half of the year, reaching a peak of $145 a barrel at the start of July, causing misery for motorists and road hauliers, to name but two. Read
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Franchisees beat the odds and do it for themselves
Aug 06 2008 | Business News
The downturn appears to be settling itself in for a lengthy stay but one business model looks to be reaping the rewards as the economy slows. Karen Dent looks at why franchising tends to thrive in a tough climate. Read
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Group wins deal to give medics a hand
Aug 06 2008 | Business News
A COMPANY that has developed software allowing trainee medics to use virtual reality technology to practise injections has secured a multi-million-pound NHS contract. Read
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60 acres nowhere near enough for Teesside firm
Aug 06 2008 | Business News
LOGISTICS company AV Dawson is defying forecasts of recession by seeking land for expansion, having posted more than 20% growth in three years. Read
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Consumer confidence has slumped to a record low
Aug 06 2008 | Business News
CONSUMER confidence tumbled to a further record low in July amid increasing fears that the UK economy could be heading for a recession. Read
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BNS confident it will be back in the black
Aug 06 2008 | Business News
A TELECOMS group in the North East believes it is set to get back into the black again this year after opening an office in the South and launching a scheme which pays companies to take phone calls. Read
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Experts warn the UK is edging near recession
Aug 06 2008 | Business News
A SHARP fall in manufacturing output during June meant the UK economy may have grown by just 0.1% in the second quarter this year. Read
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Putting on training style
Aug 06 2008 | Business News
FORGET London and Leeds, Teesside will be turning the best well-coiffed heads if a Middlesbrough-based salon achieves its £5m-a-year expansion target including the launch of a training academy. Read
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Jobs go fromhousebuilder
Aug 06 2008 | Business News
THE housebuilding arm of a North-east construction group has announced it is shedding up to 50 jobs as the economic downturn takes its toll. Read
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Chemicals specialists look to greener future
Aug 06 2008 | Business News
CHEMICAL company Johnson Matthey has announced green targets for the next decade in its first Sustainability Report. Read
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Big demand for recruiter
Aug 06 2008 | Business News
MICHAEL Page International shares soared more than 30% yesterday after the recruitment firm confirmed a takeover approach from global rival Adecco. Read
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Carpetright sales slump as confidence plummets
Aug 06 2008 | Business News
CARPETRIGHT has reported a 15.4% slump in like-for- like sales in the UK and Ireland in the 13 weeks to August 2. Read
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Franchising bid for soft play owner
Aug 06 2008 | Business News
AN ambitious young businesswoman is looking to launch a franchise out of her soft play business as it continues to grow. Read
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Surprise rise in earnings boosts L&G shares price
Aug 06 2008 | Business News
LEGAL & General has posted an unexpected 6% increase in half-year earnings as a booming pension buyout market helped the group weather wider economic and house price woes. Read
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Wellstream price pushed lower
Aug 06 2008 | Business News
THE FTSE 100 Index spent most of yesterday in positive territory buoyed by the banking sector. The benchmark Index closed 134.3 points higher at 5454.5. Investors were relieved by a further fall in the price of crude oil which traded below $119 per barrel compared with $147 three weeks ago. Read
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Rock boss’s upbeat vision of the future
Aug 06 2008 | Northern Rock
THE man responsible for rebuilding Northern Rock has said the bank can win back savers’ confidence despite announcing losses of more than half a billion pounds. Read
