Sep
2008
Articles from 10th Sep 2008
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Start-ups survive economic gloom
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
THE number of new business start-ups in the region has remained “strong and steady” despite a 15% fall nationally. Read
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Cheap rents at Blair's former home
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
TENANTS in Tony Blair's old constituency home of Sedgefield pay the cheapest rents in the country – less than a fifth of those at the top of the rental tree in London. Read
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CBI warns over law change
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
CHANGES in labour laws affecting agency and temporary workers could dramatically hit the profitability of Teesside’s manufacturing base, according to the CBI. Read
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Juice maker pips pioneer
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
TEESSIDE biomass pioneer Sembcorp has been pipped at the post in a major green awards ceremony by the cheeky juice maker Innocent. Read
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Biggest 4x4 dealership forced to cease trading
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
THE region’s biggest four wheel drive dealership has ceased trading after falling victim to the credit crunch. Read
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‘Nothing like earlier recessions’
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
THE boss of accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers in Newcastle believes we will see recovery from the current economic downturn as soon as the third quarter of 2009. Read
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New bid for HQ to lead crackdown on fraud
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
A COLLECTION of public and private sector organisations is preparing a multi-million pound bid for European funding to build an anti-fraud institute in the region. Read
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Print firm is put into liquidation
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
A PRINTING business which started trading less than 12 months ago has been put into liquidation after being battered by the credit crunch. Read
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Investors may curb Ashley pay
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
EMBATTLED Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley will come under further pressure on a second front today when he faces angry shareholders at his sports goods company’s annual meeting. Read
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Tycoon proposes £1bn float
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
INSURANCE tycoon Clive Cowdery has unveiled plans for a £1bn stock market flotation as he looks to raise funds before a swoop on struggling financial services firms. Read
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Chris leads way in virtualisation
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
A COMPUTER technician from Teesside has become one of the first people in the North-east to gain an important qualification to allow him to introduce businesses to new ways of making their computer networks more cost effective. Read
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Barratt’s package to boost market
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
HOUSEBUILDER Barratt today announced a raft of sales incentives for home-buyers in a bid to shift stock, after seeing annual profits slide by a massive 68%. Read
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Wolviston £50m target after deal
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
STOCKTON-BASED Wolviston Group has revealed plans to hit £50m turnover in three years after buying another Teesside recruitment firm in a deal worth up to £5m. Read
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Brian will judge new category
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
WITH around six weeks to go until the winners of The Journal North East Business Executive of the Year are announced the judges’ deliberations are now well under way. Read
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Entrepreneurs fly the flag
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
THE new campaign to promote North East businesses under the “Passionate people, passionate places” banner will feature senior figures to act as regional ambassadors. Read
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New firms thrive
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
IT’S not getting any easier to find silver linings to this economic crisis, but there’s perhaps a glimpse of one in today’s report from Barclays Bank which examines business start-ups in the UK. Read
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Staff enter the comfort zone in on-site cabins
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
SCRUFFY cabins, chipped coffee cups and sofas with foam hanging out of them are what one normally expects to find in site cabins. Read
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It’s still the place to be seen
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
The Fastest 50 has a distinguished history of highlighting the region's business success stories. Iain Laing looks back at some past winners of the awards and examines the importance of the event. Read
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Teesside on display to the world
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
A £3m publicity campaign featuring the faces of leading local bosses will tell the world that Teesside is open for business. Read
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Conference circus joined by chamber
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
BETWEEN the silly season and autumn proper comes the strange three-week period called conference season and it is now well upon us. Read
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Networking is a hit for Dave
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
A DIRECTOR at a top North East digital printing and exhibition display company has won new business thanks to networking events with the region’s leading business membership organisation. Read
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Training helps cleaner into lab technician’s role
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
FROM laboratory cleaner to laboratory technician – Sue Crighton wouldn’t look out of place on the set of hit TV show Crime Scene Investigation (CSI). Read
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Social enterprise cash available
Sep 10 2008 | Business News
THE region’s social enterprises are being urged to apply for finance from a relaunched fund that has awarded £7m to good causes in the UK. Read
