Dec
2008
Articles from 2nd Dec 2008
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Business is still thriving
Dec 02 2008 | Business News
THE number of businesses in the North East rose by more than 2,000 last year – the highest annual rise in start-ups in the region since records began in 1994. Read
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Glaxo to shed 200 jobs
Dec 02 2008 | Business News
DRUGS giant GlaxoSmithKline has confirmed it is axing 200 jobs at its County Durham factory but pledged to invest £17m in the site next year. Read
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Future looking healthy for Hart
Dec 02 2008 | Business News
ALBY PATTISON is thanking his lucky stars that he’s in the recession-proof environment of healthcare. Read
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Shipping rides out the downturn in a Tees parking lot
Dec 02 2008 | Business News
TEESPORT has become a parking lot for some of the biggest container ships on the seas as the economic downturn slows world trade. Read
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There’s still more to be done for small businesses
Dec 02 2008 | Business News
HAS Alistair Darling’s multi-billion pound rescue package, unveiled last week in his pre-budget report, gone far enough to help Tees Valley’s small businesses? Read
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We’re set to survive
Dec 02 2008 | Business News
MORE than six out of ten respondents to an nebusiness poll claim their employer is well equipped to survive the economic crisis. Read
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Teesside thrives despite weakened pound
Dec 02 2008 | Business News
Sterling has caught the biggest dose of flu since it was unceremoniously dumped by the European Exchange Rate Mechanism in 1992. But on Teesside, part of a region whose overseas order book this year has consistently outstripped the rest of the UK, a weakened pound isn’t all bad news. JEZ DAVISON reports. Read
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Explorer well-placed for recovery surge
Dec 02 2008 | Business News
CARAVAN company The Explorer Group says it is well-placed to surge ahead once consumers regain confidence. Read
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Failure to hit target was blessing in disguise
Dec 02 2008 | Business News
We ask successful North East entrepreneurs how they deal with issues in their business. Read
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Caution follows Woolworths collapse
Dec 02 2008 | Business News
SALE and leaseback options might have been popular in the commercial property boom, but they are looking a distinctly less attractive option for loan-starved Tees Valley companies wanting to release equity for investment. Read
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North business takes £1bn hit
Dec 02 2008 | Business News
NORTH firms have been hit with £1bn worth of lost business and soaring costs as ministers fail to upgrade inadequate road and rail links. Read
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Yuill set to axe 50 as slowdown takes its toll
Dec 02 2008 | Business News
A HOUSEBUILDER taken over in a management buy-out deal in October is looking to shed at least 50 staff because of the slowdown in the housing market. Read
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Extra £18,000 is spent on drinks and snacks this year
Dec 02 2008 | Business News
WHILE the economic down turn may be limiting the amount consumers are spending in high street stores , it seems that shoppers in Newcastle are more reluctant to give up their coffees and takeaways. Read
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Going Topless to help revitalise manufacturing
Dec 02 2008 | Business News
REVOLUTIONARY lighting technology that could create hundreds of jobs and revitalise the North East’s manufacturing industry has won the backing of Regional Minister Nick Brown, who pledged to help turn that potential into reality. Read
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Savers promised safety net as first bank folds
Dec 02 2008 | Business News
ABOUT 10,000 savers are to be rescued by a UK compensation scheme after London Scottish Bank became the first British bank in the economic crisis to go into administration. Read
