Jan
2009
Articles from 14th Jan 2009
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Best sales for ethical retailer
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
AN ethical retailer has witnessed record festive sales, dispelling the myth that the credit crunch is forcing consumers to trade down to budget lines. Read
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£1.5m fire cladding deal for Mech-Tool Engineering
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
A COMPANY specialising in explosion and fire protection has clinched a £1.5m contract during construction of a platform in the North Sea. Read
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Banks drag the FTSE down
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
A further loss of confidence in the banking sector dragged the FTSE 100 Index down 5% today in a grim day for stock markets worldwide. Read
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Producer reduces reliance on M&S
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
NORTHERN Foods yesterday said it had reduced its reliance on Marks & Spencer after the consumer downturn led to an increased focus on the value sector. Read
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Blow for Tesco as festive sales hit
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
TESCO has reported its worst Christmas in almost 20 years as it wrestled with difficult markets at home and abroad. Read
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Darlington Building Society falls victim to mortgage slump
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
DARLINGTON Building Society has become another victim of the slump in the mortgage market as it announced that it is looking to cut 19 of its 150-strong workforce. Read
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COCO gets a buzz from experts who make a difference
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
CREATIVE marketing agency Different has helped a children’s charity to improve its marketing materials and produce its annual report. Read
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DFDS raises £3,690 for Children North East
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
DFDS Seaways’ annual Charity Cruise has helped raise £3,690 for the Children North East charity. Read
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Chemical plant to close and 300 workers axed
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
A TEESSIDE chemical plant is to close with the loss of 300 jobs as the dramatic decline in demand for big ticket items such as cars and carpets continues its unemployment ripple through the supply chain of the companies who make the goods. Read
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Banking giant axes 2,100 jobs in investment arm
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
BANKING giant Barclays is to cut 2,100 jobs in its investment arm, sources close to the company said. Read
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Security firm founders accept seven-figure sum for business
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
TWO North East businessman have sold the successful company they built over the past 20 years to a Scottish entrepreneur for a seven-figure sum. Read
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Elevator firm aiming to go up in world
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
AN elevator company expects its sales to rocket following plans to open up a new stair-lift division and set up its own manufacturing plant. Read
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Cable firm on right lines
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
THE world’s oldest cable company has had its best year for over a decade after its future was secured following its purchase by an Indian company. Read
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Car dealer gears up with £2m showroom
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
STAFF at a Northumberland car dealership have moved into a £2m showroom and are gearing up to drive sales forward in 2009. Read
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Cash help for firms as the downturn deepens
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
CASH injections to credit-starved North East companies due to be announced today have been welcomed but new findings have painted a grim picture of how the region is performing in comparison to the rest of the UK. Read
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Wilton workers axed
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
AROUND 300 jobs are to go at Invista Textiles UK Ltd at Wilton. Read
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Jobs are lost at deVries
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
JOBS have been cut at car dealership deVries, which went into administration earlier this week. Read
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Government plans to unblock lending hailed
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
TEESSIDE business leaders have welcomed a multi-billion package of measures aimed at unblocking lending to small firms, which was due to be unveiled by the government today. Read
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Potential at DTV is good
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
AS environmental group Greenpeace attempted to frustrate expansion plans at Heathrow by announcing it had bought up land needed for a third runway, pro-aviation campaigners rallied behind Durham Tees Valley Airport, saying it had potential to create thousands of jobs. Read
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Barratt hit by house sales data
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
A FIFTH straight day of share declines saw the FTSE 100 Index of leading UK companies fall 27.04 points to 4399.15. Read
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Print firm optimistic for future
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
DESPITE the raft of high street store closures, one retail-focused printing company is optimistic for the future and has secured an £80,000 investment to help progress its plans. Read
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If you lose your pubs, you lose your England
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
As the traditional British boozer stumbles dangerously close to extinction, one group of North East villagers may hold the key to safeguarding its future, writes Andrew Mernin Read
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Heating hope for the future
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
A DOMESTIC heating system being developed in the Tees Valley could help solve the UK’s looming home energy security problems. Read
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Taylor Wimpey warns of further losses
Jan 14 2009 | Business News
TAYLOR Wimpey has warned of further losses due to tumbling land values as it struggles in “very challenging” markets. Read
