Jan
2009
Articles from 15th Jan 2009
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Ebac entrepreneur plans new fridge-making plant
Jan 15 2009 | Business News
MANUFACTURER John Elliott is still going strong after 50 years and says he wants to bring fridge-making back to the North East. Read
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Graduates are still in demand
Jan 15 2009 | Business News
TEESSIDE firms are still on the look-out for university talent as new research showed job vacancies for students graduating this summer fell by almost a fifth. Read
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Uni leavers remain ‘vital’
Jan 15 2009 | Business News
A QUICK trawl of major employers in the Teesside area appeared to give cheer to this summer’s graduates. Read
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Why it has never been more vital to improve our skills
Jan 15 2009 | Business News
WITH the current rate of redundancies in the region showing no signs of slowing, there has never been a more important time to gain new qualifications as a way of avoiding the cull. Read
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Students given taste of life in boardrooms
Jan 15 2009 | Business News
AT Durham Business School, MBA students are facing the pressure of working in the boardrooms of North East companies to prove they have what it takes to be a leading company director. Read
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Insurance firm on a takeover spree
Jan 15 2009 | Business News
THE UK’s fastest-growing insurance broker says it is on the lookout for further North East acquisitions after snapping up its second regional firm. Read
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£22bn aid welcomed, but will it be enough?
Jan 15 2009 | Business News
BUSINESS leaders have welcomed the promise of a fresh Government injection of cash into banks to support enterprise, but some have expressed doubt it will be enough to free company credit lines and disperse the economic gloom. Read
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£2bn oil refinery is set for 2014 opening
Jan 15 2009 | Business News
PLANS for a major oil refinery on Teesside are still on track in spite of plummeting oil prices and tough trading conditions. Read
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Pub group increases help offered to tenants
Jan 15 2009 | Business News
THE UK’s biggest pubs group has said it has massively increased help to its struggling landlords. Read
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1,600 Volvo workers in Sweden face axe
Jan 15 2009 | Business News
THE world’s second biggest truckmaker Volvo has given notice to 1,620 employees in Sweden as demand for new vehicles plummets. Read
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Gloom deepening with 7,000 job cuts in a day
Jan 15 2009 | Business News
ALMOST 7,000 job losses were announced yesterday with companies across all sectors trying to cut costs and beat the economic slowdown. Read
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500 distribution centre jobs could be under threat
Jan 15 2009 | Business News
THE jobs of 500 workers at a Darlington distribution centre could be under threat after its owners placed them on redundancy notice. Read
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Mayor’s task forces will battle the downturn
Jan 15 2009 | Business News
NORTH Tyneside’s elected mayor John Harrison is to set up two new task forces to support the borough’s businesses and retail centres through the current economic difficulties. Read
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Engineering a profit in face of downturn
Jan 15 2009 | Business News
ENGINEERING firm AMEC, which employs more than 700 people at two sites on Teesside, said it was on course to make a pretax profit in excess of £200m and was pressing ahead with recruitment, despite the downturn. Read
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Newcastle housebuilder cuts debt
Jan 15 2009 | Business News
NEWCASTLE housebuilder Barratt Developments has revealed that it has reduced its debt by £230m but its outlook for the housing sector remains bleak whilst mortgage lending is constrained. Read
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Contract could bring 200 jobs to Teesside
Jan 15 2009 | Business News
A MULTI-MILLION pound Middle Eastern contract could provide work for up to 200 Teessiders. Read
