Feb
2009
Articles from 3rd Feb 2009
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Woolworths name will go online
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
WOOLWORTHS is to be relaunched as an online store after the name was yesterday bought by the UK’s biggest internet and home shopping retailer. Read
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Alcan owners pave way for Chinese to up stakes
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
MINING company Rio Tinto has paved the way for the Chinese Government to up its stake in the firm after confirming talks over a potential investment. Read
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Jobs row spreads as Brown hits out
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
WILDCAT strikes over foreign labour escalated yesterday as talks aimed at resolving the bitter row got under way. Read
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Jobs created as managers buy number of plastic firm’s assets
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
A PLASTICS firm has been bought out by its managers after going into administration and axing its workforce as it was hit by the downturn in the motor industry. Read
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Market researcher aims to break the £1m barrier
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
A MARKET researcher which has boosted its turnover by 85% in just two years is opening a second office to handle its growth. Read
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Quantum md wants jobs to stay in the North East
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
THE man who has led a £32.5m buy out of North East pharmaceuticals company Quantum Specials says he wants the company to be around for 150 years in the region. Read
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Airport under a cloud as sunspots disappear
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
BUDGET airline Flyglobespan has confirmed it is pulling out of Durham Tees Valley airport due to “challenging economic conditions”, despite reports that the Scottish-based group is heading back into the black for the first time in two years. Read
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Scissors will cut it with this eco rock
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
NEW green technology which allows paper to be made from rock rather than timber looks set to help a North East firm expand across Europe and grow its turnover from around £1.5m to £5m by 2011. Read
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Jobs saved at 11th hour
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
ALMOST 200 jobs have been saved after a Northumberland food factory was rescued by its own management at the 11th hour. Read
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Reactor set to restart
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
NUCLEAR power firm British Energy has said it is ready to restart another reactor hit by technical issues. Read
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30,000 factory jobs axed per month
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
AROUND 30,000 UK factory jobs are being axed each month as beleaguered manufacturers struggle to cope with the deepening recession, according to new industry figures. Read
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Downturn hits cracker
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
CHEMICAL firm SABIC is temporarily shutting down part of its cracker complex at Wilton following a drop in demand, it was confirmed today. Read
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Port in a rate storm
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
PRESSURE is building on the Government to reverse a decision that will see port-based businesses billed for millions of pounds in retrospective business rates while they struggle with a recession-induced downturn in shipping volumes. Read
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Process firms defy the gloom
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
FAST-GROWING firms in Teesside’s process sector are defying the economic gloom by reporting an increase in business. Read
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Stopping fraudsters’ billion-pound scams
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
BUSINESS fraud goes under the spotlight at an event being held on Teesside later this month. Read
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World’s best protection comes to rescue
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
A TEAM protecting hundreds of millions of pounds worth of industrial assets has invested in new equipment to boost its ability to deal with emergencies. Read
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Engineering students getting plugged in
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
EXPERTS from One North East are working with the region’s future captains of industry to help them gain an insight into the importance of lean manufacturing. Read
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Technology opens door to new work at Theakston Print
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
A TEESSIDE printing company is beating the recession and fighting the credit crunch with new technology thanks to an £80,000 investment from Corus-subsidiary UK Steel Enterprise. Read
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Level playing field needed so biofuels can blossom
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
The Gazette’s Back Our Biofuels campaign is ramping up pressure on Europe to come down on the side of Teesside producers following a probe into heavily subsidised US imports. Richard Nickels, CEO of the Biofuels Corporation at Seal Sands, says there’s only one acceptable outcome. SUE SCOTT met him Read
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Academy is formula for success but it will face challenges
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
The world is a very different place from that which greeted the National Skills Academy’s arrival on Teesside just 12 months ago. But while the global economy slows, the pace is gathering at NSAPI’s university headquarters Read
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Process industry -thekey factors
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
The average age of an operating processor is 54. Read
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Key dates for NSAPI
Feb 03 2009 | Business News
November 2007: Teesside wins the battle to host the NSAPI at the local university. Read
