May
2009
Articles from 20th May 2009
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Touchscreen maker Zytronic posts surging profits
May 20 2009 | Business News
A MANUFACTURER of touchscreen sensors has posted a 58% surge in profits as it continues to defy the recession. Read
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Private ambulance fleet doubles
May 20 2009 | Business News
A HUSBAND and wife run private ambulance service has doubled the size of its fleet on the back of changes in NHS transport contracts. Read
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Engineering and chemicals job losses on the rise
May 20 2009 | Business News
THE TOTAL number of jobs lost in the engineering and chemical sectors in the Tees Valley over the past six months has risen to 1,038. Read
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Morrisons wields axe
May 20 2009 | Business News
SUPERMARKET giant Morrisons is set to make up to 83 staff redundant at its Stockton depot, according to union officials. Read
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150 axed as glass firm closes Durham factory
May 20 2009 | Business News
MORE than 150 workers at a North East factory were yesterday told by its German owners that the operation would shut and they would lose their jobs. Read
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Engineering companies recruited
May 20 2009 | Business News
A RECRUITMENT group expects to increase its turnover from £32m to £50m in two years by acquiring a wide range of engineering companies. Read
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Domesday preserved with confidence
May 20 2009 | Business News
THE National Archives at Kew, which hold 1,000 years of British history, are using the power-saving expertise of a Teesside firm to install a vital electronic back-up system. Read
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Winner of award ready to expand
May 20 2009 | Business News
AN award-winning engineering firm unveiled ambitious expansion plans as it opened new premises in Stockton. Read
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Investors oppose bonuses at Shell
May 20 2009 | Business News
SHAREHOLDERS of Royal Dutch Shell staged a furious revolt against the recent pay awards for its directors despite the company’s middling performance. Read
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Illness prompts departure
May 20 2009 | Business News
THE chief executive of the UK'S largest quoted residential property owner Grainger plc has taken a leave of absence due to ill health. Read
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Tata speaks out to quash Corus ‘sale off’ claims
May 20 2009 | Business News
CORUS parent Tata Steel has quashed suggestions that it is no longer willing to sell its Redcar plant to Italian bidders. Read
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Gone is the time you could just throw open pub doors and do well
May 20 2009 | Business News
THE pub industry seems to lurch from one crisis to another. Alastair Gilmour looks at the latest controversy. Read
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Mission to make games as portable as music
May 20 2009 | Business News
A SOFTWARE engineer has been awarded £1.9m to develop technology that could revolutionise the gaming market and allow people to share games on mobile phone handsets. Read
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Group joins green pioneers
May 20 2009 | Business News
BUILDING services firm John N Dunn is aiming to win a bigger slice of the renewable energy market after taking over green power company SOL20. Read
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Group proves tops for training
May 20 2009 | Business News
TTE Technical Training Group is on course to outperform national trends when it comes to the training of apprentices. Read
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Tetley signs pledge
May 20 2009 | Business News
Unions and the employer will come together in a joint show of commitment to learning and staff development at the site. Dari Taylor, MP for Stockton South will be attending to witness the signing and to meet those involved. Read
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Profits rise thanks to our desires
May 20 2009 | Business News
INCREASING desire among Britons for sex toys and lubricants has led to a further surge in sales of the products, according to the company which makes Durex condoms. Read
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Unite anger as Lloyds axe 625
May 20 2009 | Business News
THE cull of jobs in the finance industry continued with the axing of another 625 posts at part-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group. Read
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Dividend slashed as M&S profits slump to £604.4m
May 20 2009 | Business News
MARKS & Spencer has slashed its dividend payment by a third as it reported a 40% drop in full-year profits. Read
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Retail Price Index hits record low
May 20 2009 | Business News
EASING pressure on households from lower utility bills and food costs caused a further fall in inflation last month. Read
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Export chances in Iraq explored
May 20 2009 | Business News
COMPANIES in the North East are being urged to go global in an effort to beat the recession in International Business Month. Read
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Coach inspires himself to go it alone
May 20 2009 | Business News
A BUSINESS coach who has gained years of experience in guiding top entrepreneurs to build their businesses has decided to take a leap of faith and go it alone. Read
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Deloitte's axe North East team after deals decline
May 20 2009 | Business News
ONE of the main accountancy firms is axing its six-strong North East based corporate finance team due to a sharp decline in dealmaking. Read
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Monster scoops web and TV work
May 20 2009 | Business News
ONLINE travel group Monster looks set to continue its expansion drive after winning a deal with national website and TV channel Traveldealsdirect. Read
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Windows music opens MetroCentre store
May 20 2009 | Business News
AN iconic Tyneside music retailer has added another string to its bow with the opening of its second store. Read
