Jun
2009
Articles from 23rd Jun 2009
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Steelworks peril may cut port value
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
THE problems at troubled steelworks Teesside Cast Products (TCP) may slash the asking price for the company which runs Teesport. Read
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Digging deeper
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
A WORSENING economy has forced several firms to alter the terms of their occupational pensions. Read
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In ignorance of an old age crisis
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
IGNORANCE is fuelling the retirement crisis, new research has revealed. Read
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Share bright future
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
FINANCIAL planners claim young people should invest in stocks and shares to feather their retirement nest egg - but not if they’re chasing a quick buck. Read
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Heavyweight of pensions is a drag
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
TEES Valley firms are chained to a pensions crisis that is approaching a mind-boggling £180bn deficit in the UK. Read
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Troubled Setanta loses rights to 46 key games
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
US broadcaster ESPN has bought the rights to the 46 Premier League games in the 2009/10 season that were to have been shown by Setanta. Read
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Lufthansa set for control at BMI
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
GERMANY's flagship airline Lufthansa is set to take control of a UK carrier for the first time after agreeing to buy a majority stake in British Midland in a deal costing £223m. Read
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Virgin to spend £1bn on planes
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
VIRGIN Atlantic Airways owner Richard Branson announced he was ordering £1bn worth of new planes as he urged the Government not to bail out British Airways. Read
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Teenager fits new business around exams
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
ONE of the region’s most successful young entrepreneurs has added a fast-growing bakery and Newcastle’s oldest cinema to the list of clients for a new discount card aimed at helping businesses increase their sales. Read
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Market researchers prove worth
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
A MARKET research agency expects to increase its business by almost a third this year after winning more public sector contracts. Read
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Sandwich bars in crisis as customers desert
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
THE British arm of O’Briens Sandwich Bars has been placed in administration as the company continues to struggle in difficult trading conditions. Read
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North plants hit as fury grows over job cuts
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
A DISPUTE over jobs at an oil refinery escalated yesterday when thousands of workers took wildcat strike action and sacked construction employees burned their dismissal notices in an act of defiance against oil giant Total. Read
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Co-operation is key to beating recession
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
BUSINESSES within our region must continue to work together to come through the recession as painlessly as possible, a top businessman suggests. Read
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Help at hand
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
The global economic downturn has prompted the Governments of the G20 to introduce financial packages to help support businesses with a combination of tax cuts and additional investment in key industry sectors. Read
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Wilton workers in third day of strikes
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
HUNDREDS of Wilton construction workers began a third day of wildcat strike action today. Read
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Arts in the community
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
The site, in conjunction with Tees Valley Arts, is working closely with schools and community groups in the Lingfield, Red Hall and Lascelles areas on the business park’s boundaries to create awareness and an ongoing relationship through a variety of art activities. Read
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IDS reveals 27% profits rise as sales hit £24.9m
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
FUELLED by a 51% surge in revenues, medical test kit maker IDS will target rapid expansion by distributing its new automated machine to more than 1,000 facilities around the world. Read
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In window frame to make the grade
Jun 23 2009 | Business News
MIDDLESBROUGH based Poulton Glass has invested £200,000 to produce super-green windows. Read
