Jul
2009
Articles from 3rd Jul 2009
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Game’s profits tumble
Jul 03 2009 | Business News
RETAIL group Game has said half-year profits will be as much as 64% lower after figures last year were boosted by blockbuster releases. Read
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Bank boss defers pay deal
Jul 03 2009 | Business News
ROYAL Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester’s move to defer part of his £9.6m pay package for an extra two years has been welcomed. Read
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Celebrity chef uses own money to save business
Jul 03 2009 | Business News
PROFITS at Gordon Ramsay’s UK restaurants plunged nearly 90% in a “turbulent” year in which the celebrity chef was forced to pump his own money into the business. Read
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Group riding oil boom expects turnover to soar
Jul 03 2009 | Business News
A COMPANY that makes giant hoses for the offshore oil and gas industry expects to see its turnover more than double from £28m to about £60m by 2016 with the help of a booming market and a leaner business model. Read
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Bank funds backing for firms
Jul 03 2009 | Business News
SMALL and medium-sized companies in Tees Valley struggling with cash flow are being given access a new £100m fund as part of a UK-wide lending offer by Yorkshire Bank. Read
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Brown hailsgreen North
Jul 03 2009 | Business News
GORDON Brown praised the North-east as the potential home for tomorrow’s energy sources, claiming the region was “showing the world” the way forward on renewable energy. Read
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Another giant step for Able yard
Jul 03 2009 | Business News
ANOTHER giant of the seas has floated down the Tees to undergo work at Able UK’s Seaton Port. Read
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Tees jobs hit by a double threat
Jul 03 2009 | Business News
TEESSIDE was hit with a double whammy of potential job losses today as one of the region’s biggest employers announced restructuring plans and oil workers at the Petroplus refinery entered talks with Swiss bosses who previously said they were looking sell or convert the plant for storage. Read
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Young given chance for work
Jul 03 2009 | Business News
A SMALL, family owned fabrication firm is flying the flag for Teesside apprentices as agencies report a worrying decline in the number of companies taking on trainees. Read
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Security firm sees results slip into the red
Jul 03 2009 | Business News
ANTI-counterfeiting group OpSec Security has plunged into the red as the effects of the recession begin to bite into its brand protection business. Read
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Oil refinery jobs at risk as global market falls
Jul 03 2009 | Business News
TEESSIDE was hit with a double whammy of potential job losses today as one of the region’s biggest employers announced restructuring plans and oil workers at the Petroplus refinery entered talks with Swiss bosses. Read
