Jul
2009
Articles from 16th Jul 2009
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Teesside to get £12m green energy centre
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
NORTH East businesses involved in the development of green energy are to benefit from a new £12m facility on Teesside. Read
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Thousands of jobs could be protected at Nissan
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
CAR giant Nissan is poised to lead the way in producing the next generation of electric cars in the North, protecting thousands of jobs. Read
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Artists form network to help beat the recession
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
THREE North East artists have set up a network for the region’s small creative businesses to help them survive the recession. Read
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Among world's greatest brands
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
THE Northumberland creator of bottles, cups and other goods beloved by the nation's babies has been named one of the world's best known brands. Read
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Port vision to defy the gloom
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
A GLOOMY outlook for the global container shipping industry will not dull PD Ports’ vision to transform Teesport into an international gateway for trade, it said today. Read
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Unite for success
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
STAND together or risk falling apart. That was the message to the North-east business community from the leader of a Tees Valley company that has seen its fair share of recessionary difficulties in recent weeks. Read
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Bailed-out banks ‘should be forced to help TCP’
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
THE GOVERNMENT should use nationalised banks to invest in steel made on Teesside and hold it until the market recovers, when it could be sold and the profit returned to the taxpayer. Read
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Transport clean-up plans may hit airports
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
TRANSPORT Secretary Lord Andrew Adonis appeared to target regional airports, including Durham Tees Valley, yesterday when he told a Commons select committee that carriers must reduce their carbon footprint to if they were to compete against high speed rail links. Read
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Energy benefit for Tees
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
THE company behind the UK’s largest biomass power station on Teesside has vowed to source labour and supplies locally wherever possible. Read
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Ashley's Sports Direct profits plummet
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
PROFITS at Toon boss Mike Ashley’s sportswear firm have plummeted by 91% even though the high street chain’s UK sales topped £1bn. Read
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Tyneside National Grid workers vote for industrial action
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
NATIONAL Grid workers on Tyneside have voted to take industrial action over fears their jobs will be lost abroad. Read
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North East to spearhead green economy
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
THE North East was yesterday put in the driving seat to transform Britain into a green economy. Read
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Britain's jobless total hits 2.38m
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
UNEMPLOYMENT soared to "truly horrendous" levels yesterday after a record 281,000 people joined the growing jobless ranks, taking the total to 2.38 million, the worst since 1995. Read
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Transport firm shake-up reverses its downturn
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
A TEESSIDE transport company has turned an annual loss of £100,000 into a £92,000 profit following a shake-up at the business as the recession began to loom. Read
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Rush to Midway talent as studio folds
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
DIRECTORS of a video games studio which was liquidated this week by its American owners – with the loss 74 jobs – have vowed to create a new business and take on some of the axed workforce. Read
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Arriva is number one in the Top 250
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
ARRIVA'S success in becoming the premier business in the North East Top 250 companies list is a testament to hard work by its management and staff, according to its North East managing director. Read
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Sales stutter for luxury brand Burberry
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
LUXURY brand retailer Burberry saw comparable sales stutter in the first quarter as an "exceptional" UK performance was offset by weakness elsewhere. Read
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Wetherspoon boost as costs go down
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
PUBS chain JD Wetherspoon says its prospects have been boosted by lower than expected costs and an "encouraging" recent sales performance. Read
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Barbecue joy for North food firm
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
NORTHERN Foods said strong demand for salads, sandwiches and meat grills had lifted sales as Brits fired up the barbecue in the summer sun. Read
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Jaguar to scrap X-Type with the loss of 300 jobs
Jul 16 2009 | Business News
MOTOR giant Jaguar is to end production of its X-Type car by the end of the year with the loss of up to 300 jobs. Read
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STEEL unions have reacted angrily to hints by Corus’ Indian owners Tata that there may be further job cuts to come in the UK.
Jul 16 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
Tata Steel MD Balasubramanian Muthuraman told The Economic Times in India that there would be major restructuring in the next couple of years: “Lay-offs are inevitable,” he said. Read
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Nissan’s jump-start
Jul 16 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
CAR manufacturer Nissan has been awarded a £380m deal to build the next generation of electric cars, according to reports today. Read
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More out of work
Jul 16 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
THE number of people out of work in the Tees Valley has increased slightly in the last month. Unemployment figures rose by 41 to 24,385 during June. Read
