Aug
2009
Articles from 26th Aug 2009
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New orders boost Corus
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
THOUSANDS of workers at Redcar’s Teesside Cast Products site were boosted today by news that the steelmaker had secured orders to keep the plant operational until the end of October. Read
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Leading the way on green issues
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
THE Journal and the Environmental Academy have teamed up to stage the prestigious Green Leaders event, alongside main sponsor Renew. Read
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Axe fears at lift firm
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
THE future of around 90 Teesside workers is in doubt today after it emerged ThyssenKrupp is scaling back production of its straight stair lifts in Stockton. Read
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Before tax profit boost for Costain
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
INTERNATIONAL engineering and construction firm Costain, which last summer said it was giving “serious consideration” to a new operation on Teesside, delivered upbeat half-year results this morning, posting a £6.9m before tax profit. Read
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Run it up flagpole and we’ll salute
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
THE biggest flagpole maker in the UK, Harrison External Display Systems, based in Darlington, has secured three high profile contracts in the Middle East worth £500,000. Read
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Designer e-tail tale
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
AWARD-WINNING Stockton e-tail specialists Visualsoft said it would launch its groundbreaking designerclothing.com site on September 14 as online sales spiralled ahead of high street expenditure for the second month in a row. Read
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Fatemeh beats adversity to launch fitness career
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
A BUSINESSWOMAN has battled back after nearly dying of a rare disorder to set up her own health and fitness studio, and is now looking to become a television star. Read
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Detective work pays dividends for TVI
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
GOOD old-fashioned detective work is paying dividends for a Teesside investigation business. Read
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Market traders join forces to fight crunch
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
TRADERS at one of Newcastle's oldest markets have created a formal committee to help fight the recession and increase support for local businesses among the region’s shoppers. Read
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P&G prescription medicines sale 'positive' for North East
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
PROCTER & Gamble's £1.9bn sale of its prescription medicines business to Irish pharmaceuticals firm Warner Chilcott could have positive repercussions for its North East businesses. Read
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Buyers lured back by bargain house prices
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
IMPROVED sales in the North are helping to stabilise house prices, according to building group Persimmon, which says its forward sales in the region have trebled since the start of the year. Read
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Not-for-profits groups share £425,000 funding boost
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
ENTERPRISES designed to improve the North East economy in needy areas have been given a £425,000 boost. Read
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New Tees warehouse is Betty's cup of tea
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
PD PORTS has won a contract with tea and coffee specialist Taylors of Harrogate to handle more than 1,000 containers of imported tea and coffee a year at Teesport in Middlesbrough. Read
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Chemical firm aims to return to the black
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
FOLLOWING a difficult few trading years, one of the UK’s few remaining specialist chemical companies says it is on track to return to profitability. Read
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Severfield looking at ways to cut costs
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
STRUCTURAL steel group Severfield-Rowen has said it expects a difficult year in 2010, with its directors already taking a 20% pay cut in order to stem the decline of the business. Read
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Former Co-operative warehouse goes on market
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
FOLLOWING the recent completion of its distribution warehouse, the Co-operative Group has appointed DTZ to market the 320,000sq ft former distribution centre at Drum Industrial Estate in Chester-le-Street. Read
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Union anger as Lloyds axe 200 insurance jobs
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
BANKERS Lloyds is to axe another 200 jobs at its general insurance business, taking the total for the group to 7,500 this year. Read
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Pinewood revenues hit by US pay wrangle
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
PINEWOOD Shepperton has reported lower half-year film revenues despite major productions and the new Harry Potter film Read
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Venture concedes defeat to Centrica
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
NORTH Sea oil and gas production firm Venture has conceded defeat in its battle against a hostile takeover by British Gas owner Centrica. Read
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'Outstanding result' for car insurer
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
DIAMOND and elephant.co.uk car insurer Admiral yesterday set its sights on further overseas growth after revealing a 5% rise in half-year profits. Read
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Balanced argument for the future of our power
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
THE Green Leaders conference is hoped to inspire a new generation of environmental practitioners and business leaders to drive positive change in the region. Read
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Staff pave way for their colleague on sick leave
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
STAFF from the Newcastle office of PricewaterhouseCoopers took a day out of the office and got their green fingers out to take on a community challenge day in aid of their colleague Paul Hardy. Read
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Van Hee spreads wing with new offices
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
TRAINING company Van Hee has opened its first offices outside the North East with the launch of operations in London and Nottingham. Read
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Championing the region's best-performing firms
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
THE North East's fastest-growing businesses will take centre stage this autumn when the definitive run-down of the region’s top performing firms is revealed. Read
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Three influential groups join forces with chamber
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
IN a continued effort to work more closely with the North East business community, the region’s largest business membership organisation has improved its ties with three high-profile businesses in the region. Read
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Big opportunities for firms to clean up
Aug 26 2009 | Business News
THE North East could be missing an economic trick by dragging its heels when it comes to recycling and waste disposal, but moves to improve our performance could create significant business opportunities. Read
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Teesside their cup of tea
Aug 26 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
PD PORTS has won a contract with tea and coffee specialist Taylors of Harrogate to handle more than 1,000 containers a year of imported tea and coffee. Read
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Hang on... reuse ’em
Aug 26 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
MIDDLESBROUGH’s Mall shopping centre is one of the first in the UK to offer a coat hanger recycling service. Read
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Breaking Tees Valley business news
Aug 26 2009 | Evening Gazette Business News
THE future of around 90 Teesside workers is in doubt this morning after it emerged ThyssenKrupp is scaling back production at its Lift Able works in Stockton. Read
