Sep
2009
Articles from 2nd Sep 2009
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Pair sign up to code
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
TWO of Teesside’s local authorities have signed up to the Government’s Prompt Payment Code (PPC) in a bid to help small firms improve their cashflow. Read
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Jim’s on target cross Channel
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
SERIAL entrepreneur Jim Mann has shot his paintball retail business into France. Read
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Tricky going to plan in UK
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
A WIND farm developer claims the local planning process is responsible for a predicted huge shortfall in the North-east’s 2010 onshore renewables targets. Read
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Printer captures a slice of history
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
A STOCKTON printer is in the running for one of the most prestigious prizes in British book publishing. Read
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Tristar plea to local firms
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
TRISTAR Homes in Stockton is urging more local businesses to tender for contracts after it revealed that more than half of its £5.4m annual budget is spent in the Tees Valley. Read
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Aircraft component factory axes more jobs
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
A FURTHER 58 jobs are being axed at a Durham aircraft component company. Read
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Chip shop supplier boosts turnover
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
BRITAIN'S continued taste for fish and chips has helped a Tyneside company boost its turnover by £3m and resulted in a rise in profits of more than £56,000 despite the recession. Read
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Serial entrepreneur has a new venture
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
A SERIAL entrepreneur is hoping to create the biggest home shopping craze since the Tupperware phenomenon of the 1980s with the launch of her latest venture. Read
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Self-storage firm figures suggest climb in market
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
THE UK's biggest self-storage firm gave further signals of increased housing market activity after demand for space picked up in the three months to July. Read
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Durham based seafood firm offloads division
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
COUNTY Durham-based chilled seafood manufacturer Cumbrian Seafoods has sold on its Grants smoked salmon business to a firm in the US in order to concentrate on its core supermarket customers. The firm, which sold the Cumbrian business to the Miami- based The MacKnight Food Group for an undisclosed sum, is looking to boost its direct sales to supermarkets by moving away from its wholesale activities – which represents 80% of Grants’ contracts. Read
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Leading lights compete for title
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
HAVE you booked your seat at the North East Business Executive of the Year Awards? Read
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Staff have little trust in bosses
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
ONE in three workers have little or no trust in senior managers, especially those in the public sector, according to a new study. Read
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Travelzest shares suspended
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
SPECIALIST holiday firm Travelzest is trying to fill a £2m funding gap after its shares were suspended. Read
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Benfield gearing up for new brand
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
INDEPENDENT North East motor dealer Benfield says it is on track to regain a turnover of around £315m after extending its portfolio of brands. Read
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BNS strengthens links to the local community
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
GOOD causes are continuing to benefit from a telecom firm's generosity after it renewed its commitment to run a charitable fund. Read
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Government urged to step-up defence spending
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
MAJOR players in the region's defence industry last night warned the Government it would be shooting itself in the foot by cutting spending on military supply projects. Read
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Countdown to Fastest 50
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
AS the countdown continues to the Fastest 50 North-East companies of 2009, Iain Laing looks back at the winners of last year's awards. Read
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Bus firm Go-Ahead announces £5m deal to buy rival's operation
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
TRANSPORT group Go-Ahead yesterday announced a £5m agreement to buy rival Arriva's bus operation based in Horsham, West Sussex. Read
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Hungry 'Generation Z' are an entrepreneurial breed
Sep 02 2009 | Business News
TODAY'S students are adapting their thinking and developing their skills to deal with the uncertain world they now face when they graduate. Read
