Dec
2009
Articles from 16th Dec 2009
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Romag sales fall but boss confident
Dec 16 2009 | Business News
SPECIALIST glass maker Romag has seen sales fall by 41% after orders plummeted and prices halved, but its chief executive Lynn Miles says expects the company to return to growth in 2011. Read
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Future is bright for couple's ice rink venture
Dec 16 2009 | Business News
AHUSBAND and wife team are skating in their own winter wonderland after launching the region’s newest ice rinks and now plan to expand their leisure business in the new year. Read
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Transport group Go Ahead on track to profit
Dec 16 2009 | Business News
TRANSPORT operator Go Ahead said it remains on track to deliver a first-half profit despite fearing that earmings from its rail business will crash by half. Read
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Inflation pushed up by fuel hike
Dec 16 2009 | Business News
HIGHER petrol prices pushed inflation upward for the second month in a row in November with the Consumer Prices Index going to 1.9% last month from 1.5% in October. Read
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RBS shareholders back asset protection scheme
Dec 16 2009 | Business News
PLANS to prop up part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have been overwhelmingly backed by shareholders with 99% voting to allow the bank to join the Government’s asset protection scheme. Read
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Dry dock to reopen for ship-breaking
Dec 16 2009 | Business News
TYNESIDE ship repairer A&P is preparing to open up its dry dock for ship-breaking work in 2010 as it looks to build upon an eventful 2009 which saw it change hands and land a £55m MoD contract. Read
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2009 Review of North East company share prices
Dec 16 2009 | Business News
A YEAR of recession has undoubtedly taken its toll on the stock market but financial analyst VINAY BEDI finds some cause for comfort as he reviews the fortunes of listed North East companies. Read
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JDR Cables secures £33m windfarm contract
Dec 16 2009 | Business News
A TEES Valley cabling firm is to supply the world’s biggest offshore windfarm in a multi million pound deal. Read
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No wage subsidy for Teesside Cast Products workers
Dec 16 2009 | Business News
THE Government has said it would not tap into a 500m euro fund that arguably could buy the Teesside Cast Products plant at Redcar more time as it battles to save 1,700 jobs. Read
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Decline in exports has bottomed out
Dec 16 2009 | Business News
THE decline of exports from the North East looks to have finally bottomed out, despite new figures revealing a 20% dent in the value of goods and services shipped from the region to the rest of the world. Read
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Northern Rail boss new head of Northumbrian Water
Dec 16 2009 | Business News
NORTHUMBRIAN Water has revealed that it has appointed Heidi Mottram, the boss of rail services operator Northern Rail, as its new chief executive, and reassured shareholders that it will continue to increase dividends following Ofwat’s decision to cut water bills. Read
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Royal Town Planning Institute president elected
Dec 16 2009 | Business News
THE membership of the 22,000 strong Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has elected North East-based designer Colin Haylock as its next junior vice president and president from 2012. Read
