Apr
2010
Articles from 6th Apr 2010
-
Teesside MP Vera Baird in call to secure plant
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
STEELMAKER Corus should develop the 3,000-acre site surrounding the now mothballed Teesside Cast Products works as a "manufacturing island" to insulate the plant from future downturns. Read
-
This job's for keeps
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
A TEESSIDE salesman who landed a temporary job at a Yarm IT firm 16 years ago is now MD after leading a management buyout. Read
-
'I'm energised by the future'
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
GEORGE Rafferty has turned around the fortunes of business developers NOF Energy, doubling membership since he took over the helm. Read
-
Tory hopeful slams plans for gas
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
MPs have slammed a Government report that rules out national stockpiling of gas as a slap in the face for the Tees Valley. Read
-
How the military's changing role affects defence SME's
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
PRESSURE to review spending at an overblown Ministry of Defence combined with a fundamental shift in Britain's military priorities are creating new opportunities for SMEs. Sue Scott reports. Read
-
Talent's rich reward
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
TOP Teesside entrepreneurs can enter a competition where they could win £50,000. Read
-
Logging in for fast expansion
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
A DARLINGTON online business search company said it was creating up to 120 new jobs as it mapped out ambitious growth. Read
-
Helius Energy powers on
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
HELIUS Energy, the power firm that launched in Middlesbrough in 2004 with ambitious plans for development on Teesside, has been given the green light to build a 100MW e biomass-fuelled electricity generating station near Bristol. Read
-
Brulines faces flak from pub reform report
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
A report on pub companies (pubcos) by the Business and Innovation Select (BIS) Committee warned that statutory regulation will be imposed on the entire industry if it did not implement major reform by next June. Read
-
North opts for a taste of Italy
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
NORTH-east cafes, delicatessens and restaurants are among the first in the UK to offer a new bLEnd of coffee developed by a Tees Valley importer and distributor. Read
-
Growth boost to jobs
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
A TEES Valley financial services firm is hoping to hit £1m turnover after a 15% rise in business last year. Read
-
Take a risk check on your business
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
COMPANIES across Teesside are being offered free advice and guidance on how to identify, prepare for and manage events that could endanger their operations. Read
-
Marks & Spencer to play down £750m cash call on shareholders
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
HIGH street giant Marks & Spencer is set to play down speculation of a £750m cash call on shareholders this week, it has been reported. Read
-
Oil prices closing in on record as US recovers
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
OIL prices have hit their highest level for 18 months amid recovery hopes for the US economy after better-than-expected jobs data. Read
-
Unilever's Findus Italy set for sale
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
DOMESTOS detergent-to-Dove soap consumer goods giant Unilever is said to be ready to fire the starting gun on the sale of its Italian frozen food arm. Read
-
Mixed news on jobs
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
DEMAND for new staff dipped last month, reversing a slow but steady rise in vacancies since the start of the year, according to a new study. Read
-
Jobs boost for online business Infoserve
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
AN online business search company is creating up to 120 new jobs as it looks to drive forward its ambitious plans. Read
-
£150m North East funding will 'last for generations'
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
INVESTMENTS made by the North East's taxpayer-supported venture capital funds are set garner riches in excess of £150m to support businesses in the region for generations, it has emerged. Read
-
Northgate founder retires from van rental firm
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
THE founder of van rental group Northgate has stepped down from the board because of ill health, almost 30 years after he started the business from his home. Read
-
Watson Burton senior partner explains move to rival law firm
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
WATSON Burton senior partner Rob Langley says he has accomplished what he set out to do at the firm and would have found it difficult to return to the backbenches - hence his decision to join city rival Muckle. Read
-
M&S expected to report further sales growth
Apr 06 2010 | Business News
A SALES report from Marks & Spencer and an update on the state of the manufacturing sector will be on the City's radar this week. Read
-
Patience key for Analox
Apr 06 2010 | Evening Gazette Business News
ANALOX’s military sales team in Stokesley must have noted with interest Babcock International’s £1.3bn takeover of the former battleship builder Vosper Thornycroft last month. Read
-
MoD is changing its ways
Apr 06 2010 | Evening Gazette Business News
FUNDAMENTAL changes to the military’s traditional role are likely to transform the Ministry of Defence shopping list over the next few years, according to one of the most senior members of the defence staff. Read
-
Shifting sands of spending
Apr 06 2010 | Evening Gazette Business News
POLITICAL expediency and the unpredictable nature of war makes defence one of the hardest sectors for business and in particular SMEs to plan for. Read
-
Friend or foe
Apr 06 2010 | Evening Gazette Business News
IT’S six months since the head of the North-east’s defence procurement cluster called for an urgent review of military spending and an honest reappraisal of Britain’s role on the world stage. Read
-
The Issue
Apr 06 2010 | Evening Gazette Business News
SMALL firms in rural Tees Valley are still struggling to access high-speed broadband, despite Government pledges to expand the network. Read
