Aug
2010
Articles from 4th Aug 2010
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Teesside business leaders to discuss LEP bid
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
TEESSIDE business leaders are set to meet with Tees Valley Unlimited next week for a briefing on the bid for a Local Enterprise Partnership. Read
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JAK Print & Design expand into Hartlepool
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
A NORTH-EAST print and design firm has inked a new deal to expand into Hartlepool as part of its ongoing growth plans across the region. Read
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Analox Sensor Technology go for growth
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
Analox Sensor Technology is aiming to double turnover to £12m by 2014 after launching the Sub Aspida, which can detect sudden changes in atmospheric pressure in submarines and decompression chambers. Read
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Comic Relief cash is a lifeline for Swaziland
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
AN INTERNATIONAL development charity in Newcastle has been awarded just over £500,000 to fund business skills training in one of Africa’s poorest countries. Read
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Award-winning artist has a bright future
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
PAINTER Joanne Wishart never imagined her designs would win customers around the world when she left her job as a designer five years ago to set up as a freelance artist. Read
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Henry Colbeck's plan to have £50m wrapped up
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
FISH and chip shop supplier Henry Colbeck believes it is still on target to becoming a £50m-a-year business after launching new packaging, and is now looking to grow its market share in Yorkshire and Scotland. Read
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HgCapital seal £468m acquisition
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
HGCAPITAL has announced it has agreed a deal worth about £468.3m for Italian software firm TeamSystem, which was a target for North East giant Sage as late as last week. Read
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Couple earn corn with snack breakthrough
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
A HUSBAND and wife team are re-inventing a much-loved cinema snack and could secure a deal with one of the UK’s biggest supermarkets. Read
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Poll highlights need for better communications
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
A FIFTH of North East businesses surveyed by Virgin Media Business see improvements to the region’s communications network as more important to their bottom line than road or rail upgrades. Read
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Hall Rail lands deal to upgrade Sudanese rail tracks
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
A MANUFACTURER of parts for railway lines has landed a £500,000 contract to upgrade tracks in Sudan and is now hoping to land a contract in Malaysia which would double its annual turnover. Read
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Alcan recruiting after it moves to full production
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
UP TO 30 jobs are being created at the Alcan aluminium smelter in Lynemouth, Northumberland, as the company looks to return to full production for the first time in almost two years. Read
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ITV plans to make stars ‘work harder’
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
ITV has announced plans to “transform” itself, in part by getting its star names to “work much harder” as it revealed it had returned to the black. Read
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BP sells more assets to plug leak
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
OIL giant BP has raised more cash to meet the huge cost of the Gulf of Mexico spill after agreeing the £1.2bn sale of its Colombian oil and gas exploration business. Read
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RBS fined £5.6m over terrorist money fears
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
ROYAL Bank of Scotland has been fined £5.6m after lax controls put the banking group at risk of laundering money for terrorists. Read
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North East Business Executive of the Year Awards 2010
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
THE hunt is on for the stars of the region’s business world in our prestigious North East Business Executive of the Year Awards 2010. We take a look at last year’s winners of two of the prizes to find out what this year’s finalists will have to live up to. Read
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It’s not just what you say but the way that you say it
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
THE way evidence is presented can often be the key to success at an employment tribunal. Read
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Business couple saddle up for green route to success
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
A NORTH East business is helping workers across the region to save money, get fit and help the environment all at once. Read
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Downturn is kind to Houghton International
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
AN electrical engineering company believes it can more than double its turnover to £10m after landing a host of overseas orders as well as benefiting from cost-cutting in the UK’s railway industry. Read
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Defence giant QinetiQ to cut 325 more jobs
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
DEFENCE giant QinetiQ has unveiled plans to axe 325 jobs on top of almost 400 cuts announced last month. The group said it is consulting with staff over the latest cuts, which cover jobs mainly in the managed services operations across a number of sites in the UK. Read
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Taylor Wimpey back in profit
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
HOUSEBUILDER Taylor Wimpey has swung back into profit after its focus on margins over sales growth helped to boost half-year results. Read
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GKN report improving conditions across major markets
Aug 04 2010 | Business News
CAR parts and engineering firm GKN has said its recovery has “moved into another gear” as the company reported improving conditions across its major markets. Read
