Feb
2011
Articles from 16th Feb 2011
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EEF call for review of Britain's green policies
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
MANUFACTURING group EEF is the latest organisation to call for a review of Britain’s green policies amid fears they are damaging industrial growth. Read
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Farepak directors fight insolvency
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
DIRECTORS of the failed Christmas hamper business Farepak are facing disqualification in the High Court - but all nine former bosses say they will fight the action by the Government’s Insolvency Service. Read
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Carterbar criticised rise in online financial advice
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
TEESSIDE financial adviser Carterbar has criticised the rise in online financial advice as more and more people turn away from the high street. Read
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Kuoni boost for Darlington's Niven Architects
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
DARLINGTON architectural firm Niven Architects has been appointed to design and manage the fitting of several luxury boutiques for Kuoni Travel across the UK. Read
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QA Weld Tech completes its £4.7m BP order
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
WELDING and engineering company QA Weld Tech of Middlesbrough has just completed a £4.7m order for BP. Read
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Guardian Marine Testing increases its workforce
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
A TEESSIDE firm has increased its workforce as it pushes for international trade with the help of the UKTI. Read
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SMD nets quite a catch at subsea awards bash
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
NEWCASTLE oil and gas services company SMD has won a major industry honour with its recognition as the Subsea Company of the Year. Read
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Drivers will be able to charge cars at Metrocentre as they shop
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
ELECTRIC Range Rovers have now joined the fleet of low-carbon cars on the roads of the North East. Read
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Three-fold expansion by Belmont nursery
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
A NURSERY business has tripled in size after buying two new North East sites and creating 32 jobs. Read
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Lighting event tribute to mothballed TCP
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
THE first anniversary of the mothballing of Teesside Cast Products' - TCP - blast furnace will be marked this weekend with a symbolic illumination of the site in Redcar. Read
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SGW Construction Group sees five-fold growth
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
A NORTH East construction company has grown five-fold in less than seven months after making a series of acquisitions. Read
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Brewin Dolphin to sell corporate broking arm
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
THE Newcastle-based corporate broking arm of wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin is to be sold to its senior staff and Spanish financial firm N+1. Read
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e-Therapeutics awaits triple trial results
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
NEWCASTLE pharmacology company e-Therapeutics has raised £17.6m from a share deal as it prepares to unveil clinical results for three promising drugs in 2012 which will boost its ambitions to be one of the most profitable firms in its field. Read
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Inova Power hoping to create hundreds of jobs
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
A START-UP company is aiming to create hundreds of jobs by developing a system to extend how far electric vehicles can travel, making them more commercially viable. Read
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Staff costs rise at bank despite cuts
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
BARCLAYS has revealed that its staff costs jumped by a fifth to almost £12bn last year, despite a 12% cut in the bonus pool for its investment bankers. Read
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Travel agents urge early merger inquiry
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
THOMAS Cook and the Co-op have called on competition authorities to fast-track an investigation into the merger of their high street travel stores. Read
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Premier debt mountain is sliced to below £1bn
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
A SLIMMER Premier Foods has revealed its debt mountain now stood below £1bn as the maker of Mr Kipling cakes posted better-than-expected profits. Read
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Morrisons snap up online retailer Kiddicare
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
SUPERMARKET operator Morrisons took the first major step in its e-commerce strategy yesterday with the acquisition of online retailer Kiddicare for £70m. Read
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Gold year of growth for shops
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
ALBEMARLE & Bond has reported soaring demand for its pawnbroking and gold buying business as it attracts new customers looking to free up cash in the economic gloom. Read
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Big Apple has provided tasty opportunity
Feb 16 2011 | Business News
ANY number of corny jokes are based on what happens when a man walks into a bar. It turns out at least one interesting company started that way as well. Read
