Jul
2011
Articles from 26th Jul 2011
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Funding boost for hi-tech process
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
A NEWCASTLE-BASED food packaging company has secured a £250,000 investment to commercialise its ground-breaking manufacturing process. Read
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Little People firm to make big strides
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
ABUSINESS started from a barrow in the Metrocentre in 2005 is preparing to make its first foray into the US market. Read
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Losses at drug firm increase to £2.3m
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
PHARMACEUTICAL company e-Therapeutics’ losses have widened but the company says it is sitting “exactly where we want to be” as four of its drug treatments get closer to commercialisation. Read
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Engineering firm unveils ambitious turnover target
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
AN independent engineering consultancy is looking to increase its turnover by 50% as it moves into premises three time the size of its current facilities. Read
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Glaxo slows decline in sales
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
THE UK’s biggest drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline saw its sales slide by 4% in the second quarter - but the fall was less dramatic than in previous quarters. Read
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Knowledge Transfer Partnership proves first class
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
A TEESSIDE University partnership with business has been hailed as one of the best in the country. Read
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Saltburn business Dig It Projects set to go national
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
A PIONEERING Saltburn business is set to go national. Read
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Darlington insurance expert keeping family tradition
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
AN insurance expert will be minimising the risks after securing a top qualification and ending a decade of study spanning continents. Read
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Jobs firm Zenith People tees off for local hospice
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
A CHARITY Golf Day organised by recruitment consultants Zenith People for St. Clare’s Hospice raised over £1,000 to help patient services in the Jarrow based Hospice. Read
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Domino's to spend its way out of squeeze
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
DOMINO’S Pizza said it will triple its marketing spend over the next six months as it looks to end a squeeze on sales growth since March. Read
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Survey reveals public cuts are the biggest threat to business
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
NINE months on from the comprehensive spending review, entrepreneurs consider public sector cuts to be the largest threat their businesses face, according to a new survey. Read
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Newcastle Furniture firm Henry Ashdown is going national
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
HANDMADE furniture company Henry Ashdown is hoping to add another eight people to its workforce in the next year as it prepares to offer its UK-made products across the country. Read
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Funding boost for Gosforth firm Continuous Retorts
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
A NEWCASTLE-BASED food packaging company has secured a £250,000 investment to commercialise its ground-breaking manufacturing process. Read
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Photography for Little People prepares for US market
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
A BUSINESS started from a barrow in the Metrocentre in 2005 is preparing to make its first foray into the US market. Read
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Losses at e-Therapeutics increase to £2.3m
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
PHARMACEUTICAL company e-Therapeutics' losses have widened but the company says it is sitting "exactly where we want to be" as four of its drug treatments get closer to commercialisation. Read
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More North East firms are failing
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
THE North East has seen the greatest rise in business failures across the UK, according to new findings. Read
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New period of growth for Immunodiagnostic Systems
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
LIFE sciences company Immunodiagnostic Systems (IDS) has added an extra 20,000sq ft to its existing premises saying it expects to increase its North East workforce from 100 to 150 over the next 18 months. Read
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Macaw Engineering unveils ambitious turnover target
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
AN independent engineering consultancy is looking to increase its turnover by 50% as it moves into premises three time the size of its current facilities. Read
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Windfall for founder of greeting cards firm Moonpig
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
THE founder of personalised greeting cards firm Moonpig.com is set for a multimillion-pound windfall after the company was sold for £120m. Read
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Ryanair profits fail to take off after fuel price rises
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
BUDGET airline Ryanair highlighted the pressure of rising fuel costs on the industry after posting flat profits for its spring quarter. Read
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Jewson builds up UK branches
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
THE owner of builders' merchant Jewson added another 148 branches to its estate with the acquisition of Wolseley's Build Center business. Read
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600 jobs at risk at internet bank Egg
Jul 26 2011 | Business News
ONE of the UK's first and best-known internet banks has been broken up in a move threatening up to 600 jobs. Read
