Aug
2011
Articles from 10th Aug 2011
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Race is on for local TV stations in the North-east
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
MIDDLESBROUGH is in the running for one of the Government’s new local TV stations. Read
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North-east housing market rally falters
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
A BRIEF housing market rally in the region has been cut short, new figures have revealed. Read
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Rush for jobs at reborn SSI Redcar steelworks
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
MORE than 1,300 people have already applied for the wave of new jobs at the SSI steelworks in Redcar. Read
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French FDS Group steps up work in the UK
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
JOBS could be coming to Teesside after a French manufacturing group announced it had opened a new distribution company for the UK market. Read
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Flat sales and profits at Northern Bear
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
BUILDING services group Northern Bear today reported flat sales and profits and but said the results showed the resilience of the business in tough times. Read
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Deloitte returns to growth as revenues rise
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
ACCOUNTANCY firm Deloitte has seen a return to growth at its North East and Yorkshire business with revenues of £80m in the year to the end of March compared with £75m a year earlier. Read
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Buoyant Cramlington firm PII puts focus on quality
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
OIL and gas maintenance technology company PII has managed to dramatically reduce its losses and increase its sales after securing a string of contracts in the Far East. Read
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Greggs sales rise despite Royal Wedding effect
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
THE Royal Wedding and the extra spring bank holidays cost Greggs around £2m but the bakery giant still managed to serve up higher sales. Read
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Carlbury Nurseries Garden Centre is sold on
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
THE Carlbury Nurseries Garden Centre at Piercebridge, County Durham, has been sold to garden and agricultural suppliers Sam Turner & Sons, of Northallerton. Read
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Software firm Due North aiming to double workforce
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
A SOFTWARE business that helps local authorities tender out public sector contracts expects to double its sales and workforce after increasing its trade in the private sector. Read
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Takeover boost for chemistry firm Onyx Scientific
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
SUNDERLAND chemistry firm Onyx Scientific has been bought by Indian contract manufacturer Ipca Laboratories in a deal it says will help it to provide a full development service to pharmaceutical companies. Read
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Clinkard Group sees profits rise
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
SHOE firm the Clinkard Group has continued to grow its profits and turnover despite difficult trading conditions on the UK’s high street. Read
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Boss of security firm Petards resigns
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
THE chief executive of Gateshead-based security firm Petards is to resign from his job at the end of this year. Read
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Intercontinental Hotels Group planning major UK expansion
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
INTERCONTINENTAL Hotels Group (IHG) is to push ahead with a major hotel opening programme in the UK as it revealed soaring first-half profits. Read
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Blow for export-led recovery
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
HOPES for an export-led recovery in the UK economy have been dealt a blow after official figures uncovered a widening in the country’s trade gap in June. Read
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Another 1,300 jobs to go at Lloyds
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
UNION leaders reacted with anger yesterday to the news that banking giant Lloyds is to axe another 1,300 jobs. Read
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Blair backs Downing Street furnisher Herrington Gate
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
A FURNITURE designer who helped to kit out Downing Street during the Blair years will be welcoming Cherie Blair back to the North East to open his new production base. Read
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NTE Limited doubles exports with contract wins
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
A COMMUNICATIONS firm has doubled its exports with contract wins as far afield as Africa and the Middle East which has pushed its overall sales up by a quarter. Read
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What is the price of Big Society for charities?
Aug 10 2011 | Business News
Cuts to the funding of voluntary groups and charities performing vital services are causing widespread concern. But will the Government’s much-trumpeted Big Society concept be able to ensure these services remain – and will it, as hoped, result in more social enterprises being set up? Karen Dent reports. Read
