Mar
2012
Articles from 22nd Mar 2012
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Applause but no ovation to Budget on Teesside
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
GEORGE Osborne’s third Budget brought a largely positive response from Teesside’s business community. Read
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Budget comes alive for Teesside businesses
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
Tees Valley Unlimited - who operate Teesside’s Local Enterprise Partnership - hosted one of the region’s largest Budget events yesterday. Read
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Lear Corporation opens factory in Sunderland
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
WORLD-leading automotive component company Lear Corporation's chief executive Matt Simoncini and senior team flew in from Detroit to officially open its first UK foam manufacturing plant in Sunderland yesterday. Read
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'Budget for business' leaves North East firms wanting more
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
GEORGE Osborne claimed his Budget "unashamedly backs business" but many in the private sector felt underwhelmed by a speech which was big on rhetoric but short on detail. Read
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Metrocentre boss Tim Lamb dies after collapsing during football game
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
CHARITY and business leaders last night paid tribute to the general manager of the region's largest shopping centre after he died suddenly. Read
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GlaxoSmithKline choose Cumbria for £350m factory
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
COUNTY Durham has lost out to Cumbria to be the location of a major new manufacturing site for pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Read
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0800 Repair Gas Services signed up by top six gas firm
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
A REPAIR firm has won a contract worth more than £6m to run heating sales and installations across the UK for one of the big six energy firms. Read
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Crafted & Co designs unique furniture for Beatles-themed hotel
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
A BESPOKE furniture company has created a tribute to one of Britain's best songwriters for a Beatles-themed hotel in Liverpool. Read
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Integrated Packaging increases sales as profits dip
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
A GATESHEAD packing company has increased its annual sales by nearly 14% to £44m, although pre-tax profits dropped slightly. Read
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Sainsbury's delivers better-than-expected sales
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
SAINSBURY'S has heaped more pressure on rival Tesco as growth in convenience shopping and its own ranges helped it deliver better-than-expected sales. Read
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Oil and mortgage costs threaten recovery, says Bank of England
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
THE Bank of England warned high oil prices and rising mortgage costs were among "significant risks" to the UK's recovery, minutes of its March meeting showed. Read
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6,000 jobs at risk as rescue talks fail for Game
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
RETAILER Game has conceded defeat in its survival battle after failing to raise new funding - jeopardising 6,000 jobs in the UK. Read
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CIPD Awards set to take place in May
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
THE countdown has begun to the announcement of which are the best companies to work for in the North East. Read
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Work puts buzz back into A&P Tyne shipyard
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
A&P Tyne ship repair yard has made a good start to 2012 with a multi-million pound order book for the first quarter of the year. Read
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Brave gamble pays off for Linuo Power UK Ltd
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
A NEWCASTLE entrepreneur who took a gamble on naming his firm after the world's 10th biggest corporation is set to sign a deal worth £30m with his Chinese namesake. Read
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Diversity is paying off for recruitment firm Zenith People
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
A RECRUITMENT firm has boosted sales after diversifying from its traditional engineering and manufacturing base to include training and payroll services. Read
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Mintprice.com hopes to double its revenues
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
PRICE comparison firm Mintprice.com hopes to double its revenues in the next year. Read
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Electrokinetic helps bring stability to crumbling slopes
Mar 22 2012 | Business News
A TECHNIQUE pioneered in Newcastle is attracting attention from organisations looking to strengthen old rail and road embankments. Read
