May
2012
Articles from 1st May 2012
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SSI raising cash to back Teesside plans
May 01 2012 | Business News
THAI steelmaker SSI has approved a loan worth millions of pounds to strengthen the company’s capital structure, raising hopes of expansion on Teesside. Read
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£100m deal for Tata Steel at Hartlepool site
May 01 2012 | Business News
TATA Steel has secured a contract worth more than £100m for its Hartlepool site. Read
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Gloom as solar work collapses
May 01 2012 | Business News
A MAJOR drop in solar panel installations since the feed-in tariff debacle is “much worse than expected” according to one Teesside installer. Read
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Darchem Engineering work destined for carriers
May 01 2012 | Business News
A TEESSIDE engineering firm has completed work on two giant exhausts for a major aircraft carrier build programme. Read
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Sound Training for Reading expands to help children
May 01 2012 | Business News
A FIRM which helps children read has rolled out its services across the country. Read
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North East students develop app to spot eye conditions
May 01 2012 | Business News
A GROUP of North East students developing a system which can spot eye conditions using a smartphone have won the attention of one of the world's biggest companies. Read
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No buyer found for Cramlington based EJ Badekabiner
May 01 2012 | Business News
HOPES for a buyout of a bathroom-making company which collapsed for the third time in two years with the loss of 80 jobs have been dashed. Read
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Aviva boss waives pay rise after shareholder pressure
May 01 2012 | Business News
THE boss of insurer Aviva has bowed to shareholder pressure and waived a near-5% pay rise which would have taken his annual salary over the £1m mark. Read
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Clydesdale and Yorkshire to axe 1,400 jobs
May 01 2012 | Business News
THE owner of Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks blamed the UK's faltering economy for a "brutal" restructuring that will axe more than 1,400 jobs including some in the North East. Read
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Four Seasons Health Care sells up in £825m deal with equity firm
May 01 2012 | Business News
THE owner of 445 care homes which are responsible for looking after some 20,000 residents has agreed to be sold to financier Guy Hands’ private equity firm for £825m. Read
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Newcastle firm The Beat Suite works with MTV on Geordie Shore
May 01 2012 | Business News
MUSIC and voice agency The Beat Suite is again hitting the airwaves, this time with its work for MTV UK on its highest rating TV series ever – Geordie Shore. Read
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She's Gott It! pushes ahead with overseas expansion plans
May 01 2012 | Business News
EVENT management firm She's Gott It! has scooped two major Scottish contracts and is pushing ahead with its overseas expansion plans. Read
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Marmax Products supplies Cadbury World with furniture
May 01 2012 | Business News
A BUSINESS that transforms recycled rubbish into outdoor furniture is giving weary chocolate lovers somewhere to rest their legs. Read
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New contracts boost for J & B Recycling
May 01 2012 | Business News
A TEESSIDE recycling firm is spreading its wings after securing 100 waste management contracts in the Tyneside area. Read
