Aug
2012
Articles from 8th Aug 2012
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Hargreaves Services gets go-ahead for Morpeth opencast mine
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
INDUSTRIAL services group Hargreaves Services has got the green light for an opencast mine in Northumberland. Read
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Bakery giant Greggs weathers storm as sales fall in the rain
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
BAKERY giant Greggs may have beaten plans to tax its pasties but could not stop the summer storms and blames the rain for a drop in sales. Read
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Gibbons International benefits from strong sales
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
ONE of the North East's few remaining ships’ chandlers is benefiting from strong sales on the back of a resurgence in business at the Port of Sunderland. Read
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Stephenson Clarke Shipping goes into liquidation
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
BRITAIN’S oldest shipping company has gone into liquidation after seeing sales sink by more than £8m despite the sale of its last vessel in July. Read
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Bellway chief executive John Watson set to become chairman
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
BELLWAY chief executive John Watson is moving across to become the house builder’s chairman in the New Year. Read
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Nissan unveils designs for new look London taxis
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
NISSAN has unveiled the designs for a new London taxi that it says will make the city a cleaner place to live. Read
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North East jobs under threat as Ford dealership collapses
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
MORE than 80 North East workers could lose their jobs after Ford dealership Holiways became the latest victim of the recession. Read
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Rotary Northern shuts with job losses in the North East
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
NEARLY 50 workers have lost their jobs after a Newcastle building engineering firm collapsed. Read
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Oil and gas investments will create thousands of jobs
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
THE Government has welcomed a series of investments by oil and gas companies which will create thousands of jobs and launch a new research centre. Read
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North East firms come together to fund anaerobic digester
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
TWO firms specialising in farming, waste and recycling have secured £8m in funding to build an anaerobic digestion facility in County Durham capable of producing enough electricity to power hundreds of homes. Read
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Deminos looking to double sales after venture capital funding
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
AN outsourcing HR company is looking to double its sales from £500,000 to more than £1m following a third round of funding from venture capital firm Northstar. Read
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Air Products energy plant gets go-ahead
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
INDUSTRIAL gases giant Air Products has got the green light to build the world’s largest renewable energy plant on Teesside. Read
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Mr Kipling helped by Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
MR Kipling’s launch of Great British Fancies for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations delivered a boost to sales figures at owner Premier Foods. Read
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Intercontinental Hotels Group in profit
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
THE operator of Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotels deflected attention away from a probe by regulators as it announced a billion-dollar pay-out for shareholders. Read
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Standard Chartered's shares plunge after cover-up claim
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
THE British banking industry is mired in fresh scandal after Standard Chartered was branded a “rogue institution” for covering up billions of pounds of illegal transactions with the Iranian government. Read
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Newcastle University students enjoy a taste of international trade
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
STUDENTS have been enjoying a taste of international trade as part of efforts to improve their prospects in what continues to be a difficult employment environment for new graduates. Karen Dent reports. Read
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Olympic medalists head north for Matt Wells 2012 Jubilee Sprint Regatta
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
COMPANIES across the region have backed rower Matt Wells to bring a dozen of his Olympic team-mates, including gold medalists Kat Copeland and Sophie Hosking, to Hexham next week. Read
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North East entrepreneur Phil Cronin is top of the shop
Aug 08 2012 | Business News
ONE of the qualities which marks out a true entrepreneur is to be able to keep coming up with new ideas to adapt to changing markets. Read
