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Darchem Engineering wins top company title

DARCHEM Engineering was last night named the Company of the Year at the biggest and best business awards in the North East. Read

Special alliance expands drug company’s markets

FAST growing pharmaceuticals business Specials Clinical Manufacturing has signed up for a strategic alliance with one of the most innovative companies in its field. Read

Transport firm off to flying start

RAIL, bus and coach operator National Express has matched its rivals by reporting a strong start to the year. Read

Real estate market suffers

REAL estate group Hammerson has painted a gloomy picture of its UK market after revealing further falls in property values and an easing in City of London rents as banks cut staff numbers because of the credit crunch. Read

Life goes on with gap years for Grumpies

I’VE been reading about Gaps for Grumpies. The ethos suits me down to the ground. It’s a volunteering and holiday package from which the under-40s and Peter Stringfellow wannabees are banned. Read

Tesco confirms import centre

WORK is set to start by the summer on a £50m import centre as supermarket giant Tesco today confirmed it would be taking over the site on the Tees. Read

University on top for engineering degree

TEESSIDE University is the top place in the country to study mechanical engineering, according to a new report. Read

BNS Telecom

BNS shrugs off loss to plan jobs growth

TELECOMS services group BNS has announced plans to create 200 jobs in the next two years despite unveiling half-year losses yesterday. Read

Paternity testing firm proves it is the daddy

A PATERNITY testing firm is looking to take on more staff after becoming the first in the North East to be approved by the Ministry of Justice to carry out parentage tests. Read

Watson Burton in tie-up with technology experts

A TOP North East law firm has persuaded a Surrey firm with a raft of blue chip clients to turn down City and US suitors and join it in a merger. Read

Cautious banks ‘are hindering recovery’

THE banks behind the lending boom which came to a spectacular end last summer are now hindering the recovery of the financial system by being too cautious, the Bank of England has warned. Read

Winners of our top awards will be revealed tonight

THE biggest event in the region’s business calendar will tonight reveal the winners of the finals of the North East Business Awards. Read

Dairy is forced to shed jobs

DAIRY Farmers of Britain is to shed jobs at its Blaydon site as around 30 people are made redundant across the group. Read

Warning on job worries

GORDON Brown yesterday issued a warning that the world must not relapse into trade protectionism in the face of the global economic slowdown. Read

Spread the word

TEN business champions have been recruited to back a pioneering new initiative to boost skills and tourism in the Tees Valley. Read

Low rental costs helping market

The Bank of England said today the commercial property sector remained on the critical list, despite the dismal diagnosis improving for the rest of the economy. Read

Reduction discussions

AS PRINCE Charles told businesses today that they were not doing enough to save the planet, dozens of companies in Stockton were following the local council’s lead on carbon reduction. Read

Preservation of our history

DARLINGTON-based Stone Technical Services has signed a £250,000 contract to help preserve much-loved historic buildings in Yorkshire. Read

Chieftain Group

Engineering contract brings 250 skilled jobs

UP to 250 skilled jobs are to be created by North East engineering company Chieftain on the back of a massive deal to supply an oil and gas firm. Read

Jessica’s shirts are a winner with athletes

THE problems encountered by sportsmen searching for smart shirts that fit has inspired a university graduate to start her own business to plug the gap in the market. Read