http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/ Business innovation in Teesside and the North East. All the latest news on recent developments. en-gb http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/gap-in-market-for-urban-space-51140-19846071/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/gap-in-market-for-urban-space-51140-19846071/ A CONFERENCE on public space has raised questions of how we can use our area to its full potential. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/firm-has-innovation-and-tradition-off-to-a-t-51140-19846074/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/firm-has-innovation-and-tradition-off-to-a-t-51140-19846074/ RENOWNED tea company Ringtons, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, is looking back to the future as it draws on its proud history to push ahead as a dynamic North-East business. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/digging-deep-to-keep-firms-on-top-of-their-game-51140-19846073/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/digging-deep-to-keep-firms-on-top-of-their-game-51140-19846073/ Tens of millions of pounds are being invested by two very different North-East companies as Helen Logan and Mike Morgan discovered. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/muckle-llp-reaches-charity-milestone-with-latest-donation-51140-19846076/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/muckle-llp-reaches-charity-milestone-with-latest-donation-51140-19846076/ YOUNGSTERS in Sunderland can get out into the countryside on their bikes, thanks to a milestone donation from commercial law firm Muckle LLP. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/all-change-in-local-government-51140-19846075/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/all-change-in-local-government-51140-19846075/ THOSE of us who live in Northumberland or County Durham will be subject to new local authorities within two years. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/lorna-brings-planning-skills-to-growing-public-sector-team-51140-19846077/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/lorna-brings-planning-skills-to-growing-public-sector-team-51140-19846077/ FOLLOWING Alan Grisedale’s appointment at Muckle LLP as head of the firm’s public sector practice, the team continues to expand with another key appointment. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/rekindling-the-spirit-of-enterprise-51140-19850907/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/rekindling-the-spirit-of-enterprise-51140-19850907/ IT HAS been several years in the making, but at last the Institute of Digital Innovation – known by its IDI acronym – has arrived. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/digital-way-to-help-construction-industry-51140-19850909/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/digital-way-to-help-construction-industry-51140-19850909/ IT HAS always been difficult for architects, engineers and project managers to predict each stage of the construction of new homes or offices. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/higher-engineering-skills-the-challenge-for-the-north-east-51140-19850908/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/higher-engineering-skills-the-challenge-for-the-north-east-51140-19850908/ OF all the challenges North-East manufacturing and engineering companies face the recruitment and retention of higher skilled engineers is the most pressing. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/tornado-team-steams-into-future-with-new-locomotive-51140-19850919/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/tornado-team-steams-into-future-with-new-locomotive-51140-19850919/ PICTURE the scene. You are standing at Darlington railway station when a shiny new, yet old-fashioned steam train whisks along the platform, transporting you back to 1940s Great Britain. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/taking-a-major-role-in-software-development-51140-19850921/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/taking-a-major-role-in-software-development-51140-19850921/ MEANWHILE over on Wearside, another key science and technology project was getting under way. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/ideas-for-garden-centre-just-keep-on-growing-and-growing-51140-19850918/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/ideas-for-garden-centre-just-keep-on-growing-and-growing-51140-19850918/ THE founder of nursery Plants R Ross is to spend £750,000 creating a garden centre and rural retail park in plans that have tripled in size in the last 12 months http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/our-future-it-s-in-our-hands-51140-19850920/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/our-future-it-s-in-our-hands-51140-19850920/ A CAMPAIGN has been launched which will have a major impact on the way people think, feel and act towards learning and skills. The Skills Campaign, which will run for at least three years, encompasses every aspect of learning. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/investing-in-a-mature-market-51140-19850922/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/investing-in-a-mature-market-51140-19850922/ THE world’s population is ageing rapidly, and in the UK alone there are 19 million people over the age of 50, accounting for 32% of the population. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/creative-links-lead-to-pupil-skills-success-51140-19850933/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/creative-links-lead-to-pupil-skills-success-51140-19850933/ The creative industry is helping school pupils to develop new skills to lead them to success in the employment market. Joanna Desira spoke to Creative Partnerships Tees Valley to find out more. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/a-new-era-for-constructing-excellence-in-built-environment-51140-19850935/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/a-new-era-for-constructing-excellence-in-built-environment-51140-19850935/ Constructing Excellence in the North-East is building a brighter future for the industry. One of the significant changes driving Constructing Excellence forward is the appointment of a new regional chairman, David Wood. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/making-passionate-places-51140-19850944/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/making-passionate-places-51140-19850944/ THE construction industry in the North-East has experienced dynamic growth in the past decade, out-performing other regions and being transformed. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/engineering-the-future-51140-19850934/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/engineering-the-future-51140-19850934/ LORNE Stewart Plc prides itself on being one of UK’s leading multi discipline building services providers. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/homes-which-older-people-deserve-51140-19850941/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/homes-which-older-people-deserve-51140-19850941/ WHILE politicians all over the country wrestle with the issue of providing affordable homes for families there is a danger that the needs of our ageing population may be overlooked. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/homes-for-the-future-more-affordable-more-sustainable-51140-19850943/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/north-east-vision-autumn-2007/2007/09/24/homes-for-the-future-more-affordable-more-sustainable-51140-19850943/ UNLESS we act now, by 2026 first time home buyers will find average house prices are 10 times their salary. This could lead to real social inequality and injustice.” This was the view of Housing Minister Yvette Cooper on launching the Government’s Housing Green Paper last July.