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Mar 20 2008
A FAMILY-RUN glass firm that counts Wembley Stadium and The Sage Gateshead among major projects it has worked on, is reaping the benefits of rebranding itself for the 21st Century....
Mar 20 2008
AS YOU read this, hundreds of African school kids are tapping away on keyboards that, until recently, were collecting dust at the offices of Newcastle-based energy efficiency giant Eaga plc....
Mar 20 2008
YOU can’t ignore the facts – the process industry is a major driver of the North East economy. Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, speciality, petrochemical and commodity chemical companies in the region pump £8bn into the national economy and account for a quarter of the North East’s industrial base....
Mar 20 2008
CLIMATE change has become a key issue for industry. And cleaner, greener and more cost effective ways of doing business has rocketed up the corporate agenda. For Northumbrian Water the topic is now firmly in the hotseat with the appointment of its first climate change champion – David Chapman. ...
Mar 20 2008
THE UK’s beleaguered motor industry has not had a comfortable ride in recent years. Where once it conjured images of stately Rolls-Royces cruising country lanes, in the last couple of decades one thinks more readily of news flashes announcing redundancies....
Mar 20 2008
FORMER community development worker Julie Wright had a fledgling Tees Valley photographic business and dreamed of expanding into young people’s projects....
Mar 20 2008
SIEMENS VAI MT has recruited more than 90 graduates and modern apprentices over the last six years – 24 of them at its Stockton site. They are jetting out all over the world on challenging, exciting and lucrative careers in the hi-tech global metals industry....
Mar 20 2008
INTUITIVE loos and lights are just two of the features putting the new Redcar and Cleveland College, which is rising rapidly at its site alongside the old building on Corporation Road, at the forefront of green technology....
Mar 20 2008
High quality bus routes into business parks extend choice in travel, opportunity and workforce flexibility. Bernard Garner, Director General of Nexus, looks at some of the new initiatives to support economic growth....
Mar 20 2008
THE ever-changing requirements of employment law can create a burden for many SMEs in the region, but with its new Mi Shield employment package, commercial law firm Muckle LLP has created a solution to lighten the load....
Mar 20 2008
With over 75% of its turnover generated by North East owner-managed businesses and recognition by Legal 500 of its “dedicated advice and services to SMEs” Muckle LLP’s managing partner, Stephen McNicol, reviews the firm’s strength in the sector....
Mar 20 2008
AN OVER-RELIANCE on primary industries for employment in the last century has left the North East lagging behind other regions in its business-creation capabilities. ...
Mar 20 2008
HE might be teetering on the verge of recession, but Uncle Sam remains North East business’ biggest export customer. Around £1bn in products and services leave the region every year heading for the United States....
Mar 20 2008
THE Saudi Basic Industries Corporation – SABIC for short – came to Teesside in 2006 after its £350m high-profile acquisition of Huntsman's former UK petrochemicals business....
Mar 20 2008
DIGITAL trend-setters are just part of the many creative firms in the area which are set to generate more than 9,000 jobs in the region as a glamorous new sector emerges....
Mar 20 2008
MOST of us know healthy eating and exercise are key ingredients to a better life. But just how far can making a few simple improvements change the health of a community? Get A Better Life is a major health promotion research project launched by Teesside University....
Mar 20 2008
TRAINING workers in basic skills will help tackle global warming, terrorism and violent crime. These were the words of Lord Jones, Minister of State for Trade and Investment, who recently visited Newcastle College’s new £8.6m employer training centre to give an inspirational address focusing on the Government Skills Agenda. ...
Mar 20 2008
A new state-of-the-art headquarters, new business and new recruits are all signs of Aker Kvaerner Engineering Services’ current success. But here Karen McLauchlan looks back at the firm’s long-standing Stockton roots, which stretch back more than 100 years....
Mar 20 2008
IN recent years, a series of design-based programmes and business developments have helped evolve attitudes to design in the North East. The Dott 07 (Designs of the Time 2007) project has helped people in the region to explore the possibilities of a more sustainable existence....
Mar 20 2008
NORTH East England’s healthcare market is booming, contributing £8bn to the regional economy, with over 172,000 people working within the sector....
Mar 20 2008
A SUNDERLAND firm is set to make the lives of people with cystic fibrosis easier with the development of a new breathing apparatus device....
Mar 20 2008
THE North East’s football clubs have kicked off the search to find premier league learners and employers in the North East after launching the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) North East’s Celebration of Learning and Skills (CoLaS) Awards....
Mar 20 2008
THE emerging energy and environment sector is closely entwined with regional economic growth. New and renewable energy alone has the potential to generate an estimated £2bn of new growth for the regional economy through the development of a new generation of hi-tech companies....
Mar 20 2008
WITH climate change clawing its way to the top of every chemical producer’s agenda, the sector is ensuring it makes a positive contribution to saving the planet. This involves reducing energy use, since energy efficiency and improving water quality are paramount to chemical firms....
Mar 20 2008
ONE NORTHEAST has seized the national lead in helping the region’s businesses cope with rising energy costs and reducing their carbon footprints. The regional development agency’s pioneering North East Productivity Alliance (NEPA) has introduced the concept of lean green manufacturing as part of its comprehensive business support package....
Mar 20 2008
A THRIVING renewable energy connection business has won a contract that could help develop the UK’s first ‘renewables ready region’. Econnect, based in Hexham, Northumberland, has been awarded the contract by regional development agency One NorthEast....
Mar 20 2008
CLIMATE change is one of the biggest challenges we face, but we can make a difference. BT firmly believes that citizens, organisations and governments across the planet must take steps to reduce the size of their carbon footprint....
Mar 20 2008
NORTH East England has been chosen as the UK base for the development of state-of-the-art biodiesel systems – which could provide low-cost, clean energy for community power schemes....
Mar 20 2008
NORTH East England has been chosen as the UK base for the development of state-of-the-art biodiesel systems – which could provide low-cost, clean energy for community power schemes....
Mar 20 2008
WORK by scientists from Newcastle University has shown sources of geothermal energy, or “hot rocks”, in the geology of Newcastle and the North-East could provide sustainable energy options. Geothermal energy takes heat direct from the Earth....
Mar 20 2008
CLIMATE change is the greatest environmental challenge facing the world today. Rising global temperatures will bring changes in weather patterns, rising sea levels and increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events....
Mar 20 2008
APRIL 2008 will see the opening of the Energy and Materials Technology Centre, the North-East’s new technical resource for the renewable energy sector....
Mar 20 2008
IS your business reeling under ever-rising heating bills? Are you conscious of how your energy consumption is affecting climate change, and how businesses can play an active role in affecting the future of the planet?...
Mar 20 2008
KIELDER Forest Park is the largest forest in England and one of the largest planted forests in Europe....
Mar 20 2008
ANATIONAL team of scientists led by experts at Durham University are embarking on one of the UK’s largest ever research projects into photovoltaic (PV) solar energy. The £6.3m PV-21 programme will focus on making thin-film light-absorbing cells for solar panels from sustainable and affordable materials. ...
Mar 20 2008
A DREAM is turning to reality for a team of scientists who believe that trees could be the answer to one of industrial Teesside’s most difficult, and enduring, problems....
