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Caterpillar Stockton doubles up on apprenticeships

ONE of the world’s leading construction businesses has shown its support for the future of manufacturing in the North East by adding two new apprentices to its 400-strong team.Read

Castlegate Shopping Centre undergoes £1.5m refurb

THE Castlegate Shopping Centre is undergoing a £1.5m refurbishment, which will see the central Market Hall increase its size from 5,000sq ft to 8,000sq ft.Read

Quantum plans new growth after expansion

A DRUGS company plans further growth after a £25m expansion which has seen it take on 200 staff and double its revenues to £55m.Read

Digital businesses developed in Stockton town centre

A £1M centre for new digital businesses is being developed in Stockton town centre.Read

Billingham House

Success in fight to demolish Billingham House

THE derelict former headquarters of chemical giant ICI is finally set to be demolished. Stockton Council said the end of Billingham House was imminent after the Court of Appeal dismissed a legal challenge which has delayed its plans to demolish the derelict buildings.Read

Wear Inns set to double its chain across North East and Yorkshire

TRADITIONAL pub chain Wear Inns has struck a deal to double its chain across the North East and Yorkshire after landing a £10m investment.Read

Strategy pays off for Stockton firm Vianet

THE strategy to reduce costs and drive sales of new products is paying off for data monitoring company Vianet, which predicts profits 25% higher than a year ago.Read

Endeavour Partnership appoint solicitor Nicola Howarth

TEESSIDE law firm Endeavour Partnership has appointed solicitor Nicola Howarth, pictured, to join its commercial property team.Read

Vianet Group expects £4m profit

DATA monitoring business Vianet Group - rebranded earlier this month from Brulines - says it is on course to report annual profit of around £4m.Read

Surveys source of income for Stone Technical Services

A NORTH EAST construction company is hoping to build upon its annual £2m turnover this year thanks to demand for one of its specialist services. Read

Mike Matthews of Stockton-based Nifco UK

Nifco UK on track for record year

CAR parts supplier Nifco UK is on track to beat its record sales year.Read

Ingleby Barwick dental lab joins 'British Bite Mark' campaign

AN Ingleby Barwick dental laboratory has become one of the first in the country to join the 'British Bite Mark' campaign.Read

M Media & Design keen to enter sporting fray

DESIGN agency M Media & Design is keen to add more clients in the sports sector after whetting its appetite with a schools rugby tournament.Read

Dancing celebs boost Additional Lengths hair company

A HAIR extensions company has gone to great lengths to supply luscious locks to some of the country’s best-known TV celebrities.Read

Stockton disposal firm set to expand in other areas

ECO-FRIENDLY disposal company Innov8 Disposal is targeting high-profile clients after expanding its workforce in Stockton.Read

Stockton firm Brulines rebrands as Vianet

DATA monitoring company Brulines has changed its name to the Vianet Group plc.Read

NIFCO MD Mike Matthews

Nifco UK boss Mike Matthews started as an apprentice

HE'S the boss of Teesside's Company of the Year, a £30m turnover car parts manufacturer which has just moved into a new £8.5m factory. But how did our nebusiness cover star Mike Matthews get his first foot on the career ladder?Read

Stephen Searle

Cleveland Systems Engineering boosts its team with apprentices

A DARLINGTON firm has boosted its team with apprentices - who were starting work today - after winning new contracts.Read

Brulines fuel monitoring deal extended with chain

PUBS to petrol station data company Brulines has signed a 'significant' five-year extension to its contract with supermarket chain Morrison's fuel forecourts.Read

Brulines signs Morrisons fuel monitoring deal

DATA monitoring business Brulines has signed a five-year deal with Morrisons Supermarkets petrol stations.Read

Trading falls for vehicle hire firm Northgate

VEHICLE hire firm Northgate has warned it is currently trading at the lower end of expectations due to the tough market conditions in both the UK and Spain.Read

MJN Colston close Gateshead and Thornaby offices

ADMINISTRATORS have announced that the North East offices run by Teesside-based firm MJN Colston have been closed after a buyer failed to emerge for the entire building services business.Read

Future of Petroplus is on the table

THE administrators running the UK interests of collapsed Swiss oil refiner Petroplus, including its site on Teesside, have issued their restructuring plans to the company’s creditors.Read

Stockton woman finds work thanks to Shaw Trust

A DYSLEXIC woman from Stockton who had given up hope of getting a job has found work thanks to a disability charity.Read

420 jobs at risk as MJN Colston folds

TEESSIDE building services firm MJN Colston has been put into administration, putting 420 staff nationwide at risk.Read

Deals boost for Nortech Solutions

NORTECH Solutions, the international Project Management and Design Engineering Company with offices in Wynyard, has recently won three major contracts.Read

Dickinson Dees supports Attends Healthcare with £80m sale

LAW firm Dickinson Dees has acted for the management of Attends Healthcare, an international manufacturer and supplier of adult incontinence care products in Europe, on its 180m sale to Canadian based Domtar Corporation.Read

Endeavour Partnership to help struggling firms

TEESSIDE law firm Endeavour Partnership has created a specialist corporate recovery and insolvency team to advise insolvency practitioners and businesses affected by the downturn.Read

Ramsdens

Pawnbroker Ramsdens hits £54m revenue

PAWNBROKER Ramsdens has seen its revenues jump by more than half to £54m over the last year as demand grows for quick no-strings loans.Read

Nuclear contract boost for Darchem Engineering

A NUCLEAR contract win could help speed up a Teesside engineering firm's plans for an £8m factory.Read

Design and media team merges with website outfit

THE team at Teesside’s M Media and Design has been doubled following its merger with web firm Property Webmasters.Read

New social media contracts boost for Fifteen Digital

ONLINE marketing firm Fifteen Digital has landed several new clients in the hospitality sector after launching a new social media training and support service.Read

Terrace Hill supermaket deal will create 250 jobs in Sedgefield

AROUND 250 permanent jobs will be created at a new supermarket due to open at Easter next year.Read

Terrace Hill supermarket deal to create 250 jobs

PROPERTY developer Terrace Hill has signed up to build a new Sainsbury’s supermarket in County Durham, which will create around 250 jobs.Read

Fifteen Digital works with Desperate Scousewives star

A TEESSIDE digital firm has been enlisted by one of the nation's rising reality TV stars to ensure that a 'desperate scousewife' gets more than her fifteen minutes of fame.Read

Manheim Auctions Middlesbrough site to close

MANHEIM is to close its Middlesbrough vehicle auction centre following a review of its infrastructure.Read

Petroplus oil storage business

Petroplus administration puts Teesside jobs at risk

SIXTY jobs are at risk at the Petroplus oil storage business on Teesside which has gone into administration, along with other UK sites owned by the Swiss company.Read

New appointments at Evolution LLP

ACCOUNTANCY firm Evolution LLP has made a number of internal appointments as it prepares for another year of growth in 2012.Read

Domestic customer target for van hire firm Northgate

COMMERCIAL vehicle giant Northgate is targeting domestic users as it seeks to see off competitors moving into the van hire market.Read

Tees Valley Unlimited launches search for projects that promote growth

TEES Valley Unlimited has launched a search for development projects which could win cash backing from the Government.Read

Tadea investigates greener ways to fire up vehicles

NOT-FOR-PROFIT sustainability advice firm Tadea is launching a project to provide a more environmentally-friendly way to charge electric vehicles.Read

Gary Lumby on board at Erimus Insurance Brokers

A TEESSIDE business has welcomed a new non-executive director to its team as it starts a new era under a new name.Read

Durham Tees Valley Training recruit new staff

A DRIVER training firm has powered ahead with its plans to expand by recruiting three new staff members since launching eight months ago.Read

Caterpillar boss vows to triple his apprentices

ONE of the region's biggest manufacturers has vowed to more than triple the number of apprentices is takes on each year as it prepares to take part in a major event aimed at tackling the North East's looming skills gap.Read

Temp-Team turnover up by £1m

FAST-GROWING recruitment firm Temp-Team has swelled annual turnover by £1m after finding new jobs for 3,000 people.Read

Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies snaps up Billingham site

ONE of the world's leading contract manufacturing organisations for the biopharmaceutical industry has taken up additional new premises in Billingham as part of an expansion plan.Read

DUCO are energy sector's top firm

SUBSEA specialist DUCO landed the Company of the Year honour at the annual NOF Energy awards dinner.Read

Northgate jobs hope despite tough trading

VAN hire giant Northgate is creating around 80 jobs at its Darlington head office as it streamlines the company into the 'One Northgate' brand.Read

Stockton-based Brulines shrugs off profits fall

DATA monitoring group Brulines says it has all the pieces of the jigsaw to get where it wants to be after its recent growth spurt.Read

Katmex Holdings Limited is celebrating acquisition

A FAST-GROWING engineering business which has seen staff numbers double since a management buy-in last year has acquired a Seaham-based company.Read

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