A SUBSEA technology firm has announced a £1m investment programme which will create at least 30 new jobs and treble the size of its North East facility.
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ELECTRONICS business Filtronic has landed a £14m order to protect TVs from interference when the next generation mobile phone network is rolled out across the UK.Read
FILTRONIC expects profit and revenues for the full year to match market exp- ectations after a good spell for both its broadband and wireless businesses.Read
A PIONEERING engineering company supplying the offshore windpower industry expects to see its revenues rise by 50% this year as it wins more work worldwide.Read
CONSTRUCTION professionals will be able to talk business with organisations such as Gentoo, Hanson Contracting, Vela and South Yorkshire Police at a County Durham event this month.Read
ELECTRONICS company Filtronic has launched new products and secured more customers as it establishes a stronger foothold in the lucrative US market.Read
THE team working on the world's largest radio telescope have called upon the skills of a County Durham firm to design and test components for the £1.26bn project.Read
THE £4.5 billion contract for the proposed Hitachi train factory at Newton Aycliffe is now 99% signed and sealed, the manufacturer said yesterday, as the Government confirmed the deal would finally be rubber-stamped within a matter of weeks.Read
A COUNTY Durham company which makes components for the fast-growing offshore wind sector has been snapped up by a private equity fund in a deal believed to be worth between £20m and £30m.Read
New figures from the County Durham company show revenues for 2010 – only its second full trading year – came in at £7.7m compared to £3.3m in the previous 12 months.Read
A NORTH-EAST company which says it is in the top flight of football programme producers has been called up for one of the biggest fixtures in the European calendar.Read
ELECTRONICS company Filtronic's annual losses have risen sharply but the business is confident its foothold in the US market will lead to a strong recovery this year.Read
ELECTRONIC firm Filtronic saw shares fall further after saying it expected to see revenues decline in the short term, but highlighted its solid future growth prospects.Read
THE new Hitachi train assembly plant will be built on a greenfield North East industrial estate - which is also close to landing a second major pre-let.Read
ONLY one unit remains at a speculative industrial development after fast-growing engineering company Tekmar acquired 20,000sq ft to accommodate its growth.Read
SUBSEA engineering specialist Tekmar is on a rapid growth curve with revenues trebling to £15m following the successful launch of its patented, offshore wind power technology.Read
SHARES in electronics firm Filtronic have plummeted after the business slipped into the red and warned that the sale of a key customer to a rival business could cost it dearly in the second half of 2011 and into next year.Read
ELECTRONICS company Filtronic has slipped into the red and warned that the acquisition of a key customer by a rival firm will have a potentially adverse effects on business.Read
A BUSINESS that makes fittings for furniture plans to add £2m to its turnover and create jobs after entering a number of new markets and investing £500,000 in its production line.Read
WIRELESS communications firm Filtronic is looking forward to ramping up production by 50% next year despite a plunge in its finances for the first half of this financial year.Read