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Notjusttravel North East sets it sight on new market

A HOLIDAY company has set its sights on the same-sex market.Read

Cramlington firm Merit Merrell about to increase turnover by nearly 50%

AN engineering and construction firm is about to increase its turnover by nearly 50% after winning a £5.8m contract to carry out work on one of the most famous department stores in the world.Read

Cramlington firm Renown Engineering sees profits soar

AN engineering company from Cramlington is seeing its profits soar as a result of working in partnership with Northumbria University.Read

Further success in the pipeline for Cramlington firm Techflow

AN oil and gas hose specialist plans to double its £20m turnover and workforce when it moves into a new £3m factory.Read

Smiles Engineering North East receives funds for expansion

AN engine re-powering business has won a six-figure investment to help fund its ambitious plans for expansion.Read

Angel Biotech at Cramlington suffers blow as administrators called in

A DRUGS company which had repeatedly raised money from shareholders to build up its Cramlington site has collapsed.Read

Sales and prices up at Bellway Homes

THE average house price and the number of homes sold by builder Bellway are both up on last year.Read

£250,000 contract win for Strategic Corrosion Management

A FIRM which helps companies protect plants and offshore facilities from corrosion has secured a £250,000 contract with a major Danish gas development project.Read

Miller International director awarded an MBE

THE sales and marketing director at Cramlington-based Miller International has been awarded an MBE for services to industry and international tradeRead

IT investment boosts growth for AWS Accountancy Ltd

A NORTH East accountancy firm's new investment in IT will help secure growth in 2013 as it gears up for major changes to the UK's PAYE system.Read

American confectionery fan opens shop in Cramlington

AN American confectionery fan is sharing her taste for US sweet things with the opening of a new shop in Cramlington.Read

Northumberlandia giant earth sculpture scoops top award

THE Northumberlandia giant earth sculpture has won a top award for rural planning.Read

Dudley firm Owen Pugh is forging ahead in battle with recession

OWEN Pugh is fighting off the continued tough outlook in construction to boost turnover and profits and says it has a strong order book for the winter months.Read

Transport group RTH Lubbers plans £2.8m expansion drive

A FAST-GROWING business providing international transport services to the oil and gas industry is investing £2.8m in new jobs and equipment.Read

Newcastle housebuilder Bellway toasts 57% profits rise

HOUSEBUILDER Bellway has posted a 57% rise in profits after business was boosted by a combination of demand for bigger houses, a more stable market and Government incentives.Read

Bright Blue Training & Advisory boss may enter WIN Awards

TRAINING business owner Louise Doyle got an emotional response when she scooped a WIN Award last year and may risk another when she enters again.Read

Rotary Northern shuts with job losses in the North East

NEARLY 50 workers have lost their jobs after a Newcastle building engineering firm collapsed.Read

Cramlington software firm Mandata keen to recruit

SOFTWARE development firm Mandata plans to boost its workforce by 10% as it drives forward growth in the haulage sector.Read

Trendsetting Awards has designs on further success

A TROPHY maker founded by a former Newcastle United player has moved its design facility to Newcastle from the Far East to create its new product range.Read

Second move in less than a year for Strategic Corrosion Management

THE continuing expansion of Strategic Corrosion Management (SCM) has prompted the firm to move from Blyth to a new home in Cramlington.Read

Virtual assistant Executype PA wins global clients

AFTER being made redundant and approaching the end of a temporary position with a large law firm in Newcastle, Carol Charlton looked into becoming a virtual assistant.Read

Shasun Pharma Solutions sees profits soar

THE North East operation of Indian pharmaceutical company Shasun has seen its profits soar by more than £3m as a result of strong sales growth and the introduction of new products last year.Read

Newcastle-based Bob Rudd Leisure acquires North West firm

AMBITIOUS gaming and amusement machine supplier Bob Rudd has taken over a company in the North West and says it aims to add more acquisitions this year.Read

Oil firm PII reduces losses as sales dip

OIL and gas maintenance technology company PII has managed to reduce its losses by nearly £2m but has seen sales dip on last year.Read

Data pool specialist Sits Group just keeps growing

VIRTUALISATION specialist Sits Group says it is picking up more work from sectors such as education as well as larger outfits around the region.Read

EJ Badekabiner

No buyer found for Cramlington based EJ Badekabiner

HOPES for a buyout of a bathroom-making company which collapsed for the third time in two years with the loss of 80 jobs have been dashed.Read

D-Line founder Paul Ruddick

Tyneside piping firm D-Line in overseas expansion

FAST-growing piping firm, D-Line, is aiming to more than double its turnover in less than two years after cracking its 17th international market.Read

Cramlington firm Opsol UK invests in the future

AN electronics company based in Cramlington has invested £100,000 in a new production line that will help it meet a £1m increase in sales.Read

'Bounce' returns to help push house sales at Bellway

THE traditional 'spring bounce' in the housing market has returned for a second year and is helping to push sales volumes, according to housebuilder Bellway.Read

Bellway

Bellway builds strong results

HOUSEBUILDER Bellway today published a strong set of figures showing an across the board improvement, despite the difficult economic conditions.Read

Angel Biotechnology looks to find £1m for expansion

A BIOTECHNOLOGY company is to raise another £1m to further improve its Northumberland base and speed its bid to find new streams of business.Read

Tero Marine UK firm relocates to Annitsford office

THE UK wing of an international marine software design company has moved into bigger offices in Northumberland after outgrowing its previous premises.Read

Hope for bathrooms firm Badekabiner

HOPES for the future of a bathroom-making company which collapsed this month for the third time in two years with the loss of 80 jobs have grown.Read

EJ Badekabiner

Workers axed as Badekabiner enters administration

MORE than 80 workers have lost their jobs after a Northumberland bathroom-making company collapsed for the third time in two years.Read

'Resilient' market helps housebuilder Bellway

HOUSEBUILDER Bellway has posted a rise in sales and said the embattled housing market has remained “resilient” ahead of the key spring selling season.Read

Angel Biotechnology marks move back to Cramlington with deals

A BIOTECH company which is expanding into its Northumberland laboratories has won three new contracts worth more than £4.5m.Read

Cramlington wood-burning boiler firm wins funds boost

A WOOD-BURNING boiler firm is looking to a bright future after winning a £150,000 investment and a boost from new Government subsidies.Read

Michael Sandford-Couch, chairman and chief executive of Potts Print (UK) Ltd

Michael Sandford-Couch, chairman and chief executive of Potts Print (UK) Ltd

IT took a round-the-globe trip and road to Damascus-style conversion to set Potts Print chairman and chief executive Michael Sandford-Couch on the path to success. James Marley meets the man who has transformed the family firm into a major employer aiming for a £25m turnover.Read

Bellway reports 50% rise in profits

HOUSEBUILDER Bellway has reported a 50% rise in profits as sales and prices recover in a market led by second- time buyers.Read

Bellway

Profits boost for builder Bellway

BELLWAY shrugged off many of the effects of the downturn to increase sales, house selling prices and boost its profits by 50%.Read

Angel Biotechnology in medicine deal with Russians

A DRUGS firm has reached a preliminary deal with a Russian company worth millions of pounds to make pioneering medicines for the Eastern Bloc.Read

Tapping into the growing interest in group messaging

IN the space of one day in September, Cramlington-based group messaging service Palringo handled an eye-watering 114m messages.Read

Ward Hadaway helps Aesica clinch expansion deal

LAW firm Ward Hadaway advised fast-growing Tyneside pharmaceutical company Aesica Pharmaceuticals on a deal to secure further investment to fuel its ambitious expansion plans.Read

Renolit

Renolit looks to grow after a solid year

A MANUFACTURER of uPVC for the furniture and window trade has invested £10m in new equipment to boost productivity at its Northumberland factory after increasing sales by nearly 40%.Read

Financial adviser on acquisition trail

INDEPENDENT financial adviser Perspective Financial Group is on the lookout for more acquisitions after absorbing a Durham-based company.Read

Bellway

Bellway builds on a successful summer

HOUSEBUILDER Bellway is expecting to announce better than expected profits this year after a rise in both the number of homes it has completed and the average selling price.Read

Ryan Maughan, Managing Director of AVID Vehicles Ltd

Avid hoping to quadruple its manufacturing capacity

ELECTRIC vehicle maker AVID is hoping to quadruple its manufacturing capacity in the next year as it capitalises on extra demand for vehicles such as its four-wheel-drive vehicle eBear.Read

Angel Biotechnology has plans to relocate

DRUG firm Angel Biotechnology has signed up with WH Partnership to help it through the next stage of its return to Cramlington.Read

Future of Cramlington factory hangs in balance

ADMINISTRATORS say they should know this week if a buyer can be found to rescue a Northumberland wallpaper factory.Read

New jobs and technology at Cramlington firm Potts Print (UK) Ltd

A MAJOR investment in new technology and the creation of new jobs is under way at one of the North East’s longest-established printing, packaging and direct mail businesses.Read

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