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Alnwick firm Marishal Thompson is sold in £5m deal

A NORTHUMBERLAND tree specialist has been snapped up in a £5.2m deal which is set to create around 20 jobs in the short-term, and more in the future.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

Flexible Engineered Solutions grows in world market

OIL and gas firm Flexible Engineered Solutions International (FES) is looking to increase its turnover by 50% after expanding its shop window and opening offices in Asia, USA and South America.Read

Tony Platten, MD of Tynetec

Capacity is doubled at Tynetec phones company

A FIRM which makes telephone systems designed for elderly people to call for help at home has doubled the capacity of its North East factory.Read

Skincare brand Dermasalve in return to market

A ONCE-PROMISING North East skincare brand is being given a new lease of life, with the help of the e-commerce operation that inspired it.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

An angler fishing

Lynx Fishing to create jobs in the North East

THREE keen anglers have developed a new product to link hook and line they believe will revolutionise the sport and create hundreds of jobs in Northumberland.Read

Eco-friendly drinks firm Polar Krush is on a charge

FROZEN drinks manufacturer Polar Krush is driving home its commitment to being eco-friendly.Read

Centrex Services looks to expand in the North East

IT supply chain manager Centrex Services is hoping to attract more business in the North East as it expands its operations nationally.Read

Ashington firm Thermacore is targeting growth

INNOVATIVE manufacturer Thermacore is targeting growth in the aerospace and military markets as it continues to develop new forms of lightweight heat-resistant materials.Read

£220,000 finance boost for LyraChem

A NORTH EAST chemical company is set to grow its sales and marketing activities thanks to a £220,000 shot in the arm.Read

Rio Tinto Alcan workers may have to go abroad for jobs

WORKERS facing the axe from Northumberland largest private employers have warned they might have to go abroad to find new jobs.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

Christine Peel

Ovenu oven valeting franchise thrives

AN ENTREPRENEUR who started up in business at the beginning of the recession has thrived despite the economic gloom.Read

Quitting the rat race sparked green dream

IT GENERATES its electricity from the sun, gets heat from the ground and draws its water from springs on the land.Read

Ringtons Tea

Ringtons tea firm to expand after contract win

THE family firm which has been delivering tea to homes across the North East for over a century is expanding after winning new business including the contract to supply high class London store Fortnum and Mason.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

Liz Elliott

Couple open Chevington Moor Cattery

A COUPLE who moved from Whitley Bay to Northumberland have realised their long-held ambition to open a cattery.Read

Northwoods helping North East businesses make the most of woodfuel

THE North East’s woodland initiative organisation has launched a new push to help businesses tap into the growing woodfuel sector in the North Pennines.Read

Morpeth looks to the future

MORPETH'S reputation as a successful commercial centre has been hit by bad news in recent years. But property expert Mark McKelvey argues it has redeeming features.Read

Tony Whiting of Raytec

Raytec sold to Optex Company Ltd of Japan

THE sale of Northumberland-based lighting manufacturer Raytec to sensor manufacturer Optex Company Ltd of Japan has been successfully completed by a top team of advisers from the North East.Read

Tony Whiting

Ashington lighting firm Raytec hoping to expand

LIGHTING manufacturer Raytec is hoping for an expansion which will nearly double its workforce after being bought by a Japanese sensor manufacturer.Read

All 515 staff to lose jobs at Alcan's Lynemouth smelter

NORTHUMBERLAND'S biggest private employer is to close with the loss of over 500 jobs, it was confirmed yesterday.Read

Ian Linsley

New partners will boost Alnwick Rum

A NEW brewery, a load of new products and ambitious global export plans are on the agenda for Alnwick Rum after two new partners joined the business.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

Alcan smelter petition to be handed in to Parliament

A PETITION signed by thousands of people urging ministers to save the Alcan smelter in Northumberland will today be delivered to Parliament.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

New jobs pledge after closure of Alcan smelter

AN assurance has been given to a North East MP that help will be available to attract new businesses and jobs to an area facing the loss of its biggest private sector employer.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

Number of redundancies at Hardy & Greys has fallen

FISHING tackle firm Hardy & Greys has reduced the number of staff it expected to make redundant and is cautiously optimistic about the future, according to managing director Richard Maudslay.Read

Jason Thompson

Wansbeck Business Forum rises from the ashes

A GROUP of entrepreneurs are teaming up to help small businesses after the demise of the publicly-funded Go Wansbeck agency.Read

Canadian coup for Inspire People Group

A NORTHUMBERLAND HR and training consultancy has won a major Canadian contract.Read

Campaign launched to save Alcan's Lynemouth smelter

A MAJOR campaign aimed at securing Government support to save Northumberland’s biggest private sector employer from closure has been launched by the trade unionists.Read

Ashington lettings agency finds new premises

A LETTINGS agency started by two entrepreneurs who were sharing an office has expanded so quickly it has been forced to find new premises itself.Read

Hardy and Greys

Hardy and Greys planning new product launches

THE man aiming to turn around the fortunes of iconic but struggling fishing tackle company Hardy and Greys is planning a raft of new product launches to lift the brand.Read

Brian Palmer

Tharsus wins cash to expand and create jobs

DESIGN and engineering firm Tharsus is to create around 80 jobs in South East Northumberland, which was last week warned to expect 500 redundancies with the planned closure of the Alcan smelter at Lynemouth.Read

Chris Huhne's hope for deal to save Alcan plant

ENERGY Secretary Chris Huhne yesterday insisted all was not lost in the battle to stop the closure of the Alcan plant in Lynemouth where 515 jobs are at risk.Read

MP in last-ditch bid to save jobs at Alcan

WANSBECK MP Ian Lavery will today tell Vince Cable to save the Alcan plant at Lynemouth or let a “disaster” unfold.Read

Gott Technical Services keeps emergency services on the roads

FAMILY firm Gott Technical Services is shifting up a gear after winning a four-year contract to keep the emergency services moving in the North East.Read

New petition to save Remploy from closure

A 100,000-NAME petition supporting a campaign to maintain Remploy factories, which employ disabled workers, will be presented to the Government today.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

Ryecroft Glenton appoints five directors

ACCOUNTANCY Ryecroft Glenton has appointed five directors to provide new client-facing roles for each of its key accountancy and business advisory practice areas.Read

Jobs under threat at Lynemouth smelter

A THREAT to hundreds of jobs in Northumberland was raised yesterday when the owners of an aluminium plant said it was considering closure.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

Nigel Owen, operations director of Otterburn Mill

Otterburn Mill launches Otterburn Life website

A TRADITIONAL outdoor clothing and equipment store in the heart of the Northumberland countryside is opening up its doors to a new generation of customers with the launch of e-commerce site, Otterburn Life.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

Ruth Iglesias-Cuevas

Hadaduende Herbs launched in Bedlington

HERBALIST Ruth Iglesias-Cuevas has launched her business Hadaduende Herbs in Bedlington in an empty shop once occupied by a hairdressing salon.Read

Northumberland farmer hoping his fungi business will mushroom

FIRST, he road-tested his recipe with vegans in Northumberland. And then, after getting a seal of approval, Mike Botha headed for the pub with samples that looked remarkably similar to sausage rolls.Read

HedgeLaying contest comes to Northumberland

A COMPETITION showcasing the rural craft of hedgelaying comes to Northumberland this weekend.Read

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