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Cineworld sees boost in admissions

DISNEY'S Avengers superhero movie and a wet Bank Holiday weekend have proved the perfect combination for the UK's largest cinema operator.Read

IDS expects 6% sales boost despite competition

VITAMIN testing specialist Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings (IDS) is set to invest in its sales team as it faces increased competition its key markets.Read

Exports drive growth at Boldon firm TF Shipping

A FREIGHT forwarding business which started just five years ago has almost hit a £5m annual turnover, as it benefits from a wave of British exports to developing countries.Read

Duo launch Professional People Management

TWO friends who were part of the team that organised the restructure of Northern Rock are now helping small businesses get their human resources right.Read

Boldon Business Park unit for sale

DEVELOPER UK Land Estates has launched Unit 16 at Boldon Business Park for sale or let after fully refurbishing the 50,908 sq ft factory unit.Read

Beyond Digital Solutions appoints new director

DIGITAL sign firm Beyond Digital Solutions has appointed a strategic IT director to help move the company forward with its expansion plans.Read

Jobs hang in balance at Boldon firm IDS

JOBS are set to go at medical testing company Immunodiagnostics Systems (IDS) as it tries to make savings to compensate for falling sales.Read

Director moves to join medical team at IDS

A FINANCIAL director with a strong track record working for North East companies is moving across to medical testing kit maker Immunodiagnostic Systems (IDS).Read

New finance director for Boldon firm IDS

MEDICAL testing kit maker Immunodiagnostic Systems (IDS) has appointed a new finance director.Read

Spark Response buys fashion label Frank & Faith

FASHION label Frank & Faith will join the growing ranks of ethical companies owned by contact centre and fulfillment specialist Spark Response.Read

£3.9m contract for Boldon company GoWarm

AN organisation which specialises in tackling fuel poverty has been awarded a £3.9m contract to improve the energy efficiency of more than 400 homes.Read

Peter Slee, Managing Director, Spark Response

Peter Slee, Managing Director, Spark Response

FROM a 'job for life' in banking to playing a pivotal role in developing contact centres and e-commerce in the North East. Karen Dent meets Sunderland FC ball boy turned Spark Response managing director Peter Slee.Read

IDS

Threat to Immunodiagnostic Systems sales as rivals muscle in

SALES at one of the North East's fastest-growing listed companies are under pressure as more rivals muscle into the niche life sciences market which had made it one of the region's biggest success stories.Read

IDS boosts sales and profits

MEDICAL testing company Immunodiagnostic Systems (IDS) posted strong interim results but admitted it was facing competition in its major US market.Read

Pronto Sameday Couriers rolling out its first franchise

BOLDON-based Pronto Sameday Couriers is rolling out its first franchise under the eye of award-winning entrepreneur Hilary Devey.Read

IDS first half sales increase

MEDICAL diagnostic kit maker Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings (IDS) says sales in the first half of the year are up by more than 20% compared to 2010.Read

Public sector work fuels Opus Green growth

A RENEWABLES business started just a year ago has moved into bigger offices after landing a £1.9m public sector contract.Read

Spark Response is ready for festive season

CONTACT centre operator and despatch firm Spark Response is creating 150 temporary jobs to meet the demand of the Christmas rush.Read

Lee Hartley

Moneygate planning to buy 25 firms over next six years

A FINANCIAL services firm which raised more than £2.5m funding in 2009 has raised more than three times as much as it prepares to buy more than 25 firms over the next six years.Read

HM Plant in Hebburn

Cost control is key to profit rise at HM Plant

A HEAVY plant supplier has boosted profits in the face of falling revenues and a beleaguered construction industry by keeping a tight rein on costs.Read

IDS bids to expand family with interesting technology

LEADING vitamin D testing firm Immunodiagnostic Systems has said it is keen to find and pick up companies that may have interesting technology that can further spur on its growth.Read

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IDS continuing to seek acquisitions

MEDICAL diagnostic firm Immunodiagnostic Systems has said it is still interested in picking up acquisitions as it continues its growth.Read

Immunodiagnostic Systems has new premises in Boldon

ONE of the North East’s most successful businesses has moved into new premises in the region after working with public sector agencies to ensure it found the right place for its expansion..Read

New sales and marketing director for IDS

FAST-GROWING medical diagnostic kit company Immunodiagnostic Systems (IDS) has appointed a new sales and marketing director as it expands into the lucrative US market.Read

Boldon based IDS appoints new director

MEDICAL diagnostic kit company Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings’ (IDH) sales and marketing director is stepping down from September 1.Read

Prince Bishop vet Gemma Taylor

Prince Bishop Vets opens at pet boarding centre

A COUNTY Durham veterinary practice is expanding with the opening of a branch at a pet boarding centre.Read

Lee Hartley

Cash services firm Moneygate gains momentum

FINANCIAL services firm Moneygate has secured its latest acquisition in Yorkshire as the Tyneside firm’s ambitious growth drive continues to gather momentum.Read

Call centres seen as a stopgap job in the North East

IT may be a growing industry which employs one in 20 people in the North East but many still see a job in the contact centre industry as nothing but a temporary stopgap on the way to a job they really want to do, according to new research from Durham University.Read

First City purchase for financial firm Moneygate

A FAST-GROWING North East financial services firm has stepped up its bid to more than double its revenues with its first acquisition in the City of London.Read

New period of growth for Immunodiagnostic Systems

LIFE sciences company Immunodiagnostic Systems (IDS) has added an extra 20,000sq ft to its existing premises saying it expects to increase its North East workforce from 100 to 150 over the next 18 months.Read

Performance Horizon Group signs major deal with magazine publisher 4PM

A TECHNOLOGY firm from South Tyneside has signed a major deal to help one of the world's top magazine publishers take advantage of developments in digital performance marketing.Read

Medical test firm IDS is looking to expand

MEDICAL test firm Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings is on the look-out for suitable acquisitions as it bids to boost the number of tests available on its inautomated system.Read

Hashimoto in Boldon

Boldon firm Hashimoto is on the road to recovery

NISSAN supplier Hashimoto believes it remains on the road to recovery, despite cutting more jobs but failing to break even last year.Read

Malmaison Hotel

Hi-tech hotel deal helping IT firm towards doubling revenue

IT systems provider Claritas Solutions hopes to double in size within the next three years as it attracts clients looking to update electronic infrastructures.Read

Washington firm R-Tek boosted by Nissan success

NISSAN parts supplier R-Tek has had a successful 2010 with sales increasing by 35% to £64m and pre-tax profits almost doubling to £5.4m on the back of a record performance by the carmaker.Read

Paul West of Eclipse Personal Training

Former postie sets up Eclipse Personal Training

HELPING people to lose pounds in weight and gain pounds in sterling is proving a real draw for clients of a new personal trainer, who has dubbed himself the UK's first professional to offer "lbs for pounds".Read

Vitamin D testing sales push IDS income up

STRONG sales of vitamin D testing equipment at Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings (IDS) mean the company is on course to push up its annual sales by an impressive 35%, it said yesterday.Read

Immunodiagnostic Systems sees soaring sales

MEDICAL diagnostic kit maker Immunodiagnostic Systems (IDS) says its sales are on course to jump by around 35% compared to last year.Read

Geoff Ramm

From the Milk Tray Man to marketing guru

FROM his early dreams of becoming the Milk Tray Man to his current role as an internationally-acclaimed speaker, Geoff Ramm has always aimed high. Karen Dent meets the South Shields entrepreneur and discovers why keeping his eyes open at all times has made him what he is.Read

Ethical Superstore

Ethical Superstore sold when investors pulled out

THE country’s biggest online fair trader Ethical Superstore has confirmed its sale last week to Spark Response was partly prompted by the withdrawal of key investors.Read

Training in Childcare Ltd set to carry out services in Australia

A CHILDCARE training organisation in South Tyneside is to carry out its services as far away as Australia as part of a programme to support the country’s Aboriginal community.Read

Immunodiagnostic Systems grows through dip

RAPIDLY growing diagnostics firm Immunodiagnostic Systems – IDS – believes its market will continue to grow despite pressure on healthcare budgets in the current climate.Read

IDS

Drug testing firm IDS sees profit soar

A COMPANY which makes kits used to detect diseases inlcuding cancer has posted a 44% rise in first-half pretax profit boosted by a strong growth in US sales.Read

Expansion move for packing firm Intelpack Ltd

A FOOD packaging manufacturer that supplies some of the food industry’s biggest companies is set to expand after moving to a new base in Washington.Read

Geoff Ramm

Boldon-based motivational speaker is off to Iran

Geoff Ramm, who is based in Boldon in North Tyneside, will speak to the second World Advertisement Forum in the Iranian capital Tehran, which is expected to attract more than 2,000 business people from across the Persian Gulf.Read

Energy firms spread solar power systems

THREE North East renewable energy installation companies are to help bring solar power to homes across the region, after being appointed as preferred installers by community interest company, Community Energy Solutions (CES).Read

IDS predicted to turn over almost £50m

A COMPANY which makes kits used to detect diseases including cancer is forecast to turn over almost £50m next year after boosting its half-yearly sales by more that a third.Read

IDS sales power ahead

MEDICAL testing kits maker Immunodiagnostic Systems (IDS) says turnover jumped by more than a third in the first half of its financial year.Read

Patents boost for drug firm's future

DRUGS testing company Immunodiagnostic Systems (IDS) is investing in the future after buying a Norwegian firm and signing a long-term research agreement with a Dutch company.Read

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IDS buys Norwegian company MGP Diagnostics

DRUGS testing company Immunodiagnostic Systems (IDS) has bought a Norwegian firm and has also entered into a research agreement with a Dutch company, it announced today.Read

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