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BFS Group benefits from £3.5m boost to fleet

A GATESHEAD food service distributor is updating its 45-strong fleet of trucks following a £3.5m shot in the arm from its parent company. Felling-based 3663, which distributes food to more than 4,000 customers every week, is to replace every delivery truck with new DAF models.Read

Fund deal for Gateshead firm Snug Textiles

A QUILT and pillow maker has its growth plans overseas all stitched up after securing £2m in funding from HSBC.Read

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Curar Animal Therapeutics hoping to release first product

ANIMAL healthcare company Curar Animal Therapeutics is hoping to release its first product by the end of the year with the help of venture capital investment.Read

Gateshead firm Fendor on course for best year yet

A MANUFACTURER is set for new markets and a new home in 2012 as it aims to enlarge an already bulging order book.Read

Brad Burton set to speak at free business event

MOTIVATIONAL speaker and business network founder Brad Burton will be speaking at a free event in Felling next week.Read

Gateshead MP tours AkzoNobel's Felling plant

GATESHEAD MP Ian Mearns visited the Felling site of AkzoNobel, the largest private-sector employer in the borough, where he had a tour around its new paint testing facility.Read

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AkzoNobel announcement prompts speculation about site

SPECULATION has begun as to the location of the new £100m manufacturing plant international paint giant AkzoNobel says it will build in the North East.Read

International Paints opens state of the art lab

THE opening of a £6.4m testing laboratory at Gateshead's biggest private- sector employer has turned the site into a global research and development leader for parent company AkzoNobel.Read

Fendor bucks trend with turnover surge

A SPECIALIST glass door and window maker has marked the busiest period in its 29-year history with an 18% surge in annual turnover to £6.3m.Read

1960s toy inspires 3D technique at Cohda Design

A POPULAR toy from the 1960s is the inspiration behind cutting-edge technology that allows consumers to design and manufacture their own pieces of contemporary furniture - with no specialist skills needed.Read

Felling-based Fendor Ltd continues to expand

A SPECIALIST glass maker has returned from a health sector exhibition confident of securing orders worth "several million pounds" as it continues to expand after refocusing the business.Read

International Paints sees profits soar

GATESHEAD company International Paints has seen profits soar after a cost-cutting drive by its new owners.Read

Website specialists Peacock Carter to provide Wiki technology

A WEB DESIGN business which began life in the founders' bedrooms while they were Durham University students has secured a major contract with the Government.Read

Michael Meredith, Managing Director of The Storage Place

Getting clever with storage

STUCK for space? Free up workspace and let the specialists take care of the warehousing and storage, says Michael Meredith.Read

Gateshead firm International Paint in line for expansion

A MULTI-MILLION-POUND investment in a new North East facility by one of the world’s largest paint companies will create jobs and could lead to further expansion in the future.Read

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Digital agency is on a mission

A NORTH East digital agency is on the hunt for new opportunities in America after being chosen as one of just 15 UK firms to attend a trade mission to the US.Read

Lick of paint cuts Navy carbon footprint

THE Royal Navy has turned to the produce of North East scientists as it looks to reduce its carbon footprint.Read

Van Hee spreads wing with new offices

TRAINING company Van Hee has opened its first offices outside the North East with the launch of operations in London and Nottingham.Read

Growing HR specialist sees green shoots

A SPECIALIST human resources company is aiming to break the £1m turnover barrier in the next three years after broadening its geographical reach and the services it offers.Read

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