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De La Rue chases £100m target

BANKNOTE printer De La Rue today reported a strong rise in revenues and operating profits and said it is on target break through the £100m operating profits target in 2013/14.Read

Northern Film & Media chief Tom Harvey steps down

THE man who has championed the North East film industry for the past decade has stepped down as chief executive of Northern Film & Media.Read

Pyeroy adds new member to its senior management team

INDUSTRIAL services firm Pyeroy has added a new member to its senior management team.Read

Godfrey Worsdale, Director, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art

Godfrey Worsdale has been head of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art since 2008 - its fourth director since the opening 10 years ago. For a while, it seemed the role came with some form of ancient curse that couldn't be shaken.Read

Region’s successes belie gloomy national picture

THE North East's businesses have been told not to lose heart at the news of the UK's fall into recession.Read

Banknote security firm's 'disappointing' 12 months

ANTI-COUNTERFEITING specialist OpSec Security has plunged into the red after a difficult 12 months of lower sales to international governments, and costs associated with a bid to take over the company.Read

'Disappointing' year for OpSec Security

ANTI-COUNTERFEITING specialist OpSec Security fell in to a pre-tax loss as revenues dipped during what the company said was a "disappointing" year.Read

Digital start-up accelerator Ignite100 returning to Newcastle

EUROPE'S first £1m digital start-up accelerator is returning to Newcastle in early September.Read

Top line-up for Thinking Digital conference at The Sage

NORTH East ideas conference Thinking Digital has built up a weighty line-up of speakers on its final day.Read

Ignite100 ready to set imaginations buzzing again

Following the success of the first programme last year, the ignite100 digital start-up accelerator is back for a second round. John Hill finds out what the people backing the programme hope it can achieve for the region.Read

Licensing deals for retro footy shirt firm TOFFS

RETRO football top maker The Old-Fashioned Football Shirt Company (TOFFS) has signed two major licensing deals and is looking at the Japanese market in what is proving to be a busy year.Read

e-Therapeutics promises a 'year of delivery'

DRUG discovery and development company e-Therapeutics says 2012 is a "year of delivery" as it prepares to begin clinical trials on its first promising drugs.Read

Jones Lang LaSalle helps to site Nissan supplier SNOP

REAL estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle played an important role in helping a French supplier to Nissan to expand its UK operation.Read

Software company signs six-figure deal for China

SOFTWARE specialist Datawright has signed a six-figure deal with a marine sector supplier in China as it explores new opportunities in the country.Read

Vertu Motors Plc

Vertu Motors boss casts doubt on double-dip

THE BOSS of rapidly expanding Vertu Motors says his experience of the current market throws doubt on the official statistics that the UK has entered a double-dip recession.Read

Cloud has a silver lining for IT company Atlas IM

IT infrastructure firm Atlas IM is continuing to pick up clients as businesses come round to the benefits of storing assets in the cloud.Read

Job-ready students is aim of Gateshead College chief

THE principal of Gateshead College is focusing on making students more job-ready by building an exclusive cluster of entrepreneurial colleges within the next five years.Read

Lucrative US export deal for fair Traidcraft cereal bar

FAIR trade firm Traidcraft is looking to double production of its popular cereal bars after securing a lucrative export deal to the United States.Read

Lite deal offer on table for gamers at GameHorizon event

GAME conference GameHorizon is to offer a "lite" ticket to its 2012 event, for those who want to get some networking done with people from the industry.Read

Chance for start-ups to get exposure at Thinking Digital event

INTERESTING new start-ups are being challenged to impress a panel of judges at Gateshead's annual Thinking Digital ideas conference.Read

Professor Sir John Burn and Jonathan O'Halloran

QuantuMDx Group relocates to the North East

A HAND-HELD device capable of diagnosing diseases including HIV and tuberculosis within minutes is being developed by a pioneering company that has recently re-located to the North East.Read

Rise in sales for scaffold group Pyeroy

SCAFFOLDING and painting services group Pyeroy increased sales more than fivefold last year as it won more business in the growing UK offshore oil and gas sector.Read

Noble Organisation sells bingo halls to rival outfit

GATESHEAD gaming company the Noble Organisation has sold three of its bingo venues, including one in Redcar, to rival operator Marwyn Gaming.Read

Givey

Givey encourages businesses to donate in a different way

IT'S not unusual for businesses to get involved in charitable work. But are they doing it the wrong way?Read

Mobicart expands in app market

MOBILE commerce app builder Mobicart is now available to the growing crowd of people carrying around Android devices.Read

Watson Burton chief executive Patrick Harwood

Watson Burton's annual profits fall

ONE of the North East’s leading law firms Watson Burton has suffered a further annual fall in income, profits and staff numbers.Read

Temp-Team move in offices at Gateshead's Metro Riverside

RECRUITMENT firm Temp-Team has moved into larger offices at Gateshead’s Metro Riverside to cope with rising client demand.Read

Newcastle firm The Beat Suite works with MTV on Geordie Shore

MUSIC and voice agency The Beat Suite is again hitting the airwaves, this time with its work for MTV UK on its highest rating TV series ever – Geordie Shore.Read

Gateshead seminar focuses on tribunal law changes

SMALL businesses in the region are being offered advice on how the Government is finally getting tough on red tape.Read

Eutechnyx chief operating officer Darren Jobling

Eutechnyx unveil BMW Experience on Auto Club Revolution platform + VIDEO

GAMES studio Eutechnyx has made its name creating games that allow people to recreate the thrill of driving.Read

Blooie chat platform featured at Design It Build It conference

THERE was a fair bit of chat going on at The Sage Gateshead during the Design It Build It conference this month.Read

Footfall and lettings fall at Metro Centre and Eldon Square parent company

THE owners of the Metro Centre and Eldon Square today said footfall and lettings have fallen across the group, reflecting the harsh economic environment.Read

Express Engineering continues its expansion

A THRIVING North East engineering company is continuing its expansion, leasing new premises close to its Gateshead base.Read

Debbie Barton

Kultura Concept aiming to bring a taste of Far East to the North East

A FAMILY business is aiming to bring a taste of the Far East into North East homes.Read

Building firms in the region are hit hard

THE number of manufacturing businesses in distress in the region fell in the first quarter of the year, but construction continues to be among the hardest hit.Read

Simple path to 6,000 jobs in the North East

THE North East could generate an extra £1.35bn and create 6,000 jobs if more businesses were able to tap into public sector contracts.Read

Centre for Life exhibition gives visitors taste of life as a scientist

FOR the last year and a half, the Centre for Life has been developing a new exhibition which allows visitors to get a taste of being a scientist. John Hill talks to special projects manager Andy Lloyd about how Curiosity came to life.Read

Spreading the web of intrigue at Design It Build It conference

IT was billed as a practical conference, an event where web designers and developers could soak up tips that they could put into practice the next day.Read

Newcastle law firm Samuel Phillips release iPad app

PROFESSIONALS looking for a little help with employment law can now access an iPad app released by Newcastle law firm Samuel Phillips.Read

Rayovac invests an extra £1m in the North East

HEARING aid battery manufacturer Rayovac has invested an extra £1m in the North East as it steps up production of its new, mercury-free range.Read

New owners pledge £3m for Vermont hotel's renovation

A LANDMARK Newcastle hotel has been bought out of administration and the new owners promise to invest £3m renovating the historic building.Read

Ship insurer Nepia looking east for £30m growth

ONE of the world's biggest marine insurance firms has opened an office in Japan which it hopes will open the way to winning up to £30m of extra business.Read

Former canoeist makes waves with Rapid 9 Signs

A FORMER international canoeist is creating waves at home and abroad with his digital 3D signage company.Read

Gateshead College takes up training scheme

GATESHEAD College is driving forward its automotive offering with the strategic acquisition of a North East road transport and construction plant training specialist.Read

Fastflow boss pledges cash to Nepal water initiatives

FOUR months after seeing how his company's donation had changed the lives of thousands of the world's poorest people, utility services boss Neil Armstrong has pledged a further £77,000 towards clean water initiatives in Nepal.Read

'Stellar' year for owner of Robson Brown

THE London owner of Robson Brown, once the biggest advertising firm in the North East, has seen its revenues rise by nearly a third over the last year.Read

20 recruits as Flexlife firm expands

FLEXLIFE, an oil and gas industry specialist in subsea project and integrity management, has recruited 20 people in the six months since it opened its Newcastle base.Read

Ross Smith is new director of policy at NECC

THE North East Chamber of Commerce has promoted Ross Smith to the role of director of policy.Read

Vertu Motors will boost sales team

FAST-GROWING car dealership group Vertu is creating 19 jobs at its support centre in Gateshead to handle sales enquiries from customers nationwide.Read

North East organisations join forces to form Affinity CRM

ORGANISATIONS in Durham are piloting a piece of software which allows them to work together to manage anti-social behaviour in the community.Read

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