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Wessington Cryogenics expands and creates 30 new jobs

FAST-GROWING manufacturer Wessington Cryogenics is expanding into new premises at Castletown in Sunderland and creating 30 jobs this year following new global contract wins.Read

Aframe funds will help US expansion

CLOUD video firm Aframe has completed a £4.5m funding round which will help it build business in America.Read

The Test Factory set to take its online services to Far East

ONLINE assessment firm The Test Factory believes there could be a healthy market for its services in the Far East.Read

The Test Factory wins £400,000 investment

BESPOKE online assessment firm The Test Factory has won a £400,000 investment which it will use to develop its new products.Read

Thermal Resources Management aim to double revenue

TWO businesses which work together to make sensors for use in the most challenging environments are moving into bigger factories as they work to double revenues to £10m.Read

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Plastics recycling firm Re Pet is to expand its operations

PLASTICS manufacturer Re Pet expects to bring in revenues of £3.5m in its first full year of trading, thanks to demand for its products in Britain and abroad.Read

Jobs lost as New City Flooring goes under

ADMINISTRATOR Baker Tilly is working through the outstanding contracts at a failed County Durham flooring firm.Read

Hundreds of software jobs to be created in Sunderland

A CENTRE for Wearside's software industry has won a £3.5m boost which it is hoped will create more than 350 jobs.Read

Rainton Bridge Business Park is boosted as units created

GLOBAL property group Goodman has invested a further £130,000 in its Rainton Bridge Business Park in Sunderland.Read

Advantex Network Solutions gains top industry accreditation

NORTH East telecommunications firm Advantex Network Solutions Ltd has gained a top industry accreditation.Read

Sunderland's Maxim Brewery tastes national success

MAXIM Brewery in Sunderland is tasting national success with its first order from one of the UK’s biggest restaurant and pub companies.Read

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Gentoo Genie offers homes with no mortgage

PEOPLE anxious to step on to the housing ladder will get a chance to buy one of 60 new homes in the North East from today, without the need for a deposit or a mortgage.Read

North East website Particular.Pro offers online legal support

BUSINESSES will be able to soak up online legal support from a new subscription service launched in the North East.Read

Sunderland technology firm Aframe plans to expand

ONE of the UK’s biggest recent technology start-up firms is looking to break into the US market this year after growing its business from London and Wearside.Read

Gentoo partners with Gateshead College for solar panel training

GATESHEAD College has won a new contract from social housing provider Gentoo to train its electrical contractors in the installation and connection of special solar-powered roof panels.Read

Blair backs Downing Street furnisher Herrington Gate

A FURNITURE designer who helped to kit out Downing Street during the Blair years will be welcoming Cherie Blair back to the North East to open his new production base.Read

Durham firm Evolve North offer mobile security solution

SO YOU'RE lucky enough to have a company iPad or iPhone. But how do you keep the company information on it safe, while still making the most of the cool features it offers?Read

The Test Factory to fly flag in USA

ASSESSMENT company The Test Factory is to set up an office in Chicago next month as it looks to increase its already-notable client base in the USA.Read

Houghton-le-Spring firm Tacle sees revenues jump

THE Wearside company which makes seats for Nissan's North East plant saw its revenues jump by more than a quarter to £141m after the car factory had a record year's production.Read

Sunderland based 2Touch hoping to create 300 jobs

A NORTH East contact centre operator hopes to create around 300 jobs over the next two years after picking up a raft of lucrative contracts and strengthening its e-commerce sales.Read

Stuart Gray, Managing Director, 2Touch

Stuart Gray, Managing Director, 2Touch

CALL centres are one of the North East's biggest industries despite the rise in overseas outsourcing.Read

Making internet phones work for businesses

MOST of the time, they're merely used for making and taking calls. But is it time to really test the internet phone?Read

New deals are key to Houghton-le-Spring firm’s success

AN IT installation specialist is looking to create around 15 jobs after picking up £1m of work over recent months, including work at Nissan’s new battery plant in Sunderland.Read

Unified Software product gets banking seal of approval

THE secure payments product developed by Sunderland's Unified Software has become the first in nearly a decade to be approved for online payments by banks.Read

Houghton-le-Spring firm Dentist Direct aims to create jobs

Houghton-le-Spring firm Dentist Direct aims to help more than 100 professionals set up their own practice using a joint venture model that allows dentists to operate from a new practice for a minimum cash outlay.Read

Dentist Direct launches in the North East

A NEW dental group has been launched in the North-East which aims to help more than 100 dentists set up their own practice using a unique joint venture model that allows dentists to operate from a new practice for a minimum cash outlay.Read

Rainton Bridge move to boost company's growth

ONE of the UK's largest legal service providers has underlined its growth intentions, following its acquisition by an American company, by moving on to Goodman's Rainton Bridge Business Park.Read

Surreal Creative wins Portuguese company contract

A NORTH East creative company has beaten competition from the rest of Europe to win a contract with a £1bn Portuguese company.Read

Arriva reports good progress in markets across Europe

TRAIN and bus company Arriva has reported good progress in markets across Europe in a year in which the Sunderland company was taken over by German firm Deutsche Bahn.Read

Revolution CC collapses months after launch

A COMPANY launched a few months ago with hopes of creating 250 jobs at a Sunderland call centre has collapsed with 15 staff being laid off.Read

Connor Solutions ready to create 90 new jobs

ELECTRONICS firm Connor Solutions is planning to create 90 jobs over the next three years after securing £500,000 to grow the business.Read

Significant interest in Principle Leisure

THERE is significant interest from potential buyers in the assets of collapsed bar and restaurant chain Principle Leisure.Read

Administrators called in to parts of Principle Leisure Group

A MAJOR North East bar operator has gone into administration although the jobs of its 300 staff may be saved with a number of potential purchasers lining up to buy the business.Read

Councillor John Scott

Social enterprise takes on cafe challenge

A SOCIAL enterprise which provides home care is moving into catering, and plans to roll out its new service across the North East. Read

Emma Keerie

Surgery apprenticeships mean better healthcare

A DOCTOR'S surgery in Sunderland is offering a host of new services to its patients after putting two of its receptionists through a healthcare apprenticeship.Read

Plastics firm Re Pet confident of meeting targets

A NEWLY launched plastics manufacturer has secured £1.2m of investment as it looks to become one of the biggest businesses of its kind in the country and establish a £15m turnover.Read

Deal means life is sweet for Fairgrieve Mouldings

A MANUFACTURER has won a £1m contract with a global sweet company and it hopes it will lead to another deal worth four times as much.Read

Innovative energy system to be made in region

COMPONENTS for an intelligent energy system which can shut down devices that aren't being used will be manufactured in County Durham after a deal with a North Wales company.Read

Kevin Beales, MD of The Test Factory

Sunderland firm The Test Factory is going global

THE Test Factory software firm aims to further tap into opportunities in North America and Asia as it continues to grow at its Sunderland base.Read

Mark Anderson

Taste of success at Maxim Brewery brewery

THE brewery which has brought back some of the North East’s best-loved beers is spreading their fame around the globe.Read

Fresh insight into buying decisions

SHOPPERS who pile up their baskets with goods and then start dropping them back on the shelves have long been a source of frustration for retailers.Read

Long-term planning makes Gentoo stand out

IN the latest of our series taking a closer look at some of the companies who made it into the Journal Top 200 we catch up with Sunderland-based housing company Gentoo. Journal deputy business editor Peter McCusker and Paul Woolston, senior partner of Top 200 sponsors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) talk to its chief executive, Peter Walls.Read

Pitbull Studios work on new circus game project

NEW Sunderland games company Pitbull Studios is developing a circus game which will help its client fine-tune a next generation motion controller.Read

npower to open its new offices in Rainton Bridge

THE chief executive of multi-national utility giant npower will arrive in the region later this week to officially open its new regional offices at Rainton Bridge in Sunderland.Read

Arriva takeover deal is complete

GERMAN transport operator Deutsche Bahn has completed its acquisition of bus and train operator Arriva.Read

Funding helps Washington green coffin maker develop

A COFFIN maker plans to offset its carbon footprint by planting its own forests around the world after landing £150,000 to grow the business and boost its green credentials.Read

Hall Rail lands deal to upgrade Sudanese rail tracks

A MANUFACTURER of parts for railway lines has landed a £500,000 contract to upgrade tracks in Sudan and is now hoping to land a contract in Malaysia which would double its annual turnover.Read

Principle Leisure announce expansion plans

A BAR and restaurant operator has revealed expansion plans including the launch of a string of coffee shops and the opening of a gastropub built on the ruins of a Northumberland castle.Read

Arriva takeover is not running to schedule

THE takeover of North East transport giant Arriva has been delayed but both parties are confident it will go ahead.Read

Productivity project for MAS North East

NORTH EAST skills in lean manufacturing techniques are being showcased across Europe under a new initiative.Read

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