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A&P Group's Tyneside workforce to convert 'hotel' ships

GLOBAL oil and gas company Talisman Energy has turned to A&P Group's Tyneside workforce to turn two new vessels into "floating hotels".Read

Andrew Maville and Marc Barkman- Astles

Wallsend archaeologist launches Archaeosoup Productions

AN archaeologist from Wallsend has unearthed an innovative new business idea to help children and adults get a taste of North East history.Read

The Cobalt Data Centre Campus

Final work at Cobalt Data Centre Campus

CONSTRUCTION group Bowmer & Kirkland has been appointed by Highbridge Business Park Ltd as contractor on the final two speculative data centres at Cobalt Data Centre Campus, near Newcastle.Read

Tedco backs the boom in home-based businesses

PROFESSIONAL space is being created for the increasing number of North East craft-based enterprises being run from home.Read

Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate

Firms take refurbished units on Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate

PROPERTY agencies Knight Frank and DTZ have let four units on UK Land Estates' Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate in North Tyneside.Read

Whittle Jones North East moves into Silverlink offices

CHARTERED surveyors Whittle Jones North East has moved from Newcastle city centre to more modern offices at Silverlink Business Park.Read

A&P shipyard contract could be hit by BAE Systems review

A MULTIMILLION-POUND contract to make part of an aircraft carrier on Tyneside could be affected as BAE Systems reviews its UK operations, it has been claimed.Read

Saturn Court

Advanced Industrial Solutions takes industrial space in North Tyneside

ADVANCED Industrial Solutions has taken 14,000sqft of industrial space at Gladedale Capital's Saturn Court in North Tyneside, leaving only one unit remaining at the site.Read

Sunfest Solar set to create 60 jobs on Tyneside

AN Indian businessman who pioneered renewable energy technology in Asia is to create 60 jobs on Tyneside with the launch of a £5m-a-year solar panel manufacturing plant.Read

Coalfields' Regeneration Trust digs deep to help

UNEMPLOYED young people in former coalfield areas will get help to find work from a £700,000 scheme.Read

Siemens Energy Service Training Centre set to open

As Europe strives to meet its renewable energy generation targets, there will be a need for skilled workers. This is where the Newcastle-based Siemens Energy Service Training Centre comes in. Ahead of its opening, John Hill talks to the company.Read

A&P Tyne in Hebburn

A&P Tyne lose out as shipyard work moves south

A CHUNK of a contract that would have provided nine months of work for a North East shipyard has been moved to the South Coast.Read

Tyne Gangway shipshape with new contract

ONCE one of many companies working in the North East's booming ship industry, Tyne Gangway is now the only business of its kind in UK and one of only a handful left in Europe. Karen Dent finds out about the business's roots and its long association with the Ministry of Defence (MoD).Read

Cash and carry firm Kitwave makes new acquisition

CASH and carry company Kitwave, which trades as M&M Value, has made its first acquisition using part of the £7.5m investment it secured from a venture capital firm in the spring.Read

Aaron Phillips of Xpress Urself

Xpress Urself hopes to train artistic stars of future

ATEENAGER who has just graduated from the same course as X-Factor winner Joe McElderry has started his own performing arts business – so he doesn’t have to leave his native North East.Read

A&P Tyne completes second order for Subsea 7

THE A&P Tyne shipyard has completed its second order this year for Subsea 7 - one of the world's leading subsea engineering and construction companies.Read

Gordon Hanna, business opportunities advisor at The Business Factory

'Ideas bank' for small businesses in North Tyneside

AN 'ideas bank' for small businesses in North Tyneside is touring the borough in search of more inspiration.Read

Jeremy Middleton

Fresh investment for ECO Plastics

A RECYCLING company founded by North East entrepreneur Jonathan Short has won a second round of funding from business angel Jeremy Middleton as it aims to become the European market leader in its sector.Read

Maddi Alexander creator scoops Fortnum & Mason store deal

A FORMER ethical buyer has won an exclusive deal with upmarket London store Fortnum & Mason to stock her luxury beauty brand Maddi Alexander.Read

A&P Tyne completes work on aircraft carrier order

THE last working shipyard on the Tyne has completed its part in building Britain’s biggest warship ahead of schedule.Read

Chemson

Newcastle firm Chemson reports £3m loss

A NEWCASTLE chemicals company has reported a £3m loss as it works towards making its production 100% lead-free over the coming years, despite nearly doubling its sales.Read

Bell Trucks back in the black as strong sales predicted

TRUCK and van dealer Bell Trucks has returned to the black and expects to achieve further sales and profits growth in the current year, despite seeing a weakening in demand in the second quarter of 2011.Read

ECO Plastics secures almost £20m to fund expansion

A TYNESIDE plastic bottle recycler has secured almost £20m following its ground-breaking £5m deal with Coca-Cola earlier this year.Read

A wedding fair is being hosted by The Business Factory

The Business Factory hosts wedding fair for small firms

NORTH Tyneside enterprise agency The Business Factory is hosting its first wedding fair for newly-started small firms involved in the business.Read

Teamwork nets awards for gaming company

COLLABORATION and sound teamwork has netted North Shields-based Innocore Gaming two awards from the British Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (BVCA).Read

GM Packaging hoping to wrap up Olympic bid

A PACKAGING firm hopes to add £4m to its turnover by next year after bidding on a lucrative contract that will see it provide refuse bags to the London 2012 Olympics.Read

Mayor opens DAV Developments latest care home

FAST-GROWING care home group DAV Developments has opened two care homes, creating 100 jobs, with more openings to follow this year.Read

Colebrook & Burgess brings in 11% rise in sales

AUDI dealer Colebrook & Burgess produced a strong performance in 2010 with sales rising by 11% to £125m and pre-tax profits more than doubling to £1.6m.Read

Paul Young managing director of M&M Value

M&M Value cash boost to create hundreds of jobs

NORTH Tyneside wholesale and cash and carry business Kitwave plans to create hundreds of jobs after securing £7.5m investment from a Newcastle venture capital firm.Read

Prof Tom Kirkwood

North East over-50s urged to get enterprising

OVER-50s are being urged to becoming more enterprising to boost the economy and help to pay for the ageing population.Read

Green makeover for enterprise agency Tedco

A SOUTH Tyneside enterprise agency is aiming to attract more small business tenants by giving its facilities a green revamp.Read

Coca-Cola's £5m boost for ECO Plastics

GLOBAL drinks' giant Coca-Cola has agreed to invest £5m and enter into a 10-year supplier agreement with a North East company at the forefront of the recycling industry which will help to nearly double its revenues.Read

A&P Tyne in Hebburn

New owner for A&P Tyne shipyard

TYNESIDE shipyard A&P Tyne has its second new owner in the space of 18 months after being bought by a North West consortium which includes directors of a previous operator Cammell Laird.Read

Bold plans for Wallsend Golf Club site

WELL-known North East businessman John Sanderson is to spend up to £8m on a new conference centre, hotel, pub and sports facilities at the site of a North East golf club.Read

SMD nets quite a catch at subsea awards bash

NEWCASTLE oil and gas services company SMD has won a major industry honour with its recognition as the Subsea Company of the Year.Read

New North East academy boosts green energy drive

EFFORTS to keep the North East at the forefront of the renewable energy industry have been boosted with the news of a pioneering academy to train engineers of the future.Read

Craig Melville

Offshore Group Newcastle confident of securing deal

GAS and renewable energy company Offshore Group Newcastle is hopeful of picking up another contract in the second half of the year, after securing a deal last year which could provide as many as 1,000 jobs.Read

Newcastle Harley Davidson delership revamped

THE new owners of the Harley Davidson dealership in Newcastle have completed a £200,000 refurbishment of the site.Read

Galliford Try wins water contract

CONSTRUCTION and housebuilding group Galliford Try has won a £33m contract from Northumbria Water to design and build an advanced anaerobic digestion plant at Howdon Sewage Treatment Works in Newcastle.Read

ECO Plastics raising funds for expansion plan

RECYCLING firm ECO Plastics is on course to secure the £15m it needs to increase its production capacity after a successful year which has seen revenues and profits soar as it recovers from a factory fire.Read

EDM Zone expects investment sales boost

AN engineering business that provides parts to F1 racing teams expects its sales to rocket by 200% after investing in new machinery - and is now looking to move into a larger factory.Read

Firm wants more information on Government's green plan

A NORTH East building firm at the forefront of the green revolution is calling on the Government to supply the industry with details of its impending Renewable Heat Incentives - RHI.Read

Craig Melville

1,000 jobs for Tyneside yard

A NEWCASTLE company has secured a £150m oil contract that could see more than 1,000 jobs go to workers in the North East.Read

£3.3m deal for North Shields firm Innocore Gaming Ltd

THREE years after being bought by its management, fast-growing electronics gaming company Innocore has been targeted by a Taiwanese outfit in a £3.3m deal.Read

Innocore Gaming knows all the right moves

NORTH EAST firm Innocore Gaming has made it in at number 38 in a national chart of fast-growing private British tech companies.Read

Wallsend shipyard site gearing up for jobs

WORK at a former Tyneside shipyard could soon be gearing up following news of an official rebranding for its occupier.Read

Tim O'Leary of Arconia Engineering

Arconia Engineering drive to win work in Europe

AN engineering company is stepping up production and has launched a European expansion drive after winning a £19,000 grant.Read

Sales boost at Colebrook & Burgess car dealer

AUDI dealer Colebrook & Burgess says the strength of the brand and a return of consumer confidence is boosting sales and profitability in 2010, although it remains cautious in what is still a tricky motor retail market.Read

Women take senior positions at North Eastern Tyre and Exhausts

THE world of car tyres, exhausts and servicing is normally perceived as a male preserve but with almost 50% of its customers women one North East company is aiming to change that perception.Read

Go Global

SMD deal set to secure workforce

SUBSEA exploration company SMD has landed a £40m contract which will help it achieve its target of £100m of annual sales by 2011.Read

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