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