nebusiness.co.uk - North East Vision - Autumn 2007

Gap in market for urban space

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

A CONFERENCE on public space has raised questions of how we can use our area to its full potential.

Firm has innovation and tradition off to a T

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

RENOWNED tea company Ringtons, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, is looking back to the future as it draws on its proud history to push ahead as a dynamic North-East business.

Digging deep to keep firms on top of their game

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Tens of millions of pounds are being invested by two very different North-East companies as Helen Logan and Mike Morgan discovered.

Muckle LLP reaches charity milestone with latest donation

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

YOUNGSTERS in Sunderland can get out into the countryside on their bikes, thanks to a milestone donation from commercial law firm Muckle LLP.

All change in local government

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

THOSE of us who live in Northumberland or County Durham will be subject to new local authorities within two years.

Lorna brings planning skills to growing public sector team

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

FOLLOWING Alan Grisedale’s appointment at Muckle LLP as head of the firm’s public sector practice, the team continues to expand with another key appointment.

Rekindling the spirit of enterprise

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

IT HAS been several years in the making, but at last the Institute of Digital Innovation – known by its IDI acronym – has arrived.

Digital way to help construction industry

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

IT HAS always been difficult for architects, engineers and project managers to predict each stage of the construction of new homes or offices.

Higher engineering skills: the challenge for the North-East

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

OF all the challenges North-East manufacturing and engineering companies face the recruitment and retention of higher skilled engineers is the most pressing.

Tornado team steams into future with new locomotive

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

PICTURE the scene. You are standing at Darlington railway station when a shiny new, yet old-fashioned steam train whisks along the platform, transporting you back to 1940s Great Britain.

Taking a major role in software development

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

MEANWHILE over on Wearside, another key science and technology project was getting under way.

Ideas for garden centre just keep on growing and growing

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

THE founder of nursery Plants R Ross is to spend £750,000 creating a garden centre and rural retail park in plans that have tripled in size in the last 12 months

Our future - it's in our hands

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

A CAMPAIGN has been launched which will have a major impact on the way people think, feel and act towards learning and skills. The Skills Campaign, which will run for at least three years, encompasses every aspect of learning.

Investing in a mature market

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

THE world’s population is ageing rapidly, and in the UK alone there are 19 million people over the age of 50, accounting for 32% of the population.

Creative links lead to pupil skills success

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

The creative industry is helping school pupils to develop new skills to lead them to success in the employment market. Joanna Desira spoke to Creative Partnerships Tees Valley to find out more.

A new era for constructing excellence in built environment

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Constructing Excellence in the North-East is building a brighter future for the industry. One of the significant changes driving Constructing Excellence forward is the appointment of a new regional chairman, David Wood.

Making passionate places

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

THE construction industry in the North-East has experienced dynamic growth in the past decade, out-performing other regions and being transformed.

Engineering the future

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

LORNE Stewart Plc prides itself on being one of UK’s leading multi discipline building services providers.

Homes which older people deserve

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

WHILE politicians all over the country wrestle with the issue of providing affordable homes for families there is a danger that the needs of our ageing population may be overlooked.

Homes for the future: more affordable, more sustainable

nebusiness.co.uk — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:00 GMT

UNLESS we act now, by 2026 first time home buyers will find average house prices are 10 times their salary. This could lead to real social inequality and injustice.” This was the view of Housing Minister Yvette Cooper on launching the Government’s Housing Green Paper last July.