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Washington-based Tanfield confident of further growth

TANFIELD is confident it is turning the corner and will shortly return to growth as its order book picks up after the blight of the recession.Read

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Washington-based Tanfield in line for share of £32m

MANUFACTURER Tanfield looks set to be in line for a significant investment after the US company which bought half its electric vehicles revealed plans to raise £32.6m.Read

Tanfield looking up again after tough times

MANUFACTURER Tanfield is looking to grow once again after a harrowing few years which saw it sell off its electric vehicles business a month ago.Read

Tanfield says market stabilising

THE SLIMMED-down Tanfield group, which sold off its electric van division at the start of the year, says its market is now stabilising after a prolonged recession.Read

Tanfield electric vehicle division sale anticipated

MANUFACTURER Tanfield is expected to sell the UK wing of its Smiths Electric Vehicles division to its US offshoot over the next two months after fending off a recent takeover approach.Read

A Tanfield electric vehicle

Tanfield in $1m SEVUS exclusivity deal

ELECTRIC van maker Tanfield today batted away merger attempts by rival Liberty Electric Cars by signing a $1m exclusivity deal with its US associate company.Read

Liberty appeals to Tanfield shareholders

ELECTRIC car maker Liberty today appealed directly to the shareholders of rival Tanfield after the larger Washington-based company turned down its bid to combine the two businesses.Read

Tanfield hopes to raise £2m from shares

TANFIELD is hoping to raise £2m through a share issue to tide it over until it links up its UK and US electric car divisions.Read

A Tanfield electric vehicle

Van maker Tanfield aiming to raise cash

ELECTRIC van maker Tanfield is looking to raise extra cash until it can complete the consolidation of the UK and US wings of the business.Read

Tanfield propose US consolidation deal

ELECTRIC van maker Tanfield is aiming to combine its British and American businesses into one and said the US wing is considering a flotation early next year.Read

A Tanfield electric vehicle

Tanfield slumps to loss but confident of recovery

ELECTRIC van firm Tanfield revealed it had plunged into the red yesterday but insisted that the easing of credit facilities in the global financial markets is leading to a substantial increase in vehicle orders.Read

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Tanfield's US sale plan is 'good news'

THE founder of North East stock market-listed company Tanfield says plans to sell its electric vehicle making business to its US partners is good news for the region.Read

Electric car giant Tanfield pulls plug on US connection

TANFIELD'S link-up with motor giant Ford in the US has ended - because the Washington electric vehicle maker says "it didn’t stack up".Read

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Call for more eco-friendly transport incentives

THE founder of electric vehicle manufacturer Tanfield is calling for more incentives for people to make the switch to eco-friendly transport as the company reported an £11m loss and a 68% slump in turnover.Read

A Tanfield electric vehicle

Tanfield blames recession for loss

ELECTRIC vehicle maker Tanfield has blamed the global recession for pushing it into the red and causing its turnover to dip by almost £63m.Read

A Tanfield electric vehicle

Tanfield lands biggest van deal

ELECTRIC vehicles maker Tanfield has landed the biggest overseas deal in its history with a £2m contract to ship 50 vans to the Netherlands.Read

A Tanfield electric vehicle

US grant speeds up electric vehicles

US PRESIDENT Barack Obama gave a North East firm a huge boost last night as he delivered his multi-billion dollar masterplan to develop electric vehicles in America.Read

A Tanfield electric vehicle

North East designed electric trucks go to US owners

ELECTRIC trucks designed in the North East are being delivered to six major US customers today.Read

Our glory in World Cup football stadium

IF England's footballers make their trademark quarter final exit at next Summer's World Cup, few travelling Brits may get to see the impressive Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban.Read

Store chain invests in North-built eco vans

SUPERMARKET chain Sainsbury’s is to buy 50 eco friendly vans from North East electric vehicle maker Tanfield.Read