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  • Deal sees former Vickers site’s future saved

    Thursday 25 April 2013 22:00

    Engineering and manufacturing is to continue at an iconic North East industrial site when it ceases making military vehicles with the loss of 250 jobs.
  • Coatings firm to expand following sale

    Thursday 25 April 2013 22:00

    Tyneside-based Monitor Coatings is not only retaining all of its 49 staff following its takeover, but it will be expanding and creating another six jobs.
  • Games business creates 50 new jobs

    Thursday 25 April 2013 22:00

    A Darlington gaming firm is making a £10m expansion and creating 50 new jobs, six months after being taken over by an American firm.
  • TPS secures £5m US contract

    Thursday 25 April 2013 22:00

    Power solutions business Turbo Power Systems (TPS) has secured a near £5m order with global manufacturing giant Bombardier to supply parts to metro subway cars in Chicago.
  • All change at Go-Ahead

    Thursday 25 April 2013 6:00

    Transport group Go-Ahead has confirmed that Sir Patrick Brown has retired from the board as chairman, with Andrew Allner succeeding him.
  • Deal activity down on last year

    Thursday 25 April 2013 6:00

    The value and volume of M&A activity in the North East dropped significantly in Q1 2013 compared to the same period last year, new figures show.
  • Triple dip report awaited

    Thursday 25 April 2013 6:00

    Figures due to be released by the Office for National Statistics later today will show whether the UK has slipped into a triple-dip recession.
  • Software business set to soar

    Thursday 25 April 2013 6:00

    A fledgling business software firm is on target to grow its sales from scratch to £4m this year and create around 20 jobs in the region next year as it targets opportunities in the US and UK.
  • Picture getting brighter for region’s firms

    Thursday 25 April 2013 5:00

    North East businesses’ fortunes are continuing to improve in line with the picture across the rest of the UK.
  • Construction sees first workload rise in six years

    Thursday 25 April 2013 5:00

    There could be light at the end of the tunnel for the North East construction industry with a rise in workloads for the first time since the end of 2007.
  • German giant grabs coatings company

    Thursday 25 April 2013 5:00

    Tyneside-based Monitor Coatings has been sold to German multi-national group Messer Cutting Systems for an undisclosed sum.
  • Countdown to accountancy and finance celebration

    Thursday 25 April 2013 5:00

    Former Sage CEO Paul Walker is to share his experiences at the helm of the software empire, as he delivers the keynote speech at this year’s North East Accountancy Awards.