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Mayor pledges support for manufacturers

Chirton6 M Mayor pledges support for manufacturersNorth Tyneside elected Mayor Linda Arkley pledged council support for manufacturers after visiting visited one of the borough’s business success stories.

Mrs Arkley joined James Ramsbotham, Chief Executive of the North East Chamber of Commerce, on a visit to Chirton Engineering Limited, at its North Shields base on the West Chirton Industrial Estate.

They met owner Paul Stewart, who set

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Business Network backs enterprise

South Durham Business Network is celebrating business success across their area with an awards ceremony at a special event in December.

Businesses throughout South Durham are invited to enter or make nominations for an award in the following categories:

Best business start-up
Best home business
Best retail business
Best service business
Best employee
Engineering & manufacturing award Innovation award
Outstanding contribution to the South Durham area

Application forms for awards can be obtained by emailing info@sdbn.org.uk.

The ceremony will double with a Christmas Dinner to be held

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Guess who’s coming to dinner....

1155773189 UXAPK S Guess who’s coming to dinner....An invitation has gone out to the region’s bon vivants from a new business venture intent on becoming the height of good taste.

The Opus Dining Club, with ambitions to establish a regional network for people who enjoy good food, is the brainchild of former NHS worker Lesley Craggs.

She has been joined by her partner

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Civil Engineering company is looking ACE

1007478210 dorPC S Civil Engineering company is looking ACEA Derwentside-based civil and environmental engineering company is on target to more than double last year’s turnover to nearly £3m.

Absolute Civil Engineering (ACE), based in the Consett Innovation Centre, was set up less than two years ago by 44-year-old Mark Short, who decided to use his engineering expertise and years of

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Work begins on £48m University development

996579814 9NJWV S Work begins on £48m University developmentA landmark £48million development at Durham University will bring together activities which are currently dispersed across the City into purpose-built facilities.

Contracts have been exchanged between the University and its appointed construction partner, Laing O’Rourke.

The new development, which is positioned at the edge of the University’s Science Site along Stockton Road, in

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New jobs for Durham manufacturing plant

956973547 e7MXf S New jobs for Durham manufacturing plantManufacturing giant ThyssenKrupp Tallent has revealed plans to create 70 new jobs at its County Durham plant with the help of North East recruitment firm TEMP-TEAM.

The German-owned multinational is looking to recruit machine operators, forklift truck drivers and welders over the next two months at its Newton Aycliffe factory, which

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Businesses take the pledge to fly local

912894805 5BnPT S Businesses take the pledge to fly localA major campaign to strengthen the links between Durham Tees Valley Airport and the region’s business community has got off to a flying start.

Over 50 companies from across the North East gathered at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium yesterday (22nd June 2010) for the launch of the airport’s ‘Travel Pledge’ initiative

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Building success with Investors in People

845290683 migWH S Building success with Investors in PeopleThe North’s oldest family-owned building contractor is celebrating its 150th anniversary as it successfully rides out the recession.

T Manners & Sons, founded in 1860 and based in Bishop Auckland, is now a fifth-generation company with a turnover of more than £10m. It plans to thank its 60-strong workforce and its customers for

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New Norwegian connection a boost for north east business

818344189 oC2rG S New Norwegian connection a boost for north east business A new air link with Norway is set to provide a boost for north east business interests – especially in the oil, gas and energy sectors.

Eastern Airways has announced an early morning connection to Norway’s second largest city from Durham Tees Valley airport.

The first

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Don’t miss out on great trading opportunity

813314161 ByMsA S Don’t miss out on great trading opportunityBusinesses and organisations are being urged to take advantage of a once in a lifetime opportunity to showcase their goods and services at England’s biggest free event in 2010.

Hartlepool is hosting The Tall Ships Races between August 7-10 when up to a million visitors are expected to descend on the

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