Stockton firm Francis Brown tipped for the top May 25 2012
A STOCKTON engineering firm has completed a specialist fabrication project for the BP Andrew platform in the North Sea. more

New apprentices to start in Siemens's Newcastle base May 25 2012
AT least 36 apprentices will start work in Siemens’s Newcastle base in September as part of a UK recruitment drive. more

A&P Group's Tyneside workforce to convert 'hotel' ships May 25 2012
GLOBAL oil and gas company Talisman Energy has turned to A&P Group's Tyneside workforce to turn two new vessels into "floating hotels". more

Region’s successes belie gloomy national picture May 25 2012
THE North East's businesses have been told not to lose heart at the news of the UK's fall into recession. more

Economists pour scorn on downbeat ONS figures May 25 2012
A GROUP of economic forecasters is confident the latest downbeat economic figures will be adjusted upwards shortly, but warned confidence may well sink in the meantime. more

Insolvencies in North East are now lowest in UK May 25 2012
FOR the second month in a row, firms in the region have seen the biggest fall in business insolvencies in the UK. more

Banknote security firm's 'disappointing' 12 months May 25 2012
ANTI-COUNTERFEITING specialist OpSec Security has plunged into the red after a difficult 12 months of lower sales to international governments, and costs associated with a bid to take over the company. more

PricewaterhouseCoopers to split its regional practice May 25 2012
BUSINESS services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced it will split its Northern practice into two regions, the North West and the North East. more

Exchanging ideas on sustainable transport in North East May 25 2012
A DELEGATION of experts from around Europe visited Sunderland yesterday to see how the city was creating a more sustainable transport network. more

'Disappointing' year for OpSec Security May 24 2012
ANTI-COUNTERFEITING specialist OpSec Security fell in to a pre-tax loss as revenues dipped during what the company said was a "disappointing" year. more

Alnwick firm Marishal Thompson is sold in £5m deal May 24 2012
A NORTHUMBERLAND tree specialist has been snapped up in a £5.2m deal which is set to create around 20 jobs in the short-term, and more in the future. more

Digital start-up accelerator Ignite100 returning to Newcastle May 24 2012
EUROPE'S first £1m digital start-up accelerator is returning to Newcastle in early September. more

Scheme to help best performing North East firms grow May 24 2012
HIGH-potential businesses across the North East are being urged to take advantage of a £200m Government-backed GrowthAccelerator programme which was launched by Business Secretary Vince Cable yesterday. more

Jobs secured as Hartlepool firm Expamet is sold May 24 2012
BUILDING supply company Expamet has been bought out of administration, saving the jobs of the firm’s 87 staff. more