Costa coffee demand helps Whitbread to sales rise

COSTA DELIGHT: UK sales rose by 20 per cent at Costa

11:51am Wednesday 19th June 2013

THE firm behind a budget hotel chain integral to a £30m North-East leisure development says the poor weather has galvanised parts of its business.

Poor weather helps budget hotel and coffee shop chain increase sales

An artist's impression of the proposed £30m Darlington development, including a new Premier Inn

6:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

THE firm behind a budget hotel chain integral to a £30m North-East leisure development says the poor weather has galvanised parts of its business.

Mechplant’s £3.5m investment

SATISFIED CUSTOMER: Mechplant joint managing director Stephen Makinson, seated, with, from left, James Taylor, Steve Prescott and Robert Wilson, front, of TC Harrison JCB

1:02pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

DESPITE challenging times for the construction trade a plant hire business is investing £3.5m in machinery.

What goes up

1:00am Wednesday 12th June 2013

IT'S funny how quickly things can change in stock markets. At the beginning of April 2013, the UK FTSE 100 was floating around 6300, writes Michael Rankin.

Building supplies firm buoyed by UK and US markets

8:00pm Tuesday 4th June 2013

A CONSTRUCTION supplies firm, founded as an Australian-based sheep shearing company, says strong profits across the UK and US have helped it avoid crumbling European markets.

Tiling firm cuts hours and bonuses to battle sliding sales

2:59pm Thursday 30th May 2013

BRITAIN’S largest specialist tile retailer, is cutting staff bonuses and employee hours to cut costs as it battles against sliding sales.

Chief executive of under-fire G4S to retire with £1.18m pay-off

LEAVING ROLE: Nick Buckles

1:15pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

THE boss of security firm G4S is to stand down – only months after he came under fire for his company’s botched handling of its Olympics Games contract.

Ready meal maker still suffering from horse meat scandal

3:02pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

DAMAGE caused by the horse meat scandal continues to plague a ready-meal maker which has already lost tens of jobs.

Footsie moves higher as UK plc's health improves

6:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

THE best measure of the health of the UK stock market is the FTSE 100, sometimes just known as the ‘footsie’, writes Anthony Platts.   

Balfour Beatty announces £50m fall in first quarter UK profits

Balfour Beatty

3:10pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

CONSTRUCTION group Balfour Beatty have announced disappointing results highlighting concerns for the North-East.

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