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Promotion at SAFC
Sunday 5 February 2012 7:00
Sunderland AFC has appointed Gary Hutchinson to the club’s board of directors as commercial director. He has headed up Sunderland’s venue, events and sales divisions, leading the team that established the Stadium of Light as one of the country’s major live music venues.
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Sandwich firm spreads reach
Sunday 5 February 2012 7:00
Entrepreneurial Azeem Arshad has launched his sixth sandwich franchise in the North East. Arshad, 25, of Newcastle, holds the master franchise licence for Baguette Express in the region, and recently opened at Eldon Square bus station, creating 10 jobs.
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Chamber outlines hurdles
Sunday 5 February 2012 7:00
Businesses in Bradford have met with senior national politicians to talk about the difficulties facing local enterprise. Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Susan Kramer and party colleague David Ward MP met with several firms brought together by Bradford Chamber of Commerce on the latest of a number of fact-finding trips to the District.
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Law firms merge
Sunday 5 February 2012 7:00
Scots law firms Fyfe Ireland and Tods Murray LLP have merged. Fyfe Ireland partners, Greig Honeyman and Drew Taylor, along with eight solicitors and six support staff have joined what is now known as Tods Murray LLP.
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Rock replaced officially
Sunday 5 February 2012 6:00
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Money now occupies the former Northern Rock headquarters at Gosforth, following its absorption of the former North East mortgage bank in a £747m purchase. It begins the bank’s new era with a £14bn mortgage book and retail deposits of £16bn. It immediately unveiled new savings accounts which best-buy website Moneyfacts described as being among the most competitive in the market.
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Forum relocates
Sunday 5 February 2012 6:00
The Entrepreneurs’ Forum has relocated to 2nd Floor, Anson House, Fleming Business Centre, Burdon Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle, NE2 3AE. The new phone number is and the fax . The website and email addresses remain the same.
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Tech breakthrough
Sunday 5 February 2012 6:00
New software – designed by learning and skills professionals for learning and skills professionals – will enable colleges and training providers to spend more time educating and less time on paperwork.
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Collectables grows
Sunday 5 February 2012 6:00
Family owned Collectables is expanding its furniture retailing with the launch of what it believes is the largest bed store in the North East. Its new Sleeping Giant outlet occupies 20,000sq ft on Portrack Lane, Stockton.
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Driving forward
Sunday 5 February 2012 5:00
The serial motor dealership grower Vertu made its first purchase of 2012 a £2m deal for a Vauxhall specialist in Northampton. Bought from Grose Northampton Ltd, the firm has a turnover of some £20m. This gives the AIM-listed Gateshead company 83 outlets.
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Northstar stays put
Sunday 5 February 2012 0:00
Northstar Ventures is to stay independently-owned and based in the North East. Its parent firm, NF Holdings Ltd, had been exploring options regarding its ownership but has now decided to remain under its current ownership.
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Nissan sets the pace
Sunday 5 February 2012 0:00
Nissan’s Sunderland plant in 2011 signed off its 25th anniversary year turning out more cars than any other UK car factory has ever built in 12 months.
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Legal name disappears
Sunday 5 February 2012 0:00
Bigger investment in North East legal operations is expected with the merger and incorporation of Newcastle firm Crutes into national business law firm DWF. As the Crutes name known since 1907 now disappears, DWF’s offerings will be bolstered across insurance, healthcare, transport, technology and the public sector which Crutes has excelled in.