Evening Gazette

Take Your Seat

HAVE you booked your seat at the North East Business Executive of the Year Awards? The accolades, which are organised by the Evening Gazette and its sister paper, The Journal, in Newcastle, take place on November 19. Now in their 26th year, the awards seek out the leading lights in the business community in the Tees Valley, Tyneside and Northumberland, and Durham and Wearside. Those declared the winners in these three areas will compete for the North East Business Executive of the Year 2009 t...

Your Compere

THE North East Business Executive of the Year Awards will this year be compered by Nadine Dereza. A specialist business presenter, she has a background as a reporter for the BBC and CNN and was Financial Journalist of the Year while London business correspondent for Summit TV.

Stephen Spreads an Ethical Message

HEADING into the spotlight as keynote speaker at this year's North East Business Executive of the Year Awards will be Stephen Howard - chief executive of Business in the Community. The organisation has around 800 member companies across the UK committed to continually improving their positive impact on society.

What's Read and Green All Over? ; There's a Future for Newspapers - and It's Green, Say Recyclers: The Future of the Uk's Beleaguered Newspaper Industry Isn't yet Black and White - but It Will Certainly Be Green, Says Environment Correspondent Kelley Price

NEWSPAPER publishers across the UK are looking to cut their carbon footprint, as eco taxes begin to loom large in the industry. For them, paper is the single biggest source of carbon emissions in the printing process. But do we need it? On Teesside, the first electronic 'newspapers' of tomorrow that could sweep paper-based products aside forever are being developed. And with the price of paper spiking this year at around pounds 420 a tonne -up from pounds 340 as oil and energy prices go throu...

Here Is the Low Carbon News

CHANCES are you're reading this in your copy of the Evening Gazette - but these days that's not a given. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, you could just as easily be reading this on your PC, laptop or even mobile phone.

Why Property Is Losing Its Pensions Appe Eal

COMMERCIAL property is losing its lustre as a copper bottomed way to secure a comfortable old age, according to Middlesbrough-based pension advisor Simon Cocking. "The trend, I would say, is cooling," says Simon, an executive consultant with Vantis.

Recession May Be a Change for the Better ; the Downturn has Hit Tees Valley's Commercial Property Sector Hard. Sue Scott Finds Out How the Sector Is Surviving.

"THIS is my fourth recession now," says John Irwin wearily. "The impact was a lot quicker this time. It just fell off a cliff and the reasons were less parochial -the exit route is less obvious."

Reasons for Tees to Stay Cheerful

RECENT commercial property developments in the Tees Valley include: TESCO is due to open its 1.2m sq ft distribution warehouse at Teesport. The 300,000 sq ft import centre represents an investment of pounds 50m. The supermarket giant's site at Teesport, will create 800 jobs THE green light has been given to a pounds 100m urban renewal project at Darlington's Lingfield Point business park. It will include 1,200 ecohomes, sports facilities, local shops and r, a medical centre and school as well...

Park Really Blooms

A DARLINGTON business park is continuing to grow its arts strategy with some help from the local community. Youngsters at the Little Lingfields nursery, based on Lingfield Point, have made their contribution to the site's sunflower campaign by growing some magnificent flowers.

Green Design at the Office

INNOVATIVE office design is needed to meet legislation -so says TONY HORDON, pictured, office agency director at commercial property specialists DTZ in Newcastle. THERE is no doubt that sustainability is very much now on the corporate agenda with responsibility on the office sector to play its part in supporting the various Government initiatives and legislation to reduce the impact on the environment. It is this legislation which architects and developers alike need to start addressing - the...

Bargain Price for Quick Sale

THIS store in Saltburn has been reduced in price. The business, Satlburn Store in Upleatham Street, has a three- bedroom maisonette which is above the shop.

A Degree in History ; Tees Valley Specialists Step Into the Past

DARLINGTON'S Stone Technical Services has clinched more than pounds 75,000 worth of new contracts due to its growing reputation across the UK. The firm, which specialises in high level maintenance, has been appointed to carry out significant work at the Royal Grammar School in Guildford, Surrey.

Tell Us of Your Heroes

A TEES Valley awards ceremony that recognises individuals, businesses and organisations that contribute to cultural diversity is looking for nominees. The Celebrating Diversity Awards 2009 take place on October 2. Organised by Stockton training firm Cultures, the awards are part Tees Valley's annual A Taste Of Africa festival.

High Speed Rail Would Put Us On Right Lines ; Upgrading Teesside's Transport Network Must Go On - with or Without a High Speed Rail Link, Says Jez Davison...

LAST week's news that a high speed rail link will not becoming via Teesside was a bitter blow to local industry. A 200mph service that could cut journey times to London and Scotland would have enhanced the attractiveness of doing business on Teesside.

A Window On Mark's World ; but Football's Rulers Ought to Keep Theirs Closed ...

LOTTERY winner Mark Brudenell derives more pleasure from making windows than millions. JEZ DAVISON met him... MAKING windows may be Mark Brudenell's game, but he's also keen to break the one that condenses football player sales into the frenetic two month period from July 1 to August 31.

Parking Levy No Help to Firms ; the Issue

THE ISSUE: A NEW scheme could see small firms charged up to pounds 350 a year for every parking space they provide for their staff. Nottingham City Council has announced plans to introduce an annual levy of pounds 185 per workplace parking space in 2010, rising to pounds 350 by 2014.

Red Hot Expansion

A FAST-EXPANDING Newton Aycliffe gas fire maker is hoping to spark further growth with the opening of two new showrooms in Munich and South-east England. CVO Fire, which designs and manufactures premium gas fires and fireplaces and employs 12 staff, says the UK showroom alone could boost annual revenues - currently between pounds 1.5m and pounds 2m - by more than 50%.

Diary Dates

People

GUISBOROUGH man Andrew Notman, right, has taken up the role of claims manager at BiB Underwriters (BiBU) in Darlington. Previously Andrew spent 21 years at Iron Trades Insurance, working his way through the ranks to become claims team leader. After the firm was acquired by Australian giant QBE, he went on to have spells in the claims department of Zurich and in commercial broking with a large Tees Valley broker before coming to his present role. DARLINGTON eco-friendly heating firm Natural Wa...

Crews Tackle Fire ; Inbrief