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Wednesday 20 May 2020

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North East Property Awards 2020 – More shortlists revealed

Insider is today announcing two more sets of shortlists for this year's North East Property Awards – the Residential Development of the Year and the Emerging Property Person of the Year.
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Ask the expert: Can I pursue a business interruption insurance claim for issues caused by Covid-19?

Tom Whitfield, partner in the dispute resolution team at Hay & Kilner Law Firm in Newcastle, offers his advice on pursuing a business interruption insurance claim for issues caused by Covid-19.
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Deals

John Hudson Trailers acquires counterpart with £5m funding package

Doncaster-based John Hudson Trailers has acquired a counterpart in the North East with the support of a £5m funding package from NatWest and Lombard Asset Finance.
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Sports nutrition firm secures backing

A specialist sports nutrition business set up by two former Newcastle United coaches is targeting growth after securing a five-figure investment.
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Covid-19 lending schemes reach £22bn milestone

The banking and finance industry has approved more than £22bn in loans to more than half a million businesses through the three major government-backed lending schemes.
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£40m investment boost for cutting-edge start-ups

Innovative businesses and start-ups are set to benefit from a £40m government investment to drive forward new technological advances.
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Ask the expert: Why social capital matters in a time of crisis

Management and PR consultant Sarah Waddington from Astute.Work, offers her advice on why social capital matters in a time of crisis.
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Business

Teesside University and TWI partner on innovation centres

Teesside University and TWI have joined forces to launch two new innovation centres designed to help companies to reduce the impact of their operations on the environment.
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Funding awarded to innovative heating project

Almost £6m in funding has been awarded to a project that will use energy from a North East mine to heat homes.
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Greencore implements ‘cohesive set of actions’

Convenience foods giant Greencore has implemented a "comprehensive set of actions" to ensure it is strongly positioned on the back of the pandemic.
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M&S profits hit by Covid-19 impact

Marks & Spencer has reported a period of "substantial progress and change" in its full-year results, but Covid-19 pandemic has led to a drop in pre-tax profit of more than 20 per cent.
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Asda sales rise in run-up to lockdown

Supermarket giant Asda has posted a rise in like-for-like sales for the period leading up to the UK's Covid-19 lockdown.
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Ask the expert: Can a temperature screening system help with staff and customer confidence?

Gary Harmer, sales director at Hikvision UK & Ireland, says innovative technological approaches like temperature screening will be crucial in enhancing confidence in workplace and public safety – but potential users need to be aware of issues around their implementation, and realistic in their expectations about performance.
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Property

Plans in for County Durham lodge park

Plans for a farm experience centre and lodge park in County Durham have been submitted.
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Manufacturing

Rolls-Royce confirms plans to cut at least 9,000 jobs

Rolls-Royce has confirmed plans to cut at least 9,000 jobs from its global workforce in a bid to save more than £1.3bn because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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