AN important milestone at a North-East steelworks has been reached with stoves being heated up that will enable the blast furnace to fire back into production in the upcoming weeks.
YOUNG people need to be inspired to look at rewarding careers in manufacturing rather than aiming to “get rich quick” as popstars or musicians, one of the North-East’s leading business figures said last night.
With the Northern Echo launching its Foundation for Jobs programme last week, to create a working future for our young people through internships, apprenticeships and a ‘cadet’ scheme Business Editor Owen McAteer talks to Tata Steel Long Products director Jon Bolton which ran its own successful pilot cadet initiative
A FIRM specialising in the conservation of historic buildings and work on high level structures has started 2012 by making a major investment in its 21st Century marketing techniques, to drive its growth.