Author: Coreena Ford

Lynx Precast has secured funding of £170,000 from the North East Rural Growth Network

Teescraft Engineering has snapped up the firm, which will be renamed and benefit from investment

The Ashington business paid an undisclosed sum for the Hertfordshire firm and all staff transfer to Polar Krush

Jes Staley was in Ashington to launch the new pot of cash, which is particularly aimed at manufacturers, transport and logistics firms

The Dulux owner is on a mission to train and upskill 10,000 decorators by 2020

The new plant close to its HQ will also become a training base to bring more skilled workers into the sector  

The new plant close to its HQ will also become a training base to bring more skilled workers into the sector  

It had been mooted that the Dutch firm, with plants in Gateshead and Ashington, could create a new business worth $30bn

The iced drinks firm founder on creating a Willy Wonka-style factory, the recession - and starring in a Laurence Olivier film

The new manufacturing plant will make Dulux paint and has a carbon footprint 50% less than its old facility