HARGREAVES POSTS STRONG RESULTS

TRANSPORT, waste and industrial services group Hargreaves has posted a 71 per cent increase in turnover to £265.3m.

The County Durham company said the strong figures have been helped by three key acquisitions.

Hargreaves Services employs around 250 staff in the North-East and may look to relocate from Esh Winning into bigger premises in the near future.

DERMASALVE CLINCHES EXCLUSIVE DEAL

SKINCARE company DermaSalve has secured a exclusive five-year distribution deal of its hand gel worth at least £5m-a-year.

The Newcastle plc has signed the agreement with South African sales and marketing company New Horizons.

Its SafeCleanse hand gel has been proven to kill the HIV virus, the H5N1 bird flu strain and superbug MRSA.

FUNNYMAN FRONTS ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN BAKERY chain Greggs has today launched the second phase of its multi-million pound advertising campaign.

Comedian Paddy McGuinness -famous through his work with Peter Kay - will once again front the campaign, which includes television and radio adverts.

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