Michael Mitten featured in nebusiness.co.uk

Michael Mitten. MD, is featured in nebusiness.co.uk, 02.11.09.  Click here to read the article in full

ENTREPRENEURS running small businesses are still optimistic about the economy despite orders in the sector remaining depressed. Demand for goods made by the UK's small and medium-sized manufacturers remained depressed in the last three months, but firms expect order books to stabilise in the next quarter, according to the CBI's latest quarterly SME Trends Survey.

Michael Mitten, managing director of Newcastle engineering group Houghton International, says he is benefiting from the work put in place following the downturn of 2001. He said: "We anticipate that we'll create more than 40 new jobs over the next two years – built on solid foundations."