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Posted by Ross Smith on December 20, 2007 3:51 PM | 

I've just got back to the office after accompanying a group of North East Chamber of Commerce members with international trade interests to a meeting with the Foreign Secretary, David Miliband.

We met at Ford Manufacturing Components in Mr Miliband's South Shields constituency - one of a growing number of successful exporters in the region.

What was most striking was the enormous level of optimism shown by those present.

When Mr Miliband asked about the current state of North East business, he immediately received a unanimous, positive response.

The problems faced by many North East firms are the problems of success - companies racing to provide new plant capacity or hire new staff in order to keep pace with the level of orders coming in.

Of course, there were calls for the Government to help the region's businesses - not least by improving international transport links via our ports. But the meeting demonstrated this now represents investment in success.

It's a fantastic note to end 2007 upon - but we have every reason to hope 2008 will be even better.

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