Business & Economy Anglo Scottish Asset Finance secures £500,000-plus finance to boost Rapid Retail growth A broker has helped a retail rental firm secure a number of brands after finalising a finance deal worth more than £500,000
Business & Economy Seaham gift card firm MBL Solutions sold in deal worth potential £3.5 million A gift card provider has been sold in a deal that could rise to more than £3 million.
Build & Sustainability Develop North PLC looks to build after securing £6.5 million support An investment fund supporting North East property developers has been handed a £6.5 million boost.
Build & Sustainability Tolent wins £40 million Riverside Sunderland housing contract A contractor has secured a contract to work on a £40 million flagship city centre housing development.
Business & Economy Insurance broker Gallagher expands with Stockton-based Erimus Group deal An insurance broker has bolstered its North East presence after buying a fellow market operator.
Business & Economy Citrus Durham secures £75 million boost to push forward Integra 61 industrial hub A developer has secured £75 million funding to create a 650,000sq ft industrial park.
Business & Economy Businesses invited to save money and the planet Businesses from across the North East are invited to explore how they can save money whilst reducing their carbon footprint at an event being held in County Durham on July 6.
Ideas & Observations Common Place: encouraging community + collaboration Common Place is located on Howard Street in North Shields, aimed at bringing the local community together and to encourage a variety of creative professionals to come together, collaborate and build greater things together. Andrew Bowers, creative director, and Jade Leigh Bowers, studio + people manager, tell us about the ambition for their new co-working space
Business & Economy Interview: Jon Chadwick, founder of Durham Distillery The new Durham Distillery, buried beneath Durham High Street and stretching across the city to the riverside, has been five years in the planning, and has been an extraordinary challenge for Jon Chadwick and his team. Colin Young visits the site to see how the final stages are coming together
Ideas & Observations The B Corp community: balancing purpose and profit On May 26, the North East's B Corp community met to celebrate the launch of B Social, a community of people using business as a force for good, a new kind of business that balance purpose and profit. Graham Purvis, managing director of Robson Laidler, and Mandy Barker, founder and creative director of Sail, reflect on the collective momentum of the regional B Corp community
Business & Economy New partners unveiled as Ward Hadaway continues growth A law firm has announced two new partners.
Build & Sustainability Dogger Bank Wind Farm launches next round of scholarship programme Bosses behind the world’s largest offshore wind farm have reopened a financial scheme to find the next generation of clean energy workers.