Build & Sustainability Bellway launches search for 15 North East apprentices A new generation of talent will be offered a route into the housebuilding industry this National Apprenticeship Week as Bellway looks to fill 15 apprentice roles in the North East.
Business & Economy Wates Group joins Northern Coalition on Skills with largest-ever trainee and apprenticeship push A company leading the design of a £450 million North East electric vehicle battery plant has joined a venture to boost skills and is embarking on its largest ever trainee and apprentice in-take.
Business & Economy Career change truck drivers celebrate licence success A former insurance broker and a taxi driver are now behind the wheel of some of the largest trucks in the Moody Logistics and Storage fleet after gaining their Class 1 HGV licences.
Ideas & Observations Hybrid working: the holy grail for recruitment? For many business owners, hybrid working may have felt as though the reality couldn’t live up to the ideal, but in this series, we’ll look at how members of the Quorum Park community have made hybrid working a permanent fixture for the benefit of all their stakeholders. First up is specialist recruitment agency NRG, and its sister business greenbean RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing).
Build & Sustainability Work on 4400-job Teesside International Airport business park “to start in weeks”
Business & Economy Ward Hadaway tops corporate dealmaking tables for fourth consecutive year Top 100 Law Firm, Ward Hadaway, has topped the tables for corporate dealmaking for a 4th consecutive year it was revealed today after being recognised as the busiest corporate dealmaker in the annual Experian MarketIQ league tables.
Business & Economy Succorfish sails away with Norwegian Government accreditation A North East technology business is sailing into Scandinavian waters after winning Norwegian Government approval for its maritime tracking device.
Business & Economy North East college group to host ‘career shaping’ recruitment events Education Partnership North East is hosting a series of recruitment fairs to highlight the wide variety of employment opportunities available across its colleges.
Ideas & Observations Newcastle College University Centre awarded £2 million to invest in STEM growth Newcastle College University Centre has been awarded £2million from the Office for Students to invest into leading-edge teaching facilities.
Arts & Culture Huge DJ names announced for Hardwick Festival Multi-platinum, Grammy nominated and world famous DJs are taking centre stage this year as one of the North East’s hottest summer festivals returns.
Ideas & Observations Charity secures £20,000 grant after employment rate of North East women falls Smart Works Newcastle serving women across the North East, a charity that exists to give women the confidence they need to secure employment, has received a grant of £20,000 from Postcode Neighbourhood Trust.
Business & Economy NECS gears up for growth in 2022 Nationwide professional commercial cleaning services company, NECS has enjoyed great success over the past 15 years and is gearing up for its next chapter with ambitious growth and recruitment plans.
Business & Economy HqO helps power workplace experience at Newcastle’s Portland House A commercial real estate software firm is supporting a business base's multi-million-pound redevelopment.
Business & Economy New North East tech firm Version 1 completes Evoco deal A technology firm creating 200 jobs in a North East expansion has bought a fellow market operator as it seeks to maintain its growth.
Business & Economy Teesside software firm Sapere leads digital transformation of construction sector Sapere Software has designed and built a specialist software-as-a-service solution, which it says is set to revolutionise how construction projects are managed.