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The UK construction sector expanded marginally in April as the fastest rise in housebuilding in 2019 helped offset falls in commercial and civil engineering work, according to a market report. The latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index showed…

Durham Group Estates has completed the second phase of a £750,000 refurbishment of Bede House on Belmont Business Park in Durham. The property investment company, which operates across the North East and Yorkshire, completed the first phase of the 26,000…

North East engineering company JK Lifting Equipment is celebrating a successful first year under new ownership, which has seen the firm double its turnover and headcount. Managing director James Bright acquired the company, originally named John Kesson Lifting, in June…

Newcastle College University Centre is launching the UK’s first Creative Digital Design Degree Apprenticeship this September, allowing young people to learn and practice the creative and technical skills that are in high demand by the region’s employers. Getting into…

The latest report on jobs from KPMG and REC pointed to another sharp reduction in recruitment activity in the North East during May. Both permanent placements and temporary billings fell sharply, albeit not to the same extent as in April. This…

Durham Group Estates has completed the second phase of a £750,000 refurbishment of Bede House on Belmont Business Park in Durham. The property investment company, which operates across the North East and Yorkshire, completed the first phase of the 26,000…

A heating and plumbing merchant has launched its third North East bathroom showroom in a £100,000 expansion. Flame Heating Group has opened the showroom at the site of its existing trade counter on Sunderland’s Riverside Industrial Estate, after acquiring the…

A little more than a year after officially opening on the banks of the River Tyne, INNSiDE by Meliá Newcastle is continuing to go from strength-to-strength. Here, Steven Hugill speaks to manager Calum Manekshaw about its progress and how…