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Teesside has been “reborn as an industrial powerhouse” and will create a “tsunami of jobs” after Chancellor Rishi Sunak handed the area freeport status, a regeneration boss has claimed. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen says the decision “marks the start of…

WHAT DOES THE MAYORAL-LED NORTH EAST COMBINED AUTHORITY MEAN FOR THE NORTH OF THE REGION? As media calls went, it was textbook Whitehall play. With its exposed lights and utilitarian façade, not to mention the…

One of the North East’s best-known taxi companies celebrated its 60th anniversary before the pandemic. And like so many businesses, Wallsend-based Blueline had to adapt to the unique challenges caused by COVID-19. The family-run company emerged stronger…

IT support company, ITC Service Ltd, is growing thanks to its relocation to South Tyneside and its dedication to apprenticeships. Since moving to the borough in June 2017 ITC, which was formed in 2006, has doubled its workforce, a fifth…

Ryder’s 3* status, the highest standard of workplace engagement in the survey, means the business has ranked 32nd for its first year in the UK’s Top 100 Best Large companies to Work for 2021 category. Best Companies received entries from…

An engineering company is bringing a new offshore product to the market thanks to the support of Teesside University. Darlington-based Ardmore Craig was set up in 2010 and provides a range of services to the offshore oil and gas, renewable…

The North East and its hinterland have many economic advantages, including an enthusiastic and often highly-skilled workforce, and a low-cost base, writes Simon Michie, chief technology officer at Newcastle-based Pulsant. But the region’s rejuvenation risks being undermined by the continuing North-South…

Construction work is underway to refurbish and remodel Newbiggin Sports and Community Centre, with Howarth Litchfield responsible for architecture and interior design and BRIMS Construction appointed building contractor.