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July 22, 2020

Business & Economy

First phase of Garden Village moves step closer 

Homes England, the government’s housing agency, together with developer Hellens Group, has recently entered into a Collaboration Agreement to progress with the development of the Burtree Garden Village site located at Faverdale on the western edge of Darlington. Burtree Garden…

October 26, 2018

Business & Economy

Maven leads £825,000 investment in Parsons Containers

Multi-site shipping container operator and leading self-storage service provider secures investment from the Finance Durham Fund and North East Development Capital Fund Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”), one of the UK’s most active private equity houses, through its management of the…

May 25, 2021

Business & Economy

Sunderland College partnership boosts Tritility’s growth

Sunderland College has helped an award-winning North East business energy consultancy reach a significant milestone. Washington-based Tritility, which empowers businesses to take control of their utilities through online tools and expert consultancy, has grown significantly since its launch in 2019,…

August 16, 2024

Ideas & Observations

Scrap the generation gap, why we are all more on the same wavelength than you think

Open a newspaper, scroll through social media or listen to workplace chatter and the topic of the generation gap is everywhere. From the Generation Z ‘quiet quitting’ trend to the millennial managers memes and endless media articles on the…

July 26, 2022

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Building a brighter future for Northumberland

From regenerating coastal towns to providing much-needed housing in rural areas, Ascent Homes is playing a key role in developing communities in Northumberland. Ascent Homes is the housebuilding arm of Advance Northumberland, the economic regeneration company which works on behalf…

August 25, 2022

Business & Economy

Viewpoint: Angela Carney, managing director at Carney Consultancy

Angela Carney, managing director at Carney Consultancy and director at Carney CDM, has worked in the construction industry for over 32 years. She is a board member of Constructing Excellence in the North East, vice chair of Northern Counties…

December 12, 2018

Business & Economy

Work starts on £5.5m redevelopment in the heart of Hexham

This is the fantastic central location new residents at St Cuthbert’s Close in Hexham will be able to enjoy when the £5.5m development is complete next autumn. Landlord and developer Karbon Homes is working with main contractor Tolent on a…

September 18, 2020

Business & Economy

Cleveland Bridge UK launches talent development programme

An historic bridge builder has launched a fresh skills drive. Cleveland Bridge UK says its talent development programme will support national growth plans by ushering in its next generation of engineers and leaders. Bosses at the Darlington-based structural steel engineering company…