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March 5, 2023

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Building for the future

Amid the ever-changing employment landscape, worker empowerment and cultural inclusivity have never been more paramount. For firms, it means a rewriting of operational blueprints, not least a bolstering of HR frameworks. And helping organisations do such is specialist…

August 1, 2023

Business & Economy

Greggs pushing on with 3000-store ambitions after longer hours propel sales

A national high street baker founded on Tyneside’s streets is pressing ahead with major expansion plans after customers’ post-work cravings boosted earnings.

March 6, 2024

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In business as in life, it pays to be prepared.  Volatile financial markets; supply chain strains; skills shortages; shifting consumer demands – each and all fundamental growth hurdles, which, if attempted passively, quickly become insurmountable obstacles. 

August 13, 2020

Business & Economy

Iconic Redcar blast furnace to fall in Mayor’s £150 million SSI UK site redevelopment

Iconic buildings at a former steelworks will be razed to the ground in a £150 million redevelopment. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen today (Thursday, August 13) unveiled a blueprint to demolish a number of structures at the ex-SSI UK site,…

March 3, 2024

Lifestyle

Cutting, shaping and restyling the future

When you think of a barbershop in 2024, what do you see? Hypermasculinity? Noise? Lad banter? Here, Steven Chapman, founder of The Hoi Polloi, tells Kate Hewison how he is doing things differently by (pardon the pun) cutting through the stereotypes.

March 6, 2024

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Preparing for tomorrow’s risks today

Running a business can be tough. As sure as night follows day, risk remains a relentless foe, a constant bump in the operational road map. What, though, if there was a blueprint that existed to address such a challenge while offering…

June 1, 2021

Business & Economy

Plans submitted for 2250-job Teesside wind turbine blade factory

Plans have been submitted to create a “mammoth” 2250-job Teesside wind turbine blade making factory. A blueprint for GE Renewable Energy’s proposed plant has been handed to authorities. Tee Valley Mayor Houchen says the facility – which is earmarked for the…

April 14, 2020

Business & Economy

Siemens steps up to support VentilatorChallengeUK

Siemens UK and Siemens Healthineers have joined a consortium of businesses from the automotive, aerospace and technology sectors to manufacture ventilators for the NHS. The company, which has a strong presence in the North East, is working on the VentilatorChallengeUK…