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A County Durham metal rainscreen maker says it is well positioned for growth after equipment investments helped deliver a financial boost. BTS Facades and Fabrications saw turnover rise 20 per cent to £8.5 million last year. Bosses at the Newton Aycliffe…

North East media agency Route, based at creative hub, Generator Studios, Newcastle, with a sister office in Brighton, has picked up a raft of new national accounts, driven by the boom in online sales. Route, founded by Darren Davidson and…

Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised the Blackett family, shareholders of the iconic Matfen Hall Hotel, on the sale of the company to hospitality business Walwick Estate Group. Based in Northumberland, Matfen Hall is a luxury hotel and…

Specialist recruitment and outsourced people services partner Jackson Hogg has introduced a four-day working week.   Employees have dropped from five days to four days – without receiving a salary reduction.   The change, which takes effect today (August 1), will increase productivity,…

PolyBox has received an investment of £500k to support its development of AI technology, with £300k coming from Northstar Ventures. Founded by two Newcastle University graduates, Rojin Yarahmadi and Nikolaus Benopoulos, PolyBox operates in the world of automated…

As the region’s largest and most influential multi-sector membership organisation, supporting more than 2000 businesses from SMEs to multinationals, the Chamber is a trusted business community with the largest business events programme in North East England. Since 1815…

After the popularity of not only The ONE, but also the other family expressions, The ONE Tawny Port and The ONE Oloroso, The Lakes Distillery have further created a brand new edition to their spirits family. The Lakes Distillery has…

A Teesside digital firm has worked with a Scottish university to improve the recruitment and retention of disabled scientists. Animmersion supported Heriot-Watt University with interactive programmes focused on changing academic managers and key stakeholders’ perceptions. The Middlesbrough-based business has created two…