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July 28, 2021

Business & Economy

Pioneering tech firm grows click-by-click

One of the UK’s fastest growing ConTech and PropTech businesses is looking to continue growing post-pandemic, after creating 10 new jobs at its North East head office. Software as a Service provider clixifix® played a key role in helping the…

January 9, 2020

Business & Economy

Up to 250 jobs at risk as trainbuilder Hitachi Rail reveals restructure

Up to 250 jobs are at risk in a North East trainbuilder restructure. Hitachi Rail says it is moving to a new “core workforce model” at its factory in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, following the completion of a large contract. Responding…

November 3, 2022

Business & Economy

Guest contributor: Leading the way on innovation

With Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust one of ten test-bed sites across the country for healthcare development, Charlotte Fox, the operator’s commercial enterprise team business innovation manager, tells North East Times Magazine why the organisation…

September 28, 2021

Business & Economy

Northern Gas and Power lights the way for Inclusion Week

An energy procurement firm has reiterated its commitment to improving its “open culture of diversity and inclusion” after signing up to a national campaign. Northern Gas and Power is partnering with Inclusion Week. Running from September 27 until October 3, the…

September 19, 2018

Business & Economy

Bolbec Hall to undergo £1.2m refurbishment

Bolbec Hall, the Grade II office property built in 1907 for Newcastle’s Literary & Philosophical Society (Lit & Phil), is to undergo a significant £1.2m refurbishment programme which will deliver 16,000 sq ft of contemporary office space across five…

June 26, 2019

Business & Economy

Miller Homes commits to housebuilding in the North East with new Teesside office

Housebuilding specialist Miller Homes is opening a new office in Teesside to support their strategic growth in the North East. They will move into a space at Aycliffe Business Park in Newton Aycliffe, which is set to open later this…

October 16, 2019

Business & Economy

Successful Mexican pop-up restaurant puts down permanent roots

The man behind the popular pop-up eatery, Barrio Comida, is now opening his own restaurant in Durham. Shaun Hurrell opened the Mexican pop-up restaurant on Newcastle’s Quayside in December 2016 and it quickly became a destination for foodies with its…

July 25, 2019

Business & Economy

Newcastle Building Society buoyed as record mortgage lending and savings helps profits

Newcastle Building Society has seen profits rise after record mortgage lending complemented the arrival of thousands of new customers. The mutual says pre-tax profit was up 18 per cent to £8.2 million in the six months to June 30, compared…