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September 6, 2021

Ideas & Observations

Unlocking potential in the North East

George Mokhtar, director, technology business lead at Turner & Townsend believes understanding sustainability, productivity and digitalisation together is the key to transforming performance. Many businesses are grappling with complex challenges, scenarios include plotting a course to net zero, adapting to…

May 12, 2022

Business & Economy

Guest contributor – The big switch off

You know the cost of living crisis is really biting when the UK, a nation of TV fanatics, switches off. According to recently announced figures from market research firm Kantar, more than 1.5 million streaming subscriptions were cancelled in the…

August 12, 2020

Business & Economy

Funding call made to Local Government minister

A call has been made for more funding to be made available to Local Government to help recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Councillors from Middlesbrough Council’s Corporate Affairs & Audit Committee have written to Local Government minister Simon Clarke MP…

June 28, 2018

Technology

Howell Technology Group receives virtualisation specialist designation

IT Consultancy Howell Technology Group (HTG) is the first Citrix Solution Advisor to become a Citrix Virtualisation Specialist in the North East of England South Tyneside-based HTG has received the Citrix Virtualisation Specialist designation, joining only 13 companies in the…

August 12, 2020

Business & Economy

North East firm sees boost in turnover and recruitment

A Newcastle-based insurance brokers has increased its turnover by 50 per cent and doubled its workforce due to a boom in demand for its services since the coronavirus pandemic. Bespoke Financial Newcastle Limited, which is the brainchild of fTerry Blackburn…

July 6, 2020

Business & Economy

BMW chief shares COVID-19 insights with North East employers

North East employers have been hearing from their German counterparts about how to get operations back on track after COVID-19. In a webinar organised by the North East England Chamber of Commerce, the senior vice president of BMW and head…

February 7, 2022

Ideas & Observations

Hybrid working: the holy grail for recruitment?

For many business owners, hybrid working may have felt as though the reality couldn’t live up to the ideal, but in this series, we’ll look at how members of the Quorum Park community have made hybrid working a permanent fixture for the benefit of all their stakeholders. First up is specialist recruitment agency NRG, and its sister business greenbean RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing).

April 2, 2019

Business & Economy

High Tide Foundation buoyed by Tees Valley businesses

A charity dedicated to offering young people valuable career experiences has welcomed six businesses as corporate partners. Active Chartered Financial Planners, Casper Shipping, Intelect, Jacksons Law Firm, PD Ports and Visualsoft have now become corporate partners of the High Tide…