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May 21, 2021

Business & Economy

North East organisations partner on £2m programme to break down barriers in digital

A group of sector organisations in the North East have partnered up with the North of Tyne Combined Authority to help businesses and organisations to increase productivity, efficiency, and resilience by adopting digital technology. Delivered by Digital Catapult North East…

August 29, 2022

Business & Economy

Q&A: John Healy, investor at BGF

John Healey is an investor at the UK and Ireland’s most active growth capital investor, BGF. He joined BGF in June 2022 from business advisory firm, UNW, where he spent eight years advising on a number of high-profile acquisition,…

April 24, 2023

Business & Economy

Drummond Central hands the keys to its people

Drummond Central, a top, independent, 60-strong, strategic, creative agency in Newcastle is becoming an employee-owned business. As the agency approaches 20 years in business, the founders, Julie and Stephen Drummond, had been thinking about the future of the agency. Julie Drummond,…

August 19, 2019

Business & Economy

University honours ‘outstanding’ North East apprentice solicitors

Two apprentice solicitors from a North East law firm are celebrating after winning the prestigious Northumbria Law School prize for performance following some first-class results. Lauryn Hellewell and Paula Normington, of Newcastle-based Muckle LLP, have just completed year one of…

January 26, 2023

Build & Sustainability

Homes by Esh seeks to grow supply chain with upcoming event

North of England housebuilder Homes by Esh is hosting a meet the developer event in Darlington to give local subcontractors the opportunity to join its supply chain.

May 9, 2019

Business & Economy

BMC Recruitment Group to sponsor Newcastle Startup Week closing party

Newcastle Startup Week has announced that this year’s official closing party is sponsored by BMC Recruitment Group. BMC Recruitment Group, headquartered in Newcastle, are a recruitment partner for the region’s start-up and scale-up businesses. The company specialise in finance, technology,…

May 5, 2021

Business & Economy

Strategic streamlining to deliver ambitious goals for Durham law firm

Streamlining to grow may seem a contradiction in terms, but Swinburne Maddison LLP (Swinburne Maddison), a Durham-based law firm, has announced a reorganisation of its management team before embarking on an ambitious expansion plan. Over the next three years, a…

February 26, 2019

Business & Economy

Keenan Recycling wins Newcastle University food waste contract

Leading organic waste management company, Keenan Recycling, is creating a greener environment for the North East and has recently started a partnership to improve food waste segregation at Newcastle University. Keenan Recycling, which recently expanded into the North East as…