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North East engineering company JK Lifting Equipment is celebrating a successful first year under new ownership, which has seen the firm double its turnover and headcount. Managing director James Bright acquired the company, originally named John Kesson Lifting, in June…

North East engineering company, JK Lifting Equipment, is celebrating continued growth with the successful completion of a major six-figure project for a Gateshead leader in innovative manufacturing, assembly and testing solutions for the subsea energy industry. The Newcastle-based firm worked…

Completion is nearing of a sought-after seafront residential scheme in North Tyneside, which has breathed new life into the site of a derelict hotel. Construction of High Point View, a development of 14 townhouses on the Promenade, in Whitley Bay,…

The Wonderful Wig Company provides high-quality, real hair wigs and support for people experiencing hair loss. And from the success of her flagship salon in Sunderland, founder Nicola Wood has now opened a purpose-built salon in Ouseburn, Newcastle,…

A County Durham industrial cleaning contractor has its sights set on national expansion after growth fuelled by Durham Business Opportunities Programme (DBOP) Incubator Zone EMCON exhibition. Ferryhill-based Orca Cleaning Services is one of more than 50 companies from across County…

It’s not just the day job as Cundall’s managing partner that takes Carole O’Neil across the world. Cundall delivers sustainable engineering and design solutions from those centres of excellence, and is committed to ensuring all its projects are net-zero carbon enabled by 2030, with Carole part of a wide-ranging senior team determined to meet the ambitious target. This year, though, she will also represent England in the Commonwealth Powerlifting Federation Championships, in South Africa. Here, during a break in her preparations, she tells Colin Young how the sport has transformed her life and her career.

The region was proudly represented at a recent international event in Sarawak, Malaysia attended by some of the world’s most innovative and creative minds with the aim of trying to find solutions to a host of global environmental and…

Startup Awards North East has taken over from The If We Can You Can Challenge to offer a roadmap to success for North East-based startups. FIRST, organisers of Startup Awards North East, are building on solid foundations to offer a…