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September 4, 2019

Business & Economy

Liberty Steel Hartlepool wins milestone contract with Saudi Aramco

Liberty Steel Hartlepool, part of the GFG Alliance, has secured a milestone contract with a Saudi Arabian gas and oil company to supply steel pipelines for a multi-billion-pound offshore development. The order will see the Hartlepool mills, which were acquired…

August 6, 2020

Business & Economy

Fairstone announce acquisition of Chiltern House

One of the UK’s largest Chartered financial planning firms has announced the acquisition of Berkshire-based Chiltern House. The acquisition by North East-based full-service wealth management house, Fairstone, bolsters its unique proprietary Downstream Buy Out (DBO) acquisition…

March 12, 2020

Business & Economy

Durham energy firm eyes national expansion with £12 million power plant

A County Durham-based renewable energy company has secured land and planning permission for an ambitious new power plant — and it could be operational as early as October 2020. Platinum Energy Solutions (PES), which is part of the Chester-le-street based…

June 8, 2018

Business & Economy

Chief Secretary to the Treasury opens Square One Law’s new Tees Valley office

Square One Law welcomed Liz Truss MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, to the North East and officially open the firm’s new Tees Valley office. The firm hosted a VIP breakfast meeting for Tees Valley Mayor, Ben Houchen and an…

May 30, 2022

Business & Economy

YANA Active eyeing glory after national award shortlisting

A luxury activewear company founded by two sisters is in the running for a national honour.

September 14, 2020

Business & Economy

CBI calls for ‘bold action’ to drive greener COVID-19 recovery

A business organisation has called on the Government to take “bold action” and deliver a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) says decisive action would place the UK as a “world-leader” in carbon change…

May 14, 2019

Business & Economy

Perspective Financial Group opens first London office

Perspective Financial Group has opened its first London office. The firm has acquired Thornton Springer Financial Services LLP, a South East London-based financial planning and wealth management company. The acquisition gives Perspective a hub in the capital for the first time…

June 30, 2020

Business & Economy

Education software specialists see growth despite COVID-19 challenges

A North East technology firm has won a clutch of new contracts despite the COVID-19 crisis, reflecting strong national and international demand for its specialist online education software. Sunderland-based Mesma, which is planning to create several new jobs later this…