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March 17, 2017

Business & Economy

Teesside firms take part in government Industrial Strategy consultation at TTE event

Led by Andrew Battarbee, Area Director for Yorkshire, Humber and the North East for BEIS and the Cities & Local Growth Business Unit, the discussion focused on Teesside’s role in UK industry and the importance of delivering a strategy…

July 4, 2019

Arts & Culture

New ‘offline’ membership club launched to support those suffering from anxiety

A mental health professional from Tynemouth has launched a new offline membership club for people suffering from overthinking and anxiety. Swirl is an offline service in the sense that print materials and in-person meet ups are prioritized over smartphones and…

October 1, 2021

Business & Economy

Firefighter backs psychotherapist behind a new approach to mental health

An experienced firefighter – diagnosed with PTSD and depression following years of exposure to traumatic incidents – is backing plans for a new North East mental health centre. Daniel McManus has backed Forest Hall psychotherapist and social enterprise Changing Minds with…

January 17, 2022

Business & Economy

Duo appointed to Construction Alliance North East board

Regional lobbying organisation Construction Alliance North East (CAN) has appointed two new board members for 2022 as the alliance’s first chairman Jeff Alexander and long-time board member Jack Redfern step down from their positions. Peter Fowle, managing director of Able…

August 11, 2020

Business & Economy

Record year for Bastion Security Products

North East-based Bastion Security Products has announced record results, with a 75 per cent increase in turnover and a 45 per cent increase in operating profits. Bastion is a UK Government and Ministry of Defence (MoD) supplier of modular physical…

October 26, 2021

Business & Economy

NETPark-based tech firm Kromek secures $17 million US deal

A technology firm known for helping thwart terror plots has secured a contract worth more than $17 million to help a client improve product quality.

May 13, 2021

Business & Economy

Osbit gets to grips with global export markets

In the post-COVID world where everyone has a lockdown project, one North East company can lay claim to delivering the most impressive. In 34 weeks Osbit – which designs, develops and manufactures bespoke engineered systems – created an 800-tonne “pile…

August 18, 2021

Business & Economy

City landmark scoops acclaimed architecture accolade

A grade A office building spearheading one of the UK’s most ambitious regeneration projects in decades has secured a coveted architecture award. The Beam, situated on the former Vaux Brewery site, part of Riverside Sunderland, has been awarded a Royal…