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Training provider’s charity ball raised over £10,000 for good causes

Training provider’s charity ball raised over £10,000 for good causes

Learning Curve Group (LCG), a leading training provider headquartered in County Durham, raise over £10,000 in support of the LCG Charity Foundation at their 9th annual charity ball. The annual charity ball, this year held at Ramside Hall, Durham and sponsored by NCFE...

UMi welcomes new neighbours to Navigators Point

UMi welcomes new neighbours to Navigators Point

Dedicated to helping businesses go further, UMi has offered a home for another like-minded business in the area following their move to Navigator’s Point. Located in Belmont Business Park in Durham, Healthcare Management Trust (HMT), a registered charity delivering...

My Working Day: Ellie Walton from Peterlee’s ZF

My Working Day: Ellie Walton from Peterlee’s ZF

Ellie Walton is HR Assistant and former apprentice at Peterlee-based global automotive technology leader ZF. Ellie, 24, tells us more about her role with the company, what it’s like working for a large multi-national and what she likes most about the job… EDB: You...

Peterlee boss celebrates first volts from Dogger Bank

Peterlee boss celebrates first volts from Dogger Bank

The Peterlee boss of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm HQ in South Tyneside celebrated the first electricity from the world’s largest offshore wind farm arriving in England this week. The electric current, which arrived from 130 kilometres out in the North Sea was recorded...

Meet the businessmen putting Seaham on the map

Meet the businessmen putting Seaham on the map

Ranjeet Gill and Gursh Kahlon are on a journey to play their part in the ongoing regeneration of their hometown of Seaham which they helped start. Today, their investment in commercial and residential property can be seen in all corners of the town and they have no...

Peterlee company opens its doors for trade event

Peterlee company opens its doors for trade event

Peterlee company Harbro Lighting and Electrical is opening its doors to showcase some of its most popular products. The Trade Show Calibration Day takes place on Thursday, September 28, at the company’s showroom on the South West Industrial Estate in Peterlee. The day...

Growth programme launched for County Durham businesses

Growth programme launched for County Durham businesses

A new programme to help businesses enhance their productivity and accelerate growth has been launched in County Durham. Durham County Council is funding the Durham Business Growth Programme, a new scheme which has been launched today by Business Durham, the council’s...

East Durham Business Network announces date for next event

East Durham Business Network announces date for next event

East Durham Business Network will host its next networking event on Tuesday, September 19, at Seaham Hall Hotel. The event will see the introduction of the group’s new co-chairmen, Ranj Gill and Gursh Kahlon, directors of commercial property company Clearwater...

New application engineer supports growth for Peterlee’s Rigel Medical

New application engineer supports growth for Peterlee’s Rigel Medical

Peterlee’s biomedical device test and measurement specialist Rigel Medical has appointed a new application engineer as it invests in developing its international capabilities and customer operations. Bringing extensive technical and product engineering experience and...

Swinburne Maddison completes MBO of Washington company

Swinburne Maddison completes MBO of Washington company

Leading Durham law firm, Swinburne Maddison, has concluded work on a management buy-out (MBO) at NE&C Windows and Doors (NE&C) in Washington. The law firm advised the current management team in respect of the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of...

Work begins on £61m expansion of NETPark

Work begins on £61m expansion of NETPark

Work is underway on the £61m expansion of one of the UK’s premier science parks following the appointment of a contractor. Led by Durham County Council, the development of phase three of The North East Technology Park (NETPark) at Sedgefield has begun, after Kier was...

UMi begins new era with office move

UMi begins new era with office move

Following significant investment to bring the 10,000 sq. ft. premises up to the highest environmental and sustainability standards, Durham-based B Corp certified business UMi have now moved into their new office space at Navigators Point. The office space, based in...

New business unit for growing Seaham company

New business unit for growing Seaham company

Improving capabilities is an ongoing priority at CustomerKNECT and to support this the company has opened a new business unit within its existing premises in Seaham. The ‘Managed Services’ business unit is situated within the 140,000 sq ft main facility at Foxcover...

Work starts on £250m garden village at Seaham

Work starts on £250m garden village at Seaham

The creation of a new landscape-led garden village on the Durham Coast is underway as three housing developers lay the foundations for the development of a new thriving community. Existing infrastructure works are underway on the new Seaham Garden Village development,...

East Durham Business magazine feature: AAA Caring Caretaker

East Durham Business magazine feature: AAA Caring Caretaker

After nearly eight years in Newton Aycliffe, the firm is about to complete it’s move to flagship premises in Bowburn as it embarks on an ambitious growth journey. AAA is also under new leadership, as MD Alison Stephenson takes over from dad Richard H Tucker MBE who is...

Over 70 people book for next East Durham networking event

Over 70 people book for next East Durham networking event

Over 70 business people have booked their place at the next East Durham Business Network event. The event will take place on Tuesday, July 4, at Seaham Hall Hall and Spa. Networking and registration will open from 8.30am and the event itself will start at 9am. As...

Accountancy firm Mullen Stoker appoints its fourth director

Accountancy firm Mullen Stoker appoints its fourth director

North East accountancy firm Mullen Stoker has announced the appointment of its fourth director. Client manager Faye Allan has been promoted into the senior management role, joining founding directors Neil Mullen and Gary Stoker along with appointed director Stephen...

Dozens of businesses register for East Durham Business Network event

Dozens of businesses register for East Durham Business Network event

The next East Durham Business Network event will take place on Tuesday, 4th July within the stunning setting of the Ballroom suite of the 5* Seaham Hall Hall and Spa. Networking and registration will open from 8.30am and the event itself will start at 9am. Already...

New NSK work has strong bearing on growth for Gateshead’s Advantex

New NSK work has strong bearing on growth for Gateshead’s Advantex

Gateshead technology specialist Advantex has won a five-figure contract to provide state-of-the-art digital surveillance and security technology at a County-Durham automotive bearings manufacturer. The move sees the Follingsby Park-based firm supplying Peterlee’s NSK...

Date for the next East Durham Business Network event announced

Date for the next East Durham Business Network event announced

The next East Durham Business Network event will take place on Tuesday, 4th July within the stunning setting of the Ballroom suite of the 5* Seaham Hall Hall and Spa. Networking and registration will open from 8.30am and the event itself will start at 9am. As always...

Visit County Durham Chairman to retire after 14 years

Visit County Durham Chairman to retire after 14 years

Visit County Durham’s long-serving Chair has announced he will retire next month after 14 years of dedicated service. Ivor Stolliday was appointed Chair of the Visit County Durham Ltd board in 2009 and has proven a dedicated and inspirational ambassador for the...

New sales office and showhome to open at Bowburn development

New sales office and showhome to open at Bowburn development

Bellway Durham is preparing to open a sales arena at new housing development in Bowburn. The housebuilder is building 91 homes at Clarence Gate, which forms part of the Integra 61 commercial and residential scheme situated just off Junction 61 of the A1(M). The...

A decade of success for Peterlee-based the Employability Trust

A decade of success for Peterlee-based the Employability Trust

How one man’s passion to make a difference has changed the lives of almost 400 people from East Durham. It’s just over 10 years since businessman Bill Marley founded charitable organisation The Employability Trust – created to help disadvantaged people gain the skills...

More than 40 apprenticeships up for grabs at Durham County Council

More than 40 apprenticeships up for grabs at Durham County Council

Electricians, plasterers, civil engineers and business administrators are among more than 40 apprenticeships roles on offer at Durham County Council. Applications are open now, with a closing date of Sunday 21 May, and successful applicants will take up their posts in...

Automotive manufacturer TMD Friction secures over £2m of investment

Automotive manufacturer TMD Friction secures over £2m of investment

Automotive manufacturer TMD Friction has secured over £2m of investment to upgrade three paint lines and technology for some of its grinding machines. Bosses at the Hartlepool plant put forward a business case to upgrade the paint lines and were successful in securing...

County Durham firm opens second office as it expands regionally

County Durham firm opens second office as it expands regionally

An established North East chartered accountancy firm has opened a second office in the region as it continues to grow. Mullen Stoker, whose head office is based at Mandale Business Park at Belmont in County Durham, recently moved to One Trinity Green in South Shields...

Nissan’s school engineering event inspires thousands of young minds

Nissan’s school engineering event inspires thousands of young minds

Nissan has brought the world of engineering and manufacturing to life for 1,700 youngsters with its inspirational two-week Schools Engineering event. Children from 35 schools visited Nissan Sunderland Plant to see how car manufacturing has evolved over the past 30...

Twelve months free tenancy up for grabs at Peterlee industrial park

Twelve months free tenancy up for grabs at Peterlee industrial park

FI Real Estate Management (FIREM) is offering businesses the opportunity to win a free 12-month tenancy - worth tens of thousands of pounds - at its new Gemini Point development on Bracken Hill Industrial Estate in Peterlee. To enter, businesses are invited to submit...

County Durham Growth Fund helps East Durham businesses to expand

County Durham Growth Fund helps East Durham businesses to expand

Since launching four years ago, the County Durham Growth Fund has supported the creation of hundreds of jobs and helped dozens of businesses expand. And recently the fund has helped two East Durham companies to move to new premises and invest in state-of-the-art...

Issue 10 of East Durham Business magazine due out next week

Issue 10 of East Durham Business magazine due out next week

Issue 10 of the area's flagship magazine, East Durham Business, is due out next week. This issue is packed with features and news from businesses around area, including The Employability Trust, East Durham Trust, The Royal George, Delanoy Funeral Services, AAA Caring...

Paid placements at Believe Housing break down barriers to work

Paid placements at Believe Housing break down barriers to work

Two paid work placements have been created by believe housing, and they are offered exclusively to customers of the housing association. The part-time administrative roles are open to people aged 24 or older, who have no prior experience but are looking to start or...

East Durham networking event almost fully booked

East Durham networking event almost fully booked

After a five month hiatus the next East Durham Business Network event will take place on Wednesday, 8th March within the stunning setting of the Ballroom suite of the 5* Seaham Hall Hall and Spa. Networking and registration will open from 8.30am and the event itself...

CEO of Seaham-based UMi joins B Lab UK board of trustees

CEO of Seaham-based UMi joins B Lab UK board of trustees

Nicki Clark OBE, Chief Executive of business support consultancy UMi, has been appointed to on the board of Trustees for B Lab UK, the non-profit network championing B Corps and driving high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and...

Business invited to attend the next East Durham Business Network event

Business invited to attend the next East Durham Business Network event

After a five month hiatus the next East Durham Business Network event will take place on Wednesday, 8th March within the stunning setting of the Ballroom suite of the 5* Seaham Hall Hall and Spa. Networking and registration will open from 8.30am and the event itself...

New MD at Murton modular housing manufacturer CoreHaus

New MD at Murton modular housing manufacturer CoreHaus

CoreHaus, a County Durham-based modular housing manufacturer, has promoted Dan Selby to managing director to drive its continued growth and expansion. Dan originally joined the company as operations manager in 2020 and was instrumental in setting up the production...

Seaham-based UMi achieves Gold Better Health at Work Award

Seaham-based UMi achieves Gold Better Health at Work Award

UMi makes it easier for businesses across the UK to do more and go further by finding and packaging the best information, expertise and finance to help them make better business decisions, more quickly. The Better Health at Work Award recognises the efforts of...

Advertise your business in East Durham Business magazine

Advertise your business in East Durham Business magazine

The next issue of East Durham Business magazine is due out next month and there's still time to advertise your business in it. The publication is hand delivered to companies, organisations and leisure outlets across the region and posted to a database of a further 300...

New appointments spearhead growth for Peterlee’s Seaward in 2023

New appointments spearhead growth for Peterlee’s Seaward in 2023

Peterlee-based electrical test and measurement company Seaward has announced several senior appointments as it continues to invest in resources and develop expanding national and international operations. Alison Thompson has been appointed as HR Manager in a new role...

Murton company aims to be a £50m turnover firm by 2025

Murton company aims to be a £50m turnover firm by 2025

A catering company which provides equipment to hotels, restaurants and bars is fast-tracking plans to become a £50m turnover business. E Catering, based at Jade Business Park, has seen operations grow by 700 per cent since the current owner bought it in 2019....

New UK Plant Manager for automotive manufacturer TMD Friction

New UK Plant Manager for automotive manufacturer TMD Friction

Automotive manufacturer TMD Friction has announced the appointment of Michael Hoggart as new UK Plant Manager. Michael was previously employed at Gestamp in Newton Aycliffe as Operations Manager and with over 32 years working for the company, he brings a wealth of...

East Durham Business magazine feature: Smart Manufacturing Solutions

East Durham Business magazine feature: Smart Manufacturing Solutions

Smart Manufacturing Solutions was founded by directors Pete Williams, Craig Wood, and Adam Smith at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. Many people called them crazy for even trying to launch a business during such challenging times. But the trio backed themselves...

Businesses asked to support Great North Air Ambulance this Christmas

Businesses asked to support Great North Air Ambulance this Christmas

Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) is asking businesses to consider donating the cost of one extra meal at the staff Christmas party to help keep the helicopters in the air over the festive period. It is entirely charitably funded with each mission costing on...

Growing estate agency expands into County Durham

Growing estate agency expands into County Durham

A growing North-East estate agency has expanded its brand further into the region after the launch of Igomove Durham North. Helen Archer will lead the latest branch of a hybrid agency that prides itself on delivering a ‘more personal service at a fair fixed price’ –...

£3.5m business park in Peterlee is now complete

£3.5m business park in Peterlee is now complete

FI Real Estate Management (FIREM) has completed a new £3.5m business park comprising nine industrial units in Peterlee, County Durham. Gemini Point is located at Bracken Hill Business Park and offers businesses a range of spaces with units from 5,400 sq ft to 7,400 sq...

Six very different County Durham start-ups get help to grow

Six very different County Durham start-ups get help to grow

Entrepreneurs from County Durham are set to benefit from the hugely successful Durham City Incubator (DCI) accelerator programme. The latest six companies on the programme together make up one of its most diverse cohorts yet, covering sectors including TV production,...

CEO Brenda collects her OBE from the Prince of Wales

CEO Brenda collects her OBE from the Prince of Wales

Chief Executive Officer of Learning Curve Group, Brenda McLeish OBE, was presented with her OBE for her services to further education after being named as a recipient in the New Year Honours in 2022. She also bagged the Businesswoman of the Year Award at the 2022...

Finance Durham generates £40m and 1,000 jobs in first five years

Finance Durham generates £40m and 1,000 jobs in first five years

A fund which has invested more than £10m in County Durham businesses has brought about an additional £30m of spend and created or safeguarded more than a thousand jobs. These will be the figures reported to Durham County Council’s Cabinet next week, when members...

Peterlee one of two locations for £7m energy security project

Peterlee one of two locations for £7m energy security project

A fast-growing Teesside engineering and management services consultancy is driving forward two multi-million-pound projects that are helping to bolster Britain’s energy security. Stockton-on-Tees-based Encora Energy is engaged with an investment team to successfully...

Smart Manufacturing Solutions on their lockdown launch and rapid growth

Smart Manufacturing Solutions on their lockdown launch and rapid growth

Smart Manufacturing Solutions was founded by directors Pete Williams, Craig Wood, and Adam Smith at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. Many people called them crazy for even trying to launch a business during such challenging times. But the trio backed themselves...

EDB feature: Delanoy Funeral Services marks two years in business

EDB feature: Delanoy Funeral Services marks two years in business

It’s just over two years since John Delanoy and Julie Stout launched their partnership, Delanoy Funeral Services and opened in Peterlee. Their mission was to change the way funerals are conducted, to give people the send off they want and deserve. EDB editor Leanne...

Teenager Amy turns her love of gothic art into growing business

Teenager Amy turns her love of gothic art into growing business

A teenager has turned her love of gothic art into a new business venture with the help of a newly created partnership. Seventeen-year-old Amy Fielding from Hartlepool has launched Luna Designs after being drawn into the dark world of the occult, Halloween and gothic...

Bid for new Investment Zone in County Durham submitted

Bid for new Investment Zone in County Durham submitted

A bid to create a new Investment Zone on two sites in County Durham has been submitted. The government recently announced plans for the introduction of new Investment Zones across the country. The sites would have lower business taxes and time-limited tax incentives...

Dozens of businesses attend networking event at Seaham Hall Hotel

Dozens of businesses attend networking event at Seaham Hall Hotel

This week we held our quarterly networking event at Seaham Hall Hotel with dozens of businesses in attendance. The event also saw the official launch of Issue 9 of East Durham Business magazine. Among the business attendees were Katmex, Power Roll, Nala Engineers, FI...

Work starts on site as family cleaning business prepare for relocation

Work starts on site as family cleaning business prepare for relocation

Work has started on a 0.8 acre site which will house a growing family cleaning business, supporting the creation of at least 10 new jobs. AAA Caring Caretaker was founded by CEO Richard H Tucker MBE in 2015 to complement an existing property company he was already...

Expansion plans for Jade Business Park at Murton approved

Expansion plans for Jade Business Park at Murton approved

Plans to expand a business park which will provide new investment and jobs have been approved. Jade Business Park, in Murton, is owned and run by Durham County Council after being created in 2020. Its seven units currently employ 160 people, with this number expected...

Delanoy Funeral Services expands team as it marks two years in business

Delanoy Funeral Services expands team as it marks two years in business

 A funeral services company which launched in Peterlee during the coronavirus pandemic has marked two years in business with the expansion of their team. Delanoy Funeral Services was formed by John Delanoy and Julie Stout after they were introduced by a mutual friend...

Peterlee’s ZF renews partnership with Cancer Research UK

Peterlee’s ZF renews partnership with Cancer Research UK

Global automotive technology leader ZF has renewed its partnership with Cancer Research UK. It is the second time the Peterlee location has joined forces with the national charity, having initially teamed up in 2019. Sadly, ZF’s fundraising efforts were disrupted by...

TMD Friction’s H&S Manager receives national football coaching award

TMD Friction’s H&S Manager receives national football coaching award

The Health and Safety Manager at TMD Friction has received a top national football coaching award. Shaun Wilson was named Adults Grassroots Coach of the Year at the National Grassroots Football Awards. The award was presented by Sir Geoff Hurst in Leicester during the...

Footwear giant Sketchers steps into Dalton Park, creating 14 new jobs

Footwear giant Sketchers steps into Dalton Park, creating 14 new jobs

Footwear giant Skechers has become the latest addition to Dalton Park Outlet Shopping Destination. Stocking its hugely popular footwear, clothing and accessories for men, women and children, the new outlet store, which opened on Friday 5th August, has created 14 new...

Experienced businesswomen launch new venture to help growing SMEs

Experienced businesswomen launch new venture to help growing SMEs

A trio of experienced businesswomen have launched a new venture to help established entrepreneurs and growing SMEs take their success the next level. Denise Fielding, Alison Machin, and Leanne Fawcett have joined forces to launch Novus Business Collective. The new...