MEMBER NEWS
MEMBER NEWS: JOHN HOLMES WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
John Holmes wins FeRFA Award (Federation of Resin Flooring Association), the national body representing the Resin Flooring sector. John was presented with his award at a glittering ceremony held in Nottingham on Friday 29 November and it was made extra special in...
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MEMBER NEWS: NEW ADDITIONS TO THE E-MAX SYSTEMS TEAM
E-Max Systems has welcomed not one but two new ERP Consultants to their sales division in response to increasing demand for the manufacturing ERP software. Steven Todd has been recruited into a new position, with Peter Ironside filling the role recently vacated by...
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MEMBER NEWS: FURTHER GROWTH FOR EXCELPOINT
North East based software innovator Excelpoint is delighted to announce the appointment of two additional members of staff to be based at its head office at Aycliffe Business Park. Curtis Brown has joined the marketing team as Marketing Executive. Curtis has spent his...
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MEMBER NEWS: YOUNG TALENT JOINS MUCKLE LLP
North East leading law firm for business, Muckle LLP, has welcomed four new trainee solicitors and an apprentice solicitor to its growing team. Ben Forbes has taken up his first seat in banking & finance, Katie Allen begins her traineeship in the corporate team,...
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AFFILIATE MEMBER NEWS: GAS RECOGNISED FOR CONTRIBUTION TO LOCAL CHARITIES
Great Annual Savings Group has been presented with two awards for its contribution to local charities. Seaham-based Great Annual Savings Group (GAS) has become the first recipient of the Winskill Award, after recently receiving the Payroll Giving Quality Mark highest...
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AFFILIATE MEMBER NEWS: MUCKLE RETAINS IIP GOLD WITH INDUSTRY LEADING SCORES
North East independent law firm for businesses Muckle LLP is celebrating having renewed its IIP Gold status and Health and Wellbeing accreditation until 2022, after 92 per cent of its people agreed Muckle was a great place to work. Investors in People has over 14,000...
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MEMBER NEWS: KITE PACKAGING LAUNCHES NEW RANGE OF INDUSTRIAL KNIVES
Employee-owned packaging company Kite Packaging has launched a new range of industrial knives and cutters that ensure safe precision in the warehouse. The company is a member of the Engineering and Manufacturing Network (EMN) and is based at Follinsby Park in...
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MEMBER NEWS: EDM ZONE NOMINATED FOR PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL AWARD
Newcastle based engineering specialists EDM Zone has been nominated for an Industrial Cadet Award 2019. Nominated alongside two other businesses in the SME Employer 2019 category, EMN member EDM Zone will discover if they are taking the award back to Newcastle on the...
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AFFILIATE MEMBER NEWS: MUCKLE ADVISES ON GLOBAL HOSPITALITY DEAL
A team of lawyers from Newcastle based law firm for businesses, Muckle LLP, have advised global hospitality business Sandman Hotel Group on the acquisition of its 59th hotel – the Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links in Dublin. The Sandman Hotel Group, part of the...
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MEMBER NEWS: RENOVO SOLUTIONS DOUBLES SALES WITH FLOWLENS SOFTWARE
Engineering and Manufacturing Network (EMN) member and EMCON Incubator Zone exhibitor Renovo Solutions has doubled in size thanks to a software package from Flowlens. Flowlens' time saving processes and real-time dashboards have helped Renovo deliver sustainable...
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MEMBER NEWS: PROTECH LAUNCHES CHARITY INITIATIVE
A Peterlee company which refurbishes old computers and laptops for redistribution back into the community has launched a new charity campaign. Protech has started the “Pay it Forward” campaign, which aims to level the IT playing field, helping people with a ‘if we...
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AFFILIATE MEMBER NEWS: MUCKLE APPOINTED TO NEPO AS SUPPLIER
Leading regional law firm for business, Muckle LLP, has been appointed to the North East Purchasing Organisation (NEPO) for eight legal service specialisms. Following the invitation to tender for NEPO’s £60million multiple lot procurement framework, Muckle has been...
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MEMBER NEWS: GT COATINGS PLANS FOR GROWTH AFTER MACHINERY INVESTMENT
A fast-growing powder coatings company which counts some of the region’s biggest firms among its clients is planning for further expansion. GT Coatings, based in Newton Aycliffe, has invested heavily in cutting-edge machinery to help improve efficiency and...
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AFFILIATE MEMBER CASE STUDY: GREAT ANNUAL SAVINGS GROUP
This latest case study for EMN showcases the advice and support affiliate member Great Annual Savings Group (GAS) was able to give to manufacturer Elring Klinger to help the company save money on its energy bills. ELRING KLINGER Company Background With a history...
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MEMBER NEWS: MUCKLE ANNOUNCES KEY APPOINTMENT TO GROWING TEAM
Leading law firm for businesses and private clients, Muckle LLP, has appointed Luke Busbridge to its growing Agriculture, Estates and Rural Property team. Luke, a private client lawyer specialising in trusts and succession planning and strategic advice for landed...
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MEMBER NEWS: JUST WILLIAMS LAUNCHES SALES TRAINING ACADEMY
Just Williams, a Stockton-based outsourced sales company, has today launched a brand new arm of the business. The Just Williams Sales Academy will offer a wide range of masterclasses and training courses to help businesses develop their own sales strategies in-house....
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AFFILIATE MEMBER NEWS: MUCKLE APPRENTICE SOLICITORS ARE FIRST CLASS
Two apprentice solicitors from a leading 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...
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MEMBER NEWS: GB BELTING ‘SOLID PLASTIC BELTS’ CASE STUDY
Case study supplied by GB Belting - Solid Plastic Belts Most food touches a conveyor belt at some time and the two most critical belt related process issues facing the food processing industries are bacteriological and plastic contamination which can cause both major...
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MEMBER NEWS: APPOINTMENTS FOR MUCKLE’S GROWING CONSTRUCTION TEAM
The North East’s leading independent law firm for businesses Muckle LLP has promoted specialist Adam Aston to partner and recruited solicitor Sophie Crosby to its growing construction team. Adam, who joined Muckle as a trainee in 2006, advises on a diverse range of...
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MEMBER NEWS: GAS ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP TO ACCELERATE GROWTH
Great Annual Savings Group (GAS) is delighted to announce a major new partnership with Manchester-based Tosca DC, a fund serving the UK’s most ambitious businesses to deliver market-leading growth. Founded in 2012 by Chief Executive Brad Groves, GAS operates across...
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HIGH SPEEDS TRAINS MADE BY HITACHI COME HOME
New high-speed trains built in the county came home when an Azuma stopped at Durham for the first time. London North Eastern Railway’s (LNER) new fleet, which employs Japanese bullet train technology, was built by Hitachi's UK manufacturing team at the company’s 700...
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POP-UP SPACE GIVES FOOD AND DRINK PRODUCERS A ROUTE TO MARKET
A three-month long pop-up programme to give food and drink producers from across County Durham the chance to showcase their products and explore potential routes to market launches this week. The event is a collaboration between All Durham, the brainchild of...
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MEMBER NEWS: MUCKLE MARKS £500,000 OF CHARITABLE GRANTS
Following its most recent grant to a Gateshead charity, North East law firm Muckle LLP has now donated a landmark £500,000 to local worthy causes through its charitable fund. Oasis Community Housing, based in Gateshead, has received £1,000 from the Muckle Fund to help...
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PROGRAMME LAUNCHES TO HELP FIRMS TAP INTO SPACE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR
An innovative programme in the North East is looking to help more businesses take advantage of the growing space technology sector. Space technology, including photonics, which uses light, is playing an increasingly critical role in resolving some of the world’s...
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AFFILIATE MEMBER NEWS: MUCKLE LLP SUPPORTS OFFSHORE ENGINEERING MBO
A Newcastle-based offshore engineering firm has expanded and rebranded following an impressive 12 months of growth and a management buyout. Fabricom Offshore Services, which has a history spanning over 30 years, was a subsidiary of French energy group Engie until it...
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AFFILIATE MEMBER NEWS: GAS ANNOUNCES NEW WASTE PARTNERSHIP
Great Annual Savings Group (GAS) has once again expanded its B2B customer offering by teaming up with a fellow County Durham business. Shredding expert Shred Base deals with secure, GDPR-compliant document and product disposal for businesses across the UK. GAS will...
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£4.9m COUNTY DURHAM GROWTH FUND LAUNCHES
More than 300 new jobs could be created with the launch of a £4.9M fund to help County Durham’s small and medium sized businesses to expand and grow. The three-year County Durham Growth Fund has been launched by Business Durham, the economic development arm of Durham...
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AFFILIATE MEMBER NEWS: FOUR PROMOTIONS AT MUCKLE LLP
Four lawyers at Muckle LLP have been promoted to senior roles in recognition of their specialist expertise, success and overall growth in corporate client work. Sarah Forster, Adam Rayner and Matthew Walsh have all been promoted to partner and Amy Wanless has been...
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MEMBER NEWS: HORIZONWORKS AT NATIONAL MANUFACTURING CONFERENCE
B2B marketing agency Horizon Works will be helping to highlight the strength of Northumberland’s manufacturing sector next month, at Subcon, a major national industry conference. The company, which is headquartered at Northumberland Business Park near Cramlington,...
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MEMBER NEWS: MUCKLE APPOINTS NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR
Leading North East law firm for businesses, Muckle LLP, has announced the appointment of a new finance director. Claire Long has joined the independent commercial law firm following a successful career at Procter & Gamble, where she was an associate finance...
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MEMBER NEWS: DOUBLE PROMOTIONS AT E-MAX SYSTEMS
E-Max Systems is delighted to announce that two key staff members, Fraser Walker and Fred Okwute, have recently been promoted to Technical Support Manager and ERP Projects Manager respectively. Both new roles have been created after an internal operational review...
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MEMBER NEWS: ENTREPRENEURS ENJOY GROWTH WITH THE SUPPORT OF DCI PROGRAMME
A business incubator is looking for its next cohort of ambitious entrepreneurs after helping its first eight small businesses achieve national recognition and investment funding. Durham City Incubator, which is based at Salvus House, at Aykley Heads, Durham, offers...
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MEMBER NEWS: MUCKLE SUPPORTS EQUIPMENT RENTAL FIRM’S ACQUISITIONS
A North East-based equipment rental business is flushed with success after completing two major acquisitions estimated to boost revenue in the region by over £12m. Nixon Hire, which delivers quality plant, tools, machinery, accommodation and portable toilet products...
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HEATHER MILLS URGES BUSINESS LEADERS TO ‘MAKE A DIFFERENCE’
Business leaders have been encouraged to 'make a difference' with their success by one of the UK's most philanthropic, celebrity entrepreneurs during her visit to the North East at the region's largest business conference. Speaking to an audience of more than 300...
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MEMBER NEWS: FOOD PRODUCERS GIVEN HELP TO GET THEIR PRODUCTS TO MARKET
Small and medium sized food producers from County Durham are snapping up support to get their products to market. The Durham Food and Drink Network is helping producers of all sizes, who are making tasty and distinctive food and drink products but don’t know how to...
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MEMBER NEWS: E-MAX SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES LATEST INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP
E-Max Systems, a leading UK manufacturing ERP software provider, has announced that the North East’s pioneering battery manufacturer, Hyperdrive Innovations, has chosen the company to power its key manufacturing and business operations. This appointment reinforces...
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MEMBER NEWS: GATESHEAD COLLEGE CHOSEN TO DELIVER HALFORDS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME
One of the country’s best-known vehicle servicing and repair firms has teamed up with Gateshead College to launch an apprenticeship programme in the North East. Halfords Autocentres is rolling out a national apprenticeship programme with eight colleges around the...
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MEMBER NEWS: GEM TRAINING STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIP WITH GREENCROFT BOTTLING
A Peterlee training company is helping one of the UK’s largest contract wine bottlers to fully utilise its share of the apprenticeship levy. GEM Training is the long-term partner of County Durham’s Greencroft Bottling Company and is delivering a number of training...
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MEMBER NEWS: TAIT WALKER UNVEILS NEW IDENTITY
North East accountancy and wealth management firm, Tait Walker, has unveiled its new as it adopts the name of national accountancy association MHA. The rebrand of the company sees MHA added to Tait Walker’s title whilst the firm also adopts the brand of its global...
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MEMBER NEWS: KEY APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED AS E-MAX SYSTEMS CONTINUES TO GROW
ERP and MRP software provider, E-Max Systems, has welcomed another colleague to its growing customer support team. Michael (Mike) Brownless’ new role will see him focusing on the key area of solution implementation for E-Max’s existing and new customer base. Zeynel...
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MEMBER NEWS: TAIT WALKER GEARS UP FOR CONTINUED GROWTH
Independent accountancy firm Tait Walker is setting its sight on further growth in 2019 following a year of new appointments and a brand new service offering. In 2018, Tait Walker created 35 jobs in the region across a range of roles including an events coordinator,...
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MEMBER NEWS: JIM SHEDS LIGHT ON BUSINESS DIVERSIFICATION
An experienced design engineer is utilising waste glass and gin bottles to diversify his business into the arts and crafts retail market. Jim Box, Managing Director of Peterlee-based Be Smart Solutions, saw a gap in the market to customise discarded glass bottles...
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GREAT ANNUAL SAVINGS GROUP CONFIRMED AS NEW AFFILIATE PARTNER
Great Annual Savings Group (GAS) has been confirmed as a new affiliate partner, and preferred energy supplier, for the Engineering and Manufacturing Network (EMN). The Seaham-based business savings company replaces Utilitywise, which entered administration earlier...
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MEMBER NEWS: GATESHEAD COLLEGE LAUNCHES SECTOR TRAINING ACADEMY
A group of North East firms have pledged their support for a trailblazing training academy to tackle skills shortages in the manufacturing and engineering sectors. Fifteen firms have signed up to be part of the Ford Engineering Academy, a pioneering training programme...
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MEMBER NEWS: MILLBANK SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCE NEW APPOINTMENT DAN
A specialist security and risk management company has announced a key appointment as it continues to grow. Millbank Solutions, which was launched by Michael George two years ago, has confirmed Dan Bettison has joined the company as Director of Operations. Dan brings a...
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SPOTLIGHT ON: SAGETECH MACHINERY
In our latest Spotlight On feature, we chat to Craig Williams, managing director of vertical panel saw manufacturer Sagetech Machinery, about the growth of the business and its plans for the future, including growth in Europe. Tell us more about Sagetech? Sagetech...
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MEMBER NEWS: TAIT WALKER SUPPORTS BIOSTORE ACQUISITION
Leading provider of innovative identity management, BioStore Limited, has recently been acquired by IRIS Software Group with the help of independent accountancy firm, Tait Walker. Acting as the exclusive M&A advisor to the shareholders of BioStore Limited, Michael...
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MEMBER NEWS: THINK ELEVEN ANNOUNCES SCALE UP PLANS
A County Durham consultancy and software-as-service business is scaling up and creating new jobs with the help of a five-figure investment from the North East Small Loan Fund Supported By The European Regional Development Fund. Think Eleven specialises in optimising...
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MEMBER NEWS: SAGETECH MACHINERY RECOGNISED FOR ENGRAVING EXPERTISE
A County Durham company has won a top award for its engraving services. Sagetech Machinery won the award for Best Product for Personalisation at Trophex 2019. Presented to the Sagetech team at the Trophex Exhibition, held at Sandown Park, the award was for the...
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MEMBER NEWS: MUCKLE SOLICITOR PICKS UP NATIONAL LEGAL 500 AWARD
A North East-based solicitor has been crowned the top finance lawyer outside London, in this year’s national Legal 500 UK 2019 awards. Muckle LLP Partner and Head of Banking Louise Duffy was named Finance Individual (outside London) of the Year at the Legal 500 UK...
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