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Evelyn Partners, the leading integrated wealth management and professional services group created from the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson, is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its presence in the North East with the team from chartered financial planning firm Scholes & Brown joining its Newcastle...
North East engineers, RWO Associates, is delivering an undisclosed contract to support the construction of the next phase of a multi-million pound digital and creative hub in Middlesbrough, which has been inspired by the popular children’s toy. The Newcastle firm is providing structural and civil engineering services for Boho 8,...
Rapidly Growing North East Digital Agency Gains International Success
 A North East digital agency with humble beginnings is now celebrating its continued international success. Curtis Gabriel, based at Gosforth, was set up in 2014 at the start of the growth of digital marketing, by entrepreneurs, Simon Curtis and Roger Gabriel. And from modest beginnings – working out of a kitchen...
Engineering Firm Expands and Creates Employment Opportunities in Response to High Demand for Geotechnical Services
An engineering firm based in the North East is poised to generate employment opportunities following its relocation to larger premises in response to the high demand for its geotechnical services. RWO, which established its geotechnical services division in Teesside in 2022, offering a wide range of ground investigation services, has...
Driving Change: The Success of Lumo’s Female-Focused Apprenticeship Program
Some 95% of Lumo’s operational workforce has come through the Newcastle-based business’s apprentice programme in partnership with Train’d Up. In the past three years, 29 females have completed the training compared to 27 males.  Carrie Million, a newly qualified customer driver with Lumo, is proud of the promising rise in...
Switching from Road to Rail: Northern's Under 16 Education Season Ticket Scheme
School is now on break, and the 'school run' might be on pause too, thanks to Northern's initiative. The train operator has ambitious plans to persuade students to switch from road to rail starting this September. They aim to entice students with a fantastic 75% discount on train tickets...
Small Charity Week 2020 takes place from June 15th to celebrate and raise awareness of the essential work of the UK’s smallest charities, organisations that make an invaluable contribution to the lives of millions. Now, for the first time, organisations from across the North East’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise...
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The technology sector in the north east is booming, with high wages, growing companies and massive levels of investment pouring in. That’s the conclusion reached by two recently published reports. The Tech Nation Report 2017, produced by the Tech City UK organisation, has – after assessing the tech sectors in...
Breaking Barriers: Hellens Sensory Motor Suite Transforms Learning for Newcastle Pupils
Pupils with additional needs at a school in Newcastle are experiencing an elevated level of care and development, courtesy of a £100,000 investment in a cutting-edge sensory motor suite. The Hellens Sensory Motor Suite – named after its biggest supporter, civil engineering firm Hellens Group, which raised £65,000 to help...
Tructyre ATS Creates New Jobs In Gateshead
Tructyre ATS, the national specialist in truck tyre maintenance and emergency support, is creating 80 new jobs at its Customer Experience Centre in Gateshead. The new centre will be the main call handling and administration office for Tructyre ATS, dealing with truck operators from around the UK and supporting the...

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