Safe workplaces provide lockdown hope, says HR expert

As new lockdown arrangements come into effect across Durham and Tees Valley, local firms need to keep talking with staff and keep their workplaces safe, according to Darlington-based HR experts HR2day.

Digital pioneers secure £250k NPIF funding for construction industry ‘game changer’

Two construction experts who aim to revolutionise the industry through the use of digital technology have raised £250,000 to bring their smart building software to market.

Education Entrepreneur Secures £40,000 Innovate UK Grant

A North East entrepreneur has successfully secured a £40,000 Innovate UK grant to grow his on-demand learning and teaching marketplace, Tutorbloc, with the hope of making personalised support more accessible through a unique mobile-first application

Work begins on retirement living apartments in Lytham St Annes

Building work has begun on new retirement living apartments in Lytham St Annes. The new development, on Wharf Street, will offer an innovative approach to...

TeesAmp welcomes latest technology-based businesses hoping to increase presence in the region

TeesAMP, the landmark £55m advanced manufacturing Business Park adjacent to Riverside Park industrial development on the banks of the River Tees, has welcomed its...

Teen entrepreneur launches successful business during lockdown

Whilst many teenagers were happily watching Netflix or checking Instagram feeds when lockdown started back in March, 17-year-old Tyler Gore had other ideas. The Tadcaster Grammar School sixth former decided to launch his own business – AIAS Candle

Thirteen signs up to Stonewall UK’s Diversity Champions programme

Following the launch of its new LGBT+ networking group in June 2020, Thirteen has joined Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme, the UK’s leading employers’ programme...

Boom in homeworking fuels expansion for Active Business Communications

Telecoms and IT services provider Active Business Communications is ramping up its expansion plans amid the boom in homeworking triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Broadheath nursery inspired by British sculptor and The Whitworth

With a desire to continually enhance its children’s learning experience through play, Altrincham-based Back to the Garden Childcare has been inspired by art in...

Local MP opens new Wharfedale Interiors’ manufacturing facility

Ilkley MP, Robbie Moore, officially opens Wharfedale Interiors' new manufacturing facility based in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. The move will provide 3,000 sq ft of workshop and storage space including two offices for the management team.