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Connect Health doubles head office space
Connect Health has agreed plans with North Tyneside Council to double its head office space at Quorum Business Park after increasing its workforce by more than a third in the last year. The company is an independent provider of integrated community MSK...
read moreTesco Bank chooses North Tyneside for new tech hub, creating 20 jobs
Tesco Bank is creating more than 20 jobs in the North East after selecting North Tyneside as the home for its new technology hub. The new tech centre will be based at Quorum Business Park and Tesco Bank is now looking for staff to work at the site. The company will be...
read moreGreggs boss Roger Whiteside is North East Business Executive of the Year
The man who has steered the transformation of traditional bakery giant Greggs into a national food-on-the-go success has been crowned this year’s North East Business Executive of the Year. Roger Whiteside has held the top job at North Tyneside based Greggs for six...
read moreNorth East companies sweep the board at manufacturing awards
A number of North East companies have struck gold at the regional heats of a major national manufacturing awards programme organised by Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation. The awards which recognise excellence among manufacturing companies in six categories, as...
read moreNorth Tyneside manufacturer creates raft of jobs after successful first year of trading
A North Tyneside manufacturer is celebrating its first year of trading with a five-fold increase in staff numbers, thanks to new contract wins in the national aerospace sector. Stephen Hornby, Michael Thompson and Martin Stokoe launched Expert Precision Engineering in...
read moreGROWING BIOTECH COMPANY HISTOCYTE MOVES TO QUORUM
HistoCyte Laboratories have expanded operations and moved their Newcastle base to the Neon building at Quorum Business Park in North Tyneside. They have created four class II laboratories, making this the first laboratories created at Quorum. Having outgrown the...
read moreBarrier Ex secures six-figure grant for R&D project
Wallsend-based supplier of hazardous area products and services Barrier Ex has secured a £700,000 grant to develop a new floodlight that can transmit wireless networking signals. The Innovate UK Smart Grants funding will support Barrier Ex's 26-month research and...
read moreSMD enjoys turnover boost as firm plans to diversify to continue growth
Remote submarine maker SMD, based in North Tyneside, has seen its turnover jump by almost £5m after the company won two major contracts. According to the financial accounts for Specialist Machine Developments (SMD) Limited, revenue at the firm increased to £58.6m for...
read moreTop baby brand Tommee Tippee owner toasts global growth
The owner of North Tyneside based Tommee Tippee is celebrating growth in global sales after posting a 45% lift in operating profits. Mayborn Group, which employs more than 1,200 people around the world, has published accounts for 2018 which draw together sales and...
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