Property developer builds with land buyer

May 30th, 2008 by Julie

PROPERTY development company Maineside Development Limited has continued its own building programme with the appointment of a dedicated land buyer.

Steve Baker, 33, joins Maineside from McCarthy and Stone, in York, the UK’s largest builder of retirement homes and flats in the UK. (more…)

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Guest appearance is latest sign of expansion

May 28th, 2008 by Julie

Lindsey Guest, Office Manager at Active Financial Services, Guisborough

A FINANCIAL advice company has signalled the next stage of its expansion with the appointment of an operations manager.

Lindsey Guest, 33, will take charge of all administration and support services for independent financial advisors operating under the banner of Active Financial Services. (more…)

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Armstrong Davis Strengthens Senior Management Team

May 27th, 2008 by Julie

Jeremy Wright

TEESSIDE: Jeremy Wright has joined Stokesley-based global construction consultancy Armstrong Davis Associates Ltd as Business Development Manager.

Jeremy, who over the last seven years has managed Durham Business School’s Strategic Development Programme will add significant expertise to ADA’s senior management team. (more…)

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Prestige Hotel changes hands in Premier deal

May 27th, 2008 by Julie

Kevin Murray, Regional Acquisitions Manager for Whitbread (left) shakes hand with Bassam Mellaoui, General Manager at the Prestige Hotel in South Shields, watched by Raj Singh.

WHITBREAD plc, the UK’s largest hotel and restaurant group, has taken over the 64-bedroom Prestige Hotel, in South Shields.

Whitbread, which owns budget hotel brand Premier Inn, has agreed a long-term lease for the hotel with North-East-based investment property company Prestige Group, which has owned the hotel since 2003. (more…)

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Plastering firm appoints contracts manager

May 27th, 2008 by Julie

Eric Atkins, Contracts Manager

SPECIALIST plastering and flooring company Tabner Plastering Contractors has announced a key management appointment.

Eric Atkins, 62, joins Middlesbrough-based Tabner as contracts manager after running his own plastering company in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. (more…)

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Star-studded debut for virtual reality racers

May 14th, 2008 by Julie

Nigel Kirkup (right) and Andrew Nesbit (left) of Prime Entertainments pictured with Sally Ferguson, Audi NE Group Marketing Executive and Paul Hopper from Audi at the control of driving simulators at the new Audi A3 launch at Audi Newcastle.

THE latest must-haves for wannabe racing drivers have made a star-studded debut in the region. (more…)

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Accountants celebrate 100 years in business

May 13th, 2008 by Julie

The Current Partners at Chipchase Manners: Steve Cossins (left), Christopher Gorman (centre) and Graeme Boagey (right) from Chipchase Manners pictured in Middlesbrough

A NORTH-EAST accountancy firm which spawned a chain of practices the length of the country is celebrating 100 years in business. (more…)

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Norwegian Off-Shore Consultancy Contract Awarded to Stokesley Company

May 7th, 2008 by Julie

An artist’s impression of the AFP Floating Platform

TEESSIDE: Armstrong Davis Associates (ADA), the Stokesley-based specialist construction consultancy, has been appointed to provide its commercial expertise in support of a major contract recently won by Aker Floating Production (AFP), which is based in Norway. (more…)

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Art gallery has expansion in frame

May 7th, 2008 by Julie

Carol Byrne of Yarm Gallery

YARM GALLERY, one of the region’s fastest growing venues for contemporary art, has brought its framing service under the same roof.

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RESTORATION BRINGS LIFE BACK INTO GEORGIAN MANSION

May 2nd, 2008 by Julie

An artist’s impression of the Neasham House development seen from Darlington South Park, with the Neasham Lodge on the right and the new Riverside View apartment development on the left.

BASEMENT windows that haven’t seen the light of day for almost half a century are being brought back into use at a Grade-II listed Georgian mansion house. (more…)

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