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Property-Matchmaker, the groundbreaking swapping website exclusively for property professionals launched towards the end of 2008, has clinched its first deal - in the early days of 2009.
Two sellers using Essex-based estate agents Keith Ashton Limited realised they were a “perfect match” for a swap within seconds of their respective details going online at www.property-matchmaker.com. (more…)
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A CASH drive for North-East lifeboatmen got off to a grand start at the weekend.
A group of legal workers staged a sponsored walk in aid of the Redcar Lifeboat Station, in east Cleveland, to support the RNLI’s SOS Day, on Friday, January 30.
About 30 staff from Punch Robson Solicitors collected in the region of £1,000 by walking from Redcar Lifeboat Station to Marske and back again, a total of five miles. (more…)
View PDF THE temporary closure of an opticians for improvement work could prove a sight for sore eyes at local schools.
Staff at Cooper & Flower, in the Parkway Shopping Centre, Coulby Newham, will shut their doors for two weeks on January 26 to allow a £40,000 improvement scheme to be carried out.
However, they don’t intend to remain idle during the break in normal service – but instead plan to take part in fun educational workshops at nearby schools. (more…)
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ONE of the region’s fastest growing recruitment companies has stepped up its expansion with the opening of a second office and the launch of a new division.
Jo Hand Recruitment has established a branch in Darlington in anticipation of growing demand for temporary office workers as businesses wrestle with the impact of the recession. (more…)
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MORE than 50 estate agents have joined a groundbreaking house swap website in just three months - giving the ailing property market a much-needed shot in the arm.
Property-Matchmaker.com - dubbed the “match, trade and swap site for property professionals” - matches houses being sold by estate agents and builders.
In its first three weeks after going live it provided more than 600 two-way matches. (more…)
View PDF On January 30, the RNLI will be staging SOS Day - the lifeboat charity’s biggest fundraising event.
But for staff at Punch Robson Solicitors in Middlesbrough, Ingleby Barwick and Coulby Newham, the fundraising starts on Sunday, January 25, with a “Solicitors Out Strolling” sponsored walk in fancy dress along the seafront at Redcar. They will be carrying collection tins and RNLI banners to promote SOS Day. (more…)
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A NORTH-EAST company specialising in explosion and fire protection has clinched a major contract during construction of a “hotel” platform in the North Sea.
Mech-Tool Engineering Limited will supply stainless steel external fire wall cladding for a new living quarters platform for BP Norge AS, as part of the Valhall Oil Field re-development, in the Norwegian sector. (more…)
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A RECRUITMENT company has shrugged off the economic downturn to announce a move into bigger offices to accommodate its fast-growing workforce.
Giraffe Recruitment, based in Stokesley, North Yorkshire, says the move is needed after doubling its recruitment team in the past four months in response to increasing demand for its services. (more…)
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CHIPCHASE MANNERS, one of the biggest independent accountancy practices in the Tees Valley area, has announced the appointment of a new partner.
The appointment of Martin Firth, a respected audit specialist, strengthens the senior management team as the century-old Middlesbrough-based firm consolidates one of its biggest periods of growth for many years. (more…)
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PUNCH Robson Solicitors has increased the size of its legal team with the appointment of two trainee solicitors.
Jemma Gillson and Sara Horncastle, who both studied law at Northumbria University, have commenced a two-year training contract with the Teesside-based legal firm. (more…)
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