Category: Business

Bakerman, a not-for-profit artisan bakery in the town centre, has launched a new crowdfunding campaign to purchase a larger bread oven—an essential step in its mission to expand opportunities for disadvantaged young people across the community. Bakerman Darlington (Image: BAKERMAN) Founded during the 2020 lockdown, Bakerman began as a small operation with a big heart….

That means that from the CEO down to the newest recruit straight out of college the skill levels are the best in the business and, from the company ethos, collaborations between departments, representing your brand and doing your job every day, nothing is diluted. When each cog is perfectly in place like that, the engine…

But it is much more than that. She has a level of strength, confidence and sheer passion for her job that would have burst through those doors no matter how tightly they had been closed. The reason she smiles through so many answers as we talk is that she loves having the opportunity to talk…

The permit, granted to Woolsington-based Architects-Group by the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia, allows foreign investors to set up and run businesses within the country. The acquisition of this mandatory license forms part of a larger strategy to expand into Saudi Arabia and the Middle East markets, a move prompted by robust growth in…

Environmental Essentials, one of the UK’s leading asbestos service providers, has acquired Omega Asbestos Consulting Ltd for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to provide access to previously untapped markets, including telecoms, utilities, and specialist manufacturing. This acquisition is Environmental Essentials’ fourth, with the company having previously taken over Adams Environmental, Quality Environmental Services…

Jonathan Wallis, who is based in Barnard Castle, has been made a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS), an organisation of property professionals. The award is given to people who have made a ‘significant contribution’ to the industry and the title is considered a mark of ‘professional excellence’. There are only 6,000…

The event was the first time the town had been a host, and came as inflation rates eased towards the Bank of England’s two per cent target, after peaking at 11.1 per cent in October 2022. In attendance was Professor Alan Taylor, an external member of the bank’s interest rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee.Chair Michelle Cooper,…

This acquisition is part of the financial adviser’s strategy to ensure continued access to dependable financial advice across the region. The purchase sees the incorporation of around 200 customers from Orchard Financial Management into Newcastle Financial Advisers Limited, a subsidiary of Newcastle Building Society. These customers will now have access to face-to-face financial advice services…

The device, named WEEVIL, was created by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Pearson Engineering Ltd, which has its Armstrong Works on Scotswood Road, Newcastle. It is designed to cut through minefields, clearing explosives and pushing them aside, creating a safe path for troops. This allows soldiers to move faster and more securely…

The films, which are being screened on the Tyne and Wear Metro’s social media channels, show members of the Metro fleet project team explaining the modern features on the new trains. Nexus, the public body that runs Metro, said film was the ideal medium to help customers familiarise themselves with the new Stadler trains, which…