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While businesses continued to work throughout the school holiday season , it has been a typically quiet period for Aycliffe Business Park Community .
After the high drama of the Make Your Mark Awards in May – and the excellent news and networking event at Planet Leisure in June , when we featured some of the award winners – our annual summer break from events is very soon about to end with a new series .
And we ’ re very excited about our first gathering of the new business season . Instead of our usual breakfast slot , our next networking event is a lunchtime affair at The Work Place .
It ’ s designed to be a bit more relaxed – less formalities , and really act as an opportunity for guests on the day to enjoy some lunch , chat and make new contacts .
HELLO
GUEST FOREWORD FROM KERINA CLARK
I ’ m delighted to pen the guest foreword for the latest issue of Aycliffe Business .
We had some fantastic local food suppliers for last year ’ s event who are returning this year and we ’ re very much looking forward to seeing everyone again after the short break .
We ’ ll also have some brief updates on where we are , as a board , with our plans and developments , and we ’ re hoping to reveal plans for the 2023 Make Your Mark Awards too .
Please do consider joining us at the event on Friday , October 7 ( 11.30am-2.30pm ). Aycliffe Business Park Community is subsidising the majority of costs , so it ’ s just £ 5 for ABP tenants and £ 10 for non-tenants . And we know it will be fantastic value for money !
We look forward to seeing you there – or at a future news and networking event .
Kerina Clark Chair , Aycliffe Business Park Community
Included in the September-October 2022 issue of Aycliffe Business …
05 ACADEMY BOOST
Gestamp sees increase in commercial training requests
11 ON THE MOVE
Training firm aims to create 50 new jobs after £ 1m expansion
15 HELPING HANDS
Stiller helps small businesses and charity with fulfilment centre service
16 AYCLIFFE ADVOCATES
BHP Law is expanding – and Aycliffe is one of the areas that is set to benefit from its full range of services .
21 VALUABLE RESOURCE
Where interim management meets recruitment
AYCLIFFE BUSINESS
Aycliffe Business is Newton Aycliffe ’ s only business publication , which is mailed exclusively to companies on Aycliffe Business Park .
Launched in November 2012 , we provide firms with a unique platform to tell everyone about their services and success stories in our prestigious , high-quality publication .
With an estimated readership of more than 8,000 , copies are mailed direct to every company on our database , and the rest are distributed by hand across the park as well as nearby hotels , restaurants and conference centres .
To book space in future issues of Aycliffe Business , email martin @ aycliffetoday . co . uk .
Aycliffe Business Units 8-9 , Parson ’ s Court , Welbury Way , Aycliffe Business Park , Newton Aycliffe , Co . Durham DL5 6ZE
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Tel : 01325 728024 Email : martin @ aycliffetoday . co . uk Managing Editor : Martin Walker .
Contributors to this issue : Kerina Clark , David Osborne , Sarah Walker .
Our photographers : Chris Booth , Tom Banks .
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24 SIMPLY THE BEST
Personal touch the key for awardwinning law firm
27 CENTRE STAGE
Make Your Mark winners star at networking event
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