The This Is Tees Valley launch event included ( from left ) North East England Chamber of Commerce chief executive John McCabe , the Power of Women campaign ’ s head of operations Claire Preston , Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen , Alt Labs founder and CEO Imran Anwar and Bill Scott OBE of Wilton Engineering .
BANGING
THE DRUM
National business publication launched at high-profile event
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national publication promoting the Tees region to the UK and beyond was launched with a high-profile event at Wynyard Hall .
Resolution Media and Publishing – co-owned by Aycliffe Business editor Martin Walker – have published the fourth annual issue of This Is Tees Valley .
The magazine is produced on Teesside but distributed nationwide to spread the message about why our region is such a great place to live , work and invest .
The high-quality publication for 2024-25 is produced by Resolution – organisers of this year ’ s Make Your Mark Awards – with backing from the Tees Valley Combined Authority , local councils and businesses .
Nearly 200 people attended the launch event at Wynyard Hall , which included a keynote speech from Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen and a panel Q & A discussing the challenges and opportunities facing the Tees Valley .
The panel , pictured above with Mr Houchen , comprised North East England Chamber of Commerce chief executive John McCabe , the Power of Women campaign ’ s head of operations Claire Preston , Alt Labs founder and CEO Imran Anwar and Bill Scott OBE of Wilton Engineering . And all felt that despite the switch to a new Labour government , the region is still well placed to power forward .
Martin , who co-hosted the event with his business partner Dave Allan , said : “ We ’ re proud to bang the drum for our region , whether that ’ s Aycliffe , the Tees Valley , or just the North-East as a whole .
“ This Is Tees Valley has gradually gained momentum over the last four years and we feel now it ’ s gaining even more traction after getting all 10,000 copies successfully distributed around the UK in 2023 .
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