Aycliffe Business Park is home to around 500 companies employing an estimated 10,000 people .
Martin formed Aycliffe Business magazine in 2012 , which was the inspiration behind Resolution ’ s successful Tees Business brand , with the magazine celebrating its 10th anniversary last year .
“ For me personally I ’ m delighted to be involved in this project and excited that we ’ ll be able to relaunch an awards event which is close to my heart ,” said Martin , who ’ s originally from Newton Aycliffe .
“ Everyone who knows me knows that Aycliffe Business Park is hugely important to me , it ’ s where it all started , and where I launched my first business venture and what was the catalyst for Tees Business .
“ I thoroughly enjoyed working on the 2022 Make Your Mark Awards and I ’ m looking forward to showing Aycliffe businesses what Resolution can do with awards events .”
Dave Allan added : “ I know a lot about Aycliffe Business Park , it ’ s a huge employment area with a cross-section of businesses of varying sizes and sectors , so we know there ’ ll be lots of amazing stories to hear about .
“ I also know a lot about the Make Your Mark Awards through Martin and I know how successful the 2022 event was .
“ I ’ m sure with our Resolution team behind us , we ’ ll be able to build on that and establish the event as a regular annual date in the Aycliffe Business Park calendar .”
The Make Your Mark Awards were originally launched in 2014 , when Tekmar
Energy was crowned the inaugural Aycliffe Company of the Year .
Since then , the awards have seen Finley Structures , PWS , Stiller Warehousing and Distribution and 3M pick up the Company of the Year trophy .
A number of categories are available for sponsorship , including Company of the Year , Engineering & Manufacturing , Environment , Innovation , Newcomer of the Year , Service Business of the Year , Small Business of the Year and Community Champions .
There ’ ll also be individual awards for Businessperson of the Year , Lifetime Achievement , Making a Difference and Apprentice of the Year .
For businesses interested in sponsoring the event , call the Resolution team on 01642 450255 or email info @ resolutionpublishing . co . uk .
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