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In the spotlight – from left: Martin Walker, Zoe Lewis CBE, Frans Calje OBE, Andy Preston, Dave Allan, Elaine McLaine-Wood and Bill Scott OBE.
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Riverside Stadium hosts event marking 10 years of Tees Business‘ Talking up Teesside’
An event to mark 10 years of Tees Business – sister publication to Aycliffe Business – heard how it had“ opened the door to showcase the best of business in our region”.
Around 120 delegates attended the anniversary Tees Business LIVE event, sponsored by Sembcorp Energy UK, at the Riverside Stadium’ s Legends Lounge – an appropriate venue given that founders and co-directors Dave Allan and Martin Walker first worked together in Boro’ s media department.
In 2015, and with both running their own PR agencies, they took the plunge to launch Tees Business magazine.
Martin explained the name, Tees Business, was deliberately chosen to avoid any controversy over whether the region should be known as Teesside or Tees Valley.
And since that first edition, the event heard, there’ s been remarkable progress, with more than 22 MILLION pages printed in 41 issues –“ 22m pages of talking up Teesside”, emphasised Dave – and a clutch of prestigious awards ceremonies.
Clients, business partners, staff, former staff and freelancers all attended the celebration – including the only business that’ s been a paid client for all 41 editions, Cornerstone Business Solutions.
The calibre of the expert panel to discuss business topics also indicated the importance of Tees Business to the region, with PD Ports CEO Frans Calje OBE, Middlesbrough College CEO and principal Zoe Lewis CBE, Wilton Group CEO Bill Scott OBE and managing partner of Punch Robson Solicitors, Elaine McLaine-Wood, all praising its contribution.
Frans said Tees Business had“ put Teesside on the map” while Elaine said Punch Robson was proud to be part of the“ promotion, publicity and the celebration of excellence the awards bring, especially as a sponsor.”
Zoe praised events such as Tees Business LIVE
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