Bringing Aycliffe Business Park Together | 7
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Gregg Little Testing Centre business development
manager Emma Little with some of her staff and two
Aycliffe players, Stuart Owen and Lewis Wing.
GREGG LITTLE
SUPPORT LOCAL
FOOTBALL CLUB
Local family firm Gregg Little
Testing Centre is getting behind
the town’s football club with a
new sponsorship for the 2014-15
season.
The company has always supported local
good causes, raising money and donating
cash to the likes of the Rotary Club, Air
Ambulance, Yellow Brick Road and Echo
Cardiography at Bishop Auckland over the
years.
The company, which has been based on
Aycliffe Business Park for 25 years, has
forked out £1,000 to sponsor the Northern
League club’s tracksuits.
The firm’s business development manager,
Emma Little, said: “We’re very proud of
the fact we’ve been in Newton Aycliffe and
we were only too pleased to get involved
with our local football club, who really do
fly the flag for our town in the Northern
League.
The deal is another example of the football
club working closely with local businesses,
and further highlights the support the
club is getting from the local business
community.
Aycliffe FC general manager Dan Lewis
said: “This is just the type of sponsorship
we’re looking for, as we’re well aware
of Gregg Little’s reputation for excellent
service.
“The tracksuit sponsorship offers
excellent exposure for Greg Little Testing
Centre, with players and management
staff travelling to and from all games in
the tracksuits, as well as using them for
community appearances specifically with
the two partner junior clubs in the town.
“It’s fantastic to see local firms like Gregg
Little see the importance of supporting
grass roots sport and the value of it.
”
Gregg Little’s tracksuit deal follows
years of donations to local organisations
and charity fundraising which gives the
company a firm standing in the local
community.
MUSICIAN IS AIMING
FOR THE STARS
A young A-star musician is hoping a new
sponsorship deal will help to kick start his
business.
After winning a stadium naming rights
competition organised by Newton Aycliffe FC,
Tom Bussey has been given the chance to put
his company name in lights.
The 18-year-old owns a small recording business
in Newton Aycliffe, named Aux Audio, which
aims to help local musicians record their music.
POWER TO
THE PEOPLE!
With HR specialist Zanna Bewick
How much time is wasted in your
company?
We all know time is money and believe
it or not, an estimated 25-40% of
turnover is lost through not doing things
right first time.
We often only find out what is going
wrong when someone leaves. Exit
interviews are worth their weight in gold
when it comes to discovering what is
really going on in the workplace. But by
then it’s too late – the employee is so
frustrated they’ve left.
“We wish Adrian Webster and the players
good luck in the 2014-15 season and hope
they continue to do us proud.
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