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The magazine for Aycliffe Business Park | 3 INCLUDED IN THE MAY-JUNE 2018 ISSUE OF AYCLIFFE TODAY BUSINESS… WELCOME /05 JUDGEMENT DAY A panel of judges have had the unenviable task of picking out 11 winners from 52 nominations in Aycliffe Business Park’s fourth annual Make Your Mark awards competition… GUEST FOREWORD: from John Clare Welcome to the 34th issue of Aycliffe Today Business – the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park. I t was my huge honour (and a huge responsibility) to be one of the judges of Aycliffe Business Park’s Make Your Mark award nominations. Judging the categories was tremendously difficult. The achievements of ALL the nominees were outstanding. To be nominated for one of the awards is in itself an achievement to celebrate. And I know that ‘there can only be one winner’, but the judges were being asked to decide between extraordinary and awesome… between first-class and first- rate! How do you tell ten spectacular apprentices, all of whom have been judged exceptional by their employer, all of whom are already playing a significant role in the running of their company, and every one of whom is clearly just the nicest-of-people, that you have given the ‘Apprentice of the Year’ award to someone else? How do you judge between a start-up business which has moved mountains in the first few months of its existence, and a multi-national company which is expanding exponentially? How do you choose between a number of companies which in that very category have already won awards at national and regional level? Yet that was our task. The results are now in. And in my opinion, the overall winner is Aycliffe Business Park and the residents of Newton Aycliffe and County Durham. We now look forward to the awards celebration night on Thursday May 24, with a brand new format which will encourage networking and celebrate all our businesses. /15 GDPAARRRGH! Aycliffe-based Greystone Legal is assisting local businesses with cost- effective solutions to help them on their way to GDPR compliance… If you are a business park company, or just want to support and encourage our local firms, tickets are available for just £21 at aycliffeawards.co.uk You can also read more about the other judges on page 5 and more about the nominees for all 11 categories on page 23. I look forward to seeing you there! Cllr John Clare /18-19 HOT AIR A North-East firm which specialises in air compressors and blowers has fully relocated to Aycliffe Business Park amid ambitious growth plans… Durham County Council (for Newton Aycliffe) & ‘Aycliffe Ambassador’ Business. Business. Aycliffe Today AYCLIFFE TODAY BUSINESS Aycliffe Today 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. The magazine for Aycliffe COMPLIMENTARY Aycliffe Today Business Park The magazine for Aycliffe k | ISSUE 32: JANUARY-FEBRUARY www.aycliffetoday.co.uk 2018 | [email protected] COMPLIMENTARY Business Park aycliffetoday.co.uk | [email protected] k | ISSUE 33: MARCH-APRIL 2018 /27 BEAUMONT’S BOOST ARCHER TAKES AIM GO FOR IT! EXCLUSIVE: PWS boss John Lennon has laid down the gauntlet to Aycliffe businesses... to Business EXCLUSIVE: We talk director Durham’s new managing ambitions Brian Archer about his for the county... ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: STEPH MCGOVERN BBC Breakfast business SWDT... editor praises work of SCHOOL OF STEEL steel Aycliffe youngsters sign new school... beams made to build 2017 REVIEW eventful A look back on another Park... year for Aycliffe Business GROWTH Aycliffe businesses benefit from exclusive new growth workshops... SALES BOOST Crafter’s Companion turnover climbs to £10.3m... COMMERCIAL EXPERT Finance firm celebrates 10th anniversary with Leeds expansion – part of £1m sales ambition... A family-run grounds maintenance firm is flying high with five new members of staff – including a former Royal Air Force engineer… 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. Our next issue will be out in July, and the deadline to book space is Friday June 22, so get in touch with us if you want to get involved. Email [email protected] to ask for our rate card. Aycliffe Today Business | www.aycliffetoday.co.uk Units 8-9, Parson’s Court, Welbury Way, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, Co. Durham DL5 6ZE Published & distributed by: Mantis Media Ltd, www.mantis-media.com Editor: Martin Walker | Tel: [phone] | Mobile: [phone] Email: [email protected] Designed by KINSHIP: Call 07846186220 | Email [email protected] Contributors to this issue: Martin Walker, John Clare, Neil O’Connor, Kieran Fodden, Lisa Wall. Photography: Martin Walker. /30-31 COFFEE BREAK Aycliffe Business Park Community board member Chris Hyde answers our 20 questions over a cuppa...