Aycliffe Today Business Aycliffe Today Business Issue 35 | Page 11

The magazine for Aycliffe Business Park | 11
/NEWS
/ADVICE
Countdown to
EMCON under way
as businesses book
their place
W
ith less than three months to
go until this year’s EMCON
engineering and manufacturing
expo, dozens of businesses have already
booked to exhibit.
Following the success of last year’s event,
which was the last under the previous
Durham Oktoberfest moniker before
organisers embarked on a major identity
rebrand, companies large and small have
snapped up stands, enabling them to market
themselves to potential new customers.
This year, EMCON has been boosted by
the announcement that international rail giant
Stadler is coming on board as the inaugural
‘Headline Sponsor’, after they exhibited for
the first time in 2017, while Jackson Hogg
Recruitment is the new delivery partner.
That, alongside long-term supporter
Business Durham who maintain their gold
level sponsorship, puts the event in a strong
position to grow and attract an even bigger
audience of regional and national firms.
David Land, chairman of CDEMN which
organises EMCON, said: “Securing Stadler
as our headline sponsor, and Jackson Hogg
as our delivery partner, is a real coup and
demonstrates just how much the event has
grown since launching in 2008.”
The Incubator Zone, which launched at last
year’s event, is proving equally as popular
with several new or growing SMEs signing
up to showcase their products and services
to an audience of close to 1,000 people.
The companies include Bishop Auckland-
based family-owned precision engineering
firm Body Engineering; award-winning
business coach Gil Devlin from Consett, who
works with businesses to help them get the
most from their workforce and maximise
growth; and training and business support
company NCG Solutions from Crook, which
specifically works with companies from the
engineering and manufacturing sectors.
Also signed up are Newton Aycliffe-based
manufacturer Accurate Labelling Systems
and Durham-based business solution
company System 88.
Many other companies from around the
county have also made enquiries with a view
to booking their place within the coming
weeks.
EMCON takes place on Thursday,
October 18, at the Xcel Centre on Aycliffe
Business Park. For more information visit
emcon.show.
Manufacturer makes Aycliffe the heart of its home
K
itchen manufacturer Parkin and Denwood
has made Newton Aycliffe the heart of
its home after launching a stylish new
showroom on the business park.
The business was purchased by Darren
Marsden and lau