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WELCOME
FOREWORD : from Martin Walker
INCLUDED IN THE SEPTEMBER- OCTOBER 2018 ISSUE OF AYCLIFFE TODAY BUSINESS …
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Welcome to the 36th issue of Aycliffe Today Business – the magazine for Aycliffe Business Park .
It isn ’ t often we have to report on negative news . We much prefer to talk up the good stuff , but we can ’ t ignore other stories which impact many people on Aycliffe Business Park .
Hitachi Rail Europe recently confirmed it won ’ t be renewing the contracts for more than 150 of its fixed-term employees at the end of December .
As the firm said to us in a statement , it was always in their plan to have a number of people on fixed-term contracts to allow the business to flex according to demand and contracts .
But we mustn ’ t let the news deflect from the good news story around Hitachi and what it has brought to Aycliffe .
Hitachi currently employs 750 permanent staff , with another 500 temporary workers , and it ’ s estimated to support 6,000 jobs in the supply chain , the majority of which are in the North-East .
Fixed-term contracts aren ’ t uncommon in engineering and manufacturing – many of the big employers in Aycliffe also have them – so as sad and disappointing as it is for everyone , it shouldn ’ t come as a great surprise when these firms have to re-jig their numbers .
Thankfully , bad news is usually heavily outweighed by goods news here in Aycliffe , and you only have to read this latest edition to see that .
There ’ s bagfulls of it in this issue , covering the likes of Endeavour Partnership , Tekmar Group , 3M , Raisco , The Work Place , BTS Fabrications , South West Durham Training , ROF 59 , OneGym , Finley Structures , Stiller Warehousing and Distribution , Greystone Legal , Thrive Marketing and Mantis Media .
And , as always , I offer a huge thank you to the businesses that support us through advertising , namely Certax Durham , Crafter ’ s Companion , Business Durham , Lox of Love , Aycliffe Dairies , Durham Lifting , razorblue , Pease Way Medical Centre , Jackson ’ s Coffee House , Commercial Expert , The County , EMCON , Fleet Recruitment , the King ’ s Arms and Mandale Group .
I recently came up with a hashtag to promote all the good news stories that our sister publication , Tees Business , publishes about firms across the whole of the Tees Valley area – # TalkingUpTeesside has since become the talk of the Tees Twitterati , and the slogan has been adopted by the Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen .
Perhaps we should come up with something similar for Aycliffe , to remind everyone of all the great work Aycliffe Business Park ( and its tenants ) is doing for the region .
Suggestions welcome ! Email them to martin @ aycliffetoday . co . uk
Martin Walker , Editor , Aycliffe Today
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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 .
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 November , and the deadline to book space is Friday October 19 , so get in touch with us if you want to get involved .
Email martin @ aycliffetoday . co . uk to ask for our rate card .
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