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WEAR IN BUSINESS!
Businesses gather as publishers launch new magazine
Publishers Dave Allan,
Graeme Anderson, Colin
Young and Martin Walker.
A
new sister publication to Aycliffe Today
Business was officially launched in the
region in January.
Wear Business magazine, the new voice
of business in Wearside and County Durham,
held its official launch in Durham.
More than 50 businesses from the area
attended the unveiling of the first edition of
the publication at the Ramside Hall Hotel,
Golf and Spa.
Wear Business, which is aimed at
promoting the business community in the
region, is a new quarterly publication for the
Sunderland and Durham areas.
Based at the BiC in Sunderland, the first
issue of Wear Business is already being
distributed to firms across Sunderland,
Durham, Seaham, Peterlee, Washington,
Spennymoor, Houghton-le-Spring and
Chester-le-Street.
It is the brainchild of local publishing and
writing professionals who have experience
and expertise in the market.
Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker and
his business partner Dave Allan, directors of
North-East publishers Resolution, have joined
forces with experienced Wear and Durham
region writers Colin Young and Graeme
Anderson.
Martin, who launched Aycliffe Today eight
years ago and its subsequent business
magazine in November 2012 followed by
Tees Business five years ago, said: “We’re
delighted to have expanded further into the
region, providing another quality platform for
businesses to promote their services.
“As we look to grow our network across
the North-East region, this will give local
firms an exciting opportunity to increase their
reach to even more businesses.
“We’re confident Wear Business will prove
to be just as successful as Aycliffe Today
Business and Tees Business.”
Speaking at the event in the Ramside’s
Bishop’s Suite, Dave Allan said: “Tees
Business has proved there’s still a huge
demand for printed publications, when done
properly, and we’re really excited about Wear
Business, the potential is huge.
“Colin and Graeme will be leading on Wear
Business as they know the region and are
already well connected.
“Tees Business has grown significantly
in its first five years, and we believe Wear
Business can follow in the same vein.”
Graeme Anderson also spoke to attendees,
saying: “We’d like to thank all the sponsors
who helped to make this first issue happen,
and to John Hays from Hays Travel for
agreeing to his only business magazine
interview since taking over Thomas Cook,
which was very much a coup for us.
“We’ve seen the successful business
model Martin and Dave have created on
Teesside, and there’s no reason we can’t
replicate it here in the Wearside and Durham
region.”
The launch also included a presentation on
new the Luxury Treehouses by the Ramside
group sales and marketing officer Sarah
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Barber.
The stylish accommodation and retreats
in the hotel grounds on the outskirts of
Durham City, which open soon, are one of
the features in the magazine.
The cover feature in the launch edition
focuses on John Hays and includes an
exclusive interview with the Hays Travel
founder, whose Sunderland company was
behind the salvage of the beached Thomas
Cook holiday empire.
Also featured in the first issue are
Business Durham, Great Annual Savings,
Baldwins Durham, Jacksons Law Firm,
Finchale Group, Finley Structures,
Spennymoor Town FC, Mandale with their
latest developments at Mandale Business
Park near Durham and a revealing Q&A with
Sunderland College chief executive Ellen
Thinnesen.
And the launch issue also attracted
advertising from Ramside Hall Hotel Golf
Club and Spa, Sunderland City Council,
Durham Business Club, Sunderland AFC,
Media Savvy, Teesside University, Tomahawk
Steakhouse, Lemontop Creative, Lincoln
Miles Estates, Sweeney Miller Law,
Sunderland BiC, Cornerstone Business
Solutions, Elliott Westland Insurance Brokers,
J&C’s Roofing and Building Services,
First Choice Labels, Aspray and Teesside
International Airport.