NEWS
SENIOR APPOINTMENT
Aycliffe tech firm Excelpoint has announced further growth with the appointment of Gary Swinburn as partner development manager .
Gary will drive the successful delivery of global business partnerships , formalise contractual agreements , and have responsibility for the day-to-day management of partnerships .
He will be tasked with unlocking new potential growth to enable Excelpoint to deploy its no-code technology into a more diverse range of organisations , empowering them to take advantage of a digital transformation .
With a career in IT spanning over 30 years , Gary joins Excelpoint following five years at Redde Northgate plc , where he was head of IT operations .
Local to the area , he and his wife Debra are volunteers at Spennymoor Town Football Club and the Solan Conner Fawcett Family Cancer Trust , a local charity supporting people in the area affected by cancer .
“ Excelpoint ’ s growth potential is extraordinary ,” said Gary .
“ It is fast establishing itself as a market leader
Excelpoint ’ s new partner development manager Gary Swinburn ( left ) with managing director Ian Brown .
Software experts continue growth with new recruit
RED BULL GIVES HARRISONS WINGS
Newton Aycliffe-based Harrison Creative has secured its first contract with Red Bull and supplied signage and branding for the UK national final of its Neymar Jr ’ s Five football tournament .
Harrison Creative provided a range of products for the global five-a-side football competition , which offers the winning team the chance to play against Brazil and Paris- Saint-Germain footballer , Neymar Jr .
This included supplying ‘ ticket to Brazil ’ and ‘ Neymar Jr ’ s Five ’ logo boards for the London leg of the event , as well as branded pitch side boards and scoring numbers from its ecofriendly range of temporary signage products .
The business also provided the competition scoreboard , 47 kickboards and eight vinyl cut out arrows for the competition , which recently took place in Battersea .
Harrison Creative sales and marketing director , Anthony Leonard , said : “ The Red Bull Neymar Jr ’ s Five tournament is a fantastic
in the UK for no-code technology and is in an excellent position to take on some big players in the global no-code marketplace .
“ I ’ m looking forward to working with such a professional and energetic team .”
Excelpoint MD Ian Brown said : “ With his commercial experience , Gary was a natural choice for our rapidly growing team . His experience complements our requirement to develop strategic partners .
“ As our no-code software evolves to offer more depth and functionality , partnerships are the natural area of focus for further growth , enabling us to expand rapidly and achieve a global reach .”
Excelpoint ’ s current strategic partners play a crucial role in its growth and are champions of its no-code software platform .
It already has long-term established relationships with Altia-ABM , Copenhagen Infrastructure Service Company , BusinessPort and Abergower .
For more information about Excelpoint visit excelpoint . co . uk .
event and a key date in the calendar for amateur footballers across the globe .
“ We are really pleased to have been involved in the event this year , providing a wide range of branding and signage to help make the UK final a memorable event for all the teams involved .”
Founded in 2011 , Harrison Creative is part of the Harrison Group , which also includes Harrison Flagpoles , Harrison EDS and Pollite . Harrison Creative designs , supplies and installs creative branding and signage for the events sector .
The business operates nationally and internationally from its headquarters and manufacturing facility on Aycliffe Business Park .
BUSINESS BRIEFS
BETTER HEALTH AT WORK Students from a leading college in County Durham are supporting the future of workplace health and wellbeing .
The brief from the Better Health at Work Awards ( BHAWA ) will see students from New College Durham channel their creativity to create engaging videos to promote health and wellbeing for organisations in County Durham .
Students are set to create a 10-minute video focusing on how organisations can adopt better wellbeing workplace practices through the support of the BHAWA and lifestyle changes .
SPACE SECTOR SET FOR TAKE-OFF A new report by the UK Space Agency has highlighted that the North-East ’ s thriving space sector has led to a jobs boost in the region .
The recent ‘ Size and Health of the UK Space Industry ’ report revealed the number of people employed in the space sector in the North-East is up 12 per cent to over 1,000 .
The report also highlighted that the number of space organisations in the region is up 50 per cent from 34 to 51 , with income from the North-East ’ s space sector totalling £ 88m .
The Business Durham-led North- East Centre of Excellence in Satellite Applications , based at North East Technology Park ( NETPark ) in Sedgefield , has played an important role in the growth of the region ’ s space sector .
LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH Business in the life sciences sector are being encouraged to take advantage of the consultancy services being offered by one of the UK ’ s leading research facilities .
Since it opened in 2019 , the National Horizons Centre ( NHC ), a UK centre of excellence for the bioscience industry , has quickly established itself as a premium facility for the businesses in the sector who want to access industry-focused expertise and training .
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic , the NHC , based at Teesside University ’ s Darlington campus at Central Park , has played a key role in helping train the region ’ s vaccine manufacturing workforce .
For more information on services offered by the National Horizons Centre visit nationalhorizonscentre . org . uk .
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