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Pictured ( left to right ) are Aycliffe Business Park ’ s Martin Walker , Durham County Council clean and green manager Steve Bennett , Adrian Goodall from Rokeby Developments , Jacksons Law Firm managing partner Tony Wentworth , 3M Aycliffe plant manager Paul Hind and ABPC chair Kerina Clark .
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60 delegates enjoy busy networking event
Sixty business leaders gathered for a high-profile event as guests heard from 3M about the firm ’ s effort in manufacturing respirators during Covid .
Company delegates got together for the news and networking event at the newly-named Glow Centre , previously known as the Xcel Centre , on Aycliffe Business Park .
Organised by Aycliffe Business Park Community ( ABPC ), and sponsored by Jacksons Law Firm , attendees heard from 3M Aycliffe plant manager Paul Hind during a Q & A session .
He talked about the company ’ s efforts in manufacturing half a billion respirators since the outbreak of Covid 20 months ago .
Guests at the event also heard about the second phase of the Merchant Park development , adjacent to Hitachi ’ s factory in Aycliffe .
Adrian Goodall of Rokeby Developments , the development manager for Merchant Anglo , gave an update on Merchant Park and its construction , which is expected to be completed next spring .
It was one of ABPC ’ s best attended events , and the organisation ’ s chair , Kerina Clark , said : “ It was a fantastic event and the feedback we had from everyone who attended was very positive .
“ It ’ s important that we all share our news with each other , but it was great to have Paul from 3M come and chat to us about their story of the last couple of years and be so honest and insightful .
“ There ’ s a genuine feeling that our events are gathering momentum now – there ’ s a buzz about them and it ’ s great to see .”
Tony Wentworth , managing partner of event sponsors Jacksons Law Firm , added : “ It was great to attend my first Aycliffe Business Park networking meeting .
“ It was clear from the full house attendance and from the conversations that I had with a number of the attendees that there is fantastic collaborative and supportive community between the businesses on the Park .”
Aycliffe ’ s next news and networking event is at the Glow Centre on Friday , January 21 . For details and to register go to aycliffebusinesspark . co . uk .
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