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Facilities – the £ 2.4m development will include nine classrooms and breakout spaces .
Scott Bros supports community allotment project
Sixth form announces £ 2.4m construction project
Bede Sixth Form College will soon be able to open its doors to more school leavers as the college announces exciting plans to expand its Billingham facilities .
The £ 2.4m development will incorporate a new three-storey facility on Marsh House Avenue , increasing capacity for a further 200 students , including nine classrooms and breakout spaces .
The development will be funded in part by the Department for Education ’ s Post-16 Capacity Fund , in response to an expected demographic increase in 16 to 19-year-olds .
For Bede , which is part of the Education Training Collective ( Etc .) alongside NETA Training Group , Redcar and Cleveland College , Stockton Riverside College and The Skills Academy , it will also respond to the recent rise in applications from students wanting to study at the college .
The new 700 sq m facility will be
designed to complement the existing building while providing a self-contained learning space for students with a particular interest in the science and pharmaceutical sectors , as well as creative subjects such as media and art and design .
Aspirations for future developments could incorporate dedicated health science suites , industry spec laboratories designed alongside sector employers and a mini viewing cinema .
Bede Sixth Form College has already seen an upsurge in applications due to what the group principal describes as its unique curriculum and enrichment opportunities , along with an increased focus on health and wellbeing through its Institute of Sport and Education and the introduction of a 10am start time .
Bede hopes to open doors to the new facility in early 2023 .
Scott Bros provided a grab lorry free of charge to support Teesside Family Foundation ’ s project to create community allotment plots to be used by pupils at Middlesbrough ’ s Discovery Special Academy . The charity , which has enlisted the help of several local businesses involved in the construction industry , has succeeded in levelling the overgrown site , generating a large amount of soil and green waste .
Scott Bros collected and returned the waste to its facility , where the soil has been screened and recycled and will eventually be returned for use in the raised beds , while the green waste will be converted into high-grade compost .
iGaming firm set to hit £ 500k turnover target
A rapidly growing company is on track to beat its year two turnover target of £ 500,000 after several new contract wins – including its first foothold in the USA .
This international success has also led to the company changing its name to better reflect its main offer to the iGaming industry .
Stockton-based Affili8 will become iGaming Agency ( iGA ) – clarifying its offer of providing SEO , paid search , social media marketing , content writing and web solutions for gambling , along with affiliate marketing .
The company was started in early 2020 by friends Chris O ’ Rourke , Richard Paget and Chris Sutherland , who had worked together in digital marketing .
Stockton firm shortlisted in net zero awards
A Stockton firm has been shortlisted in an inaugural awards event to recognise net zero work .
Marine specialists MJR Power and Automation , based at Teesside Industrial Estate in Thornaby , has been recognised in Scottish Renewables ’ Net-Zero Energy Transition Awards .
MJR , which also has offices in Aberdeen , was nominated in the low-carbon sector for a Technology and Business Innovation award .
The shortlisting recognises MJR ’ s offshore charging system , which facilitates and speeds up the electrification of vessels .
The company provides a complete turnkey offering of products and solutions from power and propulsion , automation and energy storage to equipment , remote monitoring and shore power supplies .
Young traders ’ market winner to represent region in national final
A young entrepreneur has made the national final of the Young Traders Market Competition .
Coral Dean , from Thorpe Thewles , won the regional heat at Stockton Market in May with her business , Fat Rabbit Crafts , which produces artisan wooden crafts using locally sourced wood , including oak chopping boards , bird houses and bespoke furniture .
The 28-year-old saw off strong competition and came first in her category in Darlington in July .
Following that success , she joined hopefuls at the national final in Stratford-upon-Avon .
Coral runs Fat Rabbit Crafts with her partner and often represents their business at trade markets across Stockton and the wider region .
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