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New home – Cornerstone ’ s new HQ .
Cornerstone ’ s evolving by diversifying into other industries
Cornerstone Group is growing year on year by diversifying into different industries . As well as their core business , Cornerstone Business Solutions , they have Cornerstone Marketing Solutions , Cornerstone Visual Media Solutions , Cornerstone Commercial Property Solutions and Cornerstone Education Solutions . telecoms company now has more than 4,000 users across the country and globally on its books .
Cornerstone has also become a Crown Commercial Service and NHS approved supplier . This means rather than going through lengthy tender processes to win business from clients in the public sector , such as local authorities and the NHS , they are already approved to provide equipment and services .
In fact , the technology business has grown so much that they ’ ll soon be upping sticks and moving offices - but only down the road .
They are moving out of Map House on George Stephenson Street approximately 800 yards to a new building , which is four times bigger than the old one at 5,000 sq ft .
They purchased the two-storey building for £ 350,000 and expect to spend another £ 50,000 on refurbishments and decoration before its big reveal to clients in the new year .
With staff numbers having grown to 27 , Chris was keen to welcome the new members by holding an exclusive team-building weekend in a castle near Reeth , North Yorkshire .
“ Whenever we take on new staff , we always look to do something like bowling and we also have a box at Middlesbrough Football Club to take them to ,” said Chris .
“ Every year , we exclusively hire a youth hostel for the weekend and host team-building activities .
“ We decided to coincide it with Christmas this year and have it as our Christmas do . You don ’ t really know someone until you ’ ve had a drink with them , so it ’ s good to get to know people outside of work .”
CORNERSTONE MARKETING SOLUTIONS Cornerstone Marketing Solutions is a digital marketing agency which specialises in web design , graphic design , social media management and video content . It won the Best New Creative Business at the 2021 Best New Tees Business Awards .
CORNERSTONE VISUAL MEDIA SOLUTIONS Formed in 2020 , Cornerstone Visual Media Solutions was the first LED Out Of Home ( OOH ) screen provider in Tees Valley .
It created the largest digital signage in the North-East - an impressive 90 sq m - at the Teesworks site . The gatehouse sign across the rail bridge was designed to be visible from the A66 and is used to welcome visitors to the site .
It has also provided a 30-sq m LED screen in the reception area at Teesside International Airport and the screens at Stockton Globe , as well as providing digital signage for Darlington Council .
They specialise in LED video walls to ‘ wow , inform or advertise ’. They are made up of direct view ( DV ) LED display panels that operate together as a system to display content in the way a single screen would . Cornerstone Visual Media Solutions also hires out screens and has advertising spaces across Teesside and the North-East .
CORNERSTONE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SOLUTIONS As well as buying their own new headquarters under Cornerstone Commercial Property Solutions , the team plan to buy more properties to develop a property portfolio .
CORNERSTONE EDUCATION SOLUTIONS Cornerstone Education Solutions specifically supports IT and telecommunications in schools .
All in all , it ’ s plain to see that Cornerstone is cornering the market across several sectors , with much more to come .
Watch this space !
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