FEATURE
Rising star - Jasmine Smith is one of many playing a major part in Durata ’ s success story .
Recognition and reward
Durata put success down to having the right team
WORDS : PAUL FRASER PICTURES : TOM BANKS
Teamwork makes the dreamwork . Just ask Durata , after an incredible year that ’ s left Middlesbrough ’ s critical power and data centre specialist even more excited about what is to come .
From Durata ’ s headquarters at the Tees AMP business park , expansion has continued throughout the last 12 months , with a 30 per cent increase in staffing levels since the start of 2023 .
And having recently opened an office in the German city of Frankfurt , there is a genuine feeling the work of Teesside ’ s global player in the world of critical power infrastructure and modular data centres will soon stretch beyond Europe .
With more significant contracts on the horizon , Durata envisages further multimillion increases in turnover and that will lead to more additions to a workforce that is encouraged to develop . Hard work is recognised with reward .
John McGee , Durata ’ s managing director , said : “ We have constantly been striving and evolving from a staffing perspective .
“ We wanted the best people and we feel we have got the best , while expanding staffing levels significantly over the last 12 months – and numbers are only likely to grow . “ What I am seeing come to fruition is my vision from years gone by – and more . What is being achieved is beyond what I ever visualised .
“ We now have a team in place to take Durata beyond where I ever thought we would get to .
“ Our modular side of the business is now firmly established in the data centre industry globally .
“ Our reputation for delivering projects within the critical power industry is stronger than ever . If a company wants a job done properly , they come to Durata .
“ The model we have in the UK can be replicated elsewhere . It ’ s like Durata is in a box and is being moved across the world .”
And the team behind it is shining through . Over the course of the last 12 months there have been several new appointments or promotions from within .
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