Tees Business team charged to make their mark with event
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Tees Business team charged to make their mark with event
Partnership – Aycliffe Business Park Community chair Kerina Clark with Resolution Media and Publishing directors Martin Walker ( left ) and Dave Allan at Hardwick Hall Hotel .
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The team behind Tees Business has won a three-year deal to deliver a popular awards event for the biggest business park in the North-East . Aycliffe Business Park Community ( ABPC ) has appointed Resolution Media and Publishing to deliver the Make Your Mark Aycliffe Business Awards , with the event to relaunch in 2024 .
The Middlesbrough-based publishing and events company is co-owned by Aycliffe Business magazine founder and former ABPC board member Martin Walker .
Together with his business partner Dave Allan , their Resolution team have delivered 16 business awards events in the last five years , after launching the hugely successful Tees Businesswomen Awards in 2018 .
Since then they have created the Tees Business Awards , Tees Tech Awards , Best New Tees Business Awards , VelociTees and the Wear Businesswomen Awards .
And while on the ABPC board , Martin successfully delivered the Make Your Mark Awards in May 2022 through his Aycliffe Business Park-based company , Mantis Media .
But with the support of his
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Middlesbrough-based team , and utilising Martin ’ s local contacts , Resolution is now aiming to replicate its successful business awards events model for Aycliffe Business Park .
Resolution and ABPC have agreed a date and a venue for the 2024 Aycliffe Business Awards , with the event to be delivered in Hardwick Hall ’ s Coleman Suite on Thursday , May 9 .
ABPC board chair Kerina Clark said : “ After Martin successfully coordinated the 2022 Make Your Mark Awards , the positive feedback from everyone involved was overwhelming .
“ As a board we want to make sure that the events we deliver are of the highest standard , so partnering with Martin and Dave at Resolution was an easy decision .
“ Their expertise in delivering top quality awards events means we can be certain that Aycliffe businesses will benefit from the best of celebrations .
“ As the region ’ s largest business park , we have plenty to celebrate , and many companies who want to be involved .
“ Finding a venue large enough to host our flagship event has been a challenge but we ’ re confident Hardwick Hall Hotel is close enough to be accessible for
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everyone , and is able to accommodate our event in their fantastic Coleman Suite .
“ This is a brilliant opportunity for our Aycliffe businesses to both nominate themselves and put others forward for an award .
“ It ’ s a great way to recognise those around us doing great work themselves and also supporting other local businesses .
“ Aycliffe Business Park is home to companies who are world leaders and some fantastic SMEs and micro businesses and all deserve recognition and celebration .”
Aycliffe Business Park is home to around 500 companies employing more than 10,000 people .
Martin formed Aycliffe Business magazine in 2012 , which was the inspiration behind Resolution ’ s successful Tees Business brand , with the Aycliffe