APPOINTMENTS
A round-up of the latest appointments on the Tees business scene ...
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specialist Paralloy as an apprentice tube welder at its Billingham site .
Although just under half of all UK workers are female , only 12 per cent work in engineering . On average , around 20 men and just one woman apply for each welding vacancy .
Sophie will split her time between working towards her qualifications at Hartlepool College of Further Education and welding tubes at Paralloy .
Tees Valley , County Durham , Tyneside , Wearside , Northumberland and North Yorkshire , recently launched its own accredited financial services arm .
In February , it completed its 10th acquisition in six years after buying Teesside lettings and property investment specialist Brookland Estates Lettings for an undisclosed sum .
Marie Willmot , the firm ’ s sales and lettings director , is pictured ( far left ) with the new appointments .
Adding to the young recruits taking an unusual route into the legal world is Amy , who has a master ’ s degree in publishing from Northumbria University and completed an internship with publishing house Hodder Education , which she continues to work for on a freelance basis .
Jenny Grist , Baines Jewitt Chartered Accountants Tees-based chartered accountancy firm Baines Jewitt has bolstered its team with the appointment of tax specialist Jenny Grist from Stockton – and it ’ s all thanks to Tees Business !
“ I was reading an article about Baines Jewitt ’ s new office premises , plus its ambitions to take the company forward , invest in its infrastructure and recruit more staff ,” she said .
“ The article really grabbed my attention . I made a speculative enquiry about potential job vacancies and was delighted to be invited for an interview and subsequently offered a job as a tax manager .”
Jenny has professional Association of Accounting Technicians and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants qualifications and a specialist focus on trusts , estates and inheritance tax .
Nicola Nicholson , Georgia Greenstreet and Georgia Richardson , My Property Box Darlington-based estate agency group My Property Box has welcomed three new employees to its team .
Nicola Nicholson joins as sales manager and valuer and is responsible for overseeing the sales team , while both Georgia Greenstreet and Georgia Richardson will be sales negotiators and valuers , liaising with current and new clients and overseeing sales progression and offers .
My Property Box , which covers the
Jacksons Law Firm An entrepreneurial marketeer who has been self-employed for the last three years is putting his self-taught skills to the test as a new marketing executive for Jacksons Law Firm .
Alexander Smith is one of four new recruits at the Teesside firm , which has also added Charlie Mace , a paralegal , Kirsten Halliwell , a HR assistant and Amy Kay , a business administration apprentice , to its growing team .
Alexander , 24 , who previously ran his own sportswear company , applied for the marketing executive role to widen his network , get involved with a bigger firm and “ be part of a bigger community ”.
ServAce Wynyard Business Park-based ServAce ’ s appointment of seven new employees within the last six months raises its total headcount from 12 to 19 .
The company , which launched in 2006 , supports clients to manage online and residential training courses , predominately apprenticeships .
The seven new hires include one national account manager , two senior QA automation engineers , a junior accounts manager , an account assistant and two business administration apprenticeships .
Nicola Nicholson , Georgia Greenstreet and Georgia Richardson , My Property Box
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