Sponsored by Cornerstone Business Solutions
JOB CREATION
OVERALL
FINALIST
PLANHAPPY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
STOCKTON
Technology experts for financial planners , PlanHappy Investment Management created 15 new jobs , representing a 68 % growth .
FINALIST
David Brennan ( right ), MD of Eastgate Engineering Services , received the Overall Job Creation award from Chris Bibby of category sponsor Cornerstone Business Solutions .
WINNER
EASTGATE ENGINEERING SERVICES
Billingham The MD of an engineering contracting firm who won two VelociTees awards for job creation has paid tribute to the staff that helped make it happen .
David Brennan said he was delighted to pick up the brace of VelociTees awards , coming off the back of three awards wins last year for the Billinghambased firm , which also has a base in Ireland but on Teesside is soon set to move into larger new , purpose-built premises at Cowpen Industrial Estate .
He told Tees Business : “ I ’ m absolutely thrilled but it ’ s a reflection of the many people behind the scenes that put a lot of work into this . I ’ m the lucky cog in the wheel that got to collect them but they represent the hard work everybody puts in every day and the supply chain in the region that supports us to deliver our projects .
“ The staff will be thrilled – and as well as job creation , our turnover has been steadily growing too . Last year we did roughly £ 19.5m – this year we ’ ll touch a bit over £ 20m but next year we ’ re looking upwards to £ 35m .
“ We ’ re concentrating on projects of national importance and energy projects – those are large projects and that ’ s where we get our revenue increase from .
“ There ’ s Dogger Bank , we ’ ve just won a large project in Manchester and we ’ ve got a large project in London – small numbers of large projects , that ’ s where we ’ re going to get our turnover from .”
He said offshore wind and the progress towards net zero were two main areas of focus for the firm , which , with 80 % job creation growth ( 20 staff ), finished ahead of Alt Labs ( 75 %), PlanHappy Investment Management ( 68 %), razorblue Group ( 56 %) and Wolviston Management Services ( 56 %) to win the overall title . He also felt Teesside was an ideal base for Eastgate ’ s UK operation .
SPONSOR MESSAGE
Chris Bibby , sales director at Cornerstone Business Solutions , said : “ As a business that thrives on celebrating our strong role within the Tees region ’ s business community , we were delighted to sponsor the VelociTees . The region ’ s fastest-growing businesses are defying the odds in a tough economic climate so deserve the praise and acknowledgement . Massive congratulations to Eastgate Engineering Services for their success in creating so many new jobs .”
ALT LABS
MIDDLESBROUGH
Using emerging technologies to transform traditional business services , Alt Labs grew its workforce by 75 %.
FINALIST
RAZORBLUE GROUP
THORNABY
IT managed service provider razorblue enjoyed a 56 % growth in staff numbers – that ’ s 64 new jobs in real terms .
FINALIST
WOLVISTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES
STOCKTON
Offering a complete recruitment service in delivering long-term supplier agreements to a variety of industries , Wolviston Management Services enjoyed a 56 % growth in employee numbers .
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