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BUBBLY IS SPONSORED BY
TEES PRINT AND DESIGN FIRM
Middlesbrough video game studio Sock
Monkey has doubled its head count – and
plans to employ 50 people by 2021 – after
carrying out work for major names including
Sega and Unilever, while it is currently
developing a translation app that will be
used by the NHS.
#TalkingUpTeesside
A
long-established Tees printing
company has joined the long list
of local businesses supporting this
year’s Tees Businesswomen awards, in
association with Northern Skills Group.
Tees Business organised the inaugural
awards ceremony which was attended by
280 people at Wynyard Hall last November.
The organisers are planning an even
bigger and better event for 2019, having
already increased capacity by moving
the event to Wynyard’s stunning Grand
Marquee.
Middlesbrough-based Teesprint and
Design – a family-run firm established in
1982 – is the latest local firm to support
the awards after its associated company,
Crystal Galleries, produced the stunning
trophies for last year’s event.
Teesprint has agreed to sponsor the
prosecco reception for the glitzy night on
October 24 this year.
Director Jo Lowes, who has worked for
the family firm along with managing director
Jeremy Lowes for 36 years, said: “It’s nice
to recognise local women in industry and
support that with the awards.
“It’s about recognising the gender
inequality in business and especially
industry. As a director I recognise I’m
probably in the minority, so it’s nice to
support other women who are being really
successful in their own right.
“I do quite a lot with ladies in the local
area so it means a lot to me personally to
support these awards.”
Tees Business co-editor Martin Walker
said: “We worked closely with Jo and
Jeremy in producing the high-quality awards
last year so it’s fantastic to have Teesprint
and Design involved in this year’s event.”
Northern Skills Group have again
agreed to headline sponsor the 2019 Tees
Businesswomen Awards, joining category
sponsors Teesside University, Cornerstone
Business Solutions, px Group, RMS
Recruitment, Punch Robson Solicitors,
Developments by Joseph Homes and
SABIC.
Only three category awards are now
available to sponsor, including Charity/
Voluntary, Lifelong Inspiration and Best New
Business.
To enquire email info@teesbusiness.
co.uk, call 01642 450255 or download a
Media Pack via www.teesbusiness.co.uk.
Teesprint and Design director Jo
Lowes, who has agreed to sponsor
the prosecco reception drinks for this
year’s Tees Businesswomen Awards
event at Wynyard Hall in October.
SOFTWARE FIRM
GROWS WITH SUPPORT
Our steel to build
£55m TeesAMP
A contractor has been appointed to
take the £55m TeesAMP Advanced
Manufacturing Park in Middlesbrough
from blueprint to reality.
Robertson North East has been
commissioned to construct phase
one of the development and the first
units will be ready for occupation in
December.
To add to the great news, local
firm Nationwide Structures, based in
Stockton, has been appointed as steel
fabricator and around 90% of the 750
tonnes of steel will come from British
Steel at Redcar.
Tech firm reveals
ambitious expansion plans
A fast-growing
Teesside tech
company is gearing
up for further
growth with
expansion into EU
and international
markets.
Appamondo, based in Middlesbrough’s
Boho One, is a Zendesk Premier Partner
established in 2012 specialising in the
design, build and deployment of digital
help and support services.
Director Michael Smith is forecasting
double-digit revenue growth in 2019,
having seen a 45% increase in 2018, as
the organisation strengthens its position
as a service and solution provider in the
UK and Europe.
A company has been helped to develop
innovative new software for business
thanks to the support of Innovate Tees
Valley.
Tad Web Solutions, based in
Commerce House, Middlesbrough, is
a digital agency which develops and
designs websites and software systems.
Innovate Tees Valley, led by Teesside
University, works with companies to help
them try new things in their business
and create and improve services,
products and processes.
It is formed from a partnership of
Teesside University, DigitalCity, NEPIC
and MPI with funding from the European
Regional Development Fund.
The Innovate Tees Valley graduate
placement scheme part-funds the salary
of a graduate for up to six months, and
Tad Web Solutions used it to recruit
Teesside University BSc Web and
Multimedia graduate Chris Tyerman as a
front-end web developer.
HALCYON DAYS AHEAD
Teesside-
based
haulage firm
Halcyon
Tankers
plans to
expand with
a number of new vehicles after securing
a £250,000 investment.
The firm, which operates a fleet of
bulk chemical road tankers from its
Middlesbrough base, has secured the
loan from NPIF – FW Capital Debt
Finance, managed by FW Capital and
part of the Northern Powerhouse
Investment Fund (NPIF).
Halcyon was launched in January
2018 when directors Ian Elliott, Andrew
Spence-Wolrich and Nigel Barraclough
bought the assets of Halcyon Tankers, a
division of Hargreaves plc.