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58 | Tees Business Proud history – strong future for Tees law firm T illy Bailey & Irvine law firm’s history is a long and illustrious one, having offered its legal services since as far back as 1842. The firm is, however, committed to the present and future when it comes to its clients. That’s why Teesside’s largest law firm is pushing on by extending its presence in Wynyard, as well as offering a newly- updated working and IT infrastructure. TBI’s well-established firm of solicitors and legal advisors has acted for clients at Wynyard Business Park for over 10 years, aimed towards a more commercial and private client-focused legal service offering. TBI celebrated a decade in Wynyard recently with a full refurbishment to its offices as the firm continues its substantial investment to ensure a modern, innovative service for clients. Managing partner Carolyn Tilly said: “The partners would highlight the strong performance of our Wynyard Park commercial teams, and this is rewarded by the continued support from the business Tilly Bailey & Irvine law firm is expanding its Tees presence at Wynyard Business Park. park and the hard work of all those involved to make it a hub for modern commercial activity. “The firm’s recently launched strategy has helped maintain income levels and reduce direct costs, allowing the firm to achieve improved margins. “Our new IT infrastructure will ensure we deliver on our strategic objectives and be certain to continue with our high levels of customer service.” Alongside corporate and commercial legal advice, TBI’s offering is full-service and includes employment law, conveyancing and commercial property, wills, tax and probate, family and private family law, agricultural, personal injury and negligence. Wynyard’s commercial team is also adding to its arm with a new project, TBI Catalyst, a framework for early-stage, fast- growth businesses that facilitates access to legal services to take them to the next level. TBI also has offices in Hartlepool, Stockton and Barnard Castle and remains the largest full-service firm of solicitors in the Tees Valley. Get #StrengthOnYourSide with the help of Tilly Bailey & Irvine. Call 01740 646000 or visit tbilaw.co.uk. Welding training firm marks three years A n independent training provider is going from strength to strength as it approaches its third anniversary. Nordic Engineering Training and Testing Centre was set up in December 2016 to help reduce the critical lack of skilled workers within Tees Valley. The Stockton-based engineering training and testing facility works with local industry to provide relevant skills-based training and qualifications to help fill the growing number of local jobs within the engineering sector. Since launching, Nordic has helped to put more than 200 local people into semi-skilled jobs across the Tees region. And Nordic’s Welding Centre is also booming – since January, it has drawn up and monitored more than 865 welding procedures and qualification documents to BS/EN 15614-1, BS/EN 9606-1, ASME IX and AWS D1.1 accreditations. Nordic’s portfolio of courses now also includes a “Mirror Welding” course approved by the ECITB, with a number of groups from a major national company successfully completing the course with outstanding results. “Our aim from the outset was to provide companies with the highest quality facility available providing the welding sector with a one stop shop for Procedure and Qualification testing,” says Nordic managing director Peter Robinson. Nordic Engineering Training and Testing provides high quality “tailor made” training for companies and individuals from fillet welding to 6GR Pipe Butt Weld, and many in between including overlay and cladding procedures, stud welding and rebar welding on all types of materials. The welding team at Nordic – made up of Paul Mobberley, David Swann, Kenny Williams and Ian Henderson-Thynne – has more than 125 years’ experience between them. Robinson added: “The team designed and built the welding area to accommodate welders in a variety of ways, such as having large welding booths that can open out to double the size to take on any size of pipe or plate with LED lighting to illuminate the welding booths effectively. Each booth contains MMA, TIG and MIG welding sets. “We have been instrumental in all of the welder testing undertaken at the TeesRep Biomass and heavily involved in the mining project taking place on Teesside and the surrounding area, inclusive of P91, P22, P11 materials and Transition tests, high grade carbon and stainless steels.” More information about Nordic can be found at www.nordicps.co.uk, whilst welding enquires can be sent by email to [email protected]