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The businessman behind Acklam Hall,
Neil Whittingham, revealed his motivation
behind the high-profile restoration of the
building.
Proposals to build a Middlesbrough
Snow Centre were in the spotlight and
Michael Baxter, tailoring manager at
Psyche, revealed how he went from
wanting a career in the Navy to working
for one of the north’s premier fashion
stores.
I S S U E 1 1 , AU T U MN 20 1 7
Making waves at Hartlepool Marina and
on the front cover of Tees Business was
energy firm Utility Alliance.
A special feature on exports and
the Tees firms leading the way made
the headlines and our region’s leading
businesspeople told us who they regarded
as the most inspirational in their field.
I S S U E 1 2, W I NT ER 20 1 7
Middlesbrough mayor Dave Budd took
centre stage to tell Tees Business readers
how major new developments were
making a difference to Middlesbrough
centre.
We featured the top females in the Tees
Valley business world and we launched
our first awards celebrating female
achievements – the hugely successful Tees
Businesswomen Awards.
I S S U E 1 3, S P RI NG 20 1 8
Garry Lofthouse, of innovative Stokesley
firm Applied Integration, was our cover
star as we discussed advanced technology,
robots and submarines.
We shone a spotlight on Middlesbrough
business HR Alchemy and we discovered
the amazing life story of Derek Laird,
the man behind Tees-based Next Level
Security Services.
I S S U E 1 4 , S U MMER 20 1 8
Mandale Group’s Joe Darragh took our
cover spot in this edition, right on cue to
talk about how the company went from
snooker to property.
Our business leaders also voted for their
top restaurants – and we told how Boro’s
Riverside Stadium was top of the league
for hospitality.
I S S U E 1 5 , AU T U MN 20 1 8
No ordinary Jane, that was our cover
star for the summer edition, Teesside
University’s Professor Jane Turner.
Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen
came out top in our annual poll of the
region’s most inspiring business leaders.
And family-owned business AV Dawson
celebrated 80 years in business.
I SSUE 1 6 , WI N TE R 2 01 8
The inaugural winner of our Tees
Businesswomen Awards was our cover
star in this edition - Lexonik’s Claire
Preston - as we celebrated the first
ever ceremony and all of its inspiring
winners.
We revealed the plans for Albert
North as Middlesbrough’s new place
to do business and tee-ing up for Tees
Up was Rockliffe Hall’s Eamonn Elliott
who gave us his thoughts on Teesside
Airport, hurling and being teetotal.
I SSUE 1 7 , SP R I N G 2 01 9
Our cover feature was with Wilton
Engineering CEO Bill Scott who told us
why he’s never had a bad day in his
working life – impressive.
We met Punch Robson Solicitors, the
142-year-old Tees law firm embracing a
modern approach.
Teesside Airport moved back in to
public ownership and we cemented our
Talking Up Teesside campaign in our
biggest edition to date.
I SSUE 1 8, SUM M E R 2 01 9
The committed and talented Yasmin
Khan featured as our cover star, a
charity figurehead leading the fight for
women across the Tees region and
beyond.
We grew again – to a record-
breaking 108 pages packed with
positive news. We also found out more
about Racz Group’s chief operating
officer Laura Tarran and her meteoric
rise from pizza maker to running the
company.
I SSUE 1 9 , A UTUM N 2 01 9
Financial planner Karl Pemberton
mapped out a new role as the local
chair of the Institute of Directors and
told us how he felt about it.
We detailed plans for our new
positive publication This Is Tees Valley
to talk up our region to the rest of the
country. And the winner of our poll to
find Teesside’s most inspiring business
leaders was…..Tees Valley mayor Ben
Houchen.
I SSUE 2 0, WI N TE R 2 01 9
The inspiring Catherine Devereux took
centre stage with a brave message
turning a very personal tragedy into
hope.
We had a bumper 12 pages full
of news on the thriving tech sector
in our region – and the results of
the incredibly successful 2019 Tees
Businesswomen Awards featured
winner Sharon Lane of Tees
Components.
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