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INCLUDED IN THE AUTUMN 2015 ISSUE OF TEES BUSINESS… /4 NEWS WELCOME FOREWORD By Garry Lofthouse Evolution LLP celebrate fifth year with new staff intake... /5 NEWS New staff join digital creative agency... /6 NEWS As much as we love our base on the thriving Stokesley Industrial Park, it’s fair to say that Applied Integration are out on a limb in our headquarters deep in the breath-taking countryside of North Yorkshire. So it’s always good to catch up with all that’s great about Teesside’s business scene by flicking through the pages of this magazine, a publication that’s established itself so quickly that it’s hard to imagine why no one thought of the idea sooner. The pages are packed full of amazing success stories, exciting start-ups and businesses that seem certain to become Teesside icons in the years to come. Sometimes you can only wonder at the sheer dogged resourcefulness of Tees businesses. Not to mention at the awesome skills of our business leaders. Businesses across the region – Teesside, Tees Valley or whatever you want to call it – have fought their way through the worst recession in living memory to now stand alongside the best this country has to offer across all industries. At Applied Integration, we’re celebrating 10 years in business. Launching in 2005, with the recession just around the corner, it could have all gone pear-shaped – but instead we’re proud to say we’ve enjoyed a period of success we could never have dreamed of. After all, it’s not many companies that can boast about the defence of the nation on their CV! I believe our work for the Ministry of Defence, developing control systems for nuclear attack submarines, is one of the most exciting projects currently being undertaken by any business across Teesside or the entire North-East. We’re proud to support Tees Business as Official Media Partners. Our involvement further raises our profile across the region, letting potential customers and recruits know that you need look no further than Teesside to find the skills and opportunities to compete with any other area of the UK. And it helps support a publication that says so much about all that’s good about business on Teesside. Garry Lofthouse Director Applied Integration UK Ltd Cladding experts get new look thanks to designers... /9 PD PORTS Delivering tangible benefits through portcentric logistics... /10-11 TEES UP! We take a break with The Forge director Laura Woods... /13 SABIC Avocets make a triumphant comeback! /14-15 MIDDLESBROUGH COLLEGE Apprentice is on the road to success /18-19 WILTON CENTRE Offering excellent facilities in the perfect location... /21 MFC FOUNDATION YOU could be Boro’s next big signing! /23-25 SPECIAL FEATURE Mike Matthews leads the way... USE TEES BUSINESS FOR YOUR MARKETING Tees Business is a B2B magazine delivered FREE to the business communities of Teesside, covering Middlesbrough, Stockton, Yarm, Wynyard, Billingham, Redcar & Cleveland, Hartlepool, Stokesley, Sedgefield and now areas of Darlington too. Our website is designed to deliver the latest business news, while our high-quality magazine, with a circulation of 5,000, is a fantastic new tool for Teesside businesses to market to other businesses. /27 MIDAS CLADDING Cladding experts have the Midas touch... /28-29 APPLIED INTEGRATION Sky’s the limit for Stokesley innovators... /31 ROF 59 Our next issue will be out in late November, with further issues due in February, May and August 2016, so do get in touch with us soon if you want to be involved. New leisure facility opens on site of former World War II munitions factory... Our rates are: £195 for a quarter page, £345 fo ȁ