WEAR BUSINESS
ISSUE 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Welcome
14 MAKING HAYS
GUEST FOREWORD
From Brad Groves
I
t gives me great pleasure to provide
the guest foreword for what I think is a
brilliant addition to the business scene
of the Wear region.
Martin Walker, from Resolution Media
and Publishing, approached me a few
months ago about this concept. He showed
me some of the publications his team are
producing elsewhere in the North-East,
and it really didn’t take me long to lend my
support to it.
The feeling was that the Sunderland and
Durham areas aren’t fairly represented across
the North-East region, and that a business
magazine dedicated only to this area would
help to redress the balance.
It’s fantastic to read about some of the
great things that are happening in this first
issue – and it’s confirmation that Sunderland
and Durham very much mean business.
When we read so much bad news and
negativity in the wider media – and on social
media – positive publications are an essential
tool to be able to spread good news and
create a buzz.
And this debut edition of Wear Business
has that in abundance!
In this issue alone, we can hear more
about the £100m riverside plans for
Sunderland and the new £14m Jade Business
Park currently being constructed near
Dalton Park.
And, of course, we hear more from cover
star John Hays about his incredible journey
– beginning from one humble store in
Sunderland to the £1 billion group he has
today.
While we can’t boast the same numbers
as Hays Travel, the growth of our business,
Great Annual Savings, is a success story of
its own, and we were delighted to have the
opportunity to talk about that in this first
issue of Wear Business.
I’m genuinely excited for this region.
There’s lots happening, we’re ambitious and
we want to create a strong local economy,
prosperity and wealth.
I’m confident Wear Business will
contribute towards that in the years to come,
and I look forward to reading about more
positive business news from our great region
in future issues.
Brad Groves
Chief executive, Great Annual Savings
W
Wear Business
North East Business & Innovation Centre (BIC)
Wearfield
Enterprise Park East
Sunderland
SR5 2TA
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