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Business Solutions, at City of Sunderland College.

“We are proud to sponsor the Learning, Training and Skills category. As a provider of innovative education, training and service solutions, we know the value that investing in skills can bring to your business.Read

Beware of leaksof yourrecords

TEESSIDE businesses are being warned to keep a close eye on their sensitive information in the wake of the missing data scandal at HM Revenue and Customs.Read

SEEKINGTHEBEST

TIME is running out to find the best in business in our region.Read

Philip Askew to follow in the family footsteps

PHILIP Askew is following in the family footsteps by entering the firm of solicitors set up almost 75 years ago by his grandfather and great uncle.Read

SAILINGS

Today: Sturgeon, Krefeld; Erria Anne, Rotterdam; JRS Castor, VandermudeRead

You can bank on the Swedes

SWEDISH bank Handelsbanken, which has recently opened an office at Winder House on Kingfisher Way, Stockton, has formally celebrated its arrival in Tees Valley, Swedish style, with an official launch event attended by 80 people. The five-strong team, which opened the branch less than two months ago, has already grown with the arrival of Meliha Klanco to provide account manager support. Meliha, originally from Stockholm and living in Middlesbrough, has a law degree from Teesside University and is currently studying there for her MSc in management.Read

Visit a land of opportunity

TEES Valley firms are being offered the chance to explore opportunities to do business in the Far East.Read

North East Business Awards rules

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That winning feeling

TAKING the Environment title at the Tees Valley Business Awards last year was 3M UK of Newton Aycliffe.Read

Tyneside and Northumberland: Knight Frank

Tim Evans, head of the firm’s Newcastle office, said: “We are delighted to be sponsoring this award for the fourth year in a row. The North-east is competing on the world stage and our services are at the very core of the region’s success. The service sector is one of the most important employers in the region and the diversity of services offered are first class in every respect and have been critical in revitalising the economy especially having regard to the demise of our traditional industries.”Read

AFTER being crowned winner of the Service category in the Tees Valley Business Awards, RS Industrial Services of Billingham also went on to take the North-east title.

The company has invested heavily to fund expansion - including moving its operations from a 2,500sq ft site in Middlesbrough to a 35,000sq ft operation in nearby Billingham, which involves a factory, a technical training centre, a trade counter for engineering parts, and a factory.Read

Tyneside and Northumberland: Aesica Pharmaceuticals

Dr Steve Barker, site director at Cramlington said: “We are delighted to sponsor the environment category and look forward to a very high standard of entry from organisations in the region. Aesica has adopted a vision and a series of values that includes a high level of engagement in the community in which we operate and the awards are an excellent vehicle to achieve this.”Read

People must have somewheretolive

WELCOME to our comment column, in which leading figures from the region present a thought-provoking view on an issue affecting their company or organisation or the wider community. Today it’s the turn of IAN SIM, right, chief executive of Redcar-based Coast and Country Housing.Read

How to feel secure in the hi-tech world

DAVID FRAME, head of sales and marketing at North-east computer services firm Datawright provides his top ten tips for keeping your business safe.Read

THIS ground floor retail unit is available to let in Middlesbrough.

The property, at 369 Linthorpe Road, is approximately one mile south of the town centre.Read

Case for writing letters of law

L IS FOR LEGAL SECRETARYRead

Driving school expands to include motorbike training

A TEESSIDE driving school has expanded to include two-wheel training to its operations.Read

The skill of training staff

TEES Valley employers and training providers attended a boardroom breakfast at the Evening Gazette recently to discuss the importance of skills development for employees.Read

At the heart of things

TEES VALLEY AWARD: ABB Engineering ServicesRead

Helping us meet the training challenge

NEWS of the National Skills Academy for the Process Industries has been welcomed by business, education and training leaders across the region.Read