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December 12, 2022
A successful family firm has urged others to look into grant support after reaping the benefits of new machinery and energy efficient equipment. ERW Joinery started up as a small business in Grangetown in 1979 before it grew into supplying both trades and homes with windows and doors, and manufacturing and installing wood windows and […]
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July 29, 2022
Helping Saltburn-based construction company access skills development and training for its new team Operating right across the North East and Yorkshire from its base near Saltburn, Woodsmith Construction offers end-to-end delivery of construction projects, specialising in residential, commercial and public sector developments. When the business launched in early 2021, Managing Director Gary Wood immediately recognised […]
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May 16, 2022
Find out how a £30,000 business growth grant helped Enterprise Made Simple open a new digital education centre and specialist training venue. Middlesbrough-based training and development company, Enterprise Made Simple, accessed a £30,000 business growth grant to create a new digital education centre and specialist training venue. Now delivering training across the globe, the funding […]
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September 07, 2022
Digital agency opens doors to new office following £11,000 business growth grant. Following a business growth grant of more than £11,000, White Digital transformed Darlington’s former Sloan’s Billiard Room into a new office space. Since moving into its new premises last Spring, the agency has been able to take on 11 additional employees with and […]
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May 27, 2022
A £10,000 Start-up Grant Gets Nellie’s Pancake House Off to a Flipping Good Start. Just over a year since launch – and a global pandemic to contend with – Nellie’s Pancake House in Guisborough is already planning its second venue. We caught up with Founder and Director, Joanne Richardson, to find out how start-up support […]
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January 20, 2022
Spinning a new record for Teesside’s manufacturing industry. Press On Vinyl accessed finance and funding to the tune of £1.4 million to open the doors to its new vinyl record manufacturing plant in Middlesbrough – the only pressing plant in the North of England. We caught up with Co-Founder Danny Lowe to find out how […]
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September 06, 2022
Helping this Billingham manufacturer develop a bespoke software package to make the firm more streamlined and efficient through Made Smarter Adoption North East. Specialists in the design, manufacture and installation of bespoke, high quality architectural joinery, BA Joinery works with a broad range of clients, including main contractors, architects, interior designers, consultants and end-users. Established […]
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October 07, 2021
A £10,000 Start-up Grant Turns Business Plans into a virtual reality for The Gaming Hideaway. The Gaming Hideaway Virtual reality and gaming centre, The Gaming Hideaway, is a first for Stockton-on-Tees and a first for the North East, bringing together educational learning opportunities and family fun in one unique venue. Based in Thornaby, The Gaming […]
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April 05, 2022
When Render Alarms couldn’t find the apprenticeship standard they needed locally, Skills for Growth worked to get the training introduced in the Tees Valley. Preparing for the future with Skills for Growth Middlesbrough-based Render Alarms put their people at the very heart of their service. The firm, which has been operating for more than 30 […]
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May 31, 2022
£20,000 growth grant helps Hartlepool mark Platinum Jubilee with new digital technology! Hartlepool based Artistic Solutions accessed £20,000 through the Tees Valley Business Growth Fund to purchase new screen technology needed to help drive the business forward, just in time to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee! We spoke to Technical Manager, Daniel Brobbel, to find out more. […]
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July 05, 2022
Tees Valley Business Growth Fund supports architectural services company to build for the future. Darlington-based architectural practice, Wardman Brown, needed a cash injection to help pay for the new equipment needed to take on another member of staff to its growing team. We caught up with Director, Lee Wardman, to find out how a grant […]
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March 11, 2022
Skills for Growth support helped Louise diversify and grow following the Pandemic. When the Coronavirus pandemic hit Louise quickly realised that her business, Louise Goult Textiles, needed to diversify to generate a new income stream. Having previously relied on face-to-face workshops and footfall to her base at Articentric in Saltburn, Louise introduced a new e-commerce website enabling […]