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Employee graduates 25 years after leaving school
A Teesside company which was awarded the UK’s top business honour plans to win an equal reputation for its record on staff development and recruitment. Stainless steel specialist Paralloy received the King’s Award for Enterprise for excellence in International Trade earlier this year. In June the Paralloy Group bought the French industrial giant Manoir and…
Read MoreTen top marks for Ukrainian refugee
A Ukrainian teenager who fled her war-torn country two years ago has been described as “an absolute joy”. Olesia Yakovilieva came to Cramlington with her mother three months after the Russian invasion, leaving her father – a human rights lawyer – and university student sister at home in Kiev. “At the start of the war…
Read MoreMayor backs local businesses to drive revolution
Mayor Ben Houchen is backing local businesses to drive Teesside’s multi-billion pound low carbon revolution. Later this year the nine leading companies, who were awarded contracts with a combined value of £4billion by Net Zero Teesside Power and the Northern Endurance Partnership, will start selecting their sub-contractors. Speaking at stainless steel specialist Paralloy in Middlesbrough,…
Read MoreMum praises school after success of visually impaired son
The mother of a visually impaired teenager who’s heading to Newcastle University to study Physics said his success shows you can achieve anything if you put your mind to it. Cramlington Learning Village student Daniel Hayton, who suffers from a degenerative eye condition, received an A* in Computer Science and A grades in Maths and…
Read MoreParalloy safeguards route to Olympic cycling glory
King’s Award winning Teesside business Paralloy has helped safeguard a route to Olympic cycling glory by renewing its sponsorship of the North East’s only elite women’s racing team. Team Boompods is managed by Nikki Metcalfe who, when not working as an Administrator for Paralloy in Billingham, spends most of her time organising the team’s 12…
Read MoreInternational recognition for teenage beekeeper
A teenager who has helped her mum look after bees at the Wilton Centre has been picked to represent England in a global beekeeping competition. Fifteen-year-old Phoebe Jones will be heading to Dubai in December for the International Meeting of Young Beekeepers. It is the first time the event will be held outside Europe in…
Read MoreCasting a future for Teesside teenagers
The King’s Award-winning Teesside business Paralloy has provided 50 local teenagers with their first insight into the world of work. The 14 and 15-year-olds spent a day at the stainless steel specialist’s foundry in Billingham, learning about the company and creating their own special metal plaque. The visit was the final stage of a project…
Read MoreCustomers queue for charity shop opening
Retail has returned to the biggest shopping space in Middlesbrough’s Dundas Shopping Centre after a gap of six years. YMCA – the world’s oldest and largest youth charity – has opened a superstore there, offering bargains for customers and a step on the career ladder for its volunteers. Twenty-one-year-old Thomas Charlton, who will work between…
Read MoreTeessiders urged to become part of historic charity
The world’s oldest and largest youth charity is urging Teessiders of all ages to “be part of history” and volunteer to work in its new Middlesbrough store. The YMCA will open its second shop in the town later this month in the Dundas Shopping Centre, marking the return of retail to the Centre’s biggest shopping…
Read MoreMajor investment in Barclaycard’s former home
More than £3m is being spent on a refurbishment of Boaz House, the former home of Barclaycard, at Teesdale Business Park in Stockton. The landmark building has been empty since the credit card giant closed down its Teesside operation at the end of 2021 and transferred 970 jobs to Sunderland. Richard Wilson – Senior Associate…
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