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Marriott Communications celebrates Agency of the Year accolade
Sunderland-based digital communications agency Marriott Communications has won the Agency of the Year award at the Northern Enterprise Awards 2022. It is the latest commendation for the agency following other North East shortlists, including Entrepreneur of the Year at the FSB Awards and Marketer of the Year at the Prolific North Awards. Samuel Marriott-Dowding, Marriott Communications’ CEO,...
STP Construction and UK Land Estates unveil latest project
Development has begun on the construction of a new 35,855 sq ft hi-spec industrial unit on Eighth Avenue East on the Team Valley Trading Estate in Gateshead. NorthEast-based building and civil engineering firm STP Construction is leading the build, working closely with land developer UK Land Estates to deliver one of Team Valley’s newest industrial units. The development site, which extends to...
Dragonfly Cancer Trust’s Pound on Your Pillow hotel initiative makes dreams come true
The Dragonfly Cancer Trust is celebrating the successful launch of its Pound On Your Pillow initiative, which urges hotel guests to pop a pound in an envelope on their pillow following their hotel stay. The first hotel to sign up was the DoubleTree by Hilton next to Newcastle International Airport, and its team has raised more than £2,000 to date.The Dragonfly Cancer Trust works with families,...
Business premises offer key to improving digital access
Middlesbrough-based charitable organisation the Hope Foundation has been working with a number of partners to launch furbdit, which strives to improve access to digital technology. furbdit is helping to address digital poverty by recycling, refurbishing and distributing donated digital devices to individuals and communities in need. Led by the Hope Foundation, it has support from a partnership...
Encore Group celebrates success at Business Excellence Awards
North-East-based the Encore Group celebrated success at the Sunderland Echo Business Excellence Awards 2022 having been shortlisted in the Sustainable Initiative category. The industry-leading experts in packaging solutions and envelopes were named winners of the category, in recognition of their ongoing commitment to measurable carbon and waste reduction. The Encore Group is recognised...