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Global recruitment group moves to new headquarters
A global recruitment company has moved into a new North East headquarters, following a year of record growth. Superior Recruitment Group, founded by Gareth Allen in 2018, has expanded into new, larger offices at the North East BIC in Sunderland, after reporting an annual group turnover of £8 million in 2021. Specialising in international recruitment solutions and placing candidates across key...

Newcastle Hospitals Trust signs lease at Eldon Square offices
Knight Frank has brokered a deal with the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to lease 18,500 sq. ft. of office space at Eldon Square in Newcastle – bringing the city centre office development to full capacity. The trust will use the first-floor property for staff training and chose the location largely based on its prime location which is close to the Royal Victory Infirmary and...

Local radio ‘rebirth’ heralded for Tyneside
In a move heralded as “the rebirth of local radio”, about 450,000 people on Tyneside can now tune into more local stations than ever before following to the roll-out of new digital technology. Thanks to the award of one of the first new UK licences for small-scale DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) radio, Newcastle-based Tyneside Community Digital (TCD), is now hosting 19 radio stations on the DAB...

Profile building agency Moja appoints operations director
Newcastle-based Moja, an agency working with business owners and senior executives to raise their profiles, has appointed Rachael Cook as operations director. Moja was launched in March this year with its Newcastle office and is working with clients throughout the UK to get them known in their industries and beyond. Moja works with clients on a bespoke basis to raise their profiles via award...

DABS Festival of Enterprise boosts North East startups
County Durham’s most promising start-ups have come together for a day of networking, keynote speakers and first-hand advice at the annual Durham Ambitious Business Start-Ups (DABS) Festival of Enterprise, sponsored by Swinburne Maddison. The festival, now in its third year, was attended by more than 100 like-minded delegates who gathered and were celebrated at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Durham on...