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SUMMARY:Business Talks - Castle: Building a new college in South Shields
DESCRIPTION:In this Business Talk we find out more about Castle. With its headquarters in Hebburn\, and offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh\, Castle\, which employs over 200 people\, is one of the UK’s leading providers of all disciplines of construction\, providing high-quality engineering and contracting services covering design\, build\, mechanical\, public health\, renewable and electrical engineering. \n\n\n\nWatch here live\, or book below to attend… \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLast year the firm recorded a £130 million order book for 2024–2025\, clear evidence the investment\, the company has placed in the recruitment and retention of great people across its business\, is being rewarded. Castle has an ambitious strategic growth plan which is based on the delivery of high quality\, bespoke and innovative solutions to all the projects to which it is appointed. \n\n\n\nOperations Director\, Chris Meadowcroft\, will outline current contracts underway in South Tyneside including the full refurbishment of a 50\,000 sq ft industrial unit in Boldon and the relocation of South Tyneside College and South Shields Marine School. \n\n\n\nThe £95m college relocation project is a partnership between Tyne Coast College and South Tyneside Council that will create a 15\,000 sq. metre campus on King Street in South Shields. It will include the repair and upgrade of the listed building on Barrington Street\, the conversion of the former BT building into student accommodation and the development of dedicated college facilities. \n\n\n\nCastle was named SME of the Year at the 2023 Constructing Excellence North East Awards\, affirming its reputation for quality and sustainability. Signatories of the South Tyneside Pledge\, Castle has a clear commitment to localised recruitment and spend. We will hear more about the community and stakeholder engagement programme it will be delivering throughout the college contract and what this means for local suppliers and residents. \n\n\n\nWatch online\, or book via EventBrite to be part of the live session: Business Talk – Castle: Building a New College in South Shields Tickets\, Fri 7 Nov 2025 at 10:30 | Eventbrite
URL:https://investsouthtyneside.com/event/business-talks-castle-building-a-new-college-in-south-shields/
LOCATION:One Trinity Green\, Eldon Street\, South Shields\, NE33 1SA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Business Talks
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SUMMARY:Business Talk - DME Systems
DESCRIPTION:Growth\, Expansion and Company Merger – The Story So Far!\n\n\n\nDME Systems works across the globe\, delivering multi-million pound projects in the USA\, Mexico\, and Japan\, to name just a few. Created nearly three years ago\, DME offers a solutions-based engineering service designing machinery to overcome specific challenges\, often in extreme environments. \n\n\n\nThe business – which has grown from seven specialists just over a year ago\, to employ 16 full time employees and 25 in total – has recently moved into a new home in Garwood Street\, in South Shields\, and recently announced a merger with US-based ocean health company Woocheen. \n\n\n\nWoocheen focusses on ocean health\, clean energy and climate research. Woocheen’s acquisition of DME Systems marks a significant investment from a US-based company into the North of England\, proving the continued attractiveness of the region as a global player in both renewable and offshore energy. \n\n\n\nIn this South Tyneside Business Talk\, we hear the story of DME Systems\, how it was formed\, the type of work it undertakes in some of the most extreme and pressurised environments across the world and what the future holds at this exciting time.
URL:https://investsouthtyneside.com/event/business-talk-dme-systems/
LOCATION:One Trinity Green\, Eldon Street\, South Shields\, NE33 1SA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Business Talks
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SUMMARY:Business Talks - Scaling Up in South Tyneside CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Unfortunately due to one of the main speakers being ill this event has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
URL:https://investsouthtyneside.com/event/business-talks-scaling-up-in-south-tyneside/
LOCATION:One Trinity Green\, Eldon Street\, South Shields\, NE33 1SA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Business Talks
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SUMMARY:Recruit Well\, Retain and Empower Business Talk
DESCRIPTION:This event will be live-streamed on this webpage from 10am – 11am on Thursday 14 March.  \n\n\n\nMore about the event: \n\n\n\n“Recruit Well\, Retain and Empower” will highlight the benefits of widening the borough’s labour pool to recruit a more diverse workforce\, and the support available to do so. \n\n\n\nThe event will include a live-streamed Business Talk with a panel of local business speakers\, and will also showcase much of the support available for businesses and organisations in South Tyneside who are looking to recruit and retain employees who have mental health conditions\, experience health challenges\, are neurodivergent or are older members of the workforce. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHost Ian Farrar will lead the online panel discussion which will include Michael Hall\, Chief Executive of eQuality Solutions (eQS) in Hebburn. This business supplies a range of diversity\, equity and inclusion (DEI) solutions for local\, national and global organisations. Michael will discuss why engaging with the diversity\, equity and inclusion agenda is not only right\, but also smart; bringing in fresh perspectives\, new ideas and can open new markets. \n\n\n\nPam Seers is the Managing Director of PRS Inclusion Service\, a local organisation offering high quality training\, education and outreach services to disabled people across the borough. Pam will highlight the many benefits of employing a person with a disability and outline the support available to do so effectively. Pam will discuss some of the perceived barriers to doing do and outline the support her team can provide to employers with recruitment\, placements\, training\, contracts as well as guiding employers on how to support employees at both interview stage and then in the workplace.  \n\n\n\nEddie Czestochowski\, MD of Cell Pack Solutions\, will complete the line-up to discuss some of the activities undertaken within his business to help recruit and retain staff. Set up almost 25 years ago\, Cell Pack Solutions designs and delivers custom battery packs\, and was named as one of the 50 fastest growing companies in the North East in 2022. With a clear ethos of “growth through innovation\, great service and investment in our people”. Cell Pack Solutions are one of many South Tyneside organisations signed up to the Better Health at Work Award\, a way to promote healthy lifestyles and consider the health of employees. They are currently working towards their Silver Award! \n\n\n\nFollowing the panel discussion\, attendees will have access to a networking lunch and a small exhibition providing an array of information. There will be information about the Better Health at Work Award\, the Disability Confident Scheme and South Tyneside Council’s support for carers. The Escape Pain Project will be on hand to offer advice on ways to support employees with musculoskeletal problems to remain in the workplace; and employers can learn about funding to help with reasonable adjustments to recruit or retain individuals with ‘access to work’. There will also be information and advice about neurodiversity in the workplace\, with tips on how to improve recruitment practices in this area to ensure top talent is recognised. \n\n\n\nPlaces are limited. Booking through EventBrite is essential: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recruit-retain-empower-tickets-813724400587?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://investsouthtyneside.com/event/recruit-well-retain-and-empower-business-talk/
LOCATION:One Trinity Green\, Eldon Street\, South Shields\, NE33 1SA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Business support,Business Talks
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SUMMARY:Business Talk - Ray Spencer\, MBE\, Executive Director\, The Customs House
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this very special Business Talk as Ian Farrar interviews Ray Spencer ahead of Ray’s retirement next year. Join us for from 5.00pm\, and stay on afterwards for drinks\, networking and pizza. The live-stream will take place from 5.30pm – 6.30pm and this can be watched on the Invest South Tyneside website and social media channels. \n\n\n\nLast year the prestigious Freedom of the Borough was conferred to Ray Spencer MBE in recognition of his eminent service and outstanding contribution to the cultural and civic life of South Tyneside residents. \n\n\n\nRay has spent over 20 years promoting and championing South Tyneside’s performing arts and culture sector\, raising the profile of the Borough as a visitor destination and playing a key role in multi-agency work aimed at improving the lives of people across South Tyneside. \n\n\n\nIn this Business Talk\, and ahead of Ray’s forthcoming retirement we will hear about his career\, his role as executive director at the Customs House and the legacy he will leave behind. \n\n\n\nThe Honorary Freedom of the Borough was conferred at a specially convened Extraordinary Meeting of Borough Council last year. Councillor Tracey Dixon\, Leader of South Tyneside Council\, said: \n\n\n\n\n“In his act as Tommy the Trumpeter\, which spanned 25 years\, and his brilliantly creative stage characters\, Ray has brought so much joy to generations of South Tyneside residents. He continues to be a well-known and much-loved community figure and a fantastic advocate for culture and arts across the Borough”. \n\n\n\n“We are delighted to be able to confer this rare award and lasting tribute to Ray for all he has done for the people of South Tyneside.” \n\n\n\n\nThe live-stream of this Business Talk can be viewed on the Invest South Tyneside website and social media channels for those not attending. \n\n\n\nPlease book places to attend the Business Talk via Event Brite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/business-talk-ray-spencer-mbe-executive-director-of-the-customs-house-tickets-739976939947?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://investsouthtyneside.com/event/business-talk-ray-spencer-customs-house/
LOCATION:The Customs House\, Mill Dam\, South Shields\, NE33 1ES\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Business Talks,General
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SUMMARY:Business Talk - Setting up a Social Enterprise
DESCRIPTION:Entrepreneurs helping to improve communities across South Tyneside are to receive a welcome funding boost.  The Social Enterprise Boost (SEB) Fund will provide grants of up to £10\,000 to the borough’s social entrepreneurs. \n\n\n\nDelivered by Project North East (PNE)\, the programme aims to kick-start and accelerate social enterprises in South Tyneside. This will include the provision of finance to those already improving their communities through their work and those with aspirations of following in their footsteps. \n\n\n\nIn this Business Talk Ian Farrar is joined by a panel of guests to look at what a social enterprise is and the support and funding available to help social entrepreneurs thrive. \n\n\n\nMelissa Middleton\, business support coordinator at PNE will provide an overview of the Social boost programme\, alongside Judith Wheatley a business adviser from Tedco who also offer free start-up support to would-be entrepreneurs across the borough. \n\n\n\nSouth Tyneside social entrepreneur Lisa Cryer who is the founder of Jarrow-based BlueJay Wellness CIC\, will join the panel to talk about her business journey. Delivering yoga\, mindfulness and science courses to young people in schools across South Tyneside\, BlueJay Wellness has itself received supported from PNE and South Tyneside Council in the past and Lisa believes the Social Boost programme will be key to encouraging more people to set up and grow their own social enterprises. \n\n\n\nJoin us from 10.30am and stay on afterwards for a sandwich lunch and networking. Places must be booked in advance using the EventBrite link below. The live-stream will take place from 11.00am – 12noon. This can be watched on the Invest South Tyneside website and social media channels.
URL:https://investsouthtyneside.com/event/business-talk-setting-up-a-social-enterprise/
LOCATION:One Trinity Green\, Eldon Street\, South Shields\, NE33 1SA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Business support,Business Talks
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SUMMARY:Business Talk - The Great North Run
DESCRIPTION:Established in 1981\, the Great North Run is now the world’s biggest Half Marathon. 60\,000 fun runners take part\, and 250\,000 spectators line the course from Newcastle to South Shields. The race has raised hundreds of millions of pounds for charities\, helping thousands of amazing causes globally. \n\n\n\nWith participants travelling from every postcode in the UK to take part\, it delivers £35m of positive economic impact to the North East. 55% of UK population are “familiar” with the event\, with almost 1.3m having taken part since 1981. \n\n\n\nIn this panel discussion we hear from Nicky Homes\, Commercial Director and Gary Wright\, Chief Operating Officer at the Great Run Company. What makes this mass event so special\, and how can the business community in South Tyneside collectively work together to maximise the benefit of the thousands of visitors the event brings to the borough? \n\n\n\nJoin us from 10.30am and stay on afterwards for a sandwich lunch and networking. Places must be booked in advance using the EventBrite link below. The live-stream will take place from 11.00am – 12noon. This can be watched on the Invest South Tyneside website and social media channels.  \n\n\n\nNB If you have been one of the wonderful runners\, we need you in your Great North Run t-shirts and/or medals! Let’s make our audience a sea of runners\, what a picture that will make! \n\n\n\nBook places to attend the Business Talk through EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/business-talk-the-great-north-run-tickets-635285545167?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
URL:https://investsouthtyneside.com/event/business-talk-the-great-north-run/
LOCATION:One Trinity Green\, Eldon Street\, South Shields\, NE33 1SA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Business Talks,General
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SUMMARY:Business Talk - The Port of Tyne
DESCRIPTION:Watch our latest Business Talk as host Ian Farrar chats to the Port of Tyne’s Chief Executive Matt Beeton. \n\n\n\nThe Port of Tyne is one of UK’s most innovative and efficient deep-sea ports handling cargoes across five continents. It is the UK’s second largest car export port; it handles 40% of the UK’s raw tea imports and is one of Europe’s biggest handlers of wood pellets. As well as being one of the UK’s most popular cruise and ferry ports\, the Port of Tyne is also home to the Maintenance and Operations Base of Dogger Bank\, the world’s largest offshore wind farm.  \n\n\n\nFind out more about the Port of Tyne’s 200-acre Tyne Clean Energy Park\, and the Port’s latest offshore wind customer – Van Oord. Matt discusses the Port’s collaboration across a range of sectors and the Port’s aims to be an innovator of environmental sustainability and an engine for long term prosperity and job creation\, that’s puts people and community at the heart of what it does.   \n\n\n\nA lively Business Talk with some great questions from our audience.
URL:https://investsouthtyneside.com/event/business-talk-the-port-of-tyne/
LOCATION:One Trinity Green\, Eldon Street\, South Shields\, NE33 1SA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Business Talks
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SUMMARY:Business Talk – South Tyneside Pledge
DESCRIPTION:Our Business Talks are back with a live audience! Join us for from 5.00pm\, and stay on afterwards for drinks\, networking and pizza. The live-stream will take place from 5.30pm – 6.30pm. \n\n\n\nOver 150 businesses have signed up to the South Tyneside Pledge since it launched 12 months ago. Pledgees range from large organisations such as Tyne Coast College\, Port of Tyne and Hitachi and Equinor through to key local firms small firms and voluntary organisations . \n\n\n\nAll organisations are committing to do everything they can to spend\, recruit and support the local area to help residents and businesses. This Business Talk will shine a light on some of the fantastic work that has been going on. From organisations signing up and taking part in jobs fairs\, to taking on apprentices\, hosting work placements\, enabling staff to volunteer within the borough and offering warm spaces to our residents this winter. \n\n\n\nThe Chief Executive of South Tyneside Council\, Jonathan Tew\, will be joined by a number of Pledge organisations to discuss the impact that some of this work if having across the borough and to look at ways to grow and expand the Pledge. Jonathan will explain how important the Pledge is and update on other key initiatives including the South Tyneside vision and South Tyneside Conversation. \n\n\n\nGuests include: Alan Metcalfe\, Commercial Director at Zenith People;  Angela Todd\, Director of Goldfinch Estate Agents and Geoff Thompson\, Chairman of South Shields Football Club. \n\n\n\nPlaces are limited to attend the live Business Talk and must be booked in advance through EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/business-talk-south-tyneside-pledge-tickets-490466668007 \n\n\n\nAlternatively watch the live-stream here or across the Invest South Tyneside social media channels from 5.30pm – 6.30pm
URL:https://investsouthtyneside.com/event/business-talk-south-tyneside-pledge/
LOCATION:One Trinity Green\, Eldon Street\, South Shields\, NE33 1SA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Business Talks,South Tyneside Pledge
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SUMMARY:Business Talk: Employers Driving Local Skills Provision
DESCRIPTION:Our Business Talks are back with a live audience! Join us for from 5.00pm\, and stay on afterwards for drinks\, networking and pizza. The live-stream will take place from 5.30pm – 6.30pm.  \n\n\n\n\nView the live-stream below from 5.30pm:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIan Farrar will be joined by Paul Butler\, CEO of the North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) along with guests to discuss how employers can help to shape local skills provision. \n\n\n\nThe NEAA has been appointed by the Department for Education to lead the development of a new Local Skills Improvement Plan for the North East. The North East LSIP is focussed on the skills requirements of businesses located in Sunderland\, Gateshead\, South Tyneside and County Durham. \n\n\n\nThe NEAA will be working with businesses\, education and training providers\, key stakeholders and cross-sector Employer Representative Bodies to develop a plan which meets future business needs\, provides a resilient and responsive supply of the skills needed to drive economic success and investment in the region. \n\n\n\nIn this Business Talk\, Paul will explain what this means for businesses and how to get involved. \n\n\n\nThe first phase of this work will focus on five core sectors: \n\n\n\n\nAdvanced manufacturing\n\n\n\nConstruction\n\n\n\nDigital\n\n\n\nHealth and life science\n\n\n\nTransport and logistics\n\n\n\n\nPaul will be joined by Kevin Howell\, Chief Executive of South Tyneside based HTG\, and David Hutchinson from the HR team at Nissan. Both will provide an overview of their sectors\, skills requirements and how new technologies\, digitalisation\, and the pursuit of Net Zero may impact their future workforce requirements. \n\n\n\nHTG is a leading IT outsourcing consultancy and Microsoft Cloud Specialist Partner\, helping clients use cloud technology to solve business problems through modern workplace solutions and managed IT services. The company was recently listed in the Ward Hadaway top 50 fastest growing businesses in the North East region.  \n\n\n\nDavid Hutchinson will discuss Nissan’s EV36Zero – a £1bn electric vehicle hub\, which heralds the next phase of Nissan’s electrification plan that will accelerates the company’s journey to carbon neutrality. We will hear about the many opportunities this brings\, the skills this demands for the future and some of the work already underway to engage\, attract and retain a robust pipeline of such skills. \n\n\n\nPaul will discuss the ways businesses can input their views and feedback over the coming months. \n\n\n\nThere will be a statutory duty for providers to align provision to this LSIP\, and Paul will set out how the NEAA will be working closely with local colleges\, universities\, and training providers to align provision with future business needs. \n\n\n\nTickets to attend the event are limited and must be booked in advance through Eventbrite. \n\n\n\nAlternatively you can watch the Business Talk as it is live-streamed on the webpage or across the Invest South Tyneside Social media channels from 5.30pm – 6.30pm. \n\n\n\nBusiness Talk: Employers Driving Local Skills Provision\n\n\n\nPaul Butler\, CEO North East Automotive Alliance  \n\n\n\nPaul Butler has led the North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) as Chief Executive Officer since its launch in March 2015. Today\, with over 330 member companies it is the leading automotive cluster in the UK and provides members with an unparallel collaborative network where companies find benefit from leadership and co-ordination of activities of mutual benefit. \n\n\n\nToday\, there are 8 industry led working groups covering 5 thematic areas including Business Resilience\, Skills\, Innovation & Technology\, Trade and Network & Connectivity. The NEAA has also delivered £18m of Government funded programmes including the DfE funded North East Local Skills Improvement Plan\, DCMS funded 5G Connected & Automated Logistics project and the ERDF (MHCLG) funded Supply Chain North East programme. \n\n\n\nPaul represents the regions automotive sector on the Automotive Council Skills Group\, Supply Chain Group and Digital Group\, the North East LEP’s Business Growth Board and Skills Advisory Panel\, a member of the BEIS External Expert Supply Chain Group and is a board member of the European Automotive Clusters Network\, and lead for the I4.0 working group. Paul is also the only UK based Cluster Benchmarking Expert for the European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA). \n\n\n\nPaul has extensive knowledge of the business support environment at both regional\, national and international level\, and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Durham.
URL:https://investsouthtyneside.com/event/business-talk-employers-driving-local-skills-provision/
LOCATION:One Trinity Green\, Eldon Street\, South Shields\, NE33 1SA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Business Talks
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