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North East Tuesday 17 August 2021

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TOP STORY Logistics firm in ‘good order’ A Middlesbrough-headquartered logistics services provider, which has operations across the North, believes it is in "good order" despite the impacts of the pandemic on its results. Read More

INSIDER FEATURE Business Matters: When attracting equity investment to the North we shouldn't just level up, we should leapfrog! Estelle Blanks, CEO at Innovation SuperNetwork offers her advice on attracting equity investment to the North. Read More

DEALS Frenkel Topping acquires legal costs consultancy Frenkel Topping has acquired a legal costs consultancy with operations in Derbyshire and Newcastle. Read More £919m Sumo Group acquisition moves forward The £919m acquisition of listed video game developer Sumo Group by Chinese technology giant Tencent has moved forward with a date set for shareholders to vote on the deal. Read More Lovehoney merges with German counterpart Sex toy manufacturer Lovehoney has merged with a German counterpart to create an £850m business. Read More

PROPERTY Next phase of Newcastle Central set to begin The next phase of Newcastle Central Station’s multimillion-pound transformation is to start next month. Read More County Durham firm brokers £2.2m property deal A property development company has secured £2.2m to fund a student scheme in a deal led by County Durham-based Commercial Expert Ltd. Read More Proptech firm expands workforce Proptech firm iamproperty has boosted its headcount by 40 per cent in the last 12 months. Read More Newcastle Building Society to relocate West Denton branch Newcastle Building Society is relocating its West Denton branch to larger and more prominent premises. Read More

BUSINESS Teesside Airport to test hydrogen vehicles Teesside Airport has been announced as one the UK’s first pilot area to test hydrogen vehicles as part of the Tees Valley’s status as the country’s Hydrogen Transport Hub. Read More BoyleSports named NUFC betting partner BoyleSports has been named as the official UK and Ireland betting partner of Newcastle United. Read More Plans launched for ‘world-leading’ hydrogen economy Tens of thousands of jobs, billions of pounds in investment and new export opportunities could be unlocked through government plans to create a thriving low carbon hydrogen sector in the UK over the next decade and beyond. Read More North East recruitment agency expands into Yorkshire A North East recruitment agency has expanded into Yorkshire to support businesses in the care sector. Read More Second quarter boost for HGV market HGV registrations increased by almost 130 per cent during the second quarter of 2021, according to new figures. Read More

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