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1 week ago | 
business-live.co.uk | Professional Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena Ford
Newcastle and County Durham-based Robson Laidler Accountants has appointed two new managing directors as long serving MD Graham Purvis retires. Mr Purvis, who has worked at the firm for 27 years and has been its managing director for the past nine years, hands over the reins to Amy Park and Nick Wilson, who will take a step up from their current roles to co-manage the £6m turnover firm.
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2 weeks ago | 
business-live.co.uk | Professional Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena Ford
The financial advice arm of Newcastle Building Society has snapped up a County Durham business as part of its growth strategy. Newcastle Financial Advisers Ltd has acquired Chester-le-Street based Orchard Financial Management, a deal which adds around 200 customers to the business, following the founders’ retirement.
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3 weeks ago | 
business-live.co.uk | Professional Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena Ford
A Newcastle recruitment company has launched its own drive for more staff on the back of growth in the bioscience sector. Lead Candidate was launched in 2020 when its founders, Raman Sehgal, Fiona Cruickshank and Andrew Mears, saw a need for a better talent solution in the life sciences industry. The solution was to create a talent consultancy that champions partnership, offering strategic advice to help business and individuals in the region and beyond to achieve their goals.
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3 weeks ago | 
business-live.co.uk | Professional Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena Ford
Soaring numbers of North East businesses went into liquidation over winter as the pressures of rising costs triggered collapsing finances, new figures show. R3, the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body, has explored the number of companies which called in liquidators as well as the volume of debts they accrued between December and February, revealing how some regional businesses have been struggling to stay solvent.
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3 weeks ago | 
business-live.co.uk | Professional Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena Ford
Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has struck a strategic alliance with a leading Brazilian business to extend its reach over three continents. The Newcastle company, which also has offices in Edinburgh and on Teesside, has joined forces with law firm Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel (Schmidt Valois) in a deal to combine their resources and expertise, to benefit clients and boost their international footprint.
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1 month ago | 
business-live.co.uk | Professional Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena Ford
Durham law firm Swinburne Maddison LLP has appointed experienced commercial litigation partner Helen Lyne to its dispute resolution team. Ms Lyne joins Swinburne Maddison from two prominent regional law firms in Teesside, where she developed a strong network of contacts and business clients. She will work alongside dispute resolution partner David Low to generate instructions from both new and existing contacts.
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1 month ago | 
business-live.co.uk | Professional Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena Ford
Newcastle-based creative agency Blue Kangaroo has made two senior appointments as part of its growth plans. The firm works with leading names in toys, entertainment, and licensing, producing work for the likes if Mattel, Paramount, Spin Master and Universal. Andrew McGee has joined as head of projects, alongside Richy Stubbs as operations manager. Mr McGee is responsible for the planning and management of creative experiential projects, liaising with customers and creative teams.
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1 month ago | 
business-live.co.uk | Professional Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena Ford
North West law firm Harrison Drury has been acquired by six members of its management team in moves heralding and “exciting new chapter”. The MBO was led by partner and head of the firm’s property and construction division, Simon England, together with existing partners Nick Booth, Hannah Hughes, Malcolm Ireland, Rick Life and Mark Traynor.
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2 months ago | 
business-live.co.uk | Professional Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena Ford
Newcastle accountancy and business advisory firm UNW has strengthened its corporate finance team with the appointment of Naomi Townsend as senior manager. Ms Townsend studied Law at the University of Leeds before joining KPMG Newcastle in 2014, where she gained experience across audit and corporate finance over seven years.
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2 months ago | 
business-live.co.uk | Professional Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena FordChronicle |Coreena Ford
Insolvency experts say North East businesses ‘face making tough decisions over their future’ after overdue invoice numbers rocketed to a two-year high in the region. R3 – the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body – has analysed of data from Creditsafe which reveals that the number of overdue invoices on the books of North East businesses reached the highest levels since October 2022 last month, with a total of 173,197 bills going unpaid.
