County Durham Development Company is inviting companies aboard the HMS Bulwark, County Durham's adopted ship, which will be berthed at Northumbria Quay, North Shields. This free business development event is designed to bring together defence and homeland security specialists from UK Trade and Investment and Northern Defence Industries to help businesses learn more about the varied trading opportunities with the defence sector.
Places are limited so book early.
To reserve your place at this important event, please email or telephone John Egan at john.egan@durham.gov.uk or on 0191 370 8681.
Joined by Brian Chapman and Joe Thornhill from the law firm Ward Hadaway, we’ll be exploring employment law and human resources issues in the current financial climate.
As usual the event will include networking opportunities and a free lunch.
To book a place - http://www.pentagonpartnership.org.uk/news_and_events.htm
The Journal is tomorrow holding a live blog and webchat with renowned crime author Val McDermid.
The event is being held to coincide with an author talk and book signing with Val in conjunction with New Writing North.
People can join in by clicking the link on the homepage at www.journallive.co.uk, and can send in questions to ask Val ahead of time by submitting them via the link on JournalLive. We'll try to ask as many questions as possible.
There’s just a few weeks to go until members of the North East business community prepare to don their finery for the most glittering event in the Cels calendar. On Thursday 4 December businesses around the region will descend on the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead for the annual Business for Life Awards.
This year is tipped to be even bigger and better than the inaugural awards in 2007 and with former SAS trooper and author Chris Ryan confirmed as guest speaker, the ceremony has already eclipsed last year. Geordie Chris needs little introduction as he is most famous for being the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS and he was duly awarded the Military Medal.
Last year’s inaugural awards, which celebrated the achievements of North East England’s healthcare industry, saw over 300 company representatives from across the region attend to see their peers pick up awards for innovation, growth, export achievement, start-up success and for working collaboratively with the NHS.
The winners are automatically entered into the Medilink UK National Awards, which recognises the country’s most innovative healthcare companies. Three of last year’s regional winners tasted success at national level and walked away with top honours – Peacocks Medical Group, ImmunoDiagnostic Systems (IDS) and Hart Biologicals.
For more information and to download a booking form visit www.celsatlife.com/awards or contact gaia.hassan@celsatlife.com.
(Ticket price includes champagne reception and 4 course meal with wine)
An eco-fashion show with a clothes swapping twist will be held next week on North Tyneside. Bring along any items of clothing from the back of your wardrobe, ready to swap with other people on the night (the swap will take place after the fashion show). The show itself willl exhibit pieces from new and established labels, those that are trying to produce clothes with a conscience, such as Ketherine Hamnett, People Tree, howies, and many more...There will also be some fabulous vintage items on the catwalk. Proceeds from the event are going to the National Trust's campaign to Save Seaton Delaval Hall.
