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An extensive integrated time and attendance and access control system should always be considered when planning a new research facility or laboratory, especially one that will lead to the creation of a large number of local jobs.

One of the UK’s largest customer management services firms will create up to 600 new jobs after becoming the sole tenant of The Rocket in Newcastle’s Stephenson Quarter, a local business report revealed. The building will be home to Convergys’ new contact centre and represents an expansion of its presence in the region, with 700 staff already employed at the Quorum Business Park.

A Gateshead-based engineering firm has revealed plans to make up to 80 employees redundant as the "prolonged depression" of oil and gas prices continues to have an impact on the business, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to find.

A Newcastle-based contact centre company has revealed plans to create multiple new jobs after receiving financial backing from a growth fund, a news report has found. Echo-U, whose clients include the likes of Sage and Coral, has created 70 jobs after being backed by £290,000 of Let’s Grow funding.

A North East cost management specialist firm has revealed plans to create more than 150 new jobs over the next 18 months, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to suggest.

A customer contact company has revealed plans to create around 1,200 new jobs in County Durham, as part of a major investment drive in the area, a news source can reveal.

A law firm based in Durham has revealed plans to bolster its recruitment following a significant rise in turnover, a recent news report in the local business media has found. Swinburne Maddison has led on some high profile work of late, racking up a number of M&A deals and property sector transactions which has led to turnover increasing by 25 per cent.

An utilities consultancy company has revealed plans to create multiple jobs after moving into the The Hub in Washington, a recent business media news report has been able to suggest.

A city centre bar in Newcastle has gone on a hiring spree to cope with demand following the launch of a new extension, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The Barluga bar on Grey Street has recently opened a new outside terrace area which has proved so popular that the bar had to start looking for additional staff members.

A Queen’s Award-winning manufacturer is expanding its facility on North Tyneside in a move that will lead to the creation of up to 30 new jobs, a news source in the local business media has been able to reveal.

A logistics company based in Newton Aycliffe has recently launched a scheme aimed at getting more people into driving heavy goods vehicles, a news report in the local business media has found.

Multiple jobs have been lost after a Gosforth company which operated a children’s soft play business was placed into liquidation, a news report in the local business media has been able to find. The Play Station’s soft play centre offered a range of children’s classes and rented out space on a short-term basis.