A steel firm hope to regenerate a once thriving factory which has been left dilapidated for years. The old Presswork Metals building on Aycliffe Business Park has fallen into a state of disrepair after being left to rot since the company closed four years ago. Now a neighbouring firm which specialises in steel fabrication is […]

A prominent North-East MP has enlisted the help of local firm Mantis Media to spread the great news about Hitachi. Phil Wilson, the Labour Labour Member of Parliament for Sedgefield, campaigned tirelessly to bring Hitachi Rail Europe’s Intercity Express Programme to County Durham. And the £4.5bn deal was finally confirmed by the Government this week. […]

The North-East’s media flocked to Newton Aycliffe for a campaign launched by Mantis Media. We managed the kick-off to Newton Aycliffe FC’s latest fundraising campaign, called ‘Give Us A Quid!’, which is asking for people to donate at least £1 towards club coffers. We enlisted the help of European Cup winner Ross Turnbull, who last […]

A Newton Aycliffe firm has won a £1.9m contract to fabricate and erect the steel frame for the wind turbines built in the region. Shepherd Construction has secured a framework contract with the National Renewable Energy Centre (NAREC), based in Northumberland, to build three new facilities to house test rigs for full scale wind and […]

A state-of-the-art recycling facility in Darlington is nearing completion. The two-year wait for Total Recycling Services’ £1.3m waste transfer station is due to be finished and open for business in the summer. Finley Structures were employed as Main Contractor for the new facility.  Their work included foundations, floor slab, steel, brick, cladding, doors and push […]