Business Durham Success Stories

Building More than a Bike Shop: Inspiral Cycles’ Community-Centred Approach.

Finance Durham Fund is fuelling growth and innovation in County Durham.  In this video we explore how this strategic investment is transforming the business landscape, creating jobs, and attracting new enterprises to the region.

Explore how Power Roll, a trailblazer in green energy, has leveraged support from the Finance Durham Fund to revolutionise the solar power industry and expand its operations in County Durham.

This case study explores the journey of Angela Davidson, founder of TinkleGuard Ltd, and her innovative urine collection device for babies and young children. We'll delve into the challenges Angela faced, the unmet clinical need she identified, and how Durham City Incubator (DCI) played a pivotal role in supporting her entrepreneurial spirit.

Empowerment Learning Ltd is on a mission to  or engage the young people of the North East with themselves, their education and their futures. The company provides bespoke education and behaviour coaching programs that empower students to improve their wellbeing and academic outcomes. Founded by Kelly Walton, with over 16 years of experience in education, 

Nicole Collins, the founder of Reign Accounting Ltd, has an extensive background in the finance industry. Her journey began in 2014 as an Accounting Apprentice and saw her rise through the ranks in various sectors, including manufacturing, facilities management, chemical, retail, and charitable organisations. This diverse experience across senior finance and accountancy roles laid a robust foundation for her entrepreneurial leap.

AImploy is transforming recruitment for UK SMEs with its AI-driven talent assessment platform. Designed to streamline hiring, AImploy's solution aims to reduce the average recruitment time by 38.4 days, ensuring efficient and unbiased hiring for over 5.5 million SMEs.

Durham Business Growth is supporting Marmax Products to improve efficiencies and introduce brand new products, making them more resilient to a highly competitive and changing market.

A company celebrating ten years since its perfectly timed reinvention has gone on to become a market leader and a true success story for County Durham and the North East.

Industrial cyber security specialist Tekgem has cemented its future at NETPark with bold plans to grow its skilled workforce fivefold by 2028 and seek expansion abroad.

Deep tech firm SEEDS has expanded its presence on the North East Technology Park (NETPark) with a move into additional office space and new laboratories as it continues to develop its advanced nano-structure technology and explore applications in an array of industries.

Contract research organisation Magnitude Biosciences is projecting significant growth as it looks to tap into the multi-billion-pound nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industry, automate workstreams, expand its commercial team and increase its global footprint.

A fast-growing engineering company which was founded nearly 40 years ago is targeting significant growth including doubling the space it occupies.

A rapidly expanding family business is on track to create over 20 new jobs after securing grant support from the County Durham Growth Fund.

A fast-growing cleaning services company is to create 10 new jobs as part of a move to bigger offices to support its long-term growth plans.

A fast-growing engineering company is embarking on an exciting new phase of development with the help of a grant from the County Durham Growth Fund.

A fast -growing engineering company has created six jobs after investing in new state-of-the-art machinery to enable it to bring in more work.

A FAMILY run pallet manufacturing firm has hailed the importance of a grant support fund for helping it bounce back after the coronavirus pandemic.

A growing design and technology company has completed the purchase of a historical office building to support continued expansion and job creation.

A catering company which provides equipment to hotels, restaurants and bars is fast-tracking plans to become a £50m turnover business.

Durham Business Recovery Grant helped Tridonic to adapt their business model, launch a new revenue stream, tackle unforeseen challenges and develop new ways of working.

Newton Press, a family-owned print firm that celebrates 60 years in business in 2023, is looking ahead  growth after receiving grant support from the County Durham Growth Fund.

AN innovative County Durham company which produces man-made diamonds is moving into the next phase of its growth after securing a five-figure grant.