Northern Business Podcast

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves businesses in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute.We are sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands.Our host is Graham Robb and today we are discussing the financial investments we should be making in light of the Iran conflict with Gary Smith of Evelyn Partners, promoting good health as a way of driving productivity with Guy Venables of Maximus UK, and the state of the child care sector with Alice Haslam of Rosedene nurseries.If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.Thanks to my assistant producer Fiona Charlton, and our technical operator Robin Campbell. Join us next time on the Northern Business Podcast.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow.The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves businesses in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute.We are sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands.Our host is Graham Robb and joining us on this edition the podcast have people who know the economy and how you can make an impact on it, Fhaheen Khan is senior economist with manufacturers organisation MakeUK, Fraser Brown is a car industry expert who runs consultancy Motorvise and Liz Bohler is the network lead in the North West for the Association of Project management and through her firm, MIGSO-PCUBED has worked on some of the region’s big projects.If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you. Join us next time on the Northern Business Podcast.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow.The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves businesses in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute. We are sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands. Our host is Graham Robb, and joining him in the studio today we have the co-founders of Hustle Hive, a Community Interest Company aiming to provide opportunities through practical, hands on learning. Later on in the programme we’ll hear from Steve Brooke, the CEO at Pneuma Group, which was set up to bring together the individual success of a diverse range of businesses, some of which had been running successfully for over fifteen years. If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you. Join us next time on the Northern Business Podcast.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow.The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves businesses in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute.We are sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands.Our host is Graham Robb, and joining us on this edition of the podcast we have someone who is running a business, and one of the North’s top business advisers:Kiran Fothergill runs Kiplun Group which owns significant businesses from long standing manufacturing firms to specialist cyber security providers.Chris Stott is senior partner with KPMG in the North West, and is a specialist in important business sectors including food and drink.KPMG has undertaken a significant survey of private sector firms in the North West, which has some really positive things to say about company ambitionsIf you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.Join us next time on the Northern Business Podcast.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow.The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves businesses in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute.We are sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands.Our host this week is Jamie Collis, and joining him on this episode are, in the studio, Graham Melroy from T12 Engineering and down the line, from Halifax, we have Nicky Chance-Thompson, CEO of The Piece Hall Charitable Trust, and, today from Norwich, boss of national heating business, Macbrook Gas, Jonathan McKenna.If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow.The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves businesses in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute.We are sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands.Our host is Graham Robb and joining us on this edition the podcast we have business finance specialist Sophie Dale Black, who is a former director for the North at the British Business bank, also in the studio we have Lee Garland who leads for franchise development at Sunderland based Pacifica group. And later in the podcast we talk to one of the UK most prolific business coaches Adam Stott.If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow.The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves businesses in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute.We are sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands.Your host is Graham Robb and joining him today have Alex Hunter CEO of Sherwood Power, Fiona Conor CEO of Trust Electric Heating and Nick Pope CEO of Premier Tech Water and Environment.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow.The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves businesses in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute.We are sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands.Our host is Graham Robb and joining him in the studio today we have Babar Malik who has started the next phase of his family’s chauffeuring business, Niall Ratcliffe who runs marketing firm Noticed and Ian Cooper who works for an organisation called Futures For All – which supports young people through meaningful Work Experience opportunities.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow.The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves businesses in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute.We are sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands.Our host is Graham Robb and joining him on this edition of the podcast we have three women with different experiences in business, Amy Mooney has started a new firm Mutha Cuva which specialises in servicing heat pumps, Kate Hutchinson runs an organisation called the Sustainability Community and, in an interview recorded last week, we will be hearing from the chief operating office of Family Business UK, Fiona Graham.If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute. We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands. Our host is Graham Robb and joining him today for our last episode before the Christmas break, we have Fraser Brown Richmondshire based, Motorvise. Down the line we have Nick Lane from TaperedPlus, and Joe Garcia from the Great North Air Ambulance Service. If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you. Thanks to our podcast producer Alex Dryden, and our technical operator Robin Campbell. Join us next time on the Northern Business Podcast.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute. We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands. Our host is Graham Robb and joining us in the studio today, we have Pamela Petty from Ebac. Joining us down the line we have Mike Clark from Dysart Developments and Mark Swift from Make UK. If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you. Thanks to our podcast producer Alex Dryden, and our technical operator Robin Campbell. Join us next time on the Northern Business Podcast.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute.We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands. Our host is Graham Robb and joining him in the studio today, we have Dave Roberts from Xcel Broadcast and RedArmy Group, we also have John Duns, from North East Times and Bdaily, and joining us down the line is Fiona Conor from Yorkshire manufacturer, Trust Electric Heating. If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you. Thanks to our podcast producer Alex Dryden, and our technical operator Robin Campbell. Join us next time on the Northern Business Podcast.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute.We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands.Our host is Graham Robb and joining him in the studio today is Paul Wealls from Lenovo and down the line we have Phil Cunliffe from Insider Media.If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you. Thanks to our podcast producer Alex Dryden, and our technical operator Robin Campbell. Join us next time on the Northern Business Podcast.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute. We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands. Our host today is Jamie Collis, and joining us in the studio today, we have Stuart Fearn from OneBanx, and Simon Wilkinson from Wilkinsons Landscapes. We'll also hear from Dr Arnab Basu from Kromek, following their annual results.If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute. We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands. Our host is Graham Robb, and joining him in the studio today, we have Phil Scott from Zest investment Group, who is also a trustee of the charity, ReusingIT. We also have Chris Lloyd, who is the chief features writer at The Northern Echo.

Welcome back to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute.We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands.Our host is Graham Robb and in the studio today, we have Tony Earnshaw, CEO at UK Commercial Group, and Judith McMinn, CEO of the innovative sports brand Rezon.If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.Thanks to our podcast producer Alex Dryden, and our technical operator Robin Campbell. Join us next time for the Northern Business Podcast.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute. We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands. Our host is Graham Robb, and in the studio today, we have Darcy Delich-Coull, IT Security & Compliance Officer at FOOTASYLUM and down the line we have former defence secretary, Sir Michael Fallon and Neil Frost, CEO of cyber security experts, Bob’s Business. If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you. We will now be taking a break for the summer holidays but will be returning on the 10th September for our first episode back. Thanks to our podcast producer Alex Dryden, and our technical operator Robin Campbell. Join us next time for the Northern Business Podcast.

For this episode we were at the Make UK Manufacturing Expo in County Durham. It was great to speak to some of the region's top leaders and manufacturers who provided some fascinating insights throughout the day.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute.We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands.Our host is Graham Robb and in the studio today, we have Carl Swansbury, head of Corporate Finance at Ryecroft Glenton, and Roy Sandbach former chair of Northern Accelerator and current board member of the National Centre for Universities and Business. Down the line we have Christina Gearey Commercial Director at BJSS, which is now part of CGI. Christina is now spearheading CGI’s new Business Unit in Leeds.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute. We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands. Our host is Graham Robb and in the studio for this episode, we have Alex Hunter, CEO of Sherwood Power , and down the line we have Patrick Glennon, from Patrick James Solutions. If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you. Thanks to our podcast producer Alex Dryden, and our technical operator Robin Campbell. Join us next time for the Northern Business Podcast. Never miss an episode – like, rate and subscribe on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow.The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute.We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands.Our host is Graham Robb and in the studio today, we have James Davies, Audit Partner at Clive Owen. Also joining us is Fraser Brown, founder and managing director at Motorvise. And down the line we have Georgiana Bristol, chief executive at The Jobs Foundation.If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.Thanks to our podcast producer Alex Dryden, and our technical operator Robin Campbell.Join us next time for the Northern Business Podcast. Never miss an episode – like, rate and subscribe on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

For this episode we went to Manchester for Connected North 2025! It was great to speak to some of the region's leaders and top innovators for digital connectivity, who provided some fascinating insights throughout the day.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute.We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands.Our host is Graham Robb, and in the studio today, we have James Widmer founder and CEO of Sunderland based Advanced Electric Machines. Also joining us is Joanne Whitfield, fund director at FW Capital. And down the line we have Tony Stein, chief executive at Healthcare Management Solutions.

For this episode we welcomed Kathryn Gardner from Constructing Excellence North East. Down the line we had Richard Tang, from Zen Internet, and Dominic Beresford-Webb from Total Telecom.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow.The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some which occasionally contribute.We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands.I’m Graham Robb.For today’s episode, in recognition of International Women's Day we have an all-female guest panel of Pamela Petty, Founder of Entreprensing, Jo Davies, managing director at HR ALCHEMY, and down the line we have Liv Conlon, founder and CEO of ThePropertyStagers.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some which occasionally contribute. We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands. Joining this week's guest host, Jamie Collis, our guests are Graham Melroy, CEO at T12 Engineering, and Paul Lancaster, founder of UK Startup Week. Later, we'll also hear from Judith McMinn, CEO and founder of North East start up, Rezon. Judith recently spoke to Graham about her journey as an entrepreneur and the opportunities and challenges that face the market.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some which occasionally contribute. We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands. Our host is Graham Robb and in the studio today we have Bill Scott, the CEO at Wilton Engineering, and down the line we have Jonathan Clemens, CEO of the British Constructional Steelwork Association. We'll also be hearing from Fabrizio Cazzoli, the head of Ducati UK about o about his passion for motorcycles, and his plans to grow the Ducati brand.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow.The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some which occasionally contribute.We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands.Our host is Graham Robb and, in the studio today we have Aman Chahal, the chief executive officer at Tapered Plus. Down the line we Phil Wedgewood, engagement technology specialist and CEO of Engage, and Clare Walsh, director of Education at the Institute of Analytics.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast and a Happy New Year to all our viewers and listeners. We’re back and looking forward to continuing to have regular discussions with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow.The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some which occasionally contribute.We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands.In the studio today we have Martyn Pullin – Licensed Insolvency Practitioner, and Partner at FRP Advisory, and down the line we have Nick Johnson, Corporate Finance partner at Ryecroft Glenton.

Broadcasting live from Tees Valley Business Club, hosts Graham Robb and Joss Havakin speak with Radha Krishna I., Jane Reynolds MBE, Caroline Theobald CBE, Hon DCR, Dave Land, Ivor Hobbs and Sheldon Cockburn.

Joining Graham Robb on the Northern Business Podcast this week: Dale Smith, Group CEO at Host and Stay, and Ameer Khan, founder of Comfy Sleeps Home.

Speaking to presenters Graham Robb and Joss Havakin on the Northern Business Podcast this afternoon are Alice Woods, Managing Director of Dreamboys, and Rob Shaw, co-founder and Director at Meta Team Ltd

Joining Graham Robb and Jamie Collis on the Northern Business Podcast today: Marion Marsland, CEO at Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA-ACAD), and Sarah Newbould, Senior Investment Manager, UK and Regional Funds at British Business Bank

Joining Caroline Walker and Josh Mason on The Northern Business Podcast today: Jon Renshaw CEng MIET, Deputy Director of Commercial Research at NCC Group, and Kyle Hill, Chief Technology Officer at ANS Group.

Joining Jamie Collis and Graham Robb on the Northern Business Podcast today is Hilary Bevan, MD at Bevan VAT Consultants, and Andy Ramsbottom, a Director at Escode.They're going to be chatting about growing a digitally-focussed business, the quirks of VAT, and continued reaction to the Budget.

Joining Joss Havakin and Graham Robb on the Northern Business Podcast today is CBI Regional Director Beckie Hart and Northstar Communications MD Sarah Hollins. They're going to be chatting about the reaction to the recent Budget from businesses and investors, and where interest rates may head in the next few months.

This week's episode is a special,LIVE from Active Chartered Financial Planners with guest co-host Karl Pemberton CDir FIoD Dip PFS joining Graham Robb and a panel of business leaders to dissect Rt Hon Rachel Reeves's first Budget as ChancellorLots to talk about with Ben Quaintrell and Sharon Lane! Let us know what you thought of the budget in the comments

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow.Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some which occasionally contribute.We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands. It also owns the successful commercial vehicle retailer Vans Direct.Our host is Graham Robb and today he is presenting with Caroline Walker.In the studio today we have Mike Hughes, Business and Commercial Editor at The Northern Echo and down the line we have Stewart Dickson, CEO at Weardale Lithium.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some which occasionally contribute. We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands. It also owns the successful commercial vehicle retailer Vans Direct. Our host today is Graham Robb and he is presenting with Jamie Collis. In the studio today we have Terry Walsh, CEO at Materials Processing Institute and Martin Walker, Editor at Tees Business.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow.Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some which occasionally contribute.We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands. It also owns the successful commercial vehicle retailer Vans Direct.Our host is Graham Robb and he is co-presenting with Josh Mason.Both our guests are down the line today, we have Ian Balderson, Innovation Director at Oxford Innovation Space and Donna James, Research Director at Populus Select.

This special episode, hosted by Recognition PR's Jamie Collis and Joss Havakin, features exhibitors and attendees interviewed at NOF's NetZero Supply Chain Conference

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow.In the studio today, we have Martin McTague OBE, Chair at the Federation of Small Businesses, and joining us down the line is retail expert, Graham Soult.Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some which occasionally contribute.We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealership representing some of the world’s most popular brands. It also owns the successful commercial vehicle retailer Vans Direct.Our host today is Graham Robb, co-presenting with Joss Havakin.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow.Our guest today is James Brougham, Senior Economist at Make UK.Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some which occasionally contribute.We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealership representing some of the world’s most popular brands. It also owns the successful commercial vehicle retailer Vans Direct.Our host is Graham Robb, Senior Partner at Recognition PR., and today he is co-presenting with Recognition colleague Caroline Walker.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with people in the North of England who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. In the studio today, we have Josh Yorke, Managing Director at Twenty-Eight 28 Property Group and down the line we have Ilona Alcock, Co-Founder at Elevate Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves scores of companies in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute.We are kindly sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealership representing some of the world’s most popular brands. It also owns the successful commercial vehicle retailer Vans Direct.

We're back with a special episode to break up the summer hiatus! Joss and Jamie went down to the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Tees Valley Business Club at Wynyard Hall and caught up with some of the other guests.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast. Each week we talk to people active in business and the economy about the big issues driving growth in the North of England.We are sponsored by Vertu Motors, one of the UK’s largest motor retailers. Check out its website at VertuMotors.com.Our host is Graham Robb, owner of Recognition PR. Recognition helps scores of businesses promote their products and services; some are featured on this podcast.Make sure you never miss an episode by subscribing on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.Today we will be speaking with Robert Forrester, CEO at Vertu Motors plc and Aman Chahal, CEO at roofing specialist TaperedPlus.We're taking a break after this episode, be sure to listen again when we come back in September!

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast. Each week we talk to people active in business and the economy about the big issues driving growth in the North of England. We are sponsored by Vertu Motors, one of the UK’s largest motor retailers. Check out its website at VertuMotors.com. Our host is Graham Robb, owner of Recognition PR. Recognition helps scores of businesses promote their products and services; some are featured on this podcast. Make sure you never miss an episode by subscribing on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Both of our guests are down the line today. We have Rachel Chambers, Managing Director at Clearsix Ltd and Marie Cooper, CEO at CBE+.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast. Each week we talk to people active in business and the economy about the big issues driving growth in the North of England.We are sponsored by Vertu Motors, one of the UK’s largest motor retailers. Check out its website at VertuMotors.com. Our host is Graham Robb, owner of Recognition PR. Recognition helps scores of businesses promote their products and services; some are featured on this podcast.Make sure you never miss an episode by subscribing on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Both of our guests re down the line today. We have Rik Hellewell - Founder and Managing Director at Ovenu and Chris Morgan - Partner and Head of Corporate at Savage Silk.Later, podcast producer Harry Sinclair meets Bill Sawyer, Head of Yarm Prep School and Michelle Henderson, Director of Foundation Development at the North East STEM Foundation.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast. Each week we talk to people active in business and the economy about the big issues driving growth in the North of England. We are sponsored by Vertu Motors, one of the UK’s largest motor retailers. Check out its website at VertuMotors.com.Our host is Graham Robb, owner of Recognition PR. Recognition helps scores of businesses promote their products and services; some are featured on this podcast.Make sure you never miss an episode by subscribing on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Both of our guests are down the line – we have Fhaheen Khan, Senior Economist at Make UK and Patrick James Glennon, Owner and Senior Mortgage Advisor at Patrick James Solutions.But first we start with our reporter Jamie Collis , speaking with with Gary Russell, General Manager at Supply Technologies.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast. Each week we talk to people active in business and the economy about the big issues driving growth in the North of England.We are sponsored by Vertu Motors, one of the UK’s largest motor retailers. Check out its website at VertuMotors.com.Our host is Graham Robb, owner of Recognition PR. Recognition helps scores of businesses promote their products and services; some are featured on this podcast.Make sure you never miss an episode by subscribing on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.In the studio today, we have Atif Syed PhD, CEO & Founder at Wootzano Ltd, and Philip Cunliffe, Business Editor at Insider Media.Later our reporter Joss will be speaking with Ruck Engineering and AV Dawson about reducing the carbon emissions at one of the busiest ports in Teesside.If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.With thanks to podcast producer Harry Sinclair and technical operator Kieran Graham.Join us next time for the Northern Business Podcast. Never miss an episode – like, rate and subscribe on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.