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Successful succession
Steven Luke has been appointed as Managing Director of Wensley Roofing following a carefully planned succession. For the last two years Steven has been working alongside Keith Soulsby, the founder of Wensley Roofing, as Joint Managing Director. On 1 June 2020 Keith stepped away to concentrate on being Operations Director of Northern Bear, leaving Steven […]
Making the extra day count for a good cause
2020 is a leap year and Northern Bear is encouraging its clients, suppliers, staff, and friends to do something special with the extra day. Northern Bear is sponsoring a Leap Year Ball to raise money for local charity St Oswald’s Hospice, which provides care and support to people with incurable conditions and their families. The […]
Spread a little joy
Northern Bear company secretary Wendy Edgell and director Keith Soulsby got more involved than they expected when they visited St Oswald’s Hospice. They were there to present the local charity with a cheque for £11,125 raised at Northern Bear’s annual fundraising golf event. They had been to St Oswald’s on previous occasions but this time […]
Roof of university laboratories replaced on time despite torrential rain
Wensley Roofing has completed the replacement of flat roofing and the installation of new sensor-controlled rooflights on a city centre university building during a critical four-week time-slot despite torrential rain. The work on the Ellison Building, which houses Northumbria University‘s Life Science laboratories, had to be started and finished on time to accommodate both student […]
Union returns to historic HQ
The £1.6m refurbishment of the historic Lifton House in Jesmond, Newcastle, is complete and the GMB trade union is packing up its city centre offices to move back into a property that was first occupied by the Boilermakers’ Union 130 years ago. The entire building has been refurbished internally and externally to create a modern […]
Apprentices achieving
Northern Bear Building Services has taken on another three apprentices adding to the number of young men and women who are learning new skills with the company. In particular, Shannon Abdo, who started as an apprentice in administration three years ago has successfully completed her NVQ Level 3 Qualification in Business Administration. A lot of […]
The elephant in the park
Northern Bear has joined other generous North East businesses and organisations in sponsoring an inspiring and colourful display of elephant sculptures. Elmer’s Great North Parade is organised by and raising vital funds for St Oswald’s Children’s Hospice, a charity providing care, love and support to babies, children and young adults with complex needs. For 11 […]
Highest fire safety for Newcastle’s tallest building
One of specialist companies in the Northern Bear group has been engaged to provide its lifesaving expertise for the most prestigious new residential building project in Newcastle upon Tyne. Isoler is installing the systems for fire protection and fire stopping in Hadrian’s Tower, which, at 89 metres will be the tallest building in Tyneside. The […]
3rd Northern Bear golf day raises record sum for charity
The third annual Northern Bear charity golf tournament, held in glorious sunshine on 27 June at the Ramside Hall, Durham, raised a record £11,125 for St Oswald’s Hospice. A total of 80 golfers took part, in teams of four representing companies from the Northern Bear group and its clients and suppliers. The tournament was won […]
New library for old university
Northern Bear Building Services has completed work on the new Learning Resource Centre for the prestigious St. John’s College in Durham. The new build project included a state of the art lecture room and seminar room together with a new library, offices and associated toilets and external space. The college will be moving over 27,000 […]