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Warehouses Galore!
Northern Bear Building Services has refurbished five warehouses in the last six months and is due to complete two more soon. Managing Director Neil Jukes said: “A warehouse refurbishment might be the last thing on your mind in today’s competitive world but it can bring numerous operational benefits. Here at Northern Bear we have been […]
New MD for A1 Industrial Trucks
Northern Bear plc is delighted to announce that Stuart Dawson has been appointed as Managing Director of A1 Industrial Trucks Ltd. Stuart Dawson came to A1 Industrial Trucks in August 2018 as Sales Director. He had previously managed sales for one of the UK’s largest suppliers of forklift trucks. The board of Northern Bear plc […]
Major procurement firm uses Wensley Roofing as case study
Procurement consultancy firm Prosper, which is used by many of the main social landlords in North East England, has published a case study featuring Wensley Roofing as an example of excellent partnership working. Prosper was approached by one of its partners, Northumberland County Council, to assist with finding a solution to deliver a new roofing scheme. More than […]
Christmas goodwill
At this time of year many of the staff in the Northern Bear family of 11 independent businesses organise fundraising efforts in their work places to help those less fortunate than they are. The office staff at Northern Bear Building Services and MGM, who share offices, filled 15 shoe boxes with gifts and essential items […]
Props essential to theatre rebuild
Northern Bear’s specialist structural propping teams are currently very busy on projects across the North East, including the complete refurbishment of the historic Alnwick Playhouse. Neil Jukes, Managing Director of Northern Bear Building Services, said: “The Playhouse project is going to plan. At the moment we have to do quite a lot of demolition and […]
Praise from Grand Designs
Two new bespoke houses built by Northern Bear Building Services were featured on Grand Designs on Channel 4 on 7 November 2018. The development at Ouseburn Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, was in the running for the RIBA House of the Year award. This innovative construction had already won the RIBA North East Award. Presenter Kevin […]
Lucky for some? Yes for Wensley.
Wensley Roofing Ltd, part of the Northern Bear group, is working with major social housing provider Thirteen to replace and upgrade the roofing to 120 homes. The work which started in August is on track to be completed in December, with around 40 homes already complete. The work, which is part of Thirteen’s £31m investment programme, […]
Golf tournament raises £10k for Northern Bear’s ‘charity of choice’
The annual Northern Bear charity golf tournament, held on 4 October at the Ramside Hall, Durham, and a subsequent donation agreed by Northern Bear’s Board of Directors has raised £10,000 for St Oswald’s Hospice. A total of 88 golfers took part, in teams of four representing companies from the Northern Bear group and its clients […]
Refurbishment of historic playhouse
Northern Bear Building Services has been employed as main contractor and works have now begun on the refurbishment project at Alnwick Playhouse. The major project, which has been described as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and will require the much loved arts venue to be closed for almost a year. The Playhouse building is co-owned by Northumberland Theatre […]
New director for interiors business
H Peel, the Northern Bear company that specialises in the design and installation of commercial interiors, has appointed a new director as part of a planned succession process. Russell Crowther has been made Contracts Director and will be working alongside Joint Managing Directors Dominic Brogan and Andrew Pollock. Russell started at H Peel in 1994 […]