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The gauntlet had been thrown and Room501 Ltd was more than ready to take up the challenge.

Christiana Mangold reports on the success of the first issue of a new contract publication for leading regional publication group.

Whilst the rest of the country was caught up with election frenzy during May, the creative bods at Room 501 Publishing Ltd were busy putting together the new and improved North East Contact Magazine for the first time.

Having been awarded the highly coveted contract back in March Room501 has worked around the clock to ensure their first edition is packed full of the regions latest and greatest business news. They are clearly on the ball, having included articles on how the Coalition Government could affect the North East and special features on the creative industry which is particularly vibrant within the region.

Promising to bring to the magazine their “high standards of design, production and editorial” Room501’s first edition, released this month, certainly delivers. The North East Chamber of Commerce is delighted with the style and content of the new magazine and the clear commitment and dedication of the new publishers.

The North East Chamber of Commerce are a “flagship client” for the Tyne & Wear media group who  publish other high calibre titles such as Business Quarter (BQ) magazine and food Quarter (FQ) magazine. Room501 publishing Ltd is a company whose heart and soul are based firmly in the North East business community.

With NE Contact magazine having been brought back into the region for production, a major re-vamp has taken place. New Editor Peter Jackson is keen for the magazine to echo the vibrant business community the North East has to offer and this is reflected in the new look publication; with more regionally relevant features focused directly on North East businesses. Clearly Room501 have met the challenge.

To find out more about North East Contact Magazine and how to subscribe,
contact NECC on 0300 303 6322 or email enquiries@necc.co.uk

Written for room501 By Christiana Mangold, Lancaster University Graduate.

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Let us be your unofficial wedding planner – with a cool head and some fine solutions to any niggles on the way to the big day. Be inspired by some lovely weddings from the North East too with couples who are happily hitched. We hope this edition inspires and excites you and serves as a reminder that it is indeed all about the love stuff.

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Kathryn Armstrong

We’ve had some fun getting into the spring spirit here at Luxe. Talking to interesting and inspiring people, getting our heads around the serious business of outdoor fun – not least the concept of ‘glamping’ which is posh camping to you and I.

A great tale of the Van Outersterp family and their downshifting journey from interiors glitz to shabby-chic life under canvas. Our regular columnists are as ever bursting with chat, advice and in-the-know info on subjects that appeal to you discerning people. Really, who else is there when you need a knitted pouf in your life?

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Julie Underwood, NECC’s head of member services said: “NECC is delighted to be working with room501 on the production of North East Contact Magazine. “Room501’s reputation for producing publications of the very best quality is widely known across the North East. “NECC expects this new partnership will provide not only its members, but the region’s business community as a whole with a unique and more compelling insight into the business climate and the efforts that NECC makes for the North East.”

Chris March, managing director of room501 said: ”At room501 publishing we are extremely pleased to have been awarded the contract to produce North East Contact magazine. We will bring to it our high standards of design, production and editorial to create a publication that will give the NECC’s membership an informative, entertaining and incisive monthly business magazine. It will sit alongside our quarterly BQ magazine to provide the widest possible coverage of the North East business scene.”

To find out more about North East Contact Magazine and how to subscribe, contact NECC on 0300 303 6322 or email enquiries@necc.co.uk

Welcome to the latest issue of the North East’s Magazine of the Year.

We lay no false claim here, for at the latest Tom Cordner Press Awards – the region’s annual accolades for the industry – BQ was named best in class. The recognition, which comes just 19 months after our first issue, endorses the approval we already receive regularly from our readers and many supporters within the region’s business community. We’re pleased to be among the winners, particularly in these long-standing ‘Oscars’, which recognise the highest standards of North East journalism.

It indicates to us that – far from the media being an industry dominated by decline, as it is sometimes held up to be, BQ proves that good journalism, targeted marketing and a sound business approach still offer print a sound future.

We are thankful to all our readers, advertisers, supporters and contributors for your loyalty, support and enthusiasm. Our mission is to produce a bright, optimistic and profitable periodical to both inform and entertain, telling and interpreting North East business news and views honestly, without spin and churn. In this, we encourage entrepreneurial spirit, support regional goals, and pay tribute to businesses, organisations and individuals who contribute to the good of our region.

One of these is Graeme Lowdon – already a global pioneer in data communication who has now become director of racing for the new Formula 1 Virgin team. He says this would be impossible to achieve without his wife and sometime business associate, Wendy. We talk to Si Bales about the prodigious growth of her company, Bgroup, and her flair for attracting fine business brains to sit on her board. Talking of fine business brains, John Hays inherited his enterpreneurial streak from his mother, Peggy, and the continuing success of Hays Travel proves the point. He recounts his story within these pages, remembering how he and his brother Malcolm were inspired into business by the fine example of their mother, who beat debilitating illness to make her mark. We also have the story of Bryan and Jeannie Goodall, husband and wife and coentrepreneurs for some 40 years, and now patronising the arts on Teesside.

Stories of all the above, plus that of fair trade pioneer Richard Adams, who has spent four decades breaking down global trade barriers, are here, plus plenty more. All of them are inspiring, and all of them reflect a vibrant and influential business scene. And remember, since we’re the best North East magazine, you must be the North East’s best in readership and support. So thank you again.

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