Northumbrian Water Limited supplies 2.7 million customers in the North East with both water and sewerage services, trading as Northumbrian Water.

In 2023, Northumbrian Water Group was named the world's most ethical water company for the 12th time and was recognised in the 2022 list of the UK’s Best Workplaces (Super Large) by the Great Places to Work Institute and awarded Centre of Excellence in Wellbeing status.

People Science are a Business Psychology Consultancy focusing on team effectiveness, leadership development and talent management.

By blending business psychology with extensive leadership experience, we are positioned to deliver high-impact development, coaching and assessment solutions to enable organisations to develop breakthrough people strategies.

Founded in 2019, People Science works with a wide range of organisations from global brands to scale up - start-ups, public and private sector, in the UK and around the world.

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Tailored Thinking’s mission is to be a force for good in the world of work. We are a positive psychology, HR and wellbeing consultancy bringing evidence-based practice to life within organisations to foster energy, engagement and performance at an individual, team and leadership level.

Moving beyond one-sized fits all thinking, we take a positively deviant approach. We are globally renowned for fostering personalised approaches to talent development, engagement and wellbeing which harnesses diverse strengths, skills and talents.

We are proud of the positive and lasting impact that our work has. We were named UK HR consultancy of the year by CIPD in 2020 and amongst the top 3 of the UK’s leading consultancies at the 2023 Association of Business Psychology awards.

Sullivan Brown is a HR Recruitment Specialist with offices in Newcastle Upon Tyne and Manchester. Our team of experienced recruiters and HR professionals work collaboratively to deliver the best outcomes for our customers, delivering an outstanding candidate and client experience. We offer personable, flexible, and bespoke hiring solutions to meet your needs and can deliver executive search, permanent and fixed term recruitment, temporary recruitment and interim across the UK and internationally.

Over 90% of our work comes from recommendation or referral, reflecting the high standard of service we deliver, and levels of trust we build with our customers. Through our events and recruitment service we build enduring relationships based on mutual respect, trust, and expertise.

Sullivan Brown HR Recruitment has been involved with the NE HR&D Awards since our inception in 2013. Our first office opened in the North East, and we are proud to be an active part of the HR&D community. The region does some amazing work in the people space, and we are proud to sponsor an award to help celebrate these brilliant people and initiatives.

MI-Say is a specialist provider of new starter, stay, and leaver interviews and surveys.

When people join or leave your business, they have just made a complex decision. We use surveys and interviews to get under the skin of what influenced those decisions. We seek to understand employee’s experience in key areas of work culture that ultimately influence attraction, engagement, and retention.

Our technology enables customers to access feedback in real time and our dashboards, analysis and reporting offers a deeper understanding of why people join, leave, or choose to stay with an organisation.

As an independent partner, we offer a safe and confidential place for new starters, leavers, and employees to give honest feedback, enabling our customers to gain actionable insight, and the ability to focus people strategy in the right areas. We offer projects or long-term agreements, and a collaborative approach that is scalable and flexible enough to work with every employer.

As a business that combines the use of technology and a human approach to delivering people solutions, we are delighted to be sponsoring the Excellence in People & Technology Award at the North East HR&D Awards. Many of our customers are North East employers, passionate about delivering the best employee experience and business outcomes, so sponsoring these awards is a great opportunity for MI-Say to celebrate the amazing North East HR&D community.

TDR Training Ltd, a pioneering force in professional development, has been dedicated to enhancing workforce skills in the North East for over two decades. Renowned for its comprehensive range of training programs, TDR Training excels in providing apprenticeships, skills training, and bespoke training solutions tailored to meet the evolving needs of both individuals and businesses. Its commitment to nurturing talent and fostering career growth has made it an instrumental part of the region's economic and educational landscape.
TDR Training's decision to support the North East HR&D Awards stems from a shared vision of recognising and celebrating human resources and development excellence. This partnership reflects their enduring commitment to the professional growth and development of individuals and organizations in the North East. By backing these awards, TDR Training Ltd reinforces its mission to champion continuous learning, innovative HR practices, and the development of a skilled, adaptable, and thriving regional workforce.
This alignment with the North East HR&D Awards is more than a sponsorship; it is a testament to TDR Training's dedication to empowering the human element in business. By spotlighting the outstanding achievements in HR and development, TDR Training Ltd and the North East HR&D Awards highlight the critical role of effective human resource management in shaping successful, dynamic businesses and communities.

Newcastle University Business School is delighted to support the 2024 North East HR&D Awards. We are an international triple-accredited business school with audiences, connections and partnerships across the globe, but our roots are firmly placed in the North East of England and we’re proud of our place in the region.

We inspire all our communities to engage and work together to learn, explore and solve the most pressing issues facing the region and world to create a better future.

Leadership capacity is vital to address regional and global challenges. One of the ways we seek to develop leadership capacity is through our Executive Education programmes; work-based programmes designed to support senior leaders and managers in shaping the future of their organisations in an inclusive manner.

In sponsoring this year’s Excellence in Leadership Award, we are celebrating organisations that have identified, developed and supported high-quality, inclusive leadership.

From those nominated and recognised in this category, we hope to see focused support for high-quality and inclusive leadership and evidenced impact across the organisation and the communities they serve.

NPH Group are a leading northeast Occupational Health and Wellbeing provider, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Our journey began over 10 years ago with a vision to support organisations to enable their employees to live happier, healthier lives and ensure that they are safe and well looked after when they are at work. Since then, we’ve consistently delivered expert clinical services that empower our clients to thrive. We create long-lasting Occupational Health partnerships that are centred on our ethos of being Personal, Professional and Responsive.

The six pillars of our core services are:
- Absence Management
- Health Surveillance
- Employment Medicals
- Drug and Alcohol Testing
- Health Promotion
- Health Screening

Together, these services create what we call our ‘ecosystem of health’ – an all-encompassing occupational health service that proactively helps businesses and their staff look after their health and wellbeing.

We are incredibly proud to be supporting the HR&D Northeast Awards this year, and particularly proud to be able to sponsor an award that aligns with everything we promote in an employer – Excellence in Health and Wellness. Although we provide services nationally, as an organisation founded and run in the northeast, we take particular pride in supporting our local communities, and being able to celebrate this with businesses that have evidenced their commitment to excellence in health and wellness means so much to us.

Esh Group is one of the region’s leading privately-owned construction and development businesses. The Group’s main trading arm, Esh Construction, is a Tier 1 contractor providing civil engineering, affordable housing, refurbishment, and private housing services to the private and public sector.

Esh directly employs over 800 staff and has over 450 regional supply chain partners. Built on solid financial foundations, the company has an uncompromising focus on health, safety, and quality, and promotes a culture that empowers its workforce to be forward thinking and innovative.

Esh is a proud Armed Forces ‘Gold ERS’ holder, committed to eliminating carbon from its operations by 2040 through its ‘Even Greener’ strategy and continues to support local through its Queen’s Award winning ‘Constructing Local’ strategy.

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) is a full-service international law firm sitting amongst the top 20 UK law firms and ranking 109th globally. In the UK, WBD has more than 120 partners and around 450 lawyers based in eight locations across the country including Newcastle and Wilton. In the US WBD boasts 23 offices. The firm’s reach also extends to Europe where it has strategic partnerships with law firms in Germany and France, and through the Lex Mundi network, WBD can offer clients access to counsel in more than 120 countries.

With deep roots in the North East dating back over 230 years, we’re committed to playing our part in the future success of the North East by using our local, national and international reach and legal expertise to benefit the region’s leading sectors, businesses, people and organisations.

The North East Apprenticeship Ambassador Network (NEAAN) promotes, champions and creates apprenticeship opportunities.

Working with partners, we raise the profile of apprenticeships and encourage everyone to engage in the apprenticeship agenda.

We help individuals and employers considering apprenticeships and those on their apprenticeship journey, utilising our national and regional platforms to speak about their experiences.

We take the time to understand your business, your beliefs and your goals.
Fulfilling your long-term business strategy.
No placement fees and a bespoke recruitment strategy means you’ll only ever pay for the days you need us. As your talent team we partner with you and take the time to understand your business, your beliefs and your goals.

We’re the people who work alongside you.
Strategically and in-house to help you align your business strategy with your team.

Transitory seat-filling should be kept for musical chairs. So, when it comes to your business, we only ever think ahead.
We’re not temporary space fillers.

We understand that each one of your employees is vital to the growth of your company.
And we take the accountability to get this right!