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News   |   20-12-19

Celebrating Christmas at Tharsus

By Kerry Patterson

This year has been the biggest and best year for Christmas at Tharsus. The activities planned have been fantastic and thoroughly enjoyable and they all couldn't have been possible without Brian and all our colleagues. It was a great start to the Christmas season and as we're drawing 2019 to a close, we hope to see our team maintain their...

News   |   04-12-19

Innovation Forum visit to Tharsus

By Alex Latimer

Today, Tharsus were hosts to the innovative colleagues of Design Network North. Design Network North, established 11 years ago, is a collection of individuals and businesses, concerned with harnessing the value in design and applying it to their company. Members of the network are from all different industry backgrounds, but all with the interest of design and innovation.

News   |   29-11-19

Employer of the Year at The Chamber Business Awards 2019

By Kerry Patterson

Recognising and rewarding excellence in British business, the Chamber Business Awards is one of the UK’s most contested and prestigious business award programmes. Following a rigorous judging process from hundreds of entries from Chambers across the UK, Tharsus won top honours for Employer of the Year 2019. 

News   |   20-11-19

Tharsus Group storms into the Top 200 Business Awards for 2019

By Alex Latimer

Now in its 41st year, the North East Top 200 List recognises the achievements of the region’s most successful businesses.   Compiled by PWC and published today in The Journal, the Top 200 includes automotive giant Nissan, International clothing success Barbour and now Tharsus Group ranking at #135 – the second highest new entrant.

News   |   19-11-19

Tharsus mock interviews with Newcastle University

By Kerry Patterson

Our Graduate Career Planning Controller, Kaitlin Rowe, visited Newcastle University today. She was a part of helping second year mechanical engineering students with mock interviews to prepare them for the world of work after they graduate. 

News   |   18-11-19

Dave Swan speaking at Annual Engineering conference

By Alex Latimer

Delegates from ten leading Scottish Universities hosted Dave Swan's keynote speech: 'How to ‘Load the Dice’ when approaching innovation'. At the Scottish Research Partnership in Engineering (SRPe) annual conference, our CTO Dave Swan presented to leading industry experts, research teams and government representatives at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.

News   |   16-11-19

Tharsus welcomes work experience students from Bede Academy

By Kerry Patterson

This week we have had some special visitors coming through our doors. We’ve had four Year 11 students at GCSE level coming from Bede Academy in Blyth, who are all very interested in our apprenticeship and graduate opportunities here at Tharsus. They are currently studying electrical and civil engineering and are looking to join either our apprentice or graduate schemes in the future. 

News   |   15-11-19

More recognition for Tharsus in UK’s most prestigious manufacturing awards

By Alex Latimer

Last night’s TMMX awards ceremony saw our Pilot Manufacturing Manager Calvin Wakeford winning the Young Manufacturer category. This follows Tharsus being named Most Progressive SME at last year’s awards.

News   |   12-11-19

A visit by Newcastle University engineering students

By Brian Palmer OBE

We loved having some Newcastle University mechanical engineering students visit us here at Tharsus today. We had the opportunity to give them a quick tour of the factory so they were able to see what we work on and answer any questions they may have about Tharsus and the industry in general. 

News   |   08-10-19

Success all round at the Make UK awards evening

By Brian Palmer OBE

Tharsus were represented by 3 fantastic entrants at the regional Make UK Awards dinner.

News   |   11-09-19

Tharsus in Sunday Times list of fastest growing tech companies

By Alex Latimer

The Sunday Times released the top 100 fastest growing tech companies in the Tech Track 100. We are included in the ranking at #79. This came following our sales growth of 85% from the previous year, and 61% over the past 3 years.

News   |   15-05-19

Tharsus named North East Company of the Year at prestigious awards ceremony

By Alex Latimer

Over 600 business people from across the region gathered at Hardwick Hall last night for the North East Business awards, where Tharsus Group was named Company of the Year. 

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