Nissan, Hays Travel and the Go-Ahead Group were among the big winners at The Journal and the Gazette’s annual unveiling of the North East’s Top 200 companies.
Nissan retained its position as the region’s largest company – for the eighth year running – with revenues of £6.26bn putting it ahead of Sunderland transport group Arriva and Newcastle’s Go-Ahead Group.
The automotive giants also took the prize for being top company in Durham, Sunderland and South Tyneside, while Go-Ahead Group was top company in Northumberland and Tyneside. Vehicle firm Northgate plc took the award for top company on Teesside.
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Elsewhere at the awards – which came a day before the annual Top 200 guide is published in The Journal – the top privately-owned business was named as Hays Travel, while Parkdean Resorts was the top private equity backed business.
The highest climber in this year’s list was Gateshead’s Bloom Procurement, which rose 64 places from last year’s table with a turnover of £94.4m. The highest percentage increase in turnover, meanwhile, was Lynemouth Power and the highest new entry was Stockton’s Mandale Homes.
The event at St James’ Park in Newcastle was introduced by Helen Dalby, senior editor and head of digital at Reach plc in the North East.
She said: “It has never been more important, amid the uncertainty of Brexit and the impending General Election, to recognise and champion the businesses making a difference to our regional economy.
“Whether they are climbers, new entries or private businesses, these wealth creators all have one thing in common - the huge contribution they make to the prosperity and well-being of the North East.
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“That contribution extends far beyond the confines of turnover or profit numbers and into our very fabric as a region.
“Many of these firms support large supply chains, community, charity and cultural projects and, of course, offer employment to thousands of local people.
“This has been a year in which our region has once again shone in the national and international spotlight, with events ranging from the European Rugby Finals here at St James’ Park, to the World Transplant Games and the stunning spectacle that was last week’s Lumiere festival in Durham.
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“Time and again we show that the North East business community remains robust and highly competitive in global markets.
“The Journal and The Gazette have always stood shoulder to shoulder with our business community. The Gazette recently celebrated its 150th year of telling the stories of Teesside’s people and businesses, while The Journal has been banging the drum for enterprise in the North East since 1832.
“We will always be committed to saluting your achievements, and we are proud to support your ambitions.”
The event was sponsored by Newcastle United, PwC, Sodexho, Hays Travel, Newcastle College and Blair West.
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1. Nissan Motor Manufacturing (海角视频), £6,260,659,000
2. DB Arriva, £4,883,763,000
3. The Go-Ahead Group PLC, £3,807,100,000
4. Bellway PLC, £3,213,243,000
5. Vertu Motors PLC, £2,982,200,000
6. The Sage Group PLC, £1,846,000,000
7. Greggs PLC, £1,029,347,000
8. Northumbrian Water Group, £907,600,000
9. Northern Powergrid, £810,968,000
10. Northgate PLC, £745,470,000
11. Gestamp Tallent, £482,383,000
12. Parkdean Resorts, £432,200,000
13. Lucite International, £392,900,000
14. Magnet, £390,092,000
15. Hays Travel, £379,835,000
16. Home Group, £367,317,000
17. Kitwave, £341,301,000
18. Venator Materials 海角视频, £341,163,000
19. LSL Property Services PLC, £324,640,000
20. Lotte Chemical 海角视频, £321,445,000
21. ScS Group PLC, £317,406,000
22. Cleveland Cable Company, £310,102,000
23. HC-One, £309,003,000
24. SABIC 海角视频 Petrochemicals, £302,800,000
25. Hargreaves Services PLC, £302,613,000
26. Egger (海角视频), £282,033,000
27. INEOS Nitriles (海角视频), £273,689,000
28. Grainger PLC, £270,700,000
29. The Gibson O’Neill Company, £270,521,000
30. North Group, £259,949,000
31. Unipres (海角视频), £251,279,000
32. Fenwick, £246,315,000
33. DE Group, £237,924,000
34. Husqvarna 海角视频, £230,951,000
35. PX Group, £230,720,000
36. Frank Recruitment Group, £227,879,000
37. Marlow Foods, £219,649,000
38. Sembcorp Utilities (海角视频), £217,082,000
39. Hitachi Construction Machinery (海角视频), £212,452,000
40. Spartan 海角视频, £210,052,000
41. Stelrad Radiator Group, £205,207,000
42. Lynemouth Power, £203,432,000
43. J.Barbour & Sons, £202,340,000
44. Esh Holdings, £196,038,000
45. Komatsu 海角视频, £191,091,000
46. Mayborn Group, £185,267,000
47. Thirteen Housing Group, £180,338,000
48. Hertel (海角视频), £179,854,000
49. Newcastle United, £178,495,000
50. Gentoo Group, £177,145,000
* The full Top 200 is revealed in a supplement published in Wednesday's Journal.