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Northern Balance bolsters UK expansion plans with strategic appointments

Gateshead-based weighing specialists Northern Balance has continued its UK expansion plans by creating six new strategic roles.

Following several contract wins across Pharmaceuticals, Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Chemicals, Northern Balance has strengthened its position as independent weighing solutions partner to critical industries by recruiting a territory sales manager and five additional service engineers.

The six new roles are key to the Company’s ambitious development plans as it targets double-digit growth over the next 12 months.

Simon Rowlands has joined the company as the territory sales manager. With a 14-year track record in helping essential industries navigate compliance guidelines set by regulators including MHRA and US Pharmacopeia, Simon will focus on supporting new and existing customers with solutions that drive quality across their weighing processes.

Christopher Dickson, James Hudson, Richard Shepherd, Mark Thompson and Jordan Todd have been appointed as service engineers supporting customers cross-industry. The engineers hold 18 years’ collective expertise and add to the growing network of engineers servicing customers throughout the UK.

Speaking of the appointments, Daniel Egan-Sheath, Finance and Operations Director at Northern Balance, said: “Despite the evolving challenges presented by COVID-19, we’ve seen a surge in demand for our services which has fuelled our growth plans even further.

“Simon, Christopher, James, Richard, Mark and Jordan are seasoned experts across the full spectrum of laboratory, industrial and retail weighing applications. We’re delighted that we the additional people and competencies to extend our weighing expertise further across the UK, and flex around our customers’ needs.”

Over the last four years, the Company has gone from strength to strength completing two office moves into larger Gateshead premises to accommodate higher volumes of work and a growing team. Now housed in a 7,500-square-feet Head Office in Team Valley, the site is also home to a 3,000-square-feet Service Centre – a beating hub for the wide portfolio of weighing technologies that are expertly calibrated, serviced and repaired by the Company’s specialist engineers.

“This is an exciting time for Northern Balance. The investment in growing our expertise reflects our continued commitment to supporting our customers to achieve quick returns now and in years to come. As one of the hardest-hit regions for unemployment, we’re also proud to be able to support continued job creation in the North East.” Egan-Sheath added.

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