Business Breakfast: Former trainee appointed director at Harrogate manufacturing firm

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A long-serving employee has been appointed to the board of directors of a Harrogate firm.

Phil Robinson has become the application and training director at Belzona, a designer and manufacturer of polymer repair and protection systems.

Mr Robinson, pictured, joined the firm as a trainee project manager in 2007 and will now be responsible for identifying opportunities to expand Belzona’s work in engineering industries including wind power, hydro power and waste-to-energy.

He said:

“Belzona is a fantastic place to work; it has provided me with an incredible number of opportunities over the years and I’m delighted to be occupying this new role.

“Belzona is incredibly well placed to help resolve so many of the issues faced in industry worldwide and I”m looking forward to doing my part in ensuring that potential is realised.”

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Pitches bring pet and prisoner experience client wins to Harrogate agency

A digital marketing firm in Harrogate is celebrating two new client wins after competitive pitches.

Extreme will deliver paid and organic social media for Alcotraz, described as a “prison-style cocktail experience” which sees guests smuggling “moonshine” past guards.

Meanwhile, the team has also been commissioned to rebrand the pet arm of P Dot Wolf and deliver a new website.

The company, based in Harrogate’s Windsor House on Cornwall Road, was established 20 years ago and already works with a number of national and international B2B and B2C brands.

James Brunyard, client services director at Extreme, said:

“These wins are a great representation of the diverse work we do at Extreme. We’re really excited to help both businesses meet their varied aims with our social media and brand expertise and early results for Alcotraz show we’re able to do that.”