Supply Chain North East launches to help firms diversify and find new clients

A new multimillion-pound programme aimed at businesses wishing to diversify and grow their customer base has been set in motion in the North East. Supply Chain North East plans to work with more than 800 businesses over the next three years to help them find new opportunities in new and existing markets. The scheme will play an integral part of the North East Growth Hub and will be led by four companies: RTC North; Generator; the North East Automotive Alliance and the North East Process Industry Cluster. Colin Bell, business growth director at the North East LEP, is leading the North East Growth Hub. He said: “Supply Chain North East has been created to enable more collaboration across multiple sectors. For example, often we see smaller businesses wanting to work within manufacturing or automotive but don’t know how to penetrate the market.
“Through this programme and the partners’ vast networks, we can give valuable advice delivered both at events and via one to one support to help them on that journey.