North East England - Niel Bushnell
 |
The ‘Passionate people. Passionate places’ campaign highlights the region’s best assets to raise awareness of North East England as a great place to do business, live, work, study and visit.
Aiming to create strong and positive new perceptions about the
North East regionally, nationally and internationally, the campaign
features the very best the region has to offer.
Our pioneering heritage, location, universities, fantastic workforce,
culture and work/life balance mean that North East England is a great place for innovative businesses to start and thrive. This is one of the key campaign themes.
A number of business people from a wide range of organisations
across the region are featured in the print adverts and poster
campaigns which have been running nationally to reflect the
North East’s passionate and dynamic outlook in the 21st Century.
Now’s your chance to meet one of them. |
When Niel Bushnell and his wife Diane tired
of living in London they had no doubts
about relocation.
Born and bred in North East England,
they were keen to relocate to their native
Hartlepool and this proved to be a great
choice of location to start up their
animation company Qurios.
They set it up just five years ago and it now
numbers the BBC and games companies
Ubisoft and Eidos, as well as other blue-chip
corporate names among its clients,and it
employs eight staff.
Niel says:“With email and the internet
there’s absolutely no reason why a
company like ours can’t be located in
Hartlepool these days. The positives are
tremendous,we have received a huge
amount of business support and people
willing to help us, and that’s not just
business advisers, I find there’s a
camaraderie among companies in the area.
“The University of Teesside is also a big
asset for an innovative company in our
field. It has animation courses and
produces a lot of animation graduates,
so when it comes to recruitment, we know
there are qualified people out there. |
 |
“The animation festival at Teesside is also a
great bonus for us. It brings speakers from
all around the world, giving you access to
people you would never normally get a
chance to meet.
“The lifestyle North East England offers is
also obviously a big plus. Here, because
travel times are so much shorter,you can
spend more time at home with the family
and still be doing more hours at work and,
at weekends,we have beautiful
countryside and beaches all around us.
When people come up to visit us here,
they are really impressed.’’
Niel is also a big fan of the ‘Passionate
people. Passionate places’ campaign..
Clients in London have seen him featured
on posters and he feels this gives him,his
business and the region added credibility.
He says:“It has done us a lot of good
as a business,with the increased profile
it has brought,and we are proud to be
ambassadors for the region. I’m sure that
what has worked for us would work for
others, so I would definitely encourage
others to get involved.’’
|
 |
|
There are hundreds of Jobs,
Homes & Cars in the North East
| Powered by |
|
|
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
