A BUSINESS breakfast meeting has been held to launch a new forum for north Durham firms.

Consett Connections is a business directory for companies operating in and around the former steel town.

It was unveiled by digital marketing company, Perspective, at The Jolly Drovers pub in Leadgate this morning. (Monday, March 9)

Mrs Williams said: “I wanted to find a way of bringing Consett business people together. Not everyone likes to ‘network’ in a traditional sense so we are bringing the concept into the 21st century.

“We are putting on four business themed events a year. We also recognise people have different needs and will be putting on regular social events as well.”

The event gave business people the chance to meet others, build relationships and share information.

Anyone interested can sign up for membership of an online community, giving them information about commercial opportunities in the area.

Kerry Wood, from Noted PR, said: “Events like this are fantastic for bringing businesses together because when you work from home you lose that colleague element.

“In business communities like this you can communicate with others in the same position more easily and share ideas.”

To find out more, email fran@perspectiveconsett.com or call Mrs Williams on 01207-266-640.