BUSINESS leaders from a North-East town have met to discuss the importance of continuing investment in their area.
The event, held at The Wilton Centre, in Redcar, was the latest networking and presentation event held by the Redcar and Cleveland Ambassadors programme.
Speaking at the event, PD Ports chief executive Frans Calje and chair of the place board, said: “I recognise the socio-economic problems in our area but we are no different from many other places. It’s about how you bounce back.
“The big companies and council who have launched the place marketing board can’t do it all alone. We need firms of all sizes and the local people to get on board and talk up the area. The momentum will build and the results will follow.”
Daren Smith, site director of SABIC, added: “If we don’t talk up the area, if we don’t say what we can do, if I can’t walk into our headquarters in Riyadh and say what Redcar and Cleveland can deliver, then shame on me."
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