A NORTH-EAST business has expanded outside the region after securing a contract to showcase its services in London and around Europe.

7Presentations helps clients win new clients by transforming their PowerPoint slides into dealclinching presentations.

Since launching last year, the Durham company has worked with a range of clients, including training specialists, health and safety experts and recruitment companies.

Now, it has won a contract to produce a series of presentations for global IT recruitment specialists Xtra-IT Resources.

The London company will use the slides to showcase its work to clients across Europe.

Colin Kendall, managing director of 7Presentations, said: "We have grown quickly from a regional to a national presence and I'm confident our work for Xtra-IT will lead to further contracts in the capital and, possibly, open international doors.

"Because our presentations use stimulating visuals and are not restricted by words and phrases, they can be easily understood by an international audience."

7Presentations works with clients who want to use presentations to promote a product, a service or apply for funding. It also restructures presentations for business and training organisations that want to improve results.

Mr Kendall said: "It's not about flashy, gimmicky slides, it's about engaging visuals that generate results and which fill in the gaps between the spoken word.

"Presenters today should know exactly what messages are on the screen, why they are there and when you should move on."

He added: "The trick is to know how to engage the audience at all times and do just that."