NETPark People

NETPark is developed, managed and promoted by Business Durham the business support service for Durham County Council.

NETPark, the North East Technology Park, employs a dedicated team of staff who are responsible for managing and supporting the park and its tenants.

The staff at NETPark play a critical role in creating a supportive and collaborative environment that fosters innovation and growth. They work closely with the park's tenants and external partners to provide a range of support services, including funding advice, access to specialist equipment, and networking opportunities.

Sarah Slaven

Managing Director

Janet Todd

NETPark Project Director

Sara Williams

NETPark Manager

Gill Jewson

Deputy NETPark Manager

Katie Bowes

Assistant Project Manager

Claire Gilbert

NETPark Finance Officer

Shirley Hewitt

NETPark Admin Support Officer

David Churchward

Property Support Officer

Shirley Longstaff

NETPark Admin Support Officer

NETPark Tenant Testimonials

Dr Arun Harish

Strategy Director, CPI

CPI and Business Durham work in partnership to support SMEs looking to develop their innovative products or processes. At NETPark, CPI acts as an anchor organisation, attracting companies to locate here on the site, in order to benefit from the established and unique innovation networks across the entire supply chain.

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Michael Tyerman

CFO, Filtronic

Filtronic chose NETPark for a number of reasons including the modern infrastructure and facilities, the established, innovative and like-minded businesses located there and finally the flexibility it offers to enable us to scale our business.

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Andy Turner

Quality Hospital Solutions

Business Durham has been instrumental in helping us to bring SamplePod to market, as they knew we were looking for a company to produce a low-cost electronic tag and they introduced us to PragmatIC.

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