A new partnership between Hartlepool Council and Northgate Public Services will create more than 200 new jobs and save the council £1m a year.
The council’s seven-year agreement will see the creation of a new Regional Business Centre in the town and the setting up of the Northgate Academy. Northgate Public Services will also invest £2m to modernise the council’s ICT services.
Cllr Christopher Akers-Belcher, leader of Hartlepool Council, said: ‘The agreement with Northgate Public Services represents fantastic value for the people of Hartlepool.
‘Not only does it secure hundreds of jobs for Hartlepool and the scope to create many more, but it also delivers significant savings for the council at a time when we are facing unprecedented cuts in Government funding and immense pressures on council services.
‘At the launch of Hartlepool Vision we emphasised that as a council we want to create more high quality enterprises and businesses so that more of the town’s young people can secure jobs in Hartlepool and the creation of Northgate’s Business Centre in the town is a classic example of how this can be achieved.’
The company has also awarded the council a three-year contract to provide services to the Regional Business Centre, such as cleaning, CCTV and grounds maintenance.
