A North East apprenticeships provider specialising in the tech and digital sectors is aiming to create 50 new jobs after relocating to a new £1m head office.
Baltic Apprenticeships has completed the purchase of Pioneer House, at Pioneer Court Business Park in Darlington, to create a central hub for its growing team.
The firm had been based across four locations on Aycliffe Business Park, but has made the move to the new 17,500 sq ft facility to accommodate ambitious growth plans. The purchase was made with the support of a £435,000 Large Capital Grant from the Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority, and Baltic is now fully operational at the new, three-storey hub.
The firm’s managing director, Tony Hobbs, said: “Due to rapid growth across all our departments, we knew we had to make the investment of a central hub to allow for sustainable expansion. Operating across four buildings was impacting our ability to coach new employees and build a collaborative culture.
“This move will allow us to create more job opportunities across the Tees Valley and grow our workforce further, as this is a key geographical location and opens a brand new talent pool.”
Mr Hobbs says the funding will enable to firm to create even more jobs and he hopes to create a minimum of 48 new employment opportunities at the new HQ, with nine new team members due to start soon and a further eight roles already being advertised.
Baltic Apprenticeships is a national apprenticeship training provider focused solely on developing tech and digital skills, with apprenticeship programmes covering data, software development, IT and digital marketing. The company launched in a Portakabin in Hartlepool in 2006 and has since grown to employ a team of 256.
