AJP Recruitment has been named Fastest Growing Small Business of the Year at this year’s Ward Hadaway North East Fastest 50 Awards. The event, in partnership with The Journal, celebrates the region’s privately owned businesses that are driving growth, jobs and innovation across the North East.

For founder and managing director Andrew Paton, the award was a rare moment to stop and take stock. “It felt brilliant,” he says. “Day to day we’re very busy and focused on meeting deadlines left, right and centre. You don’t really get much time to reflect, you have to keep going. Winning this made us pause and think – we’re doing something right here. It’s the team who make it all work, so it’s good to see that acknowledged.”

AJP’s rise has mirrored the resurgence of the North East’s manufacturing

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