🎄From the whole team here at WD Close, we would like to wish our clients and followers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎄

🎉 WE'RE 40 🎉 We’re proud to be celebrating 40 years of WD Close. Over the years, our family-owned business has become one of the most respected fabricators in the North East. We're proud of what we have achieved so far and look forward to seeing what the future holds.

We have joined forces with Newcastle College Energy Academy and TyneMet College to take up to 20 apprentices per year and train the next generation of skilled fabrication and electrical experts. You can read more about the apprenticeship scheme here: 👉 bit.ly/3KQe4J2

We care about the wellbeing of all our employees which is why we are developing wellbeing rooms at both our Wallsend and Walker sites. The sites will provide our employees with a calming breakout area as part of our commitment to supporting our workforce. #StressAwarenessMonth

The focus of #DeafAwarenessWeek is to share ways of supporting those dealing with hearing loss. At WD Close, protecting the hearing of our employees is a top priority. We provide important PPE and ear protection to decrease noise energy and reduce damage to the inner ear.

This Friday, we will be hosting a charity football match in memory of Liam Mitchell. The game will take place at 3pm on the grounds of Newcastle East End FC. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. All funds raised will be used to build a memorial bench in commemoration of Liam.

Throughout the Easter Holidays, our team supplied packed lunches and Easter eggs to the children attending Newcastle East End FC. It was an honour to collaborate with this invaluable sports club within the heart of our community and to be able to support local families during the holidays.

Check out our signage, featured at Newcastle College Energy Academy’s campus. We are proud to have worked with the college consistently over the past few years, providing students with a chance to gain Engineering qualifications. Learn more below: 👇 wdclose.co.uk/wd-close-sons-…

May marks #CommunityHistoryMonth across the UK. To celebrate this initiative, we have taken the opportunity to reflect on the large role that the region has played in the development of modern engineering. Read more in our latest blog post: tinyurl.com/2vwuvmay

We are proud to have joined the Tyne Taskforce in setting out a plan for the Tyne to become a global destination for offshore and renewable energy. Joining MPs, Port of Tyne and other key organisations, we are passionate about developing and increasing investment in the area.

Once again, the WD Close team supplied packed lunches to children attending Newcastle East End FC during the school holidays. It is always a pleasure to support this incredible initiative and be able to work with the club to assist local families within the heart of our community.

This year WD Close is celebrating 40 years in business! 🎉 To find out more about our huge company milestone, visit our blog and discover the history of WD Close and the work that we do. 👇 tinyurl.com/na4r4hhe

Did you know...? Our apprentices were behind the fabrication of the Centurion statue located at Segedunum Roman Fort in Wallsend. If you live in the North Tyneside area, you’re in luck, as anyone with an NE28 postcode has unlimited free access to the site!

Today marks #WorldMentalHealthDay and at WD Close we are highly supportive of mental and physical health. In our office, we have created a welfare room to ensure our entire team has a safe space to relax, express how they feel, and access support as and when they need it.

At WD Close we are proud to engage with our local community and this year we joined the Barney & Echo sponsorship programme to provide important reading material to local schools. To find out more about this scheme, visit our blog. 👇 tinyurl.com/yn6zdm82

Members of the WD Close team recently took a trip to the Newbiggin Golf Club to celebrate the annual Mammoet Golf Day. Our team enjoyed a fun day of golf, good food and networking and we would like to express our gratitude to Mammoet for the invitation!

At the WD Close Carville Port facility, we have recently had the quay dredged to 7.5m by UK Dredging (UKD) and the Orca. We’d like to thank UKD for maintaining the waterways at our port facility and allowing us to continue to provide our services in a clear and safe area!

The experienced team at WD Close have been working to build brand-new bins for the chassis trailers on site. These bins have now been retrofitted to the trailers, facilitating the safe and reliable movement of heavy goods and equipment from site to site.

#ThrowbackThursday Back in 2017, our apprentices were responsible for the fabrication of the monumental Centurion statue that marks the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall. Learn more about the project here: tinyurl.com/42jc5wks

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek At WD Close, we understand the pressures of our industry and are committed to fostering a safe and supportive work environment for our employees. If you or someone you know is struggling with work, Mates in Mind can help: matesinmind.org/need-help