TWO successful North-East family businesses have joined forces in a £2.5m deal to drive forward the roll out of superfast broadband across the region. Stockton telecommunications services company MAP Group (UK) is embarking on a multi-billion pound programme to install fibre optic networks across the UK. Advanced Vehicle Leasing (AVL), based at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Park Industrial Estate, has been chosen to provide a fleet of 100 vehicles to be used by Map Group engineers working on the North-East phase of the project. Both companies are run by father and son combinations. Advanced Vehicle Leasing was founded by Stuart Beagrie in 1997 and his fellow director is his son, Clarke. Map Group was launched in 1993 by Chief Executive Mike Carlin, whose son, Matty, is a director.
TWO successful North-East family businesses have joined forces in a £2.5m deal to drive forward the roll out of superfast broadband across the region. Stockton telecommunications services company MAP Group (UK) is embarking on a multi-billion pound programme to install fibre optic networks across the UK. Advanced Vehicle Leasing (AVL), based at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Park Industrial Estate, has been chosen to provide a fleet of 100 vehicles to be used by Map Group engineers working on the North-East phase of the project. Both companies are run by father and son combinations. Advanced Vehicle Leasing was founded by Stuart Beagrie in 1997 and his fellow director is his son, Clarke. Map Group was launched in 1993 by Chief Executive Mike Carlin, whose son, Matty, is a director.