WorkCast Moves to Northern Design Centre

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August 17, 2021

WorkCast, a market-leading virtual events platform and Queen’s Award for Enterprise winner, is moving to the bustling creative community at the Northern Design Centre.

WorkCast, founded in 2009, was previously based at Rainton Bridge Business Park in Houghton le Spring. They will make the move on 16 August 2021 to the Baltic Business Quarter at the centre.


Northern Design Centre

WorkCast founder and CEO Stewart Kibby explains: “WorkCast has grown exponentially over the past 18 months. Our revenue is up almost 100% compared to last year and we increased our headcount significantly. As a business, we needed to find the right solution for the next period of our evolution.


“Gateshead is fast becoming the first real tech hub in the North East and WorkCast is excited to be a part of that future. This location and the great facilities will allow WorkCast to engage with the wider technical community in the North East, as well as increase our visibility as a business across the country.”

WorkCast Office
The Northern Design Centre is the newest icon on the Newcastle/Gateshead skyline and has quickly become the premier location for creative and technology businesses in the North East of England. The move is being hailed as the next phase in WorkCast’s continued evolution. The virtual events company is coming off a year of record growth, with over £5 million in revenue for the 2021 financial year.


If you’re interested in joining Team WorkCast, you can check out our careers page.

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About WorkCast

WorkCast provides a market-leading cloud-based virtual events platform that makes it easy to create, run, and scale engaging experiences to drive business growth. Founded in 2009, WorkCast now serves hundreds of customers in more than 20 countries, including Sony, Lush, L’Oreal, England Rugby, and the NHS.

With offices in Seattle, WA and Edinburgh, along with its new headquarters in Gateshead, WorkCast provides support to customers spanning the world and is fast becoming a truly global presence. WorkCast’s all-in-one platform capabilities allow customers to run engaging events at scale. Whether they want to run webinars, live streams, virtual conferences, or hybrid events, WorkCast’s innovative technology, and world-class support team can help businesses drive revenue growth and delight their audiences.


 

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