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Specials Lab shortlisted for major business awards 24 February 2010 NORTHUMBERLAND-based The Specials Laboratory has been names as a finalist for two major business awards.

SPECIAL STAR PICKS UP PRESTIGIOUS AWARD 04 February 2010 A high flyer in the world of pharmaceuticals has done the local area proud after being crowned a Young Achiever of the Year at The North East of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) Awards.

ADVERSE WEATHER IS 'SNOW' PROBLEM FOR SPECIALS 23 January 2010 A BIG-HEARTED neighbourly act has helped The Specials Laboratory overcome heavy snowfall and ensure patients across the UK continue to receive their life-saving medication.

FOOTBALL PRODIGY SETS HIS SIGHTS ON ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE 23 December 2009 A former North East youth football star is blazing a trail on a new career path after being given a special helping hand.

PHARMA FIRM SET TO SAY GOODBYE TO ‘THE SPECIAL ONE’ 27 November 2009 THE longest-serving employee at one of the biggest business success stories in the North-East is set to hang up her headset and bid farewell to the company she helped start over a decade ago.

SPECIALS LAB SHINES AT MANUFACTURING AWARDS 13 November 2009 FAST-GROWING The Specials Laboratory has been named as runner-up in the category of Business Growth for the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards 2009 - North East region.

SPECIALS LAB SHORTLISTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS AWARD 06 November 2009 The Specials Laboratory has seen off competition from many of the fastest-growing companies in the North-East Life Science sector to be named as a finalist for the CELS Business for Life Awards 2009 in the category of Outstanding Growth.

TOP 15 FINISH FOR THE SPECIAL ONE 28 October 2009 AWARD-WINNING firm The Specials Laboratory has emerged among the thousands of businesses across the North East to be named as the fifteenth fastest growing company for 2009 in the region.

SPECIALS LAB NAMED IN FAST 50 01 October 2009 SPECIALIST pharmaceutical firm The Specials Laboratory has been named as one of the fastest growing companies in the North East following another outstanding year of growth.

SPECIAL COMPANY ACHIEVES SPECIAL AWARD 03 September 2009 A NORTH-EAST pharmaceutical firm has is sights set on Gold after been awarded the Silver investors in People (IiP) status, an honour achieved by less than 1% of IiP recognised organisations across the UK.

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