TICKETS for the sixth annual Tees Valley Business Show have gone on sale.

The event is on Thursday, October 10, at the Tall Trees Hotel, in Yarm.

Speakers will include Sir John Banham, chairman of Kingfisher and Tarmac, and Joe Docherty, chief executive of the new Tees Valley Urban Regeneration Company.

The black tie event will also feature the presentation of The Northern Echo-sponsored Newcomer to Business Award by the paper's editor, Peter Barron.

The major sponsors for this year's show are Dickinson Dees.

Associate sponsors include One NorthEast, Keith Robinson and Co, Bank of Scotland, The Northern Echo, NatWest and the University of Northumbria.

Keith Robinson and Co has supported the show since its inception in 1997.

Terry Truran, partner in the Middlesbrough business, said: "The continual success of the show demonstrates the thriving business community we still have in the Tees Valley area. Tickets for the event, which includes a five-course dinner, are £55 plus VAT.

Hilary Dunne, marketing manager of organiser Enterprise Event Management, said: "It is the support of companies such as Keith Robinson and Co that keeps the momentum going and gives it such a great reputation.

"The Durham Business Show, held earlier in the year, was an outstanding success and it seems that more and more people want to be a part of this type of networking events."

Reservations can be made by calling Enterprise Event Management on (01325) 281265, or log on to www.eem-northeast.co.uk for more information.