Our Products

EASYPAINT Water-based Solutions

EASYPAINT Solvent-based Solutions

Automatic Additives Dosing Systems

When Geordie Shore premiered on MTV in May 2011, critics dismissed it as a low-rent, Northern copy of Jersey Shore. A decade and over 20 seasons later, the show has not only outlasted its American predecessor but has cemented itself as a unique social document and a reality TV juggernaut. To dismiss it as “just drunken fighting” is to miss the clever, self-aware machine that turned a group of strangers from Newcastle upon Tyne into international celebrities.

This article looks at the DNA of Geordie Shore, exploring how it weaponized regional identity, perfected the art of toxic entertainment, and navigated a changing cultural landscape to remain relevant.

The success of Geordie Shore directly linked to other MTV reality franchises:

The big link: Geordie Shore paved the way for Jersey Shore: Family Vacation to be revived — the two shows famously swapped cast members for special episodes (e.g., Ronnie Ortiz-Magro visited the Geordie house).

In later seasons, the "link" torch was passed to Marnie Simpson, Aaron Chalmers, and Casey Johnson. Marnie and Aaron were the "will they/won’t they" of seasons 8–10, but after Aaron left to become a professional MMA fighter, Marnie linked up with Ex on the Beach star Casey Johnson. That link produced a child, then a breakup, then a reunion—proving that a Geordie Shore link is never truly broken.

This era established the foundational links that defined the show's early years.

The Ricci Guarnaccio & Vicky Pattison Spiral: They started as a link, turned into a relationship, got engaged, and had a toxic breakup. This link proved that making things official in the house often leads to disaster.

The James Holman Factor: James was often caught in the middle of arguments, occasionally linking with female cast members (like Kate) which caused friction with the boys, though he was less of a central romantic figure than Gaz.

In the lexicon of Geordie Shore, a "link" is a casual romantic connection. It sits somewhere between a one-night stand and a relationship.

If you’ve searched "Geordie Shore link" hoping to find a way to join the cast, here is the actual connection pathway.

In later years and the Reunion series, the web became a closed loop.

IM GROUP

Recently rebranded in Italy in 2021, IM GROUP (Formerly Inkmaker Group) is a global technology leader focused on reliability. It is the holding brand of: Inkmaker, Rexson, Vale-tech, Swesa, Teko, Tecnopails and IEC+. With its combined strength the group offers total process-engineering solutions within the industries of paint, coatings, ink, speciality-chemicals, adhesives, corrugated packaging, pharma, food, cosmetic, textiles and more.

The group offers design and manufacturing through to complete engineering studies and turnkey solutions for:

Customised plant engineering and software design
Highly accurate automated dispensing
Process equipment from bulk handling to filling lines
POS equipment
And other related services

Which we conduct through the use of:

Cloud connectivity
Industry 4.0
Ink transfer system
Increased SAFETY and reduction of ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

The group's proprietary software and systems, manufactured in 3 continents, guarantee highly accurate colours consistently, precisely and instantly. The IM GROUP operates in over 15 countries throughout 5 continents.

On 18 June, 2021, the group was recognised as one of the "Top 10 chemical tech solution providers in Europe 2021" by Manufacturing Technology Insights, which was covered by over 30 of the worlds most prominent industry media.

IM GROUP is headquartered in Turin, Italy.