Author: rebecca
According to the Department for International Trade (DIT), the UK is the number one place for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Europe. It’s no surprise when you consider the skills base available and the types of industries being invested in, many of which are thriving. Take advanced manufacturing, automotive and offshore energy – three areas […]
A nationally significant project to deliver more than 5,000 jobs in North East England is moving forward with the appointment of a development partner. South Tyneside and Sunderland City Councils have jointly appointed Henry Boot Developments Limited as development partner for the IAMP (International Advanced Manufacturing Park). Henry Boot Developments will be responsible for the […]
Newcastle University has unveiled its newly-refurbished Emerson Cavitation Tunnel as part of a £2.5m investment in marine engineering. Carefully re-located from the University’s city centre campus, the cavitation tunnel’s new home at Port of Blyth is twice the size of its former location and includes a number of other experimental facilities to support world-leading research […]
Plans to position the North East as a key focus for the UK’s 5G revolution have been unveiled and will form the basis of a proposal to locate a national testbed here in the region. The North East Combined Authority (NECA), the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Nexus, the Digital Catapult Centre and the […]
The North East is at the heart of a globally important offshore renewable energy sector A new audit of the offshore renewable energy industry in the North of England and Scotland (published 21st September) has revealed the strong contribution that the region makes to the UK’s position as a global leader in innovation in offshore […]
A new £30m National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD) aims to see the next Google or Facebook started in the UK and help the country capitalise on a potential £40bn a year boost to the economy. The centre, whose funding has today been confirmed by Minister for Digital Matt Hancock, aims to link up leading […]
Now in its 4th year, the VRTGO 2017 Conference and Expo is a specialist VR and AR event – with an audience of VR decision makers, developers, innovation managers, press, as well as those looking to buy VR solutions. There is over 300 people from 103 different organisations attended and over 30 companies exhibiting and […]
A GOVERNMENT minister heard how the North East is leading the way in the global security and printable electronics sectors when he visited two companies at the North East Technology Park (NETPark), in County Durham. Lord Prior of Brampton, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Business and Industrial Strategy, visited two of the […]