Multinational defence and security firm Leonardo to create 200 jobs at its new high-technology science and engineering facility in Newcastle
Multinational defence and security firm Leonardo to create 200 jobs at its new high-technology science and engineering facility in Newcastle
Multinational defence and security firm Leonardo to create 200 jobs at its new high-technology science and engineering facility in Newcastle

Multinational defence and security firm Leonardo has announced that it is investing in creating a new high-technology science and engineering facility on Newcastle Helix, a ground-breaking 24-acre city centre development that brings together industry leaders, businesses, and top researchers into an internationally renowned innovation cluster. Leonardo UK expects to employ over 200 people at the […]

Connected Energy bolsters sales team with three new recruits
Connected Energy bolsters sales team with three new recruits
Connected Energy bolsters sales team with three new recruits

Connected Energy, one of the leading developers of battery energy storage systems, has expanded its sales team in response to an increased demand for its products. The company, headquartered on the Newcastle Helix site, has seen a surge of interest from commercial and public sector customers which has led to the company’s commercial sales turnover […]

Durham welcomes North East Space Conference
Durham welcomes North East Space Conference
Durham welcomes North East Space Conference

The North East Satellite Applications Centre of Excellence (NESACoE) is inviting businesses to learn more about the growing space industry in the North East at its upcoming conference next month. This year’s North East Space Conference is being held on 22nd March at Radisson Blu in Durham and will explore the current priorities for the space […]

StreetDrone to launch autonomous HGV logistics concept in Sunderland
StreetDrone to launch autonomous HGV logistics concept in Sunderland
StreetDrone to launch autonomous HGV logistics concept in Sunderland

As announced today, StreetDrone will assume technology leadership in the second stage of a project to deliver connected and autonomous logistics (CAL) as part of a wider £84m funding announcement for driverless technologies. As a leading developer of automated logistics technology that reduces costs, improves productivity, enables industrial decarbonisation and enhances industrial safety, StreetDrone’s mission is to […]

Britishvolt site in Cambois remains an outstanding location for EV battery manufacture
Britishvolt site in Cambois remains an outstanding location for EV battery manufacture
Britishvolt site in Cambois remains an outstanding location for EV battery manufacture

Despite Britishvolt falling into administration, a leading figure in the UK’s electric vehicle sector, has backed the Northumberland site on which the company was being developed, as an outstanding location for a battery manufacturing plant. The Cambois site was once the location of Blyth Power Station, a coal fired power station that closed in 2001 […]

South Tyneside based Hitachi Construction Machinery expands following rapid business growth
South Tyneside based Hitachi Construction Machinery expands following rapid business growth
South Tyneside based Hitachi Construction Machinery expands following rapid business growth

Construction machinery supplier, Hitachi Construction Machinery UK Ltd (HCMUK) has expanded its space and has moved into the former DPD depot next door to its Hebburn headquarters at Monkton Business Park to meet rapid business growth. HCMUK which was established 50 years ago and provides specialised construction machinery products renowned for high quality and advanced […]

IAMP in running to land Rolls-Royce SMR factory
IAMP in running to land Rolls-Royce SMR factory
IAMP in running to land Rolls-Royce SMR factory

The International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) is among the final three locations shortlisted for major investment from Rolls-Royce SMR. The 150-hectare development site, which spans land in South Tyneside and Sunderland, has been named in the final shortlist for Rolls-Royce SMR’s first heavy pressure vessels factory, which will produce components for a fleet of small […]

Quotient Sciences Celebrates Grand Opening of New Alnwick Drug Substance Facility With Official Ribbon Cutting
Quotient Sciences Celebrates Grand Opening of New Alnwick Drug Substance Facility With Official Ribbon Cutting
Quotient Sciences Celebrates Grand Opening of New Alnwick Drug Substance Facility With Official Ribbon Cutting

Quotient Sciences, the drug development and manufacturing accelerator, has held an official ribbon cutting event in celebration of the grand opening of their new drug substance manufacturing facility in Alnwick, Northumberland. The event hosted by the CEO of SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), Sharon Todd, and Quotient Sciences’ SVP and Head of Candidate Development, Paul […]