Two North East locations shortlisted for Rolls-Royce SMR first factory
Two North East locations shortlisted for Rolls-Royce SMR first factory
Two North East locations shortlisted for Rolls-Royce SMR first factory

Rolls-Royce SMR has announced a list of potential locations for its first factory. This is the first of three factories and will manufacture the ‘heavy vessels’ for its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) power station. This is the largest and most complex facility, therefore, it is important to take decisions early to enable its deployment. Once […]

Tech superstars to boost offshore wind industry in North East England
Tech superstars to boost offshore wind industry in North East England
Tech superstars to boost offshore wind industry in North East England

Eight UK companies have secured a spot in Launch Academy North East, a Cleantech Offshore Renewables Accelerator programme from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult for the North East of England. The successful companies – Hyserve Marine, Walker Subsea, Pharos Offshore, Three60 Mapping, PWG Connections, Pipeflex Systems, Seismic Space, and INEX Microtechnology – took part […]

JDR’s £130m sub-sea cable facility in Cambois, Northumberland on track for construction to start summer 2022
JDR’s £130m sub-sea cable facility in Cambois, Northumberland on track for construction to start summer 2022
JDR’s £130m sub-sea cable facility in Cambois, Northumberland on track for construction to start summer 2022

JDR Cable Systems (JDR), the global subsea cable and umbilical supplier and servicer, part of the TFK Group, has reached final agreement under the UK government’s Offshore Wind Manufacturing Scheme (OWMIS) on financial support for its new state-of-the-art subsea cable manufacturing facility in Cambois, near Blyth, Northumberland. The agreement means JDR is on track to begin construction in summer […]

New training centre of excellence for oil and gas industry personnel opens in Newcastle
New training centre of excellence for oil and gas industry personnel opens in Newcastle
New training centre of excellence for oil and gas industry personnel opens in Newcastle

A new centre for well control training has opened in North East England to train drilling personnel in the oil and gas industry. It will be the only UK centre offering regularly scheduled IWCF-approved Drilling and Well Control training outside of Aberdeen. AIS Survivex, part of the 3t Energy Group, has invested in a dedicated […]

Expansion into the Manufacturing Zone for Tyne and Wear Marine following acquisition
Expansion into the Manufacturing Zone for Tyne and Wear Marine following acquisition
Expansion into the Manufacturing Zone for Tyne and Wear Marine following acquisition

An innovative marine engineering company has relocated to a larger premises in South Tyneside to meet growing demand for its services, following the acquisition of another company to expand its range of capabilities. Established in 2015, Tyne and Wear Marine Limited offers a complete marine service, from safety boats, commercial vessels and custom fabrication and […]

In Conversation | North East England is leading the way to make the UK net zero by 2050
In Conversation | North East England is leading the way to make the UK net zero by 2050
In Conversation | North East England is leading the way to make the UK net zero by 2050

By Joanne Leng MBE, chief executive, NOF North East England has been at the very heart of industry and innovation for generations, led by a cluster of companies rich in engineering excellence and ingenuity, which is continuing as the UK makes the energy transition towards achieving net zero by 2050. Its enviable geography on the […]

Offshore giant, Boskalis Subsea Services, makes Sunderland its next port of call
Offshore giant, Boskalis Subsea Services, makes Sunderland its next port of call
Offshore giant, Boskalis Subsea Services, makes Sunderland its next port of call

Global offshore subsea construction company Boskalis Subsea Services has opened a new regional project office at Port of Sunderland. Boskalis, which specialises in offshore contracting, marine services and dredging, will use the base to expand the presence of its Boskalis Subsea Services business vessel operations in the UK, as it looks to cater for growing […]

Moray West selects Siemens Energy/Iemants for offshore substations
Moray West selects Siemens Energy/Iemants for offshore substations
Moray West selects Siemens Energy/Iemants for offshore substations

Moray West, an offshore wind farm in the outer Moray Firth, has selected the Siemens Energy/Iemants consortium for the supply of the project’s two offshore substation platforms using Siemens Energy’s proven Offshore Transformer Module (OTM®) technology.  Iemants is a subsidiary of Smulders, alongside Smulders Projects UK, based in Wallsend, North Tyneside.  The contract is subject […]