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PLANS to create IAMP, a major automotive manufacturing hub have moved up a gear, with public consultation getting underway later this month. WHEN ‘Job 1’ – Nissan’s first Bluebird – rolled off the line in July 1986, history was made. With that one car came many years of promise. The North East – perhaps unknowingly […]
The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has officially broken ground for works to commence on the National Formulation Centre. The new national innovation centre will be based at NETPark, County Durham and will provide open access facilities and expertise to help companies to develop, prove and scale up new formulated products. The investment will enable […]
The North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA), which is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, will take to the floor again at the House of Commons on Wednesday 30 November during a Reception hosted by Sharon Hodgson MP for Washington and Sunderland West. Hot after the announcement that the new Nissan Qashqai and the X-Trail SUV […]
A Sunderland software business is set for expansion after a series of contract wins means it needs to almost double its headcount. Saggezza based in the Sunderland Software Centre offers software technology solutions to a range of clients both nationally and internationally. The business, which currently employs 20 people in Sunderland, is now adding to […]
A North West-based utilities company, Aptus Utilities, has chosen Follingsby Park in Gateshead as its new North East base as part of its expansion programme. Aptus Utilities, is an Independent Connections Provider (ICP), which has headquarters in Bolton, Manchester, has committed to a 10 year lease on a 7,112 sq ft newly refurbished unit on the estate. […]
£3.4 million Salvus House has opened for business at Aykley Heads, Durham. The building is aimed at supporting new entrepreneurial businesses who wish to locate in Durham. The building is home to a new collaborative partnership between the council, Durham University and New College Durham to support new entrepreneurial businesses who wish to locate in […]
A little over one week since the North East automotive sector gained a significant boost following Nissan’s announcement that the new Qashqai and the new X-Trail SUV will be built at the Nissan Sunderland plant; and the sector hits the headlines again as the North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) celebrates a major landmark by signing […]
South Shields-born Neil Stephenson, who sold his technology business for a reported £65 million this year, is one of two high achieving digital entrepreneurs sharing the secrets of their success in free-to-attend Tech Talks. Neil will tell an audience from the technology-based community that opportunities to identify game-changing digital business propositions will continue to gather […]