Entrepreneurs ready for lift off with new space programme
Entrepreneurs ready for lift off with new space programme

NORTH East entrepreneurs are being urged to tap into the billion pound space sector and apply for a coveted spot with a programme designed to help them lift off. Business Durham, the economic development company for County Durham, received a grant from the UK Space Agency earlier this year to set up the North East […]

The North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) celebrates its first year by becoming the UK’s largest automotive cluster group
The North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) celebrates its first year by becoming the UK’s largest automotive cluster group

The North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) is celebrating its first anniversary, in which it has become the UK’s largest automotive cluster group and one of the biggest in Europe. Such has been the response to the industry-led cluster group it now has more than 130 members ranging from industry giants including Nissan and Komatsu UK, to […]

Vantec opens its new logistics centre in Sunderland
Vantec opens its new logistics centre in Sunderland

Logistics centre allows the creation of 120 jobs and its first new building at Hillthorn Business Park low carbon EZ site Vantec Europe’s new warehouse in Sunderland, the company’s second major investment in the city since 2012, will be officially opened on Thursday 21 April. The £23 million, 436,000sq ft. warehouse is the first to […]

Atom Bank launches its new App as UK’s first digital bank opens its virtual doors
Atom Bank launches its new App as UK’s first digital bank opens its virtual doors

Atom Bank, the UK’s first bank designed for digital and optimised for mobile, announces its regulatory restriction has been lifted, and as of today opens its virtual doors. This marks the start of Atom’s journey, launching with its banking app and competitive fixed term savings. The app will be made available to everyone who has […]

NETPark named as a Space Business Incubator by UK Space Agency
NETPark named as a Space Business Incubator by UK Space Agency

UK Space Agency awards North East funding for small business growth The North East and North Wales space industries are about to get a boost as the UK Space Agency pledges funding for a network of business incubation centres across the regions. The incubation funding will support start-up companies across the breadth of the space […]

IN CONVERSATION WITH NORTH EAST LEP CHAIR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF SUBSEA ENGINEERING SPECIALIST SOIL MACHINE DYNAMICS, ANDREW HODGSON
IN CONVERSATION WITH NORTH EAST LEP CHAIR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF SUBSEA ENGINEERING SPECIALIST SOIL MACHINE DYNAMICS, ANDREW HODGSON

It’s been a busy start to March for the region’s energy sector, with some real positives on the agenda for both immediate and longer-term growth. More than 600 delegates from the worldwide industry were in Gateshead for the NOF annual energy conference at the Sage on Wednesday, March 10. Although Durham-based NOF badges this as […]

Region feels the benefit of new bridge across the River Wear
Region feels the benefit of new bridge across the River Wear

Sunderland and the wider North East region are beginning to feel the benefit of the city’s new bridge across the River Wear. Since work got underway on the £117m new bridge and road improvement scheme in May 2015, hundreds of local people have worked on the site and a growing number of local businesses awarded […]

Parseq to Create 700 Jobs in Sunderland
Parseq to Create 700 Jobs in Sunderland

Parseq is set for further expansion in Sunderland following a multi-million pound increase in business from contract wins which will see the firm create more than 700 new jobs. The firm, which operates from Doxford International Business Park, has pledged to bolster its 1,000 Sunderland workforce by a further 700 and invest a six figure […]