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The Port of Tyne based at South Shields in North East England has announced a new commercial agreement with one of the UK’s leading importers of plywood. In an initial three year deal with Gloucestershire based International Plywood the Port of Tyne will provide office accommodation, cargo handling, covered storage and onward UK wide road […]
Rolls-Royce has announced plans to invest more than £30m at its site in Washington, Tyne & Wear, UK, creating a new facility to manufacture a range of aerospace discs for in-service engines. The new Fleet Support plant is expected to be fully operational in 2018 and will sit alongside our world-class UK discs manufacturing facility, […]
Nissan has today announced its commitment to produce a future generation of electric vehicle (EV) batteries at its flagship manufacturing base in Sunderland, UK. Representing a £26.5m investment in the UK, this commitment will safeguard 300 highly-skilled jobs in manufacturing, maintenance and engineering at Nissan’s advanced lithium-ion battery plant in Sunderland, the largest of its […]
Lynx Precast Limited, specialists in the design, manufacture and installation of precast concrete flooring systems for the UK construction industry, has invested more than £120,000 to expand its manufacturing capacity. Based at the former Rio Tinto smelter site in Ashington, Lynx Precast is the only manufacturer producing both hollowcore slab and T beams in the […]
The transport and haulage sector has been named the fastest growing industry in the region for in 2015, largely due to a substantial 25% increase in total number of active companies. The North East arm of insolvency trade body R3 found that there were 1,010 active regional companies in the sector in December 2015, an […]
EY has signed an agreement to occupy a further three floors at the CityGate office complex on St James Boulevard in Newcastle, taking the total size of the professional service firm’s North East base to 65,200 sq ft over eight floors across two buildings. The firm – which in October announced that its headcount in […]
The North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC) is working with Smart Money People to determine just how well the region’s businesses are being served by the financial services industry. The partnership sees the launch of “The North East Business Banking Pulse”, inviting all businesses throughout the region to share their experiences and uncover a valuable […]
Turbo Power Systems (TPS), a Gateshead-based manufacturer of power electronics, has won a £1m contract from Porterbrook, one of three major rolling stock leasing companies. The scope of work includes the manufacture of Battery Chargers for Porterbrook’s Class 170 “Turbostar” Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs). Currently, there are more than 500 units successfully operating in various […]