North East Fund making electrifying progress
North East Fund making electrifying progress
North East Fund making electrifying progress

The North East Fund is a £120m investment programme available to SMEs across Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. Businesses relocating to the area may also be eligible. There are five funds – each with a different investment focus to suit the needs of businesses depending on the sector in which they operate and their […]

Warm reception for £1m Wearside office refurbishment at One Victory Way
Warm reception for £1m Wearside office refurbishment at One Victory Way
Warm reception for £1m Wearside office refurbishment at One Victory Way

A £1m office refurbishment project that could pave the way to securing hundreds of new jobs for Wearside, has moved a step closer to opening. The news comes as dozens of commercial property agents, inward investment officials and representatives from Sunderland City Council gathered recently at a launch event on Doxford International Business Park for […]

£15m world-class training centre that will provide ‘next generation skills for next generation homes’ moves forward
£15m world-class training centre that will provide ‘next generation skills for next generation homes’ moves forward
£15m world-class training centre that will provide ‘next generation skills for next generation homes’ moves forward

LEADERS of major institutions in Sunderland have welcomed a £20m commitment announced in today’s Autumn Budget [27 October] that will support delivery of a cutting-edge training facility that will provide ‘next generation skills for next generation homes’ as part of Sunderland’s ambitious city centre housing ecosystem. Sunderland City Council, Education Partnership North East and the […]

Fertilising a greener future for the UK: Brineflow officially open at Port of Sunderland
Fertilising a greener future for the UK: Brineflow officially open at Port of Sunderland
Fertilising a greener future for the UK: Brineflow officially open at Port of Sunderland

A multi-million fertiliser distribution and storage hub, helping ease the UK’s fertiliser crisis, has officially opened its doors. Brineflow Limited, a leading manufacturer of liquid nitrogen fertilisers for the agricultural sectors, has opened a new storage and distribution hub at Port of Sunderland as part of its bid to help UK farmers embrace net-zero and be […]

New Space Enterprise Lab opens in County Durham
New Space Enterprise Lab opens in County Durham
New Space Enterprise Lab opens in County Durham

The Satellite Applications Catapult has opened one of its six brand new Space Enterprise Labs (SEL) in County Durham today. The Space Enterprise Lab, which will provide users with access to the latest collaborative technology, resources and expertise, has opened at the North East Satellite Applications Centre of Excellence at NETPark in Sedgefield. The Space […]

NORTH EAST POTENTIAL ON SHOW AS PART OF PAKISTAN CONSULATE VISIT
NORTH EAST POTENTIAL ON SHOW AS PART OF PAKISTAN CONSULATE VISIT
NORTH EAST POTENTIAL ON SHOW AS PART OF PAKISTAN CONSULATE VISIT

The North East’s global trade, inward investment and export potential has been showcased as part of an international delegation that welcomed Pakistan’s Consulate General, H E Tariq Wazir, to the region. Along with Commercial Secretary, Muhammad Akhtar, from the Pakistan High Commission, Mr Wazir toured key commercial development sites including AirView Park with business leaders […]

Switched-on: County Durham tech start-ups set for success
Switched-on: County Durham tech start-ups set for success
Switched-on: County Durham tech start-ups set for success

Business Durham has supported the launch and growth of three technology companies thanks to its six-month accelerator programme for start-ups. Networking platform NetKnoWho, taxi and private hire app taxigoat and messaging app ChatPro all took part in the Durham City Incubator (DCI), designed to nurture and support ambitious innovative entrepreneurs to help them build a […]

BBC makes biggest investment in the North East as part of a new regional partnership
BBC makes biggest investment in the North East as part of a new regional partnership
BBC makes biggest investment in the North East as part of a new regional partnership

From Berwick-upon-Tweed to Billingham, the BBC makes its biggest investment for decades in the North East as part of a new regional partnership with Northern Film + Media and the 12 local authorities and three combined authorities. The BBC will spend at least £25m over the next five years right across the North East to fund network […]