Invest North East England news
Ocado Retail, the world’s largest online grocery retailer, is to continue investing in the North East, after almost doubling its expected headcount at its customer contact centre during its first two years. The retailer, which is partly owned by Marks & Spencer, made headlines when it signed a 15-year lease on a new contact centre […]
By Guy Currey, Director, Invest North East England When I have the opportunity to write about our offshore wind sector, and the region’s wider green industry, my first instinct is to ask, ‘Can I have a larger word count?’ Because there is so much to include and an incredible amount the North East can be […]
A new £11million facility in Blyth which will create opportunities for thousands of young people and adults interested in working in the clean energy sector has been granted planning permission. The Energy Central Learning Hub will provide a range of state-of-the-art industrial training, education and STEM-related skills facilities, with construction set to start in October […]
A stellar line-up of speakers has been announced for Sunderland Business Festival, which returns from October 12 – 14. Those who will be taking part in the events include Heather Mills; Johnny Moore and Leo Pearlman from Fulwell73, the production company behind Friends: The Reunion, Dame Irene Hays from national travel agent Hays Travel, Alice […]
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has completed the acquisition of Pearson Engineering Ltd. (PER). The acquisition was executed under a stock purchase agreement (SPA), transferring 100% of the ownership. The acquisition includes PER’s subsidiary company Responsive Engineering Ltd. RAFAEL is a world-renowned, Israeli-based defence contractor, specializing in cutting-edge, innovative defence systems, such as the famous […]
One of the North East’s most high-profile development schemes has secured an international law firm as its first occupier, seven months ahead of practical completion. DAC Beachcroft (DACB) has exchanged contracts to become the very first tenant of Bank House in Newcastle, the first of three new office buildings that will make up Pilgrim Place. The […]
Osbit, the UK-based specialist offshore equipment supplier, has successfully delivered a state-of-the-art subsea trenching vehicle to Luxembourg vessel operator, Jan De Nul. The high-powered vehicle, named Swordfish, is a purpose-built cable burial tool for the efficient protection of subsea cables that will be used on current and future wind farm projects. Swordfish is powered by […]
The North East’s ambition to become home to the UK’s first low carbon heat cluster is taking a step forward today, as leading figures from local government and the energy sector convene on Tyneside. The Association for Decentralised Energy’s Heat Network Conference 2022 – a major national conference on the future of heating for homes […]