Invest North East England news
Three Durham-based organisations are working together to encourage innovation and business growth in new and emerging markets after receiving £820,000 in funding from the Government’s UK Community Renewal Fund (CRF). Business Durham, the business support service of Durham County Council, the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), and Durham University aim to build on each of […]
The revolutionary 5G Connected and Automated Logistics (CAL) project progresses with autonomous driving testing of the UK’s first automated 40 tonne truck, powered by 5G, at Vantec in Sunderland. Following the announcement of the onboarding of Terberg as a partner earlier this year, and the arrival of the updated autonomous and electric tractor unit in […]
Work is now forging ahead on the first of two new commercial office buildings being constructed by Tynexe Commercial Limited as part of Phase Two at AirView Park. Regional business figure and entrepreneur, Ammar Mirza CBE, is behind the new 10,200 sq ft ‘International Space Station’ (ISS), a centre of excellence facility being built specifically […]
A delegation of international trade and investment experts is heading home today ready to spread the word about the North East’s impressive investment opportunities in the digital and immersive technology sector. Representatives from the Department of International Trade (DIT) from countries across the world, including the USA, India, Denmark and Ireland, explored the North East […]
Our next ‘In Conversation’ is with Prof Paul Watson, Director, National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD). The NICD helps organisations learn new data skills, supporting them to gain an insight from their data enabling them to become more productive. The North East has one of the most creative and exciting digital technology clusters outside of London. It is […]
A world leader in protecting critical infrastructure from cyber threats, Tekgem (UK) Limited will open the UK’s first industrial cyber security apprenticeship academy this year. The academy will be based out of Tekgem’s UK head office at The North East Technology Park (NETPark) in Sedgefield and take on an initial five apprentices, and double this […]
Seven County Durham entrepreneurs are set to benefit from a hugely successful six-month accelerator programme which will help them launch their businesses. Durham City Incubator (DCI) is designed to help entrepreneurs to launch start-ups with high growth potential, as well as ambitious local businesses that have been trading for under 12 months. It is a […]
A new state-of-the-art esports arena has arrived in Newcastle. The £8 million facility is part of the Newcastle United Foundation’s exciting NUCASTLE community hub. The esports arena will play an important role in Newcastle College’s new esports study programme, the first in the North East, that launches this September in collaboration with the Newcastle United […]