Invest North East England news
Work by Durham County Council to pave the way for an expected 3,200 jobs and an economic boost of nearly half a billion pounds is now underway at its Forrest Park development site. With £13 million funding from the Local Enterprise Partnership, Durham County Council is carrying out work to prepare the 52 hectare Forrest […]
Invest North East England’s Director Guy Currey on why the North East of England is a fantastic location for business investment …
Representatives from NECA’s seven local authorities, Invest North East England, and the region’s property and business sectors will be at MIPIM next week…
The development of a 200-acre site in County Durham has taken a major step forward this week as contractors have been invited to tender for the first phase of infrastructure works. In April this year developer Citrus Durham Ltd received outline planning permission for Integra 61, a multi-million pound, mixed-use scheme which will include up […]
New University Technical College – UTC South Durham – welcomed its first intake of students this week; almost exactly one year since building work began at Long Tens Way, on Aycliffe Business Park, close to Hitachi Rail Europe’s new rail vehicle manufacturing facility. Founded by the University of Sunderland and business partners Hitachi Rail Europe […]
Residents and businesses are encouraged to have their say on a preferred site for the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) – a joint venture between Sunderland and South Tyneside Councils. The IAMP – proposed for an area close to the A19 and A1 to the north of Nissan’s existing manufacturing plant – would provide a […]
Some people are somewhat surprised to hear that the biggest hub of VR companies in Europe is in the North East of England. They shouldn’t be, as the region has been home to a very strong games and tech development community since the mid 1980’s. From this legacy and their willingness to share ideas and […]
Convergys, a global leader in customer management services, has been confirmed as the single tenant of The Rocket in Newcastle’s Stephenson Quarter. The Rocket will be home to Convergys’ new state-of-the-art contact centre, which is set to create 600 new jobs within this prime city centre location. Newcastle City Council and developers the […]