Invest North East England news
Sunderland and the wider North East region are beginning to feel the benefit of the city’s new bridge across the River Wear. Since work got underway on the £117m new bridge and road improvement scheme in May 2015, hundreds of local people have worked on the site and a growing number of local businesses awarded […]
Parseq is set for further expansion in Sunderland following a multi-million pound increase in business from contract wins which will see the firm create more than 700 new jobs. The firm, which operates from Doxford International Business Park, has pledged to bolster its 1,000 Sunderland workforce by a further 700 and invest a six figure […]
Swans North Tyneside has announced the launch of a new website and augmented reality (AR) app which was showcased for the first time at NOF Energy’s two-day Energy: A Balanced Future 2016 conference and exhibition on March 8th and 9th. The new app, created to apply the latest in hi-tech work to showcase the […]
Accenture is using a £1.85 million grant from the Let’s Grow North East regional growth fund to create over 100 new jobs as it expands its business in the North East of England. So far Accenture has employed 115 people in North Tyneside through Let’s Grow in a variety of roles including apprenticeships, operations […]
Two new £13m presses on round-the-clock shifts to cope with customer demand The new £13 million state of the art presses installed by automotive component company Unipres in Sunderland have led to the creation in 22 new jobs since they went live just after Christmas. The giant pieces of kit – a 2,500 tonne Tri […]
MORE than 50 North East businesses got to hear first-hand how they can benefit from the growth of the UK space sector which is expected to reach £40bn by 2030. Delegates at the Satellite Applications Catapult Roadshow event, which took place at The Core, in Newcastle Science Central, were given an insight into how companies […]
A summary of this morning’s latest employment numbers covering October to December 2015 is below: Employment in the North East stands at 1,214,000 or 70.4% – an increase of 47,000 over the quarter and 28,000 over the year. This compares to a rate of 74.1% nationally. North East unemployment stands at 107,000 or 8.1% – […]
The UK’s digital industries, which boast a combined annual turnover of £161 billion, are said to be growing 32% faster than the rest of the economy. Government-backed Tech City UK published the findings in its Tech Nation 2016 report, said to be the most comprehensive study of the UK’s tech industries to date. The report […]