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Newcastle Science Central secures multi-million pound deal with Legal and General Capital
Newcastle Science Central secures multi-million pound deal with Legal and General Capital
Newcastle Science Central secures multi-million pound deal with Legal and General Capital

Legal & General Capital plans to support the £350 million Newcastle Science Central, one the biggest urban regeneration projects of its kind in the UK. The unique deal will see financial services giant Legal & General becoming a long term investment partner on Science Central alongside Newcastle City Council and Newcastle University. Legal & General […]

£6.8m Local Growth Fund investment for NETPark could support up to 1,400 jobs
£6.8m Local Growth Fund investment for NETPark could support up to 1,400 jobs
£6.8m Local Growth Fund investment for NETPark could support up to 1,400 jobs

A £6.83m investment in one of the country’s most prestigious science parks could lead to 1,400 jobs being created. The North East Technology Park, (NETPark), in Sedgefield, County Durham, has received funding from the Local Growth Fund (LGF) for infrastructure works for the next phase of its ambitious plans to provide space for high-tech, fast […]

ResQ create new jobs in Seaham, Country Durham. Business Services, North East England
ResQ new contact centre to create 1,200 jobs in County Durham
ResQ new contact centre to create 1,200 jobs in County Durham

A fast-growing customer contact firm will create 1,200 jobs in one of County Durham’s largest ever inward investments. ResQ’s contact centre at Spectrum Business Park in Seaham will service new and existing customer growth, new business wins and jobs being reshored to the UK. The Hull-based firm scoured the North of England for a new […]

Nissan switches on solar farm to power UK car production
Nissan switches on solar farm to power UK car production

Nissan has switched on a new solar farm at its biggest manufacturing site in Europe, the latest landmark in the company’s journey towards Intelligent Mobility. Made of up 19,000 photo-voltaic panels, the new 4.75MW facility is now fully operational at Nissan Sunderland Plant, as Nissan strives towards its twin goals of zero emissions and zero […]

£3.2 million of investment secured at Sunderland’s Hyperdrive Innovation
£3.2 million of investment secured at Sunderland’s Hyperdrive Innovation

£3.2 million of investment secured to drive double digit growth for a third consecutive year at Sunderland’s Hyperdrive Innovation Ahead of launching two new innovative modular battery systems later this year, Hyperdrive Innovation has secured investment of a total of £3.2 million from venture capital firms Hamilton Capital Partners and Rivers Capital alongside R&D grant […]

Entrepreneurs ready for lift off with new space programme
Entrepreneurs ready for lift off with new space programme

NORTH East entrepreneurs are being urged to tap into the billion pound space sector and apply for a coveted spot with a programme designed to help them lift off. Business Durham, the economic development company for County Durham, received a grant from the UK Space Agency earlier this year to set up the North East […]

The North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) celebrates its first year by becoming the UK’s largest automotive cluster group
The North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) celebrates its first year by becoming the UK’s largest automotive cluster group

The North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) is celebrating its first anniversary, in which it has become the UK’s largest automotive cluster group and one of the biggest in Europe. Such has been the response to the industry-led cluster group it now has more than 130 members ranging from industry giants including Nissan and Komatsu UK, to […]

Vantec opens its new logistics centre in Sunderland
Vantec opens its new logistics centre in Sunderland

Logistics centre allows the creation of 120 jobs and its first new building at Hillthorn Business Park low carbon EZ site Vantec Europe’s new warehouse in Sunderland, the company’s second major investment in the city since 2012, will be officially opened on Thursday 21 April. The £23 million, 436,000sq ft. warehouse is the first to […]