Invest North East England news
A project to build one of the world’s largest pipe laying systems has reached a major milestone with the arrival of the main tower section at Port of Blyth. The structure, designed by IHC Engineering Business, part of Royal IHC, and weighing almost 1,000 tonnes, has been shipped in from The Netherlands. It was transferred […]
North East-based Encore is packing a punch after relocating its packaging division to a new 73,000 sq. ft. site in Peterlee creating up to 25 new jobs. The unveiling of Encore Packaging Solutions’ new £1.8 million production facility located on Peterlee Business Park marks the next stage of growth for the company which over the […]
Northumberland-based OSBIT Power has secured additional facilities at the Port of Blyth to deliver its largest project yet to Helix Energy Solutions, a world leading company in well intervention projects. In an agreement with the Port, the Riding Mill company will utilise its facilities on a 12 month basis to manufacture three sets of Intervention […]
The Port of Tyne based at South Shields in North East England has announced a new commercial agreement with one of the UK’s leading importers of plywood. In an initial three year deal with Gloucestershire based International Plywood the Port of Tyne will provide office accommodation, cargo handling, covered storage and onward UK wide road […]
Rolls-Royce has announced plans to invest more than £30m at its site in Washington, Tyne & Wear, UK, creating a new facility to manufacture a range of aerospace discs for in-service engines. The new Fleet Support plant is expected to be fully operational in 2018 and will sit alongside our world-class UK discs manufacturing facility, […]
Nissan has today announced its commitment to produce a future generation of electric vehicle (EV) batteries at its flagship manufacturing base in Sunderland, UK. Representing a £26.5m investment in the UK, this commitment will safeguard 300 highly-skilled jobs in manufacturing, maintenance and engineering at Nissan’s advanced lithium-ion battery plant in Sunderland, the largest of its […]
Lynx Precast Limited, specialists in the design, manufacture and installation of precast concrete flooring systems for the UK construction industry, has invested more than £120,000 to expand its manufacturing capacity. Based at the former Rio Tinto smelter site in Ashington, Lynx Precast is the only manufacturer producing both hollowcore slab and T beams in the […]
The transport and haulage sector has been named the fastest growing industry in the region for in 2015, largely due to a substantial 25% increase in total number of active companies. The North East arm of insolvency trade body R3 found that there were 1,010 active regional companies in the sector in December 2015, an […]