AIS Training in North Tyneside celebrates 10 years in Offshore Wind training
Advanced Industrial Solutions (AIS) to create 10 new jobs
Advanced Industrial Solutions (AIS) to create 10 new jobs

Queen’s award-winning manufacturer and industrial trainer, Advanced Industrial Solutions (AIS) is creating 12 new jobs as it celebrates ten successful years in business which have seen it grow from a home-run business into a multi-million-pound global company. AIS will take on 12 new starters across its UK-business – seven in the North East and five […]

Accenture
Accenture Expands in Cobalt Park, North Tyneside
Accenture Expands in Cobalt Park, North Tyneside

Accenture plans to hire 60 people for its Newcastle operations by the end of its 2017 fiscal year, on Aug. 31, and is currently recruiting for the new roles, which will be based at its offices in the Cobalt Park.  The new positions, in the company’s Technology and Consulting workforces, will range from entry-level to […]

Inward investment success powering North East economy
Inward investment success powering North East economy
Inward investment success powering North East economy

More than 6,000 new jobs will be created over the next three years by firms investing in the North East, new figures reveal today. The statistics unveiled by Invest North East England on behalf of the region’s seven local authorities and the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), show 84 inward investments in the North […]

Guy and David Oct 2016 - Inward Investment
Showcasing our region’s outsourcing opportunities
Showcasing our region’s outsourcing opportunities

Next week, we’re off to showcase the North East as the prime location for shared services and outsourcing firms looking for a UK base.  We’re part of a Northern Powerhouse partnership attending the 17th European Shared Services and Outsourcing Week, a key event in the sector’s international events calendar. The acclaimed three-day event in Manchester’s […]

Lear Corporation - Advanced Manufacturing - North East England
Lear Corporation Brings European R&D To Sunderland
Lear Corporation Brings European R&D To Sunderland

Lear Corporation in Sunderland has been chosen as the location for the US automotive giant’s European research and development division, against competition across Europe. The company will build a £1.5m extension for R&D work following advice and support from Sunderland City Council’s Business Investment Team. The research and development facility will create new highly skilled jobs, and strengthen […]

BLOG: We’re all in this together
BLOG: We’re all in this together
BLOG: We’re all in this together

This week, we’ve had an excellent few days hosting a senior delegation from the Department of International Trade (DIT), responsible for the Tech and Digital sector. The 14 visitors, from across the country, all have key roles in increasing the size of the sector in the UK, by attracting new investment and supporting existing businesses […]

North East England – a powerful investment offer
North East England – a powerful investment offer
North East England – a powerful investment offer

With a potent combination of a highly skilled, cost competitive workforce and plentiful Grade A office accommodation, North East England Works for financial, professional and business services. Many of the world’s premier financial, professional and business services (FPBS) companies choose to call North East England home. A well-established and growing cluster of 17,500 companies including […]

Newcastle Uni Cyber Security
Newcastle University recognised as a national leader in cyber research
Newcastle University recognised as a national leader in cyber research

Newcastle University has reaffirmed its position as one of the UK’s leading centres for cyber security research after being named a Centre of Excellence by Government. Led by the University’s world-leading School of Computing Science, the announcement is a renewal of Newcastle’s Centre of Excellence status, making it a key player in the Government’s National […]