Joanne Leng Chief Executive NOF Energy
Offshore Wind in the UK set for a another bumper year in 2017
Offshore Wind in the UK set for a another bumper year in 2017

Construction in the UK’s offshore wind sector saw a real high in 2016, valued at £4.1 billion, a positive increase from the previous year, and importantly accounting for 21% of all UK construction contract value in the year. New analysis from Barbour ABI, a leading provider of construction intelligence services, highlighted the “bumper year” the […]

New Frontier opens office in Sunderland to service the Energy Sector
New frontier for offshore sector
New frontier for offshore sector

A SUNDERLAND business that has pioneered cutting-edge technology that could transform the offshore sector has filed an international patent and is almost ready to begin trials. Frontier Technical has developed new technology that could create modular floating offshore wind structures expected to be more cost-effective, efficient and environmentally-friendly than conventional structures. The company, which was […]

Launch of North East Property Database - Commercial and Industrial Property in North East England
Invest North East England launches regional property and land database
Invest North East England launches regional property and land database

Only resource of its kind in the region relaunched with private sector support A major resource to attract inward investors to the region has been relaunched by Invest North East England (INEE). The INEE property and land database is a searchable online tool listing commercial property (industrial and office) plus development opportunities currently available within […]

Construction starts on the new £7.4m ‘Explorer’ development at NETPark, County Durham
Construction starts on the new £7.4m ‘Explorer’ development at NETPark, County Durham
Construction starts on the new £7.4m ‘Explorer’ development at NETPark, County Durham

THE NEXT phase in ambitious plans to attract more high-tech, fast growing companies to one of the country’s leading science parks gets underway today. Local dignitaries and business leaders will be among those at a special ground breaking ceremony at the North East Technology Park (NETPark) in Sedgefield, County Durham, for the new £7.4m ‘Explorer’ […]

A partnership approach to selling the North East’s energy strengths
A partnership approach to selling the North East’s energy strengths
A partnership approach to selling the North East’s energy strengths

Invest North East England and the North East LEP are partnering together to showcase the North East’s strengths at the annual NOF conference, Energy: A Balanced Future. David Pattison, Inward Investment Manager at Invest North East England speaks about how the team is excited to be profiling the region at the upcoming conference; “It’s widely known that […]

IAMP gets the green light to move forward after securing government funding
IAMP gets the green light to move forward after securing government funding
IAMP gets the green light to move forward after securing government funding

IAMP – A giant advanced manufacturing park close to Nissan has been given the green light to move forward after securing £42million of government funding. The planned International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP), close to the A19 just north of Nissan’s car making plant, is designed to create more than 5,000 jobs across the two authorities […]

Energy: A Balanced Future Conference 7th – 8th March 2017
Energy: A Balanced Future Conference 7th – 8th March 2017
Energy: A Balanced Future Conference 7th – 8th March 2017

Energy: A Balanced Future is an established conference & exhibition now in its seventh-year. The event will highlight the importance of securing a balanced energy mix in the UK to meet future demand. When: 7th & 8th March 2017 Where: The Sage, Gateshead With a wide-reaching aim to help you understand where and when opportunities may present […]

Countdown begins to opening of region’s £60m ‘building of the future’
Countdown begins to opening of region’s £60m ‘building of the future’
Countdown begins to opening of region’s £60m ‘building of the future’

The countdown has begun to the official opening of Newcastle University’s Urban Sciences Building which is due to be completed August 2017. The state-of-the-art structure on Science Central will be the new home for the University’s School of Computing Science and its 1,395 staff and students. It is the second of the University’s buildings to […]