Global tech firm, Thoughtworks, to open operations hub in Newcastle
Global tech firm, Thoughtworks, to open operations hub in Newcastle
Global tech firm, Thoughtworks, to open operations hub in Newcastle

A leading global technology consultancy has chosen Newcastle as the location for its third UK office. Thoughtworks, who have won multiple awards for their commitment to diversity and inclusion will create 100 highly skilled tech roles by 2024, with this move adding to their growing portfolio of offices across the world.   The firm, which is […]

Envision AESC has submitted plans for the UK’s first at scale battery manufacturing plant
Envision AESC has submitted plans for the UK’s first at scale battery manufacturing plant
Envision AESC has submitted plans for the UK’s first at scale battery manufacturing plant

Envision AESC – the world-leading battery division of global green tech company Envision Group – has today submitted plans for the UK’s first at scale battery manufacturing plant at the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP), being brought forward by Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside Council. The 9GWh-capacity Gigafactory, with state-of-the-art battery technology, will form […]

Sunderland lettings ‘leap’ as customer service centres choose the city
Sunderland lettings ‘leap’ as customer service centres choose the city
Sunderland lettings ‘leap’ as customer service centres choose the city

Barclaycard and Bellway are among the big-name businesses to have invested in Sunderland in recent months, as the city’s strengths in customer service continue to attract a host of the UK’s best-known brands. The city has recorded a number of significant commercial lettings over recent months, boosted by increasing activity in its buoyant professional services […]

“NETPark is the exemplar of collaboration & innovation in the UK” says Secretary of State for BEIS
“NETPark is the exemplar of collaboration & innovation in the UK” says Secretary of State for BEIS
“NETPark is the exemplar of collaboration & innovation in the UK” says Secretary of State for BEIS

Yesterday (28th July), Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) visited the North East Technology Park, NETPark, in Sedgefield, an exciting new ecosystem for high-value technology and advanced manufacturing. Paul Howell, MP for Sedgefield accompanied the BEIS minister on today’s whistle-stop tour of one of the UK’s premier science, engineering […]

Nissan unveils EV36Zero in Sunderland.  A £1bn Electric Vehicle (EV) Hub to accelerate the journey to carbon neutrality
Nissan unveils EV36Zero in Sunderland. A £1bn Electric Vehicle (EV) Hub to accelerate the journey to carbon neutrality
Nissan unveils EV36Zero in Sunderland. A £1bn Electric Vehicle (EV) Hub to accelerate the journey to carbon neutrality

Nissan unveils Nissan EV36Zero, a £1 billion flagship Electric Vehicle (EV) Hub creating a world-first EV manufacturing ecosystem. Centred around the record-breaking plant in Sunderland, UK, Nissan EV36Zero will supercharge the company’s drive to carbon neutrality and establish a new 360-degree solution for zero-emission motoring. The transformational project has been launched with an initial £1bn […]

DSTL latest to join Helix ecosystem
DSTL latest to join Helix ecosystem
DSTL latest to join Helix ecosystem

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) is creating a new unit based at the National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD) in Newcastle. Around 15 new staff will be recruited to work at the unit which is due to open in late 2021. The NICD seeks to address the shortage of data analytics skills in […]

Cybersecurity company, Healthymity, makes Sunderland base for fast-growth start-up
Cybersecurity company, Healthymity, makes Sunderland base for fast-growth start-up
Cybersecurity company, Healthymity, makes Sunderland base for fast-growth start-up

A world-renowned cyber security expert has built a base in Sunderland, and is targeting rapid expansion that will see his business create 10 new jobs this year.  Dr Igor Kotsiuba, who relocated to the North East from Ukraine under a Global Talent Visa, has launched Healthymity Limited, which aims to support AI and decision-making in […]

In conversation | Why did Verisure chose North East England for its new offices?
In conversation | Why did Verisure chose North East England for its new offices?
In conversation | Why did Verisure chose North East England for its new offices?

In February 2020, Europe’s largest domestic alarm provider, Verisure UK Services Limited, opened its new North East office at Quorum Park in North Tyneside, with the ambition to create 1,000 new jobs over the next ten years. A year after locating in the region, Verisure have exceeded their target of job creation (for year one), […]