Insight | Exploring North East England’s growing space sector
Insight | Exploring North East England’s growing space sector
Insight | Exploring North East England’s growing space sector

Ahead of Space Day 2023, Inward Investment Manager Rachel Burdis explores the North East’s growing space sector and the exciting opportunities that will continue to allow the sector to excel. The annual North East Space Conference returned to Durham last month and businesses from across the region and the UK gathered to be updated on […]

Quotient Sciences Announces Significant Growth in Workforce at Alnwick, Northumberland
Quotient Sciences Announces Significant Growth in Workforce at Alnwick, Northumberland
Quotient Sciences Announces Significant Growth in Workforce at Alnwick, Northumberland

Quotient Sciences, the drug development and manufacturing accelerator, today announced that it has grown the workforce at its Alnwick, UK, facility by 20% over the past 2 years. The Alnwick site’s growth has been fuelled by its attractive location, variety of career opportunities, and strong people leadership. Quotient Sciences Alnwick currently employs over 200 people […]

Insight | South by South West – learnings from the US and beyond
Insight | South by South West – learnings from the US and beyond
Insight | South by South West – learnings from the US and beyond

Having just returned from South by South West, an annual conference held in Austin, Texas, Invest North East England Inward Investment Manager Rachel Burdis looks at the opportunities available for our region. The 10 day festival brings together creatives across the tech, film, creative and music industries and offers them multiple opportunities to connect, learn, […]

Van Oord to set up a new base at Port of Tyne’s Clean Energy Park
Van Oord to set up a new base at Port of Tyne’s Clean Energy Park
Van Oord to set up a new base at Port of Tyne’s Clean Energy Park

The Port of Tyne’s 200-acre Tyne Clean Energy Park secures another offshore wind customer – Van Oord – as the Port of Tyne cements its position as the region’s clean energy centre. From Q1 2024, the port will act as the storage and marshalling base for the foundations of the 1.4 GW – or 100 […]

Creative Assembly North established in Newcastle
Creative Assembly North established in Newcastle
Creative Assembly North established in Newcastle

The Creative Assembly™ Ltd., part of SEGA® Europe Ltd., today announced a third development location in Newcastle, UK. This new studio sits alongside the studio’s headquarters in Sussex, UK and their European studio in Sofia, Bulgaria, across which there are over 850 permanent employees. The newly established Creative Assembly (CA) North is home to a growing flexible […]

Major Sunderland film studio plans revealed
Major Sunderland film studio plans revealed
Major Sunderland film studio plans revealed

Sunderland-born founder of global production company unveils plans for film studios, creating one of Europe’s largest facilities, bringing 8,450 jobs. FulwellCain Studios, a joint venture between global entertainment company Fulwell 73 and Cain International, has today announced plans for Crown Works Studios in Sunderland, which will be one of the largest filmmaking complexes in Europe, […]

Multinational defence and security firm Leonardo to create 200 jobs at its new high-technology science and engineering facility in Newcastle
Multinational defence and security firm Leonardo to create 200 jobs at its new high-technology science and engineering facility in Newcastle
Multinational defence and security firm Leonardo to create 200 jobs at its new high-technology science and engineering facility in Newcastle

Multinational defence and security firm Leonardo has announced that it is investing in creating a new high-technology science and engineering facility on Newcastle Helix, a ground-breaking 24-acre city centre development that brings together industry leaders, businesses, and top researchers into an internationally renowned innovation cluster. Leonardo UK expects to employ over 200 people at the […]

Riverside Sunderland buildings are making their mark in the city
Riverside Sunderland buildings are making their mark in the city
Riverside Sunderland buildings are making their mark in the city

Two new build office buildings that will change the face of Sunderland city centre have ‘topped out’ with a traditional ceremony.  Maker and Faber, two new offices on Riverside Sunderland backed by Legal & General, will create 150,000 sq ft of Grade A space for professional services firms, as well as exciting retailers on the […]