Tag: Jobs
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 […]
Construction machinery supplier, Hitachi Construction Machinery UK Ltd (HCMUK) has expanded its space and has moved into the former DPD depot next door to its Hebburn headquarters at Monkton Business Park to meet rapid business growth. HCMUK which was established 50 years ago and provides specialised construction machinery products renowned for high quality and advanced […]
The recently redeveloped Bates Clean Energy Terminal at the Port of Blyth has been selected as the offshore construction base for RWE’s Sofia, one of the world’s largest single offshore wind projects. The Port of Blyth will provide RWE with a purpose-built facility to support the construction phase of their Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. The […]
The International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) is among the final three locations shortlisted for major investment from Rolls-Royce SMR. The 150-hectare development site, which spans land in South Tyneside and Sunderland, has been named in the final shortlist for Rolls-Royce SMR’s first heavy pressure vessels factory, which will produce components for a fleet of small […]
By Guy Currey, director Invest North East England (INEE) Inward investment from overseas or from elsewhere in the UK, has always been “incredibly important” for North East England. Nissan’s original £300m investment in its site in Washington in 1986 has led to billions of pounds of investment into the region over the last 35 years, […]
Creative enterprises with the potential to become booming businesses in the North East will benefit from a new national £17.5 million funding pot to help expand their operations, attract additional investment, and create jobs. The North East has been awarded £1.275 million in grant funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) […]
A new regional growth strategy, developed in response to a national strategic review of FinTech, has identified the opportunity to create more than 2,000 new jobs in the North East by the end of 2025, taking the size of the sector’s employment to more than 7,700 jobs. The new strategy has been developed by Whitecap […]
By Guy Currey, Director, Invest North East England When I have the opportunity to write about our offshore wind sector, and the region’s wider green industry, my first instinct is to ask, ‘Can I have a larger word count?’ Because there is so much to include and an incredible amount the North East can be […]