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500 jobs to be created by Accord Healthcare at its new Fawdon Pharmaceutical Factory
500 jobs to be created by Accord Healthcare at its new Fawdon Pharmaceutical Factory

Accord Healthcare held the official opening of its Fawdon factory today (25.01.2018), with business leaders and local politicians attending the state-of-the-art pharmaceutical facility. The factory will employ up to 500 staff at peak, predominately from the local community. The 22-acre factory was formally opened by Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North, Catherine McKinnell.  Also […]

National Innovation Centre, Newcastle Helix
New £50m national innovation centre given go-ahead
New £50m national innovation centre given go-ahead

Permission has been granted for a major new development which will link up university academic talent with industry and the public sector to help develop skills needed to solve real world problems.  The £50m national innovation centre, on Science Central will bring together businesses, academics and the public to support the research and development of […]

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’ […]