Offshore giant, Boskalis Subsea Services, makes Sunderland its next port of call
Offshore giant, Boskalis Subsea Services, makes Sunderland its next port of call
Offshore giant, Boskalis Subsea Services, makes Sunderland its next port of call

Global offshore subsea construction company Boskalis Subsea Services has opened a new regional project office at Port of Sunderland. Boskalis, which specialises in offshore contracting, marine services and dredging, will use the base to expand the presence of its Boskalis Subsea Services business vessel operations in the UK, as it looks to cater for growing […]

Our tech sector is buzzing
Our tech sector is buzzing
Our tech sector is buzzing

The region’s booming tech sector is well set for a year of further expansion and success, according to several of its main players. At a recent board meeting of the advisory board of Dynamo, the region’s tech network, companies were reporting buoyant order books and the promise of plenty of work in the pipeline for […]

North East England’s tech sector is going from strength to strength
North East England’s tech sector is going from strength to strength
North East England’s tech sector is going from strength to strength

Blog | Rachel Burdis, Inward Investment Manager With the world opening up a little more each month, it feels as though 2022 is going to be a good year for business growth and job creation in North East England. 2021 saw a number of global brands expanding into the region, with Just Eat, Amazon, Xplor, […]

British Esports makes game-changing investment in Sunderland, with new performance and education campus to develop future talent from summer 2022
British Esports makes game-changing investment in Sunderland, with new performance and education campus to develop future talent from summer 2022
British Esports makes game-changing investment in Sunderland, with new performance and education campus to develop future talent from summer 2022

Sunderland is set to become the UK trailblazer in esports – of one of the fastest-growing industries in the world – following a multi-million-pound deal. The British Esports Association (BEA) – the national body for esports – has announced it will open a performance and education campus at Riverside Sunderland, which will nurture and support […]

Nissan charges ahead with EV36Zero plans in the UK with new solar farm
Nissan charges ahead with EV36Zero plans in the UK with new solar farm
Nissan charges ahead with EV36Zero plans in the UK with new solar farm

Nissan has been given the green light to install an additional 20MW solar farm at its UK plant, the next milestone for its EV36Zero project and the company’s journey to carbon neutrality. The new 20MW installation, for which planning permission has now been granted, will double the amount of renewable electricity generated at Nissan’s Sunderland […]

In conversation with Rachel Chambers, Chief Operating Officer of Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centres – North East, at Newcastle University
In conversation with Rachel Chambers, Chief Operating Officer of Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centres – North East, at Newcastle University
In conversation with Rachel Chambers, Chief Operating Officer of Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centres – North East, at Newcastle University

Rachel Chambers, Chief Operating Officer of Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centres (DER-IC) speaks to Invest North East England about the programme and how it provides a UK network of open access facilities, growing world class design, manufacturing, test and validation capabilities; and work with industrial partners to develop UK supply chains, accelerating delivery of […]

Creativity, Technology and Opportunity – Immersive Technology and the Green Economy in North East England.
Creativity, Technology and Opportunity – Immersive Technology and the Green Economy in North East England.
Creativity, Technology and Opportunity – Immersive Technology and the Green Economy in North East England.

By Michelle Duggan, Inward Investment Manager, Invest North East England Last month, I watched the Department for International Trade’s (DIT), Global Investment Summit with keen interest.  As an Inward Investment professional, I welcome any opportunity that brings together global business leaders with the very best of innovation and capability in UK industries, but what really […]

Warm reception for £1m Wearside office refurbishment at One Victory Way
Warm reception for £1m Wearside office refurbishment at One Victory Way
Warm reception for £1m Wearside office refurbishment at One Victory Way

A £1m office refurbishment project that could pave the way to securing hundreds of new jobs for Wearside, has moved a step closer to opening. The news comes as dozens of commercial property agents, inward investment officials and representatives from Sunderland City Council gathered recently at a launch event on Doxford International Business Park for […]