Port of Blyth, Northumberland
Offshore Heavy Transport Vessel Breaks Port of Blyth Record
Offshore Heavy Transport Vessel Breaks Port of Blyth Record

Blyth awoke to a new feature on its skyline this morning as a mammoth offshore heavy transport vessel slipped into the Port at sunrise. Officially the largest ship to visit the harbour in the history of the Port, the Norwegian owned Albatross is a 34,700 tonne offshore heavy transport vessel typically used to move huge […]

Contact Centre Awards 2018
WINNING STARS OF REGION’S CONTACT CENTRE INDUSTRY UNVEILED AT ANNUAL AWARDS
WINNING STARS OF REGION’S CONTACT CENTRE INDUSTRY UNVEILED AT ANNUAL AWARDS

Over 350 leading lights of the North East contact centre industry came together on Friday evening (2 February 2018) to celebrate the achievements of both frontline and support staff that has made North East contact centres the best in the world in 2017. Back for its 15th year and following record entries, the winners and […]

3 MILLIONTH QASHQAI PRODUCTION SUNDERLAND
Three millionth Qashqai built in UK as Nissan Europe sets sales record
Three millionth Qashqai built in UK as Nissan Europe sets sales record

Nissan Europe capped a record-breaking 2017 with the production of the three millionth Nissan Qashqai in the U.K., just over a decade after the category-defining vehicle made its debut.  The landmark achievement by Nissan’s Sunderland Plant came as the company posted its best ever full-year European sales, totalling 762,574 vehicles across Datsun and Nissan models. […]

ACCORD
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 […]

Phonovation expands to Gateshead
Ireland’s largest interactive SMS and voice services company, Phonovation, expands to Gateshead
Ireland’s largest interactive SMS and voice services company, Phonovation, expands to Gateshead

Headquartered in Dublin, with an office in London, Phonovation provides solutions for high profile clients such as Vodafone, Three and Payzone. The company develops award winning software and processes in excess of 200 million international calls and text messages every year. However, being located in Ireland alongside Facebook and Apple, it found that quality developers […]

Aykley Head Business Park, County Durham
6,000 jobs and hundreds of millions for Durham’s economy linked to master plan for new business district
6,000 jobs and hundreds of millions for Durham’s economy linked to master plan for new business district

Plans to attract more than 6,000 private sector jobs delivering a £400 million boost for County Durham’s economy could take a very significant step forward next week (17 January). Hailed as a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to help transform the county’s economic prospects, Durham County Council’s Cabinet members will consider a detailed analysis of […]

BAM Gravity Foundations, Neptune Energy Park, Newcastle
North East Enterprise Zones have delivered over 1300 jobs in five years
North East Enterprise Zones have delivered over 1300 jobs in five years

A project to drive business and investment in the North East has been hailed a success.  North East Enterprise Zones were created to support economic growth by developing sites with key attributes to help businesses start-up, grow and expand. Since their initial launch in 2012, the sites have attracted businesses and investors keen to take […]

Sunderland Software Centre - Digital and Tech excellence
Sunderland named one of best UK cities to start a business
Sunderland named one of best UK cities to start a business

Sunderland is one of the best cities in the UK in which to start a business, according to Barclays’ SME Growth Factors Index. Sunderland, which was found to boast some of the best growth environments for small businesses to flourish, ranked seventh and was the only North East city in the top ten. The Index, […]