The Port of Tyne’s activities are worth more than £720m to the North East economy and are supporting around 11,400 jobs, according to its annual report. Matt Beeton, the chief executive, said the business was looking to grow jobs after a year in which it delivered increases in turnover, profits and investment. The report showed …
The litigation arm of a campaigning North East claims company wants to stamp out exploitative business practices after winning what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the UK. North Tyneside-based Energy Solicitors Ltd (ESL) acted on behalf of a small business owner after an energy broker attempted to claim lost …
David Stubbs doesn’t shirk the question when asked to put a challenging few years into perspective. “It’s difficult, because you’re starting from zero,” he says. “But I wasn’t naïve to this. I knew what I was taking on.” It’s easy to assume that David, a keen advocate for exercise as a means of bolstering mental …
North East England can combine its passion for innovation, its engineering expertise and its higher education ecosystem to drive ahead in the space sector. That’s the positive verdict of industry-leading experts who are encouraging the region’s business, manufacturing and education bosses to embrace the final frontier. Hot on the heels of last month’s North East …
For the last five years I have been the Editor of the Newcastle Tech Digest, a free weekly newsletter covering and championing tech sector news, events and insights from across North East England. Much potential exists in our region’s technology sector, there’s certainly enough going on to be excited about. Though, perhaps due to its …
A UK-first smart sewer project is set to protect communities across Tyneside from potentially damaging spills. Northumbrian Water is pumping £20m into a scheme trialled in the US and proven to reduce overflows by 80 per cent. And the latest move to limit spills is part of a five-year, £947m investment intended to improve storm …
What is Construction Alliance Northeast (CAN) and what does it do? CAN represents the members of Northern Counties Builders Federation (NCBF), Federation of Master Builders (FMB), National Federation of Builders (NFB) and Civil Engineers Contractors Association (CECA). We lobby the Government, MPs, local authorities and other procurement organisations, to remind them of the wider benefits …
It’s an awkward acronym and an almost unpronounceable brand name but everything else about SQCDP is seamless, smooth and incredibly smart. The brainchild of Stephen ‘Mitch’ Mitchell, it’s the modern-day solution to freeing the factory floor from administrative clutter and providing instant, usable data. And the intuitive app removes the need for a hardware-derived and …
A Northumberland farmer has launched a pioneering carbon offsetting scheme — as he spreads the ‘message’ about sustainability in the region. Mike Dungait, whose family’s agricultural roots date back centuries, is offering carbon offsetting to individuals and businesses in the North East through Green Acres, his new venture on his Stannington farm. “All sides of …
Northumbria University chiefs have hailed the North East’s award-winning Business Clinic as a benchmark for learning experience and employment outcomes. And, a decade down the line, the team helming the innovative hub has promised that a beacon of business development will continue to support meaningful career progression. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Business Clinic provides …
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