Work starts today on a massive new electric car battery plant expected to create around 1,000 jobs. Envision AESC has started construction of its latest gigafactory near the Nissan plant on on IAMP – which spans land in South Tyneside and Sunderland. The firm’s second Sunderland plant will have a capacity of 12 GWh and produce enough …
An additional twenty-five students from coastal communities in the north and north-east of England are being supported with the cost of further education, thanks to a scholarship of £5,000 each from Dogger Bank Wind Farm. The Scholarship Fund provides grants to local students undertaking science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) courses in further education. The recently …
Award-winning specialist internet service provider Trench Networks has successfully achieved ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Certification in a recent two-day audit at their Head Office in Hebburn, South Tyneside. Pentagon Assurance has been working with the team at Trench Networks on the road to becoming ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001 compliant. Last month, the team …
Visitors to South Shields town centre can now get connected while on the move, thanks to free public wifi. The new network is available through the marketplace, along King Street and along Ocean Road. Installation of the network and necessary infrastructure is now complete, with cultural venue, The Word, on the town’s Market Square, acting …
Dogger Bank Wind Farm today welcomed 80 local supply chain representatives to the Port of Tyne, the home of the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) base for what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm upon completion. Delivered by business development organisation, NOF, which specialises in the UK energy sector, the event aims to showcase …
Battery experts Cell Pack Solutions and their Tracer brand of lithium batteries has been named as one of the 50 fastest growing companies in the North East. The prestigious Ward Hadaway North East Fastest 50 Awards, in association with The Journal, celebrate growth, innovation and the commercial achievements of North East businesses. Based on financial …
South Tyneside Council is working to make the borough film friendly. The Council recently signed the Film Friendly Charter with North East Screen to show its commitment to working in partnership to make the North East a filming friendly region. The signing builds on the Council’s support for the region’s TV and Film production industry …
The North East Automotive Alliance (NEEA) has been appointed by the Department for Education to lead the development of a new Local Skills Improvement Plan for the North East. The North East LSIP is focussed on the skills requirements of businesses located in Sunderland, Gateshead, South Tyneside and County Durham. The NEAA will be working …
South Shields-based Metec UK has pledged its support to help grow the engineering base required to power the region’s green energy boom. And the business, set up in 2016, to support the offshore wind industry – is calling on more local businesses to do the same. The sacrificial anodes which Metec UK manufactures are fixed …
Creative businesses with the potential to become booming businesses in six English regions are to benefit from a new £17.5 million funding pot to help expand their operations, attract additional investment and create jobs. Companies in six regions including the North East will receive support through the Create Growth Programme to help get themselves investment …
South Tyneside based IT specialists Integrity Technology Services have their sights firmly set on future growth following recent investment in a new website as part of their long term marketing strategy. The company, which was launched in 2010 by owner, Jon Place, pride themselves on providing flexible, professional and friendly IT support services to businesses …
The Port of Tyne are collaborating with other leading international ports to launch a Maritime Data Cluster aimed at accelerating the green smart port revolution. The first of its kind, the Maritime Data Cluster has been created to facilitate sharing of non-commercial data between ports to achieve collective, workable solutions for the industry in areas …
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