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A contract packing industry firm has lent its support to the NHS during the coronavirus emergency. MCR Services has loaned two industrial sewing machines to aid production of protective medical gowns. The machines are now being used in a manufacturing hub…

Award-winning Metnor Construction Ltd, has announced the appointment of Lee Kirk as operations director. Lee, who has been with the company for five years, steps up from his previous role as senior operations manager. Metnor Construction Ltd, is one of four…

“People were once taught engineering and manufacturing was a dirty job, and that they’d work in a factory if they didn’t try hard at school. “I was appalled, and I wanted to do something about it.” Much has…

Frustrated by big technology operators' lack of fresh innovation, Mark Harrison, scale-up partner at RTC North, says the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll is alive – but unwell – in Silicon Valley.

An A-Level pupil jumped four grades in a mock exam, thanks to one of the educational projects spearheaded by Newcastle’s oldest school.

North East port officials say they have laid out a template for future success after securing an international supply contract with a “mega brand” tea producer. The Port of Tyne is working with Tetley to send the manufacturer’s goods around…

Running a business can be tough. As sure as night follows day, risk remains a relentless foe, a constant bump in the operational road map. What, though, if there was a blueprint that existed to address such a challenge while offering…

A technology firm’s work to help thwart global terror plots has been praised by a senior Government minister. Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss championed Kromek during a visit to the company’s County Durham headquarters. The business is known…