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A body to ensure that energy workers in the North of England are able to make the most of a “clean energy revolution” should be established as soon as possible, according to a leading think-tank. The Institute for Public Policy…

A Peterlee training company is helping one of the UK’s largest contract wine bottlers to fully utilise its share of the apprenticeship levy. GEM Training is the long-term partner of County Durham’s Greencroft Bottling Company and is delivering a number…

Local community businesses, co-operatives, and socially-minded enterprises will soon have the chance to apply for a share of a new £4 million innovative finance fund – thanks to a new partnership between the North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA) and community business champions, Power To Change.

A heavy engineering firm says it is ready to take the next steps in its growth journey after spending £500,000 on new equipment. Tees Components has bought and installed a CNC horizontal boring mill, which it says will double operational…

Having more than doubled its head count from 30 employees to over 65 in the past year, Newcastle based Bloom Procurement Services plans further expansion, with staff numbers set to grow again in the coming months. Formed in 2012, Bloom…

A fund linked to a North East surface coal mine is helping support local responses to the coronavirus pandemic. The Banks Mining Brenkley Lane Community Fund has paid out £3500 to three Newcastle organisations. Officials have awarded a £1000 grant to…

The UK’s only Orbital Analyst centre has opened in Durham. Specialist space awareness and surveillance company, Northern Space and Security (NORSS) has expanded its team and set up the NORSS Orbital Analyst Hive (NOAH) at Aykley Heads Business Centre. The company,…

A North East communications and business systems firm has a new owner. Cellular Solutions has been acquired by Merseyside’s Communications Plus. Based in Sunderland, Cellular Solutions was founded by Mike Bowers in 1995 and is part of the O2 Direct Partner…