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February 27, 2019

Business & Economy

Osbit to deliver next generation Subsea Plough to Global Marine Group

Osbit Limited, the offshore technology and engineering company, has secured a contract with Global Marine Group to supply an advanced multi-function pre-lay and backfill subsea plough. The plough, named Scion 240, represents the fourth major trenching system contract Osbit has…

May 20, 2020

Uncategorised

Inflation falls to 0.8 per cent due to widespread discounting and low energy prices

Consumer price inflation is down its lowest levels since 2016 amid weakened demand for products and services and a collapse in the price of key commodities like oil. Inflation, which is the metric for identifying how prices grow over time,…

June 24, 2019

Business & Economy

Offshore technology firm Osbit Limited hails “milestone” subsea plough contract

An offshore technology company has hailed its expertise after completing a “milestone project” to support the renewable energy sector. Osbit Limited has delivered an underwater plough to Global Marine Group. Bosses say the technology represents “an industry first”, adding it will…

March 3, 2022

Build & Sustainability

Work begins on fertiliser firm Brineflow’s Port of Sunderland expansion

Construction work has begun to extend a liquid fertiliser firm's presence in the region.

December 18, 2020

Technology

£11 million investment in QuantuMDx diagnostic device

A Newcastle-based life sciences company has invested more than £11 million to scale up production of its diagnostic Q-POC™ device and disposable test cassette. QuantuMDx accelerated the development, scale-up, and manufacture of its molecular diagnostic system earlier in the year…

August 18, 2022

Build & Sustainability

Middlesbrough’s GB Bank in £3 billion property sector pledge after official launch

A challenger bank promising a £3 billion property sector boost has officially launched.

February 27, 2017

Business & Economy

Northumberland companies demonstrate how to ‘tackle’ the export market

Or, in the case of Alnwick-based Pure Fishing and Eclipse Translations, it is just the other side of the A1! Both have formed a strong working relationship based on their respective success in international markets. Pure Fishing, which acquired Hardy &…

October 10, 2019

Business & Economy

Global energy specialist launches new technology 

A fast-growing global energy and technology consultancy has developed new technology to help businesses monitor and manage their energy usage more effectively. Gateshead-headquartered Global Procurement Group (GPG) has developed the new technology,  which provides real-time data that helps companies determine…