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March 5, 2023

Promoted

Creating a platform for significant change

With work to transform its sprawling estate matched by wider environmental endeavours and a desire to support economic and social prosperity in the North East’s shifting political landscape, the Port of Tyne is at the axis of great…

November 21, 2016

Business & Economy

7 in 10 firms plan to increase or maintain innovation spending in light of Brexit

As the UK develops its economic role in the world outside of the EU, companies are planning to bolster spending on innovation to drive business growth, gain a competitive edge and ultimately, raise productivity. A CBI survey of over 800…

April 8, 2021

Business & Economy

Miller Homes ramps up North East housebuilding to meet rising demand

A North East housebuilder has announced plans to build more than 700 homes across the region in 2021. Miller Homes is almost doubling the number of new homes it builds in the North East year-on-year in response to increased demand…

July 16, 2024

Business & Economy

North East trend agency appoints trend director

North East based trend agency TrendBible has appointed Naomi Pollard as trend director. The appointment comes as the firm moves into its next phase of growth – with turnover expected to double by 2026. TrendBible moved from printed trend publications…

August 28, 2020

Business & Economy

Sage Gateshead announces new artists in residence

Sage Gateshead has announced that Man Power (Geoff Kirkwood), Me Lost Me (Jayne Dent), Rapasa Otieno and Joe Snape will join the organisation as Artists in Residence from September 2020. The artists were selected from more than 100 applicants from…

December 28, 2022

Promoted

Taking innovation to the root: Vertical farming

Innovation and diversification are rooted in the success of Plastic Mouldings Northern Ltd, the Bishop Auckland-based industry leader whose main output is the production of vacuum formed plastic parts on a regional, national and international scale.   The…

October 7, 2019

Technology

Envirowatch develops IOT technology to protect human health

South Tyneside-based Envirowatch is hoping to boost growth in the global market with the development of new Internet of Things (IOT) technology. The company, which in 2011 pioneered the E-MOTE device – an effective way of monitoring air quality and…

August 1, 2021

Ideas & Observations

Tackling stress and cultivating resilience in today’s workforce

Speak to anyone in business, and they’ll tell you the word of the moment is resilience. It has been our driving force throughout the pandemic. Still, as we navigate the tricky waters of post-pandemic life and move beyond ‘Freedom Day’,…