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August 2, 2018

Business & Economy

Newcastle-based Samuel Knight International announced as Lloyds Bank National Business Awards finalist

Samuel Knight International has been shortlisted in two categories at the 2018 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards: ELITE by London Stock Exchange Group Scale-Up Business of the Year and The Lloyds Bank Small to Medium Sized Business of the…

January 11, 2018

Business & Economy

City skyscraper enabled by founder of Newcastle’s Chinatown

The man credited with being the founder of Newcastle’s Chinatown has now enabled the creation of a second landmark through selling the site of the city’s impending skyscraper to its developer Peter Cheng, who opened the first Chinese business on…

December 5, 2016

Business & Economy

North Group strengthens its international network

Newcastle-based North Group, one of the world’s leading mutual marine insurance companies, has further strengthened its global network with the opening of a new office in Shanghai. In addition to their Newcastle head office, North has offices across Asia Pacific…

November 27, 2017

Business & Economy

Work underway on former North East tourist attraction

Work is now underway to transform a derelict North East tourist attraction into an events space and cultural hub, with the new building set to be open by next summer The former Toy Museum in Tynemouth is being brought back…

November 29, 2019

Business & Economy

North East start-ups celebrated in glittering event

Two North East startups, Heartwood Skills CIC and SwitchAid have been voted as the winners of the If We Can You Can Challenge 2019. SwitchAid, a not-for-profit, comparison site, was presented with the award for Highest Growth Potential while Heartwood…

September 5, 2019

Business & Economy

Bloom appointed to deliver multi-billion-pound NEPRO³ public sector procurement solution

Award-winning Bloom Procurement Services has been appointed by NEPO (the North East Procurement Organisation) to deliver the multi-billion-pound NEPRO³ public sector procurement solution for up to eight years. NEPRO³ is a compliant procurement framework, available to every public sector organisation…

October 18, 2018

Business & Economy

Port of Tyne pick up a gold medal in prestigious health and safety awards

The Port of Tyne has been awarded a Gold Medal in this year’s prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Health and Safety Awards. The North East based port was handed the accolade by RoSPA after achieving five…

September 20, 2019

Business & Economy

Teesside, Durham and Sunderland universities get £3 million enterprise zone boost

Three North East universities have received more than £3 million to strengthen ties with business and deliver fresh economic growth to the region. Teesside University, Durham University and the University of Sunderland will use the funding to create enterprise zones. Bosses…