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March 17, 2017

Business & Economy

Teesside firms take part in government Industrial Strategy consultation at TTE event

Led by Andrew Battarbee, Area Director for Yorkshire, Humber and the North East for BEIS and the Cities & Local Growth Business Unit, the discussion focused on Teesside’s role in UK industry and the importance of delivering a strategy…

September 3, 2020

Business & Economy

Materials Processing Institute looks to sustainable future with new appointment

A research and innovation centre has made a senior appointment to strengthen its focus on a more sustainable future. The Materials Processing Institute has welcomed Andrew Buchanan as its group manager for the circular economy. In his new role, Andrew [pictured…

March 20, 2024

Ideas & Observations

Guest Contributor: Professor Darren Duxbury, behavioural finance expert, Newcastle University

As Bank of England and Treasury officials assess the merits of a new digital pound, Professor Darren Duxbury, a behavioural finance expert at Newcastle University and member of an academic advisory group helping the…

September 30, 2021

Build & Sustainability

Port of Tyne and Equinor partner with North East Energy Catalyst network

A port operator and a firm supporting the delivery of a huge offshore wind farm have become partners of a regional energy organisation. The Port of Tyne and Equinor have joined the North East Energy Catalyst network. Founded in 2019, the Catalyst…

July 17, 2019

Arts & Culture

intu contributed £600 million to North East economy in 2018

Retail company intu contributed almost £602 million to the North East’s economy in 2018, as well as supporting the employment of nearly 20,000 people, a new report has found. intu is one of the country’s biggest leisure and retail companies,…

April 4, 2023

Build & Sustainability

North East PR agency strengthens team following key client wins

PR and content agency, McBryde & Co, has welcomed a new member of staff into its team, while also celebrating the promotion of another, following a string of new business successes. Emily Bloor, a recent graduate of Newcastle University, has…

February 4, 2019

Business & Economy

Newcastle College launches world-leading virtual reality training for energy sector

North East leaders, employers and educators gathered at Newcastle College’s Energy Academy last month (17 January) to find out how virtual reality will change the future of training for the North East’s energy sector. The world’s most advanced Immersive Hybrid…

November 26, 2019

Business & Economy

New survey reveals strong appetite for electric vehicles in the North East

New research from telematics company Geotab shows that more than half of people in the North East who are thinking about buying a new car are thinking about purchasing an electric or hybrid vehicle. However, while 57 per cent of…