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January 24, 2020

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Durham students team up with businesses to tackle climate change

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September 2, 2021

Build & Sustainability

‘North East can be at heart of UK’s green industrial revolution’

Thousands of new energy sector jobs will help put the region at the centre of the UK’s green industrial revolution, a regeneration organisation official has said. Andrew Clark, North East Local Enterprise Partnership energy programme lead, says “sustainable job creation…

September 29, 2023

Build & Sustainability

Weardale Lithium and Tees Valley Lithium secure £613,000 funding to accelerate battery work

Two firms behind work to drive forward electric vehicle battery development have secured six-figure funding.

March 4, 2022

Build & Sustainability

Electric Vehicle tyre innovator ENSO becomes first to commit to Wastefront’s £100 million Wearside UK recycling plant

Wastefront AS has announced a partnership with innovative EV tyre company ENSO, which will see ENSO incorporate Wastefront’s recycled carbon black (rCB) in its tyres from 2024.

February 13, 2018

Business & Economy

National Sales Manager appointed as business expands

Park Electrical Distributors, the North East’s largest independent electrical wholesaler with just over 20 million turnover, has promoted Graham McMullen to national sales manager The company, with 75 staff across the North East, has branches in Sunderland, Durham, Teesside, Newcastle…

October 9, 2018

Business & Economy

Record-breaking number of tourists visit the North East

The North East has experienced record-breaking levels of tourism in 2018, according to figures from Visit England. The number of visitors was up across all the Northern Powerhouse regions, but the North East recorded the largest rises. In the 6…

December 2, 2020

Technology

Tech Nation’s regional rising stars revealed

Five North East early-stage tech companies have been named regional winners in the Tech Nation Rising Stars competition. Rising Stars is one of the most sought-after national competitions for early-stage tech businesses, designed to showcase the best the country has…

January 15, 2020

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North East private sector business activity falls in December

The North East’s private sector business activity dropped at the fastest rate since 2012, according to new data for December 2019. NatWest’s UK Regional PMI found that the region’s Business Activity Index for year-end was 44.8, the second lowest in…