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March 26, 2020

Business & Economy

Container firm Mobile Mini gives free support to help battle coronavirus

A portable container hire firm is providing a free support programme to help charities and organisations deliver critical services in the fight against coronavirus. Mobile Mini is offering free storage to local charities for up to six months. The Stockton-headquartered firm…

November 21, 2022

Business & Economy

Delivering stability, or making the wrong call?

North East Times Magazine hears from industry leaders on selected elements of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s 63-page Autumn Statement, from the suggestion of a new devolution deal for the region to a refocusing of the investment zones programme to create “knowledge-intensive growth clusters”, business rates support, the energy price cap and potential council tax rises.

July 20, 2020

Business & Economy

Digital Innovation Festival registration opens

Registration to Northumbrian Water’s fourth Innovation Festival is now open, with this year’s event taking place completely online. Anyone from the North East and beyond – including industry experts, engineers, academics and customers – are being encouraged to join the…

July 22, 2021

Business & Economy

Evolved Search announces 4-day work week pilot

Newcastle’s Evolved Search has announced plans to introduce a 4-day work week for all employees on a 6-month trial basis. The multi-award-winning agency, formed in 2014, has decided to offer all employees a shorter work week in the hope of…

March 26, 2018

Business & Economy

Olympic gold medalist Jonathan Edwards CBE announced brand ambassador

Olympic gold medalist, Jonathan Edwards CBE, has joined forces with Team Cycles, based on the Team Valley in Gateshead, as its brand ambassador Team Cycles offers a wide range of road, mountain, hybrid and cross bikes including the latest models from top…

March 23, 2021

Technology

North East cancer research start-up secures £200,000 investment

A North East company researching rarer forms of cancer has closed a £200,000 funding round after securing investment through the Newcastle Angel Hub and NorthInvest. RareCan completed the round with £45,000 invested by Mandashi Ltd, a company which channels its…

February 15, 2023

Business & Economy

Defence firm Leonardo to create 200 jobs at Newcastle research base

A military helicopter maker has pledged to create 200 jobs after landing in the North East.

November 24, 2020

Business & Economy

‘A key part of the solution’ – Teesside University chief industry advisor Steve Bagshaw on how Tees Valley can be at the forefront of next generation bioscience work

As the United Kingdom looks to reshape its manufacturing base in the aftermath of COVID-19, Steve Bagshaw, the former chief executive of Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, believes the Tees Valley biosciences industry is uniquely able to take advantage of this…