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July 5, 2019

Business & Economy

UK’s first maritime innovation hub opens at Port of Tyne

A new maritime research and development hub has been opened at the Port of Tyne in South Shields by the Secretary of State for Transport, The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP. The centre, named the “2050 Innovation Hub”, is the…

June 15, 2021

Business & Economy

Partnership makes light work of heavy lifting at new assembly and test centre

North East engineering company, JK Lifting Equipment, is celebrating continued growth with the successful completion of a major six-figure project for a Gateshead leader in innovative manufacturing, assembly and testing solutions for the subsea energy industry. The Newcastle-based firm worked…

December 12, 2019

Business & Economy

Newcastle medical company teams up with US firm to develop ‘ground-breaking’ sepsis test

A Newcastle medical diagnostics developer has announced a new collaborative project which aims to reduce deaths from sepsis around the world. QuatuMDx Group Limited, based in Newcastle city centre, is working with US firm Ontera Inc to develop a ground-breaking…

October 24, 2023

Business & Economy

Sunderland ‘one of the places with greatest opportunity’, says Homes England boss

An influential housing policy expert has named Sunderland as a place where people “should be investing”.

June 25, 2020

Arts & Culture

Mayor launches £1 million fund to help Teesside hospitality firms reopen

A £1 million package of support is being made available for hospitality and tourism businesses across the Tees Valley, including a fund to help them reopen in time for summer. The scheme is being launched to support the many pubs,…

February 26, 2019

Business & Economy

Tolent open first homes site in Sedgefield

Gateshead-based Tolent has launched its first homes site in Sedgefield creating 100 new homes on the former Sedgefield Community Hospital site. With the official opening of the Tolent Homes sales pavilion last weekend, the site is now open to the…

November 15, 2020

Arts & Culture

Meliá Hotels International announces the opening of INNSiDE Newcastle

Meliá Hotels International, Spain’s largest hotel group, is delighted to announce the upcoming opening of INNSiDE Newcastle this December. The 161-room hotel will be located in the heart of the city on the historical Quayside, offering breath-taking views across…

July 17, 2019

Technology

IT specialist Pulsant has its Team Valley HQ opened by the Duke of York

The North East welcomed His Royal Highness the Duke of York for the official opening of a new technology centre in Team Valley. The site, developed by IT company Pulsant, comprises offices and a security and network operations centre. Pulsant is…