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The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has issued its first two calls, offering up to £400,000 funding for projects that aim to improve the competitiveness of the existing UK supply chain, and encourage the development of new products and services for the sector.  Launched in June 2019, the...

Results are in and the future is looking bright for a Tees Valley college group celebrating one year since merger. Increased student numbers, outstanding achievements and a brighter outlook, all show the decision to merge was the right move. Now, the group is changing its name to more accurately...

Sandvik’s team based in Dubai, has announced a new working partnership with heat exchanger manufacturer Serck Services (Gulf) based in Sharjah, UAE. This cooperation and supply agreement has been initiated to offer customers operating and maintaining heat exchangers a service whereby Sandvik will...

Julia Prescot joins the board at the Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports in North East England - an acknowledged expert in managing global infrastructure investments in energy, transport and social infrastructure. Julia is Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Meridiam, a global...

Middlesbrough freight logistics firm AV Dawson has officaily opened a new £1million canopy to help service a multi-million pound deal with a major blue-chip manufacturer. The logistics firm invested in a new rail linked facility to support its mulit million pound contract with British Gypsum, the...

ODE Asset Management (ODE AM), a wholly owned subsidiary of the international engineering and operations support services contractor ODE Group Limited, has been appointed as Installation Operator (Duty Holder) of the Tolmount Platform, a Normally Unattended Installation (NUI).   The Tolmount plat...

Caiman Software Offer – Free Appraisal of your Business /QHSE  Management system We are all very aware that managing your costs while growing a business is tough!   As you grow you need “business systems” in place to ensure that you function effectively. Caiman Software Developments Ltd would lik...

Ellis Patents With concerns over climate change and fossil fuel security, the world is seeing a significant shift toward renewable energy sources. By 2040, it is expected that renewables could account for 30% of the world’s electricity supply. Here in Europe, that could be as high as 50%. One are...

North East England’s offshore wind industry and the opportunities open to UK companies from significant upcoming wind farm developments will be the focus of a major event taking place in the region in November. Offshore Wind North East, which is being held on 7 November, follows the government’s...

Best practices rooted in care succeed at home and at work What can rearing children possibly have to do with reducing industrial risk and making even hazardous working conditions safer? Mainly, it’s about the attitude we bring to the task. While workers are, of course, not children, cultivating a...