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PD Ports, owner and operator of Teesport, the fifth largest port in the UK and the only major port in England to handle more exports than imports, has expanded its rail freight network to include a new connection at Elderslie, West Central Scotland. This route is an extension of the existing Tees...

A South Shields technology consultancy has joined the UK Space Agency’s Leo programme after developing a carbon capture system for long term space exploration and industrial applications on earth. MAC SciTech Ltd, which is based in South Shields, has patented its revolutionary technology system f...

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (20 May) hailed the success of the region’s E-scooter pilots as the Government announced that they are being extended. In July 2020, Middlesbrough became the first place in the UK to launch a trial of e-scooters, following a successful campaign to secure th...

More than 100 new civil service jobs will be moved to Darlington it was revealed today (19 May) as Mayor Ben Houchen entered new talks to supercharge investment in the region. A total of 125 roles in Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will be relocating to...

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched its latest and largest tranche of grant funding and tailored business support for UK offshore wind supply chain companies in a package totalling £4.2M. The package includes a £3.5M Development Grant Funding Competition for transformative su...

Commercial law firm Square One Law has marked its 10-year anniversary with a series of promotions and new appointments to its team. Among the promotions are Eleanor Wilkinson, from the Employment team, and Vicky Lowrie, from the Litigation team, who have both been made partner.  In addition, the...

Modus Subsea Services Ltd. (Modus), a leading independent expert in the provision of seabed intervention, IMR, survey and specialist AUV services, announces the acquisition of two (2) complete, integrated, SPICE AUV systems from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI).  SPICE AUVs represent highly...

A North Tyneside based nutritional company is riding on the crest of a wave after recruiting a world-renowned expert to take its growth to the next level.Mario Patrocollo has joined Seaweed & Co as a Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Board and shareholder to drive the next phase of grow...

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has applauded pupils’ ideas to help protect our environment as the winners of schools Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) challenge The Big Big Project were announced. The Big Big Project is an expansion of The Big Project, led by engineering firm Jacob...

World’s largest offshore wind farm confirms GE Renewable Energy turbine supply and service contracts for Dogger Bank C, the third and final phase of 3.6GW project GE expects to create up to 470 green jobs for the UK in support of the delivery and operation of all three phases of Dogger Bank Wind...