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Leading global manufacturer, CMP Products, has rewarded 24 temporary workers for their contribution and loyalty with the offer of permanent employment. Part of the British Engines Group, CMP manufactures cable glands, cleats and accessories for a range of global industries including oil & gas...

Cooperation is key You won’t need reminding that the transition period for the United Kingdom leaving the EU finally came to an end at the start of 2021. And yes, despite all the talk of a no-deal scenario, an agreement was finally reached before Brexit became a reality. Over the years since the...

Topic - Build Back Better: Green Jobs for the Future Description - Join the Secretary of State for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, for the first in a series of live panel discussions with companies from across the UK. The focus this time wi...

Ocean Safety, specialists in the worldwide supply, distribution, service and hire of marine safety equipment, have been appointed by Hansen Protection to distribute their range of emergency immersion suits, work suits and thermal protection suits in UK and Ireland. Hansen Protection, whose headqu...

A Hartlepool-based logistics company has become the 1,000th business to support the TeesValleyCareers.com initiative, helping to raise ambitions and improve the career prospects of local young people. Hogg Global Logistics was named Best New Business at the recent Tees Businesswomen Awards and th...

Established in 1979 BFS Enterprise (Fabrications) Limited is a market leader in the manufacture of bespoke structural steel fabrications.  Based adjacent to the most Easterly point in the UK and Operating from a modern 23,000 square foot facility, the BFS team collectively possess hundreds of yea...

PD Ports has today welcomed the Government’s decision to award Freeport status to the Tees Valley. Owners and operators of Teesport, the fifth largest port complex in the UK and a key piece of national infrastructure, PD Ports has worked tirelessly to support the Mayor’s Freeport bid, hosting con...

Understand how to prevent Major Accident Hazards (MAH) with robust cybersecurity Process plants rely on process control systems that often contain computer controllers, networks and PLCs. Since these systems are vulnerable to cyberattack, a robust cybersecurity defence is essential to process pla...

A key component in any successful Process Safety Management (PSM) program is continuous improvement, reaching above and beyond the minimum requirements. A useful tool for many organisations is DEKRA's Top 10 Rules for Process Safety. These can be used by management or other individuals responsibl...

Peter Snaith, partner and head of manufacturing at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, comments: "We are excited by the government's decision to create a Freeport in our region through the support of the Teesside bid – this will provide an enormous boost for the North East economy and we retain hope...