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The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is launching an Offshore Wind Investment Programme to support the delivery of manufacturing investment in the offshore wind supply chain. It may provide grant funding for major investments in the manufacture of strategically im...

Teesside International Airport has today (1 March) flicked the switch to launch its new £3.5million airfield radar system, as it also begins a new recruitment drive. It is the first of its kind in the UK to be used as a full surveillance radar and will replace the old system that was originally c...

The UK’s new subsidy control (State aid) rules post-Brexit Now that the Brexit-transition period has ended, as of 1 January 2021 the EU State aid rules no longer apply to the UK. Stacey Gray, senior associate at Square One Law provides an update on the new UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement an...

The 2021 UK Budget on Wednesday 3rd March will be one of the most closely followed in decades as it sets out the next phase of the plan to rebuild the stricken economy. To support you through this critical period, our latest insight guide explores what could be expected from the Budget and how it...

Part 1: How to Diversify and Shape Your Business for the Environmental Waste Management Industry Wednesday 10 March, 2021 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm An introduction into the industry with an overview of the key sub sectors. We will provide practical advice and intelligence from industry specialists, guest...

It's FinTech, it's RFx, it's Procurement! We’re very excited to announce the latest partnership with London-based FinTech company Gardenia Technologies. 💡 FinTech company joins procurement software platform to accelerate credit decisions in the supply chain 💡Partnership means supply chain effi...

A consortium of 44 businesses and organisations has come together to show support for the North East England Freeport bid, signing a letter of universal support to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak. Below is a full copy of the letter together with the organisations endorsing the bid....

The UK & Brazil: Partners in Energy is an event that aims to promote and strengthen the partnership between the UK and Brazil in the energy sector, through knowledge sharing, best practice, and commercial exchange. In its 8th edition, this year in a virtual version, the event will serve as a...

OHT’s new build vessel Alfa Lift has been floated-out from its dry dock at China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard in Jiangsu, China. The specialist heavy installation vessel, which is designed and built for installing the next generation XXL offshore wind foundations, was launched yesterd...

Demolition work is today (1 March) due to begin on the former Redcar Steelworks Coal Handling Facility, on a site earmarked to become one of the free zones in Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen’s Freeports bid. The demolition of the facility, originally constructed in the 1970s, will be the first proj...