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Corporate finance and legal experts from two leading North East independent businesses have helped Northumbrian Roads to join forces with one of the UK leaders in road building. The North East road maintenance contractor was sold to part of a global construction group as part of its strategy to b...

Port of Tyne has completed a detailed modelling exercise and long term analysis of its electricity network, as part of its award-winning decarbonisation and clean energy strategy. This process enables the port’s leadership to understand both current and future energy requirements in line with Tyn...

DEKRA PARTNERS WITH SAUDI BINLADIN GROUP TO ENHANCE SAFETY PERFORMANCE DEKRA Organisational and Process Safety is partnering with Saudi Binladin Group to fast-track progress towards becoming a world leader in safety performance. The leading consultancy in culture and behavioural change has been a...

Corrosion in Offshore Energy webinar Date: 17.12.20Time: 14:00 - 15:00Register here With an estimated global cost of US$2.5 trillion spent repairing, replacing and maintaining equipment and materials affected by corrosion, it is a major concern for organisations across a huge range of sectors. T...

Do you want to export, but don’t know where to start? Do you already export, but want to improve your knowledge and skills? Join the Department for International Trade North East for a free in-depth virtual training programme, worth over £3,000, delivered by international trade specialists, to le...

The Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports, has today announced that Chris Green will join its business development team as Commercial Director. Chris joins the Port of Tyne from RMS Ports where he was most recently Interim Project Director. A graduate of Cardiff University, Chris bri...

Responding to a Request for Information (RFI) and bidding for a contract can be a long and expensive process. All the effort invested makes losing an opportunity even more disappointing. It can also be difficult to understand why your bid failed. For buyers, being unsure about the level of suppli...

RWE, the world’s number two in offshore wind, has selected the international marine contractor Van Oord as the preferred supplier for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the monopile foundations and array cables for Sofia, one of the world’s largest offshore wind...

Silence can be powerful, but it can also be destructive. Conversation within a project team should be open, no topic taboo, and nobody fearful of raising a risk that requires mitigating actions. Many people see the Project Manager (PM) or Project Sponsor (PS) as an entity to be feared, one who gi...

PD Ports is celebrating after receiving the UK Business Heroes Stamp for its role in keeping the country’s trade flowing during COVID-19 and for supporting local communities throughout this challenging time. Nominated by the North East England Chamber of Commerce, PD Ports, one of the UK’s major...