NOF Network News

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (19 March) welcomed news that 40,000 homes and businesses across the region will benefit from hugely increased broadband speeds as the Government rolls out “Project Gigabit”. The first phase of the UK-wide £5billion scheme will target hard-to-reach properti...

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen detonated the first explosive demolition on the former Redcar steelworks site today (20 March), kick-starting work to remediate the eastern area of Teesworks in a dramatic fashion. The Mayor pushed the button on the controlled explosion to level the old coal handling...

Our March Mixer is coming up Join us on March 30th to discuss the new UK Immigration system and how talent will move across borders, the impact on your business and the new rules to employ foreign employees. This presentation will be available to all our members and network and we hope you also i...

Jointly invite you to a webinar to share findings of a study conducted on ‘Decarbonizing Indian Cities Through Renewable Energy Transition’ Date: Wednesday, 24 March 2021 Time: 1700- 1830 hrs IST (1130 – 1300 hrs GMT) Location: Virtual over MS Teams platform Click here to join the webinar RS...

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (18 March) welcomed BP’s announcement that it plans to create the UK’s largest “blue” hydrogen production facility in the Tees Valley. The proposed development, named H2 Teesside, would begin production in 2027, is targeting 1GW of hydrogen production by 20...

Tees Medical Services Ltd Tees Medical Services Ltd has quickly established itself as a first choice in the provision of medical screening services for organisations large and small. Abdul Shakeel tells us more about the firm, its recent developments and plans for the future. From its inception i...

A specialist safety firm is set to establish the National Mines & Tunnels Rescue Service in the Tees Valley, creating a further 35 specialist highly-skilled jobs. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has hailed the plans of Triton Risk Management which will see them grow their operations at Wilton I...

Feasibility study assesses how green hydrogen and technological innovation can play a vital role in delivering 100% renewable energy at the James Hutton Institute’s Glensaugh facility Challenge The HydroGlen Project at Glensaugh is a grid-autonomous, green hydrogen project that will satisfy all e...

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (17 March) hailed a £3million Government investment and master plan to kick-start the UK’s first ever hydrogen hub being created in the region. The hub, which could be fully operational by 2025, could also create up to 10,000 new jobs across the region and...

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (16 March) revealed that he has teamed up with Cleveland Police’s Chief Constable to help create prestigious new medals forged from iron taken from the Redcar Blast Furnace. Following talks with Chief Constable Richard Lewis, Mayor Houchen has pledged to su...