NOF Network News

One of the largest commercial litigation teams in the North East has appointed another solicitor to meet the growing need for its services. Leading independent law firm for businesses Muckle LLP has appointed solicitor Ailsa Charlton to its 12-strong dispute resolution team. Ailsa will be support...

Victoria Beattie has joined the Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports, as its Head of Estates. In her new role, Victoria will be responsible for the Port’s diverse land and property portfolio, working alongside both internal and external stakeholders. A Chartered Quantity Surveyor, V...

Construction work has started on a new multi-million-pound engineering assembly and test centre in Gateshead that will create dozens of new jobs. The £3.5m investment in a 48,000 sq. ft purpose-built centre will enable Express Engineering, a global leader in innovative manufacturing, assembly and...

Congratulations to the Shepherd Offshore team for their first successful Spool Loadout of 2020. Working with GAC Shipping (UK) Ltd and TechnipFMC, we worked with vessel HYSY285 on all aspects of the job. Berthing last month, our Technical team (pictured) worked on this project from creating proje...

Silver Fox Fox-In-A-Box® Silver Fox are the leading UK manufacturer of cable labels and also the world’s most advanced labelling system for wires and cables, their Fox-In-A-Box.  Thorne & Derrick are Main Distributors for Silver Fox and can provide expert technical recommendations, installer...

Newcastle University is leading a national network of four cutting-edge centres to enable faster collaborative research and development of electric machines - including cars, planes and ships. The Driving the Electric Revolution Centres (DER Centres) are backed by £30m Government funding and wil...

globalbridge, the innovative education tech business, has teamed up with a leading North East law firm in a bid to attract a more diverse range of talent into the industry. Commercial law firm Muckle LLP has partnered with globalbridge to boost its pioneering work in breaking down barriers to ent...

Newton Aycliffe, UK - 12 March 2020: Tekmar Energy Limited, a Tekmar Group Company, is delighted to announce a contract award from French cable installation specialist Louis Dreyfus TravOcean (Subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group), to supply TekLink® cable protection systems (CPS) for Parc...

HTL Group are pleased to announce that they have been appointed as Authorised Enerpac Distributors. This announcement is a direct result of the immense growth and intense customer focus. Now, as an official Enerpac Distributor, HTL Group offers customers in the UK, Enerpac products and servicing...

The release of the next generation of Work Class ROV comes significantly closer this week, as subsea technology specialists SMD prepare to reveal its field test ready electric Quantum EV ROV.The ground breaking technology that underpins the high performance electric ROV was unveiled in September...