NOF Network News

The North East has long held a reputation for innovation in business.  Barrier Ex are continuing that tradition in a number of fields including with disruptive technologies in the hazardous area market. Formed in 2016, the company began full trading condition the following year, gaining a global...

Sandvik Materials Technology has announced the appointment of Erik Bäck as the new sales manager for the Nordic region, following the retirement of Björn Larsson who will leave the company at the end of 2019. Erik has been with Sandvik for 14 years. He started his career in marketing and product...

Leading Aberdeen engineering outfit, Balmoral Group, has invested a six-figure sum in Blaze Manufacturing Solutions Ltd taking a 70% stake in the Aberdeenshire-based company. This latest move comes after Balmoral significantly raised its shareholding in another Aberdeenshire company, ACE Winches,...

North East engineering company, Osbit, has just announced its most successful financial year to date, delivering 55% growth in sales, 44% growth in profit and 30% growth in employees. In the past twelve months, Osbit has supported major offshore wind and oil & gas projects across four contine...

Promotion can rapidly lose it appeal as the newly-promoted person gets under the skin of their new role.  Sue Bilton of NOF member company ARK Associates looks at how to support people as they make the challenging transition from manager to director; or executive to manager.  We promote people,...

Teesside’s shipping community has donated a thermal imaging camera to the RNLI enabling it to increase the effectiveness of its search and rescue operations, and ultimately increasing its capability to save lives. The hi-tech thermal imaging device, which was donated to Redcar RNLI, provides its...

Five former trainees are celebrating after becoming fully qualified lawyers at leading North East independent law firm for businesses, Muckle LLP. Charlotte Dickinson and George Smith have secured positions as solicitors in the real estate team at Newcastle-based Muckle. Hayden Richards has been...

Tekmar Energy have completed a quick turnaround project in under four weeks for client DeepOcean and their ultimate client Hengtong Group. This impressive achievement was important not only due to the quick turnaround but also due to the volume of over 6.5Km of protection weighing over 6.5t of TE...

Two food banks South and North of the River Tyne have received a boost in donations from employees at the Port of Tyne. Donation boxes for Hebburn Helps in South Tyneside and The BAY Foodbank in North Tyneside have been put in place in locations across the Port – and they’re filling up fast! As P...

The Tees Valley business landscape is changing. Historically known for its high proportion of industrial land, it is evolving. With emerging technology and digital organisations transforming the business scene, the Endeavour Partnership has been able to support the range of businesses we see toda...