NOF Network News

By Marie-Louise Bozonet, Head of Energy, Square One Law The North East has been instrumental in the delivery of major projects in key sectors for several generations, from ship building to oil and gas, and now, the region is writing the next chapter of its history with its central position in the...

The Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports based in North East England has been shortlisted in the IBJ Awards. The International Bulk Journal Awards, now in their eleventh year are a salute to excellence in the maritime bulk industry. The Port of Tyne is shortlisted for not one but tw...

Osbit, the offshore equipment supplier, has been awarded a contract to design and build an offshore wind turbine pile gripper system, by leading Malaysian-based global energy services provider Sapura Energy. The pile gripper will initially be used to support the development of WPD’s Yunlin offsho...

William Hackett, world-leaders and original pioneers of offshore lifting hoists and chains, launches the safest and most efficient offshore subsea lever hoist: SS-L5 with patented quad pawl mechanism. Lifting operations are recognised as a safety-critical activity.  The International Labour Organ...

A volunteer-led charity, which curates a web-based 20th century history archive reflecting local life in North Tyneside – as told by those who lived, worked and played there – has received a funding boost from the Port of Tyne Community Action Fund at the Community Foundation. Remembering the Pas...

Middlesbrough College has chosen AV Dawson as a partner to deliver the first trials of the new industry-backed T-level qualifications for the region. AV Dawson has welcomed Middlesbrough College engineering student, Joshua Richards, to join its engineering team as part of a trials of this revolut...

On the 4th December 2019, Michael Mitten, CEO of Houghton International and avid adventurer, will attempt to trek to the South Pole, as what can only be described as one of most physical and mental challenges for any human to undertake on the coldest continent on earth. 10 years on from a success...

Thorne & Derrick, the Specialist Distributors of Hazardous Area Process, Heating & Electrical Equipment, have partnered with First Integrated Solutions to provide an exciting opportunity for Oil & Gas industry professionals to learn and discover advances in industry safety with respec...

An historic building converted into a £100,000 training facility at Tees Components has been officially opened by the leader of Redcar & Cleveland Council leader, Mary Lanigan. The family-run engineering firm has equipped the facility with STEM-standard equipment as it continues to increase t...

Wilton Engineering has been recognised as one of Tees Valley’s leading scaleup businesses in a major national report. According to Scaleup Institute’s ‘ScaleUp Annual Review 2019’, Wilton has been named in the region’s top five visible scaleup businesses in terms of both employee growth and turno...