Wilton Engineering has continued to expand its workforce with the addition of 45 new recruits with plans to create further jobs. In the past 12 months the Middlesbrough-based company has recruited more than 100 people across a range of engineering,…

Long before the COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on supply-chain security and drug shortages, the pharmaceutical industry was working on advanced manufacturing technologies that could address supply challenges by increasing manufacturing flexibility and efficiency. Continuous manufacturing, for example, allows drug…

If you have taken part in the programme in 2018-20, or you want to persuade your senior management to get involved, our latest impact data demonstrates the benefits to children, and also provides feedback from teachers; who all rate the…

Special thermal heating machines which convert used plastic masks and gowns into reusable plastic blocks have been bought by five hospitals in the UK. The equipment turns hospital plastic waste such as gowns, curtains and single-use masks into metre-long blocks.…

Welcome to the fourth part of our Brave New World series, where we explore the impacts of Covid-19 on each of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. SDG4 assesses global education at all ages, and it’s something that has been drastically…

The North East is at the centre of a number of innovative developments within the waste & recycling sectors. Exciting new material treatment technologies, coupled with corporate goals to leverage value, by discovering alternative solutions for discarded materials, is stimulating…

IKM's Engineering team have successfully completed the structural analysis and design of the test load assemblies on the ITER Project. This ambitious energy project has 35 nations collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak fusion reactor. Our team undertook the…

Organisations are being invited to submit bids into a new fund that aims to support communities across the region. Applications are now open to the UK Community Renewal Fund, which will help finance innovative new projects to boost local growth…