The first intake of fifteen new apprentices have been selected to join Sirius Minerals’ Advanced Engineering Technician programme, starting in September this year.  The successful applicants attended an introduction day today, with a tour of the multi-billion pound project…

  Stockton-based Endeavour Partnership is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this August and is marking the occasion with the appointment of two new partners. Theresa Carling and Martin McKinnell join the 10-strong team of partners, led by the firm's new managing…

  Following its most successful year to date, Houghton International is celebrating reaching a 150-strong workforce for the first time in the company’s history, after increasing its workforce by 50% in the last 3 years. The recruitment of two new…

An update from Steve Watson, Business Unit General Manager – Actemium Automation Teesside (QSI Group Ltd). I am delighted to tell you about the next stage of the QSI Group’s journey. Since joining the VINCI Energies Group in 2017, using our…

  Phusion IM is embarking on a recruitment drive to create in the region of 10 new jobs, as a result of securing a number of significant contracts. The Billingham-based engineering software specialist is planning to add additional engineers and…

  BEIS have recently published a number of consultation documents and policy papers around Energy & Low Carbon at the link below.

  Businesses can apply for a share of £30 million to support projects that use digital technology to improve the productivity and agility of UK manufacturing. The competition aims to support projects that can achieve short-term impact and rapid technology…

  Do you want to solve an issue that is impacting your productivity and sales? Is it a problem with product reliability, manufacturability/cost of product or product lifetime? Analysis for Innovators (A4I) gives UK businesses access to cutting-edge R&D, expertise…

  This WRAP report provides a good summary. The way a plastic is designed to behave alongside what material it’s made from, affects what it can be used for as well as how it can be recycled and disposed of…

  The government is seeking evidence to help develop standards for biodegradable, compostable and bio-based plastics, and an understanding of their environmental impacts. This consultation closes at 11:45pm on 14 October 2019.