Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen and Peel Airports have today (4 December 2018) announced that terms have been reached to bring Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) back into public ownership. Following a period of discussions under a non-disclosure agreement, the…

PD Ports, one of the UK’s major port groups, has signed a multi-million pound, five-year contract with British Gypsum, creating new jobs and cementing Teesport’s growing reputation as the premier port for bulk handling on the country’s east coast. Part…

WorleyParsons has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Jacobs Energy, Chemicals & Resources division, a leading global technical services provider across Hydrocarbons, Chemicals and Mining & Minerals. ECR has a global footprint with long-term, blue-chip relationships in key strategic…

The Board of Axiom Engineering Associates Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Clifford as a Non-Executive Director, with effect from 1st December 2018. Ian has a strong background in leadership roles in the power generation and gas…

People working in the worlds of process engineering and manufacturing had the chance to learn about some of the latest developments affecting the industries last week. BPE, one of the UK’s leaders in chemical and biochemical engineering, held a breakfast…

A £7million investment into a major biotechnology facility has today (November 30) been agreed by the Tees Valley Mayor and the Tees Valley Combined Authority Cabinet. The investment, which will aid the development of FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies’ £14.5million BioCampus project…

Sofia Offshore Wind Farm is one of the four Dogger Bank projects that were awarded consent in 2015. Formerly known as Dogger Bank Teesside B, the project was taken over 100% by innogy in August 2017 and subsequently renamed Sofia…

PD Ports has announced an all-time record in container volumes handled at Teesport. This new record comes at a time when the Department for International Trade published its annual maritime statistics confirming Teesport, one of the deepest water ports on…

The world’s oldest surviving lifeboat has made its first journey for 55 years, temporarily leaving her home in Redcar to undergo a programme of sympathetic conservation, preserving her structural integrity for generations to come. As part of a project six…

North East-based business communications and systems specialist Cellular Solutions has appointed Garry Drage as Director of Marketing and Business Development to drive further business growth. Garry will be bringing his considerable sales management experience to the Sunderland-headquartered firm to help…

The benefits of the Materials Processing Institute’s Partnership Programme were confirmed recently with one of the clients in the programme who praised the water modelling work that has recently been done by the Chris Smith, an Institute researcher with extensive…