NEPIC has been working with the CIA and other UK chemical cluster organisations to help the UK's Chemical Council to develop its strategy for our industry. This strategy 'Sustainable Innovation for a Better World' can be accessed via the link…

  On Wednesday 13 February, businesses from across the Wilton complex welcomed 30 students from Newcastle University to help them explore the career opportunities that exist within an industrial manufacturing and research and development setting. The students, who study science…

  The North East Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network is blazing a trail across the region through a series of events during Apprenticeship Week from 4th - 8th of March this year aimed at raising awareness of how apprenticeships make a real…

Elisian Limited, suppliers of eLogbook, have added an asbestos management tool-kit to the suite of solutions available to the oil, gas and chemicals sector. The eLogbook asbestos register allows users to map all aspects of asbestos as it exists in…

Newton Press are delighted to be shortlisted in the “Heart of the Community” category at the Durham, Sunderland & South Tyneside heat of the North East Business Awards 2019. The shortlist for each category consists of just THREE companies/organisations, the…

  The first 1,800-tonne tunnel boring machine that will be used to construct Sirius Minerals’ 23 mile mineral transportation tunnel from Teesside to Whitby, has arrived. The tunnel will be capable of transporting up to 20 million tonnes a year…

Released in October 2017, the Made Smarter Review highlighted the need for a National Programme to accelerate the adoption of Industrial Digitalisation Technologies (IDTs) through focused support for small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK. Project Goals: This capability mapping…

  The Sirius Minerals Foundation has announced another £215,000 for local community project across the area. In its latest grant giving programme, seven charities from the Yorkshire and Teesside coast will benefit from funding to spend on education programmes designed…

  Supply chain management company The NBT Group has appointed former growth director Peter Oram to CEO as the company looks to grow and continue to build on a successful 2018. The 110-year-old Killingworth-based firm, which secured first place in…