The North East’s leading pump distributor and manufacturer – Tomlinson Hall – has successfully delivered a series of pumps to a major global food manufacturer. Based in Billingham, the business has supplied 13 pumps that have since been installed in…

A Teesside-based chemicals manufacturer has achieved "excellent results" during a period of ownership change, according to newly filed accounts, providing a solid footing for growth as the company's Middlesbrough plant entered its 150th year in operation. Chemoxy International, which is…

Leading B2B marketing agency Horizon Works, has been appointed by global firm of European patent attorneys and trade mark attorneys, Murgitroyd to deliver a regional profile-raising campaign to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its Newcastle office by highlighting the vast…

A company which offers innovative and environmentally-friendly water treatment solutions is being helped to find new markets thanks to the support of Teesside University. Billingham-based Biochemica Water received support from the Innovate Tees Valley programme when it wanted to update…

A major biogas generation facility is set to make a major contribution to renewable energy in the North East. Wardley Biogas has received £17m of funding to construct a new plant at Follingsby Lane, Wardley which will convert unwanted organic…

Sirius Minerals Plc has announced that it has agreed a multimillion pound contract for the construction of the Company’s port handling facility at Teesside with McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd. McLaughlin & Harvey will build storage facilities for approximately 250,000 tonnes…

Hexion in Peterlee is closing it's site with final production ending late November. The entire workforce will be looking for new work from December through to April/June when decommissioning and demolition is likely to take place. The following skill sets…

NBT Integrated Services took home a double win at the Ward Hadaway North East Fastest 50 Awards 2018. The Newcastle-based company won the awards for Fastest Growing Medium Business and Overall Fastest Growing Business at the event. NBT Integrated Services…

  NEPIC Chairman Mark Kenrick will be sleeping rough to raise money for CEO Sleepout, a charity set up to fight homelessness and poverty. Funded with money raised by big hearted business and community leaders who pledge to sleep outdoors…

Sarah Daun, managing associate, reflects on her legal career progression and the support she’s received from the Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) since university.  Having grown up and studied in Newcastle, I knew that I wanted to work in the region,…

  Congratulations to NEPIC member, Reprotec, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. John Holmes, MD of Reprotec, said: “We at Reprotec are delighted to be celebrating our 30th birthday. We are an SME working across the process industries, and the…

On the 12th August 2015 at a container storage station at the Port of Tianjin, a series of explosions killed 173 people and injured hundreds of others. At the time it was not known what caused this devastating turn of…