Euro cash will boost design in North East

Jul 13 2009 By Iain Laing, The Journal

A series of workshops and road mapping events have already been organised to promote DNN, gather information and stimulate product development and collaboration opportunities for SMEs.

ONE also recently signed an agreement which cements a closer working relationship with the London-based Design Council – the UK’s strategic body for design.

The agency is also leading plans for a new Northern Design Centre building to be constructed in the Baltic Business Quarter, which will be DNN’s headquarters.

The design industry is part of the wider commercial creative sector which is worth about £800m to the North East economy, with the potential to create about 9,000 jobs over the next four years.

:: For more information, contact RTC North on (0191) 516 4400 or visit www.designnetworknorth.org.

:: For more information on the wider package of support available to companies, call Business Link on (0845) 600 9006 or visit www.businesslink.gov.uk/northeast