http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/ Business innovation in Teesside and the North East. All the latest news on recent developments. en-gb http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/17/brush-firm-makes-sweeping-change-51140-20362758/ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/17/brush-firm-makes-sweeping-change-51140-20362758/ A FAMILY-OWNED brush manufacturer – which is run by the sixth generation of its founding family – has moved out of Wearside for the first time in a century and a half. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/how-the-newcastle-university-lion-met-the-singapore-merlion-51140-20353326/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:43:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/how-the-newcastle-university-lion-met-the-singapore-merlion-51140-20353326/ THE Newcastle University Singapore Translational Research Initiative intends to create a development facility to change the frame of reference for technology transfer and communication in its international context. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/grant-support-for-it-pioneers-51140-20353317/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:41:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/grant-support-for-it-pioneers-51140-20353317/ BUSINESS communications specialist Knowledge I.T has launched the second of three pioneering data and business recovery centres in the region – with support from regional development agency One NorthEast. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/efficient-design-can-generate-a-bright-future-for-smes-51140-20353290/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:31:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/efficient-design-can-generate-a-bright-future-for-smes-51140-20353290/ FOLLOWING the successful delivery of workshops across the region, Designing Demand, the national Design Council initiative to help SMEs make more effective use of design, is now well underway across the North East. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/pipeline-to-success-51140-20353288/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:28:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/pipeline-to-success-51140-20353288/ THE success of Wellstream was hailed as “evidence that the region’s manufacturing industry can still lead the world” when the Tyneside oil and gas pipeline maker carried off the prestigious Company of the Year prize earlier this year. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/innovate-regenerate-communicate-51140-20353284/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:26:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/innovate-regenerate-communicate-51140-20353284/ IN a global economy with rapidly changing technologies it is vital for any business location to make the most effective use of its assets. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/unlocking-the-door-to-european-funding-51140-20353274/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:21:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/unlocking-the-door-to-european-funding-51140-20353274/ THE North East is gearing up for an influx of European cash to give a welcome boost to domestic resources for economic development. Over £255m has been allocated to the region from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for the period 2007-13. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/the-changing-face-of-learning-and-business-51140-20353079/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:47:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/the-changing-face-of-learning-and-business-51140-20353079/ BARRIERS between business and academia are crashing down. With courses such as the Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA), pioneering institution Newcastle University Business School is at the forefront of this dynamic. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/future-leaders-in-the-region-could-benefit-from-local-mba-scholarships-51140-20353076/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:46:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/future-leaders-in-the-region-could-benefit-from-local-mba-scholarships-51140-20353076/ DURHAM Business School has launched a competition to find three motivated high flyers working in either the business, public or voluntary sector to win one of three part-funded scholarships for its highly acclaimed Executive MBA programme. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/newcastle-college-and-the-knowledge-economy-51140-20353049/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:42:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/newcastle-college-and-the-knowledge-economy-51140-20353049/ As an organisation, we are keen to genuinely engage with employers and businesses, understanding what their needs are and building our development programmes and facilities around those needs. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/sunderland-s-success-in-the-transfer-market-51140-20353030/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:41:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/sunderland-s-success-in-the-transfer-market-51140-20353030/ THE University of Sunderland’s ability to transfer knowledge to meet the needs of global business and industry has seen it create close relationships with some of the world’s leading blue-chip companies – among them Microsoft, BT, Glaxo Smithkline, Pfizer and Nissan. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/newcastle-science-city-and-the-future-s-knowledge-economy-51140-20353029/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:39:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/newcastle-science-city-and-the-future-s-knowledge-economy-51140-20353029/ THE North’s landscape has been shaped over time by its industries, from ship building to coal mining. Now, a new boom is on the horizon to once more shape our success through science and a knowledge-based economy. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/nominations-under-way-for-the-first-north-east-digital-awards-51140-20353026/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:38:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/nominations-under-way-for-the-first-north-east-digital-awards-51140-20353026/ NORTH EAST England is a hotbed for digital talent – not just for businesses developing the technology, but also for those using it to take their products to new customers and markets. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/team-helps-neighbours-banish-trouble-and-forge-community-51140-20352950/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:29:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/team-helps-neighbours-banish-trouble-and-forge-community-51140-20352950/ ASEA of boarded-up houses and rubbish-strewn gardens. That was how the Evening Gazette described the Mandale Estate in Thornaby six years ago, before a £60m regeneration scheme set about transforming the area into what proud residents now call Mandale Park. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/21st-century-regeneration-of-a-world-heritage-city-51140-20352934/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:20:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/21st-century-regeneration-of-a-world-heritage-city-51140-20352934/ AN ambitious public-private partnership is driving the regeneration of the historic City of Durham. Spearheaded by the recently appointed Regeneration Team, it has already commenced the delivery of many of the key projects set out in the Durham City Masterplan. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/three-rivers-tackles-shortage-of-affordable-rural-housing-51140-20352928/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:18:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/three-rivers-tackles-shortage-of-affordable-rural-housing-51140-20352928/ TACKLING the problems of affordability and the need for rural housing is a priority for the Government and many housing associations across the country. For one North-East housing association, their new rural developments have received praise from the Government. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/industries-are-key-to-the-north-east-s-economy-51140-20352917/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:15:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/industries-are-key-to-the-north-east-s-economy-51140-20352917/ THE North of England is home to some of the most successful ports in the country. And the marine and offshore industries have long been a key driver of the North-East economy. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/global-marine-recruitment-drive-51140-20352916/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:13:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/global-marine-recruitment-drive-51140-20352916/ A CONTINUING shortage of skilled staff is impacting on shipbuilding and offshore construction projects throughout the UK and in Western Europe. But the CD Group, a Newcastle-based design consultancy and engineering services contractor, is facing up to the challenge. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/region-top-choice-for-next-generation-turbines-51140-20352912/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:10:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/region-top-choice-for-next-generation-turbines-51140-20352912/ CALIFORNIAN energy giant Clipper Windpower is to develop a new generation of offshore wind turbines here in the North East. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/championing-the-expertise-of-30-years-experience-51140-20352911/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:08:00 GMT http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-sector-reports/business-innovation-north-east/winter-2007/2008/01/15/championing-the-expertise-of-30-years-experience-51140-20352911/ A BURGEONING subsea sector is underpinning the success of companies in the North East. The global demand for oil and gas and its by-products has created a significant uplift in activity and investment in this arena.