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Flexible Engineered Solutions grows in world market

OIL and gas firm Flexible Engineered Solutions International (FES) is looking to increase its turnover by 50% after expanding its shop window and opening offices in Asia, USA and South America.Read

Tony Platten, MD of Tynetec

Capacity is doubled at Tynetec phones company

A FIRM which makes telephone systems designed for elderly people to call for help at home has doubled the capacity of its North East factory.Read

Wind Turbine

Narec Capital helping wind power pick up speed

A VENTURE to finance renewable energy projects has teamed up with an international insurance giant to help take the risk out of new schemes in the low carbon energy sector.Read

Parsons man takes over at top of Narec

FORMER Parsons Power Generation managing director Trevor Murch has been appointed as the new non-executive chairman of the Blyth-based National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec).Read

Brian Palmer

Tharsus wins cash to expand and create jobs

DESIGN and engineering firm Tharsus is to create around 80 jobs in South East Northumberland, which was last week warned to expect 500 redundancies with the planned closure of the Alcan smelter at Lynemouth.Read

Quayside Joinery is bought out of liquidation

A JOINERY business which specialises in supplying staircases to the some of the country's biggest housebuilders has been bought out of liquidation.Read

Annette Marshall

Ex-Rock analyst opens Cold Cuts Delicatessen

A FORMER Northern Rock tax analyst has sunk her redundancy money into sandwiches.Read

£8m investment boosts innovation at Blyth firm ASL

A MARKET-LEADING firm from Blyth has secured its second major investment in a matter of days - equating to more than £8m of new funds - in its hunt to commercialise a technological first.Read

Applied Superconductor links up with Rolls Royce

TECHNOLOGY developed by a small Blyth company to protect the nation’s electricity supply has secured a £4m investment to support a further two-year product development programme.Read

Flexible Engineered Solutions International (FES) praised for helping quell oil spill

OIL and gas firm Flexible Engineered Solutions International (FES) has seen its technology recognised by the US Government after it successfully helped quell last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill.Read

140 jobs on way to Northumberland after bid success

MORE than 140 jobs are set to be created in Northumberland as a result of the county's only successful bid to the Government's Regional Growth Fund.Read

North East wind turbines scheme in running for Euro funding

A MULTI-MILLION pound scheme to install some of the world's largest wind turbines off the North East coast is in the running for a slice of European cash after receiving support from the UK Government.Read

Consultants put skills up for auction on eBay

START-UP consulting engineers Novo55 are bidding to increase interest in their business by offering their services on online auction site eBay.Read

New training centre opened at Narec in Blyth

A NEW training centre designed to build on the North East’s expertise in renewable energy has been officially opened.Read

Tharsus managing director Brian Palmer

Blyth-based Tharsus going from strength to strength

THARSUS engineering and manufacturing has invested over £1m into a new 31,000 sq ft site in order to continue its expansion.Read

It's a Wrap wins distribution rights for Italian company

A NORTHUMBERLAND business started almost a decade a ago by a former Royal Navy engineer to service and install second-hand food wrapping machines has won exclusive UK distribution rights for an Italian company.Read

North East firms set to lead in turbine repairs

FIRMS across the North East will be helped to become the UK's leading wind turbine maintenance experts.Read

Narec Capital launched in the North East

A NEW joint venture which is looking to raise around £200m to fuel the growth of green industries from the North East is expected to focus on creating a "significant" number of jobs in the region.Read

Solar technology experts set to gather in region

EXPERTS in solar technology will be discussing the present and future of this growing form of renewable energy at the second Solar Flair conference in County Durham. Read

Applied Superconductor wins £2.5m deal

RENEWABLE energy technology firm Applied Superconductor has won a contract with CE Electric that could be worth up around £2.5m.Read

Port of Blyth wins Small Business award

IN the midst of the most difficult economic times since the 1930s one local company in particular has risen to the challenge of driving the economy forward, and was last night announced as a UK-wide winner in the National Business Awards in partnership with Orange.Read

Recycling is big business for Key Waste Management

A NORTHUMBERLAND waste management firm has expanded its vehicle fleet and is on target for a 10% increase in turnover this year after securing a £47,000 investment.Read

Steven Reay of Reay Security

Move to larger premises for Reay Security

A SECURITY company has increased its office space after moving into a new site in Blyth and is now aiming to create 50 jobs in the next two years.Read

Millionaires back North East energy push

THE growth of green industries in the North East is set to be fuelled by up to £200m of investment from some of Britain's wealthiest families.Read

Jobs at Blyth firm saved after buyout

THE Tagg Clothing Group has saved a well-known North East equestrian clothes and footwear brand after buying Blyth-based Thomas H Loveday out of administration.Read

David Lillie

Bedlington car mechanic in pole position for success

A CAR mechanic who set up his own motor business last year is also racing ahead with his hobby on two wheels.Read

Blyth firm Narec changes its name

THE North East's pioneering centre for renewable energy has changed its name to reflect its emergence as a nationally significant facility.Read

Earsdon Engineering creates nine jobs

A FAMILY-RUN engineering company has moved to larger premises in Newcastle and is creating jobs as part of an ambitious expansion project.Read

Port set to benefit from hard work

THE Port of Blyth has a well - established reputation as a renewables port, being the site of the first offshore turbines in the UK, a pier-based wind farm and home of the UK’s leading renewables research centre.Read

Fergusons Transport pinning hopes on motor trade resurgence

AHAULAGE company is aiming to rebuild its profits as it prepares for a resurgence in the region’s motor industry by developing 20,000sq ft of extra warehousing space.Read

Herbert Piereder, ASL

£600,000 investment brings a boost to Blyth firm ASL

A TECHNOLOGY firm has won a £600,000 boost in its bid to win the race to improve the efficiency and stability of energy distribution around the national electricity network.Read

Maintaining progress in alternative energy sector

THE fast-growing North East alternative energy sector has been given a further £2m to encourage businesses to develop ground-breaking products.Read

Sir Peter takes senior role at fishing tackle firm Sonic

SIR Peter Vardy has netted a leading UK supplier of angling equipment with plans to help the North East company expand further into international markets.Read

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