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An idea to sell branded hoodies to marine students has won an enterprise competition judged by the last ever Captain of the QE2. Captain Ian McNaught worked on the QE2 from 1987 until November 2008, when the ship sailed its last voyage to become a floating hotel in Dubai.
In December Captain McNaught returned to his former college in South Tyneside to judge a Dragons' Den-style enterprise competition for marine students.
Managers at a North East creative agency have been sharing their expertise with a group of Chinese dignitaries who were visiting the region as part of a UK tour.Different hosted the group of 25 public sector senior managers from Chongqing,…
A Sunderland-based training company is continuing to expand after being recognised with a quality mark for one of their many programmes.Matt Somers - Coaching Skills Training obtained the award from the Association of Coaching for their two-day residential course,…
While the falling strength of the pound against other worldwide currencies might not be good news for many, it is helping at least one North East manufacturer land a series of export orders.Houghton International's recent USA win is a $40,000…
A North East design company is in sound shape after designing and integrating a new iPod system into 35% of all Nissan Micras currently produced at Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK (NMUK).FS Design, based at the North East Business and…
Two of television’s top chefs have become the first official patrons of a new Northumberland café.Hairy Bikers Si King and Dave Myers have pledged to support Cramlington’s Café Azure after being impressed by its charitable philosophy and eco-friendly design.The café…
A pioneering tidal power company has secured a new wave of investment for its eco-friendly electricity generation solution.Newcastle-based Ocean Flow Energy is set to develop its Evopod tidal energy technology to the next stage after concluding a funding agreement…
