North East event explores Middle East opportunities

North East firms are being urged to look at the Middle East as it focuses on building for the future.

UK Trade & Investment has teamed up with the North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC), First Gulf Bank, legal firm Eversheds, County DurhamDevelopment Company (CDDC) and airline Emirates to host an event focusing on doing business in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia.

Indian technology giant brings jobs to South Tyneside

Telecommunications software and services giant Tech Mahindra has chosen South Tyneside as the base for its expanding European and North American client base, bringing with it up to 500 new jobs. The new contact centre, sited in Jarrow's Viking Business…

Chinese learn about North East mine restoration

The delegation at the Delhi surface mine in Northumberland A delegation of senior Chinese state officials have travelled to Northumberland to learn more about the restoration of former mining sites from a North East property developer.The Banks Group hosted a dozen delegates from the Fangshan district, close to…

Exporting to beat the credit crunch

North East firms are being offered the chance to find out how exporting can help beat the credit crunch at a special series of free seminars organised by UK Trade & Investment.‘Look outside the bubble to beat the credit crunch'…

Tyneside music firm on track for international success

A Tyneside music company is on track for international success after taking its expertise to the US.Loft Music, of Newcastle, specialises in the creation of modern contemporary music, which through its partners, it markets directly as album releases as both…

Language presents no barrier

Colin Kendall, Managing Director of 7Presentations A North East company is proving language is no barrier when it comes to creating winning presentations.Durham-based 7Presentations specialise in removing the dullness from pitches by using stimulating visual images to engage the audience and instill confidence in speakers.After…