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Puppets from Award Winning North England Firm Find Home at Bergdorf Goodman - 12/17/09
Mackinnon & Saunders’ Fantastic Mr. Fox Puppets on Display in New York City
Atlanta, GA, — Original puppets and sets appearing in the Oscar-nominated movie Fantastic Mr. Fox, cr...Read More
Puppet Makers from the North of England Collaborate with Tim Burton - 12/16/09
Manchester Puppetry Experts Mackinnon & Saunders Produce Animated Short for New York City’s Museum of Modern Art
Atlanta, GA, December 16, 2009— A world-leading stop-motion animation,...Read More
High speed multi-million pound BT network to benefit firms at Manchester’s MediaCityUK - 12/07/09
Businesses and residents at the new MediaCityUK development at Salford Quays on Manchester’s waterfront will be connected to one of the most advanced communications networks in the world when th...Read More
Teesside is a Top Business-Facing University - 10/16/09
Champagne corks were popping across the Tees Valley today after Teesside University won a major prize at the Times Higher Education magazine Awards ceremony for its work with businesses in the region....Read More
Manchester named airport of the year - 09/23/09
By James Chapelard
Manchester Airport has been named "airport of the year" at the Travel Trade Gazette Awards, which is voted for by travel agents and independent industry observers.
The airport bea...Read More
Daresbury wins UK Science Parks accolade - 09/21/09
By Michael Fahy
Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus (Daresbury SIC) has been named as the UK's "Most Outstanding Science Park" at the UK Science Parks Association's annual awards.
The campus, ...Read More
UK’s Newcastle University Introduces First-Ever Biopharmaceutical Engineering Doctorate Program - 09/15/09
Biopharmaceutical Bioprocessing Technology Centre (BBTC) Provides Industry Collaboration with the New EngD in Biopharmaceutical Process Development Atlanta, GA (September 15, 2009) - In October, the ...Read More
North of England Representatives to Showcase UK’s Leading-Edge Filming Region at the Toronto International Film Festival - 09/09/09
Toronto, ON (Vocus/PRWEB ) September 9, 2009 -- For the first time, officials from the North of England film industry will be attending the Toronto International Film Festival, September 10 - 19, in C...Read More
A glimpse into the future at MediaCityUK - 09/01/09
MediaCityUK is seen as never before in a new short film unveiled by Peel Media. ‘Take Note' uses a mixture of video footage and animation to give a three-minute glimpse of what life could be l...Read More
Wind power firm moves to North East - 08/19/09
AFIRM which makes small wind turbines to power homes and businesses has received a £1.2m funding boost as it looks to increase its North East presence.Tony Gordon and Rob Misselbrook
Vertical W...Read More
Coca-Cola order Electric Trucks from North East England - 07/30/09
Smith delivers first electric truck for major US corporations
Electric Vehicles created in Washington, North East England are today on the roads of Washington DC.
Four major US corporations and two ...Read More
Nissan Electric Vehicles Battery Plant in North East England - 07/21/09
Nissan has announced plans to build a plant for the production of its advanced lithium-ion batteries in Europe, the first significant step towards producing batteries for its Zero Emission Mobility Pr...Read More
MGT Power moves forward on 295 MW biomass plant - 07/15/09
UK central government grants clearance for independent British biomass power generation developer to build £500 million plant.
UK-based MGT Power received the green light today from the UK gove...Read More
JDR Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Hartlepool - 07/13/09
JDR Cable Systems, today celebrated the opening of its new deepwater quayside facility at Hartlepool dock in North East England.
JDR Hartlepool was officially opened by Iain Wright, Member of Parliam...Read More
ABP's Port of Barrow signs key agreement with DONG Energy to assist development of Walney Offshore Windfarm - 06/29/09
Associated British Ports (ABP) has joined forces with DONG Energy Ltd in handling essential components for more than 100 wind turbines as part of the construction of the Walney Offshore Windfarm off t...Read More
ELECTRIC VEHICLES FUTURE FOR THE NORTH EAST - 06/23/09
North East England will be one of eight new low carbon vehicle projects are set to benefit from a share of £25 million of Government funding to run ‘real life' trials.
The project will be...Read More
Manchester among top 50 cities to live in says study - 06/09/09
By Chris Barry - Editor
MANCHESTER has been ranked top UK city in a respected global study of major urban locations to live and work in.
The city came in 46th place - ahead of London in 51st and ev...Read More
Manchester 'to become a science research hub' - 05/29/09
Manchester is set to become a major hub in the field of stem cell research and robotics in the biggest evolution of the economy since the Industrial Revolution.
This is the prediction of a new report...Read More
North East England forges a new collaboration for Offshore Wind - 05/29/09
The North of England is launching a new collaborative programme, to bring together industrial and technological capacity for Offshore Wind energy from across the North.
NaREC and Envirolink Northwest...Read More
DigitalCity Fellowships Yield Worldwide Success - 05/18/09
Committed to offering entrepreneurs and innovators the opportunity toexplore, develop and grow their business ideas in a supportive environmentamidst world class facilities, DigitalCity's Fellowships ...Read More
Siemens award offshore wind farm contract to McNulty Offshore - 05/11/09
Siemens Energy has awarded a major offshore wind contract to supply the second substation platform (Galloper) for the world's largest offshore wind farm, Greater Gabbard, to McNulty Offshore Construct...Read More
£39m uni research centre to open - 05/07/09
A £39m research centre, billed as one of the largest biomedical complexes in Europe, will today be officially opened in Manchester.
The AV Hill Building will house 300 scientists in 50 ...Read More
Silicon Valley’s Plug and Play Tech Center makes mark in UK - 04/07/09
Collaboration with Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus to foster growth and development for U.S. high-tech companies
Newport Beach, CA, April 7, 2008-The Nor...Read More
U.S.-Based Covanta Energy Expands Energy-from-Waste Operations to Northwest England - 03/24/09
New Plant planned for Cheshire County in North England to power 50,000 homes.
Atlanta, GA (Vocus/PRWEB ) March 24, 2009 -- The North of England Inward Investment Agency announced today that leading i...Read More
Cumbria 'can lead green industrial revolution' - 03/23/09
Cumbria is in a good position to become a national leader in the generation of renewable, sustainable energy.
This is according to Lord Peter Mandelson, who spoke at a summit involving 250 delegates ...Read More
Entra Health Systems Makes News Strides in Diabetes Management - 03/23/09
Entra Health Systems chooses North of England for release of MyGlucoHealth: a new Bluetooth generation of Glucometer.
Alpine, CA (Vocus) March 23, 2009 -- California-based medical technology provider...Read More
Manchester business boosted by Novartis investment - 03/11/09
A Manchester-based business has received a huge boost after it signed a deal on collaboration with a global pharmaceutical firm.
Biotechnology and research services firm Epistem has revealed a major ...Read More
Covanta Energy Submits Plans for Middlewich Facility - 03/10/09
Covanta Energy, a global operator of energy from waste plants, has submitted plans for a new facility at the Midpoint 18 development in Middlewich, Cheshire.
The £200m investment in the facilit...Read More
Manchester's recognised as a national leader in healthcare and research - 03/09/09
The Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC) - a new partnership between the seven leading research institutes - has today achieved official national status, bringing huge benefits to local p...Read More
MediaCityUK: The city within the city - 03/04/09
The developers of MediaCityUK say its cutting-edge facilities mean it is ready for the digital big hitters. So are those big hitters ready for MediaCityUK, asks Adrian Pennington.
In two years' time ...Read More
US IT firm makes its mark; Knight Frank to sell Sarah Tower; Citypress boost - 03/03/09
CALIFORNIAN IT company Infogain, has set up its European HQ in the North West and is already working with two local companies, Salford-based eSAY and training firm QA.
Infogain, which has opened in ...Read More
Liberty Electric Cars to create 250 jobs in North East England - 02/27/09
Liberty Electric Cars will begin manufacturing the world's first zero emission, electric 4x4s in North East England later this year.
The Oxford-based company has signed a memorandum of understanding ...Read More
Tide Turns for Power Groups in the North - 02/15/09
By Andrew Bounds
Those looking for a silver lining in the clouds of recession tend to find it is a green one.
The north-west is no exception, with companies operating in the renewable energy, energy...Read More
North East Leads the Way for Ageing Research - 02/04/09
Newcastle's work in ageing research is being included in a workshop to be put forward to the United Nations Public Administration Network this month by computer giant Microsoft, following a collaborat...Read More
100 heavy industry sites in NW England "suitable for biomass" - 01/15/09
A survey of 600 industrial sites in the North West of England has suggested 100 could switch from fossil fuels to biomass power sources.
Research commissioned by Envirolink Northwest found that the r...Read More
Teamwork for UCLan and nuclear experts - 01/12/09
Research and development agreement signed
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) have signed a collaborative agreement in the field of nuclear research...Read More
EDF signs agreement with University of Manchester - 01/12/09
EDF, one of Europe's largest energy companies and parent company of EDF Energy, has signed an £800,000 agreement to fund a Chair and a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester.Professor C...Read More
£500,000 to develop pipeline technology - 01/07/09
University technologists are working on a new detection experts that could help resolve the gas pipeline problem in eastern Europe.
Debate is raging over supplies in the region, as Russia reduced gas...Read More
PROFILE: CPI - a chemical approach to low-carbon energy - 01/07/09
As the UK gets to grips with the need to move away from fossil fuels towards a "low carbon economy", it is often physical forms of low carbon energy that grab all the headlines.
The Centre for Proces...Read More
