Friday, April 26, 2024

Middlesbrough

The first postgraduate to complete the Ashok Kumar Fellowship since its relaunch last year by the Materials Processing Institute and Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has produced a briefing for Government policymakers highlighting the need to expand the UK’s specialist cybersecurity workforce and increase critical infrastructure resilience. As part of...
The Materials Processing Institute has appointed Professor John Fernie to the newly created role of Chief Materials Scientist to support the delivery of multi-million pound decarbonisation projects, including the development of new materials and processes required for future technologies. With more than 30 years’ experience of managing research and development...
Flexitallic UK Ltd has seen an immediate impact from a new product line following the recruitment of industry specialist Garry Yarker. With more than 16 years’ experience in the manufacture and production of spectacle plates, slip plates, and spacer rings, he will now direct the expansion of the company’s capabilities...
Wharton Construction has been named Best Large Company by Northern Counties Safety Group for its outstanding health and safety record. The Tees Valley-headquartered firm was further honoured with the accolade of Best Site Manager going to Andrew Honeyman, and site managers Andy Scott, Mark Rodwell, and Mark Geldard, each receiving certificates...
Recycling specialists Scott Bros is supporting talented mathematician George Ripley in his bid to emulate darts hero Glenn Durrant. The 16-year-old, from Middlesbrough, has already made an encouraging start to his career having reached the final 16 of the Junior World Championships. In the two years he has been registered with...
Middlesbrough Mayor Andy Preston has officially opened Flexitallic UK’s new North East Service Centre – saying the investment highlights a growing economic confidence in the area. The 650 sq. facility at Tees Advanced Manufacturing Park (TeesAMP), Middlesbrough, enables Flexitallic to expand its capabilities to design and manufacture gaskets and static...
The Materials Processing Institute has appointed two industry experts as non-executive directors to further strengthen its position as a national centre for research and innovation. Janice Munday CBE, an authority in innovation planning, and David Pummell, a business leader in technology development and commercialisation, have joined the board of the...
The Materials Processing Institute has planted an orchard as part of long-term plans to improve the biodiversity of its extensive grounds. Part of an initiative to reverse the rapid national decline of orchards, staff worked alongside volunteers from Tees Valley Wildlife Trust to plant 50 apple and plum trees at...
Square One Law, the north of England’s entrepreneurial law firm, has taken a unique approach to highlighting its capabilities with an innovative investment in the arts to develop its brand. The firm, with offices in Leeds, Darlington, and Newcastle, engaged some of the North’s leading creative artists to create its...
Recycling experts Scott Bros is collaborating with Teesside University as part of an innovative research project that uses artificial soil to capture carbon dioxide. Postgraduate researcher Mardin Abdalqadir is working alongside the Stockton-on-Tees based firm on his PhD which is investigating how to sequester carbon in soil developed from waste...