The North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) has unveiled the highly anticipated shortlist for the 2025 NEAA Awards, showcasing the region’s most outstanding individuals and businesses within the automotive sector.


The North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) has unveiled the highly anticipated shortlist for the 2025 NEAA Awards, showcasing the region’s most outstanding individuals and businesses within the automotive sector.

Long-standing NEAA members, Komatsu UK Ltd and AR Power have teamed up on a project which will help the Birtley-based manufacturer reduce their reliance on energy from the grid and their CO2 emissions.

Education Partnership North East (EPNE) is a multi-award winning college group comprising Sunderland College, Northumberland College, Hartlepool Sixth Form College, and EPNE Training, delivering life-changing courses to 16,500 young people and adults, many of whom are from some of the most deprived areas in the UK.

The Port of Tyne has purchased what is said to be the UK’s first fully electric foiling pilot vessel.

Advanced manufacturing is all about making amazing things, electric cars, high-tech robots, aeroplane parts, and even deep-sea machines. It’s a fast-growing industry with plenty of opportunities, whether you’re just starting out, looking for a fresh challenge, or ready to take your skills to the next level.

If you live in South Tyneside, there are lots of opportunities to work in advanced manufacturing – more than 4,000 advanced manufacturing companies can be found across the North East of England!

Ambitious growth plans that will see a global firm make significant investment in the North East of England have taken a step forward.

Newcastle-based independent chartered accountancy and business advisory firm UNW has further strengthened its growing Corporate Finance team with the appointment of award-winning dealmaker Naomi Townsend (neé McDiarmid) as Senior Manager.

The National Battery Training & Skills Academy has been launched at New College Durham and will initially support AESC at its North East plants.

The North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) is working with a trio of marketing, communications and digital agencies to deliver a pilot campaign to assist long-term, unemployed residents in South Tyneside, secure entry-level roles and raise the sector attractiveness of the advanced manufacturing industry.