News & Announcements

Award-winning North East-based automotive clean-tech firm AVID Technology is calling on heavy duty vehicle manufacturers to utilise its expertise in meeting the recent European Commission legislation for mandatory reductions in CO2 emissions.

TR Fastenings (TR) is currently exhibiting at the INA PAACE Automechanika show in Mexico City from 11-13th July, having attended and being impressed by the event last year.

Kevin O’Neil, Deputy Managing Director at Nissan Sunderland Plant, is taking over as chair of the North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) from Kevin Fitzpatrick, who has served as chairman since the launch of NEAA in 2015, following his promotion to Senior Vice President, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management and Purchasing, Nissan Europe.

Supply chain management company The NBT Group has outlined ambitious growth plans after investing £500,000 into the business.

London, 26 June 2018, BasePower has been shortlisted for a Business Green Leaders Award for its on-site energy project at Plastic Omnium, a Tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry.

North East-based business to business marketing company Horizon Works has bolstered its team – and launched a vibrant new brand - as it builds on a period of sustained growth.

Middlesbrough freight logistics firm AV Dawson has signed a multi-million pound deal with a major blue-chip manufacturer, securing new business and jobs in Teesside. AV Dawson has won a contract with British Gypsum, the UK’s market leader for plaster and plasterboard products, to import materials through its site in Middlesbrough.

Mike Matthews MBE, Managing Director of Stockton based-injection moulding company Nifco UK, was awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award at the inaugural North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) Awards, and received £2000 to donate to a local school of his choice to support an automotive or STEM related project.

The North East’s leading provider of immersive solutions will headline the region’s largest celebration to date of the North of England’s pioneering spirit.