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A former school in Sunderland will be converted into offices and apartments, creating new jobs and putting £1m into the local economy. BDN, an architectural and structural engineering business, will convert the Simpson Street school into a new office for itself along with eight apartments. The development should create 10 construction jobs and 16 professional […]

Consultiv Utilities, a utilities management company, has moved premises to a South Tyneside business park and is now looking to expand its workforce. A 5-year lease was secured for the ground floor of Merchant House at Monkton Business Park South. The company relocated from Bizspace at Design Works in Gateshead. The company currently has about […]

New commercials units are planned near the Nissan plant in Sunderland. Windsor Engineering seeks to expand its usable premises at Turbine Business Park. Architects Ralgreen have submitted plans to Sunderland City Council for the development of two units. Each unit is intended to have 5,000 sqft of office space over two floors and 9,100 sq […]

Sunderland’s new City Hall has reached a construction milestone as the roof is assembled. Bowmer + Kirkland is the construction company leading the build. Construction of the 33m tall structure began in November 2019 and is on track to complete by this autumn. The new city hall will house a range of public sector and […]

Property consultancy Naylors Gavin Black will move into a newly refurbished Newcastle office, after agreeing a 15-year lease. The previously vacant space at City Quadrant, Westmorland Road, now includes an indoor park, sports room and amphitheatre, as well as a range of training and social areas, including its own bar. This is all spread over […]

Engineering firm RWO Associates has successfully secured several new contracts over the last three months, stimulating job creation in the area. The six-figure order value includes a civil and structural engineering groundwork contract for a 1,500 building housing development across the north of England. It also includes a commercial storage unit and car park in […]

A deal has been agreed to sell land overlooking Keel Square in Sunderland for the development of a new hotel has been agreed. Developer Carin Group plans to build a four storey 120-bed Holiday Inn Hotel on the land. This final agreement from Sunderland city council means that they can begin the building work this […]

JCT600, a car dealer group, has completed a Ferrari service centre and showroom at Silverlink business Park in Newcastle upon Tyne. The premises will provide Ferrari after-sales service for customers across the North East, thanks to its four service bays and two Ferrari-trained technicians. The showroom will display pre-owned vehicles for sale, including some from […]

Ramboll, an engineering, architecture and consultancy company, will move a team of 30 employees from the Quayside to Quorum Park in Newcastle upon Tyne. Other well-known brands currently located in Quorum Park include Tesco, Pure Gym, Convergys and Engie. Ramboll has been at the Quayside for six years, and has signed a five-year lease for […]

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Surgical Dynamics, a medical device manufacturer, has bought more production space at Number One Industrial Estate in Consett, in order to produce more personal protective equipment (PPE). The company will use their new more than five thousand feet of space to help them to ramp up production to 80 to 100,000 face shields per week […]

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