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400 jobs could be on the way at Redcar Bulk Terminal. The Yorkshire-based waste management company PMAC Energy has acquired 25 acres of land and plans to build a £250m waste-to-energy plant there.

Time and attendance systems are a must for companies looking at expanding their staff in a solid and reliable manner.

Plans for a £40m, 535-bed student accommodation scheme on the site of the Technopole office building in Newcastle have been approved by the local authorities, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest.

North East company Fintry Estates and planning consultants Lichfields have recently unveiled plans for an £18.5m restaurant and retail scheme which would regenerate a rundown site in Gateshead and create almost 200 jobs, a news report in the local media has been able to suggest.

A Newcastle-based smart meter specialist company is to create multiple jobs after securing a £500,000 investment from a consortium of private investors, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to suggest.

A construction company based in Durham has revealed ambitious expansions plans after securing the necessary funds from Barclays, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to find.

Having a time and attendance system in place can help streamline the store closures in the retail sector, a phenomenon that’s has significantly increased across the North East area of the UK in 2017, as fresh research has been able to reveal. New research from PwC and The Local Data Company has found that closures outstripped the number of stores opening as consumers responded to the changing retail climate and the continued economic uncertainty.

Over 100 new jobs could be created should plans to develop a rare earth refinery in Tees Valley move forward, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest.

Building work has started on a £22.3m research, teaching and training facility in Darlington set to drive growth in the regional and national bioscience industries, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest.

A new restaurant is set to open at the heart of Newcastle’s Osborne Road as part of a £5m development, a recent ness report in the local media has been able to suggest.

The Materials Processing Institute (MPI) will be recruiting for a number of apprentice, research and consultancy positions over the course of 2018 as part of plans to meet increased demand for its services, buoyed by significant partnerships being secured with steel companies from across the world, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to reveal.

Have you decided that your business premises are due for a refit, either to improve productivity or because they’re simply not fit for purposes anymore? This is also the best possible time to review (and possibly change or upgrade) your time and attendance, access control and workforce management systems.