A £1.2m Point Engineering expansion will combine two of its Gateway companies’ production facilities and a satellite office to operate from one 2.8-acre site on the Sutton Fields Industrial Estate, North Hull. The Point group of companies includes Point Engineering, Point Fabrications, Gateway Chassis and Gateway Fabrications.
Read morehttp://np.netpublicator.com/netpublication/n66613749. OFFSHORE: The UK offshore wind industry is on the cusp of enormous growth but there are significant hurdles to overcome, including the development of untested technologies and finding ways of attracting investment on a huge scale. Government plans for market reform and investment support need to be sorted out. By Ben Backwell
Read moreThe Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has welcomed today’s announcement that its bid to Round 3 of the Government’s Regional Growth Fund has been successful. The £30 million ‘Growing the Humber’ bid was drawn up by the LEP and North East Lincolnshire Council with support from business leaders and the other Humber local authorities.
Read morePlans by the UK Government to set up the world’s first Green Investment Bank (UK GIB) have been approved by the European Commission today (17 October 2012). The Bank is now set to begin operations in the next few weeks. State aid approval gives UK GIB the remit to make investments on commercial terms...
Read moreThe Humber Local Enterprise Partnership has launched a major piece of work looking at the future skills needs of the Humber Economy.
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Read morehttp://humberlep.org/ Humber businesses are being urged to take advantage of a £7m-plus scheme to get development projects off the drawing board.
Read moreTHMA feature on the Sunday Politics show following the successful ReXpo exhibition held on 18-19 September. http://www.rexpo.co.uk/2012/09/25/rexpo-features-on-the-bbc-politics-show/
Read moreHull-based specialist shipping law firm Myton Law is supporting a University of Hull research project, which is set to clarify current legislation governing the multiple uses of the UK’s coastal waters. The aim of the research is to provide a clearer legal framework for managing possible conflicts arising out of the development and operation...
Read moreFollowing a review of internal systems at the company’s Tubes Division, the recent report from the Crown Office, ‘Offshore Wind Cost Reduction, Pathways Study’, and demand from the market, the Barrett Steel Group has created the Barrett Offshore Tubes business to provide a dedicated and focused service to the offshore market for oil, gas...
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