LAW firm Rollits, which has offices in Hull and York, has appointed four new trainee solicitors as part of its 2018 intake, further strengthening its Yorkshire base. Lucy Stephenson, Lucy Trynka, Casper Hammond and Harriet Kingston have joined the firm at the start of their two year “Period of Recognised Training”, having successfully completed...
Read moreMIT has successfully delivered a bespoke exhaust suspension system to Cammell-Laird Shipbuilders in Liverpool who have the official contract to build the 128m, 5,000t Sir David Attenborough world-class polar research vessel. Designed by Rolls-Royce, the vessel is set to be the first of its kind. With the ability to carry a scientific cargo of...
Read moreA new £4.5 million training centre opened its doors to apprentice engineers from across the region and earned accolades from the young learners and from the instructors. The teenagers who have stepped up from schools and colleges to join Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) told how they were attracted to engineering by friends and...
Read moreORE Catapult awarded 10-year extension to operate turbine for research and technology development The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has been awarded a Section 36 consent variation by the Scottish Government to operate its 7MW Levenmouth Offshore Wind Demonstration Turbine in Fife until 2029. The consent extension means that the Turbine can continue to...
Read moreCWind, a leading provider of power cable and asset management services to the offshore renewables and utilities market and part of the Global Marine Group, announced today a five-year cable repair framework agreement with leading offshore wind power developer and operator Vattenfall, covering their European assets. CWind’s cable repair service, which is part of...
Read moreBy Brian Lavery Leading Yorkshire journalist Mike Ackroyd has died suddenly aged 78. Mike, who passed away at home on 31 August, was widely respected for his sports reporting along with his writing and sub-editing skills. In a career that spanned many decades, he worked as a freelance sports reporter for the national media and latterly...
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Innogy’s selection of Grimsby as the operations and maintenance port for the region’s latest wind farm has been welcomed by key stakeholders, The decision to base Triton Knoll in the town was announced after the German energy giant reached financial close on the £2 billion development off the Lincolnshire coast. Creating 170 jobs, it will see a base...
Read moreAfter just a few months of the THMA HQ being located here at ergo I can say that we are truly ensconced in our new facilities and are especially thankful to have air conditioning keeping us cool during these fine summer months. Right now, we are in a period of repose as we finalise...
Read moreHull shipping, logistics and insurance law firm Myton Law is providing a new berth for a large scale model of The Salvageman, a former Hull tug which won battle honours for service in the Falklands War. The United Towing & Salvage Society (UTSS), a group associated with Hull’s United Towing Ltd, once the largest...
Read moreAs we approach the two month mark after the official opening, ergo has welcomed over 4000 visitors to the centre for meetings, training, away days, and companies curious to view the available space… not to mention the crowds flocking to Moe’s Kitchen for coffee, breakfast or lunch. We hope that some of our visitors...
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