Newcastle City Council and Invest Newcastle (a service delivered by NewcastleGateshead Initiative on behalf of Newcastle to attract and secure new investment and jobs for the city), have developed a strategy which will support and boost the tech and digital sector in Newcastle. The strategy follows a recent report by Auxin, a multi-disciplined business support […]

Data centre specialist Sudlows has completed the acquisition of Progressive Network Solutions, a provider of technical installation services. The Manchester-headquartered company claims the takeover of Progressive, which has operations in London, the Home Counties, Thames Valley and the Midlands, would strengthen its provision of infrastructure services across the South. Progressive was established in 2002 by […]

The COO, head of marketing and co-founder of listed software business Wandsico has announced his intention to step down. James Campigli will leave his role with immediate effect to pursue other business interests. The Sheffield based business said he “leaves with the board’s thanks for the significant contribution he has made since WANdisco’s inception.” Meanwhile, […]

IT firm Jigsaw24 has acquired Root6 and Root6 Ecosse, a storage, solutions and service provider to media and creative industries, for an undisclosed sum. Root6, based in Soho and Glasgow, provides storage, server and specialist technology solutions and managed services for media and higher education clients such as ITN, BBC, Honda R&D, The Farm and […]

Unified communications solutions provider DXP has launched a new mobile service to bring all the features of landline and office PBX to mobile handsets. MobiX is a SIM – rather than an app – that allows any mobile handset to be a fully functional business phone system regardless of where the user is located. MobiX is completely integrated with […]

Leeds smart home technology company Cocoon Alarm is looking to raise £1.5m in its latest fundraising bid on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The company has looking to secure a £2.5m round by 4 March 2017, with original investors Aviva Ventures and Breed Reply Investments already committing £1m. It will use the latest investment to reduce unit […]

A Newcastle-based technology company is targeting further growth after securing a £500,000 investment. Activ Technology is an independent provider of mobile, communications and IT services to small and medium businesses in the Northern England and Scotland. Clients include Lumley Castle Hotel, MB&G and South Shields Community School. Based on Balliol Business Park, the company has been backed by […]

Digital entrepreneurs and tech-innovators are being invited to pitch their ideas in a Dragon’s Den-style contest ahead of the creation of one of the region’s largest employment parks. South Tyneside Council is staging the Tech Challenge 2017 competition to encourage people and businesses to come up with digital solutions for the manufacturing sector ahead of […]

DigitalBridge, a home decor retail tech platform, has raised a £700,000 Seed round from a series of private investors. Based in Manchester, the firm’s machine learning platform enables consumers to ‘try on’ home decor products and furniture in their own home. Investors included Stuart Marks, founder of early-stage investor and corporate innovation firm L Marks, who […]

UKFast has acquired a cloud and cyber security services provider that works with a host of government organisations. UKFast chief executive Lawrence Jones has secured the deal to buy Secure Information Assurance (S-IA) following the announcement of a £2.3m investment to bolster his firm’s government data centre space. S-IA provides secure cloud hosting and cybersecurity services […]

A collection of vintage computer games has seen a Newcastle IT company offer children’s parties. The retro gaming platform set-up by Cavtec Systems Ltd provides a taste of of nostalgia with the chance to indulge in retro gaming with a collection of pre-internet, late 20th century games. Cavtec – whose regular business involves supplying computer […]

Manchester-headquartered IT services provider NCC Group has launched a new office in South-East Asia. The company said the new base in Singapore will enable it to help businesses in the region to protect their brand, value and reputation. Rob Cotton, chief executive at NCC Group, said the importance of IT security in South East Asia […]

A Manchester’s claims management company ConnectedClaims has been acquired by a rival firm for an undisclosed sum. Newcastle based fintech company Allay, provides claims processing services to the growing claims management industry via in-house web and app-based processing platforms. The firm employs approximately 200 staff across its offices in Newcastle, Haydock and Wales. The purchase marks a period […]

County Durham radiation detection technology firm Kromek has announced its plans to raise £21m through a share placing, which will allow the company to strengthen its balance sheet. The Sedgefield-based business, which focuses on developing tech that can be used in the medical, security and nuclear markets. The share sale – consisting of a firm […]

Leeds-based Pitchero, which provides tools to allow sports organisations to create their own website, has closed a £3.1m Series A round. The firm drew support from leading investor ICM, a global fund manager which invested in exchange for a minority stake in the business. Mark Fletcher, CEO of Pitchero, commented on the raise: “We want […]