IT support and cyber security specialist Jupiter IT has taken on new staff following its relocation to new premises in Hessle. The company has already welcomed a new senior IT engineer after relocating to an office overlooking the A63 at Redcliffe Road and further recruitment is planned. Jupiter was launched in 2007 by Dan Gladstone […]

A total of £27m has been awarded to Mercia Fund Managers to support businesses across the North East. The money forms part of the £120m North East Fund, supported by The European Regional Development Fund. Mercia will also open a new office in Newcastle, its ninth in the UK, and the fund will be available […]

Launched this year, Manchester startup, Purplephish helps organisations address the growing challenge of cyber security, shifting corporate focus to crime prevention rather than post-crime detection and its costly aftermath. Combatting what is now recognised as one of the biggest threats to business, Purplephish provides software-based security awareness training and a simulated phishing platform, allowing business to […]

Redcentric, a supplier of cloud and networking services, will connect 65 public sector organisations and 3,000 sites across Yorkshire and Humberside to NHS Digital’s Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) and the existing Public Services Network (PSN), after being named as preferred supplier in a regional aggregate procurement. The two networks span the health, local authorities, […]

Honcho, the firm behind a new app designed to slash car insurance costs, is creating new jobs this year ahead of the product’s official launch. Honcho has moved from Newcastle to set up offices in Durham in preparation for the market release of the app, which backers say will be the UK’s first “reverse auction” marketplace for car […]

Restructuring experts at Yorkshire-based Walsh Taylor have been appointed to handle the administration of Leed’s LDD Group Ltd. LDD Group supplies hardware, as well as providing IT support remotely and onsite to businesses, schools and public sector organisations, including the NHS. Its services include IT help desks, IT consultancy, network design telecoms, wi-fi and internet […]

The Access Group, a provider of integrated business management software, has secured strategic investment from private equity firm Hg. The deal gave the business an enterprise value of approximately £1 billion. Current majority shareholder TA Associates will retain joint control of The Access Group. The Access Group, which has an office in Macclesfield, targets UK […]

Fintech firm True Potential increased its turnover to almost £100m last year and is about to unveil a new investment platform powered by Blockchain technology. The Newcastle asset management company is among the first ones to replace its investment platform and have a new system built with “Blockchain at its heart”. The cutting-edge technology works as a […]

Eleven North East businesses have been named in a list of the 100 fastest growing tech companies in the North. Newcastle’s Hedgehog Lab was revealed as the fastest growing tech firm in the North East, placing ninth overall in the list compiled by tech investment firm GP Bullhound. Car battery manufacturer Hyperdrive Innovation were also found […]

GCHQ is to set up a site in Manchester in 2019, which the agency claims will bring “hundreds of new jobs” to the area. The secure site will benefit from “cutting-edge technology” and “technical ingenuity” to identify and disrupt threats to the UK. Jeremy Fleming, director of GCHQ, said the Manchester site will create hundreds […]

A new £7.4m development designed to be a home for high tech businesses has opened in County Durham. The new Explorer facilities were officially opened by Stuart Martin, chief executive of the Satellite Applications Catapult, who visit the centre at its base at the North East Technology Park (NETPark). The Explorer building has already proven to […]

Liverpool-based IT services provider SysGroup has appointed a new chief executive, Adam Binks. He joined the company in 2014 and was appointed to the board in 2017, and has now been promoted from his role as chief operating officer. Binks has been tasked with leading SysGroup through its next stage of growth, which will incorporate acquisitions […]

In a couple of week’s time industry magazine Computing will be bringing a host of expert speakers to Manchester on the 18th of April for the inaugural Cloud & Infrastructure Summit North. The Cloud & Infrastructure Summit in Manchester will be covering: • The future of the cloud; • Implementing cloud culture; • The role of AI, IoT and […]

Three new trial projects from companies with big ideas to help make Manchester city centre smarter are being launched through CityVerve – the UK’s smart cities demonstrator. The three companies responded to a market consultation exercise that took place in late 2017.  The consultation provided an opportunity for companies to address current challenges within Manchester using digital solutions and […]

  Honcho, the company behind a new app designed to slash car insurance costs is moving to Durham and creating new jobs following investment from a new fund. Honcho’s app, which claims to be the UK’s first “reverse auction” market-place for car insurance, in a bid to reduce costs for motorists and decrease dependence on […]