Zerolight, is relocating its headquarters to the Live Works building on Newcastle’s Quayside. It will take over all four floors of the building before the end of year. Incorporated in 2014, the 80-strong company provides 3D visualisation solutions – both in physical showrooms and online – for automotive brands such as Audi AG and Pagani Automobili. […]

In the first half of 2016 the overall M&A market was dominated by uncertainty and the impending EU referendum vote – but when it came to deal volumes, the North East seems to have bucked the national trend, as PAUL MANKIN, corporate partner at PwC explains. Globally Thomson Reuters recorded an annual 5% decrease in […]

The business generated through Sci-Tech Daresbury companies, universities and national science and research body the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) grew from £4.9m in 2014 to £21.5m in 2015. Businesses at the Cheshire site, a location for high-tech business and leading edge science, found that 74 per cent of them were collaborating with either […]

Leeds Digital Job Fair 2.0 will take place at the First Direct Arena on October 20. The inaugural event in February 2016, attracted more than 1,300 attendees and 35 companies offering digital and tech jobs, including Google, William Hill, Callcredit, Sky Betting & Gaming, Provident Financial, Sky and Lhasa Limited. The fair is again being organised […]

Tech North is looking to discover the most promising early-stage tech companies in the North of England, including the lesser-known, undiscovered start-ups. Applications are open until 9 October, with the grand final on 17 November. If you think you’ve got what it takes, then apply online to become part of the Northern Stars 2016 competition. Northern Stars […]

Eight Northern tech firms are now members of the billion dollar valuation club. Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group plc is the jewel in the crown of a thriving northern tech scene, which has to potential to be recognised as one of the world’s top five digital clusters, according to a new report by technology-focused investment bank […]

In my last column, I wrote that one of the biggest barriers to economic success in the North East was a lack of positive media coverage outside our region. Unfortunately, I fear this has become an even bigger problem as a result of the EU Referendum when the majority of people in the North East […]

Best Use of Technology and Apprentice of the Year debut as brand new categories in this year’s free to enter Nectar Business Small Business Awards and will be judged by industry leaders including BBC ‘Dragon’, businesswoman and consumer champion, Sarah Willingham. Nectar Business has been supporting small businesses for over a decade and is once […]

AccessPay provides cloud-based business payment solutions. The AccessPay story began in 2012 with a realisation that the way in which businesses process and manage payments was manual, costly and error prone. With a small group of finance and cloud technology experts AccessPay was created – its mission is simple: to transform the way business payments are […]

Tech North, an organisation dedicated to accelerating growth of digital businesses in the North of England, won the UKBAA Best New Entrant to the Angel Ecosystem at the UK Angel Investment Awards 2016. The judges were impressed by Tech North’s significant impact on the development of the digital ecosystem across the Northern regions over the past twelve months. […]

Newcastle’s tech hub, Campus North has added to its list of high-profile sponsors. Already gaining support from the likes of Sage and Virgin Money, new sponsors include Accenture and Thoughtworks. Campus North was established two years ago as the Ignite accelerator programme and aims to bring companies of all sizes together to collaborate.  Based in […]

Richard Gregory has become the new Director of government-funded agency Tech North. Gregory will start his role on 11th July replacing Claire Braithwaite. Tasked with boosting the tech sector in the North of England, Tech North receives £2million budget annually. Gregory joins after 12 years at Latitude Digital Marketing, where he served as COO for 10 […]

Manchester City Football Club have signed a new young player – but one who will never set foot on the pitch. Instead 18-year-old Kieran “Kez” Brown joins the club as its first e-sports player. He will represent the club at e-sports tournaments, playing popular computer game Fifa. Premier League rivals West Ham signed their first […]

Cloud UK Live has secured the attendance of senior figures from industry giants Cisco, Microsoft, Dell and VMware. The event will be held at the UKFast Campus and will be the first in a series of free events. The line-up of guest speakers at Cloud UK Live includes David Rowan, editor of Wired magazine, Jo Laking, UKI Cloud director […]

AS far as many industry analysts are concerned, Greater Manchester’s digital and creative sector is constantly reaffirming our position as the ‘original modern city’. For a start, the success of MediaCityUK has focused the eyes of the world on what we’re doing and how it can be achieved. And that’s before the sector’s close ties […]