To mark its 150th anniversary, Scotswood-based Pattinson Scientific Services Ltd took its staff on a riverboat trip down the Tyne, as a thank you for all their hard work.
Established in 1858 by J and H S Pattinson in The Side, Newcastle upon Tyne, the firm concentrated on coal purity testing and food analysis.
An invention to remove potentially harmful chemical waste from manufacturing processes has been developed by a North East company.The new process, developed by Integrated Effluent Solutions (IES) of Spennymoor, County Durham, uses hypersonic vibrations to separate sulphate from waste water.…
Chemical company boss Paul Booth has gone "back to the floor" as part of a campaign to promote the business benefits of apprenticeships. His path to becoming the UK President of SABIC, one of the world's industrial giants, started off…
A Gateshead-based project is aiming to keep the North East's brightest research brains within the region.Enterprise Europe Network, a project run by the Teesside-based Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), links universities and high-tech manufacturers in the region to sources of…
A Tees Valley firm has succeeded in its bid to establish a manufacturing, research and development facility in Malaysia.Hydrochem (UK) Limited, part of Hydrochem Group at Hartlepool, specialises in water treatment and environmental services. Launched more than 20 years ago,…
Bedlington Terrier Bramble and Alsatian cross Izzie have sniffed out a fragrant business deal for their owners.The dogs' determination to check out each other's scent meant David Virgo and Steve Pringle met in a field overlooking the Derwent Valley.The result…
