Gavin Engelbrecht

1 day ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Gavin Engelbrecht

Friday will begin cloudy, with light rain expected from 5am, turning heavy at 7am. The rain will ease into light showers by 9am, continuing until 3pm. Sunny intervals are expected from 3pm, with the temperature peaking at 16C. Saturday will start partly cloudy, with light showers expected from 4am. The rain will become heavier by 4pm, with a 90 per cent chance of precipitation. The temperature will peak at 14C. Sunday will start with sunny intervals, but will turn cloudy by 10am.

1 day ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Gavin Engelbrecht

The scheme, involving Nissan, Sunderland College, and St Wilfrid’s RC College, offers Year 11 students a Level 2 engineering qualification alongside their GCSEs, combining classroom learning with hands-on industry experience. Paul Given, senior assistant headteacher at St Wilfrid’s, said: "This is a fantastic partnership providing a blend of vocational learning and academic education.

1 day ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Gavin Engelbrecht

The trial involved testing BSL's Cold Agglomerated Pellets (CAPs) in a blast furnace at the Scunthorpe plant. BSL CAPs are a patented innovation said to be able to cut energy usage and CO2 emissions by up to 80 percent and 70 percent, respectively. They achieve this by replacing standard pellets and sinter in blast furnaces. The 250-tonne trial proved the operational effectiveness of these pellets, maintaining blast furnace stability while meeting the plant's performance parameters.

1 day ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Gavin Engelbrecht

Phil Jones, Head of Land and Partnerships for the North East region of Lovell, pictured with Olivia McClea, Head of Land and Business Growth at Thirteen Housing Group at the Spencerbeck Farm development (Image: Steve Coulthard) Construction has begun on a new 49-home affordable housing project in a North East town. Lovell is building the new homes on a 4.4-acre plot south of Spencerbeck Farm, off Normanby Road Ormesby.

1 day ago | thenorthernecho.co.uk | Gavin Engelbrecht

Fairgrieve Compression Moulding, based in Washington, Tyne and Wear, has announced plans to expand its workforce due to a surge in demand for its "specialist compression moulding expertise." The company is set to achieve a "record turnover in 2025" after securing several new contracts, including a "multi-million pound order" for hundreds of thousands of electrical parts for worldwide distribution. The firm anticipates that by 2025 it will have doubled its current number of employees.