Tom Keighley

3 days ago | business-live.co.uk | Tom Keighley

The Humber has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to support its heavy industry, power company VPI has said. The firm, which is behind electricity and steam generation for the Humber's two large oil refineries and a combined heat and power plant at Immingham, is preparing £1.5bn carbon capture plans. It says the proposal is investment-ready and has the potential to create 1,500 jobs at peak construction with permanent high value jobs to follow.

3 days ago | msn.com | Tom Keighley

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3 days ago | business-live.co.uk | Tom Keighley

Weapons giant BAE Systems says it has made a "leap forward" in its production of munitions that promises to strengthen UK supplies. The engineering giant says the breakthrough in production will benefit its factories in the North East, at Washington, in Cheshire and Monmouthshire. Bosses say they have developed new approaches to the manufacturing of energetics and propellants - critical materials in the making of munitions.

4 days ago | msn.com | Tom Keighley

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4 days ago | chroniclelive.co.uk | Tom Keighley

When successful Geordie entrepreneur Rob Wood stumped up £1.25m of his own money to partner with Newcastle University, he hoped to inspire young people in the city to follow in his footsteps. The 59-year-old global businessman, who sold the company he founded in an £84m deal nearly 10 years ago, thinks the Rob Wood Enterprising Futures Academy will soon have a few success stories of its own to share.