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Why North East England?
The Place To Invest
North East England is a centre for some of the most innovative and fastest growing industries in the world, backed by excellent sector support organisations.
There are extensive collaboration networks, cutting edge research institutions and world-renowned university departments that are working closely with businesses to develop their technologies and nurture their success.
The area is a driving force in sectors such as new and renewable energy and low carbon technology, chemicals, printable electronics and nanotechnology, automotive and advanced manufacturing, healthcare and life sciences, and digital media and animation.
Centres of Excellence for process industry innovation, healthcare and life sciences, new and renewable energy and digital media and animation play a key role in identifying and developing new technologies with strong commercial potential. They offer R&D facilities and business support services to enable companies to develop and succeed.
More than 500 leading international companies are located in the area. They include Nissan, Procter and Gamble, Sage, GlaxoSmithKline, Sabic, and Clipper Windpower. Their presence and the ground-breaking projects in which many are involved, have turned the North East into one of the most dynamic parts of the European Economic Area – the world’s largest trading bloc.
The North East is, for example, home to 58% of the UK’s petrochemical industry, while a third of all the country’s pharmaceutical production is carried out in the area. Its supply chain of automotive component manufacturers comprises around 220 companies, and the world’s largest offshore wind turbine has been developed here.
A thriving cluster of creative and digital media firms is found in the area, and according to a study by the London Business School there are more high technology start-ups in the North East than anywhere else in the UK outside London.
These companies enjoy one of the best transport and communications infrastructures in the UK, with two international airports and three main ports. And the quality of life for their employees has made the North East one of the most attractive areas of the UK to live and work.
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About North East England
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Support for Investors
- Advice on availability & costs of premises
- Assistance with grant applications
- Identification of R&D in your sector
- Property Solutions
- Market Validation
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Industry Support and Infrastructure
- Centres of Excellance & Clusters
- Universities
- Innovation Connectors
- R&D Facilities
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Skills and Expertise
- Overview of Skills and Experience
- Innovation Highlights
- Introduction to Our Key Sectors
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Financial Support
- Key Funding Channels
- Selective Finance for Investment
- Grants and Funding
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Premises and Locations
- Property Solutions
- Strategic Development Sites
- Managed Workspaces
- Incubators
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Transport Infrastructure
- By Air
- By Sea
- By Rail
- By Road
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Doing Business in the UK
- Understanding Tax
- Visas and Immigration
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This website is your guide to doing business in North East England and the range of inward investment support services from One North East.
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Nissan is building a £200 million European battery plant in Sunderland. The North East will have the UK’s first comprehensive infrastructure of electric vehicle... 
Advanced technologies in wind and solar power generation have been created. Biofuels and biomass are rapidly expanding, and innovations in fuel cells... 
Huge offshore wind farms planned for the North Sea have placed North East England in an ideal position to manufacture large numbers of turbines for these farms. 
Driving this sector are pharmaceuticals, world beating stem cells and genetic research, drug discovery and protein diagnostic techniques... 
The digital games industry, with Digital City as a focus, is a driving force in the creative field, while Sage has a commanding position in software development. 
The North East has major base chemicals & petrochemical complexes, alongside fine & speciality chemicals & pharmaceuticals. Biotechnology... 
Automotive manufacturing dominates this sector – Nissan in cars, and Komatsu and Caterpillar in heavy earth-moving vehicles. Defence, aerospace and marine... 
World leading subsea technologies have been developed to extract deeper oil and gas reserves, the North East has major pipeline terminals, processing... 
North East England is leading the way with a technology that allows electronic circuits to be made using specially developed semi-conductive materials. 
Exciting developments are taking place in printed electronics, with PETEC, the national centre for this future industry, located in the North East. Nanotechnology... 
Knowledge intensive business services in areas such as finance, legal services, human resources, management consultancy and marketing are expanding... 