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Useful Contacts
For Inward Investment, Connecting Innovation, and Business Support
North East England is home to a range of organisations that can help you establish business operations in the region.
From forums of internationally respected entrepreneurs who run some of the most successful companies in the region, to leading edge expertise and testing facilities, here are some of the potential partners that will help your business succeed in North East England.
Inward Investment
Inward Investment Team
Lead responsibility for inward investment in North East England transferred from One North East to PA Consulting and Partners on 3 May 2011.
UKTI Investment Services Team Helpline: 0845 539 0419
UKTI Investment Services Team enquires: enquiries@ukti-invest.com
Centres of Excellence
North East Renewable Energy Centre (Narec)
Narec works to help other organisations seeking to establish themselves, or succeed in the emerging energy industry.
Tel: +44 (0)1670 359 555.
Centre for Life Sciences (Cels)
Cels exists to drive growth of the healthcare & life science economies of North East England, providing a range of services based around consulting, project management, commercialisation and investment.
Email: opportunities@celsatlife.com or +44 (0) 191 211 2626
Centre for Process Innovation (CPI)
With unique expertise across advanced processes, functional materials, low carbon energy and printable electronics, CPI specialise in creating vital new opportunities for clients and partners. Email: info@uk-cpi.com or call +44 (0) 1642 455 340.
Codeworks
Codeworks works with technologists, digital companies, entrepreneurs, university researchers, venture capitalists and economic developers in the development and creation of digital companies. Email: enquiries@codeworks.net or call +44 (0) 191 556 1122.
Additional Support Services
Knowledge House
Knowledge House is a collaborative service offered by the five North East Universities through Universities for the North East (Unis4NE) to help companies access University skills, expertise and specialist resources.
Email: enquiries@knowledgehouse.ac.uk or call +44 (0)191 516 4408.
NEPA
NEPA (North East Productivity Alliance) is a regional business improvement initiative that helps manufacturing companies drive down lead times, reduce waste and stock and generally improve productivity to stay competitive.
Email: enquiries@mas-northeast.co.uk or call +44 (0) 191 229 6686.
NEPIC
NEPIC acts as a knowledgeable partner to help companies in the chemical sector and its supply chain with their new investments. The cluster gives the best advice on how to gain public sector funding for investment and R&D projects.
Email: enquiries@nepic.co.uk or call +44 191 516 4400 or +44 (0) 191 01642 442 560
The Entrepreneurs' Forum
The Entrepreneurs´ Forum was established in 2002 by a group of the North East's leading entrepreneurs. Its aim to support new entrepreneurs setting up businesses in the region by sharing experiences and offering practical insight and guidance. The Forum is unique to the region and has been successful in heloing many businesses maximise their potential.
Email: info@entrepreneursforum.net or call + 44 (0) 191 226 7497.
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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... 