Meet Nicola, our fantastic General Manager. Nicola has been with us for many years 'has Walton running through her', and will be a regular face at Cluster Connect meetings. Name: Nicola Courtley Position: General Manager Date joined Walton Industrial Containers…

A Series of Articles to educate and inform those involved in the Hazardous Area & Explosive Atmosphere industries. This Article is number 1 of 8 in the ATEX Safety & Explosive Atmospheres series. Republished with the kind permission of Declan…

In recent articles, we have mentioned some interesting topics, including the introduction of Clean Air Zones, Low Emission Zones, and the Petrol and Diesel Ban. In this article, we will go beyond simple mentions and try to explore these three…

Durham University has performed strongly in the first ever national exercise that measures how universities share knowledge and expertise with businesses, charities, and community organisations. Information about the ways universities help level up their local areas is one of the…

Anglo American, the owners of the Woodsmith Mine being built near Whitby, have donated another £1 million to the project’s charitable foundation. A large proportion of the money is expected to be put towards further Covid relief initiatives for charitable…

A multi-million pound refurbishment of a former Victorian school is creating the perfect environment for the launch of exciting new businesses. The unveiling of Teesside University’s new-look Launchpad business incubator comes as the University is positioned among the strongest universities…

On Tuesday 23 March more than 400 businesses joined us, and partner NEAA, for the Britishvolt Supplier Outreach Event. During the session, Britishvolt announced their plans to develop one of the largest battery manufacturing plants in Europe here in the…

The Prince's Trust works with young people to support them in starting in new careers. The trust works with 11-30 year olds around the UK, regardless of their backgrounds or if they are facing serious issues, to help them aim…

CIEC's advisory teachers, Nicky and Mackayla, have been working tirelessly since last summer with our partners to create remote ‘site visits’ for children and we are absolutely delighted with the result. Everyone has worked so hard to achieve this, and…

A series of courses to grow the skills of scientists and engineers working in advanced therapies, vaccine manufacturing and biopharmaceuticals is being offered by the National Horizons Centre. The initial six Continual Professional Development (CPD) courses have been designed in…

Like many in the events industry, we are excited at the prospect of business meetings and events returning from Monday 17th May. We know how hard it has been and how long you have waited to re-connect with your clients,…