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COUNTY DURHAM POISED FOR SUCCESSFUL 2017
LEADER of Durham County Council, Cllr Simon Henig, has used his first address to council of 2017 to highlight that there is much to look forward to in what promises to be an exciting year ahead. Set against the backdrop of Brexit uncertainty and continuing austerity,...
PARAGON GO LARGE WITH 800MM HIGH DEFININTION SLA SOLUTION
UNTIL recently UK manufacturers have been limited to smaller Stereolithography build platforms and the only way to produce big prototypes was by section and bond methods. However Paragon has taken the plunge and invested in a World first large frame SLA machine with a...
WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATION ZONE ON OKTOBERFEST LINE-UP
FULL details about the workshops and education zone at this year’s Durham Oktoberfest have been revealed. The workshops are being held to offer businesses expert advice and guidance on issues which are topical and could help their business grow. The line up features:...
BUSINESS EXPERTS TO DEBATE INDUSTRY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
SOME of the North East’s most influential business figures will debate the hot topics affecting the engineering and manufacturing sectors at this year's Durham Oktoberfest on October 20. For the first time, a panel debate and audience question and answer session has...
ENGINEERING COMPANY BOOSTED BY OKTOBERFEST ATTENDANCE
AN ENGINEERING company that secured new business after attending Durham Oktoberfest has confirmed it will be exhibiting again this year. EDM Zone, based in Newcastle, was among the 200 firms which took stands at last year’s event, and after experiencing an upsurge in...
COUNTY’S MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING STRENGTHS UNDER SPOTLIGHT
CHALLENGES and opportunities within County Durham’s engineering and manufacturing industries will be the themes at a support organisation’s inaugural economic forum this week. The County Durham Engineering and Manufacturing Network (CDEMN) has been created to support...
CDEMN AT HRH THE DUKE OF YORK VISIT TO SUNDERLAND
HRH The Duke of York was in the region yesterday (Wednesday) to officially launch higher and degree apprenticeships at the University of Sunderland. Ben Gilhespy, Director of Operations at County Durham Engineering and Manufacturing Network (CDEMN), was among the...
IMPRESSED AND PLEDGING TO RETURN IN 2017
AN engineering firm is forging ahead with plans to convert a clutch of valuable business leads it gained at this year’s Durham Oktoberfest. Impress Group, based at Blaydon, exhibited for the first time at the annual event, which has grown to become the region’s most...
OKTOBERFEST EXHIBITION STANDS FULLY BOOKED
NEXT week’s Durham Oktoberfest, the region’s biggest engineering and manufacturing networking event, is now fully booked to exhibitors. The event, at the Xcel Centre, is in its ninth year and attracts hundreds of businesses from around the North East and beyond, who...
FREE HEALTHCHECKS AT OKTOBERFEST 2016
EXHIBITORS and attendees at the region’s biggest engineering and manufacturing event are being offered free heath checks while they network. For the first time, Durham Oktoberfest has struck a deal with the NHS for them to carry out Checks for Life. The healthchecks...
OKTOBERFEST 2016 SET TO BE BIGGEST AND BEST YET
NORTH East engineering and manufacturing will once again come under the national spotlight as plans for this year’s Durham Oktoberfest are announced. The event, which is now in its ninth year, is taking place on Thursday, October 20, at the Xcel Centre in Newton...
ENGINEERING FIRM BOOSTED BY OKTOBERFEST ATTENDANCE
A County Durham engineering firm secured a string of strong business leads as a result of its attendance at this year’s Durham Oktoberfest. Altec Engineering Group took along a team of staff from the six arms of its business to man its prominent stand at the...
HUNDREDS FLOCK TO OKTOBERFEST AS PLANS FOR 2017 ANNOUNCED
ORGANISERS behind the region’s biggest engineering and manufacturing expo are already making plans for next year – the event’s tenth birthday. Yesterday (Thursday) saw hundreds of people from across the region descend on the Xcel Centre in Newton Aycliffe for Durham...
ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING TO COME UNDER SPOTLIGHT
DOZENS of businesses from the region’s engineering and manufacturing sectors will descend on Newton Aycliffe later this month to meet potential customers and suppliers. Durham Oktoberfest is the North East’s biggest shop window for businesses looking to promote their...
E-MAX URGES FIRMS TO ATTEND OKTOBERFEST
A COMPANY which scooped a significant contract on the back of an annual manufacturing event has urged other firms to get on board when it returns to the region later this year. Darlington-based E-Max Systems joined over 150 other firms at Durham Oktoberfest, the...
CDEMN CHAIRMAN SPEAKS TO NORTH EAST TIMES
On the 'burning issue' of inward investment for the region, David Land, Chairman of County Durham Engineering and Manufacturing Network (CDEMN), spoke to prestigious business and lifestyle magazine, North East Times. He said: “The North East has a good reputation for...