Made in Northumberland A manufacturing centre of excellence Invest and grow in Northumberland 1 A manufacturing centre of excellence Northumberland is an outstanding business location. One of our biggest strengths lies in the success of the manufacturing “ Northumberland sector. With many UK and international companies having chosen is a fantastic place Northumberland as their base to grow and thrive, Northumberland to work and live. has become home to some of the most technologically advanced manufacturing and engineering companies in the world. Transport links to the rest of the UK Northumberland has a long-standing manufacturing tradition and internationally which is maintained by a diverse group of outstanding businesses. The sector has undergone significant changes over the last 30 are excellent.” years with technological advances, globalisation and the growth Ryan Maughan, AVID Technology of emerging markets. Access to skilled local labour, excellent transport links and access to regional universities and centres of excellence all contribute to Northumberland being a truly competitive and great business location. The best testimonial for the county is from businesses who have already established themselves here. In the following pages, we will introduce you to some of the manufacturing organisations that have succeeded since establishing their manufacturing facilities in Northumberland. Northumberland can offer you a skilled, flexible and loyal workforce and a wide range of business premises and sites for investment. Our excellent transport and communication links to the UK and the rest of the world offers your business the opportunity to thrive on a global scale. 1 www.advancenorthumberland.co.uk Invest and grow in Northumberland 2 Edinburgh Berwick-upon-Tweed An established Map of business location Northumberland Northumberland is strategically located between two of Europe’s great cities: Edinburgh and Newcastle upon Tyne. It is a large county (5,000 square kilometres) with a population of over 300,000 Key but when you consider our immediate neighbours, Tyne and Wear Primary routes and Scotland, we are at the heart of an area with a population of more than 1.5 million and a labour force of 750,000 people. Rail lines Ease of access makes Northumberland an ideal location for businesses looking to carry out international trade. The county Freight lines is well serviced by a busy international airport, an excellent rail network, deep-water Port of Blyth and Port of Tyne and an excellent road network making it easy to get around the North Port of Blyth East, the UK and the rest of the world. Port of Tyne Northumberland is a very special county with designated areas of outstanding natural beauty. With a superb coastline, Newcastle Airport countryside and a remarkable history and heritage, it is a business location like no other. Alnwick We look forward to welcoming you. Amble Morpeth Ashington Bedlington Carlisle Blyth Cramlington Hexham Prudhoe Newcastle upon Tyne 3 www.advancenorthumberland.co.uk AkzoNobel Manchester London, Leeds “ Northumberland is the ideal World-class in location for our business. Our Northumberland modern and advanced facilities in Ashington have enabled Northumberland is home to some world-class, home-grown and us to ramp up our production international leading companies and no one makes the case for investing in Northumberland more eloquently than they do. Arian process quickly and efficiently. Arian EMS Ltd is an award Northumberland has been successful in attracting and growing winning company located in Northumberland gives us access international businesses from key industries including healthcare, the heart of Northumberland, advanced engineering, oil and gas, renewables, manufacturing providing quality PCBA to a skilled and loyal workforce and food and drink. assembly for both local and international businesses. and local training provision Investment continues to flow into Northumberland, Arian EMS works alongside including AkzoNobel’s state of the art £100m paint their customers from product enables us to continually invest in manufacturing facility in Ashington. concept through prototype our staff through apprenticeships to volume production, adding value at every stage. Their and by supporting our staff with highly efficient manufacturing facility is comparable to global training and skills development.” leaders in the industry. 42 employees 5 www.advancenorthumberland.co.uk Egger (UK) Ltd Arian EMS Invest and grow in Northumberland 6 “ Our investment in “ Northumberland is a fantastic Northumberland highlights place to work and live. Transport the importance of the North links to the rest of the UK and East to AkzoNobel’s operations, Avid Technology internationally are excellent. Avid Technology is a placing the region at the heart leader in the design There is a well-skilled and flexible and manufacture of AkzoNobel electrified powertrain AkzoNobel has established of our manufacturing business local workforce with the regions’ components and the world’s most advanced systems for heavy duty and sustainable paint plant in the UK for the long term. Our - universities providing a good and high performance at Ashwood Business Park - intention, through Ashington, electric and hybrid vehicles. supply of talented graduates.” in Ashington. The high-tech From its base in Cramlington, facility represents the largest is to make an important step AVID manufactures a range ever global investment by of electrified powertrain the company’s Decorative change across our business, components used in electric Paints business. The site also and hybrid vehicles. houses AkzoNobel’s second with part of this being about Dulux Academy, a customised 45 employees training centre providing ensuring our leading brands: painters and decorators with Dulux, Cuprinol, Hammerite expert training and advice. and Pollycell, continue to be 120 employees manufactured here.” 7 www.advancenorthumberland.co.uk AkzoNobel Avid Technology Invest and grow in Northumberland 8 “ The combination of local timber “ Northumberland has been a and wood supplies, a loyal great location in which to invest and dedicated workforce, a and grow. In Prudhoe, we have EGGER (UK) Ltd Essity Egger (UK) Ltd is one of Europe’s good road network and strong The Essity tissue mill in Prudhoe been able to recruit a skilled leading manufacturers of is one of Northumberland’s wood-based panels, producing community support has shown largest manufacturing sites and dedicated workforce with a a comprehensive product employing around 400 portfolio for the furniture over many years that Hexham people. There has been strong work ethic, while our close and interior design, a paper-making mill on wood-construction in Northumberland is an ideal the site since 1969. links with enthusiastic training and flooring industries. manufacturing location for providers and educational Essity is a leading global 600 employees our business. This has been hygiene and health company establishments mean there dedicated to improving key to us becoming the largest well-being through a range is a steady flow of talented of products. Leading brands manufacturing company in made in Prudhoe include youngsters keen to make a Cushelle, Velvet, Tork Northumberland. We have and Asda Shades. career in manufacturing.” invested over £200m in the site 400 employees since 2006, making it one of the most technologically advanced chipboard plants in Europe.” 9 www.advancenorthumberland.co.uk Egger (UK) Ltd Essity Invest and grow in Northumberland 10 “ Tharsus is thriving in Northumberland and in no Why Northumberland? Tharsus small part due to the availability Northumberland plays a major part Tharsus is a designer and manufacturer of advanced of a great workforce with the skills in contributing to the North East’s machines and robots and and aptitude we need to operate economic outputs. The North East as one of the fastest growing a whole is a thriving economy providing technology companies in our fast moving world. in the UK. your business with access to: We continue to invest heavily 270 employees and look forward to creating An established cluster a business with global reach, • The UK’s leading region for advanced manufacturing all based in Blyth.” • Home to over 4,250 manufacturing companies including Coca-Cola, Nissan, Draeger, Egger and AAF Talented people • Skilled workforce of 1.2 million people • 190,000 strong skilled and loyal manufacturing workforce, including over 63,000 specialist workers in the advanced manufacturing sector A productive place • Contributing £7.5 billion manufacturing GVA to UK productivity • £10 billion of exports to global locations A connected place Great transport links with: • the rest of the UK via the A1 and A19 trunk roads • the rest of the UK via a comprehensive rail network • the UK and the rest of the world via Newcastle International Airport • the rest of the world via the Port of Blyth and Port of Tyne A competitive place • Lower salaries and property costs • Lower cost of living An innovative place • World-class universities and training institutions • 51,000 STEM students across the North East’s five universities • Over 140 undergraduate and postgraduate engineering related courses • 11 regional colleges offering 300 advanced manufacturing related courses 11 www.advancenorthumberland.co.uk Tharsus Invest and grow in Northumberland 12 With a number of strategic development Strategic sites offering investment incentives and a number of high-quality