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Imagine a region with over a hundred years of engineering history, a proven track record of innovation and achievement plus a unique accumulation of engineering skills, knowledge and talent.
Imagine a region where companies, learning organisations and support groups are working together in collaborations and partnerships to equip themselves for a sustainable future by developing capabilities that can compete with the best at all engineering levels, anywhere in the world.
Imagine no more...The reality is North East England.
The North East of England is a region with a long proud industrial and process industry heritage. It is a place where people who are passionate about Engineering Construction live and work. In this region there is a sufficient industrial and academic intensity in Engineering based industries to make it one of the premier locations in the world for Process Industry Manufacturing. Indeed the UK 's largest petrochemical complex is based here around the UK 's largest port and storage complex. What is more a third of the UK 's Pharmaceutical GDP is produced in the region.

North East  companies continue to thrive in the North East of England. Since 2003 there has been over £1 billion of investment, in excess of 40 projects, by multinational companies in the process industry sectors alone. As well as work carried out in the region lots of North East companies carry out projects throughout the UK and Worldwide. Client Companies based here say that the intimacy of service they receive from the Engineering Construction supply chain companies in this region is a major factor in their success.

 

Advanced Apprentice of The Year

ECITB apprentice Rachael Palmer, who is employed by Aker Solutions, Stockton-on-Tees, was crowned Advanced Apprentice of the year at the North East Apprentice awards in Gateshead on Friday 23rd April.

As the regional winner for the North East, Rachel will join eight others at the National Final in London on July 15th, where she will compete for the national Advanced Apprentice prize.

Rachael has recently finished a Design Technician NVQ Level 3 and will soon begin studying for an Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Teesside University. Originally from Middlesbrough Rachael is completing her Advanced Apprenticeship in Design and Drafting, and said; “I’m thrilled to win the award and am really looking forward to the National Event.

 

 

North East Winner of Career Roadshow Vouchers 

 

 

Regional Account Manager Don Atkinson was at Washington School in Tyne and Wear     to present Vouchers to the North East Winner of the Theatre and Road show evaluation   form. Here Don is presenting student Adam Beard (year 10) with his prize. The school   also received vouchers. Washington School was opened in September 2009 to replace     an old school on the same site. It was officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in November 2009.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apprenticeship Awards 

Regional Account Manager Don Atkinson presented Aker Solutions Apprentices Gareth Powell and Rachael Palmer with Apprenticeship Awards.

                                          

 

 

 

 

 

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