Enter or nominate in the NEPIC 2025 Annual Industry Awards

The 2025 NEPIC Annual Industry Awards are open for entries! Get your submission in by 31st December.

Reasons to enter:

☆ Reward & motivate your staff by encouraging them to shout about their achievements
☆ Build trust and confidence amongst your stakeholders
☆ Raise your reputation & enjoy regional publicity
☆ Companies – establish links with local schools & help to promote science within your area
☆ Winners secure a ticket for the dinner to network & celebrate with some 400 industry leaders

AESSEAL is celebrating 30 years with the Investors in People standards

After extensive review, including interviews with 10% of its workforce, AESSEAL has proudly retained its Investors in People accreditation. Established in 1991, Investors in People is the global benchmark for excellence in people management, awarded to organizations across industries, from SMEs to public sector entities and charities.

Digital Supply Chains - Masterclass

Durham University Business School is introducing the first in a series of free, one hour Masterclasses to encourage discussion on the latest supply chain topics. These are open to anyone working in the field of supply chain, logistics and procurement and please feel free to share within your organisation or network.

Scene 2025 employer-student networking event at Newcastle University

Tuesday 18 March 2025 Newcastle University campus. Do you recruit engineering and chemistry graduates as well as from other STEM disciplines? If so, this event focusing on the chemicals and chemistry industry may be of interest to you. It will follow a trade show format, allowing your organisation to showcase its work on a stand and inform students about workplace opportunities with you such as grad schemes and placements.

Successful Site Shutdown

In July, Wade CMC successfully completed a comprehensive one month shutdown of a pharmaceutical production plant in Hertfordshire, supporting nearly 1,000 people, including 423 offsite contractors. The project was preceded by a one month planning period. The project involved the complete closure of all systems on the process floor, service floor and ground floor, during which time entirely new permit and co-ordination systems were introduced.

Thorne & Derrick & 3M Decarbonising Industry in the NEPIC Cluster

“Bringing People Together” A brilliant bullet from Paul Frankland’s (Operations Director at NEPIC) super slide-deck presented to us at the Wilton Centre, the premier science park in the North East of England adjacent to Wilton International and sitting in the heart
of the North East of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC).

Training Team of the Year – Northern Europe

We are delighted to announce that RelyOn UK has once again won the Training Team of the Year category at the GWO Safety and Training Awards. This award, which we also won last time around, demonstrates our commitment to delivering the very best training experience for everyone who attends our training centres, and acknowledges the investment that we have made in our facilities & equipment, the knowledgeable & experienced staff we employ, and the commitment that we show to supporting our local communities.

Important news from Casper Customs regarding an extension to the Safety and Security declarations for customs for the UK

Nikki Says, MD of Casper Customs was recently briefed in London at the Joint Customs Consultative Committee (JCCC) and below is the statement from the government on the changes. “As you will be aware, the previous Government intended to end the waiver for Safety and Security (S&S) declarations on EU imports from 31 October 2024.

A Level Playing Field: Economic Measurement Solutions Without Compromise

There are many process control applications that can and should be controlled or monitored by instrumentation that balances excellent performance with economics. Unfortunately, instrumentation in this category is usually a scaled-down version of a premium product. The firmware and hardware features that maximize cost savings across a broad range of level installations are cut back.

UK energy transition poised for breakthrough year, indicates WBD’s Global Energy Transition Outlook

Energising Tomorrow: Womble Bond Dickinson’s Global Energy Transition Outlook 2025 is here and reveals game-changing insights from over 1,300 global energy professionals, including over 500 UK energy suppliers, investors and major commercial energy users.

X-energy and Cavendish Nuclear host UK businesses on Teesside to set out opportunities from multi-billion pound Hartlepool nuclear project

More than 100 representatives from local and national companies met in Hartlepool this week to hear about the opportunities offered by X-energy’s proposed nuclear new build project. Businesses from across Teesside and the UK came together to learn how they can support the project, which aims to build on the region’s industrial heritage by providing a clean energy future.

Discover the new range of PMT particle counters

For industries reliant on air quality and contamination control, having a reliable particle counter is of paramount importance. The PMT Group now have their own brand of Particle Counters ranging from Handhelds to Portables to Remotes for continual monitoring systems. Included in the new range is the NEW Dual Flow Portable Particle Counter that can run at either 28.3lpm or 100lpm, ideal for classifying your cleanroom and then monitoring it with just one instrument.

CIEC Children Challenging Industry programme celebrated in numbers

Another incredible year for our North East Children Challenging Industry programme celebrated in numbers, which we think speak for themselves!

The Relevance of EPDs in the Composites Industry

The composites industry is vital in transitioning to a sustainable future, with applications ranging from renewable energy infrastructure to lightweight, fuel-efficient transportation. As the demand for environmentally friendly products and transparent sustainability reporting grows, Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) have become essential for composite manufacturers to showcase their products’ environmental performance and meet customer and regulatory requirements.

Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Users Day – 6 Nov

As an existing or new user of TOC, expand your understanding of the TOC process and its varied applications. This practical and solution oriented TOC seminar is designed to bring together the UK network of TOC users to share knowledge and best practice.

Thorne and Derrick on the path to Net Zero with NEPIC

In our latest Blog, we would like to focus on Energy Transition and the future Green direction of our business at Thorne & Derrick as members of NEPIC (North East Process Industry Cluster). NEPIC represents the largest single cluster of process, pharmaceutical and chemical companies in the UK, and is the second largest in the whole of Europe.

Christmas Party Nights at Crathorne Hall Hotel

Enjoy an evening of fine food and fun with colleagues, family and friends at our luxury country house hotel. The evening includes a glass of sparkling wine or bottle of lager on arrival, a three course festive meal with tea, coffee and mince pies. But the night doesn’t end there. After dinner, it’s time to let loose and dance the night away. Our DJ will keep the energy high, spinning a mix of your favourite hits and Christmas classics, ensuring the dance floor stays lively until midnight.