A group of North East firms will take part in a seven-month accelerator programme that aims to create jobs and bring down costs in the offshore wind supply chain industry.
Eight businesses, seven of which are native to the North East, have joined the Launch Academy North East programme run by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult at Blyth.
Among those taking part are Hyserve Marine, Walker Subsea, Pharos Offshore, Three60 Mapping, PWG Connections, Pipeflex Systems, Seismic Space, and INEX Microtechnology.