Let's Talk China
The North East’s export performance saw a slight dip in Q2 of 2011 compared to the first three months of the year, but at a total of £3.112bn it was still our third highest quarterly figure. And I’m delighted to …
UK regions
Celebrating NE Export Success
UKTI North East was delighted to host both the Minister Lord Green and incoming CEO Nick Baird last week , to celebrate the North East's export achievements and also pay a visit to some key companies in the region that …
Exporting achievements fit for a Queen
I was sent one of those picture texts this week by a friend who had been invited to a Royal Garden Party. He was outside the gates of Buckingham Palace resplendent in his morning suit and his wife in a …
Great British icons stand the test of time
I recently visited Jaguar Land Rover with Lord Green and was privileged to see the new production line for the Range Rover Evoque which launches on 4 July. Its manufacture at Halewood in Merseyside has created 1500 new jobs …
Cheshire - taking its trade and investment seriously
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Clive Drinkwater, Posted on:
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automotive, Export, Investing in the UK, North West
If I mention Cheshire you may think of a leafy county, the beautiful city of Chester with its Roman walls, the Cheshire set or even footballers’ wives. Personally I just think of it as my natural backyard so I must …
UAE spells opportunity
I was delighted to welcome the UAE Ambassador and his First Secretary to the North East last week. They visited Newcastle and Durham and had a programme of events ranging from a cultural overview given by Newcastle Gateshead Initiative, to lunch …
GU - good for growth, innovation and quality
I closed International Trade Week 2011 in the North East recently with a speech about the UK’s successes - and James Averdieck of GU Puddings was our guest speaker . It was great to meet James - an ex-Durham …
Lancashire reaches out to the world
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Clive Drinkwater, Posted on:
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Engineering, Export, Food & drink, Manufacturing, North West, Security
I have just returned from a two day tour of Lancashire, an area which I’m afraid I visit all too infrequently, despite having an aunt living in Blackpool. Now when you think of Lancashire what do you imagine? Is it …
Looking ahead in International Trade Week
As part of UKTI North East launching International Trade Week, and in my capacity of UKTI's International Trade Director for the North East of England, I hosted a round table of interested parties yesterday . Lots came out it, which …
Thoughts for the New Year
It’s that time of year again when we consider what we have been doing and plan how we can do things differently in the coming year. As we look ahead to 2011, we have some uncertain economic times ahead but …