2010 News Archive
December 2010
The Wilton Centre is to investigate the possibility of producing clean, green renewable energy at its site.
October 2010
Work is pressing ahead on the Innovation Accelerator Incubator, a 10,000 sq ft facility incorporating specialist laboratories and office space at The Wilton Centre.
EDF Energy Renewables has opened an office at The Wilton Centre as it continues to develop green technologies on Teesside.
Construction work on the £12m expansion of CPI’s National Industrial Biotechnology Facility (NIBF) moved on significantly over the Summer.
TechConsult UK Ltd, based at The Wilton Centre, recorded an increase in turnover of 40% despite trading in difficult economic conditions.
A team of twelve chemical sector specialists visited The Wilton Centre at the end of September to advise companies on growing their business in overseas markets.
A new process that mimics the digestive processes of ruminants such as cattle and sheep is expected to make a major advance in the way organic waste and biomass crops are converted into bio-fuels.
Leading companies on Teesside have come together to explore the potential for an industrial Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) system.
Centre resident Auto Executive Limited has continued its expansion by buying out one of its competitors. The company has bought E.X.E Cars Ltd, making it the largest executive hire company in the area.
Following on from the successful alterations to the Exhibition Area last year, The Centre landlord has now completed the refurbishment of the Lecture Theatre and the improved area is already attracting a lot of interest from Centre Residents.
Some of the The Wilton Centre residents will have noticed earlier this year the construction of a large scaffold and blue sheeting being erected around the columns on the Butadiene plant.
Wilton Centre resident Medacs is offering fellow tenants the opportunity to be inoculated against flu. Injections cost £10 a shot and are available from 1st November. Further details from Medacs Reception on 01642 430169.
The Video Conference studio is now located in the Reception meeting room A231. Conference calls can be made over the internet or via ISDN lines. Internet connections carry no call charges making this an added attraction to Centre residents.
June 2010
The Wilton Centre’s most scented occupier, Givaudan, is inviting new panel members to join its battle to keep everyone smelling fresh.
The Wilton Centre has announced a new development designed to help new businesses within the process industries sector, the first of its kind in the UK.
More than 120 people attended an event at The Wilton Centre to discuss the future of biotechnology.
Specialist gas-to-liquids company CompactGTL, which has developed a novel method to solve the problem of associated gas emitted from remote and deepwater oilfields, is transferring operations to The Wilton Centre.
A group of Libyan students are coming to the end of their stay at The Wilton Centre.
When Chris Watson lost his job at Corus, he feared he would be out of work for a long time. Yet, remarkably, he landed an interview within a day and secured a new job inside two days.
A sea and road freight transport company has moved to The Wilton Centre after leaving the Middlesbrough dockside for the first time in its forty year history.
Durham Tees Valley Airport has launched new routes designed to help business people working in the area.
The Wilton Centre sponsored a Technology Day at which the star attraction was the Formula One(tm) racing car that took Brawn GP and British driver Jenson Button to the World Constructors and Drivers Championship titles in 2009.
A group of young singers has received sponsorship from The Wilton Centre.
A live cooking demonstration at The Lakeside Restaurant on June 10th saw the company’s Executive Chef, Hugh McGivern, produce no fewer than ten dishes in less than an hour!
Middlesbrough-based Hortech Landscape Management, which manages the grounds at The Wilton Centre, has secured a major safety award from RoSPA.
May 2010
A leading north east science and business park is making a significant investment in a new development to nurture new business opportunities within the process industries that is the first of its kind in the UK.
April 2010
A harmonious partnership with the north east's leading science and business park has given some welcome new backing to a group of young singers.
The Wilton Centre, based just outside Middlesbrough, has agreed a sponsorship deal with the Tees Valley Voices, a children's choir for boys and girls from 7-14 years of age.
March 2010
A sea and road freight transport company is to move its UK head office away from the dockside in Middlesbrough for the first time in its history.
Containerships (UK) has taken advantage of the lease expiring on its existing building at Teesport to find a better working environment for its 38 office staff.
The Wilton Centre has been described as a flagship for the region in an independent survey of the Information Communications Technology (ICT) support it offers businesses.
INVISTA Performance Technologies (IPT) hosted two delegations from Sichuan Province in China.
Two-times Queen's Award winner DuPont Teijin Films has taken steps to improve the way it acknowledges innovation through an employee of the month award.
Recently-arrived resident A&W has one purpose: to take ownership of clients' problems, allowing them to focus on their core business.
The Wilton Centre has formally been presented with its Better Health at
Work Award.
ecom instruments staged a successful exhibition at The Wilton Centre, in association with the UK's leading ATEX Notified Body, Sira Certification.
An investigations company set up by former Cleveland Police officer Abdul Shakeel has become involved in a number of inquiries.
The Occupational Health arm of Medacs Healthcare, based in F1 of The Wilton Centre, has launched an Electronic Patient Management System.
TechConsult UK, a resident of the centre, has announced the appointment of a consultant who will help it take advantage of opportunities internationally.
Work is under way to encourage residents to lead healthier lives by providing nutritional information on food they eat in the catering area.
The Taylor Shaw catering team at The Wilton Centre has been awarded a five-star rating for hygiene at the Lakeside Restaurant, the highest possible rating in the 'scores on the doors' scheme for hygiene by the Environmental Health department in Redcar.
A national charity has visited The Wilton Centre to raise awareness of its services for blind and partially-sighted people.
Three charities benefited from the generosity of people at The Centre.
A cash machine is being installed in the Café Mocha Shop as the result of an initiative between Taylor Shaw and the Wilton Centre management.
An updated edition of the Wilton Centre brochure is available. Copies can be obtained from the Wilton Centre Help Desk (438000).
Installation of a variable flow ventilation system in R Block is complete and commissioning is in progress. This will result in reduced costs for electricity and steam.
Refurbishment of G Stairwell and L2 and A2 Coffee Points in complete. Both coffee points are now equipped with improved recycling receptacles and similar receptacles have been installed at more locations around the centre.
February 2010
The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), which works with schools and universities to encourage the next generation of scientists and technologists, hosted a visit by American astronaut Al Sacco.
The Wilton Centre has been described as a flagship for the region in an independent survey of the Information Communications Technology (ICT) support it offers businesses.
January 2010
Workers based at the Wilton Centre wanting to lose all those extra pounds put on over Christmas will be assisted by a new scheme in their on site restaurant.
