Adderstone Civils, part of the Adderstone Group, has secured a major civil engineering contract as principal contractor at the Port of Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port. Awarded by Hutchison Ports, the contract appoints Adderstone Civils as the sole civils provider for the Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk, which handles around 40% of the UK’s…
Freeport East has this week (Tuesday 13th May) unveiled its new Head Office and Harwich Innovation Hub at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Scandinavia House in Harwich. The event was attended by local Councillors, businesses and members of the Harwich Tourism Group. The new office and innovation facility have been made possible with support from Volunteer…
Six months on from the launch of targeted investments through the Clean Growth Fund and Skills & Innovation Fund, local businesses are reporting strong progress in workplace development, green innovation and sustainable growth. The Freeport East Clean GrowthFund offers financial assistance to local businesses operating within clean energy and Freeport East’s other target sectors, such…
A new partnership signed on Tuesday in London will boost eco-friendly construction in the East of England as well as international trade links between the UK and Turkey. The agreement between Freeport East and Assan Panel, a leading international manufacturer of high-performance insulation and building materials, builds on their £45m commitment to a new manufacturing…
Plans to use 2025 to capitalise on local growth and investment opportunities around the Port of Felixstowe were a feature of the first Freeport East Board meeting of the year, held last week in Ipswich. As the UK’s biggest container port in 2024, the Port of Felixstowe attracts the world’s largest cargo vessels. A recent…
Freeport East is strengthening its ability to support regional economic growth with the addition of three new team members. Jonathan Rudd, Laura Mayne, and Sophia Padget have joined the Freeport East team as Project Delivery Officers and will operate across a wide range of Freeport East’s programme of work. The new joiners will contribute to…
Freeport East is celebrating a successful 2024 in which it has continued to grow its role as a magnet for fresh investment and new job opportunities in the East of England. At Gateway 14 in Stowmarket, 2024 saw the start of full operations at the landmark 1.17million square foot distribution hub for leisure retailer The…
Freeport East and Greencrowd Partnership LLP have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster sustainable innovation and support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to access capital for growth. This collaboration will leverage the Greencrowd Impact Fund (GIF), a platform initiative to bridge financing gaps for SMEs developing cutting-edge solutions in renewable energy, carbon reduction,…