A NEW engineering business has been appointed as the UK face of a world leading firm supplying services for the steel industry.
Nortech Solutions has been appointed as the authorised UK agent for Luxembourg based Paul Wurth Group, which specialises in the construction and modernisation of blast furnace plants.
Design and project management company Nortech has been set up by Bryan Bunn, who has worked around the world for firms including DuPont, ICI, Kvaerner, BP and Amec.
Mr Bunn is now hoping to employ up to 25 people within the next 12 months at the firm's headquarters at Wynyard Business Park, near Stockton.
Mr Bunn said: "There are considerable opportunities to be seized upon in the engineering design and project management arenas.
"Nortech Solutions has the necessary level of expertise to secure contracts within the energy, oil & gas, and iron and steel sectors and is well-placed to compete on a global-scale.
"The North East has been chosen as the location for Nortech Solutions' head office because the energy, steel and process industries form the region's industrial backbone, allied with the availability of highly skilled and experienced engineers."
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