Plans to make one of the North East’s biggest developments a model of sustainability are to be showcased at the North East Sustainable Resources Board’s Annual Conference – the planned Hitachi Agility Trains manufacturing facility at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham will be in the spotlight at the region’s premier conference on resource management which is held on Thursday May 17.
Geoff Hunton, director of Amazon Park developer Merchant Place Developments, is one of the speakers at the event being organised by the North East Sustainable Resources Board (NESRB) – the Hitachi Intercity Express Programme (IEP) is expected to create up to 7,000 new jobs and contracts worth more than £4.5 billion for regional suppliers when the Government gives the greenlight for work to begin on the massive 450,000 sq ft train assembly facility.