OpenWorks Engineering seals £80,000 grant towards new Northumberland facility

Northumberland tech company OpenWorks Engineering has secured an £80,000 grant to help build a new manufacturing and research facility to support its growth plans.

OpenWorks was launched in 2015 by a team of engineers who pooled their resources and expertise to launch new counter terrorism products, including equipment which captures rogue drones and brings them to earth.

The Prudhoe-based company has since become a leader in the defence and security technology industry, with its SkyWall systems being used by a number of government authorities, militaries and private security organisations to provide close protection to the likes of airports, major infrastructure and even world leaders at summits. It also protected the last two US presidents on diplomatic visits and been used by the US Army for training sessions.

The company currently employs 18 full time members of staff with plans to gro