South West Business Council September virtual conference highlights
Our quarterly conferences bring together an eclectic mix of speakers to address topics of importance to businesses across the South West. The September Conference was on ‘Bouncing forward: New jobs for a resurgent economy This brief reel will give you a flavour of the...
City College’s work overseas is shortlisted for top award
City College Plymouth has been announced as a finalist for the AoC Beacon British Council International Award. The Association of Colleges’ (AoC) Beacon Awards celebrate the best and most innovative practice among UK colleges each year. This award, supported by the...
South West leads with renewable & sustainable energy innovation
THE SOUTH West is working with Chinese investors and partners to become a world-leading sustainable energy innovation cluster it has been revealed this month (November 2020). The region is leading on innovative renewable energy relationships with China says a Somerset...
South West recycling firm invests over £450K in new vehicles as business booms
Following a surge in demand for its services, DCW, a leading independent commercial waste management firm, has invested £456,000 in three new state-of-the-art, environmentally efficient vehicles. Two of the vehicles are Euro 6 Scania mobile compaction trucks, the...
Start Up Funding for Cutting Tool Specialist
Cornish entrepreneur, Mike Jackson, has received a £25,000 boost from the Start Up Loans Company via South West delivery partner SWIG Finance. The cash injection was used to secure a premises and cover the setup of the operational side of the business, including...
Bristol company wins Innovate UK grant
Bristol based Airway Medical Ltd today announced that they have been awarded a 9-month £260,000 funded project; in collaboration with University of Portsmouth, via The Sustainable Innovation Fund from UK Government funding agency Innovate UK. Innovate UK as part of UK...
SW exhibits at Chinese Cultural & Tourism Industry Expo
DELEGATES representing organisations from the UK’s South West recently attended an expo event in China to help promote potential partnerships between the two countries and their regions (November 2020). Among those represented was Somerset-based Aspen Waite China UK...
National Consultancy Chooses Plymouth Science Park to Support Growth Plans
Ensafe, a leading health, safety and environmental consultancy is expanding their business and relocating to Plymouth Science Park to support plans to grow the business in the South West of England. The firm, which employs over 251 personnel and has seven regional...
Free health and social care courses to be delivered online
As part of its efforts to support local people as the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the economy, City College Plymouth is offering a range of distance learning courses that are free for anyone aged 19 and over. Across the globe, demand for...
DCC and Exeter College provide big boost for local economy with launch of Future Skills Centre
Exeter College’s new Future Skills Centre has opened its doors for the first time, following a collaboration between Devon County Council and the Ofsted Outstanding College. Devon County Council has purchased the building that was formerly the Flybe Training...
Fast Growth for Ethical Food Business
In just four years, SWIG Finance customer Yumello has transitioned from a start-up to an established national business with its products stocked in some of the UK’s biggest retailers. The fast-growing health and wellness brand produces a range of nut butters through...
Thomas Westcott launches new £200,000 Research and Development Fund with the University
The Research and Development Solutions Fund is designed to stimulate industrial collaborations and knowledge transfer opportunities between researchers and businesses, and aiming to solve specific ‘business problems’. The £200,000 fund, delivered in partnership...