ICE welcomes commitment to investment in infrastructure from Government in the Autumn Budget
The Government’s commitment to a Construction Sector Deal and a pipeline supporting infrastructure and construction projects has been welcomed by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
Is AI the answer to UK’s productivity problem?
Paul Schofield, practice senior partner at Deloitte in Cambridge, comments on the Autumn Budget: “With the OBR downgrading the outlook for UK productivity, the Chancellor is hoping improving digital and construction skills will provide a much-needed boost.
Businesses look set to reduce CO2 emissions by 1,800 tonnes with help from BEE project
Since the Business Energy Efficiency (BEE) project launched in the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough area in spring 2017, the programme has supported 70 SMEs to identify cost savings of £411,233 and carbon savings of 1,801t. That's the equivalent of 535 flights from London to Sydney!
Increase in R&D Expenditure Credit announced in Autumn Budget 2017
The Chancellor has today announced an increase in the RDEC tax relief claimed by large and many SME companies.
GeoSpock appoints technology entrepreneur Richard Baker as CEO
GeoSpock®, the big data processing engine built to manage real-time, contextual data generated by machines, announces that Dr Steve Marsh and its Board of Directors has appointed Richard Baker as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Richard has also joined the Board.
Photography department tickled pink by talk
British social documentary and portrait photographer Kirsty Mackay will deliver a free public lecture at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge next Monday (27 November).
New A14 pictures show first bridge beams lifted over major railway line
New photos of giant bridge beams being lifted over one of the country’s main railway lines have been released by Highways England, as the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme successfully reaches yet another milestone.
Support autism research this Christmas
Christmas should be the happiest time of the year. And yet, for many children with autism and their families it can be a lonely, stressful experience. A big part of living with autism is the struggle with sensory overload and paralysing anxiety. The constant noise, stimulation and change in routine can be unbearable to cope with.
Cambridge Network Breakfast Networking: how to develop digital marketing tactics
HiTeam CEO Mark Layzell will present digital marketing tactics to a group of business owners at the next Cambridge Network Breakfast event tomorrow (Thursday 23 November).
Salus Wellness: interview with Rosanna Price
Rosanna Price, who has been working at Salus Wellness since July 2016, provides some insight into her work and practice.
Facebook do's and don’ts (infographic)
With Facebook having exploded over the past decade and people’s attitudes and behaviours online changing daily, it is difficult for users nowadays to grasp the unspoken rules of the social interactions within.
LEP Chair stands down
After more than four years serving as Chair of the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP Board, Mark Reeve will be standing down from his role on 19th December 2017.
'Big Issue' vendors presented with National Extension College bursaries
Mark Siequien and Harry Bowyer have been presented with bursaries by Big Issue founder Lord John Bird and Ros Morpeth, CEO of the National Extension College.
Events offer insight into doing business with China
Ting Zhang, Founder and CEO of Cambridge-based Crayfish.io, has been connecting with some of industry's brightest minds at recent events and webinars. Her journey in the past few weeks highlights a few of the latest Chinese business trends.
Base4 Innovation Ltd closes £5 million ($6.5 million) funding round
Base4 Innovation Ltd, the biotechnology company specialising in single molecule DNA sequencing, closed an oversubscribed funding round last month, led by Longwall Ventures. The funds will be used to expand the current team and increase lab space, facilitating the continued fast-paced development and automation of its technology.
Spark EV launches to increase productivity for electric vehicle fleet operators
Aimed at fleet operators moving to electric vehicles (EVs), Spark EV today launched its new artificial intelligence-based journey prediction telematics solution. Spark EV enables vehicles to complete more journeys between charges, removes range anxiety and enables greater fleet utilisation, with up to 20% more journeys completed between charges.
EY’s Autumn Budget 2017 predictions
Stuart Wilkinson, tax partner at EY in the East of England says: “This Budget, as the first one of a Parliament, would normally be expected to be full of bold moves, where the Chancellor builds a war chest to utilise later in the Parliament. However, in this case, with a minority Government, and business and citizens struggling to understand what the future of the UK will be following Brexit, the…
An Arthur Rank Hospice personal story: 'I felt like somebody who was part of the family'
Kirsty Bradbrook talks about the care her husband and family received in the Arthur Rank Hospice at the start of this year.
Impressive trainee retention rate for Hewitsons
Hewitsons has retained more former trainees in 2017 than in any of the previous five years, demonstrating an ever-increasing commitment to its training ethos – ‘train to retain’.
Conference explores ways to combat online child sexual abuse
Leading figures from government, police, the third sector and industry will meet in Norwich this week to examine new ways of tackling the soaring rate of online child sexual abuse.
TWI rewards outstanding undergraduate engineering projects
TWI Ltd was one of 16 prize sponsors at Sheffield Hallam University’s Department of Engineering and Mathematics prizegiving ceremony. The ceremony took place last Monday (13 November 2017), with TWI sponsoring a Welding and Joining Project engineering prize.
Why you should attend a brokerage event
Have you ever wondered what happens at a brokerage event?
UK entrepreneurs hungry for capital in 2018, new EY research reveals
The EY Fast Growth Tracker interviewed 371 business owners about their fundraising and exit plans. It found that funding remains the biggest hurdle to British business success, with 50% of business owners agreeing it is the largest constraint on their growth.
Welding Institute branch shows support for new engineering centre at Devon college
Hubert McPhillips, Chairman of The Welding Institute South Western branch, attended a launch party for the opening of a new engineering centre at the mid Devon campus of Petroc Further and Higher Education College.