TTP Labtech Ltd Managing Director succession
Peter Taylor, TTP Group plc CEO, today announced the appointment of Jas Sangera as Managing Director of TTP Labtech Ltd – a TTP Group subsidiary. The announcement follows the retirement of TTP Labtech Managing Director Philip Blenkinsop.
1000 miles per hour – TWI plays its part in the World Land Speed Record attempt
Cambridge based technology engineering company TWI is working with the Bloodhound SuperSonic Car design team to provide expertise in adhesive bonding. TWI’s role is to identify and test the perfect materials joining technique for the lower chassis structure of the car designed to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers and mathematicians and set the new 1000 mph World Land Speed…
Cambridge agency invites golfers to design Luke Donald’s FootJoy shoes
Leading golf shoe brand FootJoy is offering golfers the chance to design a pair of shoes that world number one Luke Donald and a number of other top players will wear on the first day of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth at the end of May.
XJTAG champions ‘collaborative’ Mega UK Expo 2012
• Eight manufacturing shows co-located at the NEC for Mega UK Expo 2012 • Critical mass key to attracting interest from overseas investors
How Usain Bolt can run faster – effortlessly
Usain Bolt can achieve faster running times with no extra effort on his part or improvement to his fitness, according to a new study by Professor John Barrow, Director of the Millennium Maths Project at the University of Cambridge.
Project aims to create London 'memory map'
An online game which tests Londoners’ ability to recognise parts of the capital has been devised by researchers as the first step in a project to create a “memory map” of the city.
Great expectations for Dickens conference
World-leading experts will be converging on Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge on Saturday, 14 April to celebrate the bicentenary of Charles Dickens’ birth.
AVEVA releases AVEVA Pipe Supports - Marine
AVEVA’s Marine Technology & Service Centre develops new product with leading Asian shipbuilders to increase design and production efficiency.
Mobas is named No. 1 in the East & ranks high in the UK’s Top 100 design agencies
Cambridge-based agency Mobas leads the way as number one in the Eastern region and ranks 43 nationally in the Design 100 list for 2012.
‘Secret Millionaire’ calls for companies to be braver on CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) plays a key role in the agenda of many businesses nowadays, helping companies to produce an overall positive impact on society. But according to ‘Secret Millionaire’ and entrepreneur Mike Greene, organisations need to look closer to home and be more daring when it comes to selecting which charities to support.
Bailey Fisher's Chairman Dinner a success
Bailey Fisher welcomed 28 Chairmen & Non-execs from high-growth technology companies to the latest in its series of Chairman Dinners, hosted at Taylor Vinters last week. Discussion was chaired by Laurence Garrett, and focused on the demise of the euro, the markets, options for IPOs and trade sales. The event was sponsored by Taylor Vinters and Grant Thornton.
Free Space Optics: new backhaul product is available
LightPointe has announced the introduction of a new point-to-point backhaul product. The AireStrata G includes exclusive LightPointe developed features for businesses, carriers and government agencies, including simultaneous 4-beam transmission and reception with auto-tracking, and flexible fiber interface options for a multitude of 4G/LTE telecom, data and video networks.
New linear Samurai UV laser marking system at MEDTEC Europe
DPSS Lasers and AMS Technologies will introduce the new linear Samurai UV laser marking system at MEDTEC Europe, Stuttgart: Stand #6149 Medical Packaging Zone.
Law firm eager to support disadvantaged young people and families
Staff at Mills & Reeve’s Cambridge office have chosen Romsey Mill as their charity of the year.
ICE welcomes second attempt at Carbon Capture and Storage
On 3 April Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey launched a new competition for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) – the second such initiative in recent years. The first attempt by the previous Labour Government failed when key players withdrew. The last possible project at Longannet power station, was cancelled in October 2011.
Google goes global with expanded Art Project
From now on, with a few simple clicks of their fingers, art lovers will be able to discover not just paintings, but also sculpture, street art, and photographs. Creations from a wide variety of cultures and civilizations are represented, including Brazilian street graffiti, Islamic decorative arts and ancient African rock art.
Fancy a pint? CAMRA uses ViewRanger to publish Best Pub Walks to smartphones
ViewRanger and CAMRA Books have begun to publish guided trails from CAMRA's range of Pub Walk guidebooks into the ViewRanger's mobile GPS app and web community platform.
Let’s ‘shop local’ to boost each other’s business, says leading marketing firm
A Cambridge marketing agency is urging businesses to take a ‘shop local’ approach to help oil the wheels of enterprise in the region.
Giant white rabbit and fluffy baby bunnies join Big Push for the Rosie this Easter
This Easter the ACT fundraising team will be running bucket collections as part of their Big Push for the Rosie Hospital – the £150,000 community fundraising drive to support the modernisation and expansion of Cambridge’s maternity hospital.
Offices in the Cloud: how Virtual Offices benefit from flexible cloud services
By 2020, around 80 per cent of employees may be working outside their organisation, predicts the Vice President of IT Optimisation at Intergence.
RealVNC helps provide smooth running for luxury Caribbean resort
The Jalousie Plantation, Sugar Beach, a popular luxury resort in St Lucia, is using RealVNC’s VNC® Enterprise Edition to make sure IT problems do not get in the way of giving their guests a holiday of a lifetime.
Kaddy’s in the running for Crashaw Prize
Cambridge poet Kaddy Benyon has been shortlisted for the prestigious Crashaw Prize. Kaddy, who graduated from Anglia Ruskin University in October with an MA in Creative Writing, is among a 10-strong shortlist, alongside poets from the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Conference venue designed for inspiring and innovative events
St John’s Innovation Centre is pleased to announce that its purpose-built conference rooms have recently been refurbished to a very high standard.
ARM, Gemalto and Giesecke & Devrient form joint venture
Cambridge, UK; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Munich, Germany - ARM, Gemalto and Giesecke & Devrient today announced the creation of a joint venture dedicated to delivering a secure, accessible environment for advanced services running on the growing range of connected devices. This includes tablets, smart-TVs, games consoles and smartphones.
Cambridge Awards Week hailed as great success
The first Cambridge Awards Week has been hailed as a great success with many people taking part in networking and sharing of ideas in support of the two major business awards ceremonies, the 'Cambridge News' Business Excellence Awards and 'Business Weekly' Awards.