More than 200 small and medium sized businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire are being supported as part of a £3.8 million scheme. ‘uxplore’ is a project led by Coventry University, in partnership with the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) Growth Hub and Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce. It has been set up to increase the demand for new […]
Ian McFarlane-Toms Job title: Business Ready Programme Manager How long have you been at UWSP? I have been here now since September 2017. I originally joined as a business advisor and when my predecessor moved on, I took the role and that was back in March 2019. What did you do prior to joining […]
A new partnership between Eatron Technologies and WMG has been formed for the COBRA (‘Cloud/Onboard Battery Remaining useful life Algorithm) project, thanks to the funding from the Faraday Battery Challenge. The COBRA project will create new algorithms which will estimate the Remaining Useful Life (RUL) in an Electric Vehicle (EV) battery, and could contribute to […]
Warwickshire’s response to the biggest regulatory challenge in decades is up for a national award. Warwickshire County Council (WCC) and partners have been shortlisted for The Association for Public Service Excellence Award for their joint approach to ensure Covid-19 Regulations were followed by local businesses. Of the 4,300 interactions by the partners with businesses over […]
One of the UK’s leading employee-owned creative agencies has moved into new offices at the Innovation Centre on Warwick Technology Park. Emperor – which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary and specialises in strategic communications, working with a wide range of clients including Greggs and Lloyds Banking Group – has moved into new facilities […]
Brian Thomas, Finance Director, Key Forensic Services (KFS) Just as every other business will testify, the past year-and-a-half has presented challenges that few of us could prepare for but we have had to meet them head-on. KFS provides forensic services to police forces across the UK on investigations of a serious nature. The work is […]
A Warwickshire company is planning to open its own immersive experiences after supplying international entertainment giants for more than 15 years. Meriden-based Hollywood Gaming has become a market leader in providing effects using its hardware and software solutions working with the likes of Hasbro, Paramount Pictures, Sony and EA on games distributed by Sega Amusements […]
A drone logistics operator which is conducting ground-breaking trials to deliver medical supplies between hospitals in the West Midlands this summer has become Minerva Business Angels’ 100th investment. Skyfarer’s revolutionary initiative could reduce waiting times for medicine and reduce traffic congestion and consequently CO2 emissions. It came to the Minerva Business Angels, which is […]
PetShop.co.uk is an online pet food retailer which sells a wide variety of branded products for many different pets ranging from dogs and cats to birds and other small animals, and offers a monthly pet food delivery subscription service. The company was founded in 2010 by husband and wife Alexandra and Adam Taylor. Adam is […]
Coventry and Warwickshire is blessed by having two entrepreneurial universities – and I say that not only as chair of the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP), but also as a business owner. My firm The Emerald Group – an IT company based in Leamington Spa – has first-hand knowledge and experience of how […]