A high-tech Coventry company has been heralded as an example for others to follow after being handed the most prestigious business award in the UK. Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands John Crabtree OBE, Her Majesty The Queen’s representative in the region, presented the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade to Embed Limited at […]
EPOS Anytime is a software company which develops and sells electronic point of sale and e-commerce mobile apps to the hospitality industry to allow restaurants to process in-store and online orders. EPOS Anytime used to have smaller premises on a Coventry industrial estate. Over the years, it has built up clients from all over the […]
A private philanthropic gift of £1.5m from a Warwick alumnus has created a new role in WMG, entitled the Lord Bhattacharyya Chair in Education. The new role will continue the late Lord Bhattacharyya’s legacy enhancing WMG’s academic expertise in the understanding, development and teaching of engineering and manufacturing internationally. The late Professor Lord Kumar […]
Saldo work in mental health, with a goal to deliver well-being programmes using live-streaming technology to suit the new hybrid way of working. Their workshops initially have been targeted at the gaming and tech industries, delivering a range of projects with video game developer, Coatsink. The primary project was to deliver a series of mental well-being sessions […]
Small and medium sized businesses who trade internationally have been urged to plan for the months and years ahead to take advantage of the global economy opening back up, according to a new report. The collaborative work across Coventry and Warwickshire to help SMEs with their exporting and importing is highlighted by the Coventry and […]
Renowned inventor Sir Clive Sinclair gave the world a myriad of creations, some of which he designed right here in Coventry. Sinclair was behind the world’s first pocket calculator and television, and used his knowledge to help popularise the home computer. He was given a knighthood for his services to technology – and was responsible […]
Business leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire say the jobs market has defied predictions of a dramatic rise in unemployment as the furlough scheme came to an end. The unemployment rate has dropped to 4.3 per cent according to the latest figures, with more than 160,000 people in work in October compared to September across the […]
A company founded in Warwickshire is revolutionising the market for horse treats in the USA – and is set to mount a drive for sales in Europe. Alcester-based husband and wife team Kevin and Mary Elizabeth Nairne founded Kelcie’s Horse Treats in 2019 to offer high-quality, natural treats to high-calibre horses that take part in […]
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The drive to improve battery technology in electric cars and in a host of other applications is ever increasing, and with COP26 taking place, this demand is only set to rise further. Eatron Technologies, based at the University of Warwick Science Park, develops intelligent automotive grade software which can significantly increase battery efficiency, and demand […]
