Local businesses are taking steps to improve their carbon footprint by signing up to the mYcard app - the new Cornish made, contact sharing app that is now live on the Apple app store and Google Play. The easy-to-use mYcard app creates digital business cards. Cleverly designed, the mYcard app automatically updates changes to saved contact information (new emails, phone number, address) automatically - a real time saver. And mYcard is ecologically sound too. Being digital, mYcard reduces the felling
Falmouth Harbour is getting e-prepared to welcome the young skipper of an electric RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) as he drives around the coast of Britain to highlight a greener future with the marine industry’s transition to electric propulsion.The not-for-profit Round Britain eRIB challenge, sponsored by GILL, will follow 18-year-old Harry Besley’s odyssey with his support team from Lyme Regis in Dorset travelling right around the British coastline, stopping for electric charging at more than 40 locations on
So half a year has gone and the movement toward c***istmas has begun, with the first 6 months of the year behind us and plans to grow into the 2nd half and beyond we're delighted to have recruited 2 new members of staff to bolster our sales team.Firstly we welcomeVicky Hanksto the team, known to the local business network already, Vicky brings with her a wealth of knowledge from her career and we look forward to playing a part in her future as she takes up the role of head of business development.Secondly
Leading UK surf therapy charity teams up with SUEZ for unique retail solutionThe Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth Programme has enabled The Wave Project and waste-management company SUEZ to launch a pioneering scheme to recycle Cornwall's mountain of discarded wetsuits. The innovative project aims to tackle the estimated 380 tonnes of non-recyclable neoprene generated each year. With over 50% of this waste originating in Cornwall, the county has become a wetsuit graveyard. The Wetsuit Reuse Scheme
The IT sector, in terms of its carbon footprint, is on a par with the global aviation industry. It's projected that the IT sector could scale to up to 20% of the global electricity demand over the coming decades, and also that for Small Businesses, IT may account for up to 40% of the carbon footprint in extreme circumstances. So, even though many IT Departments are supporting their business with an application to collect data and report on their carbon footprint, isn't it time to be measuring the Carbon
Coodes Solicitors, one of the South West's longest established law firms, has unveiled a bold new identity to drive the firm's growth ambitions and deepen relationships with clients.The firm, established in 1747, has eight offices across Cornwall and Devon and is recognised as a leading law firm in both the Legal 500and UK Chambers and Partnersguides.The new identity, which is being gradually rolled out across the firm, is based on the concept of 'Your Law Firm For Life'. The dot at the centre of the new
Dear Chancellor, We welcome your recent engagement with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) on the priorities for businesses ahead of the Autumn Statement next week. For local communities to thrive, they need business investment, but this has been too low for too long. We are writing today to reiterate our call for you to offer much-needed solutions to Britain's investment problem, and use the upcoming Statement to tackle the fundamental issues inhibiting growth in the UK: overhaul the planning
With over 30 years’ experience in corporate banking, leading large regional teams to meet the needs of SME and Mid Corporate clients, David Beaumont has joined leading South West law firm, Stephens Scown LLP as Strategic Growth Consultant. Initially tasked with helping Stephens Scown to turbo-boost its growth aspirations in Somerset and beyond, with the Firm having just opened a new office in Taunton, he will also support the delivery of its wider strategic goals. In addition, David will help to maintain
Spring Budget: Hunt the Unleaked Items By Martyn Page, Investment Director, Worldwide Financial Planning AT lunchtime on Wednesday, in a set piece of political theatre, Chancellor Hunt unveiled those few remaining bits of the Budget not already leaked to the media. These included reducing the amount of tax due on a pub pint of draught beer, although supermarkets still retain their tax advantage here. The duty on draught beer is actually paid by the brewers so we need to see how much of this they pass
What can we expect in the Spring Budget this week? By Martyn Page, Investment Director at Worldwide Financial Planning CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt will announce his Spring Budget on Wednesday. At the same time the government’s independent assessor, the Office of Budget Responsibility, releases its latest forecasts for growth and borrowing. The Chancellor has already seen these – so expect him to be cautious. He has also said that any money available for tax cuts would prioritise businesses over
The Cornish business support programme, Acceleration Through Innovation (ATI), celebrated its 6-year legacy of innovation at its final event, named Celebrating Innovation, on March 7 at the Atlantic Hotel, Newquay. Over 60 small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have engaged with the programme gathered in support, to celebrate all they have achieved together and hear about the impact the project has had on businesses throughout Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. One such Bude business
St Austell Printing Company has strengthened its sustainability credentials with the announcement that we have become one of a handful of printers in the UK to become an official “Carbon Balanced Printer”. The certification is attained by offsetting the company’s entire operational carbon footprint, through the purchase of endangered tropical habitat. This is part of a scheme operated by the World Land Trust, of which Sir David Attenborough is a Patron. In the first year, St Austell Printing Company has
SAPC have announced a membership of the Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) 250 Club. Based in St Agnes, Surfers Against Sewage are a national charity dedicated to the protection of oceans, waves, beaches and wildlife. The 250 Club is a business membership scheme designed to support SAS in their ongoing campaigns to help protect the UK’s unique coastal environment. Beth Mayman, SAPC’s Operations Manager said: “We’re passionate about sustainability and the environment. Being based in Cornwall and overlooking St