Gloucestershire Business News

19 June 2017

New premises for county engineering company

The Stroud Metal Company has been awarded £3.5 million by the Gloucestershire Infrastructure and Investment Fund (GIIF) to facilitate the relocation of both factory and office space, to a new site located off Brunel Way in nearby Stonehouse.

16 June 2017

GFirst LEP receive The Workplace Wellbeing Charter Award

This award demonstrates our commitment to the health and well-being of the GFirst LEP team; our staff are integral to everything we do and it is of the upmost importance that they have a pleasant and stable working environment.

12 June 2017

GFirst LEP is growing The Growth Hub

GFirst LEP is growing The Growth Hub – become part of the next phase.

2 June 2017

Are you ready for the ride of your life?

Sponsorship opportunities as Cheltenham hosts the penultimate stage of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain 2017

1 June 2017

Gloucestershire's Young Entrepreneurs impress GCHQ judges

GFirst LEP has run its seventh inter-schools competition to find the county’s most innovative young entrepreneur. Sponsored by GCHQ, over 50 students aged 13 and 14, from seven local schools pitched their business ideas to a panel of judges, as part of the Young Entrepreneurs Competition.

24 May 2017

GFirst LEP business quiz raises £3,600 for local charity

Over 120 business people came together on Tuesday evening to test their general knowledge and to help raise funds for National Star. Organised by the GFirst LEP Banking and Finance Business Group, the event raised over £3,600; including the amount kindly matched by Barclays and Santander in Gloucestershire

22 May 2017

Gloucestershire towns make big impact in The UK Digital Influence Index

Cheltenham and Gloucester have made it into the top 20 of The UK Digital Influence Index, a database measuring a location’s online presence in a bid to increase its footfall.

10 April 2017

Multi-disciplinary speaker line up revealed for Growing Gloucestershire

The full agenda is now available for this year’s Growing Gloucestershire Conference which will take place on 21st June at The Growth Hub and University of Gloucestershire’s Oxstalls Campus in Gloucester.

10 April 2017

Report - business views on Brexit

The business community of Gloucestershire was surveyed Wednesday 29th March 2017, the day Article 50 was triggered, to understand their views on Brexit and how they thought it would affect them and their workforce. Download the report here.

21 March 2017

New Workspaces at Farm491 Agritech Hub set to Facilitate Technological Progression in UK Farming

The dynamic agritech innovation and incubation hub, Farm491 is delighted to be opening five new practical workspaces at its Harnhill site, Gloucestershire, this April. Following a soft launch, the official opening will then take place on the 30th June – with a celebrity appearance from rare breeds farmer and TV Presenter Adam Henson.

7 March 2017

Surge in volunteers to support careers education in schools and colleges

There has been a surge in the number of people volunteering as Enterprise Advisers in secondary schools and colleges to support careers education – with more than half of all volunteers at CEO or Chair level, new figures from The Careers & Enterprise Company show (March 6).

23 February 2017

Over 100 million secured for county through GFirst LEP

Further investment is set to be poured into the county, as GFirst LEP heard today that they have secured £29.13 million in the third round of Growth Deal funding, taking the total to over £100 million.