Gloucestershire Business News

17 December 2013

Business coach encourages growth for Forest businesses

To encourage business growth in the Forest of Dean, local businesses were invited to attend a free breakfast meeting last week to share ideas with motivational speaker and business coach Andrew Pearson. Sharing insights from his own personal experiences and aligning them to business practice, Andrew has developed a wide-ranging set of tools and techniques that allow businesses and people to realize their full potential.

16 December 2013

Snow Business awarded Innovation Voucher for exciting project with University of Gloucestershire

World Leaders in the creation of artificial snow, Snow Business is delighted to have just been awarded an Innovation Voucher to undertake an exciting research project with the University of Gloucestershire.

10 December 2013

RAU Students in Cirencester help boost the High Street

To help boost the High Street in Cirencester, undergraduates, master students and academics from the Royal Agricultural University are working with the Cirencester Community Development Trust (CCDT) – the ‘Town Team’, to look at the strengths of the town and areas of specific interest such as charity shops and food markets.

9 December 2013

Insurance industry to invest 25 billion in UK infrastructure as Government publishes new infrastructure plan

The government will tomorrow publish a new National Infrastructure Plan (NIP) containing a pipeline of over £375 billion of planned public and private sector energy, transport, flood defence, waste, water and communications infrastructure up to 2030 and beyond.

9 December 2013

Leading law firm helps the local Defence Security and Forces sector to manage matters of life and death with boosted specialist team

Local defence and security firms as well as those working as part of the armed forces, are set to benefit from an expanded, specialist Defence, Security and the Forces team at Cheltenham–based solicitors Harrison Clark Rickerbys.

6 December 2013

Pickles launches package of support for local shops

Town centre tax breaks and parking reform at centre of high street package.

5 December 2013

Response to Autumn Statement

David Owen, Chief Executive, GFirst LEP said in response to the George Osborne’s Autumn Statement today:

4 December 2013

Growth Hub to accelerate economic growth

Businesses in Gloucestershire will be on a fast-track to greater success and expansion, thanks to proposals for a new ‘Growth Hub’ for the county. The ambitious and innovative plans will offer both physical and virtual ‘business support’ resources and expertise across the county.

25 November 2013

Delapena and GFirst LEP say Yes to apprenctice schemes

Bradley Claque from Quedgeley was over the moon when Delapena Honing Equipment Ltd in Cheltenham offered him the chance to pursue a dream career in engineering via an apprenticeship with a day release at college.

20 November 2013

Wills scheme raises funds for National Star College

During Make a Will fortnight, legal experts at the firm’s Cheltenham office agreed to waive their normal fee and write or update simple wills free of charge in return for a donation to National Star.

18 November 2013

A helping hand for the unemployed

Helping the long term unemployed in Gloucestershire to get jobs is a top priority for the Employment and Skills team, part of GFirst LEP. Working alongside government bodies, the team based in Twigworth have been offering specialist employment advice to help successfully support people that have faced issues such as redundancy or long term unemployment.

18 November 2013

Markey Group starts work on 15m pound luxury retirement complex

Known as Honeybourne Gate, the luxury scheme – the first of its kind in the town - is being developed by Markey with the backing of private investment company Parallel Capital. It will be managed by Oak Retirement