Business Cornwall

St Austell Brewery has agreed to a major deal with Healey’s Cornish Cyder Farm David Healey, owner of Healey’s Cornish Cyder Farm with James Staughton, Managing Director of St Austell Brewery to continue selling the popular Cornish Rattler Cyder in its pubs for the next five years. An advocator of local sourcing, St Austell Brewery gave Cornish Rattler its first break in 2004 when they agreed to stock the cyder in many of its 168 pubs. The five year deal with Cornish Rattler is a strong commitment towards long term local sourcing and a positive step in driving forward the local economy by working with and supporting local businesses.

Three contracts to deliver investment worth £15 million aimed at encouraging people into work are the first to be announced under the European Social Fund Convergence Programme for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The construction industry in South West England is set to reduce its carbon footprint as a result of the 'Sustainable Construction Strategy' launched today.

The South West of England Regional Development Agency (South West RDA) is advertising for an organisation to provide Grant Administration Services for the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) in the region from September.

Anne Glover’s committee, announced as part of the Enterprise Strategy and Budget 2008, today issued an online call for evidence as part of its...

Just four per cent of West Country households consider the environment to be their top priority when booking a holiday, a new survey has revealed.

Regeneration specialist Priority Sites has submitted detailed planning for a third phase of development at the Treleigh Industrial Estate in Redruth, the completion of which would make the estate one of the largest commercial schemes in Cornwall.

Two Cornish companies are to celebrate achieving ISO 9001 status by helping other businesses in the county get to grips with the reasons behind gaining the accreditation. St.Agnes based, UKNetWeb, and neighboring business, Forward ITC, both undertook the ISO 9001 accreditation process last year and will be presented with their certificates, marking completion of the application process, at a special event later this month.

A new Investment fund supporting projects which have the potential to make a significant impact on the economy of Devon & Cornwall is being launched today.The Springboard Investment Fund will provide a new lifeline for aspiring entrepreneurs that have business plans with high growth potential.

Richard Bower, MBE, well known local environmental spokesman and Cornwall’s popular “green ambassador”, has set up a new business with his wife Lesley to help companies go green.