Business Cornwall

Business leaders in the South West are becoming increasingly concerned about the ability of the road and motorway network to cope with the demands of the region. While air services remain top of the popularity stakes, dissatisfaction with train services continues to remain relatively high. Meanwhile there is a significant fall in the numbers that consider our roads and motorways to be of an adequate standard, and a major increase in those who think they are getting worse.

The second SMART Women conference took place on Monday (June 23rd) celebrating the achievements of more than 200 women who have taken part in the project over two years.

Cornish business promotions specialist, Fluid Branding is taking action on climate change and has offset its carbon emissions to become an official Carbon Zero company. The St Austell based business, along with its sister company Eco Incentives, which is dedicated to sourcing and supplying environmentally friendly businesses promotions Fluid Branding is now working with carbon management company co2balance to invest in a range of carbon offset projects, both in the UK and Africa.

The number of new companies formed in the South West this financial year was down almost 8 per cent on the previous 12 months.

Cornwall’s urban regeneration company – CPR Regeneration – today welcomed the Government’s decision to approve a £34 million bid by Cornwall County Council for major transport improvements in the Camborne-Pool-Redruth area.

"It is time for Government and all political parties to put real support into the industry. Political and regulatory uncertainty is a significant risk and, as such, a deterrent for investors. The Government must now send out the right signals and make real commitments to the industry, commitments that the industry and its investors can rely upon.”

Cornish company Creative Edge designs and launches new, interactive website to encourage GE staff to volunteer in schools around the country We’ve all heard the...

Small companies in the Falmouth, Helston and Lizard areas are being offered extra help checking insurance cover, as the credit crunch, economic slowdown and soaring costs conspire to make evaluating business risks more difficult than ever before.

Austrian renewables success could be repeated at home Sixteen bright sparks representing Cornwall’s agricultural industry are fully charged with ideas, after an Austrian study trip gave them first-hand experience of some of the world’s leading renewable energy schemes.

After a year of hard work in the busy Fifteen Cornwall kitchen, the second cohort of apprentices from the beach side restaurant graduated from the Fifteen training programme on Wednesday 18th June, at a ceremony sponsored by Gauntlet and Brit Insurance, held in the Mediterranean biome at the Eden Project.