Business Cornwall

The Federation of Small Businesses’ Cornwall development manager has welcomed the appointment of chairman of the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

The first chairman of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership was paraded in front of the media this lunchtime at the offices of Truro accountant Winter Rule. Flanked by Cornwall Council leader Alec Robertson and Cornwall Chamber chairman, Martin Follett, Chris Pomfret cut a confident figure. Chris who? some might say. And granted, Pomfret openly admits to having no experience of the Cornwall business scene, a fact that many critics are sure to seize upon.

Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) has submitted a licence application for an energy test site in Falmouth Bay. The Falmouth Bay test site, known as FabTest,...

Cornwall could become a “living laboratory” for the Government’s plans to develop green energy.

With businesses in such areas as St Day, Leedstown, St Agnes and Portreath set to go superfast in the coming days, Matthew Clarke reports on the latest from the broadband project.

Chris Pomfret has been named as the first chairman of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

Penzance-based West Cornwall Cottage Holidays (WCCH) has strengthened its customer relations team.

A Penryn-based marketeer has won recognition from internet giant Google for her excellence in internet marketing.

Falmouth-based marketing consultancy East Points West has launched a new social enterprise division.

Imerys Minerals and EGS Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in identifying sites that are viable for developing power plants using engineered geothermal systems in Cornwall and Devon.