A programme has been launched which is designed to help regional businesses capitalise on opportunities and reduce the risks associated with climate change.
The Climate Resilience Programme (CRP), funded by the East Midlands Development Agency (emda) and managed by environmental consultancy Pro Enviro, will offer a range of services to participating businesses.
Businesses involved in the CRP […]

Stormsaver, the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of rainwater harvesting systems, has been contracted to provide a 60,000L heavy duty system to a Grade II listed building in the centre of Derby.
The regeneration of the Roundhouse, a 19th century railway facility which will become Derby College’s flagship site, is being partially funded by the Heritage […]

Nottingham bioscience business, CrossGen Ltd, has scooped the Best New Business Plan Award at the First Enterprise Business Agency (FEBA) Ethnic Minority Awards which were held recently.
CrossGen Ltd, which supplies software application tools to enable gene expression data analysis, impressed the judges with a detailed business plan that clearly identified and addressed all of the […]

Organisers of the East Midlands iFestival have announced that 2009’s celebration of innovation will take place between 6th March and 17th April.
The iFestival will launch on 6th March to coincide with National Science and Engineering Week.  Following this, businesses from across the region will attend an Innovation Expo.  A celebratory Gala Dinner will bring proceedings […]

Branston Ltd has strengthened its board with the appointment of Barry Nicholls as Non Executive Director.
Mr Nicholls (61) joined the UK’s leading supplier of potatoes in an advisory capacity last month.
Formerly Chief Executive of Milk Link Ltd, Mr Nicholls brings a wealth of business experience to Branston, particularly in sales and marketing.
“We’re delighted that Barry […]

Liz Sanderson has received a special loan which has enabled her to realise her dream of opening a laundry service business in Shirebrook, Derbyshire.
The finance that Liz received from EnterpriseLoans East Midlands has enabled her to buy stock and equipment, undertake local marketing activity and staff training for Absolute Laundry, which recently opened for business.
EnterpriseLoans […]

A local online garden machinery company is to feature on ITV’s The Alan Titchmarsh Show later tomorrow (Friday 17th October.)
www.Mower-Magic.co.uk, which supplies a range of innovative gardening products to both home and professional gardeners, was asked to feature two of its most advanced items in a feature entitled Gardens of the Future.
The two items selected […]

UK gardeners could benefit from less aches and pains this Autumn/Winter thanks to a new leaf blower/vacuum that takes the strain out of the much hated seasonal chore.
Leaf blowing can take up to three hours at a time, with gardeners often having to blow or suck twice a week during the height of the leafy […]

Branston Ltd, the UK’s largest supplier of potatoes, is now fully ISO 14001 accredited.
The company, which has a handling capacity in excess of 400,000 tonnes a year, secured the standard at its South West operation earlier this month, which means all of its three sites are operating to the ISO 14001 standard. Branston’s Lincolnshire site […]

Make life easy for yourself or a loved one this Christmas with one – or more – of these Top Ten Garden Gadgets and make gardening dreams come true. In an on-line survey run by Mower-Magic.co.uk, responders were asked to list their “dream gifts” for this coming Christmas.
The Top Ten Christmas Gadgets are:
1.    Robomow
2.    Accurain
3.    […]