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Careers event results in ambition to re-shape East Midlands teaching curriculums
Careers event results in ambition to re-shape East Midlands teaching curriculums

Local enterprise D2N2 LEP Careers Hub has celebrated the success of its first careers event which brought together top employers and educators from across the region. This session marks the start of plans to help East Midlands teachers develop their curriculums in collaboration with employers. Equipping teachers with…

Harris Lamb secures permission for battery energy storage site in South Gloucestershire
Harris Lamb secures permission for battery energy storage site in South Gloucestershire

Planning and ecology specialists at Harris Lamb have secured permission for another battery energy storage site (BESS) in the Green Belt on behalf of Anglo Renewables. The business, which has worked closely with Anglo Renewables, prepared and submitted plans for the formation of a 50MW BESS and substation compound in…

Spotlight On – Anthea Fosti, Founder & Managing Director of Zeus PR
Spotlight On – Anthea Fosti, Founder & Managing Director of Zeus PR

Anthea Fosti heads up the award-winning Zeus PR, a well-established full-service PR agency serving a nationwide client base, by developing multi-platform, highly cost-effective media and influencer campaigns, closely aligned with the client’s business objectives.  Tell us a little bit about your business… We are…

Esteemed Leicester University professor hands over reins of celebrated Space Research Centre
Esteemed Leicester University professor hands over reins of celebrated Space Research Centre

A professor who has been the driving force in advancing space research and exploration at the University of Leicester for more than four decades has handed over the reins of the newly named Space Projects and Instrumentation Group. Professor of Astrobiology and Space Instrumentation Mark Sims obtained both his BSc…

Spotlight On – Kaye Winwood, Founder of GULP
Spotlight On – Kaye Winwood, Founder of GULP

Kaye Winwood launched GULP in 2021 – the first UK space dedicated to showcasing innovation within food and sensory design through a programme of dining experiences and activities. Kaye fuses sensory design with visual arts and gastronomy to create new and meaningful eating experiences to engage and excite.  Tell…

Consumers booking wellness treatments on shorter lead time
Consumers booking wellness treatments on shorter lead time

New research from Journey reveals spa trends including changes to lead times, and cheapest and busiest days for spa breaks and treatments, highlighting opportunity for hotel spas to increase their revenue. Spa goers can find the best value for money by enjoying a treatment or spa break on Thursdays, saving around 13%…

Megnajet’s fluid relationship delivers for engineered printing solutions
Megnajet’s fluid relationship delivers for engineered printing solutions

The winning combination of high-quality, reliability and innovation has made Megnajet’s fluid management systems the continued choice for custom industrial inkjet systems manufacturer Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS). The close, collaborative partnership between the two companies has seen a succession of…

Culture15 expands operations and increases headcount to help drive next phase of ambitious growth strategy
Culture15 expands operations and increases headcount to help drive next phase of ambitious growth…

Culture15, an innovative SaaS business that provides a rigorous platform to measure and manage culture, has expanded operations into vibrant new offices and increased its headcount to 9 to help drive the next phase of its ambitious growth strategy. Founded in 2015 by Charlie Coode, an entrepreneur, consultant and…

Aston warehouse sold by Harris Lamb for over £800,000
Aston warehouse sold by Harris Lamb for over £800,000

Agents at Harris Lamb have sold an Aston warehouse to an undisclosed buyer for more than £800,000.  The 5,921 sq ft property, Unit 8, Windsor Industrial Estate, was placed on the market with a £895,000 price-tag, and in spite of rising interest rates throughout 2023, enquiry levels around the opportunity were high.…

Meridian Space Command moves to Space Park Leicester
Meridian Space Command moves to Space Park Leicester

An organisation helping to accelerate the expansion of UK space technology around the world has opened its headquarters at Space Park Leicester. Meridian Space Command – also known simply as Meridian – helps space sector organisations to secure funding for, and complete technology demonstration missions which…